Don Alexander wrote:CELEBRATING ONE YEAR ON THE FORUM AND 8000 POSTS!
So, I actually had something else planned, but that will take some time to prepare... But recent happy circumstances gave me an idea!! This is still from the same story arc as
my last one, the one that started with the "McLovecraft's" fic.
Kristy, this one's for you!!! Welcome back!!!
Kilopost Geriatric Balcony Rag Productions proudly present:
Elder Cave Fan Fiction
Part XXXIII: McLovecraft's - Now Hiring!!
Wuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
The little platypus stretched luxuriously, then paddled around in its lagoon a bit at the foot of the dread Phoenix Keep in the depths of the Elder Cave. She felt refreshed and rested.
Which was not a good sign!
Time to get to work, she thought, and morphed into her human form, rushing into her patented McLovecraft's uniform, only the duckbill platypus cap being reminiscent of her former aquatic form. She zoomed up the levels of the cave, finally erupting into the main cavern.
Hm, quiet here. No marauding masses in front of her restaurant demanding coffee. Maybe she was not too late yet.
As she came closer, she slowed down and her radiant smile disappeared... What the... The restaurant looked dirty, and somehow run down! There were boards in front of the windows!!
![Surprise :-o](./images/smilies/13.gif)
It had not looked like that yesterday when she had bid her assistant and Don, always the last customer, good night!
Even closer, she realized there was some life here, even if the rest of the Cave seemed deader than a doornail. There were three little... things in front of the restaurant. Some kind of... Critters?? They were chittering.
Left Critter: "You lost the bet, Daring Bob! You have to go in! Dem's da rulez!"
Right Critter: "And we aim to obey the rules!! IN!!"
"Daring Bob": "I'm really not so sure anymore! They say it's haunted and all!"
Both others: "Of course it's haunted!! Do you think losing a bet on the last piggy race would imply you have to do something easy? Be glad you did not bet on going into Teach's abode!"
Daring Bob shook a bit more. SP thought to herself that at least Teach still seemed to be around...
"Uh, guys?"
All three little critters leaped about six feet into the air, emitting high-pitched screams!!! They landed and were just about to scatter when they seemed to notice...
"Uhhhh... Who are you?"
"I'm SidewaysPlatypus! I run this place! WHAT are YOU??"
The three look at each other: "We are all little Bobs! Our race was planted hear by the great Bear and then ran wild!"
"How come we don't know you? You say you... own the haunted Slow Food place?"
"Erm, it's more like Fast Food, nothing fancy, but has all the needed caffeine, acrylamide and saturated fats for Elder Obescification - LSD-tested and approved!"
"No, slow food, If you go in there, and are two slow, you become food!!!"
"Err... I did mix some rather extravagant stuff together but..."
"I Elder Cave, restaurant eat YOU!! It's like the only place left, ever since it ate the big guy from the balcony!"
"WHAT??? My restaurant ATE DA??"
The irony was ridiculous...
The little beasts nodded, obviously realizing she was not going to eat them.
"When did that... eating happen?"
"Oh, months ago!!! They found the other guy the next day, spouting madness... After that, no one wanted to go in, it is said. We were not around then yet. But lately, the Cave has become so boooring! No danger any more of being run over by cavorting Elders on Tentaponies... Or being eaten by stealthy ninja kitteh minions. As long as we keep off the piggy race tracks and away from the cephalopod lake and Teach's abode [they all shiver], we are safe. Booooring! Anyway, the Teach is occupied by all her kitties anyways. Even the lizard queen, who sometimes gobbles us, has been rarely seen lately. And the chocolate lady is nice..."
Oh dear. She had snoozed a LONG time!!!!
She unlocked the door, and a gross stench hit her. Seems the power was off and the stuff in the freezers had thawed, mutated, preyed on itself and finally starved and rotted. Ugh. The kitchen was a total mess!!!! It looked like something had exploded out of the wall.
This was going to be a LOT of work. She set to it.
She was happy to be back.
![Love struck :x](./images/smilies/8.gif)