Chapter 14 has arrived. Time for a certain pasling we all know and love to make a late entry. Enjoy:
Chapter 14: A paslings work is never done.
In the alley way behind the silver dragon restaurant a small green humanoid creature was rummaging desperately for its next meal. It was wearing two over sized brown boots one split at the toes. A dirty stained top with a dull orange vest on held in place by a black belt. The creature had dark green bumpy skin with two white clumps of matted hair growing out of its wrists and two yellow 'blood shot eyes. In Meridian such a creature was known simply has a pasling. Considered little more than vermin that could talk and stand on two legs.
Blunk dug into the dumpster behind the restaurant searching for leftover scraps of food dead animals anything which looked remotely organic and would fit into his mouth. Paslings had little uses other than slave labour but they could also digest almost anything with little or no ill effects. They also had an unusual ability to find portals via 'smell'.
Blunk dug his scrawny hands deep into the filth and retrieved a rotten half eaten roast chicken.
"Blunk eat bird meat tonight!" The pasling declared delightedly to no one in particular. And 'proceeded to ravenously devour a meal which would make most vomit at the sight (and smell).
The green frog like creature stared up into the night air has it felt a sudden increase in wind speed. Blunk blood shot eyes adjusted to a female winged figure descending from the 'sky which he soon recognised has Hay-lin.
"Blunk! Blunk!" Hay-lin hissed. Has she tried to locate the 'pickle skinned man. Blunk often explored at night to avoid being seen by people, which made it easier for him to scavenge food and junk (or merchandise has he called it) from 'peoples trash cans and dumpsters etc. Recently however she made a deal with him that if he stayed to the alley behind her family restaurant were the girls could keep an eye on him he would get all the leftover food from the restaurant. Blunk gladly accepted of course but often broke his end of the deal. In spite of that Hay-lin could rarely resist leaving him at least a few scraps. He had clearly been raised in poverty and down trodden his whole life so she hated having to inflict further misery on the poor creature. And even if he was a little odd looking she still couldn't help but find him cute and lovable in an odd sort of way.
"C'mon Blunk quit hiding! Its me Hay-lin!" She hissed.
"Birdie meat?" blunk offered has his head shot out of his garbage dumpster home sticking a leg of rotten chicken in Hay-lin's face.
"Ew!" Hay-lin shrieked has she batted the foul smelling meat away from her face.
" Blunk!" Don't do that ever again! She steamed.
"C'mon we need your help," Hay-lin commanded.
"Ooh! Girls need Blunk's help?
"C'mon we gotta find a portal so we can send some monsters back to Metamoor," Hay-lin explained.
"Argh! Blunk no want to fight monsters!" Blunk shrieked desperately diving into the safety of his dumpster home.
"Well if you don't I guess there'll be no more food left out for you," Hay-lin replied turning her back to the pickle skinned man. She patiently counted down.
"Five four three two,"
"Blunk help girls," Blunk replied stepping in front of Hay-lin like a small child that had just been scolded and made to apologise.
"Great lets go!" Hay-lin cried happily grabbing Blunk's scrawny arm and pulling him into the air with her. "The pasling shrieking in terror trying desperately to scramble up her arm.
"Will we can't hold out much longer!" Irma called out desperately. Has she fled the ice Sentinels 'attacks. The fact the group had held out this long was nothing short of a miracle. The Guardians had led the Sentinels around the park several times a few trees had fallen but no major damage had been caused... yet! But that aside the battle had starting to draw the attention of the police. But for some reason they had entered the park yet.
Irma landed in front of the ice monster and used her powers to pull two large water pipes out of the ground. The water rushed into the Ice sentinels torso freezing on contact leaving it pinned against a tree and helpless.
Cornelia shot hundreds of vines out of the ground to engulf and over whelm the rock Sentinel. Wrapping it like a mummy in plant vines. She then hardened the vines leaving it helpless. With its arms unable to move it couldn't muster the strength to free itself.
Taranee was left with the steel Sentinel. Dodging in and out of its lightning fast blades. Before the two were landed crossed over each other. Taranee took the opportunity to strike. "Blasting its swords and wielding them together with her fire. She aimed again at the creature's hands leaving its arms useless. Cornelia used her powers to hold it down with a series of vines leaving it helpless.
"That won't hold them for long," Caleb said.
"I know!" Will replied.
"Hey guys! Up here!" The group looked up to see Hay-lin floating down with Blunk in toe.
"One Blunk has ordered. That will be three monsters to go plus tip please," Hay-lin smiled smugly has blunk stood in front of Will towering over him.
"Blunk we need a portal now!" Will commanded.
"Blunk on it!" The pasling creature saluted. Blunk began sniffing along the floor like a blood, hound. Searching for the unmistakeable scent given off by portals only detectable 'to a paslings unique nasal cavities. The smell was difficult to describe. A kind of mint flavoured smell mixed in with something some rotten like decaying flesh. He soon found what he was looking for and began hopping excitedly near a large tree.
"Portal! Portal! Blunk find portal!"
"Cornelia?" Will replied calmly.
Cornelia had the vines pinning down the monsters to enlarge to massive limbs, which one by one threw each of the Sentinels into the portal.
"Later guys," Will called has she passed the heart over the portal sealing it up like a zipped pocket.
"C'mon we better get out of here," Will said flying into the air.
"Like no duh!" my hair was not meant to endure this kindof stress!" Cornelia informed has she joined the other girls Caleb and Blunk being air lifted and dropped in a nearby alley, way.
The police arrived moments later to survey the damage.
"What you think Bernie?" The first officer asked flashing his torch light at over at the cut trees and damaged ground.
"No idea" Bernie responded. The two looked about in wonder trying to work out what could have caused such devastation…
I was originally planning on leaving blunk out entirely but now that hes here rest assured hes got his part to play. Chapter 15 is coming soon. Until R&R