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Thank you Lobo. For your compliments, here is the first chapter.

Chapter 1: Danger is Near

Day1 6:00 a.m.
You see, the story starts with 2 grubbs. Their names were Teo and Curtis. Ever since they were 5, the 2 have been the best, of the best of friends. They had the same opinions of subjects. The 2 both grew up knowing fighting was wrong. Teo and Curtis even had the same occupation. However, they were different in a few ways. Curtis had once snuck into a self defense class, while Teo was interested in writing and reading. Curtis had a “tough guy” additude, while Teo had a quiet and intelligent nature. Besides that, they both weren’t married. The 2 always had their backs, no matter what.
One day, Teo had been writing his, “Are Searexes a Myth?” book in his small, neat room with all sorts of designs. There was a picture of how he saw a Steef on a wall and a scrab hide sleeping bag on the floor. Suddenly, a knock came from his log made door. Teo said in a instant,”Come in, Curt.” After years of hearing his door being knocked, he could tell if it was Curtis knocking on the door or his mother wanting to give him a “GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE, MISTER!!!” speech. Curt, with an surprised look his face saying “It’s always freaky how you do that.” Teo grinned and said “It’s amazed how you’re still impressed after 2 years.” “Well, I’m here not because I wanted to. I’m hear to give you us a message from the leader.” Teo looked up with an amazed and interested look It’s not everyday this happens. It’s usually Curtis who he wants to see. Curtis continued “He wants us both to report to his chamber.” This was very interesting. Teo never thought this was going to happen. Teo got up from his laying spot and said “Well, we better get moving then.”
The 2 hastily moved across the hallway to get to the main entrance. You see, back then, grubbs used small, long apartments. There were only a three of them, but they took up a lot of space. All the suites were either 2 or three chambers big. You were lucky to have 3. The reason why all of the suite were connected in the same hallway was to make sure thieves could easily be caught and that terrorists could not have an advantage. However, a weapon, like what the sligs used, could easily knock out dozens of grubbs in one strike. This wasn’t very effective to defense, but it holds the village together. The buildings were circular when they were next to each other. In the middle was markets and the penthouse. The penthouse was only occupied by the royal. That’s where our boys were going.
Outside the apartment was only a few people. Some were farmers and some were shoppers. Teo and Curtis watched their step, for they didn’t want to step on any of the crops. Some stared at the two. Only those who don’t shop or crop have to have permission of an high authority to go outside. Curtis was the first to get to the door of the penthouse. He knocked on it very hastily. An eye poked through the eye hole for a second and then the door opened creakingly. In the door way was Jezebel, the maid. She was like any grubb maid. She had modern clothes, like any she-grubb. Curtis smiled at her and said “Hello Jezebel, how are you today?” She flashed a smile back at him saying. “Hi Curtis. What did you do wrong today and so early, may I add?” Everybody knew that Curtis isn’t the goody two shoe kind, so he often got in trouble. “Nothing. Just a private meeting.” Jezebel face had so much curiosity, but without questions, she lead the two to the leader. The walls were so interesting in the hallway. There was all sorts cave art and torches on the wall, giving an dark cavern look. There also was little, detailed models of the past leaders. Teo saw one leader he didn’t see in history tablets, which was Leader, back at Mongo Valley. He was so fantasied that by the art that he bumped into Curtis when they stopped. Jezebel opened the door to the leader and said “Mr. Gizee, the two you wanted?” The slightly chubby grubb stood and said without hesitation, “Yes, let them in.” Teo was impressed by the decorations on the wall. There were all sorts of hides on the wall. Chimpunks, bolamites, and even a couple of scrabs. This logically meant that the leader was once a proud hunter back in the day.
It even showed on the leader. The grubb had seemed like he had suffered a lot as well. There were all sorts of scratches and stiches on his body. His face had wrinkles under his eyes, making him look weary. Teo felt pity for him He sat on a elum hide pillow and was surrounded by 3 other grubbs. One of them was Will, the leader’s son. Curtis gave a little silent growl to himself. You see, Curty here was jealous of Will. He always had everything better than Curtis. He was tougher, quicker, and even won over Jezebel. Curtis here liked Jessie, but she was engaged to Will. Curtis hated Will the most about that fact. Teo grumbled and listened to what the leader had to say.
In a deep voice, the Gizee said “Well gentlemen, you are here today for an important message I need to give.” He leaded forward and gazed in the young grubbs and whispered “It is to be believed that drats are coming to our base.” Teo gasped and covered his eyes while Curtis narrowed his eye brows. You see, all grubbs thought that drats were a fairy tale. Their mothers would always say “Come here this instant or the drats will get you!” when they disobeyed. Teo whispered back, “But I thought those were only a my-“ Before he could continued, Will said impatiently “They are real and we need to take action.” Yet at the very same moment, something else was stirring.

Mudokon Base
6:16 a.m.

“Now students, today we are still focusing on spirit rings. Remember, search for what you want.” said the Tomahawker guide in the outside world. The mudokon student being taught, was very frustrated in getting this skill down. For over a month now, Hillker has been looking for that source over and over again. He was disappointed that this was a need-to-know strength in saving your race. He always tried and tried again to find the power of destroying explosives. Today was not his day but something entirely different. He kept going into some sort of plain, where the spirits lived, but unable to find his power. Yet he looked forward, and something. The trail of red speaks slithered like a snake on the sand. He kept following the trail until... He saw the it! He saw the power which he shall conquer! He leaped forward and focused and thought “Come, on I need that power. Don’t disappear again.” Yet he got the red orb that gave him the power. He had succeeded. Enthusiasm rushed through his veins. Disappointingly, it wasn’t the power he searched for.
His mystic surrounding vanished and were replaced by a desert. He couldn’t move a muscle. He saw before him a grubb rushing and screaming “HELP!!” at the top of his lungs. He was forced to look up and see a shadow, covering the sun. It seemed to have wanting to land onto the grubb. It glided down towards Hillker’s way and then he gasped. A large drat stood before him and pierced his claws through the grubb. The grubb screamed even louder than before as it flew into the air. Suddenly, he was at a village. Suddenly, the village was in blazes. Drats were flying in the air, in circles, and laughing their heads off as if it was the funniest thing there was. Hillker awoke screaming out loud in the real world. His fellow students stared at him very oddly. His teacher knelled before him and said to himself silently, “I should’ve known this would happen.”
End of Chapter 1