Just a quick post tonight before I crawl off to bed! I did have a good first day despite several stops and starts. Not the best first NaNo day I've ever had, but not bad at all. So here is a bit from Beware the Wrath of Bunny Hopper. Remember: First draft. Lots of mistakes, but still fun!
I rushed forward and in about five
steps I had already spotted Brad with his back to a wall and a semi-circle of
five people around him. He had a sword
in hand. I didn't
know he had any sword training, but he knew how to use it. He couldn’t, however, hold off that many and
there were others around as well.
I didn't know what was going on here. I didn't care. Even if I could have called the police I
still would have rushed in to help him.
I didn't slow. I leapt straight into the fray, startling
Brad who started to swing and held back, though I had already ducked below the
blow. He made a sound of surprise, but I
spun and kicked knocking one aside and then went for a second . . . and by the
third my brain was starting to register that these things were not human.
Beady eyes. Mandibles.
Thick, dark covering that cracked when I hit it hard enough. Bit mouth.
No neck. Multiple legs.
My brain kept cataloging what I saw
while I helped Brad fight them back.
Insects. Huge, mutant insects. It probably should have scared the hell out
of me. It probably would, later.
Right now, I just kicked
harder. Good thing I'd been so well
trained. While part of my brain was
screaming GIANT MUTANT INSECTS! that vicious inner bunny of mine had taken over
the rest of it, including control of my body.
He didn't fear insects. When they
kept getting up, he just got annoyed and kicked harder.
They backed off for a moment and I
stepped closer to Brad. He shook his
head with worry, lowering the sword for a moment while he gasped for
breath. I spotted four dead insects here
and a few more a ways off. I thought he
must have done very well so far.
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