Hova's Duty
Chapter 16 Gassy Getaway
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
After the frog ate Lucas it turned away from the can and began to hop away, just as Zoc was arriving on the scene. Zoc looked at the retreating frog and then at Hova wailing on the side of the can.
"Why LUCAS?! Take me instead monster!" Cried Hova.
It didn't take Zoc long to figure out what happened to Lucas and for a few moments he was happy. Nature had taken care of the destroyer and soon he would be gone completely from this world. Zoc then looked at Hova and felt a bit guilty by his previous thoughts. Hova had really cared about Lucas and she would probably blame Zoc for the rest of her life, for what happened to Lucas. Zoc had been responsible for banishing Lucas leading up to him being devoured by a frog. Hova would probably break up with Zoc and show nothing, but anger and disgust to him. Zoc didn't want that happen, so to prevent that from happening, he would have to save Lucas from the belly of the beast. A plan began to form in the wizard's mind as he ran off to get what he needed to save Lucas.
Inside the belly of the frog three insects were just seating around in the stomach juices. One was the beetle that had been eaten before Lucas, who looked cheery and seemed to be oblivious of the danger he was in, one was an angry looking fly, and the last one was a depressed looking glow worm, whose light lite up the stomach allowing everyone to see.
"Wow, we came right down that guy's throat, didn't we?" Said the beetle
"Hey, smiley, you're on my wing." Said the beetle.
"Oh, oh, I'm sorry. I am so sorry." Said the beetle.
The fly just grumbled.
"So, what do you guys do?" Asked the beetle.
"I'm a glow worm. I glow." Said the glow worm indicating his glowing tail.
"That's great!" Said the beetle.
"You're really starting to irritate me. Can you...?" Began the fly before being cutoff by a gulp and a scream.
Lucas came falling in from above and landed in the stomach juices with a splash. He sputtered to the surface with the juices at his waist as he took in his surroundings with disgust and horror.
"Oh, gross." Said Lucas.
"Ugh! Will you quit eating, fatso? It's cramped in here. There's no more room!" Complained the fly as he pushed against one of the stomach walls.
"Don't worry. I'm afraid we will be moving along in due course." Said the glow worm looking at the stomach juices.
"Always with the negative with you. Why can't you be more... Hey, Lenny!" Said the fly as the head of a smiling grasshopper floated towards him.
Everyone stared at the grasshopper.
"This is what I'm talking about. Lenny always has a smile on his face..." Began the fly as he wrapped an arm around the grasshopper lifting him up only to reveal that Lenny was just a head and that the rest of his body had already been digested away.
Everyone stared at the head in horror as the fly screamed and dropped it.
"Let me out! Let me out! I don't wanna be a toadstool!" Screamed the fly as he banged on the stomach wall.
"A toadstool. That's great." Chuckled the beetle lightening the mood.
"You like that?" Asked the fly calming down a little.
"That's very funny." Said the beetle.
"There's plenty more where that came from, pal." Said the fly
"I like... Hi, what's your name?" Said the beetle looking at Lucas.
"There he goes again." Groaned the glow worm.
Lucas just looked at the other insects and then he cast a look at the bobbing head of Lenny and wondered if that was going to be his fate. He had been eaten by Hova and turned into an ant and now he had been eaten by a frog and was waiting to be digested and turned into a toadstool. It seemed that Lucas was destined to be nothing more then food. Lucas just looked around sadly and wondered how long he had before the frog's stomach went to work and he was nothing more then fat on the frog and a toadstool.
Outside the frog Hova, Fugax, and Kreela were chasing the beast, but it just kept getting further and further away. Hova just sobbed as the frog got further away giving her no hope in saving Lucas. Then Zoc appeared in front of the frog carrying a large root and began to call out to the frog.
"Croaker, over here. This way! I am delicious, eat me. Yoo-hoo! Hey, froggy!" Called Zoc.
Hova and the others stared at Zoc in shock as the frog hopped over to him.
"No relationship is worth this." Mumbled Zoc as the frog prepared to eat him.
TWANG!
GULP!
And just like that Zoc had been eaten by the frog. Zoc tumbled into the frog's stomach with the root and landed with a splash.
"Oh, sure. Why not? Come on in. Welcome to paradise." Said the fly as Zoc stood up and sputtered.
"Zoc! How'd you get here?" Asked Lucas with surprise.
"I sure didn't come in through the rear entrance." Grumbled Zoc
"Welcome. Make yourself at home. Hi." Said the beetle.
"Who is this? Your ant?" Asked the ant looking at Lucas.
"Zoc, you are crazy. You're inside a frog, for Mother's sake. What are you doing? This is impossible! Listen to yourself, Zoc. A wizard knows no such word. So, what are you now?" Said Zoc aloud to himself.
Everyone just stared at Zoc with confusion. Zoc stared back a bit embarrassed with his little rant.
"Weirdo." Said the fly.
"What does she see in you?" Asked Zoc looking at Lucas, as he referred to Hova.
"What does she see in you?" Asked Lucas looking right back at Zoc.
"Exactly! Oh!" Said Zoc as he slammed the root into the stomach juice and it began to rapidly dissolve.
The stomach began to start bubbling. One bubble popped near the glow worm, who got a disgusted look from the fly.
"Not me." Said the glow worm.
"Hey, is that.." Said Lucas as he realized what was happening.
"Alka root? So it is." Said Zoc
"Oh, no." Said the fly as he quickly flew up and grabbed a uvula hanging from above.
"Oh, my." Said the glow worm.
"You might wanna let go of that." Said Zoc.
"Oh, no. So you can grab it? I don't think so." Said the fly glaring at Zoc.
"Hands in the air." Said Lucas lifting his hand in the air.
"Oh, my." Said glow worm as he lifted his hands in the air.
"Whee!" Yelled beetle as he lifted his hands in the air as the stomach bubbled some more.
Outside the frog was just relaxing, when it felt a great pressure rise up in it's body that made it open it's mouth and unleash a great belch.
"UUUUUUUURRRRRRRPPPPPPP!"
Out from the frog's mouth flew Lucas, Zoc, Beetle, fly, and glow worm. The freed insects flew from the frog and landed on the ground in a heap.
"Wow, that was great! Hey, we sure owe you one! Thanks a lot!" Said beetle to Zoc.
"Whoo-hoo I'm free! I'm free!" Yelled fly as he flew into the air.
"TWANG!"
"GULP!"
Another frog quickly ate fly.
"Oh, crap." Said fly from within the other frog.
Lucas and Zoc took off running from the scene.
"Hey, Zoc, thanks. But why'd you do it?" Said Lucas.
"An ant will sacrifice himself for his friends." Said Zoc.
"I thought you hated me." Said Lucas.
"I didn't do it for you." Said Zoc as Hova and the others ran up to them.
"Your ok!" Said Hova as she hugged Lucas.
Hova then gave Zoc a quick kiss on the cheek and she didn't seem to mind that both Lucas and Zoc had stomach juices dripping off of them. She was just glad that they were ok. The group decided to look for a safe place for the night and then head back to the ant hill. It had been quit an adventure and everyone was ready for some well deserved rest.
To be continued.