Chapter 8: Beast's Best Friend
"Aaggh!" went one of the ogres as I charged into him. He and I went down hard-and he didn't get up.
"The hell-get 'em!" said the leader ogre to the ogre that I hadn't hit. He surprised me as I rose from my previous charge and tried to club me. I barely avoided. The blow was so powerful that he got off-balance. I took the opportunity and kicked him square in the head, collapsing him instantly.
"Aw, forget it! I'll do this!" said the leader ogre, raising his club. As I ran up to him, I was surprised by a very quick-and powerful-blow to my stomach. I was knocked back a long ways, and barely had enough time to get up before he was right there with another blow. This time I was knocked back into a tree. As I was approached yet again, I saw an opportunity. Assuming a crouching position, I let him get close by, and jumped straight up, onto an overhanging tree branch.
"What?!" said the ogre, confused. I wanted to end this. I jumped down-right on top of him! He was knocked out at the drop of a hat.
I walked over to the dog-like creature. "Don't give me any trouble, but I'm going to untie you." I said firmly and cautiously, not wishing to have him turn on me. I worked the double knots on the other side of the tree until the 'dog' was able to fall to the ground.
"Dank you!" said the dog, wagging his tail and panting. He stopped, with a confused look on his face. In a second, he was at my feet, sniffing my leg.
"What the-stop it!" I said, startled.
The dog stopped. "You master! You name me Ro!" it said, happier than before.
"Huh?! Ro!? Is that you?!" I gasped. 'It must be. He's acting just like the former Ro.' I thought. "You bet it me!" he said with a serious look. "Don't you believe me?"
It had to be him. "Yeah, I do." I admitted. "What happened?"
"I woke up all weird-looking, and den mean guys grabbed me!" Ro said. "Dey tied me up all tight, and talked about eating me."
"That's not all I heard...." I said, suspicious of what those ogres meant.
"Yeah, one of dem talked about how different I looked." Ro agreed. "Dunno what dey mean. Well, wat should we do now?"
"Hm. Well, we both are no longer human...or dog in your part. You gained the ability to speak the English language, at least I think it's English." I speculated, summing up the situation. "I guess we should......go through there," I pointed to a nearby path. "because, if we're lucky, it's an exit from this forest."
"Good idea." said Ro. "Let's get outta here!"
"Wait....actually, let's see..." I walked to the ogres' backpack. It was made of black leather. Searching it, I found six sticks of jerky, a flashlight with no batteries, and a black bandana.
"Whadja doing?" Ro asked.
"Just...getting some stuff that may help us." I answered. I put all the items back in, except for the bandana. I tied it and slid it down on top of my head, positioning it on my forehead. I got up and grabbed the backpack. "I'm ready now. Let's go!"
"Aaggh!" went one of the ogres as I charged into him. He and I went down hard-and he didn't get up.
"The hell-get 'em!" said the leader ogre to the ogre that I hadn't hit. He surprised me as I rose from my previous charge and tried to club me. I barely avoided. The blow was so powerful that he got off-balance. I took the opportunity and kicked him square in the head, collapsing him instantly.
"Aw, forget it! I'll do this!" said the leader ogre, raising his club. As I ran up to him, I was surprised by a very quick-and powerful-blow to my stomach. I was knocked back a long ways, and barely had enough time to get up before he was right there with another blow. This time I was knocked back into a tree. As I was approached yet again, I saw an opportunity. Assuming a crouching position, I let him get close by, and jumped straight up, onto an overhanging tree branch.
"What?!" said the ogre, confused. I wanted to end this. I jumped down-right on top of him! He was knocked out at the drop of a hat.
I walked over to the dog-like creature. "Don't give me any trouble, but I'm going to untie you." I said firmly and cautiously, not wishing to have him turn on me. I worked the double knots on the other side of the tree until the 'dog' was able to fall to the ground.
"Dank you!" said the dog, wagging his tail and panting. He stopped, with a confused look on his face. In a second, he was at my feet, sniffing my leg.
"What the-stop it!" I said, startled.
The dog stopped. "You master! You name me Ro!" it said, happier than before.
"Huh?! Ro!? Is that you?!" I gasped. 'It must be. He's acting just like the former Ro.' I thought. "You bet it me!" he said with a serious look. "Don't you believe me?"
It had to be him. "Yeah, I do." I admitted. "What happened?"
"I woke up all weird-looking, and den mean guys grabbed me!" Ro said. "Dey tied me up all tight, and talked about eating me."
"That's not all I heard...." I said, suspicious of what those ogres meant.
"Yeah, one of dem talked about how different I looked." Ro agreed. "Dunno what dey mean. Well, wat should we do now?"
"Hm. Well, we both are no longer human...or dog in your part. You gained the ability to speak the English language, at least I think it's English." I speculated, summing up the situation. "I guess we should......go through there," I pointed to a nearby path. "because, if we're lucky, it's an exit from this forest."
"Good idea." said Ro. "Let's get outta here!"
"Wait....actually, let's see..." I walked to the ogres' backpack. It was made of black leather. Searching it, I found six sticks of jerky, a flashlight with no batteries, and a black bandana.
"Whadja doing?" Ro asked.
"Just...getting some stuff that may help us." I answered. I put all the items back in, except for the bandana. I tied it and slid it down on top of my head, positioning it on my forehead. I got up and grabbed the backpack. "I'm ready now. Let's go!"