by kennymcnenny » Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:59 am
"i've answered today's prompt!"
username: kennymcnenny
day: 11
prompt:
The little green goo sat around the fire with a few other friends, all of them roasting marshmallows or curling up to go to bed in their sleeping bags. It was a pretty normal night on their annual Halloween camping trip, just a bunch of goos being goos.
Until one of them jumped up into the tallest tree stump in front of the fire, stretching itself to it's full height and towering over the others, grinning maniacally.
"Gather 'round, gather 'round! I'm here to deliver a spooky story for this cold and windy night!" The goo called out, making the others look up from what they were doing.
"It's not even cold?" One called out from the back, who quickly got hushed by the story teller.
"Come to the fire! Make sure to keep warm and keep your loved ones close. You never know when one might get snatched!" The goo lunged for the nearest goo, making them yelp and skitter away before laughing, quickly returning to their place.
"Is everybody ready?" The goo asked, returning to it's usually form, getting settled in front of the fire. They smiled as there was a round of agreements from just about everybody there.
"Ah, thank you." The goo whispered as they were handed a s'mores, quickly devouring it before clearing their throat.
"Now.. on to the scary story!" The goo called, making the stereotypical spooky 'ooOOoO' noise, resulting in a few laughs.
"On one Halloween, even more dark and dreary than this one, there wes a group of young goos, ready to go trick or treating with their best friends. They had finally reached the age where they could go without their parents shadowing them, so they were very excited, you see? But little did they know, their night was not going to go as planned.." the goo trailed off, pausing for effect and grinning as some goos leaned towards them. "For there was a monster prowling the streets, stealing candy and playing tricks! And it had caught sight of these goos, new to trick or treating by themselves- an easy target. The monster slowly snuck up on the young goos, using their chattering to hide the sounds of it's claws clicking on the ground. It slowly moved closer, and closer, and closer.."
The goo paused once more, making sure everybody was enraptured by the story before quickly glancing at the goo that had snuck away into the shadows, just beyond the light of the fire. He was ready.
"Until suddenly, it pounced!" The goo yelled, making some of the others screech at the small scare before laughing at themselves.
"The goos went running! Screaming and dropping their candy, all for the monster to gobble up!" The goo exclaimed. "So all you little goos beware, there might be a monster out there- waiting, stalking, sneaking. Just looking for the right time to.."
The goo in the shadows readied himself to pounce into the middle of the younger goos, counting down so the storyteller could see them.
"STRIKE!" the goo yelled, cackling as their friend jumped into the middle of the group and made all of them scream and scatter, rushing back to their families. A few peaking out from behind their parents. After the crowd calmed, the storyteller laughed, making their way off of the tree stump.
"Thank you all for letting me tell a story. I hope you goos aren't too scared now." The goo teased, moving to find their own place to settle for the night. "Just beware any creatures that lurk out in the night.."
Everybody jumped as a branch cracked in the distance, and the goos huddled just a tiny bit closer.
Kenny!! - He/him or It/its :9c