THE RAT GAMES

THE BEGINNING...

  It was just a normal evening for Marcell. He was sharpening his knife to make some of his famous rat stew. He was serving the last of his customers. He got a tip from them, and was ever so grateful. He then preceded to clean up the restaurant. It was his normal routine.

 Until Carol came in with some unfortunate news. She said that the recipe of their rat stew was missing. Marcell couldn't believe it. He searched everywhere, and trashed the restaurant in the process. It was nowhere to be found. Then he got an idea, maybe it was the rival rats that wanted to make a profit off of his famous recipe. He was going to KILL them if they had his recipe. He thought through a plan, and decided that he would visit them tomorrow at the wee hours of 6 am. He needed this recipe ASAP.

 He set up rat traps in front Maria's bedroom, symbolizing that this means war. Without Maria, the gang is helpless and he knew it. He waited and waited hours upon HOURS. And then he heard pitter patting and then *CA-CLACK!!!11* and then AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA he heard a scream. He looked over to see a bloody Maria crying in pain, her toe flew off and got into his mouth, he choked and died. Maria died sadly.

 Greg was baking a cake when he heard the tragic news. He broke down crying and said "WHYYYY" he was devastated. He thought his bestest friend died. Until he heard the news. Marcell was actually knocked out. He didn't die! Greg, Carol, and Marcell all planned their domination over the rival rats. They came to the conclusion that this had to be settled with the good old rat games. Their ancestors did rat games long ago to decide things. They thought this would be the same thing with the recipe. So they decided that they would declare war to the rival rats at noon. Only 3 hours away.

Unfortunately, Carlos and Octavio were loaded with guns and machinery already, so they had to work fast. Marcell started carving guns and knives for the gang, he threw a machete to Greg and said ''Don't lose it now, you hear me?'' Greg squeaked ''Yessir!1'' Next, Marcell handed a gun to Carol, but when Marcell looked at her, she was on the verge of tears and shaking. ''I...I want to go back in time... to when we were happy..'' Marcell replied firmly ''Fight for it.''

RIVAL RATS POV

Octavio and Carlos were crying sadly of the loss of dear Maria, they thought simutanously ''What did we do to deserve this?'' Carlos shouted in rage '' MARCALL YOU DIRTY LITTLE MUNCHKIN FUNGUS MUSHROOM!! YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS WITH BLOOD!!

Marcell heard this and tied a napkin around his little rat head as a bandana.

Then the two rats proceeded to wrap Maria's dead corpse in plastic wrap, and buried her in dust bunnies. Carlos then pulled out a bagpipe and played a soft sound, Octavio played a harmonica alongside him.

NEXT DAY

CARLOS AND OCTAVIO BOUGHT POPCORN OFF OF THE BLACKMARKET AND THEN HEATED THEM UP TO MAKE BOMBS AND THREW IT INTO THE BASE OF THE RIVAL RATS, IT EXPLODED MARCELL'S TAIL WITHOUT THEM KNOWING...

Marcell was at a loss for words. His prized tail was sloshed off of his body. He knew what this meant. It was time to go on the battle field. Marcell told Carol that they would be okay, and in the end they would get their prized recipe and live a happy life. Though first, they would have to fight for what they wanted. He marched his rat gang towards the battle zone. It was huge and perfect for the rat games. He saw the rival rats in the distance, all decked out in military equipment. He declared war on the spot, and planted his flag. They would now go through a gruesome war not knowing what is ahead of them, but this recipe was worth whatever it took.