Just like broccoli
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 20
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
Rufus watched as his only source of light and comfort fell from his hands and tumbled to the ground below. The sturdy old lantern hit the ground but did not shatter and rolled to towards the base of the tree.
Rufus breathed a sigh of relief. He would need the light if he was gonna find his way out of here. Even with their lanterns he and Ollie had gotten lost several times before eventually finding the grave they were looking for. Ollie, Rufus remembered. His not so much friend but accomplice and criminal partner. He was most likely taking his last breathes after having been buried alive in the coffin they had come to plunder. How would explain what he had seen tonight? More importantly how could he explain what he was doing roaming a cemetery in the middle of the night without drawing suspicions. Rufus could focus on that later. Right now he had to get out of this tree. Luckily the light of the fallen lantern shined on some branches below that he could use to navigate down. Rufus was about to take his first step when he heard a guttural growl cut through the graveyard.
Lupe rubbed her aching stomach soothingly. The loud noise it had just produced was quite embarrassing for the mature Latina as it could be heard by anyone within the confines of the cemetery. Mrs. Garcia had always been a late night snacker with a real sweet tooth and as she aged it started to become more apparent in her wider figure. Oh how she wished she still had her bowl of Halloween candy from early. Unfortunately it had not grown with her and there were no giant Snickers bars lying around anywhere.
At her new size finding enough food was going to be a challenge. It seemed the dozens of apples she shook from the tree at the party did nothing to curve her appetite. At the thought of the tree her gaze drifted down to the ground. Next to her foot she noticed a tree illuminated by one of the lights that had lead her to this spot. It was was quite small, not even reaching pass the height of her ankle but it's branches were fully covered. Normally the chill of fall would've left it's branches nearly barren but because of the recent warm weather the tree remained relatively covered. To her it looked like a piece of broccoli. It would have to do for now. She reached down and ripped the tree out of the ground and brought it up to her mouth.
The horrifying sound that Rufus heard caused him to stop his descent down the tree. This momentary pause turned out to be a blessing in disguise as when Rufus looked down he saw brown digits, each as thick as the tree was wide, wrap around the base right where he would have been. Rufus had avoided being crushed to death by a few feet but little did he know a much more gruesome fate awaited him.
Rufus scurried back up the tree and had just wrapped himself up in the safety of the branches when he felt his whole world shake. He looked down and watched as the tree, roots and all was ripped from the ground. The light from the lantern down on the ground got further and further away and was eventually buried in dirt leaving the would be grave robber in near darkness. Rufus felt his world move again as the tree was tipped back. The man desperately clung to the branches and felt a warm gust of stale air cut through the top of the tree. He didn't even realize what was happening until he felt his feet touch a slippery surface. He looked out and illuminated by the bit of moonlight he saw the rows of tombstone sized teeth on the edges of the cave. Then the entrance began to close and he began to get jostled in this humid Hell. He started to scream but it was drowned out by the loud of branches being broken down. In the all his panic Rufus lost his footing and fell right onto a sharp branch wedged in between two of the molars. The impaled man writhed in pain and coughed up blood before the teeth above slowly came down and he was turned into paste.
Lupe chewed up the tree and was surprised. She expected the leafy greens to be much like salad while the bark was dry and very bitter. As she kept chewing she suddenly tasted an explosion of flavor. Very salty almost like a piece of the deli meat. She didn't realize she was eating Rufus. Even the distinct cracking of his bones she mistook for the snapping of tree branches. She swallowed the ground up paste mix of leaves, wood, and viscera. All and all she was surprised by the tasty experience. She really didn't know what too expect as to her recollection no human had ever eaten a full grown tree before.
Rufus breathed a sigh of relief. He would need the light if he was gonna find his way out of here. Even with their lanterns he and Ollie had gotten lost several times before eventually finding the grave they were looking for. Ollie, Rufus remembered. His not so much friend but accomplice and criminal partner. He was most likely taking his last breathes after having been buried alive in the coffin they had come to plunder. How would explain what he had seen tonight? More importantly how could he explain what he was doing roaming a cemetery in the middle of the night without drawing suspicions. Rufus could focus on that later. Right now he had to get out of this tree. Luckily the light of the fallen lantern shined on some branches below that he could use to navigate down. Rufus was about to take his first step when he heard a guttural growl cut through the graveyard.
Lupe rubbed her aching stomach soothingly. The loud noise it had just produced was quite embarrassing for the mature Latina as it could be heard by anyone within the confines of the cemetery. Mrs. Garcia had always been a late night snacker with a real sweet tooth and as she aged it started to become more apparent in her wider figure. Oh how she wished she still had her bowl of Halloween candy from early. Unfortunately it had not grown with her and there were no giant Snickers bars lying around anywhere.
At her new size finding enough food was going to be a challenge. It seemed the dozens of apples she shook from the tree at the party did nothing to curve her appetite. At the thought of the tree her gaze drifted down to the ground. Next to her foot she noticed a tree illuminated by one of the lights that had lead her to this spot. It was was quite small, not even reaching pass the height of her ankle but it's branches were fully covered. Normally the chill of fall would've left it's branches nearly barren but because of the recent warm weather the tree remained relatively covered. To her it looked like a piece of broccoli. It would have to do for now. She reached down and ripped the tree out of the ground and brought it up to her mouth.
The horrifying sound that Rufus heard caused him to stop his descent down the tree. This momentary pause turned out to be a blessing in disguise as when Rufus looked down he saw brown digits, each as thick as the tree was wide, wrap around the base right where he would have been. Rufus had avoided being crushed to death by a few feet but little did he know a much more gruesome fate awaited him.
Rufus scurried back up the tree and had just wrapped himself up in the safety of the branches when he felt his whole world shake. He looked down and watched as the tree, roots and all was ripped from the ground. The light from the lantern down on the ground got further and further away and was eventually buried in dirt leaving the would be grave robber in near darkness. Rufus felt his world move again as the tree was tipped back. The man desperately clung to the branches and felt a warm gust of stale air cut through the top of the tree. He didn't even realize what was happening until he felt his feet touch a slippery surface. He looked out and illuminated by the bit of moonlight he saw the rows of tombstone sized teeth on the edges of the cave. Then the entrance began to close and he began to get jostled in this humid Hell. He started to scream but it was drowned out by the loud of branches being broken down. In the all his panic Rufus lost his footing and fell right onto a sharp branch wedged in between two of the molars. The impaled man writhed in pain and coughed up blood before the teeth above slowly came down and he was turned into paste.
Lupe chewed up the tree and was surprised. She expected the leafy greens to be much like salad while the bark was dry and very bitter. As she kept chewing she suddenly tasted an explosion of flavor. Very salty almost like a piece of the deli meat. She didn't realize she was eating Rufus. Even the distinct cracking of his bones she mistook for the snapping of tree branches. She swallowed the ground up paste mix of leaves, wood, and viscera. All and all she was surprised by the tasty experience. She really didn't know what too expect as to her recollection no human had ever eaten a full grown tree before.
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