Donut: CARL, HE’S STANDING UP! HURRY!
I caught on to something round, and I used it as a handhold, yanking myself even more downward.
The boss’s muffled voice reverberated through the goo. I felt him pat the outside of the pouch. “Oh, you must be hungry, little lad. Don’t tickle Papa’s nips like that! You won’t be getting milk from them. But Papa always appreciates your little kisses.”
The bottom of the pouch hit me right in the face. I released the two satchels from my inventory. I couldn’t see anything, but I could still sense them there. They started to quickly degrade.
I didn’t want to do this next part to getintothe pouch because I couldn’t control how deep I went, and I just knew I would’ve ended up in his stomach, unable to flee. Escaping, however...
I faced outward, pressed my kangaroo feet against the interior of his stomach, and I hopped as I activatedGloom Wraith Phase.
I hit the detonator in my inventory as I flew through the air. I tumbled and flipped like I’d been shot from a cannon, and I hit the ground and bounced, still rolling, asphalt ripping into the side of my face. Ice and kangaroo bits rained down around me as I rolled right off the road. Fist-sized chunks of hail continued to pummel me.
This was quickly followed by the sound of revving car engines.
I groaned and rolled onto my back as the APV and the GTO both zoomed by on the street next to me.
Multiple achievements and a level-up notification appeared, but I waved them away.
Standing over me was a gremlin.
“You can go fuck yourself,” he said as he dropped his toolbox on my stomach.
“I probably deserved that,” I said just before he timed out and exploded.
“Carl, next time we have to work together, make sure we don’t do it to our own detriment,” Donut said as I sat up. The truck sat alone at the top of the hill. “I can’t help but feel this is an apt metaphor for what always happens when we do all the heavy lifting.”
“It could be worse,” I said as I started to pull the kangaroo costume off.
Warning: Oh, I’m sorry. Didn’t you read the description? I’m pretty sure I told you this is a timed item.
Heat Two. Results.
First Place: Team Sparkles.
Second Place: The Jugglers.
Third Place: Team Free Love.
Fourth Place: The Wild Hunt.
Fifth Place: Lady Dominators and the Gimp.
Sixth Place: One Fine Pig.
Seventh Place: The Royal Court of Princess Donut.
Eliminated: Girth the Trouble.
HEAT 3 OF 7
[ 22 ]
After passing the finish line,we limped our way toward the garage.
I pulled at the tight neck of the kangaroo costume.
Mordecai: Carl, has your costume skill leveled up much? I would say it’ll work, but if the skill is above level 3 or so, it might take a lot of your skin with you. If it’s above level 5, then I wouldn’t risk it. Most armor isn’t physically attached.