2 Moons - Fairy tales Slashed

CH 24 - The wild night

Beam POV

I wanted to get drunk off my head and hopefully get laid in the process. It was a simple plan, right? I even invited the person I would lay, it was all so simple, what could possibly go wrong, right?

All you deities, if you want to fight me, bring it on, why be evil and devious about it? Why?

I turn when my name is whispered, and I'm pulled closer by the octopus sleeping next to me. If only I had some powers, I would turn this moron next to me into grilled meat and let the animals in the woods feast.

I want to kill him all over again when he gets comfortable on my chest, sleeping innocently. Still clothed and damn it so am I and even worse, I am sober with no hangover or a chance for a hangover!

Flashback.

Me, Forth and the duck walked into the tavern. It was pretty full, but with all the curses, beasts and weird things happening it wasn't really a surprise. I see a pair of strangers near the back, watching the regulars.

"They let ducks in here?" One of the stranger's whispers.

"Is it going to pay our bill?" The second one laughs.

Was that meant to be funny? Idiots passing through no doubt, everyone can hear them. They better shut up, unless they want a fight.

"I don't want any trouble." The barman looks at the duck.

"I just want a drink." P'Ryu sighs.

"Beam, the ducks talking." Forth whispers to me.

"After everything, this surprises you?" I ask, ordering. "And its P'Ryu, he lives here with his family."

We take our drinks and head to an empty table, but it's one of those nights. There is a strange feeling in the air, you can smell trouble coming.

The tavern door bangs open, P'Peach walks in staring the place down. P'Ryu's drink drops from his hand seeing his wife, who walks over to him, ready to kill.

"You left the children alone to come drink!!!" She yells.

"I can explain dear." He quacks.

"And you served him?" She glares at the barman.

"No trouble, please no...."

"You tell him." The drunk stranger says.

"Only one thing it's good for." The second one snorts. "A nice duck roast..."

The loud tavern goes silent, they said the forbidden words...

"Get under the table Forth." I tug his shirt.

"But Beam..."

"Listen to me." I whine

P'Peach does a pose, her ring shines. She shimmers golden, her body changing and the next moment the woman is gone, in its place is a duck. She flaps her wings, rising above the ground where she pauses, before doing a flying kick at the stranger.

I grab Forth and hide under the table. You don't ever piss off P'Peach, her temper is terrible. I poke my head above the table to try and grab our drinks, but when I see her flap her wings I hide again.

Her flying feather attack breaks every glass object in its path, I hear things shatter, goodbye drinking. The other regulars are also hiding under the tables, I wonder how the strangers are faring? Actually, I hope they suffer.