Mother of All (Hellboy, Nuada/Myers)

The cops have surrounded the auction house by the time they arrive. John steps out of the truck and stares up at the tall building. He has a feeling… he’s not sure how to put it. A stirring. Wakefulness. Something inside of him twists in anticipation.

“Getting cold feet?” Hellboy smacks him on the back as he descends from the truck.

John shakes his head and follows. “No. Just…”

“Nervous,” Abe says, unhelpfully. “I wonder why.”

Abe, Liz, and John pull on plasma-screen night-vision scanners as they move into the empty sales room.

“No one here. No survivors. No bodies,” Liz says.

John shivers. He feels like he’s being watched. He pulls off the scanner and turns in a circle. “There’s something…”

“Same story here, babe,” Hellboy interrupts.

“Don’t call me ‘babe’,” Liz bites back.