Hero for a day
Invasion
“Gretch!” barked a Hobbe, Gretch woke up finding himself being stuffed into a chest by his father, Gretch’s dad waving his hand signalling for the child to be quiet, soon after Gretch was packed into a dark tight chest he couldn’t see a thing. But sound was everywhere Hobbes screams surrounded the cave, some of cries some of laughs, there was a constant clang of metal the rare sound of impact, and the whizzing of arrows. Gretch grew worried he pushed open the chest that he lay in and peeked his eyes through it. He seen humans killing his family, the small Hobbe began weeping, most Hobbes were dead or dying on the floor of the damp cave, humans had invaded Hobbe cave!
The battle lingered for some time, when eventually most Hobbes were thrown into cages or dead on the floor. Gretch fell to the bottom of the chest crying for his kin Holding down on his long pointy ears refusing to listen to cries of his family and shutting his small squinted eyes which were full of tears, Gretch laid there for the worst part of an hour, when eventually he could not hear anything anymore, apart from the drips of water in the cave.
He opened the chest and seen the place had been emptied. Gretch walked on out of the cave dwellings forever crying as he did so. He fell to the floor screaming in depression when out of no were he heard his fathers voice or so he thought but it was just a memory “one day you will get this me lad, it’s a magic staff has powers given to us by our lost god Recka”.
Gretch looked around and then ran back to his fathers room, he seen the staff a white long pole arm, or at least long for a hobbe. The staff had a white orb atop of it this where the magic emanated from this part was not to be touched or you would be burnt. Gretch thought of his family and the staff he nodded proudly and grabbed it, the Hobbe walked threw the cave for hours gathering items, partially naked at first, he was cold so he searched for anything that could be considered clothing. He finally decided to go out of his home in style, he walked out looking somewhat like a bandit, brown scruffy boots, black cap tied around his head leaving room for his small beady eyes. Rough brown clothe tied to make gauntlets on his tiny hands, then some
old bloodstained chain mail for his strong wide chest the metal reached down to his knee’s but he strapped it tight with a belt stolen from a trader. The ‘armour’ covered most of his compact muscled body leaving few parts of his brown skin on show, brown being the most common colour of most Hobbes skin though there were tales of blue skin.
Ready to find his family the Hobbe yelled out “Gaur!!!!” he madly ran to the caves entrance with his staff held high looking insanely scary and stupid at the same time, Gretch however did not think about how he looked most Hobbes never did. The Hobbe ran outside the cave, still running madly when suddenly he stopped, seeing a bush of thorns blocking his way, his head dropped in a deep annoyed sigh.
Gretch dropped to the floor as did his staff, as his staff fell harshly on the floor it zapped out a ball of purple energy at the thorns, Gretch jumped in shock holding his hands on his face, when then he realised the staff had destroyed the thorns, he smiled showing off his putrid teeth it looked rather disgusting but rather cute at the same time. Gretch chuckled in a grunt state and picked up the staff and walked on past the bushes, he seen a giant earth Troll! “arrgh!!!” Gretch scrambled back behind the thorns shivering in fear from the giant, Gretch poked his eyes threw the near wrecked bush and looked at the Troll, as he looked the Hobbe thought to himself ‘its funny how its laying down I’ve never seen a Troll do that before they usually sleep in the ground’ when suddenly Gretch realised that the Humans must’ve killed it.
The Hobbe walked over to the Troll poking its stomach with his staff jumping back in fear as he poked the beast, when no movement came his eyebrows raised up and a smug sneer appeared. Gretch jumped on the Trolls stomach bouncing up and down waving his staff high and proud like he actually killed the thing, pretending he did. While Gretch celebrated a band of three adult Hobbes walked out from Darkwood and seen the child jumping up and down they all looked at each other confused.
The three Hobbes walked over to Gretch, and coughed alerting him, Gretch fell from the Troll in shock, he fell to his face but jumped to his feet straight away not wanting to look foolish. But it seems it was to late the adults laughed at him.
