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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 2152392" data-attributes="member: 6294"><p><strong>10: Ten Thousand Tentacles</strong></p><p></p><p>Simon tried to struggle free of the grasping tendrils, but even as he made the attempt he felt the strength flooding out of his muscles. <em>All</em> of his muscles, which was highly unsanitary and even more highly embarrassing.</p><p></p><p>Smith's shotgun roared. The shell struck home, but whined harmlessly off the creature's rock-like skin.</p><p></p><p>"This is a mighty devil indeed." The Mormon's brow creased in concern as he pumped another round into the shotgun.</p><p></p><p>"Everything's got a weakness." Floyd summoned forth the <em>blue suede shoes o' doom</em>. The sequinned boot slammed against the monster's side - and promptly vanished with the sound of a misplayed chord.</p><p></p><p>"And what is your weakness, Mr Anderson?"</p><p></p><p>"Jelly dough - <em>nurk</em>!" Floyd's words were cut off as the creature lashed out with its tentacles, snaring both him and Fabio in its clutches. The Elvisite felt a tingling on his skin as the monster's poison seeped into his flesh, but there was a lot of padding between his skin and the muscles underneath, and he did not suffer the same weakening effect as Simon.</p><p></p><p>Fabio, for his part, slashed at the tentacle that had grasped him. The sword blow was weak, as his trim physique offered little to slow the poison's progress, but it was enough to loosen the hold and let him slip free once more.</p><p></p><p>Beverly dug in her purse as Smith fired a second time, the shotgun shell again glancing off the creature's skin. The monster ignored his efforts, instead raising Simon's limp body to its stony maw. It bit down, and blood cascaded over its rocky hide as the Super-Ninja's rubs were crushed between its massive teeth. Simon was no longer worried about being embarrassed: the was too busy passing out from shock.</p><p></p><p>"Here it is!" Beverly pulled a can of hair-spray from her purse.</p><p></p><p>"You will already make a fine looking corpse." Fabio assured her, as he paused to check that his own hair was still in order.</p><p></p><p>"Well, <em>duh</em>." Beverly tossed her head, "This isn't for me, its for him." she pointed at the creature.</p><p></p><p>"While he ain't exactly harmless, he's damn sure hairless." Floyd gasped out as he felt the creature's poison finally penetrate his copious personal cushioning.</p><p></p><p>"Like, watch and learn." Beverly threw the hairspray. The can arced across the stream and bounced harmlessly off the creature's side. As the can tumbled toward the ground, Beverly snapped up her pistol and put a round straight through it.</p><p></p><p>The can <strong>exploded</strong> in a sheet of flame, partially roasting the monster, which roared in pain and anger. Its tentacles thrashed in agony as the fire licked around it, blistering its rocky hide.</p><p></p><p>"A clever trick." Smith admitted. "How did you think of it?"</p><p></p><p>"This girl I knew? She had like, this totally uglifying accident when she was having a cigarette while styling her hair."</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">"I'll give you 'uglifying', bitch."</span></strong> the monster snarled its rage. Small fires still smouldered on its skin as it dropped Simon's broken body and lashed out at Beverly with all of its remaining tentacles.</p><p></p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p></p><p>Patton cackled.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"I'd say she really pissed it off, eh, Johnson?"</span></p><p></p><p>"Yes sir. I'd say it's unusually vulnerable to fire, from its reaction." Johnson watched as the screen image showed the creature wrap its tentacles around Beverly's scantily clad form. He made a quick note on his clipboard: <em>Include tentacle footage in Asian market ad spots. Should be a <strong>big</strong> hit in Japan.</em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"Now it's got the pretty boy again, and it looks like fatso's wrapped up pretty tight as well."</span> Patton frowned, concern starting to appear in his eyes. <span style="color: yellowgreen">"You've got this mission properly insured, don't you, Johnson? We'll take a big hit in lost profits if they get themselves killed."</span></p><p></p><p>"Everything's fully insured, sir." Johnson nodded emphatically, "And I have the usual contacts set up in case they die and we need to leak a 'snuff' version to the black market."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"Well done, Johnson."</span> his concern assuaged, Patton sat back to enjoy the rest of the show.</p><p></p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p></p><p>Smith's shotgun thundered once more, the shell this time gouging out a small portion of the monster's hide. A thick, greyish fluid oozed out of the wound, and the Mormon nodded in satisfaction.</p><p></p><p>"If it bleeds, we can kill it."</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">"You're never going to get the chance, flesh-bag."</span></strong> the creature gloated. Its two free tentacles writhed toward him, but Smith dodged aside of the first and slipped free of the other, which left a streak of greasy poison on his arm.</p><p></p><p>"The power of the Lord protects me."</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">"You can't keep dodging forever."</span></strong> the monster dropped Fabio, who sprawled helplessly on the ground. It lashed out with all four tentacles, wrapping three of them around Smith's body. The Mormon struggled mightily, tearing loose from one of the three, but the other two held firm. <strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">"I think I'll eat you <em>first</em>."</span></strong></p><p></p><p>"You haven't beaten us yet." Beverly whispered, feebly forcing the sounds from her throat. She fumbled inside her dress, fingers weakly grasping at something inside.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">"Ho, ho, ho."