SOTM |
Story of the Month
March 2006
It's Been Found Part I
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Tayler the Wanderer was wandering around looking for an adventure with his trusty hunting kitten and the ever faithful Cali. |
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"Look, over there!" proclaimed Tayler, "There is a rock of some sort. I will climb it and have a look to see if any trouble is about." "Good." said the hunting kitten, "Then maybe I'll have a chance to get my poor paws off of this dratted snow." "Me like rocks." announced Cali. |
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Just as Tayler the Wanderer was about to climb the boulder, the earth collapsed from under his feet. He didn't even have time to yell. |
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Tayler fell into the darkness. |
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"Me hopes Tayler fares well in the
hole." said Cali. "I agree." agreed the hunting kitten, "If Tayler the Wanderer is lost, who is going to brush me?" |
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Tayler the Wanderer lay unconscious. |
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A few hours later, Tayler the Wanderer awoke. |
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"Where am I?" he pondered, "What is this cursed place?" |
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Tayler the Wanderer got up and walked to the edge of the room. He looked out, but all Tayler could see were dark passages that led on as far as the eye could see. |
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"Hello!" he yelled. |
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"Hello!" bellowed Tayler the Wanderer. |
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Tayler the Wanderer listened carefully for any reply. He heard a queer noise off in the distance. |
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Little did Tayler know, the noise came from a dark, stinky figure that was locked inside a prison cell. |
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Tayler the Wanderer walked up to the
cell. "Name thy self!" proclaimed Tayler. |
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The pathetic creature raised it's head. |
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"I have no name, some people call me It" said It. |
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"It!" proclaimed the Wanderer, "You surly fool, I thought that I would never see the likes of you again! I thought that you were lost forever!" |
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Tayler the Wanderer was quick to pick the rusty locks with a knife. |
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He slide the door open and It staggered towards him. |
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"My word It, you smell worse than ever." said the over-whelmed Wanderer, "Why do you smell so bad?" |
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"He he he he he." giggled It. |
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"Mugwort, brine, hungry people, stick, stone, water, hut." said the crazed It. |
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"It snap out of it." yelled Tayler. BAM! Tayler the Wanderer was quick to give It a good smack across the face. |
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"What is wrong with you?" inquired Tayler, "Were you tortured? Did someone put a curse about you?" |
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Quicker than a snapping turtle, It brought his teeth down onto Tayler the Wanderers finger. |
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WHAP! Tayler the Wanderer was quick to smack It across the face. |
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Tayler the Wanderer beat It for many
hours. "Are you ok now?" asked Tayler, "Remember the beatings next time you feel like biting me." "Yes master..." groveled It. |
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"Here's a knife so you can protect
yourself." said the generous Wanderer. "Thank you sir." said the excited It, "I have never been given a weapon before." |
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Tayler the Wanderer and It set off in search for a way out the cursed place. |
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Many days later... "I hope that isn't another dratted dead end." said Tayler the Wanderer, "If it is, I will be throwing you off of the ledge and into the darkness to see if it is possible to navigate." "Ugh," kind of agreed It. |
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There was a loud noise in behind the two adventurers. |
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When they turned back around, there was not one, but two cave goblins standing in front of them. |
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"Prepare yourself for battle It!"
yelled Tayler the Wanderer. "Arr." said It. |
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"You two aren't supposed to be out walking around!" screeched the cave goblin with the oversized head, "You two are gonna pay!" |
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It leapt forward and attacked the small goblin, for he was inexperienced in the art of knife fighting and did not know about the ability to throw knives. |
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Tayler the Wanderer ran his sword right through the large goblin. The goblin's spear barely missed him. |
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The cave goblin with the oversized head thought that he could sneak up behind Tayler the Wanderer and cut him. He was wrong and Tayler the Wanderer parried his blow easily. |
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Tayler the Wanderer then used his sword to lift the goblin right into It's knife. It delivered a fatal blow right into the oversized head of the goblin. |
Will the adventurers find a way out? Will It ever bathe? This tale concludes next month in: It's Been Found Part II |