Charge

Lightning crackled as the panicked creature fled through the city streets. A charred hole lay in the ground where the beast had burst through the false manhole leaving a window looking upon the bloodied floor of the laboratory. Heavy-duty cables lay scattered around a table bearing the shreds of various restraints. Technicians in specially modified clean suits mop the floor and tidy the debris as a single scientist in a lab coat and thick glasses looks up at the hole in disappointment.

"Really thought we had the containment figured out for that one. I was sure it was all about magnetic fields."

One of the technicians turns to the scientist, and leans on his mop. "You always think it's about magnetic fields. Have you considered just plugging it into a huge capacitor?"

"Yes, and it exploded. Where do you think I got this?", he points to a patch of darkened skin under one eye. "Capacitors..." he mutters.

The technician shrugs, and starts mopping again. The scientist looks at his watch, sighs, and turns to leave the room. Almost as an afterthought, he turns and walks to the table. From his left pocket he pulls a thick, clear plastic pouch, and from his right a pair of long tweezers. With the tweezers he grasps a small fragment of yellow fur. As the tweezers pinch the fur a spark jumps, and the scientist gasps, dropping them. Embarrased, he looks about him quickly, grabs the tweezers and quickly puts the now gently crackling fur into the bag, wincing as he does. He seals the bag, and scuttles out of the room.

On the surface, bystanders watch street lights flicker and gaze in confusion at the patches of charred ground. In the distance a sound like a wolf howling is punctuated by rumbling thunder.