|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- FOOLWARD OAK--CUP 7--"GO GO GO" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  Foolward Oak  ||  -------> (Cup SRfo007, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = "I've seen a shooting star, but a shooting Norlime? Never!" Bellicose Billion said wryly. "Hey don't knock it till you've tried it." Eckert replied. "Well?" Ow Muchy Moyar asked. "Any luck? Hmm?" "Yes and no." Norlime replied. "Couldn't really see anything on the ground, but I did see a trail of smoke rising, about two or three miles thataway." he said as he pointed toward the southeast. Toggle Joseph stood up suddenly from his lying position as if a marionette suddenly jerked to life. He just stared off into space, however. "Two or three miles?!? Are you mad?" Billion said incredulously. "Well that's all I got." Eckert replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Too bad Eddie's not here." Dandy Banish offered. "He could probably whip us each a dirt bike from that coat of his." "No use crying over spilt iodine..." Moyar said distantly. "Aw c'mon, what's a couple a miles to such 'powerful' beings as us? Hey?" Eckert asked. "Well it'll be dark in a hour or two." Moyar said. "And we don't want to be lost in the woods at night. Who knows what beasts lurk these trees?" "Go go go!" Toggle Joseph said quickly, while remaining perfectly still. "Well he's the wise one." Billion noted. "What the hell. Let's go." "What about the fall of night, Belly?" Banish asked. "Oh screw the veil of stars!" Billion exclaimed. "Doesn't anyone have a good enough supply of superstrength to carry the rest of us?" "Not me, I'm worn out from that tree." Eckert said. "I'm afraid I'm dreadfully low myself." Moyar said. "Ditto for me, too." Banish said. "And I'm about out myself. All that leaves is..." Billion said as they all turned their attention towards Toggle Joseph, who grunted briefly but remained motionless. "How 'bout it Joe? You got enough?" Banish asked the odd youth. Joseph stumbled briefly, turned around, walked up to a medium-size tree, wrapped his arms around it, and with barely an effort, uprooted the damn multiton thing. He then brought it slowly down into a horizontal position, and then pressed it into the ground with such force that it broke in two. Then he lifted the massive thing above his head, looked up, and smiled at the others. "I guess that's your answer, Dandy." Moyar said. "Come on, let's get on!" With that Joseph lowered the tree as the four clambered up onto it. When they were settled, Joseph lifted it above his head again and began to run southeast at superstrength speeds. "The only way to travel." Billion commented. They rode onwards through the forest, sideswiping a tree here and there, as Toggle Joseph continually had to alter his course to avoid hitting other trees. The four were hunched over and trying to protect themselves. A few minutes passed like this, with nothing said. -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----