So here's the first chapter to The Theory of Evolution. I'd been working on this off and on for the last couple of months, but I think we finally managed to get it down. I must thank Miss RemmyBlack for being my beta when no one else wanted to. So spank you mam!
If you're interested, I'm going to be keeping up the chapters with illustrations on my Deviantart. The name is DragonMasterKris
It's under the Monsters Vs Aliens file. So, enjoy.
"Hey Doc, you got a location yet? I'm having no luck here." Links voice came through an old walkie-talkie fixed to carry across long distances by the good doctor. "Whatever this thing is, its long gone now."
The Doctor sighed and stopped walking, leaning against an old tree. They were in a remote forest on an island off the coast of Chile. They had gotten a report of some monster terrorizing what little fishing towns there were nearby, but it was nearly impossible to make sense of direction in this maze of trees and vines.
He heard a bit of a crash and curse, and looked up to see Susan stumble into the clearing he was at, ripping vines off her shoulders and arms.
"Doc, I've HAD it with this place! I'm too big to get through these little areas, and every time I turn around there is some new tree in the way that I'd never seen before!"
The Doc chuckled slightly and pushed from the tree he was leaning against to walk toward her large frame. It had indeed been a long day, and there wasn't any sign of the so-called creature that lived in this forest.
"Perhaps we should regroup with the others and figure out another tactic?" he suggested. Susan huffed and nodded, pulling back her white hair.
"Why aren't you hot in that?" She asked, looking at his turtleneck and lab-coat. "I'd be dying."
"Well, my dear, I AM an insect after all. We don't sweat. Humidity and warmth is what insects need to grow strong." He tugged at his lab-coat eyeing a dirt smudge. "Although perhaps I should have worn something a little more outdoorsy."
She sighed and put her hands on her hips. "Well Doc, I have to take the long way around to get back to Monger. Do you want a lift?"
The Doctor smiled but shook his head. "No, my dear. I think I'll just go back the way I came. There was an interesting specimen of plant that I might want to take back to the lab with me."
"Alright. Just be careful." She said, and walked back into the forest heading toward their makeshift base. Dr. Cockroach watched after her, admiring her strength as she moved a tree over so she could squeeze passed it. He turned back into the forest after she was out of sight, his antennae out and surveying the area. Chuckling, he walked back the way he'd come.
Now, where was that plant? He stepped over a rather strange looking tree root. It was covered in a white furry moss. He leaned down, looking a bit closer. How strange, it looked like hair. Shrugging, but never missing an opportunity for science, he pulled out a small envelope and plucked a few hairs. Placing them in the envelope and putting it in his pocket, he continued down the makeshift path.
He walked until he found what he was looking for. It was an odd looking purple flower. Smiling, he walked toward it, a slight jump in his step.
"Hehe, I wonder if they'll name this one after me?" He muttered to himself, and gently brushed the petals with his fingertips. Suddenly, they flapped and three large butterflies beat their wings and fluttered away. The Doc stood there for a moment and then sighed, smiling. "Ahh. This place is truly playing tricks on my mind."
He chuckled and started down the path again, when he heard a slight snap of a twig. His antenna shot strait up into the air and he turned around looking down the path he'd just come from. There was nothing there. Only some scary looking branches and vines. Nothing to worry about.
He swallowed, and took a step back. "There isn't anything to be afraid of, you silly old roach. It's only the rainforest." He took another step back and then heard another branch break, higher above him this time. "Link?"
The Doc took a few more steps back on the path. "Link, your jokes are most unassuming! Come out, I know your there!"
There was a huff of hot air on his neck and the Doc turned to come face to face with a mouth full of very white and very sharp teeth.
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Susan emerged from the forest rather worse for wear. Her clothing ripped in the arm and her legs. Monger looked her up and down, raising an eyebrow at her mused hair. "Did you look for the monster Susan, or take a nap?"
She gave the General a slight glare, and sat on the clearing floor, picking branches and vines off of her body.
"Where is Dr. Cockroach?" The General asked, tapping his foot impatiently.
"He said he wanted to grab a plant or something like that. You know how he is." Susan gasped as she pulled a spider monkey from her tangled hair. It screeched at her and jumped from her fingers and down her body, running back to the forest. "I'm going to need a shower after this General."
The General opened his mouth to say something when a very loud, slightly high-pitched scream came from the forest.
Susan was on her feet immediately and running back into the trees, "Dr. Cockroach!"
"Susan, wait!"
But she couldn't wait. She knew she should have just grabbed him and took him back to the plane with her. She ran into the forest, taking a large step over Link and Bob who had just came from the trees. She was almost panicking, trying to remember which way she'd come from when there was another scream that came from her left. She ran toward the noise as fast as she could, and burst through a clearing panting.
"Doc! Are you alright?"
"He's just tasted me Susan, and I'm afraid I'm going to be eaten. I'm leaving my lab to you, and tell Link I'm not sorry for destroying his radio."
Link and the General came from behind Susan, panting heavily in the humid weather.
"See? I knew…I knew you weren't sorry about that!" Link gasped, clutching a stitch in his side.
The creature had Dr. Cockroach in its grip, its tail wrapped around his middle. Sitting up on its haunches, its head came up to below Susan's knee. It was covered in white mossy looking fur, and had a mane that traveled down its back from its lizard like head. It had twin whiskers that came from its upper lip, like those of a coy fish. It had feathered wings, as well as wooden looking horns protruding from the back of its head.
Its tongue flitted out of its mouth again, and gave the Doc another lick. The Doctor gave this whimpered moan of disgust and Susan could see him shudder.
"Um. No!" Susan said, taking a step at the creature. It gave her this curious look and leaned back to the Doc, flurrying its feathered ears forward. "Bad Bird! Bad! You put the Doctor down this instant!" It pulled its head back from the shivering scientist, its head cocked to one side.
Susan walked up and placed her hand on her hips. It looked at her, giving a slight coo. It looked around at the group of Monsters that were surrounding it, and lowered the Doctor down a bit.
The creature gave a low whooping call and gently placed the doc down on the ground, releasing him from its grip. Susan picked up the Doc by the back of his lab-coat and cupped a hand underneath him.
"Doc, are you ok?"
He nodded a bit and raised his arms, trying to shake off the thick saliva. "I'm covered in drool, Susan. I've had a rather bad day."
"Oh, you'll be ok Doc." She opened up the pocket of her pants and dropped him inside. "Stay there. I'm going to go grab your friend."
Susan walked back over to the creature, who flitting his tongue in Links direction. The fish man turned to Susan. "I don't think this thing can talk, Susan. It might just be a baby."
Susan sighed, "Well General? Should we take him back to base then?"
Monger nodded. "Well, it is out of the ordinary, although I might just call this thing a weird animal. We'll evaluate it back at the facility. Move out!"
Susan sighed and leaned down, picking the creature up under its body. It was like a cat, Susan thought. Like a very large cat. It leaned its head against her chest and she pulled it up so it could look over her shoulder. It gave another small whooping call to the birds in the trees, but they were silent.