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PART 12 OF GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS AND THE SANDCASTLE OF DOOM!!!

GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS AND THE SANDCASTLE OF DOOM - PART 12.

The 12th and final part of an exclusive 12 part Mouse of Commons mini-adventure.

Gladstone stood open-mouthed as the sandcastle rose up into the sky. He was amazed that the whole thing held together so well, as if it was made of stone. But it didn't last for long and all of a sudden it began to break up as they flew off above the water; with bits of sand plopping down to the water through the net as the castle disintergrated rapidly.

"Oh Ollie..." murmured Gladstone - unable to do anything where he stood there on the shore. A large blobby shape suddenly tore through the net and plunged down into the sea. "Oh Ollie..." he said again. "Good Gouda... You poor louse!"

"That's not me..." said a voice at his side. "That was the Trifle-fish King falling into the sea back there..."

Gladstone spun around to find Oliver standing at his side followed by a long line of baby trifle-fish. "OLLIE!! HOW DID YOU GET THERE!?" he exclaimed.

"The King put me down in the dungeon..." Ollie explained, pointing over to the remains of the sandcastle. "When the net came down and scooped up the castle it only took the part of the castle above the water line - not the rooms underground..." he beamed. "So effectively all that happened was that I was set free..."

"Well, thank goodness..." Glad sighed. "The Trifle-fish King isn't going to be very keen about being dumped into the sea, though..."

Ollie nodded. "I presume he can swim - but I bet he'll think twice before trying this again..." he continued and then indicated the baby trifle-fish behind him. "It look like we've just become guardians to a whole host of young jellies..." he observed, but was pleased to see that Gladstone looked quite calm about the matter.

"We'll manage... Between us we both have many years experience of being fathers..." Glad reminded him - and indeed, this was true.

"Yeah - I know..." he conceded. "But just you wait until you have to buy them all icecreams and buckets and spades, boss..."

"No problem..." Gladstone assured him as they wandered back to the prom, with their new wards close at their heels. "At least... No problem regarding the ice creams anyway - I'm not so sure about the buckets and spades... I'll happily buy that as many icecreams as they can eat - just don't expect me to set foot on a beach ever again..."

But neither Oliver nor the baby trifle-fish were really listening - for they were all too busy daydreaming of desert.

"Mmmmmmmmm..." sighed Ollie. "Candy sprinkles... Strawberry sauce... Chocolate flakes..."

There was much to be done regarding the future of the trifle-fish - but for now ice cream seemed a top priority...

"Come on then..." chuckled the Mouse of Commons. "Let's go and get you lot fed!"

...After all they'd been through that day - Gladstone rather thought they all deserved it!?

THE END.

THERE WILL BE MORE MOUSE OF COMMONS NEWS BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK AND A NEW 12 PART MOUSE OF COMMONS STORY POSTED ON THIS SITE FROM MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2007.

MORE SOON!!

THIS MOUSE OF COMMONS ADVENTURE WILL BE PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE BOOK "THE MCWHISKERS FILES" IN EARLY 2008.

This instalment was originally written in Guernsey on Tuesday 9th October 2007. Story and photo - Copyright Paul Chandler, 2007.

Labels: Gladstone McWhiskers, Mouse of Commons, Oliver Louse

posted by Paul Chandler @ 9:57 AM