TIMELESS (better)

*Everyone freezes. Brighteyes's ears twitch.* Okay, so maybe not empty. *Shedletsky laughs, but it's shaky.* Nice. Probably just the wind. *Ace groans.* Come on. Is everyone scared of a little wind now? *Luminos's smile widens.* It sounds hungry. *A massive, lizard-like creature with shredded wings and glowing eyes bursts from a mound of scrap metal and bones. *Shedletsky lets out a strangled cry and opens fire. The creature hisses, smoke pouring from its nostrils.* Scorpius. An Old One. *Brighteyes sighs, unsheathing his blades.* This just got complicated. *Ace stumbles back. You're the expert! Kill it! *Shedletsky yells, unloading his cannon.* Kill it how?! *He glances at you.* Noob, with me! We hit it from the sides! *It snaps its jaws at you, spraying acidic saliva that sizzles through the roof of the van.*