Well it has come to this….my last chapter.(Sighs) It's been a long story for me, almost a year in writing it, but it felt much longer! But sadly, all things must come to an end, and 'An Ottermaid's Tale' is one of them.
I'm glad to have gotten so many reviews for this, and some reviewers reviewed me from the first chapter to the twenty-first, hopefully twenty-second. This has been by far my most accomplished story.
Now, for those who love to answer my questions, you will now always find one in any of my stories, from now on. So here's the question…I want to know, who your favorite character was in this story. Be it newly added, or if they've been in the story the whole time. Please tell me! But if you don't want to, I'll give you a different question. What is your favorite hobby. What do you always want to do?
But hey! I'm just ending the story, not my account! On with the finale!
Disclaimer: I really don't own Redwall, the press have these weird rumors, and there making them sound like facts! But hey, what else is new?
(Begin Chapter Twenty-Two)
The first thing darkhide had noticed after seeing the army of vengeful woodlanders, was a drip of sweat that had rundown, in to his eye. After that, the perspiration seemed to snap him back into the world.
"Rally to me!" he roared, "Form a line, form the battle line"
Soldiers hurried to form a stand, there spears held out in front of there attackers, at chest height. The fang shaped shields glinted dangerously in the midday sun. the vermin army stood, waiting for their oncoming foe.
Quicktail had slowly drag himself toward the pile of captives. No beast spoke while the squirrel silently cut the prisoners free with a stolen knife. When they were all free, they all sat silently, waiting to attack the rear of Darkhide's army.
While the army charged, the hare major Storbriger yelled out a command "Front rank chaps, slings at the heads me laddows!"
The first rank, which were all Salamandastron trained hares, took out slings and fired stones from there pouches. The tactic worked, not a singles river pebble had missed. In three seconds the first rank of vermin were down.
Now since it was to close to fire, the woodland army charged right into the forces of darkhide. Soon the air was filled with sword clanging against shields.
Curry, Earthpaw, Halden, and Tipon all formed a square and jabbed out at out anything in reach of them. Several vermin were falling at there thrusts, jabs, and stabs from the friends.
Timberpaw had rounded up his hedgehogs and all of them had curled up and rolled through the enemies, having sticking out a sword as they rolled past, more vermin were cut down.
Darkhide, as you would take it, is no ordinary warlord. He is smart and cunning. So instead of playing coward in the back, he was up in front, hacking away at anything. A hare came toward him, a sword in paw, ready for a jump-stab. But before the hare could jump, darkhide had already thrown his own battle pike straight into the heart of the hare.
As he fell dead, darkhide had run forward and jumped kicked the pike through the dead hare, and picked it up, but suddenly rolled on the ground, pike up, and stabbed a hedgehog, that was creeping up on him.
Just then, Quicktail's small resistance force charged the back of Darkhide's army. Yelling their cries, the ran gallantly into the back of the hoard. This caused much surprise.
The tide had turned over to the woodland force. Darkhide's army had the numbers, but the woodlanders had the heart. Soon the once great army of Darkhide had fled and were running toward the shoreline, with woodlanders hard in pursuit. As the army fled, curry and his friends were rejoicing.
"We've won!" shouted Halden, tears of joy down his face.
"Finally!" sighed Curry. "All the hard work it---arhhhhhh!
Darkhide had ran toward the woods, all was gone for him. But seeing a shrew with his back exposed, it was too good to pass up, picking up a sword, he sped to curry and ran him through the small of the back, then ran for the woods.
Nobody saw who ran curry through, except Tipon.
Halden and Earthpaw ran to curry, who's eyes original sparkle had already begun to fade. Tears were still coming down Halden's face, but not for joy anymore.
"Curry, please hold on," He croaked, "Don't die!"
"Maister curry, weem getting you help, stay heurr." Earthpaw choked.
But Curry spoke in a very soft voice. "where's Tipon?"
"I think she saw the creature who attacked you, so she went after him." Halden said.
Curry looked back at Halden and Earthpaw. We've been through a lot together eh mates?" He said in the same softly faint voice. "Always been together, from the start. I remember when we were slaves, and we met Timberpaw. Which reminds me. Free our friends who were locked up here."
Curry was now cocking while talking, sputtering blood on his whiskers. "I'll always remember you two, and Tipon, can you look after her, you're her family now. "He said, giving a weak smile.
Suddenly he stated to shake and convulse " I feel so cold….
He stopped convulsing and laid still.
"Curry?" Halden choked again.
"Curry………CURRY! NOOOO!" Halden sobbed and fell to the ground, leaning against Earthpaw, who was shedding silent tears.
Darkhide was lost. He also had the strange feeling he was being watched. Suddenly, a dart had struck him in the neck. Immediately he was fighting for the breath the seemed to be escaping from his lungs. Tipon appeared from nowhere and stood over the dying weasel.
"Packed wolf bane weasel, I never use it twice on the same creature. I hope they give a nasty welcome at Hellgates!"
And so it was, that the once great leader darkhide the weasel, died on a now evening day.
Tipon looked at the sky. The woodpigeons were coming back to their nest for the night, and crickets chirped noisily. A small breeze went thought Tipons's spikes.
"Sleep well curry…." She murmured. "Sleep well…"
A/N
Well……the story is finished, I hope you review and read my stories again. I now want to thank the authors who reviewed my last chapter.
Agent-D: Wonderful having you review my story, I hope you review all my later works! And I always loved you answers!
Ebbster: I told you Tipon would have a huge role to play, huh? I hope you will always give me advice on my upcoming stories!
Narfgirl: one of my favorite reviewers! I'm so glad you reviewed this story, I hope you will review my other new stories as well!
This is Grubswiper signing out!