Something followed you home

You finally managed to get to sleep after tossing and turning for awhile only to suddenly sit up as you heard a noise coming from outside your room. You grabbed the gun beside your bed and sent a message to Jessie to find out if she was upstairs. Her reply was quick.

Its not me stay in your room. I'll text before entering

That sounded good to you and you went down beside your bed and aimed the pistol at the door. The noise continued, you were able to isolate it as coming from the direction of your lab. Half a minute passed where you could only the muted sound of your own breathing and the rustling noises of whatever was in the house with you. The noise cut off suddenly after a minute and you heard the tell tale signs of someone heavy rushing rushing up the stairs. A gun went off beyond the door, ballistic not laser, and you heard a brief struggle. There were two more shots and everything was silent. A moment later you got a text.

Its me Coming in

Your door opened. Jessie hadn't taken the time to put on her full suit, just the upper armor. Her helmet was off and her face was covered in blood as she moved in and shut the door behind her. You rushed to her side and examined her, looking for the wound, something had scratched her forehead and like all head wounds it was bleeding profusely. "Did you get it?" You asked breathlessly as you ran back to your bed to grab a pillowcase to apply as a bandage.

"No. I barely got a look at it before it was on me. I may have hit it but it scrambled down the stairs. We've got a squad on the way. We'll sit tight until they get here." She said as you first wiped off the blood and began applying pressure. As time went by you kept looking at the door. After five minutes someone called out.

"UCA MARINES! COMING IN!" The amplified voice was music to your ears as the sound of armored footsteps coming up the stairs sounded. When your door opened the marine briefly pointed their rifle at you before realizing you weren't the threat. She assessed the situation and quickly moved over to Jessie.

"Damn Jess, you look like shit." The marine said pulling out a small spray can from a small pouch on her armor. She removed your improvised bandage and Jessie closed her eyes as her wound was sprayed. The bleeding immediately stopped and the marine turned away. "We've received reports of something fleeing into the trees. Something about it was messing with our scanners. Did either of you get a good look at it?" She asked. Both of you simply shook your heads. "Damn. Alright, corporal finish getting dressed. We're on code red. Natalie get geared up and come with us. The council is going to want a first hand report."

The meeting with the council didn't take long. You didn't know much more than they did. What you did know was highly disturbing. Whatever it had been could not only move past both the sonic and physical barriers but was also able to operate your front door. That second part is what scared everyone the most. As you left the town center the marines were out in ****, including issuing weapons to a few of the more recent retirees in order to be able to cover more ground.

Jessie escorted you home and stayed with you as you investigated the room the creature had gone into. It was surprisingly clean. You noticed that some of your hard copy data disks were missing as you inventoried everything. It was what you found resting on the bench that bothered you. You ran a quick test, your tools were made for plants but this wasn't beyond them. What you found confirmed your worries. There had been some hairs on your desk. They weren't yours. More importantly it wasn't just hair. It was fur. Fur that didn't come from any species native to the planet.