The Life of a Vermin...
(A Choose Your Own Adventure Tale)
Welcome to our second Choose Your Own Adventure Story! This is an all new one, created in 2001! Become a vermin, and fight for your life against an otter holt, or you could join up with a horde! It's all your choice, have fun!
DO NOT READ STRAIGHT THROUGH THIS STORY!
-Introduction-
Rats have little place in Mossflower Woods, and so as you trudge along and stumble upon a small camp of otters you are not taken a liking too. The first otter leaps up and shouts to his friends,
"'Ey, mats! there's a nasty 'ol vermin prowlin' about 'round our camp!"
You grow.l at the otters as they start throwing rocks from their eadly slings. Should your urn away, or try your best to fight?
If you choose to run away, go to 8 .
If you want to stay and fight, go to 12 .
1
"Ok, mate! Good choice, you'll love it!"
You follow the ferret into a camp of vermin. You look around a the beasts already in the horde. They sit around, sharpening their weapons, fighting, eating food and the like. The ferret walks over to a small circle of rough looking beasts.
"These are my mates," he gestured to the vermin in question. They nodded and exchange grins.
"I think we could get to like 'im."
"'Ere, 'ave some food..."
You accept the meat, grateful for the food. Ah, what a life...
If you want to stay in the horde, go to 9 .
If you want to leave and return to your life as a traveler, go to 5 .
2
You kick the ferret in the stomach and run off through the brush. You hear them pursuing you, but they soon give up.
"Ah, 'e's only one, we won't waste our time on the likes of 'im!"
Panting, you sit down by a river and splash water on your face. 'What idiots,' you think, 'just because I didn't want to be in that army...' Yes, travelling is the life for you...
Go to 11 .
3
The entire otter holt gasps in horror.
"Gawd, 'e's got some nerve, aye?"
The otter cheftian silenced the young spokesotter with an angry glare.
"There ain't no room in the world for this 'un."
Snarling, he glares at you, you glare back.
"Fine," you grow. "At least I won't die a coward.
With this you leapt at him, growling and snarling. Suddenly, you feel death slide into your back in the form of your own dagger.
"Sorry, mate.... Can't letcha go killin' the innlocent.."
A short little otter spoke as he slays you. With misting eyes you smile in your death and slip off peacefully to Dark Forests gates.
The End
4
The ferrets eyes turned friendly again, much to your surprise.
"That's better, mate. I knew you'd see it our way. C'mon, I'll show you to our camp."
You reluctantly follow, but you suppose it's better to live with a horde than to die.
Go to 9.
5
After eating, you talk wiht your new friends for a little. But as you continue talking, you decide that you don't like horde life very muhc.
"Hey guys, here's a gold coin for the food, but I odn't think I'll be staying."
The ferretgrabs the coin and flips it around with his pow.
"Suit yesef, bucko, but it's a hrd world out there..."
You shrug and trudge off. "Thanks anyway though!"
Go to 11.
6
Snarling and growling, the otters drag you back to their holt.
"Put 'im in a cage awhile!" They shot
After a bit of being locked up in a crude wooden cage with the lithe otters poking and jeering at you, the otter leader walks up to you.
"Well, since we all ain't cowards, we'll letcha go, but i fI ever catch you in these parts again," he paused to throw a rock from his sling at the cage, it clattered harmlessly to the floor, "next time my rock'll find it's mark onyour head!"
The otter then unlocked the door and pointed to the opening at the front of the holt.
"Now git goin'!"
If you spit in his face and refused to leave, go to 3.
If you run away as fast as you can, go to 10.
7
Suddenly, a small band of vermin leap out of the buches and surround you. The ferret grins,
"Well, that's too bad, cos we need some more beasts in the horde. You're gonna join up, or die!"
The other animals glare grimly at you, as if to confirm his order.
If you agree to join, go to 4.
If you run away, go to 2.
8
Hey, no lone rat stands a chance against three grown otters! You hear their shouts as you run quickly away. 'So they think I'm a coward, I've heard mthat one before...'. You mutter to yourself.
Stumbling along and slashing at the brush with your long dagger, you trip and fall. When you look up, feeling stupid you turn around to face a huge otter, one of the ones that was following you!
Go to 6.
9
Over the next few years, horde life was good. Aside from losing an ear because of the leader's rage, you are kept well and safe. In one war, your best friend, the very same ferret that brought youinto the horde was slain. From that day on, youvowed to destroy all goodbeasts to avenge your friend.
The End
10
You run as quick as you can frm the otter holt, by now you notice it's getting dark so you decide to make camp for the night. Silently you drift off into a peaceful slumber. When you wake up, a ferret is staring at you.
"hey, d'ya wanna join the ranks of my master's army?"
What a life! You've heard of horde life- the foods provided, so longa s you do whatever the leader says, and you're kept safe...
If you decide to join with the ferret, go to 1.
If you decide not to join, go to 7.
11
Your life as a traveller is great, althrough you have to dodge goodbeasts attacks, and sometimes shortages of food, you do ok. Perhaps you will travel 'til your dying day...
The End
12
Dodging rocks ferociously you leap at the first male otter and draw your dagger. As you're about to stab, a little female ocmes up bbehind you and hits you hard with her rudderlike tail, knocking you flaton your stomach. The other otter grabs you by your tail viciously.
"Let's take 'im back home!"
"Aye!"
Go to 6.
Redwall is (c) Brian Jacques, I do not take any claim to his writings or characters. This is a fanwork created by a fan for fans and should not be copied. Any questions dealing with Zoren Castle should be sent to fiver753@yahoo.com. Thank you!
