Finally Dave saw the rainbow's end,
and ever so slowly they began to descend.
He was just getting used to life above the ground,
but was shocked by the strange new place they had found.

The boat landed gently into swampy wet land
Water, Dave noticed, when he reached out his hand.
There were so many trees, there was almost no light,
and that ever-present buzzing gave David a fright.

"Where are we?" he asked Seamus, who had not yet told.
"We're right 'ere, but the question is: Where is the gold?"
"The gold?" David asked. "But we left it behind...
back at that knoll with the troll, right?"

"Aye but there's more!" Seamus glistened with glee.
"For this is the END of the rainbow, ye see."
"I see," Dave replied, though he didn't, at all.
For then why had they stopped on that dangerous knoll?

What was Seamus thinking, just leaving Dave there?
He was lost in this world! Seamus didn't seem to care.
But Dave didn't worry; he had gold on his mind.
Somewhere in the swamp... if they searched, they would find.

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MAIN CHARACTERS:
-- Dave - A curious young Molemullian who loves adventure.
-- Seamus O'Greary - A greedy Leprechaun who wants Dave's ring so he can give it to the Leprechaun King and be rewarded with riches.

OTHER CHARACTERS:
-- The Molemullians - Small, mole-like creatures who live in an underground city which is encased in glass in the middle of the Leprechaun city. Why? You tell me.
-- The Leprechauns - Greedy little bastards who live in a magic underground city and are planning a war with the Molemullians; a war which probably has something to do with the Leprechaun King's rings, one of which Dave's father somehow acquired.
-- Badgels - The ugly, vicious creatures with red beady eyes who kidnapped Dave from his Molemullian city. They are feared by Leprechauns and are somehow involved in the upcoming war between the Leprechauns and the Molemullians.
-- The Lady in Yellow - Plays mystifying harp music and honestly wants to help Dave save the Molemullians.
-- The Green Devil - Informed Dave of the war-to-come, and seemed to be interested in helping him, but only in exchange for Dave's key.
-- Balou - Small mouselike creature who lives in the Leprechaun city and seems to oppose this war they're plotting. He wanted to help Dave steal the ring from the Leprechaun vault, but then he suddenly ditched him, and we don't really know what he's up to now.
-- Gurgle - Blob creature who lives in the secret prison-room above the Leprechaun city. He sleeps all the time and would love to have a magic ring, because that would be cool.
-- Dave's Father - Deceased. Somehow acquired one of the Leprechaun King's rings.
-- A Troll - Lives in a cabin on a knoll.
-- A Huge Bird, a Shark/Eel/Mutant, and a Giant Squid all exist.

IMPORTANT OBJECTS:
-- Magic Rings - There are 6 of them, and they each have special powers. When they all combine, it's totally amazing. Dave has one of them, and one of them is in the Leprechaun vault. The rest are hitherto unaccounted for.
-- The King's Keys - Currently Dave has the Leprechaun King's precious keyring. It's usually kept very safe, yet somehow Balou stole it from the King, and he left it in the prison room for Dave to find. There are four keys; One of them goes to the broom closet in the prison room. One of them goes to the vault where the King keeps the only magic ring he has left. The other two... what do YOU think?

SETTING:
Planet - Epicon.
Year - Now.

NARRATIVE MODE: Rhyme.

INTENDED LENGTH: Epic.

updated Aug 3, 2008 by Rac7hel