Slaying the Monster (Part 1)

When Evil befalls us, when the night is at its darkest, that is when the courage of men (and women) will shine brightest.

We were relaxing in our nice cottage in the city of Stowe when we heard a clamor of cries for help from the neighboring town of Waterbury.

"Help us!" The men cried. "There's an monster made entirely of ice-cream that we cannot conquer!

"Help us!" The women cried. "This monster contains at least 7,000 calories! That's 7,000 chances of being one calorie too much for our health!"

Being the brave souls that we were, we agreed to help the poor citizens of Waterbury to look into this menace.

This is what we found out:

The monster is called the Vermonster, an evil concoction created by the sorcerers Ben 'Coldheart' Cohen and Jerry 'Grimfield' Greenfield.

This Vermonster had the following weapons and powers at its disposal:
- 20 scoops of ice cream
- 4 bananas
- 4 ladles of hot fudge
- 1 giant brownie
- 3 cookies
- A smothering layer of whipped cream
- Mini M&Ms
- Oreo cookies
- Gummi bears
- Rainbow sprinkles

Truly an evil beast!

Well, being brave doesn't mean being stupid. We were not about to try to tackle this Vermonster without some sort of plan. So, we made a journey to the Oracle.

"Oh great Oracle of D'ough!
Help us understand, help us know!
How can we slay the Vermonster,
For, if need be, my wife will sacrifice her sister!"

The twin-headed Oracle peered intently at us, and in a silky voice, purred.

"Sacrifice, I do not need,
But others' advice, you must heed
A visit to the Graveyard is on your charts,
Hurry on now, or you'll smell my farts"

Heads bowed in acknowledgement and gratitude, we hurried along to the graveyard...




(to be continued)

Slaying the Monster (Part 2)

As we stepped into the Graveyard, a chill wind blew. The trees rustled, as if to whisper the news of our mission to anyone who would listen. Goosepimples rising from the sudden cold, Yi Lin muttered,"I wonder what help are we supposed to find here. Perhaps weapons of some sort?" Suddenly, the Ghost of Ethan Almond appeared!







He added:
"But our legacy of nuts live on
As you have proved from now thereon,
The day after the full moon,
Attack the monster with this spoon."








We got our weapons. Yeah! Level up!

"I wonder if that was it." Lint mused. "Weapons are one thing, but how about some strategy?"
At that moment, another spirit appeared!







Dastardly said:
"My demise was too quick and concise,
Though I had weapons and knowledge wise
Now, I'm sure I've found the hole in the loop,
Unlike you, I alone could not attack in a group"







Ah. So cooperation is the key to defeating the dreaded Vermonster. Forewarned and forearmed, we decided to turn around and leave the Graveyard. But having turned around, we found another apparition in our way!







His Unholiness hissed:
"I'm fanning the flame,
by spreading its fame.
You can't defeat the Vermonster
You'll only spread its infamy further!"

BWAHAHAHahhahahahaa!!!







AngelBoy suddenly appeared and showed the Devil his white-gauntleted finger. With a Mighty "Eep!", the Devil finally disappeared.

"Come with me," AngelBoy beckoned, "I have some training for you, before you face your nemesis.




AngelBoy brought us to his sanctum, the FlavoRoom. With a flick of a hidden lever, he presented some Oatmeal Cookie Chunks ice-cream. Free training dummies! Brandishing our spoons, we leapt into the training regimen with vigor not seem in this town for the past century!





Within minutes, AngelBoy declared us ready to meet our ultimate foe - the Vermonster!




(to be continued)

Slaying the Monster (Part 3)

Stealthily, we approached the lair of the Vermonster.

We were appalled by the sheer size of the fiend!


3 of our training dummies could easily fit into the little container beside the monster, and this monster was yet another 15-20 times the size of the container! We knew we had our work cut out for us. With a bloodcurdling yell, we attacked! The monster was quick to react, flashing its colorful patterns at us.

Despite knowing the ways of such monsters (they appear colorful, but that's only to attract prey. There's usually poison or some other dastardly weapon hidden!), we plunged right in, as if we were nuts.




With at least 3 of us continuously hacking at it at any one time, the monster had no chance to recover, no chance to escape. We quickly went past the colorful sprinkles and started on the cookies and brownie.


Cunningly placed bananas tried to slow us down, but knowing what was at stake, we bravely fought past them. We finally got down to the core of the monster, comprising of 20 scoops of Peanut Butter Cup, Coconut 7-Layer Bar, Yellow Brickle Road and Vanilla Heath Bar Crunch ice creams. Despite the flavors pooling their resources together, we managed to make quick work of it!

With the others in the group tiring fast, I suddenly sensed an opportunity. With a triumphant yell, I finally grabbed the Vermonster by its scruff, and DRANK it all down.


The fight was over. The dreaded Vermonster has been slain!

The fight left all of us totally drained. But no one was more drained than the Vermonster!

The residents of Waterbury cheered our victory, as the triumphant heroes returned back to Stowe to wash the stains of their battle gear.



"There they were, the heroes six
5 of the Tans, and a Cho added to the mix
With plastic spoons and smacking lips
They made the Vermonster a part of their hips!"






And they lived happily ever after, with Peace, Love and Ice-Cream.





(The End)