Purple Prey: The Case of the Filthy Baboon

Chapter 20: Death of the Stuffed Pygmy

I was up the rest of the night thinking about Resonant Abyss. His story and his face were so compelling. Realising I wasn’t gonna be getting any sleep tonight, I turned to my side to look at Venys Crypt, who was lying in a water trough next to me. We were in a barn, having left the circus after the Cougar incident. I mean the part where she tried to kill Venus.

“Venus,,,” i whimpad “are you awake?”

no reply. I gazed at the back of his deeply asleep head through the water. I needed a sorrowful midnight piss so I stood up and began to leave the barn. I circled around to the other side of the trough and when I looked back Venus's eyes were wide open. Venus isn't the sort to sleep with his eyes open, I know that from frequent and obsessive observation. When our eyes locked, his snapped closed.

I wanted to grab him by his masculine muscular shoulders and shake him until he opened his eyes back up and explained himself. However, my bladder was close to giving so I ran out of the barn and over to a nearby bush. After I finished relieving myself, I walked back inside the barn and stared at my “sleeping” companions. Elly was lying in the hayloft and Cosmic was curled up in a stable. Succa Jr. hung from the ceiling like a bat.

I began to hum a tune. I tapped my toe on the ground and clicked my fingers.

The next morning Succa Jr was gone. a mangled field mouse lay dead and hunted and killed by my face. Everyone was already awake and hurriedly heading towards the mighty barn doors.

“guys!” I called out. they all slowly turned to me. Cosmic was sweating bullets. Elly threw her bindle on the floor with spiteful intentions and feelings.

“IT WASN'T MY IDEA!!!” cosmic crumpled to his knees. I don't know what he was on about but whatever it is, he was being laughably pathetic about it.

I got up and ran after the others. They were so far ahead, running with all their might as though they were trying to get away from me but I wasn't gonna let them get away that easily. I ran faster than I ever had before, than anyone ever had before. I was like some fabled superhero, zooming past everyone and stopping in front of them dramatically. They all stopped and stared at me.

“Now where do you think you’re going?” I asked awesomely. Cosmic marched over to me, trying to act all tough it would seem. He pointed behind me but I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of turning around.

“There, Obsidian, that’s where we’re going.”

by Jove!! I saw it!!! It was another barn. really.? how boring, i was just AT a barn. I was very disappointed and I turned to cosmic and gave him a dude-youre-so-ridonculous face. We went the rest of the trip in silence. When we reached the barn, I was surprised to see a farmhouse right next door and a bunch of people with carrot-colour hair running out. They all looked so familiar but for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why.

One thing I did know was that their running scared me and I fled into the barn to hide. Finally, I was safe.

A chorus of voices called after me and to my rising horror, I heard the barn doors lock. I pounded away at them and I felt my carpal bones pop and shatter one by one as I fought a losing battle to the door. I didn't relent until I heard a single voice speak from right behind me.

“Obsidian,” Cosmic began proudly, “I'd like you to meet my family!” I turned, screaming my sharpest scream as I took in the seven ginger individuals. Elly, Venus, and our third companion were nowhere to be seen. they all grinned their most Tomorrow Family grin and extended a hand to me. I froze up, I only have two hands and I think they expect me to act all at once. I did the only thing I could do to get out of this.

“n-no handshakes,” i muttered “my wrists became injured…” They all nodded in exact unison. I whimpad.

“Allow us to introduce ourselves!” they said. Then the parents stepped forward.