MOUSE OF COMMONS. MOUSE OF LORDS.

PART 6 OF GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS AND THE SANDCASTLE OF DOOM!!!

GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS AND THE SANDCASTLE OF DOOM - PART 6.

Part 6 of an exclusive 12 part Mouse of Commons mini-adventure.

Ollie couldn't stand it any longer. To be honest, he looked furious and as if he was about to slap the trifle-fish king around his wobbly face. Not that he'd have been able to reach as the trifle-fish king was much taller than Oliver and he couldn't have reached to biff him one without getting a smaller set of steps out first.

Before Ollie could say anything, however - Gladstone quickly placed a paw over his mouth to stop Ollie from speaking. "As I said - whatever you need us to do, just say..." he repeated, not wishing to anger the trifle.

"Follow me..." wobbled the trifle-fish king and led Ollie and Gladstone to the far end of the candle-lit chamber.

Ollie shot Gladstone a worried look, but neither of them said anything as they approached what appeared to be a giant fridge.

"What's in there, sir?" asked Ollie finally, calming down for long enough to be polite and not really liking the eerie silence of the castle any longer. "Is it cream scones and strawberry jam?" he whispered.

The trifle-fish king looked at Ollie suspiciously, as if wondering whether he was making fun; shaking his head as he spoke. "No..." he snapped. "It is not cream scones and strawberry jam - not at all - these are my children..."

"Oh..." whispered Ollie again as he peered into the fridge. "Jelly monsters!?"

"They are NOT jelly monsters..." replied the king crossly. "They're baby trifles - they just haven't grown their chunks yet..."

Gladstone stared away from the bobbly lumps of jelly in the fridge. "So what do you want us to do?" he asked sombrely - but he had predicted exactly what the king would say and sure enough when the trifle-fish spoke he smiled cunningly and confirmed Glad's worst nightmares.

"I want you to help me..." he croaked. "I want you to help me rule the world - with my invasion of baby trifles..."

"You want to rule the world?" Gladstone repeated, just to be sure. "Are you certain? It's a big place, you know... Would you really do it?"

The Trifle-fish king smiled even wider and showed his trifle teeth. "Yes..." he said. "Yes, I would do it... THAT POWER WOULD SET ME UP ABOVE THE GODS!!!!"

"Oh..." said Gladstone, getting the message. "Alright then, whatever..."

It was now that he realised that they were dealing with a jellified megalomaniac!!

TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.

What will happen next? Next time the Trifle-fish king puts his plans into action...

This instalment was originally written in Guernsey on Monday the 8th and Tuesday 9th October 2007. Story and photo - Copyright Paul Chandler, 2007.

Labels: Gladstone McWhiskers, Mouse of Commons, Oliver Louse

posted by Paul Chandler @ 10:41 AM