Festival of Shadows (14 page)

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Authors: Michael La Ronn

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“Disjointed—”

~ “arm-wielding crony.”

~ “apple juice addict.”

~ “dummy lover.”

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“Disjointed arm-wielding crony, eh?” the halibut asked. “Not bad, but I don’t think Baby liked it.”

The big baby grabbed Theo by the neck, stomped over to the door, and tossed him out of the tavern.
 

“And stay out!” Ludwig said as the baby slammed the door.
 

“Ouch,” Theo said, sitting up.

So much for stealing the key.

~ Continue.
 

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“Disjointed apple juice addict, eh?” the halibut asked. “That’s pretty accurate, I’d say.”

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch,” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, and Theo ripped his arm off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks.”

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar, and everyone cheered at him.
   

~ Continue.
 

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“Disjointed dummy lover, eh?” the halibut asked. “I don’t know about his love life, but that sounds about right.”

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch!” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“No. Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, and Theo ripped his arm off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks,” Theo said.
 

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar, and everyone cheered at him.
 

~ Continue.
 

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“Balloon-breathing—”

~ “toddler bane.”

~ “baby scratcher.”

~ “giggle brain.”

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“Balloon-breathing toddler bane, eh?” the halibut asked. “That would explain his breath.”

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch!” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“No. Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, and Theo ripped his arm off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks,” Theo said.
 

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar, and everyone cheered at him.
   

~ Continue.
 

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“Balloon-breathing baby scratcher, eh?” the halibut asked. “Baby won’t be happy to hear that.”

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch!” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“No. Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, and Theo ripped his arm off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks,” Theo said.
 

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar, and everyone cheered at him.
   

~ Continue.
 

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“Balloon-breathing giggle brain?” the halibut asked, scratching his head. “I’m getting a weird visual. Baby didn’t like it, either.”

The big baby grabbed Theo by the neck, stomped over to the door, and tossed him out of the tavern.
 

“And stay out!” Ludwig said as the baby slammed the door.
 

“Ouch,” Theo said, sitting up.

So much for stealing the key.

~ Continue.
 

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“Lanky—”

~ “poop deck swabber.”

~ “lead-infused nail biter.”

~ “brussels sprout eater.”

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“Lanky poop deck swabber, eh?” the halibut asked. “I can totally see that.”

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch!” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“No. Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, and Theo ripped his arm off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks,” Theo said.
 

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar, and everyone cheered at him.
   

~ Continue.
 

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“Lead-infused nail biter?” the halibut asked. “Come on, lower your vocabulary. Baby doesn’t know what ‘infused’ means.”

The big baby grabbed Theo by the neck, stomped over to the door, and tossed him out of the tavern.
 

“And stay out!” Ludwig said as the baby slammed the door.
 

“Ouch,” Theo said, sitting up.

So much for stealing the key.

~ Continue.
 

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“Lanky brussels sprout eater?” the halibut asked. “I hate brussels sprouts!”

“Me too!” cried another toy.

“Me too!”

“Me too!”

Ludwig looked around at everyone agreeing with each other, and he threw his sippy cup to the floor in anger.
 

“Baby hates brussels sprouts, too,” the halibut said.
 

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch!” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“No. Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, and Theo ripped his arm off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks,” Theo said.
 

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar, and everyone cheered at him.
   

~ Continue.
 

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“I’m a fizzle-tiddle rumpus ball? Arrgh,” Ludwig growled. “That was pretty good, I’ll admit.”

The big baby giggled.

“Baby liked it,” the halibut whispered to Theo. “Keep it up.”
 

Ludwig scowled. “Well, you’re a plushy glooby disaster!”

“I’d love to know what glooby means,” Theo said, as the bar laughed with him.
 

“You’re a—”

~ “disjointed—”

~ “balloon-breathing—”

~ “lanky—”

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“Disjointed—”

~ “arm-wielding crony.”

~ “apple juice addict.”

~ “dummy lover.”

“Disjointed arm-wielding crony, eh?” the halibut asked. “Not bad, but I don’t think Baby liked it.”

The big baby grabbed Theo by the neck, stomped over to the door, and tossed him out of the tavern.
 

“And stay out!” Ludwig said as the baby slammed the door.
 

“Ouch,” Theo said, sitting up.

So much for stealing the key.

~ Continue.
 

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“Disjointed apple juice addict, eh?” the halibut asked. “That’s pretty accurate, I’d say.”

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch,” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, but Theo moved quickly. He grabbed Ludwig’s arm, yanked it off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks.”

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar, and everyone cheered at him.
   

~ Continue.
 

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“Disjointed dummy lover, eh?” the halibut asked. “I don’t know about his love life, but that sounds about right.”

The big baby laughed so hard that he fell off the bar.

“We have a winner!” the halibut yelled, holding up Theo’s hand.
 

“I want a rematch!” Ludwig said, stomping up and down.
 

“Give me your arm,” Theo said.

“Keep dreaming, teddy!”

“I said give me your arm.”

Ludwig laughed, but Theo moved quickly. He grabbed Ludwig’s arm, yanked it off and hit him over the head with it.

“Thanks.”

Ludwig tried to get up, but the big baby stomped over and sat on him.
 

“Baby doesn’t like you,” the halibut said.
 

Ludwig struggled under the baby and then groaned.
 

Theo plucked off Ludwig’s pointer finger and threw the rest of the arm back at him. “Change of heart.”

He left the bar as everyone cheered at him.
 

~ Continue.
 

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“Balloon-breathing—”

~ “toddler bane.”

~ “baby scratcher.”

~ “giggle brain.”

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“Balloon-breathing toddler bane, eh?” the halibut asked. “That would explain his breath.”

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