Dave, horror in his eyes, walked and stumbled backwards
He looked but saw nothing of help but a tree and walked towards
Then quickly he hid behind, and heard the things getting closer
They made disturbing sounds, like burping growls, all a monster

Closer they hopped, making squishing sounds of water and air
Dave started shacking and on end stood his hair
He was too scared to run, and his head hurt, "I am done" said he
To no one in particular he whispered "Oh please help me"

"Yes? What kind of help do you need? Come now, say something"
Dave yelped and jumped at the voice then looked down, the ring!
"I...yes I need to get out of here!" Dave cried
"I told you, I'm too weak, I'm sorry but I already tried"

"Please do something!" said Dave, starting to think his end a fact
"As I have told you, I am too weak! You are the only one able to act"
"Then what must I do to keep them away?" Said he sticky with sap
"They love hard puzzles or a nice whistled song to make them nap"

Then a creature poked eyed toes around the tree
Dave tried whistling but ended up hissing, that won't get him free
And it hit him, the thought. He knew a very hard puzzle, he was it
"Do you like puzzles?" asked Dave "if so, it is hard, you should sit"

All hopping stopped, and the eyed toes blinked out of sync noisily
Dave calmer, went into a small clearing and sat down heavily
"Gather around I will tell you the hardest puzzle ever" he said in hail
"It's my story and you must find a way to help me" and told his tale

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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