02-29-2016, 01:13 PM
Dr. McNinja yawned once more as Yoshi trotted along the trees.
“Are we there yet?” Doc mumbled.
“Scraww,” * explained Yoshi.
* “I don’t know, I’m not the one with the GPS.”
“You know, I’m kinda wishing I summoned a car or something. This is taking a while.”
Yoshi paused and turned her head to glare at Doc. Dr. McNinja had slung his labcoat over his shoulder. His tie was loosened, and he had unbuttoned his collar. His sleeves were rolled up, on account of the beads of sweat gathering on his arms.
After all, the woods were hot during the mid-day. It wasn’t the type of swelling heat that populated deserts, but the moist kind, the kind that chokes you and drowns you in invisible steam. It was comparable to sitting inside a steam room while sitting on hand warmers. Doc regretted not bringing any water - he was getting dehydrated very quickly. Though his training forbade it, this was one of the many moments Doc wished he could just take his mask off.
Yoshi screeched once more in protest. Doc was now too tired to argue. He simply rested his head on Yoshi’s sweltering neck and conceded, “Okay, okay, just keep going.”
They traveled for another half-hour before they reached a stream. Doc moaned in relief and managed to somehow collapse off of Yoshi’s back. Doc struggled towards the stream, looking in to see if it was clean. Having confirmed it, he slurped greedily. Yoshi likewise stooped down to lap water into her mouth.
After about three minutes of rest, Dr. McNinja decided to walk alongside Yoshi for a bit. The velociraptor ran off to find some local delicacies, such as squirrels, birds and lost orc warriors while Doc marched through the woods.
Four hours of travel later, Dr. McNinja managed to reach the gate of the village. Matilda wasn’t kidding about the place being small. There were maybe five or six cottages constructed from thatch and twigs, fenced off by ropes and stakes. The only building that seemed to be vaguely stable was a stone tower that seemed to have been there before the village was established. The whole place overall was very shabby and hard to defend.
Which would explain the zombies, but then, not too much could explain them.
“Ah. Of course,” Doc muttered, “Undead candy people.”
Yoshi screeched and resisted Doc’s pull.
“Come on, let’s go,” Dr. McNinja hissed.
Yoshi hissed right back. Clearly, the velociraptor was not a fan of undead sweets. Dr. McNinja rolled his eyes and let go of the harness.
“Fine,” he whispered, “Make me face these people all on my own. Be that way.”
He unsheathed his katana and sighed. Last time he fought zombies, it was… traumatizing. The ninjas he had slaughtered in Rayner’s mansion had come back to un-life, and the zombies he killed… well, their families were less than enthusiastic about the whole thing. So he wanted to make sure as many of these candy people would survive as possible.
Which was an interesting mission. The description “Candy People” was a valid description of the creatures limping around the village-turned-graveyard. The first zombie Doc saw was one of those mints that were swirly red and white, gnawing on the lifeless body of a candy cane with limbs. A Tootsie Roll with a mustache was dragging his legless body around with one deteriorating arm, slobbering at the mouth. A moldy Hershey’s bar kept losing pieces of itself as it bashed its head against the tower door. The only things that these zombies held in common with each other were that they were anthropomorphic candy and that they had glowing, green eyes that protruded from their sockets. Grossed out, Dr. McNinja glanced up.
There was a spindly woman at the top, reaching out from the window, screaming at Doc. Dr. McNinja squinted to look closely. The woman was dressed in all pink. Her long hair, which extended below the windowsill, and even her skin was also bright pink. The only thing not pink about her was the thin gold wire that wrapped around her head, which shot upwards around the middle. Judging by the shape of the wire and the blue gem that tipped the little spike, she was wearing a crown. Which meant that Doc had found his ally.
Unfortunately, his ally was screaming because one of the candy zombies was chewing on her shoulder.
“Hey!” Doc shouted, “How you doing?”
“IT BIT ME!” the princess screamed.
“Uh, yeah, I see it,” Dr. McNinja replied, “Does it hurt?”
“DOES IT HURT?!”
“I’ll be right up.” McNinja waved cheerfully and strolled casually to the tower. Princess Bubblegum shouted, “Wait!”
“Just let… Science… Do the work!” the princess shrieked in pain, “Science… Is my rrraaWWWGHHH”
Princess Bubblegum let out one final shriek of pain as her skin almost instantly grew moldy. Her entire personage grew a shade greener. Her skin almost became liquid and her eyes swelled up, as if someone from behind was squeezing them. They filled with a mysterious green liquid, until she looked no different from the other candy zombies. Dr. McNinja was too late.
“Uh, I’m a big fan of science, too!” Doc shouted, “Listen, just hang tight! I’ll be right there and we’ll just… science it out!”
Dr. McNinja looked down and saw the zombie candies creeping around. Suddenly, they all turned and glared at Doc.
