Secret of the Dark Island/3

That night, Audrey was suddenly awakened by a sound. It seemed to be coming from Grandma Harper's kitchen. She sat up, rubbed her eyes and walked slowly to the door and took a small peek out. To her horror, she discovered a dark, humanoid shape moving toward her door. In the moonlight streaming in through the front window, she could make out a thick beard on the person's face. She quickly shut the door and crouched behind the bed, and shook as the doorknob began to move.

The figure came in, dressed in a black coat and hat and wearing black gloves. He began to search the room, as if looking for her. In fact, she was sure that was what he was doing. He lifted the covers of the bed, then grunted in disgust as he saw nothing there. Then, he peered around the bedpost.

Audrey screamed. She jumped up and bolted for the door, but the man caught her by the arm. She delivered a ferocious karate chop, but the man didn't seem to notice it. Suddenly, lights came on all over the house, and a commotion arose.

Dr. Harper was the first to hear the scream. He jumped up out of bed and ran for the room where his daughter was. He saw the man in the coat wrestling her to the ground, and jumped on his back. "GET OFF HER!" he shouted, pulling the man off. But he found himself flying into the wall. Something burst inside him, and he leaped back, clawing at the man's face ferociously. The stranger wailed as James' fingers raked across his eyes, then he grabbed the doctor's arm and twisted it.

James screamed (a rather catlike scream) and pulled at the man's coat, ripping it. He pulled at it harder, and finally it came off. There, in the room, stood Kevin Ross. Ross stood up, looking shocked. "Dr. Harper?" he said, surprised.

"Ross!" James growled. "I knew I couldn't trust you! What on earth were you doing??"