The+Lone+Black+Pig

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Over Neldun, the thunder crashed like a gong, as lighting cut the inky black sky with harsh yellow fingers. One particular bolt illuminated the village park. A small girl holding the hand of a larger figure, was silhouetted in another flash of lightning. "Olivia, come on!" said the larger figure, pulling at her hand. "Yes mum. Hey, can I have some hot chocolate when I get home?" asked Olivia. "Sure thing dear. Did you get your jacket?" The mother and daughter turned up a path and into a house. "Yes mum!" Olivia replied. "Did you remember Pepper?" her mum asked. "OH NO! Mum, I forgot to get him! We have to go back! He'll be all wet!" Olivia cried, pulling on her mother's hand. "No! We can't go back now! It's six o'clock, and pitch black. He'll be there in the morning." Olivia's mother closed the door with a bang.

Meanwhile, in the shadowy depths of the village park, the jet-black pig lay, cold and wet, limp and abandoned. A brilliant golden bolt of lighting stretched out its fingers and engulfed the toy pig. With a bone-breaking jerk, Pepper stretched to life. From stone cold toy to warm animal he had transformed. He stumbled up,and squeaked frantically for Olivia. When he heard no response, he groveled around blindly. "Wah,wah" he cried, tears splashing down his face. The low grey cloud swirled around the park, making it impossible for the toy pig to see. He tripped in the tall, shadowy grass. Teetering on the edge of a hole, Pepper squealed in horror.

He fell. Down, down, down.

He hit the floor of the hole. It was covered in dead bodies. He screamed in horror, the hairs on the back of his neck standing up. He realized something. A huge hulking figure was breathing heavily in a corner of the dark cave. The figure rose up and up. It was at least twenty times bigger than Pepper, so he had no chance of beating it in a fight. Its blood-thirsty red eyes glowed hungrily in the gloom. A sudden flash of light came from behind the figure, illuminating it. It was a monster that haunted Pepper's nightmares. It was covered in black fur and it had a sort of foul liquid dripping from its jaws. The liquid looked horribly like blood. Suddenly the monster started chomping the air with it's great jaws. This was exactly like one of the worst nightmares Pepper could remember having.

Pepper decided to make a dash for it. With a scream of horror, he sprinted across the dead-body filled cave. And there it was - a bright gold door. Pepper curved around the monster and flung the door open. He burst inside the door,and just in time, because the monster's jaws crunched the door handle, close behind him.

He fell. Down, down, down.

Poof! Pepper landed on a mountain of fat, brightly coloured cushions. He saw a shiny blue and black badger walking towards him. His eyes rolled in his head, his mouth foamed and he collapsed unconscious on the springy moss ground.