Chapter 6

What a mountain, thought Damuggon, enough barracks for all of my vermin, my own quarters, and enough forges to make all the weapons I will I ever need. And then there was the broadsword he found on the forge in the deepest part of the mountain. Throughout the mountain every vermin was happy, if it was possible, and yet he wasn't he wouldn't rest until he had captured Redwall. So he found his newly appointed Colonel, Colonel Georonum, and told him to round every vermin up to march on Redwall. Colonel Georonum was a good commander, unlike the late Icarus, he had been blinded by greed of power and got himself killed by mocking Radion the Mace.

"Git ready to move!" yelled Damuggon walking through the mountain to get his troops ready.

"Get your asses up and arm yerselves!" yelled Georonum.

"Wut for!" yelled a drunken stoat at Damuggon.

"We're marchin on Redwall." Then Damuggon went to Georonum, "Take a note put this drunkard on the frontline."

"Sir," saluted Georonum.

After the ten score vermin were ready to move they left the mountain. Damuggon had the broadsword swinging at his side. Let them challenge this, thought Damuggon sure of himself.

GUOSIM were sailing southward when they saw the vermin marching out.

"Damn."

"What is it Montague?" asked a shrew.

"The vermin are marching out. Wake the Abbot."

"Yessir."

"Damn!" exclaimed Tom loudly.

"What?"

"Look south."

"ARM YERSELVES! The vermin are comin."

"Radion change of courses."

"Why?"

"Look to the east."

"Shit… tell them to charge."

"Yessir. ATTACK THOSE VERMIN!"

"What? The vermin are marching?"

"Yes.."

"Also whats the thing in your hand?"

"The key piece to Damuggon's mind."

"A stone?"

"It drives him insane to find it."

"Wow.. I never thought the riddle meant a pebble…"

"Me either… but I had some people check the pile of bones it said and they found this."

"Recorder Jake how'd you get in with us?"

"I came to make sure everything would be okay in this taking over…. I would need to record it anyway," said Jake with a slight smile.

"Oh….. don't get in the way."