Across the Moors

It was difficult, but we caught him.

Just on sunset we drove across the moor to lay down a perimeter - Alastor drove. He was more surley than normal. It got darker, and more foreboding, once we had finished putting up the enclosure (an invisible barrier that doesn't let anything pass through it). Once it was too dark to drive as human, Alastor changed and converted the car to allow him to drive as tiger. We didn't want any suspicions arising from the headlights, so we didn't turn them on - just got a driver that could see better in the dark.

Arthur was nervous. He kept saying that we had trapped ourselves in with Skarin - and the idea of a trap wasn't to trap the captors in with the beast. The area was quite large, so we had to go on foot to find him. I stuck with Alastor, since I couldn't change and being human was vunerable. Julian and Arthur split off and went searching on the other side to try and bring Skarin into the centre. We trekked for what felt like hours, but we were successful. In the end, we had to use Arthur as bait. He of course wasn't happy about it, but I wouldn't have let harm come to him. I said that to him, but he knew that I knew I couldn't help him quick enough should Skarin attack. But he was brave, and waited in the darkness for Skarin to arrive. We assumed he would find Arthur, since he'd come up to him once before. Alastor, Julian and I hid out of sight.

We waited. It was cold, and terribly dark - I couldn't see much at all. There was mist wafting through the trees which made the scene akin to a horror film...which was probably why Arthur was starting to panic. Skarin darted about around him for a moment, and then dove for Arthur - Arty's senses only just sharp enough to avoid the attack. Skarin turned to face him, and stopped to look for a moment, and we seized the opportunity. Julian shot sedative at him, Alastor bound him so he wouldn't run and injure himself as he fell down, and I - well I watched. There wasn't much I could do. All I could see of him was his red eyes. Even knowing what he was, he still unnerved me - standing there, human and defenseless. It's no wonder there were legends of him being a monster from Hell.

We put him in the back of the car, and drove off. We headed to Munford, where an old biolabratory remained in good working order. It was there where all the original genetic experiments took place, and once housed the most advanced biological equipment there was on the planet. I suppose really, it still does, even if it's been abandoned for so long. We put him in the main cage - more of a confinement room, it's not like there were bars or anything. He would be out for a little while Julian said, so we took the chance to have a rest. Arthur took the first watch, since he slept in the car. I say slept, but really he had passed out after Skarin attacked him and woke up almost at Munford. Julian may have had something to do with that as well.

I'm just updating now before I sleep for a while. In a few hours, Julian will start looking at his genome and examining him thoroughly. I want to be there for that, since I'm not really sure what he's looking for. It's been ages since I was here. The place has hardly changed though, just a little unkept is all. Last time I was here, the scientists were trying to create a new body for a crippled soldier. I was so interested in all their experiments, but they kept ushering me away. I couldn't tell if it was just because I was young, or if it was because they didn't want me to see what they were doing. Anyway, quite a few memories here. Long lost now though.