Chapter 11
"Well that was weird." said Matt, breaking the silence just a few seconds after the woman vanished.
"What or who was she?" asked Tyrone.
"Someone who hates kids." said Destiny.
"We better hurry. By the looks of things, she's not someone to mess with." said Tyrone.
"Right. Let's get a move on." said Destiny.
Bubbles continued on his way and kept walking towards the woods. Just then, they heard noises. Screeching noises with an ungodly sound. Bubbles stopped and his eyes were twitching in all directions.
Tyrone, Destiny and Matt didn't move. But Matt did speak. "Uh… what's that noise?"
"Quiet." whispered Tyrone.
Destiny then felt something on her head. She reached out and observed a gooey substance on her hand. She slowly looked up at the trees and her eyes went wide. She tapped Tyrone's knee and he too looked up. Matt followed their gaze and his heart began to race.
On the top of the trees were monkeys. Small brown monkeys with a white spot on their chest. They looked somewhat cute, but their mouths were drooling and they had freakishly long arms. Then one of them yawned, revealing long fangs.
"Changos." Matt said Monkey in Spanish.
Tyrone then said to Bubbles aloud. "Run!"
Bubbles ran without warning and Matt fell off! Tyrone turned around and quickly went to help his brother, the moment the monkeys fell from the tree.
"OH SHIT!" cried Tyrone.
The boys quickly rolled on the ground while the monkeys landed on top of their own stomachs. The boys then got up and ran after Bubbles who halted for a sec.
"Get on! Quick!" cried Destiny.
Matt was the first to get on and Tyrone hanged on to Bubbles. "Run for it Bubbles!" he cried.
Bubbles then started to run while everyone hung on. The monkeys were then in hot pursuit, growling and screeching.
"What Zoo did these things come from?!" cried Matt.
"They are gaining on us! Faster Bubbles!" cried Tyrone.
Bubbles ran as fast as he could. Destiny had enough. She pushed Tyrone and Matt on the front of the shell and she stood at the end.
"I'll kick their teeth if they come aboard. You guys focus on the road." she said with a determined look.
"You sure!?" cried Tyrone.
Just then, one of the monkeys jumped into the air and tried to land on Destiny. She then kicked it with her foot and the monkey fell off. The others then grew enraged and they screeched some more.
"Just come and touch me you mother…." Destiny cussed.
Matt started to laugh while Tyrone screamed out cuss words as Bubbles made sudden twists and turns in the woods.
"Everyone is cussing! Looks like more money for the swear jar at home!" cried Matt with excitement.
"Seriously?! This doesn't count! Our lives are in f***ng danger!" cried Tyrone.
"Oooh! You said f**k." said Matt.
"Be quiet!" cried Tyrone.
"Would you two please stop arguing?!" cried Destiny.
The monkeys were indeed close and one of them got on Destiny's leg. It then started to bite and Destiny screamed. She didn't take this any longer. She kicked the monkey with her other foot multiple times, it let go and fell off while being trampled on by the other monkeys. Some of them stopped to aid their fallen comrade while the rest continued running.
Bubbles then stopped and urged everyone to get off his shell.
"What's going on?" asked Tyrone.
"I don't know. Bubbles is shaking us off." siad Matt.
Bubbles turned around to face the monkeys. He quickly stomped on the ground with all his might, creating some form of earthquake. The ground shook, scaring the monkeys. They looked at each other in confusion as Bubbles kept stomping on the ground. The monkeys then started to panic and they quickly turned around to get away.
"Woah! Good job Bubbles!" cried Matt.
"Yeah! That was epic!" cried Tyrone.
"Thank you." said Destiny, placing her hand on Bubble's head. Bubbles looked as if he was happy to have helped, until he grew small into a normal sized hermit crab.
"Uh oh. I think he used too much of his stamina." said Matt.
"We need to give him some water." said Tyrone.
Destiny pulled out her phone and checked her GPS.
"You guys are not going to believe this, but the Tillamook Cheese Factory is very close." said Destiny.
"Really?! That's good. We can get some water and eat something before we head on to get our bearings." said Tyrone.
"What were those monkeys anyway?" asked Matt.
"Is there something on escaped monkeys Destiny?" asked Tyrone.
Destiny tapped on her phone and shook her head. "No. There isn't anything about escaped monkeys. I have a feeling they were probably sent by the woman." she said.
"Then they came from Rood Bridge Park!" cried Matt.
"The hidden world. You don't think…" Tyrone was starting to say. Just then, it started to snow. The three of them looked up at the sky and they shivered.
"This snow is magic." said Tyrone.
"The Mothman said that it could affect things. We have to hurry!" cried Matt.
The three friends continued walking into the snowy forest until they reached what appeared to be a road.
"Great! We're just a few feet away." said Destiny.
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