</span></strong> the thing turned its attention from Smith and instead dragged Beverly closer to its maw, <strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">"What's that you've got, my little sweetmeat?"</span></strong></p><p></p><p>"It's the worst case of gas you're ever going to have, you @#$%er."</p><p></p><p>Her all but strengthless fingers twitched.</p><p></p><p>The pin came loose.</p><p></p><p>The grenade fell.</p><p></p><p>The creature swallowed, reflexively.</p><p></p><p>White phosphorous roared.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 2152392, member: 6294"] [b]10: Ten Thousand Tentacles[/b] Simon tried to struggle free of the grasping tendrils, but even as he made the attempt he felt the strength flooding out of his muscles. [I]All[/I] of his muscles, which was highly unsanitary and even more highly embarrassing. Smith's shotgun roared. The shell struck home, but whined harmlessly off the creature's rock-like skin. "This is a mighty devil indeed." The Mormon's brow creased in concern as he pumped another round into the shotgun. "Everything's got a weakness." Floyd summoned forth the [I]blue suede shoes o' doom[/i]. The sequinned boot slammed against the monster's side - and promptly vanished with the sound of a misplayed chord. "And what is your weakness, Mr Anderson?" "Jelly dough - [I]nurk[/I]!" Floyd's words were cut off as the creature lashed out with its tentacles, snaring both him and Fabio in its clutches. The Elvisite felt a tingling on his skin as the monster's poison seeped into his flesh, but there was a lot of padding between his skin and the muscles underneath, and he did not suffer the same weakening effect as Simon. Fabio, for his part, slashed at the tentacle that had grasped him. The sword blow was weak, as his trim physique offered little to slow the poison's progress, but it was enough to loosen the hold and let him slip free once more. Beverly dug in her purse as Smith fired a second time, the shotgun shell again glancing off the creature's skin. The monster ignored his efforts, instead raising Simon's limp body to its stony maw. It bit down, and blood cascaded over its rocky hide as the Super-Ninja's rubs were crushed between its massive teeth. Simon was no longer worried about being embarrassed: the was too busy passing out from shock. "Here it is!" Beverly pulled a can of hair-spray from her purse. "You will already make a fine looking corpse." Fabio assured her, as he paused to check that his own hair was still in order. "Well, [I]duh[/I]." Beverly tossed her head, "This isn't for me, its for him." she pointed at the creature. "While he ain't exactly harmless, he's damn sure hairless." Floyd gasped out as he felt the creature's poison finally penetrate his copious personal cushioning. "Like, watch and learn." Beverly threw the hairspray. The can arced across the stream and bounced harmlessly off the creature's side. As the can tumbled toward the ground, Beverly snapped up her pistol and put a round straight through it. The can [b]exploded[/b] in a sheet of flame, partially roasting the monster, which roared in pain and anger. Its tentacles thrashed in agony as the fire licked around it, blistering its rocky hide. "A clever trick." Smith admitted. "How did you think of it?" "This girl I knew? She had like, this totally uglifying accident when she was having a cigarette while styling her hair." [b][COLOR=DarkOrange]"I'll give you 'uglifying', bitch."[/color][/b] the monster snarled its rage. Small fires still smouldered on its skin as it dropped Simon's broken body and lashed out at Beverly with all of its remaining tentacles. * * * Patton cackled. [color=yellowgreen]"I'd say she really pissed it off, eh, Johnson?"[/color] "Yes sir. I'd say it's unusually vulnerable to fire, from its reaction." Johnson watched as the screen image showed the creature wrap its tentacles around Beverly's scantily clad form. He made a quick note on his clipboard: [I]Include tentacle footage in Asian market ad spots. Should be a [b]big[/b] hit in Japan.[/I] [color=yellowgreen]"Now it's got the pretty boy again, and it looks like fatso's wrapped up pretty tight as well."[/color] Patton frowned, concern starting to appear in his eyes. [color=yellowgreen]"You've got this mission properly insured, don't you, Johnson? We'll take a big hit in lost profits if they get themselves killed."[/color] "Everything's fully insured, sir." Johnson nodded emphatically, "And I have the usual contacts set up in case they die and we need to leak a 'snuff' version to the black market." [color=yellowgreen]"Well done, Johnson."[/color] his concern assuaged, Patton sat back to enjoy the rest of the show. * * * Smith's shotgun thundered once more, the shell this time gouging out a small portion of the monster's hide. A thick, greyish fluid oozed out of the wound, and the Mormon nodded in satisfaction. "If it bleeds, we can kill it." [b][COLOR=DarkOrange]"You're never going to get the chance, flesh-bag."[/color][/b] the creature gloated. Its two free tentacles writhed toward him, but Smith dodged aside of the first and slipped free of the other, which left a streak of greasy poison on his arm. "The power of the Lord protects me." [b][COLOR=DarkOrange]"You can't keep dodging forever."[/color][/b] the monster dropped Fabio, who sprawled helplessly on the ground. It lashed out with all four tentacles, wrapping three of them around Smith's body. The Mormon struggled mightily, tearing loose from one of the three, but the other two held firm. [b][COLOR=DarkOrange]"I think I'll eat you [I]first[/I]."[/color][/b] "You haven't beaten us yet." Beverly whispered, feebly forcing the sounds from her throat. She fumbled inside her dress, fingers weakly grasping at something inside. [b][COLOR=DarkOrange]"Ho, ho, ho."[/color][/b] the thing turned its attention from Smith and instead dragged Beverly closer to its maw, [b][COLOR=DarkOrange]"What's that you've got, my little sweetmeat?"[/color][/b] "It's the worst case of gas you're ever going to have, you @#$%er." Her all but strengthless fingers twitched. The pin came loose. The grenade fell. The creature swallowed, reflexively. White phosphorous roared. [/QUOTE]
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