The gang hiked through the forest, trying to ignore the growing darkness. Garyph whimpered a little as he snuggled into Piglet. Piglet was scared too, but he figured that, being older, he should try to be brave.
"Don't cry, little Garyph, I will protect you..."
"HORRRRRRREAAAA!" A giant Heffalump crashed through the trees! It bent down and grabbed Pooh in its trunk, then ran away, giant footsteps echoing through the foliage. The other two were stunned. (Ow! Okay Garyph-I meant three!) Garyph quickly squawked and looked in the direction the monster had run, clearly torn with burrowing into the safety of Piglet's chest and flying after the Heffalump to rescue Pooh.
Christopher Robin was already running through the big path left in the foliage. Piglet decided to follow. After all, he didn't want to be stranded alone... he hated that! Garyph, having snuggled so close to Piglet, had no choice but to be dragged along, blinking slightly.
"Ho-ho!" said the Heffalump. "So what do we have here?"
Pooh decided not to answer. It was probably safer. In most cases, this was true. In this case, it was not.
"ANSWER ME!" roared the giant monster as it shook Pooh up and down, up and down, up and down, up and...you get the idea.
Pooh gulped. "Help."
Piglet was trying to follow Christopher Robin, but it was getting harder and harder to catch up. Soon, the little pig was lost. He trembled in fear. The paths here were wider, and he could no longer see the trail of the Heffalump. Garyph clung to Piglet, shaking violently, and causing Piglet to shake back and forth as well. The two were now shaking extremely hard.
Suddenly, a mouse squeaked.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Piglet. Garyph screeched louder and the two of them ran/flew off in a panic. They didn't know where they were going, but they didn't care! They wanted to go anywhere but there!
"Piglet, maybe we should give Garyph some-Piglet?" asked Christopher Robin. He spun around, and gasped. "Oh no! Piglet! Garyph!" He started to run around frantically. "Piglet? Garyph? Where are you? This isn't funny! Just come out!
"Oh great, now I have to find them," muttered the boy as he turned around. "I hope they didn't wander off the trail. That would be a disaster!" And he started to run. Pooh would have to hold out until they were found. He was a good bear, even if his head did have a little fluff in it. Really, he could probably hold off the Heffalump, perhaps by talking?
"So, what are y-y-you g-g-going to d-d-do with me?" asked Pooh. He was trembling hard as he stared at the Heffalump.
"I'll eat you, of course! Ho-ho!" cried the Heffalump.
"Why do you want to eat me?" asked Pooh, trying to buy himself time.
The Heffalump paused. No other victim had asked this kind of question before. "W-w-welllll...BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT!" he answered in a soft rumble ending in a ferocious roar. Then he added, "Ho-ho!"
"Ummm..." said Pooh, "why do you say 'Ho-ho' so much?"
"Well...you see-I mean...oh...whatever!" growled the Heffalump loudly. "I will eat you right now so that you cannot buy yourself anymore time by asking these silly questions!
"But first, I must boil the water..."
Author's Notes
Overall Commentory: The plot thickens! Everyone is getting seperated! What will they do? Ha-ha! Fear my almighty author powers!
Key Points/Semi-spoilers:
1. Tigger still wants his Extract of Malt!
2. Piglet and Garyph will stay together! So don't worry! They'll have each other!
Well, that's all! TTFN!