A/N: Hi. Heeheehee.
By the way- and this covers all of my chapters- I don't own these characters or Marshank or Redwall Abbey or ANYTHING. Except the hare that healed Rose. And this story, obviously. And the Laterose Theory. I'll tell you what that is later.
I hope you liked the second chapter, I know it was somewhat short. Oh well. Here's the third chapter. *grins*
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"They're coming!"
Bella, Redwall Abbey's badgermum, ran to the window that Columbine, Gonff's wife, was looking out of.
"Coming! Favver and Marthen be coming!" Gonflet said from Columbine's shoulders.
"They certainly are." Bella said. Then she laughed suddenly.
"What is it?" Columbine asked.
Bella pointed out the window. "Martin must be in an extremely good mood today. It's not every day you see our Abbey warrior doing cartwheels down the path!"
Gonflet giggled. "He look like a lickle Dibbun, doin' cartwheels like dat!"
"He does, indeed." Columbine said, smiling. "Oh, look… there's a mousemaid with them. I wonder where she came from."
"I don't know, my friend. But wherever she came from, let's show her what excellent food we have at the Abbey. We'll have an enormous supper. Come on, let's go and greet Martin, Gonff, Dinny and whoever their friend is!"
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The four companions were led into the Abbey grounds.
"Oh, it's good to know you're all right." Columbine said. "Where were you?"
"Oh y'know, here an' there." Gonff said. "Over hill, over dale, getting ourselves hopelessly lost…"
"Boi hokey, we wuz." Dinny declared.
"I potecked alla creatures while you was gone." Gonflet said proudly.
"So you did." Columbine said, smiling fondly.
"Glad to hear it, matey." Gonff said, tweaking Gonflet's whisker.
"Who's this pretty creature?" Bella asked, nodding towards Rose.
"I'm Laterose." Rose said. "Pleased to meet you, ma'am."
"The pleasure's all mine, Laterose."
"Rose is a friend of mine." Martin explained happily.
Gonff slowly grinned as something occurred to him. "Yes, a friend."
He winced as Martin kicked him discreetly.
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"Favver, look!" Gonflet yelled. "I cans balance a flan on my head!"
Everybeast in the Abbey was sitting around the long table, eating their fill of the Abbey's fine food.
"I'm proud of you, pal." Gonff said, smiling. "That there flan-balancing is a skill you'll need all your life. Ya got 'nough pudden, Martin?"
"Yes, Gonff, I'm sure three heaping bowls of the stuff is enough. Why'd you give me so much, anyway?"
"'S good for you." Gonff said through a mouthful of cheese.
"He's probably right." Rose said, grinning. She looked down at her plate. "My cake appears to be missing," she said.
Martin took a half- eaten slice of cake from Gonff's plate and gave it to her. "This is probably it."
"Hey!" the thief exclaimed.
"Get your own cake!" Rose declared.
Gonff watched a platter go by. "Don't mind if I do." he said as he grabbed a slice.
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Later on, everybeast was seated comfortably in Great Hall. Martin and Rose were just finishing telling about Marshank and the events of the previous night. Almost everybeast was in tears as they heard about Martin's sorrow during the time when he thought Rose was dead, Rose's perseverance in finding Martin, and the joyful reunion.
"That is a truly amazing story." Abbess Germaine said, wiping away a tear. "Amazing."
"It bring tears to moi oiys, it do, and oi've already 'eard the story a trillyn toimes." Dinny noted.
"Indeed," Bella said. "But now I think it's time for everybeast to go to bed. I, for one, am so tired I'll most likely sleep 'til noon tomorrow."
"I'm going to bed now, too." Rose said, yawning. "Have a good sleep, everyone."
All of the creatures present slowly rose and started towards the dormitories, until only Gonff and Martin remained.
"Aren't you going to bed, matey?" Gonff asked.
"No, not yet." Martin said. "I wouldn't be able to fall asleep, anyway."
"Tell me about it."
The friends both stared into the fire for a moment.
"So." Gonff said after a pause.
"So, what?" Martin queried.
"So… well… you and Rose are good friends, aren't you?"
"Yes, we are." Martin said inquisitively.
"You're very close?"
"Yes…" Martin stopped short. "Wait a minute… what are you saying?"
"Ohh… nothing really. Just wondering."
Martin looked hard at him.
"All right, fine. Maybe I was implying something. Maybe."
Martin sighed exasperatedly. "Is that what that whole 'Yes, a friend,' thing was about."
Gonff giggled. "Yes, it is."
Martin shook his head. "Bizarre. You are bizarre. Beyond all reason."
"Am I?" Gonff inquired. "To me, my observations didn't sound very far from the truth."
Martin sighed again. "I'm going to bed," he said wearily. "Goodnight."
Gonff smiled. "Goodnight, matey."
