T.U.F.F. Puppy: the Shriek in the Night - Chapter 1
Authors Note: Once again, I wish to appologize for not yet uploading any new chapter's to my previous fictions. But I still want to keep people interested by uploading new stories. I one again implore you all to be patient, and I will try to bring up new chapters.
Warning: the characters within this fiction are the copyright propertyof Butch Hartman and Nickelodeon. My only reason for using these characters, is for the entertainment of fellow fiction writers and visitors. No intention of copyright infringement.
It was night time in Petropolis, as everyone was settling down for a good rest. Well, almost everyone.
Dudley Puppy was in his apartment, watching a late-night horror move, while shoveling popcorn into his mouth.
"We now return to our late horror classic, 'Night of the Horrid Shriek'," said an announcer, as Dudley continued to stare at the screen with terrified eyes.
The movie showed a teen couple taking a walk in a dark, foreboding woods.
"Um Chad," said the girl, a collie wearing a cheerleader's uniform, while holding onto her boyfriends arm, "can we please go back, it's getting dark and this place is creeping me out."
" Aw come on Brittney," said the boy, a Doberman wearing a school jock uniform and cap, "there's nothing out here to be afraid of."
"Well, what about the…. legend," whispered Brittney, as her eyes darted back and forth nervously.
"You mean the one about the creature that uses a horrid shriek to announce its presence, and kills its victims with teeth and claws," said Chad, making a questioned tone in his voice.
"Yes," cried Brittney in a panic.
"Aw that's just a stupid story, I mean you can't honestly believe there's such…" But Chad didn't finish, as there was suddenly a loud shriek that echoed through the dark sky.
"What was that," said Brittney, while clutching to Chad tightly.
"I'm guessing the wind?," said Chad, though he knew the wind didn't sound like that.
Just then, a nearby bush began to rustle. The noise startled Brittney as she jumped into Chad's arms. "What's that!"
"It's probably a wounded animal, I'll check it out," Chad said calmly, as he put Brittney down and began walking to the bush.
But Brittney instantly clang to Chad's feet, and was now being dragged on the ground. "Please don't leave me!"
"Don't worry," said Chad, shaking off Brittney, "I'll only be gone for a minute." Then, Chad boldly walked into the woods to look for what had caused the bush to shake.
Brittney stood up quietly, shivering with fear. The cold wind sent a chill down her spine. Suddenly, she heard a low growling sound coming from behind.
"Chad?"
She turned around and, while screaming, instantly ran in terror. Then she came a wall of rock. She desperately looked left and right, but there was no where left to run, no escape.
Her heart pounded like mad, as the monster drew closer, and closer.
Then, the creature leaped, and Brittney screamed.
Dudley, filled with fear from the movie, screamed in panic. He raced out of his room and came back with boards, nails and a hammer, and instantly began boarding up his windows and his door at a rapid speed.
When he finished nailing in the last board, Dudley rushed into his bed and pulled the covers over him.
"Horrible, disgusting monster's, coming to get me and eat me," yelled Dudley, shivering in fear. "They're close, I can feel it."
"Dudley."
Dudley, hearing the voice, screamed in terror and raced into his closet, nearly running through the door.
"Dudley, what's going on? What's all this ruckus," asked the voice.
Dudley peered from his closet and found the source of the voice, his mother.
"Mom, how'd you get in here," said Dudley, stepping out from the closet.
"A mother's love can overcome any obstacle. And I installed secret passage way."
Dudley didn't know which was more weird, the fact that his mother scared him, or that there was a passage way.
"Now, what are you screaming about. You're going to wake up the neighbors."
Then she noticed the TV and junk food. "Dudley, are you watching scary movies again," his mom said in annoyance.
"No…yes, but not all of it!"
"You know scary movies scare you. Remember the time I took you to see that 3D movie, 'Fleazilla'."
Dudley did remember, it was not a pretty picture. "Those effects are so life-like," though it was just a man wearing a badly made costume.
Dudley's mom turned off the TV, picked up the snacks, and was about to walk back to her room, when Dudley grabbed onto her leg. "Please, don't leave! The monsters will get me!"
"Dudley, there are no monsters, now just stop screaming and go to sleep."
Dudley thought for a moment, "can I at least keep the snacks?"
Dudley's mom swung her leg hard, and threw Dudley into his bed.
"If my son is going to be working as a secret agent, and defend the world from evil, he needs to have plenty of sleep."
"But what about the monsters," shivered Puppy.
"Dudley, you're a grown man, stop acting like a kid. Just keep telling yourself, 'there's no such thing as monsters'. Now good night."
After saying this, Dudley's mom left the room, leaving Dudley once again alone in the dark.
"Mom's right," said Dudley, trying to calm down, "there's no such thing as monsters. No such thing as monsters no such..."
Before he could continue, Dudley suddenly heard a shriek.
"AH!," cried Dudley, as he jumped up in bed and shivered under the cover's, hoping dawn would come soon.