Chapter 3

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Burt and Brer Rabbit took Adam on a tour of the mountain.

At one point, while they were outside, Brer Rabbit accidentally hopped too high and his face collided into a spider web.

"Spida webs taste turrible!" he sputtered.

"Tallulah Bankhead's webs were worse, little chum" said Adam. "There was the time she used one to make me..."

"No!" Burt snapped. 

He took a deep breath. "Adam, I'm glad you're visiting, but a lot more is expected of me than you think. I could use a little respect."

"Alright" said Adam. "But no one's gotten respect by asking for it."

Brer Rabbit led them to the top of the mountain. "Diss is Chick-a-Pin Hill. Where Brer Fox lives. Sumtimes, Brer Jeremy takes Sis Patty heeah ter... chat."

Just then, two men strutted over. One was skinny and tall with black hair and a mustache, wearing a three-piece suit. The other was bald with a white mustache, wearing goggles and a lab coat.

It was Les Camembert and his accomplice, Dr Fusion. 

"Well well, look who's here" said Les. "The idiots of this so-called mountain. Ought to be called Overflowing Fountain."

"Get lost!" Dr Fusion grumbled.

"That's disrespectful" said Burt. 

Adam pulled his friend to the side. "Burt, let me handle this. You don't have a good history with villains."

"What do you mean? I fight them with you all the time" said Burt. 

"But not without getting into peril" said Adam.

"You get in the same peril!" Burt argued. "And I don't need anyone to fight my battles for me anymore."

"Maybe ya should let Adam fight diss battle" Brer Rabbit interjected. "Diss wun has facial hair!" 

"Does this mustache make me look debonair?" said Les stroking his mustache. 

Burt stepped up with his arms crossed. "Well, I'm not afraid of you, or that dirt on your lip!"

Dr Fusion jumped back and startled. 

"I beg your pardon?" said Les.

"We're done sharing the mountain, so if you want it, you'll have to fight for it" Burt challenged. 

"Very well" said Les. "I hope you have good dental coverage."

"If you don't, my sister's a dentist and she needs the business" said Dr Fusion.

"Okay, whoa!" said Burt stepping back. "By fight, I didn't mean bare-knuckle brawling like savages."

"Alright. Then I suggest an archery exhibition" said Les.

"Done! And the winner gets Splash Mountain forever" said Burt. "Are you man enough to try us?"

"Oh, I'm more than man enough" said Les. "And I have the mechanics diploma to prove it."

"It's on! And good for you" said Burt.

"That was the strangest challenge I've ever seen" said Adam.

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