“Hey,boss”saidhisfollowersenduringthekidinsultsinmeeksubmission.“Wehaveallbeenwithyouformanyyearsandhavemadeourbonesandprovedourloyaltytoyouagainandagain.Nobodyheredarestoattackyou.Thatwouldbebringingdisasteronourselves!Heyboss,weswearit’snotus.Youthinkitovercarefully.”
“Theyareright”thoughtthebigboss.“Thesemenhavebeenwithmeforalongtimeandarescaredtodeathofme.Theydon’tdaremoveafingerevenwhenIamasleep.Butwhointheworldwoulddaretogivemeasurpriseattack?”Heturnedsuddenly,tookhisgunoutofhispocketandaimeditattheskyshouting,“WhotheFKissecretlyattagme?eoutorI’llfire!”Justashewasabouttopullthetrigger,thewristofhisrighthandwhichwasholdingthegunwassuddenlycspedinaviselikegripandthegunwaseasilytakenawayfromhim.
“Soyouarethebigboss!”saidavoitheair.“Youarethechiefculpritguiltyofthemostheinouscrimesandhavenardforwandorder.TodayIwillteachyoualesson.”Ironfistspunchedinquicksuccessionathisjawandstomadhisbuttocksreceivedviciouskickswhithimgrovelingontheground.Theworldseemedtospinaroundhimandgoldenstarsfshedbybeforehiseyes.Thismobbosswasusedtobullyingothersandbeingsurroundedandprotectedbymembersofhisgangatalltimesnobodycouldgetclosetohihetallstalwartmobsterfelthimselfbeingliftedupandeasilythrownthroughtheairlikearagdolluntilhehemiddleofthekewithaloudspsh,causingsproutsofwatertoriseuphighintotheair.Hisfollowerscouldhardlybelievetheireyesandstoodthereaghast,onlytobeattackedbytheinvisibleironfist.Somewerehitinthejawcausingittobeunhingedahk.Otherswerehitiomadrolledonthegroundinpain.Withinasedallfiveorsixofthemweresweptawaylikefallenleavesblownawaybytheautumnwindahrownonebyoothekeliketheirboss.Avoitheairughedheartilyandsaid,“Allofyouarebulliesacedtotyrannizinggoodguys.TodayIwantyoutoexperieitisliketobebeaten.Iwantthecoldkewatertoclearyourbrainsandbeawarethatthisiswhatyouwillgetifyouvictimizeain.”
Thefouryouiesnonpareilsataroundthewoolealkinganimatedlywithmelodiousughterringingoutlikethetinklingofbells.SuddenlyCharmainelookedupattheskiessprihmyriadsoftwinklingstarsandsaidpensively,
“IwonderhowFatherZeus’smagnifitbaisgoingon.Couldhebelookingforthetwoofus?Ifheknewwehadslippedouttoedownhere,hemayreallygetangry.HismoodismercuriandIworrythatperhapshewillbmesomeihirdpartyforourbehavior…”SuddenlyCharmainepoiheheavensandcried,“Ohlook!SomeoneismimigthewayClementineandIfly!”Ashadowstreakedinanarcacrosstheskyandfellintothemiddleoftheke.Aloudspshfollowedcausingsproutsofwatertorisehighintotheair.
“That’saverypoorimitationofourflyingskills”entedClementine.“Wedoamuchbetterjobthanthat!Heissoclumsythathefallsintotheke.Iwouldgivehimazeroforhisefforts.Whatdoyouguyssay?”Immediatelyafterthatfiveorsixshadowyfigurescouldbeseenhurtlinginanartheairtowardsthemiddleoftheke,followedbyloudsoundsofheavybodiespoppingintothewateroeranother,causingthefourbeautiestobendinside-splittingughter.“Well,”ClemeihesestupidmenmusthaveseenCharmaineandIflyingdowriedtoIimitateus.Theycertainlydidanawfuljobandallfellintotheicycoldkewaterandtookaverycoldbath.”
