Chapter 7
CHAPTER 7
As they walked along a leafy path, Mum-Z talked about the history of The Dead Tree Forest: “I’ve read approximately one hundred and twenty-seven documents, but thus far, I can find no evidence of any evil monster invasions – ever – here in The Dead Tree Forest.”
“No evil monster invasions ever?! What are you talking about?!” cried Wolfey. “What about that demon who kidnapped our good friend, Troll-E the Troll?!”
“What are you talking about?” asked Mum-Z.
“That deadly demon! That wicked monster! The one who stole Troll-E away from his home, his forest, his friends, and dragged him over the bridge and locked him up!” exclaimed Wolfey.
“You’re not talking about Olga the Ogre, are you?” asked Zombi.
“Yes! That’s exactly who I’m talking about! She brought terror upon our land!” screamed Wolfey.
“Uh, Wolfey, Troll-E fell in love with Olga, got married, moved into her tree-house in the Enchanted Forest, and is living quite happily with her now,” explained Zombi.
“That’s what I’m talking about!” cried Wolfey. “What could be more terror-full than that?! Clearly she must have drugged him or put an evil curse on him or something to make him do such a grim and ghastly thing! I’m guessing it was in those dead-eye pies she used to bake. Troll-E was never the same after he ate one of her pies! Don’t you guys remember?!”
“Uh, yeah, I remember. You liked those pies, too. They were delicious,” Zombi reminded him. “She made them for everyone--”
“That’s not the point!” whined Wolfey. “My point is that Mum-Z said there were never any evil monsters in The Dead Tree Forest before, and I’m saying he’s wrong! And that Olga the Ogre was a TERRIBLE, evil, horrible, dangerous, ghastly, terrible--”
“You already said terrible,” interrupted Zombi.
“--wicked, foul,” Wolfey continued, “demonic, lowdown, fiendish monster, and that she stole Troll-E away from us!”
Zombi countered, “Look, she didn’t steal anything or anyone--”
“You’re just saying that because once Troll-E left, you got to live in his house! And then YOU abandoned us as well!” accused Wolfey.
“I didn’t abandon anyone!” Zombi shot back. “I just wanted to see what The Real World was like. That’s all.”
“So you just left without telling anyone!? How do you think that made us feel, huh? We thought something horrible happened to you! Like maybe you got kidnapped! Or married!” yelled Wolfey.
“Now, let’s be fair, Wolfey. Zombi did leave a note before he went for his walk--” started Mum-Z.
“Oh, big deal. A note. That he was going for a walk, not abandoning us,” barked Wolfey. “Besides, why are you all of a sudden taking his side?” And he pushed Mum-Z’s shoulders.
“Hey, now wait just a minute!” cried Zombi, as he jumped in between them. “You leave Mum-Z out of this. If you’ve got a problem, it’s with me, not him!”
“Okay, then, if you insist...” And Wolfey suddenly tackled Zombi. Then, before anyone knew it, the two of them were rolling around on the ground, fighting. But unlike last time, there was no laughing.
JC pulled out his magic wand and jumped into the middle of the fight. “Hey! Hey!” he shouted.
When Wolfey saw the magic wand, he immediately jumped back, afraid of its potential powers.
“What the heck are you doing? Someone or something has destroyed Witchie’s house, and instead of helping out, you’re here fighting!?” exclaimed JC.
“He started it!” exclaimed Zombi.
“No, I didn’t! You did! By abandoning your friends!” returned Wolfey. “I just went off on my own for a bit!”
“Well, you could’ve asked if I wanted to come along, you know.”
“Look, I didn't know I'd find some magic door in some random tree. And then I didn’t think I’d be gone for that long, and then I was having fun in The Real World, and then time just flew by and--”
“Yeah, well, I missed you, you stupid dead-head,” admitted Wolfey.
“Yeah, well, I missed you too, you hairy-eared dog. So what?” returned Zombi.
“So then promise me, next time, you’ll at least tell me before you go anywhere. Is that too much to ask?” asked Wolfey.
“Okay. Fair enough,” replied Zombi.
"Well, it seems we have a resolution," observed Mum-Z.
And then all of a sudden, Zombi and Wolfey broke out in big grins, then chest-bumped, and then shook hands, their dispute now resolved and forgotten. Soon they were wrestling again, but this time they were laughing and hooting and hollering.
Mum-Z looked at his sand-glass watch. “Uh, guys, I think we should be getting on our way. The others are waiting for us.” Zombi and Wolfey immediately started jogging down the path, slapping each other’s heads and smiling. Zombi shouted back to JC and Mum-Z, “Then c’mon, already! What are you two waiting for?”
JC looked at Mum-Z, who just shrugged, and the two of them followed.
Little did they know what was happening at Skellii’s house at that very moment.
