Chap 3
Zel was laying out on top of a hill, blankly staring at the stars. It's been nearly a year since the council had decided to break ties with the green mudokons. He could already see how bitter the Greenies had become toward them for leaving them alone in the struggle against the Glukkons. No matter what I said, those morons in the council won't change their minds. he thought bitterly. He saw movement our of the corner of his eye. He looked over to see Mona settling herself next to him. She had a mischievous grin on her face, and he knew what that meant. He smiled at her and accepted her 'invitation'.
Afterwards, they were wrapped up in each others arms. Zel breathed a heavy sigh.
"What's wrong, Zel." Mona asked.
"A couple of things...." Zel said, "Both of which you already know about."
"You're still upset about the elder's decision."
"That's one. They just don't see that we are heading toward our own destruction by taking this route."
"I know Zel, there are others who fell the same way. But it's too late to do anything about it now."
"Maybe, maybe not. So," Zel said, changing the subject, "What did the healer say?"
"Still nothing." she said sadly.
Zel let out another long sigh, "Why are we having so much trouble?"
"I don't know Zel, the healers are baffled as well. They can't find a reason why I am not conceiving."
"And the healers said that there was nothing wrong with me either. I don't get it. We should have two or three kids by now."
"I know, I don't get it either. Maybe the gods felt we weren't ready for them."
"Well I wish the gods wouldn't mess around with are personnel lives if you ask me."
Mona giggled slightly as she kissed him lightly, he gladly accepted.
A few days later, Zel was taking an early evening walk. He couldn't sleep that day, too many thoughts going on in his head. He paused and cocked his head a moment, thinking he had heard something. He was about to pass it off as his imagination when he heard it again.
"Help! Someone!" a voice said. He could now also hear the laughter of sligs nearby as well. He ran toward the cry for help. He reached a small clearing and saw a green mudokon being pushed around by a pack of five sligs. Screw the elders he thought as he transformed into his Moon Guardian form, I'm going to help him. He caught two of the sligs by surprise as he jumped out at them. He quickly slashed their throats and jumped on a third while frying a fourth with his lightning blast. After he had killed the third slig, he turned toward the fifth and last one. The now lone slig trembled in fright at first, until he remember he had a gun and pointed it at Zel.
"Freeze!" the slig yelled.
*No...* Zel said as he blasted the slig with his breath weapon, freezing the slig solid, *you freeze.* Then with a whack from his tail, the slig shattered into a million pieces.
*Are you ok?* he asked the green mud.
"Yes! Thank you so much!" the Greenie said thankfully.
*Good get out of here. There's no telling how many more there are in this area.*
The Greenie nodded and ran off. Zel beamed with pride as he started to head back toward the village. Just as he was reentering the forest, there was a barely audible 'click' and a sudden wave of pain shot up Zel's right arm. He screeched in pain and collapsed, unable to hold his form. He looked at his arm, it was caught in a large trap. He touched his trapped arm gently with his free one. Broken he thought with dread, I can't transform like this, I'll have to wait to see if someone finds me. With no other choice, he made himself as comfortable as possible and waited....
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