No Time to Stay, Here for the Gnud

by THX 0477

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From inside the tent where I was laying out the water and urine proof LeekTek450 sleeping bag, I heard my girlfriend squeal, “Ooh, fireflies! How pretty.” I should have been worried, as it was 9 in the morning.

Then I heard her say, “Are you children lost?” That’s when I really started to worry. I scrambled out of the tent far too slowly to stop her from saying, “Why don’t you come by the fire,” and motioning them over my carefully arranged stones.

The three children stepped across the threshold, immediately changing appearance in a shimmering of magical light. The leader bore a wicked, toothy grin on his tiny mouth. The scrawny one to his left squinted about nervously. The shorter, pudgy one just hitched his ragged trousers up and snorted in apparent self-satisfaction.

My girlfriend, she wasn’t pleased. I think she wanted to scream but couldn’t. If she had peed her pants, I wouldn’t tell you. I’m a gentleman, you see.

“We’re here,” the stout fellow announced loudly, “for the Gnud!”

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  1. No Time to Stay, Here for the Gnud

    .:band baby:.'s Buddy Icon .:band baby:.

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like the line: ‘If she had eed her pats, I wouldn’t tell you. I’m a gentleman you see.’ So cute. And I like how they looked like children first until his girlfriend lead them over the stones. Keep up the good work.
    LoA

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    Apostrophe 's Buddy Icon Apostrophe

    Posted 6 months ago

    sequel!!!!

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    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 6 months ago

    Sequel will come soon enough. I don’t write often, and I don’t want sequels of my own stuff to come right after one another. I realize there is no inherent logic to this, but it’s what I do. Sequel should come along in a day or so, especially since it’s already plotted out in my head. Thanks for the nice comments, both of you.

  4. No Time to Stay, Here for the Gnud

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 6 months ago

    truly a funny series
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    emma jo_234's Buddy Icon emma jo_234

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Terrific stuff! Keep it up!
    LoA

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    Ridcully Calvert's Buddy Icon Ridcully Calvert

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nice, the subconscious tension built up over the past few episodes comes to a head – now how will the conflict pan out, I wonder. That is if there is any conflict at all. Maybe the three little guys want to hlp the gnud, or, then again, maybe not :-)

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