“Thesearenostupidmentryingtoimitateyourflyingskills”saidImaginationseriously.“WhatyoujustsaartnerCreativitypunishingtheserascals.”Theontoexpinwhathadhappeodaywehaveyouthreehereasuests-twobeautifulnymphsfromthefarawaycelestialskiesandDimitri’sgoodfriend,thefamousauthoressCharina.AsKingDimitri’sloyalservants,CreativityandIareresponsibleforyoursafety,sowetookcertaiions.IftheslightestharmcametoanyoneofyhligenasterwouldlosefadthereisnowaywecouldatforittoKingDimitri…ThecleverlittledogMaureenwhowassittingquietlybesideitsmistresssuddenlygrowleddeeplyandbarkedunceasinglyattheotherendoftheflowerbed.Thatshortmanwithanarrowforeheadandpointedheadhadsurreptitiouslylefthisbigbossandfellowhooligahegoinggottoughandsneakedawaytoanotherpartoftherosegarden.Bysheerluckhehappeowanderhepcewherethefourbeautiessattalkiuckhisheadoutoftheflowerbedsandimmediatelystilledasifturostone.Greatlyexcited,hisbodytingledandhislegsgrewnumbanduomovebecauseattheotherendoftheflowerbed,hesawfourimmacutebeautieschattingonawoole.Everyoheyoungwomenwasastonishinglyaakinglybeautiful.Theshortmanthoughttohimself,“Tocaptureallfouroftheseyoungwomenwouldbeverydifficult,butevenifIowoofthemIwouldbeabletoenjoysublimefulfillmentfortherestofmylife.IfIalsocapturethesleepingtrillionaireDimitriJa,IcouldgaintrolofhisimmeuhenIwouldhavebothbeautiesandfortune.”Justashewaslostinhiswishfulthinking,hispositionosed.TheevervigintlittleMaureenspottedhimamidtheflowersandbeganbarkingfrantically.“Opportunitiesdon’tebytwice.IhadbettergrabitwhileI.”thoughttheshortmanwithanarrowforehead.SoheranoutoftheflowerbedandmadeforClementine,whosattherequietandmotionlesswithouttheslightesthintoffear.Asthemanluggedfrabholdofhisprey,hefeltasifheiyair,losthisbandfelltotheground.HeimmediatelyjumpedupandheadedforCharmaihesamethinghappened.Heclearlyanddefinitelycaughtholdoftheyoungwoman,butsomehowheseemedtobeholdingavacuousvoidandfellheadlongtothegroundagain.Beforehecouldgetup,theresourcefulImaginationcircledbehindhim,grabbedholdoftheheavyicebucketandhithimontheheadwithallhermight.Theshortmaandfainted.Imaginationwasveryangryandshoutedintotheair,
“WhereareyouCreativity?Showyourselfatonce.Iwasjustboastingabouthowresourcefulyouwereandthatwithyouasourbodyguardnothinguntowardwouldhappen.Nowlookpened!Ourthreehuestswerealmostassaultedbythishooligathatyoumademelosefaon-sequential,butbyallowingtheseruffianstoeveherosegardenandupsetourhuestswhiletheywereallhavingananimatedversationhasmadeyourmasterKingDimitrilosefaceaswell!”
“Iamsorry,soverysorry!”saidapleasingmasevoitheair.“Iwasbusyattendingtothebigbossandhisgroupofunderlingsanddidnotnoticethatthisslipperylittleeelhadslippedoutofthe!Ididn’tknowthathehadsomehowwahispce.Letmetakefirst.”Theshortmanwhohadfaihegrouobewakingupandmadeaslightmovement.Beforehecouldreallyeto,hewashauledupintotheairandanothershadowflewinanarctowardsthemiddleoftheketojoinhisradesintheicywater.ClementineandCharmainechuckledmerrily,cppedtheirhandsandsaid,“That’swonderful!Lethimgoandtakeanicyshowertoo!Ohyes,wehaven’tseenyouforalongtime,Creativity.Whydon’tyoushowyourself?”
“Thereisanewguesthere.Idon’thaveanyclotheson,soit’sformetoshowmyself.IthinkIhadbettergoandpatroltheareaaroundtherosegarden.IpromiseyouIwillinanotherrascaltointerruptyourversation.”Withthataslightwindroseaivityseemedtohaveleftthem.
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