SUMMER FUN CONTEST #3 - SHORT STORY
08-05-2013, 03:34 PM
BAM. 199 words bby.
Starlight was oddly curious of the great structure that loomed just above her head, squashed between four pine trees. It appeared to be made of trees itself, which was an intriguing notion. With a great effort, she found the half-rotten, overgrown-with-brambles rope and wood ladder that led into the oddity. An ear flickered back as her subconscious warned her that it was hardly a good idea to venture into an unknown area, but when did she ever listen to the voice in her head? A determined glean flickered in her eyes as she lifted her front paws tentatively onto the first step, followed quickly by her back paws. She balanced precariously on the rickety ladder, deciding that speed would be her ally in this quest. Continually moving upward, she took each step as it came, this time moving a bit more rapidly in efforts to minimize her weight upon each questionable landing. Finally, after much effort, Starlight's paws graced the larger wooden landing that made up the front portion of the structure. She stood there for a moment, jaws agape and panting, before realizing - much to her dismay - that she was not looking forward to getting down.
Starlight was oddly curious of the great structure that loomed just above her head, squashed between four pine trees. It appeared to be made of trees itself, which was an intriguing notion. With a great effort, she found the half-rotten, overgrown-with-brambles rope and wood ladder that led into the oddity. An ear flickered back as her subconscious warned her that it was hardly a good idea to venture into an unknown area, but when did she ever listen to the voice in her head? A determined glean flickered in her eyes as she lifted her front paws tentatively onto the first step, followed quickly by her back paws. She balanced precariously on the rickety ladder, deciding that speed would be her ally in this quest. Continually moving upward, she took each step as it came, this time moving a bit more rapidly in efforts to minimize her weight upon each questionable landing. Finally, after much effort, Starlight's paws graced the larger wooden landing that made up the front portion of the structure. She stood there for a moment, jaws agape and panting, before realizing - much to her dismay - that she was not looking forward to getting down.