Hi there! Glad to see you made it to the second chapter! Popple's starting to explore the caves…. Who knows what he's going to find down there… I know :D Read on, young Skywalker
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The voices grew louder and louder until Popple heard some sort of a mix between a grunt and a sigh… he could only describe it as a "FWUUGHF." Popple seen them in the distance, just a couple of yards away. He thought he was done for, caught in the dim, nearby torch (which lighting was close to midnight level). It turned out, their backs were facing him, and they were sitting down. It wasn't until the Montys started speaking, that Popple knew he was safe. He had no idea how boring a Monty conversation was!
"Catch last night's episode of 'Dirt Diggers?'"
"Yeah, there was even more diggin' than last week's episode, WOW, that guy knew how to shovel rocks!"
"Yeah, Oh! What do you have for lunch today?"
"The Mrs. packed me some gravel. Whadda you have?"
"Gravel. Wanna trade?"
"Sure."
The conversations sadly went on like this. He heard a LOT of crunching, and inched his way into the next sector. Each section had beams supporting the roof, rocks half mined, shovels completely rusted, rotting benches, and even more dirt. Yuck. There were so many rooms, and the next seemed to have three tunnels at the end to choose from. RATS. Popple knew he should have gotten life insurance! Anyone could get lost down here. The only source of direction was memory and the deep feeling in your gut.
Hours passed until Popple entered the most peculiar room… There were machines! Bulldozers, rock pounders… TRAIN TRACKS! These tracks must be for Bowser's plans… Popple hopped into a rather large bulldozer, planning on taking it for a spin, until he heard the gruff voice of a Mole.
"WHADD ARE YA STANDIN ROUND ERE FOR? GET A MOVE ON!" There must have been workers around that he hadn't seen; he had to have the luck of a thief for that! The hoarse voice of the Monty indicated that he was quite experienced. He had to be in charge… maybe. He was definitely the one to follow. In fact, Popple had to follow him ALL the way back to one of the rooms that was near the Munching Montys he encountered. Only instead of making a right, the Mole made a left and right into his office. FIGURES! Through the glass window on the door, Popple peered into his room, and there were the plans, sitting right on his desk. The next step?
Let's see here, retrieve the plans, spot the Montys in charge of the operation, and flee to the Kingdom and let his credit be taken away…
NOT! Popple had a better plan.
