Inspired from news: A New Hampshire man killed a coyote with his bare hands after it attacked his two-year-old son.
"Daddy, I want my ball back", the little boy looked at his father.
He had dropped his small red ball and it rolled to the engulfed dark forest. John-a tall, wiry man observed warily, he hesitated for a moment and then starred at his son's big eyes.
"It is Danny's most favorite toy, and he can’t sleep without it." He thought.
There were no cars in the street perhaps it was 6p.m, and the sun had already rested. Even if something happened to him and his son, nobody would notice and rescue them.
Some tears started to roll down on Danny's cheeks, "Daddy....I want my ball....", the boy sniffed.
John was in a dilemma. There was no time for him to consider whether went into the forest or not. Therefore, he decided to go to the forest. He held Danny in his arms and took out the flashlight from his bag.
He walked and walked and had no idea where he was going to. The little boy suddenly ceased crying. It became colder and colder as they went further.
"That's weird, how can the ball roll this far away?" he muttered.
"Daddy...what is that??" Danny voice raised and cut his dad thought.
He was merely 2 years old thus he had no clue how serious the situation was. Even now, the presence of this creature worsened the issue. In front of Danny's eyes were a fluffy gray coyote, its saliva was spilling from the mouth. John could only make one thought in his mind right now-this coyote is hungry.
The coyote snatched Danny's sleeve by its sharp teeth and pulled him away. The little boy's gobsmacked face gazed at his dad's eyes as he stood there and couldn't react on time. The creature was extremely fast, so John could only realise his son's panicked scream.
John lost his control. He ran toward the coyote, used all of his power and finally delivered a vicious kick to the creature’s belly. The animal howled with pain, and Danny's sleeve dropped out. The coyote starred at John with the aggressive red eyes. It walked slowly to him and suddenly ran rapidly to the target. John grabbed every single rock he touched on the ground and threw toward the animal. The coyote didn't intend to avoid the man's attacking. Controversial, it caught the objects by its mouth and unexpectedly grinded them into small pieces. John widened his eyes. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. This was an extraordinary coyote. John desperately moved backward as the coyote cornered him.
He looked at his crying son and shouted his last words: "I love you son!"
The animal's claws exposed as it walked to the target then ran crazily to John. Suddenly, the gunshot sound echoed throughout the wise forest and ended the coyote life. John turned his back and saw a petite, slender woman in her black suit. Her hand was holding revolver.
"Don't look at me like that. The revolver is just a cover. The inside is way more powerful." the woman gazed at John and continued her words," Are you and a little boy okay?"
Instead of answering her question, John asked "Who are you?"
"Oh yes, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm an agent. My name is Julia."
"How did you know we are here? Nobody lived nearby this forest."
Julia smiled broadly and whispered, "I don't know if you're gonna believe or not."
John felt scornful, he resented, "Well then if you choose not to tell me then I have no need to know."
"Okay calm down young man. Actually, I come from the future, which is approximately 50 years from now. One of the robotic coyotes has managed to escape to the past through the time machine. My mission is to trace and bring it back to the future."
"I don't intend to mock you, but it sounds just like a comic book." John said
Julia walked to the coyote, gently opened its mouth and asked John to come over.
"Its teeth are perfectly made from steel, and under this fluffy hair is myriad of electric wire. I bet you had been impressed by its speed. Seems hard to believe right?"
John held his son up and walked toward the woman: "Thank you for saving our life"
"It was our fault for letting it out. But if you feel appreciate then can you promise me one thing."
"What’s that?"
Julia said slowly and emphasised her words, "DO NOT EVER REVEAL what has happened today with you. If you do, the future will change. You know what I mean?"
John hesitated for a moment, he asked: "Then... How should I explain to everybody after I called the police?"
"It's easy just like a piece of a cake. I have hunted for another coyote, the real one. It will replace my animal position, and all you need to say is you have killed it with your bare hands!"
"BARE HANDS??" John repeated
"I know what you're thinking about, but it's the only solution now. You are holding a very significant mission: Keep the truth secret."
Julia continued in rush: "I have to go now. Again, sorry for bothering you two."
She walked slowly to Danny and gave him the red ball," Be careful next time, ok buddy?" then she waved her hand to them and eventually disappeared.
The police arrived minutes later. John did keep his promise to Julia. Unsurprisingly, tomorrow morning the news came up with the topic "A New Hampshire man killed a coyote with his bare hands after it attacked his two-year-old son".
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