Tribe of misfits
“Who might you be child?!” grunted the bulkiest one wearing blue leather properly stolen from a dead guard. “Err I…I’m..I’m Gretch!” stuttered the now scared Gretch, “I see, and did you kill this Troll Gretch?” replied the blue clad Hobbe. Gretch looked around flickering his eyes from side to side, thinking to himself, “Yes!” he told the grown Hobbe. The Hobbes laughed at the puny child “hey! How old is yer?” yelled one of the other Hobbes wearing brown pants up to his hairy nipples.
Gretch responded “I’m almost five”. “Five? Why your nearly at puberty my boy! Haha!” retorted the first and biggest once again. “How’d you escape the Humans Gretch?” asked the topless Hobbe, “Oh he must’ve killed em all eh?!” laughed the first. Gretch heard off rumours from magic users how they got respect just by knowing Will, Gretch nodded his head and banged his staff on the ground making his magic clear and dominant the Hobbes looked at the staff.
The first Hobbes face straightened out of laughter into a serious one, “My respects then, forgive us we did not know.” Stated the Hobbes as they backed up and bowed at the feet of Gretch, Gretch’s face lit up in shock and honour his bluff had worked then his face was firm suddenly when they arose. “The Humans won’t expect magic from us Gretch, perhaps you could join us” questioned one of them though Gretch did not know which said it.
Gretch nodded in approval, “great! My names Muk , that there in the pants is Maxley, no relation. And this idiot in the traders jacket is Herb my half-witted brother.” Told Muk the Hobbe in blue. “Where were you guys off-to?” Asked Gretch, “we were following those Humans they invaded the cave! They’ve gotta die!” shouted Maxley angrily. “I’m hungry” told Herb in a rather random unintelligent slur Muk looked at him and rolled his eyes in a tired way. Gretch thought of not going due to certain dangers but then once again he thought of his family and he had unfortunately met up with these guys, not wanting to let the others know he was a coward he agreed “Yeah, of course I was going that way anyway, soon as I killed that fat thing” Told Gretch in a lie.
“Great! Your gonna love the way Humans taste, honest to Recka they make a great meal” uttered Muk in Gretch’s ears.
“Hey Getch can I have your belt me pants keep fallen down” shouted Maxley, “my names Gretch” shot back the angered child. Muk laughed at the two of them “Recka save us, it’s gonna be a long night with you two.” chuckled Muk.
Smells like sh*t:
After a short nights walk the tribe of misfits as Muk called them, had walked through Darkwood entrance. Gretch looked around at his new friends wondering if they had any weapons if not they would be in serious danger as Darkwood had a bad reputation for attacks. “You hear that?” whispered Muk while signalling the others to stop, “what did you say?” Shouted Herb due to him not hearing his brothers whisper. A Balverine landed right in front of Herb “Herb you moron!” roared Maxley, “hey where’s Gretch gone?” asked Muk as he pulled out a hammer.
Gretch seen the Balverine and made a run for it frantically sprinting with his arms in the air. Gretch made it to a clearing of dead weeds far away from the river were his friends were fighting a Balverine. Gretch fell to the floor gasping for air he’d never run so fast in all his pathetic life, relaxing and coolly getting some breathe back. Gretch sniffed and smelled a foul odour, he felt himself then moved his hand south feeling dampness, “erghh!!!” he cried while rushingly removing his pants he looked at it he couldn’t believe himself, Gretch had soiled himself.
Gretch ran onwards away from his soiled pants on to a swamp like area, there were strange mushrooms covering the muddy lake. He approached one of them in curiosity and was hit back by a explosion of white energy. Gretch picked himself up and walked on then heard rushed footsteps behind him, he looked behind him it was Muk!
“Curiosity killed the cat Gretch!” shouted Muk knowing about the mushrooms, “Err but I’m a Hobbe” told Gretch as he began wiping himself from mud.
