One Way, But not The Best Way

"I can't believe you support Morris." Adri and Peter were in their small shanty near the fields. The days work had been finished and they were watching the local entertainment channel. The program they were having a disagreement on was a popular dating program where people were randomly paired with each other and go on dates. Peter was shocked Adri supported Morris a person Peter found personally repellent.

"He seems nice."

"Did you see what he did on the last date?"

"Did you see the size of his arms?" The debate had raged for hours, and was raging when the first scream hit the air. If Peter and Adri could have afforded a nicer living space they might not have heard it, but since they barely made enough to keep the lights on, the scream almost sounded like it came from within their shack. It was a man's scream, and one of pain and fear. Adri and Peter were outside immediately and as Adri had predicted their armor was on, their weapons were also seemingly willed into existence by the need for them as well. They fanned out to look for the source of the noise but came up with nothing. Whoever had screamed was gone. As if plucked from the planet. Other people had emerged in this small shanty community, and they were surprised to see Adri and Peter in their armor.

"Anyone know wha..." The man tried to say something, but he was ripped mid sentence underground, the others who had emerged befell similar fates. Peter and Adri shifted their feet and looked at the ground. They heard it before they saw it. Just a vague rumbling under their feet and then claw like hands emerged from underneath the dirt to drag them under. They jumped backwards and the hands followed, Adri struck out with her sword and when it hit a high pitched screech came from under the ground and the hands shot back under.

"Tunnels?" Adri seemed confused, her sword had a black blood on the end of it.

"One way to find out." Peter took up his hammer and swung as hard as could at the ground, the blow didn't seem to do anything at first, and then the ground underneath their feet gave way and they tumbled into the dark below them. They fell for longer than Peter would have liked and only at the last minute did he shield them from hitting the ground harder than he'd probably want to. Adri fell on top of him and knocked the wind out of him.

"One way, but not the best way Peter." Was what she said as she struggled for her breath in the dark.