(for Chapter 8, click here)
As they walked along a leafy path, Mum-Z talked about the history of The Dead Tree Forest: “I’ve read approximately one hundred and twenty-seven documents, but thus far, I can find no evidence of any evil monster invasions – ever – here in The Dead Tree Forest.”
“No evil monster invasions ever?! What are you talking about?!” cried Wolfey. “What about that demon who kidnapped our good friend, Troll-E the Troll?!”
“What are you talking about?” asked Mum-Z.
“That deadly demon! That wicked monster! The one who stole Troll-E away from his home, his forest, his friends, and dragged him over the bridge and locked him up!” exclaimed Wolfey.
“You’re not talking about Olga the Ogre, are you?” asked Zombi.
“Yes! That’s exactly who I’m talking about! She brought terror upon our land!” screamed Wolfey.
“Uh, Wolfey, Troll-E fell in love with Olga, got married, moved into her tree-house in the Enchanted Forest, and is living quite happily with her now,” explained Zombi.
“That’s what I’m talking about!” cried Wolfey. “What could be more terror-full than that?! Clearly she must have drugged him or put an evil curse on him or something to make him do such a grim and ghastly thing! I’m guessing it was in those dead-eye pies she used to bake. Troll-E was never the same after he ate one of her pies! Don’t you guys remember?!”
“Uh, yeah, I remember. You liked those pies, too. They were delicious,” Zombi reminded him. “She made them for everyone--”
“That’s not the point!” whined Wolfey. “My point is that Mum-Z said there were never any evil monsters in The Dead Tree Forest before, and I’m saying he’s wrong! And that Olga the Ogre was a TERRIBLE, evil, horrible, dangerous, ghastly, terrible--”
“You already said terrible,” interrupted Zombi.
“--wicked, foul,” Wolfey continued, “demonic, lowdown, fiendish monster, and that she stole Troll-E away from us!”
Zombi countered, “Look, she didn’t steal anything or anyone--”
“You’re just saying that because once Troll-E left, you got to live in his house! And then YOU abandoned us as well!” accused Wolfey.
“I didn’t abandon anyone!” Zombi shot back. “I just wanted to see what The Real World was like. That’s all.”
“So you just left without telling anyone!? How do you think that made us feel, huh? We thought something horrible happened to you! Like maybe you got kidnapped! Or married!” yelled Wolfey.
“Now, let’s be fair, Wolfey. Zombi did leave a note before he went for his walk--” started Mum-Z.
“Oh, big deal. A note. That he was going for a walk, not abandoning us,” barked Wolfey. “Besides, why are you all of a sudden taking his side?” And he pushed Mum-Z’s shoulders.
“Hey, now wait just a minute!” cried Zombi, as he jumped in between them. “You leave Mum-Z out of this. If you’ve got a problem, it’s with me, not him!”
“Okay, then, if you insist...” And Wolfey suddenly tackled Zombi. Then, before anyone knew it, the two of them were rolling around on the ground, fighting. But unlike last time, there was no laughing.
JC pulled out his magic wand and jumped into the middle of the fight. “Hey! Hey!” he shouted.
When Wolfey saw the magic wand, he immediately jumped back, afraid of its potential powers.
“What the heck are you doing? Someone or something has destroyed Witchie’s house, and instead of helping out, you’re here fighting!?” exclaimed JC.
“He started it!” exclaimed Zombi.
“No, I didn’t! You did! By abandoning your friends!” returned Wolfey. “I just went off on my own for a bit!”
“Well, you could’ve asked if I wanted to come along, you know.”
“Look, I didn't know I'd find some magic door in some random tree. And then I didn’t think I’d be gone for that long, and then I was having fun in The Real World, and then time just flew by and--”
“Yeah, well, I missed you, you stupid dead-head,” admitted Wolfey.
“Yeah, well, I missed you too, you hairy-eared dog. So what?” returned Zombi.
“So then promise me, next time, you’ll at least tell me before you go anywhere. Is that too much to ask?” asked Wolfey.
“Okay. Fair enough,” replied Zombi.
"Well, it seems we have a resolution," observed Mum-Z.
And then all of a sudden, Zombi and Wolfey broke out in big grins, then chest-bumped, and then shook hands, their dispute now resolved and forgotten. Soon they were wrestling again, but this time they were laughing and hooting and hollering.
Mum-Z looked at his sand-glass watch. “Uh, guys, I think we should be getting on our way. The others are waiting for us.” Zombi and Wolfey immediately started jogging down the path, slapping each other’s heads and smiling. Zombi shouted back to JC and Mum-Z, “Then c’mon, already! What are you two waiting for?”
JC looked at Mum-Z, who just shrugged, and the two of them followed.
Little did they know what was happening at Skellii’s house at that very moment.
(for Chapter 8, click here)
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