CONFIDENTIAL PROLOGUE CONFIDENTIAL SCHLORP It was midnight in Paris France Many people were at home tucked into their beds probably snoring really loud which is super annoying for people who have to hear them Still others were hanging out in the city enjoying a nice peaceful spring evening Well except for the guy who was running down the alley He looked very very afraid which was unusual because this was a big burly guy who appeared like nothing could frighten him As he sprinted along he knocked a garbage can down
behind him Then another and another They hit the pavement with a loud symphony of metallic clangs The man hoped that the garbage cans might slow it down He glanced over his shoulder and saw a strange green glow fill the dark alley The thing that had been chasing him was coming closer closer and closer Whatever you are the man said you picked the wrong guy to mess with The glowing green thing didn't answer as it crept closer moving slowly as if it had all the time in the world As it inched closer there was a loud noise SCHLORP This isn't my first rodeo the man said then turned around and immediately ran face first into a chain link fence Looking up he could see that the fence was ten maybe twelve feet high He had no choice but to climb 7
8 The man jumped and the metal rattled as he hoisted himself up Whatever the glowing green thing was it continued to slink along the alleyway its pace quickening SCHLORP SCHLORP SCHLORP The man was almost at the top of the fence when his right hand slipped and he fell to the ground landing on a pile of garbage bags He got to his feet and turned around The thing that had been chasing him was the last thing the man would see and it looked just like THIS
