Cryptonius had no hope of course... Shroom always carried a trick quarter with him for just such occasions. So the coin toss invevitably came up heads, dooming the two to a long evening of listening to bigfoot's sweet nothings through the thin walls of the van while the aliens and wolfmen patiently awaited their turn.
Purely by chance, the van they had purchased for the trip had been sold to them by a local that had moved away from the area... The crawdad logo was painted over an ancient charm that helped ward off bad luck, and unbeknownst to Cryptonius and Shroom the roof of the van had been filled with earth. This combined with the hidden charm offered some measure of safety through the harrowing night- as long as they were within the van they were "beneath the earth" as the old man had said.
Neither one of the two got any sleep as they watched the parade of horrors through the windows and windshield. Bigfoot, it seemed, had taken quite a shine to Shroom, and kept walking down his side of the van, grunting and winking lewdly. Cryptonius had other things to worry about. The aliens were attempting to communicate with him with some sort of telepathy.
Come outside under the night sky. We have so much to teach you. We just want to meet you!
The wolfman just howled.
The crawdads in their bucket by the lake were able to make their escape back to the water as their bucket was knocked over by a passing ghoul.
There were still 7 hours until dawn broke...
Cryptonius tries to shake Shroom awake. "Listen ... I don't give a shit if it's wintertime!" Said Shroom with his eyes closed. "I'm not paying $800 for a pound of this crap!" He rolled over in his sleeping bag. "Why wake him up from such a good dream," Cryptonius whispers to himself and chuckles.
Cryptonius opens the van door very slowly and slips his shoes on. "Close the damn door!" Shroom yells in a sleepy tone.
Cryptonius slipped quietly away from the white van. The moon was full and shining down on Lake Infinity. The night was bright. Cryptonius can see all around the pine tree forest. The air is still, but the night was brisk and fresh. And quiet ... too quiet. Cryptonius looks up and saw a satellite slowly traveling across the sky. "What a beautiful night," he whispers to himself. Cryptonius stretched his arms and yawned. "All of a sudden a hypnotic voice in his head whispered "Keep walking forward." Cryptonius started to take a few steps away from the van and the lake.
Cryptonius steps on a large branch on the ground that broke into two pieces with a loud SNAP. He suddenly snaps out of his trance. "Shroom!" He yelled with an upset tone. "Get out here NOW!" Shroom fell out of the Van. He was wearing a tee shirt and boxer shorts. He had one black sock on. "I had the weirdest dream," says Shroom in a tired voice. "I was Obama's drug dealer" Shroom smiled. "He was very strict but the money was great." Shroom started scratching his belly button. "Then Michelle brought me into the broom closet and started ..." Cryptonius interrupts him. "Listen! We need to get the fuck out of here NOW." Shroom looked concerned. "Where are we going?" "The old mans house," said Cryptonius grabbing onto Shroom and dragging him down the road away from the van.
"But" said shroom. "Uuuaahhp, not hearing it" interrupted Cryptonius.
"We're going to the cabin, something's after us" he panted.
They sprinted through the forest until shroom stopped and Cryptonius stopped in turn.
"Wait... What the fuck are you on about?" replied shroom as he wrestled free from Cryptonius' grip.
"I'm talking about whatever the fuck that thing is following us" Said Cryptonius as he pointed.
Shroom turned around to see it, and he couldn't believe his eyes.