All right! Here goes.
After about three days, they had reached one factory that produced other beverages. (In case anyone was allergic to Soulstorm Brew.) Not surprisingly, the boss, Helderik, had already heard about them and was waiting. "You realize that," he said, "you broke a main rule, Molluck. You are now considered a traitor amongst Glukkons here." "So, what?" Molluck said. "Well, then," Helderik said evilly, "I suppose that includes your childhood friends, too. Have you forgotten them already?" He stepped aside to reveal two Glukkons. Molluck was immediately transfixed, staring at their faces. They showed nothing but disgust. Disgust for him living with and befriending the native Mudokons. Their eyes showed nothing but hatred for this sudden transformation from the ideal Glukkon to, in their terms, a monster. Molluck couldn't fight back the tears any longer. All right, so he was a traitor. But a traitor to his friends...
Abe turned to Helderik and said, "Stop this now. You are too power-hungry and money-crazy to even think about what you are doing to the Mudokons. Molluck, hearing this, said, "Yeah. What are you doing to the Mudokons?" Helderik just commanded a Slig to open a door. There were two groups of Mudokons, a group of blind ones, and a group of tortured ones. Molluck, looking at the blind Mudokons, asked angrily, "What did you do to them!?" Before Helderik could answer, Molluck grabbed a knife, and, holding it in one hand while using the other to hop, rushed toward the blind Mudokons. Before any former slaves could say, "I knew we couldn't trust him." Molluck had not killed them, but cut the stiches in half with amazing precision, allowing them to open their eyes for the first time in years. Then, he turned his attention to the tortured Mudokons. "You-" he, for some reason, couldn't think of a word, and a sound that sounded like a mix of a growl, scream, and howl came out. He rushed toward Helderik. He hadn't even been this angry when Abe had escaped. If Helderik hadn't tripped over his own hands, he would have been dead. He got up, called in several Sligs and Slogs, and said, "This means war."
What do you think? Forewarning: The war chapter isn't that good. Just thought you might want to know.
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