In the great hall Elkleaf stared up at the badgermum. The young
squirrel was in trouble for stealing candied chestnuts, even though it was
really Kall, a young fox dibbun who framed Elkleaf.
"But it wasn't me! It was Kall" Insisted Elkleaf. The badgermum shook her head.
"Elkleaf, We found the chestnuts in your bed, a cook claimed he saw a dibbun squirrel run from the kitchens, it could only be you, now go help the friar wash the dishes.
Kall snickered as he watch Elkleaf get in trouble, his plan to get his rival worked perfectly. Samat, another squirrel dibbun stood behind him.
"So, the plan work ay chief?" he asked. Kall nodded.
"Yep, pretty smart of me to have you steal the chestnuts, and put them in his bed, now its time to begin recruiting, the club house in the orchid is almost finished, and it can already hold twelve more members, hee hee" He walked away towards the open door.
"I'm leaving you in charge of getting new members, get as many as possible…I'll be at Fort Kall". He said as he left. Samat rushed off to the dorms.
Elkleaf sighed in relief as he finished the last dish. He been scrubbing for the last two hours, and was soaked to the fur. He tried to think of why Kall did this, but couldn't figure it out. Ever since he could remember, Kall seemed to have some kind of, rivaly against him. He nodded at the friar who grunt at him, indicating he could leave.
Out in the Great Hall, Kall stood in the way up to the dorms, behind him stood 15 more dibbuns, an assortment of mice, squirrels, a few weasels and a hedgehog.
"Hee hee…hey Elkleaf, take this!" grinned Kall as he ducked down, the small gang behind him hurled pies, with extra cream smacking Elkleaf all over his body.
"Ha ha ha!!" laughed Kall, "Behold Elkleaf, my horde. We're Martin's Children, and you or anyone else cant join the club!" He walked away outside, followed by his laughing horde. At that moment the Badgermum came in growling.
"ELKLEAF!!! The friar saw a squirrel steal some pies…and Look at you!! It looks like you jumped right into a pile of them….I'm gonna scrub you know in soapy water and put you to bed without dinner!!" She shouted as she picked up the squirrel as he weighed no more then a feather. The icy water of the pond did little to the squirrels body. Thoughts of Kall's words remained in his mind.
"a secret club huh…maybe I need to start one up with the remaining dibbuns" he thought hard as he tried to due some heavy math. There were 28 dibbuns living at Redwall. With Kall's group, that was 16, which meant Only 11 more dibbuns left to join.
Elkleaf shrugged at the numbers, Kall might have out-numbered him, but he was going to be defeated and his members.
That night he stared up at the ceiling. Sias, a hedgehog laid in the bed next to him.
"…so…if we can recruit the remaining members, where will the clubhouse be? We cant go anywhere where the elders will see us…and cant use the orchid because that's Martin's Children's terroity…" Sias said. Elkleaf nodded.
"Yeah…look, I want you to try to get the others, find them out and get them to join, I'll try to find the place to hold the fort at" he said. Though the truth was, he didn't know where to go.
TO BE CONTINELED
"But it wasn't me! It was Kall" Insisted Elkleaf. The badgermum shook her head.
"Elkleaf, We found the chestnuts in your bed, a cook claimed he saw a dibbun squirrel run from the kitchens, it could only be you, now go help the friar wash the dishes.
Kall snickered as he watch Elkleaf get in trouble, his plan to get his rival worked perfectly. Samat, another squirrel dibbun stood behind him.
"So, the plan work ay chief?" he asked. Kall nodded.
"Yep, pretty smart of me to have you steal the chestnuts, and put them in his bed, now its time to begin recruiting, the club house in the orchid is almost finished, and it can already hold twelve more members, hee hee" He walked away towards the open door.
"I'm leaving you in charge of getting new members, get as many as possible…I'll be at Fort Kall". He said as he left. Samat rushed off to the dorms.
Elkleaf sighed in relief as he finished the last dish. He been scrubbing for the last two hours, and was soaked to the fur. He tried to think of why Kall did this, but couldn't figure it out. Ever since he could remember, Kall seemed to have some kind of, rivaly against him. He nodded at the friar who grunt at him, indicating he could leave.
Out in the Great Hall, Kall stood in the way up to the dorms, behind him stood 15 more dibbuns, an assortment of mice, squirrels, a few weasels and a hedgehog.
"Hee hee…hey Elkleaf, take this!" grinned Kall as he ducked down, the small gang behind him hurled pies, with extra cream smacking Elkleaf all over his body.
"Ha ha ha!!" laughed Kall, "Behold Elkleaf, my horde. We're Martin's Children, and you or anyone else cant join the club!" He walked away outside, followed by his laughing horde. At that moment the Badgermum came in growling.
"ELKLEAF!!! The friar saw a squirrel steal some pies…and Look at you!! It looks like you jumped right into a pile of them….I'm gonna scrub you know in soapy water and put you to bed without dinner!!" She shouted as she picked up the squirrel as he weighed no more then a feather. The icy water of the pond did little to the squirrels body. Thoughts of Kall's words remained in his mind.
"a secret club huh…maybe I need to start one up with the remaining dibbuns" he thought hard as he tried to due some heavy math. There were 28 dibbuns living at Redwall. With Kall's group, that was 16, which meant Only 11 more dibbuns left to join.
Elkleaf shrugged at the numbers, Kall might have out-numbered him, but he was going to be defeated and his members.
That night he stared up at the ceiling. Sias, a hedgehog laid in the bed next to him.
"…so…if we can recruit the remaining members, where will the clubhouse be? We cant go anywhere where the elders will see us…and cant use the orchid because that's Martin's Children's terroity…" Sias said. Elkleaf nodded.
"Yeah…look, I want you to try to get the others, find them out and get them to join, I'll try to find the place to hold the fort at" he said. Though the truth was, he didn't know where to go.
TO BE CONTINELED