"i'm kind of worried about what the gorila said," the monky said after about 2 minutes of silence since getting in the boat.
"i wouldn't worry," the girafe said. "most of what the villagers say around here anyway is just gossip and fear-mongering."
"ok..." the monkey worringly responded.
as they passed around the middle of the lake, some tiny fish swam by. they saw some seaweed and even some ducks.
"the scenery around here is quite beautiful," the monky remarked. "i wish i could build a cabin around here. but that moto-moto remark makes me fearful, so i would possibly be hesitant." the girafe did not respond, as he was busy rowing the boat.
suddenly, the fish swam away. the ducks hurried out of the water. then, footsteps in the water. a silhouette appeared in the distance from the monky and girafe.
"w-who is that?" the monky fearfully asked.
"hold on, let me see." the girafe stopped rowing and squinted to see the figure.
"oh god, oh god, oh god. monky, we have to start rowing qu-" but before the girafe could finish his sentence, a large wave crashed over them and the rowboat capsized. the crew was left stranded on their turned over boat. monky and girafe climbed onto the boat. as they were rubbing their eyes to get rid of the dirty water in them, the song Big and Chunky began to play. the monky opened his eyes first. only 3 feet away, knocking down rocks he stood, it was moto-moto.
"girafe, please! look!" the monky hurriedly said. the girafe opened his eyes and gazed upon moto in fear.
"please spare us, moto-moto!" the girafe pleaded.
"name so nice, you say it twice." moto-moto responded, showing he planned to show no mercy. he held up 3 fingers. he clearly planned to attack the girafe first with them. the girafe flinched, and then accepted his demise. moto-moto was one of the most powerful beings in the area. then, he realized. his ultimate was ready!
"dòng zhù! bùxǔ zǒu!" the girafe stated. he launched his bot into the air, and watched as moto-moto freezed. then, he threw an uppercut so hard that it launched moto-moto to the edge of the lake.
"finally, we are safe." the girafe said as he sat down on the boat, tired. "i'll sit for a bit to get some energy and then i will finish him off to make sure he hurts nobody else."
"okay.. he may still be ready to fight so be careful," the monkey cautioned.
"he should be very weak by now. i'm sure i can take him." the giraffe responded as he walked off to edge of the lake to finish moto-moto off. he disappeared behind the trees with moto-moto. he heard punches and battling. after a bit, it went silent. the monky was worried after it had been silent for awhile, but soon he saw the girafe appear with a large bruise on his forehead.
"are you alright? that looks bad." the monky questioned.
"it's alright. it'll heal." the girafe dismissed the monky. "let's start rowing ahead towards the other lake." the girafe began rowing towards the goal in complete silence. they soon arrived at non-swampy ground near the other lake.
