[ TT ] A child is kidnapped . Outraged , the monsters that live under their bed and in their closet vow to find them .

'**I see her. **' said He Who Dwells In The Closet. 
 
 She Who Watches From Under The Bed slithered along the grass and up the side of the house, her shadowy form circling the window the other monster was peering through.'*How many of them? *' she hissed, in a voice that would have made any human that heard it fear the dark for the rest of their lives. 
 
'**Two. **' Growled He, His voice like the grinding of rusty cleavers on bone. Blood-stained claws gripped the window sill so tightly they splintered it.'**Easy enough for us to take. **' 
 
'*Yes. *' She agreed, her shadows writhing in anticipation, her gleaming, scarlet eyes alive with malice'*We will make them pay. We are the ones who fill children's hearts with fear, we are the ones who harden them, prepare them for the hardships to come! These... men... they are just animals. *' 
 
 He nodded agreement, then stopped, his sharp, barbed form suddenly going rigid as his black eyes widened.'**We must hurry. **' He said urgently.'**What they are preparing to do, it makes me wonder how they can call US monsters! ** They hurried to the front door, preparing to smash it down, rush in, and slaughter the men inside, when a horrible, blood-curdling voice called out 
 
'***WAIT! ***' 
 
 The two creatures of the night turned, to see an immense, shadowy being bearing down on them. It stood 7 feet tall, with immense, muscled arms, but no features could be made out of it in the darkness other than its horrible, yellow eyes and fang filled maw. 
 
'**We can not wait, That Which Waits In The Basement. **' He explained.'**The Humans are about to... to... **' He shuddered at the thought. 
 
'***AND IF YOU BARGE IN THERE THEN THE GIRL WILL SEE YOU. ***' Said That.'***SHE WILL SEE YOU IN THE LIGHT, AND SHE WILL SEE YOU HELPING HER. DO YOU REALLY THINK SHE WILL STILL FEAR YOU AFTER SHE SEES THE TRUTH OF YOUR FORMS AND AFTER YOU SAVE HER? ***' The monsters were silent for a moment. 
 
'*That Which Waits In The Basement is right. *' Said She.'*We can not be seen, especially not helping her. *' 
 
'**But we must do something! **' Cried He.'**Those men must be stopped! How can we do it without being seen? **' 
 
'***WE CAN NOT. ***' Said That, as a smile crept over its face.'***BUT I BROUGHT ONE WHO CAN. ***' 
 
 It pointed behind them. The other two monsters whirled around to find no-one there, and the house door wide open. Screams began to echo from the house, male screams, as something skitter fast and cruelly lethal set to work on the abductors. All the while the girl screamed; the confused, petrified scream of a little girl not knowing what was going on, but knowing it was terrifying. Before long the screams of the men died away, leaving only the sobs of the girl. As lights began to come on all along the street, the monsters quickly retreated into the dark shadows between the houses. 
 
'**What was that? **' asked He in awe. 
 
'*THAT WOULD BE ME. *' Said a sibilant voice directly into his ear.'*THE BREATH ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK. *' 
 
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 Edit: Wow this got way more attention than I thought it would, thanks to everyone, especially those who gilded me. To those of you asking for more; if I can get inspired for more of the same I will, however dont hold out too much for it because one of my pet peeves is when good stories or ideas get milked too far and end up just continuing for the sake of quantity over quality. 
 
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 Edit 2: I wrote some more on these characters if anyone's interested: [ here ] ( https: //www.reddit.com/r/shortstories/comments/6385p3/night_terrors_collection_hr/ )
