The gigantic, lizard-like creature rose menacingly out of the water, steam curling from its nostrils as it faced the two puny foodstuffs before it. They had hurt it, but now they were cornered. Its ever-present hunger would be sated very soon.

The creature continued to rise to its full height, enveloping Quinn Stevens and Hero in utter shadow.

Stevens said, "You have any ideas?"

"Nope," said Hero. "You?"

"Not really," the silvery-glowing man said. "But I think we should do something right away."

"Right," said Hero.

Stevens blasted the creature's underbelly, while Hero leapt directly into the giant lizard's neck with full force. This had the effect of making the monster a wee bit angrier than it was before.

Just then, an inhuman bellow sounded behind them. The creature stiffened as Stevens and Hero chanced a look back, only to see a creature that seemed much like the lizard monster but at least five times larger!

"FUCK!" Hero gulped.

The first lizard-monster completely forgot about the foodstuffs for now. It hung its head, drooped its tail, and turned on its heels, fleeing back into the water as fast as possible, the second, larger lizard-monster on its heels.

It was all Hero and Stevens could do to get out of the way before they were trampled by the gigantic beast.

"Did you think, when you got up this morning, that you'd be fighting two fugitives from a Godzilla movie?" Quinn Stevens shouted over to Hero. Without waiting for an answer he added, "Me neither!"

The second lizard-monster, positioned at the edge of the water, continued to bellow loudly until the first lizard-monster had completely disappeared from view on the horizon. Then it stopped.

And then it said, "Think we should let it leave?"

Stevens and Hero looked at it. Then they looked at each other. Then they looked back at it.

"Wh-what?" said Quinn Stevens.

The lizard-monster pulled out what looked like a gigantic cigar from a pocket which suddenly appeared in its claw, then lit it with a lighter that appeared in its other claw. It took a drag on the cigar, scratched its head thoughtfully while frowning, and said, "Hell, if we're lucky, maybe it'll attack the Frenchies."

Stevens and Hero said nothing.

"Oh, right," the creature said. "Forgot ta interduce m'self. Name's Doug."

The gigantic lizard creature shrunk down to the shape of a six foot tall bald man with pale yellow skin.

"I guess I'm a... whatchamacallit... a shapeshifter. Pleased ta meetcha."

"Likewise," said Stevens, an involuntary grin spreading on his face.