A surprise

Joni and Jessica rifled through the greenhouse, taking care not to take too much. They figured they could come back each night as things seemed to be safe then. The mutants, for some reason or another, were not partial to appearing outdoors after nightfall.

Appearing indoors however, was another story. Moon light showered though the glass ceiling and illuminated the whole building. Amid the rows of plants, shadows were moving.

Joni heard a sound at the other end of the greenhouse. She peered down one of the aisles to see what it was. She saw Jessica gathering some carrots. She shrugged off her suspicion and went back to gathering. There was another sound but Joni paid it no alarm. Had she looked this time however, she would have seen that Jessica was not there and that all that was left was a partly filled bag of carrots, and a puddle of white liquid on the ground.