Invasion at Bald Eagle

by Kris Ashton

  Richard walked between two of the tables—between two spurs, with no more than a six-inch gap either side—and stood at one of the creature’s heads. He gave Bert a knowing grin, as if he should be crowned the cleverest bastard this side of Pluto.

  “What?” Bert said, annoyed.

  “I couldn’t quite believe my eyes when we dragged this specimen out of someone’s basement. I thought I had to be imagining things. Take a close look.”

  Bert shuffled the long way around the tables, not much wanting to humor Richard and definitely not wanting to get near those spurs. When he got beside Richard at the head of the table, he leaned forward cautiously, trying to see over the tip of his nose and not clap his hands over his ears. All at once, his irritated expression crumbled away and his mouth dropped open.

  Richard said, “It’s her, isn’t it?”

  Bert couldn’t breathe. Hidden away behind the creature’s steel countenance, like a bust of the Queen on an old English coin, was a familiar face.

  “Sharna,” he said.

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  Kris Ashton is an Australian author best known for his tales of horror and dark speculative fiction. He has published three novels and more than 30 short stories. Kris is also a noted journalist and has worked as a film critic, travel writer and book reviewer. He lives in the wilds of south-western Sydney with his wife, two children, and a slightly mad boxer dog.

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  Copyright

  Invasion at Bald Eagle

  Written by Kris Ashton

  Executive Editor: Michael A. Wills

  Editorial Assistant: Ivy M. Wills

  This story is a work of fiction. All the characters, organizations, locations, and events portrayed in this story are either the product of the author’s imagination, fictitious, or used fictitiously. No claim to the trademark, copyright, or intellectual property of any identifiable company, organization, product, or public name is made. Any character resembling an actual person, living or dead, would be coincidental and quite remarkable.

  Invasion at Bald Eagle. Copyright © 2018 by Kris Ashton. This story and all characters, settings, and other unique features or content are copyright Kris Ashton. Published under exclusive license by Digital Fiction Publishing Corp. Cover Image Adobe Stock: Copyright © fergregory #44486889. This version first published in print and electronically: October 2018 by Digital Fiction Publishing Corp., LaSalle, Ontario, Canada. Digital Fiction, Digital Science Fiction and its logos, and Digital Fiction Publishing Corp and its logo, are Trademarks of Digital Fiction Publishing Corp. (Digital Fiction)

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