The Wasp Chronicles #1: Into the Hornet's Nest

Louis is Alive...With A Bushy Beard

“Louis, is that really you?” Clément asked. “Yes, it’s me Clément!” I explained. “Why do you have a thick, bushy beard?” Blossom asked. “Well, why do you smell like a thick bush of thorny roses?”  “What?” She questioned, still confused about my 5 o’ clock shadow.   “Never mind.  Look, I haven’t shaved in four weeks so it’s pretty obvious where I got it from.”  “Wait, why are those eggs hatching?”  I turned around and just as I suspected, the dinosaur-like eggs hatched rapidly and out of those eggshells, ferocious monsters burst out of the eggs.  They viciously attacked the remaining senior class (not including Zeke, Marc, and Roger Tazzler). Luckily, the surviving Junior and sophomore classes fought some of them off.  “Who took the wasp eggs from the nest?” I asked.  “It was me! Mu, ha, ha, ha, ha!” A familiar voice shouted. Only one person I knew has that voice: Marc Cashington.

“Marc, you’re alive?” I asked.  “Yes!” he answered.  “Why did you take the wasp eggs?” I asked.  “Well, I had to.  If I didn’t, then one of those lunatic scientists would have had it.” “Well, Clément and I ran into Nathaniel who, unlike Darkwile, didn’t try to steal the spear. However, he threatened to destroy us by turning the wasps against us.  Fortunately, he got sucked into a dimensional portal.” “A dimensional portal?  Where?” Marc asked.  “I can’t tell you until you show us where the other gemstone eggs are and what they are.” I told him.  “Fine, I’ll show you,” he said, “but I have to tell you, Clément, Amy, and Blossom something.”  The five of us flew away to Terror Valley where Marc told us where they are.  “Now what is it you want?” Blossom asked.  “You know my girlfriend, Elytra?”  “Yeah, what about her?” I asked.  “Louis, don’t be so rude!” Blossom told me.  He continued.  “Well, she and I were sitting on the beach when, all of a sudden, some crazy madman grabbed her.  I tried to fight him, but he was too fast and he almost made me get eaten alive by a swarm of angry hornets.  I watched as he took her into this strange dimension portal.  I tried my best to go after them, but it was too late.  The portal closed right when I was almost there.” Marc explained.  “The eggs are inside the cave.” He told us.  “We’ll get the eggs later.  Right now we need to help you rescue Elytra.” Blossom told him trying to cheer him up.  “Louis, go show him where the portal is!” she ordered me. “Now wait just a minute.  You expect me to tell him where it is?  I don’t think so!  Besides, that’s Clément’s job not mine.” I complained.  “Okay” Clément said without hesitation.  As soon as we got to the portal, both Marc and Blossom went inside the portal and it suddenly collapsed.  “Oh great!  Now how are we supposed to get home?” I asked.  “By riding on the hornets.” Clément answered. “We’ll go back where the others are while you search for any other survivors.” I told him.  “Sure I’ll do that” he agreed.  So we each went our separate ways.