Chapter: 22, Idea

I punched an alien in the face and kicked one in the stomach. Susan stepped on some then crouched down and swatted a group. The aliens weren't so good on defense but they were good at attack. I lost most of my strength when one shocked me.

Then I saw Doc get hit by some of the aliens' blows. I tried to help him, but then got hit and fell down. I saw Susan pick up Doc and shove some aliens aside. B.O.B. was busy eating aliens and shooting them off the side and make them fall to the bottom.

Just then I felt an alien grab me by the neck and lift me up. It glared at me evilly. This was the first time I saw emotion in one of the aliens' face. I started to cough.

I felt my neck being squeezed.

I choked and coughed.

I grabbed the alien's arm and tried to pull it away from my neck, but the alien had a strong grip. He then lifted his right arm and a small ball of energy was forming from his hand. He started to laugh evilly. I closed my eyes tight. Suddenly I felt the alien get knocked to the side and drop me.

I fell and gasped. I looked up and saw Link in front of me. He roared at the aliens. His fish tail swishing.

I smiled weakly up at him.

The rest of the aliens backed away from us. Link turned around and helped me up.

I coughed some more.

Then the others came up from behind us.

There were now thirty or so aliens plus the ruler. Then they backed away, but then the ruler pushed a button on the side of the wall and started to laugh an evil laugh.

The other aliens joined in.

Then the suspended hallway we were on dropped.

We screamed and fell. I was too scared to think about flapping my wings so I fell with my friends.

We landed on a squishy platform.

"What the-" Susan was starting to ask but then got interrupted when the wall furthest away from us opened up. It was the giant alien slug we fought on our first alien fight…only…this one…was…bigger!

"Mother of all Slugs!" Doc said in horror, and he was right. This giant slug is a hundred times bigger then the last one we encountered.

"The giant slugs are the aliens' pets!" I said in terror.

Then the Mother Slug roared. I screeched and fell to the ground with my hands pressing my ears. The others held their hands to their ears as well. Then the giant slug spotted us. It then growled and came to us. We ran out of the way as the slug lashed its tongue at us and flailed its arms to grab us. Doc looked up at the alien slug and his pupils went small.

"The eggs!" he choked out and pointed. We all looked at where Doc was pointing. In the mother slug's slimy, thick, body were a billion watermelon-sized eggs!

"We have to destroy them!" He commanded as he ducked to dodge a flailing arm, but it was too late. The eggs started to hatch and out came little versions of slugs but they were the size of Link!

Then the war began.

B.O.B. moved up to one and tried to eat it. I started to feel ill and held my mouth so I wouldn't puke. Just then B.O.B. threw up the slug. "YUCK! They taste terrible!" he said in disgust with his tongue sticking out.

Susan hesitated and smacked some from getting near her. "Ew! Gross!" she screamed as she held up her hand that was thick with green goo.

Link kicked some and sent them flying. On some occasions his foot or arm would get stuck in the body of one and he would try to pry it out.

Doc dodged one that was about to eat him.

More and more slugs kept coming.

"We have to stop the Mother Slug from hatching more eggs!" screamed Doc over the screeches of the little slugs, and the M.S.

"I'm on it!" yelled Link as he ran over to Susan and climbed up her leg to her shoulder. He then told her to fling him to the top of the slug. She nodded and took him off her shoulder.

I watched as Link flew through the air and land on top of the slug. Just then I felt pain shoot up my right arm.

A slug just bit me!

I screeched in pain and punched the slug in the face. My right black sleeve was ripped and I was bleeding pretty badly. I cradled my right arm and continued to fight the slugs.

Link scraped the eyes of the M.S. and pulled on its antennae. The slug roared in pain as is eyes gushed green ooze. Then the M.S. slug whipped her head around and thus flinging Link against the wall. He slid down till he hit the ground. He kept going in and out of unconsciousness and had cuts and bruises on his arms and face.

I tried to run and help him but then the M.S. slug roared. I screamed in pain and held my ears. I screamed so loud that ten slugs that were zeroing in on me exploded.

Then the idea came to me.

"B.O.B.! Susan! I need you guys to help me!" I yelled while hitting a couple of slugs to get to them. "I need you too Doc!" I said as I grabbed him when he was about to get eaten.

B.O.B. and Susan were already in position, but Doc wasn't sure about my idea. Doc and I were on Susan's shoulders.

Susan stepped on some slugs but it was no use twenty of them were slowly going up her body to us. "You guys better hurry!" she told us impatiently. Doc turned me to face him. "You are going to kill yourself!" Doc said. I looked up at his huge bug eyes. "It's the only way," I told him.

He sighed sadly and looked down. Then he looked at me and we shook hands. "It was a pleasure knowing you Bat," he said politely.

"You too," I said to him and turned around and got into position.

Susan had her arms stretched out while holding B.O.B.'s ends. While Doc, on top of Susan's head, holding B.O.B.'s other end like a triangle and I stood in position in front of Doc, and part of B.O.B.

We were a monster slingshot.

I was the ammo.

"Ready?!" I yelled to them. "Ready!" They yelled back while struggling. My plan was making them use all their strength. I waited till it was a clear shot to the M.S.

"NOW!" I yelled and Doc let go of B.O.B.'s end, causing me to fling, and Susan held B.O.B.'s ends. I was going so fast I felt tears coming to my eyes and a bitter coldness on my face. I took a deep breath and covered my head with my arms as I plunged right into the M.S.'s body.

I felt the M.S. screech in pain but since I was in the body, the scream was muffled. My eyes were closed. I didn't want to have eternal stinging in my eyes, and who knows what alien goo will do to my eyes.

I gathered up all my strength inside me. Then I let out a huge shriek. I felt the thick mass of the M.S. move like ripples in a pond. My mouth was sore already and my lungs were exploding. I felt my ears bleeding with pain, but I screamed even louder and ignored the intense pain.

Then I felt the slug screech and the whole mass exploded around me. I slowly opened my eyes halfway and stopped screaming. I hung suspended in air for a second. Susan, B.O.B. and Doc were looking up at me and were screaming something, but I couldn't hear them. I then felt light headed and fell.

Darkness took over. I felt myself falling headfirst. The wind whipping through my ringing ears. My rib cage collapsed and my lungs deflated like balloons. My wings cut and sore surrounded me like a cape as I fell.

I couldn't think straight. The only thing that made sense to me was: "Wonder if Heaven accepts monsters? Then I blacked out.