Mondo's Clan

Chapter 3

Mondo lifted the poles to his shoulders and began his search for the Clan. It was at least a moon to the summer camp. He had made a sling from a couple of strands cut from the bison skin and kept the sling in his hand as he walked . By the time he stopped for the day he had three Rabbits and a badger. He had gutted them while walking then when he stopped he finished skinning them. Mondo was bent over scrapping the badger pelt when he heard a roar... He grabbed his spear and turned , he barley had time to set himself as a saber-tooth Tiger launched itself toward him. Mondo dropped to his knees and steadied his spear. The Tiger hit the spear and drove the spear into grabbed for his flint knife and leaped on to the tigers back and with the razor sharp flint knife attacked the throat of the tiger. The force of the Tiger landing broke the spear in half. The blade of the spear pierced the heart of the of the tiger. The force of the Tiger landing broke the spear in half. The blade of the spear pierced the heart of the beast as it slung Mondo off its back . It roared then dropped at Mondo's feet ... dead. Mondo had closed his eyes because he knew he was dead... nothing happened .... he opened his eyes to see the tiger at his feet, then he shook. beast as it slung Mondo off its back . It roared then dropped at Mondo's feet ... dead. Mondo had closed his eyes because he knew he was dead... nothing happened .... he opened his eyes to see the tiger at his feet, then he because he knew he was dead... nothing happened .... he opened his eyes to see the tiger at his feet, then he shook He had no time to fall apart. He gathered wood and built a large fire. He began skinning the Tiger noting the fact that it was a female and looked like it may have been nursing. Mondo staked out the tiger skin out to make scraping easier. Then he drug the carcass away from camp. Returning to the camp he found three kittens eating his rabbits that he had planned on having himself. Well he thought that answers the question about if the Tiger had kits or not.. Mondo picked up the rabbits and stuck them on sticks over the fire. He cut the badger into small pieces kits or not.. Mondo picked up the rabbits and stuck them on sticks over the fire. He cut the badger into small pieces and fed it to the kits. They ate their fill then curled up next to Mondo and went to sleep The next morning Mondo went back to the tigers carcass ...it was almost clean nothing but bones left. He looked around and found the head and removed the Saber- tooth. Being about six inches long they would be good for stabbing. He headed back to camp the kits were playing and nipping at the badger bones. He staked out the tiger skin and went to work on scrapping Mondo lifted the poles and started off it had been three days preparing the tiger skin, the kits played around his feet. They would take a few steps and look back and mew. Then run to catch up then repeat, they were not sure what to do for Mondo kept on walking. This went on for over an hour then the kits started drifting farther back. what to do for Mondo kept on walking. This went on for over an hour then the kits started drifting farther back. Until Mondo heard a mournful cry and an answering growl.... a coyote looking for an easy meal. Why? Mondo does not know but he dropped the poles grabbed the half spear and attacked the coyote. Being a coward the coyote ran away ... well just out of reach... Mondo scratched his head wondering why he did some of the things he did. He walked back to the tired and scared kits and picked up one turned it over ... it was a male he said " You are Bruno". The next had tabby stripes and was female for some reason it reminded him of Lateen's daughter, "You are Sondi." The last one was small but male Mondo laughed at the struggles and said "You are Runt." He carried them back to the carrier and placed them on the skins. They settled down to sleep. The last one was small but male Mondo laughed at the struggles and said "You are Runt." He carried them back to the carrier and placed them on the skins. They settled down to sleep As the days passed the kits would get down from the carrier run and play till they tired then they would climb back up and go to sleep. Mondo began to notice a slight chill in the air he began to worry that there might be a late snow storm coming. He started searching for a place to hold up and wait it out. With the aid of his sling he had snow storm coming. He started searching for a place to hold up and wait it out. With the aid of his sling he had plenty of meat to last so that was no worry but he did need to find a straight pole to make into a spear. Another hour of walking and he noticed a stand of trees that had a few saplings the perfect length for his spear... if he could find the right stones maybe he could chip out three or four spear heads. He began to look for good flints and collected a few and cut down a few saplings. find the right stones maybe he could chip out three or four spear heads. He began to look for good flints and collected a few and cut down a few saplings As Mondo set down to began shaping the spear heads he heard a scream, He took his half spear and moved off in the direction of the scream. He was walking in a dry stream bed, as he walked he would pick up rocks to use with his sling if needed. He could tell he was getting close by the grunting just ahead of him. As he rounded a bend he saw something he had only heard about. Before him was what his dad had called lomen their bodies were twisted as was their faces they were eaters of men. The lomen were broad in the body and strong and there were three of them. One of them was eating on the leg bone of a man they had ripped apart. The other two were trying to pull something from under the bramble bushes next to the rocks. From the screams I could tell it was a female and that the thorns was all that was between her and these monsters. I loaded my sling and let fly hitting the eater in the temple...he dropped the leg and fell forward. I reloaded just as one of the other turned toward me I let fly the rock catching him in the fore head. Before I could reload the last one had turned and charged me. something from under the bramble bushes next to the rocks. From the screams I could tell it was a female and that the thorns was all that was between her and these monsters. I loaded my sling and let fly hitting the eater in the temple...he dropped the leg and fell forward. I reloaded just as one of the other turned toward me I let fly the rock catching him in the fore head. Before I could reload the last one had turned and charged me Before he could reach me three tawny dynamos went streaking past one grabbed an ankle, one grabbed the most private parts causing him to raise his head which gave Bruno the chance he needed and latched on to his throat. As the monster went down I planted my half spear in to his chest and pressed it into his heart. I called the Kits off. I had not noticed but they had grown and their Milk teeth had been replaced by the beginning of their tusks, I had not noticed but they had grown and their Milk teeth had been replaced by the beginning of their tusks, I chuckled that lomen probably was very surprised when those clamped on his privates.