blame it on my ADD
Now, this was weird. There was a great big crack in the ground, and it stretched across the area pretty far. Skirting around it, the child sniffed warily at the cavernous opening. Thus far, it wasn't dangerous. Nothing had tried to eat her, or drag her into the depths of the earth. Mama had warned her about creatures that liked to steal away young pups. The water spirits were the most dangerous. She tried to keep her visits to large bodies of water to a minimum.
"I ain't scared of you!" She shouted into the abyss. The sound her voice echoed for a moment, and disappeared. Ooooh. It went down! Since it hadn't eaten her, or tried to steal her away, she decided it couldn't be so bad. Careful steps took her into the bowels of the earth. Pebbles skittered down the tunnel with each tentative, sliding step. The dirt was hard packed, but only beneath the layer of rocks and sand that had been kicked loose by each traveller that came down here.
She hummed a tune to herself, keeping her mind occupied while she explored. The walls didn't have paintings or carvings in them. Near the top, there had been roots and stuff sticking out everywhere. Nothing touched her, she was too small for that. As she got deeper, there wasn't much. Even burrowing creatures hadn't dared come this deep. That thought gave her pause. Maybe it was time to turn back. What if there was something down here?
A soft whimper started to grate at her throat. Tears welled in her eyes. Something was going to eat her, she knew it! There were no living things, that meant it was bad! "Help! Mama! Papa! Help!" She cried, tears beginning to streak down her cheeks. Frozen in place by terror, she started to cry.
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"I ain't scared of you!" The voice echoed throughout the chamber causing both Jupiter and Amadeus to pause what they were doing. "Think they're talking to us?" On the ground in front of him armed with a sharpened stick, Amadeus shrugged and gestured up at the crack in the roof. "Nah, he or she's just tryin' to work up the courage to climb in." He hopped away and began heading to the river of fire with a look of determination on his face. "Come on." Jupiter hesitated and then followed. A little while later the voice rang out again, this time in a panic. It was a little kid! "Hey!" he yelled, "Are you okay?" He couldn't see whoever it was, but they sounded pretty scared. Maybe a monster was after 'em! To his companion, he said, "Come on, maybe a monster's getting 'em." |
NOTE: this character is pretty on the outside but nothing but ugliness and innuendo on the inside. It's best to consider all threads with him rated 'M' regardless of the official tags.