The Storm That Sounded Like Dead Fish

Part 1 - Sun goes to sleep

There once was a small, insignificant mouse named Jim who lived on planet Eeurf. He lived in a small, friendly acorn that smelled like cinnamon. Jim had three cats whom he loved very much.

One day the Sun spoke to Jim.

"Jim," he said, "I'm feeling mighty tired. I might as well go take myself a nap."

"But Sun," said Jim, "What will happen while you are asleep?"

"You'll be fine, Jim." The sun spoke sharply. "Don't you let anything happen while I'm away. Storm looks anxious to cause some mischief."

"Okay, Sun," said Jim.

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Jim awoke to a cold, dark home. Mister Wind was blowing outside and something smelled like dead fish.

"There's only one thing that could smell like dead fish," thought Jim.

Jim climbed up to the upper sector of his friendly acorn home. Here was his vast collection of nuclear weaponry. His worker mice looked up in surprise as Jim arrived at sector 2.

"Jim," said his head worker mouse. "What brings you here?"

"There's a category 7 hurricane here, and we need to stop it. I want a full nuclear assault and 3 forts built to secure the area." Jim liked giving out these orders. It made him feel like a dictator.

"But, Jim," his head mouse said. "We're mice. We can't launch nuclear missiles. Plus, we live in an acorn. We can't even fit a nuclear grenade in here."

This though made Jim angry. "I don't care for you and your logic. Launch those missiles or you're fired!"

Head Mouse sighed and launched 17 nuclear missiles at the oncoming hurricane.

As the missiles exploded and radioactive particles rained over Eeurf, Jim celebrated his victory with his cats.