Hova's Duty
Chapter 11 Drawings
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Hova lead Lucas, Kreela, and Fugax to a large chamber filled with halls that had drawings on the walls. The drawings looked ancient and they depicted many ants do various tasks. Lucas was a bit awed by the drawings and figured they had great significance to the ants.
"So is the Mother the Queen?" Asked Lucas.
"No she is not. The Mother was our great ancestor who gave birth to the colony and helped build everything we have here today. She was said that she was very powerful and kind and that one day she would return to us." Said Hova indicating a drawing on the wall.
The drawing was of a massive ant with glowing white eyes and was surrounded by a bright white outline that seemed to make her glow. The Mother kind of looked like the Queen, but much grander. Lucas stared at the drawing for a bit and then he began to walk down the hallway and look at the other drawings. Many of the drawings were of ants doing work, though there were a few of ants fighting wasp and other insects. Lucas was enjoying the drawings, when he saw one that stopped him in his tracks. The drawing showed the ant hill and towering over it was a grotesque evil looking version of Lucas in his human form about to kick the ant hill to bits.
"Is that how the colony saw me?" Asked Lucas.
"Yes." Said Fugax.
Kreela elbowed Fugax in the chest and glared at him as Hova put a comforting hand on Lucas's shoulder.
"Hey that's just a bad drawing. I never saw as that. Once the colony gets to know you, they'll see your not a monster." Said Hova with a smile.
Lucas smiled back and they continued moving on. The group saw a couple of drawings that showed what appeared to be a likeness of Hova with a see through abdomen that first showed a shrunken human Lucas in her stomach, then an ant Lucas in Hova's stomach, and finally the ant Lucas standing next to Hova. Lucas and Hova gave each other awkward looks and continued moving.
Lucas then saw a drawing that stopped him in his tracks and sent a cold chill down his spine. The drawing was of the exterminator Stan Beals and he looked absolutely evil and terrifying. Stan had an evil grin on his face and he seemed to be breathing out black smoke.
"That is the Cloud Breather, he is said that he will one day appear and bring great destruction to the colony. I never believed in him and I think he was just a legend used to scare misbehaving pupae." Said Hova.
Lucas felt his heart hammering in his abdomen. Stan was very real and Lucas had signed an order summoning him to the house to exterminate bugs, which included the colony. This was very bad. Lucas thought about telling Hova and the other ants about Stan and explain the situation and maybe they would return him to be human and back to his original size, but then there was the chance that the ants might punish and kill him. Lucas could probably still call off the order, all he needed was a phone and that was back in his house. In the end Lucas's fear won the decision.
"Hey Hova I was thinking about a way to help the colony." Said Lucas.
"How's that?" Asked Hova.
"Well you all like sweet rocks and I know where we can find a bunch." Said Lucas.
"Where?" Asked Hova.
"My home." Said Lucas.
It was true.
"Alright lead the way Lucas." Said Hova with an encouraging smile.
The little group headed out of the ant hill and towards the direction of Lucas's house.
To be continued.