By the way- and this covers all of my chapters- I don't own these characters or Marshank or Redwall Abbey or ANYTHING. Except the hare that healed Rose. And this story, obviously. And the Laterose Theory. I'll tell you what that is later.
I hope you liked the second chapter, I know it was somewhat short. Oh well. Here's the third chapter. *grins*
~~~(@ @)~~~~
"They're coming!"
Bella, Redwall Abbey's badgermum, ran to the window that Columbine, Gonff's wife, was looking out of.
"Coming! Favver and Marthen be coming!" Gonflet said from Columbine's shoulders.
"They certainly are." Bella said. Then she laughed suddenly.
"What is it?" Columbine asked.
Bella pointed out the window. "Martin must be in an extremely good mood today. It's not every day you see our Abbey warrior doing cartwheels down the path!"
Gonflet giggled. "He look like a lickle Dibbun, doin' cartwheels like dat!"
"He does, indeed." Columbine said, smiling. "Oh, look… there's a mousemaid with them. I wonder where she came from."
"I don't know, my friend. But wherever she came from, let's show her what excellent food we have at the Abbey. We'll have an enormous supper. Come on, let's go and greet Martin, Gonff, Dinny and whoever their friend is!"
~~~~(@ @)~~~~
The four companions were led into the Abbey grounds.
"Oh, it's good to know you're all right." Columbine said. "Where were you?"
"Oh y'know, here an' there." Gonff said. "Over hill, over dale, getting ourselves hopelessly lost…"
"Boi hokey, we wuz." Dinny declared.
"I potecked alla creatures while you was gone." Gonflet said proudly.
"So you did." Columbine said, smiling fondly.
"Glad to hear it, matey." Gonff said, tweaking Gonflet's whisker.
"Who's this pretty creature?" Bella asked, nodding towards Rose.
"I'm Laterose." Rose said. "Pleased to meet you, ma'am."
"The pleasure's all mine, Laterose."
"Rose is a friend of mine." Martin explained happily.
Gonff slowly grinned as something occurred to him. "Yes, a friend."
He winced as Martin kicked him discreetly.
~~~~(@ @)~~~~
"Favver, look!" Gonflet yelled. "I cans balance a flan on my head!"
Everybeast in the Abbey was sitting around the long table, eating their fill of the Abbey's fine food.
"I'm proud of you, pal." Gonff said, smiling. "That there flan-balancing is a skill you'll need all your life. Ya got 'nough pudden, Martin?"
"Yes, Gonff, I'm sure three heaping bowls of the stuff is enough. Why'd you give me so much, anyway?"
"'S good for you." Gonff said through a mouthful of cheese.
"He's probably right." Rose said, grinning. She looked down at her plate. "My cake appears to be missing," she said.
Martin took a half- eaten slice of cake from Gonff's plate and gave it to her. "This is probably it."
"Hey!" the thief exclaimed.
"Get your own cake!" Rose declared.
Gonff watched a platter go by. "Don't mind if I do." he said as he grabbed a slice.
~~~~(@ @)~~~~
Later on, everybeast was seated comfortably in Great Hall. Martin and Rose were just finishing telling about Marshank and the events of the previous night. Almost everybeast was in tears as they heard about Martin's sorrow during the time when he thought Rose was dead, Rose's perseverance in finding Martin, and the joyful reunion.
"That is a truly amazing story." Abbess Germaine said, wiping away a tear. "Amazing."
"It bring tears to moi oiys, it do, and oi've already 'eard the story a trillyn toimes." Dinny noted.
"Indeed," Bella said. "But now I think it's time for everybeast to go to bed. I, for one, am so tired I'll most likely sleep 'til noon tomorrow."
"I'm going to bed now, too." Rose said, yawning. "Have a good sleep, everyone."
All of the creatures present slowly rose and started towards the dormitories, until only Gonff and Martin remained.
"Aren't you going to bed, matey?" Gonff asked.
"No, not yet." Martin said. "I wouldn't be able to fall asleep, anyway."
"Tell me about it."
The friends both stared into the fire for a moment.
"So." Gonff said after a pause.
"So, what?" Martin queried.
"So… well… you and Rose are good friends, aren't you?"
"Yes, we are." Martin said inquisitively.
"You're very close?"
"Yes…" Martin stopped short. "Wait a minute… what are you saying?"
"Ohh… nothing really. Just wondering."
Martin looked hard at him.
"All right, fine. Maybe I was implying something. Maybe."
Martin sighed exasperatedly. "Is that what that whole 'Yes, a friend,' thing was about."
Gonff giggled. "Yes, it is."
Martin shook his head. "Bizarre. You are bizarre. Beyond all reason."
"Am I?" Gonff inquired. "To me, my observations didn't sound very far from the truth."
Martin sighed again. "I'm going to bed," he said wearily. "Goodnight."
Gonff smiled. "Goodnight, matey."