Gretch made a run for it, knowing his cover of bravery had been spoiled and when turned around he was trapped in a dark place he struggled madly trying to escape.
My Kin
It was a bumpy ride wherever Gretch went but eventually he was dropped on his head “Baaa!!!”. Gretch once more tried to escape when suddenly he seen a big white hand reaching for him it grabbed him. He seen the face it was a Human! “Ruarrr!!!” Gretch smacked the Human using his long staff the ball of energy burnt the Human causing the Human to drop Gretch on the ground. The little Hobbe looked around and run for it when then hearing a familiar voice “You! You..you..coward!” Muk roared angrily from behind enclosed bars.
The Human could begin seeing again, Gretch seen him and ran up to him swiping and slashing his staff madly at him when by accident a purple ball of energy was sent flying at Muk, the encaged Hobbe yelled out in desperation then died. The Human looked at Gretch in confusion as if to say do you know how to use that thing? And no Gretch didn’t know how to use his staff but it was a useful weapon to say the least.
Gretch aimed the staff at the ugly Human and shouted out “fireball!” in a high pitched voice but no luck the staff remained useless for the stupid Hobbe. The Human unsheathed a short sword and slashed at Gretch “urgh” yelped Gretch as he dodged the blade. The Hobbe threw the staff at the Human causing him to stumble, the Hobbe run through the legs of the Human.
“Hey where ya going yer little sod!” shouted out the Human seeing the Hobbe run under his legs.
Gretch running through the giants legs punched upwards at the mans groin, he let out a horrible sound of pain while falling to the ground, Gretch let out a cruel giggle. The Humans sword gleamed like a diamond in the eyes of Gretch, laying on the floor from the Humans fall Gretch picked it up and dug it deep in the Humans chest, killing him and spurting blood on Gretch “purr!!” spat the Hobbe.
Gretch then walked over to his old friend Muk, he looked at him and seen no sign of life, but seen a Balverine head, Gretch’s eyes flickered from side to side wondering and thinking. The Hobbe picked the head up and running to other cages all which had Hobbes in. Gretch couldn’t believe his eyes he’d been taken back to a camp of encaged Hobbes, “I found you!” he proclaimed in a high pitched squeaky voice in the centre of the somewhat horrible camp.
Hearing a noise Gretch’s parents seen their dear child, “son! Over here!” Shouted Gretch’s mother. The now Hobbe hero as the engaged Hobbes thought him walked over to his parents cage, “find us away out of here boy.” Told Gretch’s father to his son. “Help! Save us!” shouted random Hobbes from various cages.
Gretch looked at the cage and saw a weird hole in the cell door, “it’s a keyhole you idiot! And these are the keys you little mongrel!” Said a Human insulting the small Hobbe while holding a sword and a pair of keys in his hand. “I killed a Balverine!” Shrieked Gretch showing the Human a Balverine head he took from Muk, the Human looked at him in confusion. “Enough with your grunt-ish babble it sounds revolting” told the Human. Gretch looked over to his staff and smiled he ran for it the Human followed.
Gretch got to his staff and picked it up then spat out a lost word “Recka!” and a purple ball of magic arose from the staff confronting and killing the Human. Gretch walked over to the limp corpse and looked at the keys it looked similarly like the cages hole. He began running to cages using the key opening the cells, his kin thanked him as he done so, but he would not rest till he freed them all, he ran to the last two cages that were locked he began unlocking one when he heard horses Gretch knew it meant Humans that sound was all to familiar.
The last of the Hobbes ran out of the camp Gretch just luckily opened the last cell door with enough time for his friends to run. Gretch began celebrating he had rescued his family from the
Humans!
“I’m a hero! I’m a hero! Hahaha!” Gretch danced madly following his family back to the cave when he heard a sound, he turned around and fell dead to the floor, a arrow in his head.
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Some say they feel sorry for Gretch but I say he was a Hobbe
Did you come up with this all by yourself?
+rep started reading it then couldnt take my eyes off it lol
