Michael Buckley - The Unusual Suspects

"What do you want?"

"I want to play house!"The little girl's face grew very angry and she pointed a finger at Sabrina.

"I have a mommy and a daddy and a baby brother and a kitty. Do you want to pet the kitty?"

Just then, Sabrina heard an inhuman voice slurping and slavering behind her. It said, "Jabberwocky, Jabberwocky, Jabberwocky" over and over again. She turned to see what was making the noise and a shriek flew out of her throat. Hunching over her was something too impossible to exist-a combination of skin and scales and jagged teeth. Even in a town like Ferryport Landing, Sabrina had never seen something that brought so much horror.

"My, you are an ugly one," a voice said from across the room. The monster turned. Puck was standing next to the portal, hands on hips, like some kind of comic-book hero. "Come on, Grimm. I'm here to rescue you."

With a hiss, the portal burned out and closed behind him. Puck looked back and grimaced. "Uh-oh."

The little girl screamed with rage. "I don't need a sister or another brother! I need a grandma and a puppy!"

Suddenly, the monster swung its enormous arm at Sabrina, and then the room went black.

To be continued…

Michael Buckley has written and developed television shows for many networks. The Mole Peopleand The New Sideshowcan be seen regularly on the Discovery Channel. Michael lives in New York City. The Sisters Grimm books are his first.