“I think they heard me,” Doc muttered.
“Are we there yet?” Doc mumbled.
“Scraww,” * explained Yoshi.
* “I don’t know, I’m not the one with the GPS.”
“You know, I’m kinda wishing I summoned a car or something. This is taking a while.”
Yoshi paused and turned her head to glare at Doc. Dr. McNinja had slung his labcoat over his shoulder. His tie was loosened, and he had unbuttoned his collar. His sleeves were rolled up, on account of the beads of sweat gathering on his arms.
After all, the woods were hot during the mid-day. It wasn’t the type of swelling heat that populated deserts, but the moist kind, the kind that chokes you and drowns you in invisible steam. It was comparable to sitting inside a steam room while sitting on hand warmers. Doc regretted not bringing any water - he was getting dehydrated very quickly. Though his training forbade it, this was one of the many moments Doc wished he could just take his mask off.
Yoshi screeched once more in protest. Doc was now too tired to argue. He simply rested his head on Yoshi’s sweltering neck and conceded, “Okay, okay, just keep going.”
They traveled for another half-hour before they reached a stream. Doc moaned in relief and managed to somehow collapse off of Yoshi’s back. Doc struggled towards the stream, looking in to see if it was clean. Having confirmed it, he slurped greedily. Yoshi likewise stooped down to lap water into her mouth.
After about three minutes of rest, Dr. McNinja decided to walk alongside Yoshi for a bit. The velociraptor ran off to find some local delicacies, such as squirrels, birds and lost orc warriors while Doc marched through the woods.
Four hours of travel later, Dr. McNinja managed to reach the gate of the village. Matilda wasn’t kidding about the place being small. There were maybe five or six cottages constructed from thatch and twigs, fenced off by ropes and stakes. The only building that seemed to be vaguely stable was a stone tower that seemed to have been there before the village was established. The whole place overall was very shabby and hard to defend.
Which would explain the zombies, but then, not too much could explain them.
“Ah. Of course,” Doc muttered, “Undead candy people.”
Yoshi screeched and resisted Doc’s pull.
“Come on, let’s go,” Dr. McNinja hissed.
Yoshi hissed right back. Clearly, the velociraptor was not a fan of undead sweets. Dr. McNinja rolled his eyes and let go of the harness.
“Fine,” he whispered, “Make me face these people all on my own. Be that way.”
He unsheathed his katana and sighed. Last time he fought zombies, it was… traumatizing. The ninjas he had slaughtered in Rayner’s mansion had come back to un-life, and the zombies he killed… well, their families were less than enthusiastic about the whole thing. So he wanted to make sure as many of these candy people would survive as possible.
Which was an interesting mission. The description “Candy People” was a valid description of the creatures limping around the village-turned-graveyard. The first zombie Doc saw was one of those mints that were swirly red and white, gnawing on the lifeless body of a candy cane with limbs. A Tootsie Roll with a mustache was dragging his legless body around with one deteriorating arm, slobbering at the mouth. A moldy Hershey’s bar kept losing pieces of itself as it bashed its head against the tower door. The only things that these zombies held in common with each other were that they were anthropomorphic candy and that they had glowing, green eyes that protruded from their sockets. Grossed out, Dr. McNinja glanced up.
There was a spindly woman at the top, reaching out from the window, screaming at Doc. Dr. McNinja squinted to look closely. The woman was dressed in all pink. Her long hair, which extended below the windowsill, and even her skin was also bright pink. The only thing not pink about her was the thin gold wire that wrapped around her head, which shot upwards around the middle. Judging by the shape of the wire and the blue gem that tipped the little spike, she was wearing a crown. Which meant that Doc had found his ally.
Unfortunately, his ally was screaming because one of the candy zombies was chewing on her shoulder.
“Hey!” Doc shouted, “How you doing?”
“IT BIT ME!” the princess screamed.
“Uh, yeah, I see it,” Dr. McNinja replied, “Does it hurt?”
“DOES IT HURT?!”
“I’ll be right up.” McNinja waved cheerfully and strolled casually to the tower. Princess Bubblegum shouted, “Wait!”
“Just let… Science… Do the work!” the princess shrieked in pain, “Science… Is my rrraaWWWGHHH”
Princess Bubblegum let out one final shriek of pain as her skin almost instantly grew moldy. Her entire personage grew a shade greener. Her skin almost became liquid and her eyes swelled up, as if someone from behind was squeezing them. They filled with a mysterious green liquid, until she looked no different from the other candy zombies. Dr. McNinja was too late.
“Uh, I’m a big fan of science, too!” Doc shouted, “Listen, just hang tight! I’ll be right there and we’ll just… science it out!”
Dr. McNinja looked down and saw the zombie candies creeping around. Suddenly, they all turned and glared at Doc.
“I think they heard me,” Doc muttered.
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