7
Scare no more Munchkins.
The Munchkins are
not allies of the White Witch but they feared her. More to it, they dislike
Scarecrow or Cen Krow; her real name. Cen Krow was more than outspoken; she was
a rebel among the Munchkins. Her rebel side was due to her attraction to the
unknown; she was into magic practice. That caused her to be blamed most mishap
to the Munchkins.
The Munchkins held
her in their most fortified fortress of theirs; the wind swept plateau of the
Mont. Its built below the surface at the top; sunk below so the wind would not
ripped off their walls. The Crows, Hornets or the Monkeys can't reached them
here so that made it the perfect location. In view of that, Munchkins built
that place for them to hold up in the case of an attack but nothing stop the
White Witch when she wants to go there. She was the one who told the Munchkins
to hold Cen Krow there.
"You mean we are
to climb up there?" I looked up at the steep cliff face that rise up above
us by many versions of our height. My whole group now including the droid all
lowered their gears and looked up. Droid walked up to the cliff face and
scanned the surface to the top.
"Three
hundred meters above with no overhang or ledges to hold on." Droid gave
his assessment of the situation. "The surface is polished granite with
hardness created over years courtesy of the strong winds."
"You could
throw me up like a heap of fur ball, but I ran out of lives to survive if I
fall." Puss was being true to us but it was an inspiration. Droid walked
up to Uncle Henry. He asked to borrowed a phaser rifle with some three hundred
rounds. Droid proceeded to approach the cliff face but he was stopped by Hicks.
"You might do
well with this." It was a hovering board designed to climb places.
If there ever was
a happier droid; this was one. Droid climbed on board and clamped his magnetic
clamps on. Just before he flew up on a vertical climb, he adjusted his scarf
and cocked the gun. We did not have to wait long before we heard the explosions
and then dropping Munchkins.
Then we saw the
arrival of a loving couple; one droid and the other was a sexy looking
Scarecrow. Scarecrow was dressed differently; a tight red suit with white
stripes like mine before but this one curved in the right places. Her feet are
tucked into a set of red knee high boots. She was still holding her pouch
across her chest.
I hugged my good
friend, and we soon retired to a place decent to offered us drinks and foods. I
had to asked Scarecrow on her ordeal and this was she told me.
Soon after I left,
Scarecrow was lauded by her people as their savior. It was a good show until
she was dunked in too many barrels of wine; she soon find herself naked tied to
a cross on the square and missing her pouch. She screamed out her protest but
the Munchkins just ignored her. She was left there without any food and drinks,
and resigned to her fate.
"I cursed and
screamed all the profanities in your name." Scarecrow spat out her words
towards me. "How could you leave?"
I wanted to assure
her but the droid came in close and hugged her. It went on all the consoling
statements known in its database and retelling the tale of how I helped to
recover its parts. But the best part was when Droid told her he love her.
"Would you
two stopped it? I need to know more. How did you climbed down?"
"There was a
secret path known only to the Munchkins; we just stroll down when Droid came with
a vengeance. That was where Droid came in with his version.
"I landed on
the cliff edge with the wind bellowing behind me. I kicked off the board and
unslung the rifle. I laid the cover fire to get the Munchkins on the ground. I
shot dead some who came at me with bad intent. I walked off the edge and
proceed to bring down some structures down to its foundation. Then I grabbed a
surviving Munchkin, and scrub the dirt off the face before I asked the
question."
"Where is Cen
Krow? The Munchkin was talking faster than I can decipher. Then my sensor
picked up an attack on my back. I looked back and saw the Munchkins preparing a
catapult that was used to shoot at me." Droid picked up the phaser rifle
and cocked it. "I took up the aim and blew them at seven strategic weak
points causing the catapult it to collapse."
"I saw
him." That was Scarecrow crowing on her lover's feat. I could swore that
Droid metal skin glowed for a while.
"I saw her,
and my rifle took down the bindings that held her up there. I grabbed a blanket
and wrapped her up. She was so weak and my concern was her health. I carried
her over my left shoulder and used my right arm to fire on the Munchkins. Soon
I was laying her on the bedding of a nearby structure...." Scarecrow
interject in.
"I looked at
him; all gleaming and looking gallant holding the rifle. He leaned over and
offered me a drink; slowly lowering it to my parched lips. The liquid that
seeps past my lips was rich to my soul; a touch to my heart and makes my mind
looked to him."
"Then she
asked me; do you love me. I nodded to her. Dorothy, I found my heart inside me.
Thank you." Droid and Scarecrow hugged each other.
Darned, I wished
Hicks was doing that to me but he was busy polishing his rifle. Droid like most
men; daft in the emotional cells had to pulled away and then looked at me.
"I got back
her pouch and she leaned in to grab some clothing. She told me it was
inappropriate with her naked. I wanted to tell that I am naked most times with
my gleaming skin but she felt modest then. She reached in there and pulled out
her old uniform. I told her I like something red like her lips. She smiled at
me and then waved her hand. The uniform was changed in a swipe of her hands to
the colors she was wearing now. It was then I remembered my old pet, Toto.
Then Scarecrow
jolted me back to the reality.
"Dorothy, I
met Toto. Its not the same fur ball we knew. Its a deadly griffin now. It
belongs to the Witch now." It was then Hicks approached me.
"We got a new
problem." Hicks pulled me up and to the wall opening. The outside scene
was a crowd of armed Munchkins. They are chanting for the Scarecrow or our
heads.
I met them outside
with the boys backing me.
"Give us back
Cen Krow." That was their request but I told gave them a flat answer of
decline.
"Dorothy,
they would had been nasty if not for the boys backing me up. I wanted to tell
more but there was a dark shadow over us before the flames came down on the
crowd.
"Toto?"
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