Chapter Fourteen: Addie's Victory
"Hey down there! Who are you, and what do you want?" The mouse on sentry duty asked a strange looking ferret.
"Likle Spuff, at yer service, sir," the ferret replied, "I came in search of a place to take refuge for the night, sir. I heard that the Redwall Abbey was a great place from the many animals that came here in their time of need, sir. So please, sir, will you let me stay?"
"I must ask our Abbot. Father Abbot, I need Father Abbot!" the guard yelled to the animals below. The Abbot came up to talk with the guard. "He says his name is Likle Spuff, but I don't think we should trust him."
The ferret was listening from below, "Come, now! Why wouldn't you trust me? If you let two rats in earlier, then why can't you let me in? Oops," the ferret knew he spilled the beans on the two rats.
"Ahah! So you are one of them! We knew they were fakes, that's why we tied them up in the abbey," the Abbot yelled down to the ferret. "Now go, before I change my mind to spare you!" The ferret didn't move. "Addie! Mattimeo!" The two mice came up to the edge of the high brick wall, bows at hand, quiver at back. The two loaded their bows. "Fire!" The ferret stood, stiff as a rock, not daring to move.
"Ayee!" The ferret screamed as an arrow seared his stomach, and another that landed right at his feet.
"Crap! I missed again!" Mattimeo yelled. Obviously, his arrow was the one that fell short.
"At least you called both of us, or he might have gotten away." The three laughed.
"Good shooting, Addie! That was a close shot, Matti. Keep practicing." The three disappeared from view of the dying ferret. The dying ferret got up, pulled the arrow from his stomach, and threw it back up at the mice.
"Never laugh till the enemy is beaten, and I am not beaten yet! You have not beaten Quicktooth!" After that the ferret collapsed, dead as a doornail.
"They know? How do they know? Now, they have two captivesssss, and have killed my best ssssspy! I can't believe it!" The giant Adder was rolling with rage in the ditch. "If you ever want anything done, you mussssst do it yourssssself." The snake slithered out of the ditch towards the abbey.
Addie, Mattimeo, and Abbot Mordalfus went into the great hall for a victory drink of fresh October Ale from the cellars. Matthias joined them. "So, Addie, you shot a ferret? That must have been hard from all the way up there," Matthias congratulated Addie. "Oh, and Matti, you should work some more on that shot. You have the strength, you just need the aim. Meet at the shooting range after our drink, here." The four mice drank with peace.
A/N: Sorry that was sooooo short. Can't write too much these days. Getting' too old (I'm only 12!). Please read on. The other chapters should be longer. (This is the first chapter book I've ever written. Be proud of me, please?) Thanks for reading, continue, please? I feel a little too polite. Too many pleases! Oh well. Continue, if you may (I didn't use the P word!)
Me! AddieofMossflower
P.S.- My real name is Erin, and Addie is my dog. She is fluffy and sweet ^- ^
"Hey down there! Who are you, and what do you want?" The mouse on sentry duty asked a strange looking ferret.
"Likle Spuff, at yer service, sir," the ferret replied, "I came in search of a place to take refuge for the night, sir. I heard that the Redwall Abbey was a great place from the many animals that came here in their time of need, sir. So please, sir, will you let me stay?"
"I must ask our Abbot. Father Abbot, I need Father Abbot!" the guard yelled to the animals below. The Abbot came up to talk with the guard. "He says his name is Likle Spuff, but I don't think we should trust him."
The ferret was listening from below, "Come, now! Why wouldn't you trust me? If you let two rats in earlier, then why can't you let me in? Oops," the ferret knew he spilled the beans on the two rats.
"Ahah! So you are one of them! We knew they were fakes, that's why we tied them up in the abbey," the Abbot yelled down to the ferret. "Now go, before I change my mind to spare you!" The ferret didn't move. "Addie! Mattimeo!" The two mice came up to the edge of the high brick wall, bows at hand, quiver at back. The two loaded their bows. "Fire!" The ferret stood, stiff as a rock, not daring to move.
"Ayee!" The ferret screamed as an arrow seared his stomach, and another that landed right at his feet.
"Crap! I missed again!" Mattimeo yelled. Obviously, his arrow was the one that fell short.
"At least you called both of us, or he might have gotten away." The three laughed.
"Good shooting, Addie! That was a close shot, Matti. Keep practicing." The three disappeared from view of the dying ferret. The dying ferret got up, pulled the arrow from his stomach, and threw it back up at the mice.
"Never laugh till the enemy is beaten, and I am not beaten yet! You have not beaten Quicktooth!" After that the ferret collapsed, dead as a doornail.
"They know? How do they know? Now, they have two captivesssss, and have killed my best ssssspy! I can't believe it!" The giant Adder was rolling with rage in the ditch. "If you ever want anything done, you mussssst do it yourssssself." The snake slithered out of the ditch towards the abbey.
Addie, Mattimeo, and Abbot Mordalfus went into the great hall for a victory drink of fresh October Ale from the cellars. Matthias joined them. "So, Addie, you shot a ferret? That must have been hard from all the way up there," Matthias congratulated Addie. "Oh, and Matti, you should work some more on that shot. You have the strength, you just need the aim. Meet at the shooting range after our drink, here." The four mice drank with peace.
A/N: Sorry that was sooooo short. Can't write too much these days. Getting' too old (I'm only 12!). Please read on. The other chapters should be longer. (This is the first chapter book I've ever written. Be proud of me, please?) Thanks for reading, continue, please? I feel a little too polite. Too many pleases! Oh well. Continue, if you may (I didn't use the P word!)
Me! AddieofMossflower
P.S.- My real name is Erin, and Addie is my dog. She is fluffy and sweet ^- ^