Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell Page #2

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What the hell happened here?

Something attacked them

from under the ice.

It can't be!

(ROARS)

(PHONE RINGING)

(GROANING)

Chang's.

(SCREAMS)

Yo, Burt! What's up?

Calisthenics.

Feel free to join in.

I think I'll pass.

You wanna earn your keep,

go stock some shelves.

I'd love to, but you've got

a phone call.

Take a message.

I tried,

but there's a lady

holding on the line,

who's got a very sexy

phone voice, by the way.

She told me to tell you

that they've got, uh...

I can't read my writing.

What does that word...

What does that say? That she's got, uh...

- Graboids? Where?

- Mr. Gummer?

Affirmative. Who's this?

Dr. Rita Sims. I'm calling

from Nunavut Province, Canada.

We're 67 degrees north.

- That's the Canadian Arctic.

- Yes, it is.

I'm the station leader of

an international research team.

We' re based at Bote Canyon.

How'd you get this number?

You from the government?

Is she hot?

Well, I have an associate

familiar with your work.

I think your associate

must be half a bubble off plumb.

That was my first reaction,

but she's actually very bright.

She knows a lot

about Graboid mythology.

Graboids are no myth,

but they're a desert phenomenon.

I think this is

a colossal time suck, Miss, uh...

Dr. Sims.

Graboids do not and cannot

exist in the Arctic, Dr. Sims!

- Impossible.

- Ask her if she's hot.

Improbable but not impossible.

- Who's this?

- This is Valerie.

First, let me say that,

as a major Graboid enthusiast,

I have admired your work

for years. Here's what I know.

Graboids are subterranean

worm-like predator

unlike any other life form cataloged

in Earth's genetic or fossil record.

When fully grown,

a Graboid can reach up

to 10 meters in length

and weigh up to 20 tons.

Their semi-rigid internal structure

is covered by a leathery carapace.

They're daytime hunters

and have no eyes,

but what's most fascinating

to me about their predatory acuity

is that it's based on vibration.

Go on. I'm listening.

They have a massive black armored beak

and two hooked mandibles,

one on either side of their jaw.

The species is Precambrian and have long

and powerful snake-like tentacles,

which can reach three meters

to ensnare their prey.

If you'd like,

I can give you the 411

On the morphological

subspecies

known as the Ass Blaster

a.k.a. Mexicana Combustus.

You're a treasure-trove of

Graboidology, Miss, but I...

You've hunted and killed them

on two different continents, Mr. Gummer.

That's why I insisted

that we call.

But why are you so sure

this is a Graboid attack?

The kill site

has all the telltale signs.

Except for location.

I don't know.

Call it a gut feeling, intuition.

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