A Lurking Spirit
At the Edge of the Universe
“There’s a planet at the edge of the universe not unlike the
earth in landscape and atmosphere. But its inhabitants are not,” Betsy
explained. “It’s a Yuggothian outpost. You see, I believed our extraterrestrial
visitor to be an angel. I supposed that I was being whisked away to Heaven. I
know that you hate the Fungi from Yuggoth for taking me from you, but they
aren’t merely monsters. They simply have an alien view of things. To them, our
species is extremely primitive.”
“Well, I’m sorry, me golden dove, but I can’t very well
forgive the rotters fer trickin’ an innocent twist n twirl with their twisted
telepathy,” Robin countered. “In a matter of mistakes, as mistakes may be
measured, this asinine assumption of theirs is the queen mum of mistakes. I
understand that they've sent ya ter collect me for whatever nefarious Four
Seasons they may 'ave, and I ain't Bobby wot their predicted expectations are
as for me response, but ya can tell them that Robin Roberts won't easily become
wahn of their corrupted conquests, allowin' 'is John Wayne ter be carted Frank
Bough through space and signed, sealed, and delivered, nah fuss, nah muss, ter
this ruddy planet they've created ter appease folks whose Dahn The Drains
they've nicked.”
“Robin…” Betsy started, but the ghoul held up his hand, a
stoic expression on his face.
“’Ang on a tick, Sweetheart, and ‘ear me out, Hairy Biscuits
and Cheese. Ya can tell them leather-winged, space-roving blighters that Robin Roberts
loves Betsy Bowes unto eternity. Maybe you're 'er, and if ya 're, then Briny
Marlin, you must try and understand. I’d not wanna let ya Scapa Fla again for aught,
but there's more at stake 'ere than just a On the Floor undead bastard's broken
Horse and Cart. Further, I ain't entirely convinced that them Mi-Go’s ain’t
just sellin' Sally ter me while dressin' 'er up in a Victorian Almond Rock and
callin' 'er Betsy. 'Ave ya even a shred of proof that you're the bloody twist n
twirl that I adore wif aw me soul and not just a pretty picture sent ter trick
me into bein' Nyarlathotep's Bullock's Horn?”
“You and your wild whirlwind of words,” Betsy quavered, positioning
herself in front of Robin and taking his hands. “Do you remember that odd tree
in my family’s orchard? There were mostly apple trees, but then there was the
one lone olive tree, the odd one out. The olive tree was our special tree. You
first declared your love for me under that tree. You were so forthright and so
afraid that I would reject you, but you needn’t have worried for a moment. You’re
one of a kind, Robin, just like our olive tree standing amid the apple trees.”
“Oh, Betsy, it is you!” Robin proclaimed, bursting into
tears. “It couldn't be anybody else. We never told nobody abaht our tree. It
was our own secret Jack Jones. Oh, but me golden dove, wot is it that you’d ‘ave
me do? I can't rightly just Scapa Fla trippin' Frank Bough ter ovver worlds and
leef me china plates ter Kathy Burke their way aahhht of this Elliot Ness we've
gotten ourselves into. I’d be a right shite if I did that, don’t you fin’? Oh,
'old the Dog and Bone, I've a marvelous idea! Ya must come wif me and meet me
china plates, and we can create a new plan together!”
“I’d like that, Robin,” Betsy agreed.
Acknowledgments
This chapter from my WIP, The Key of Eidolon, was written
using the “Lurking” prompt from the 2020 October Spooky Writing Prompts
challenge.
Prompts from http://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com
were also utilized.
This segment was inspired by the 25 October 2020 Sunday
Writing Prompt from Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie.
The Mi-Go or Fungi from Yuggoth are the creations of H.P.
Lovecraft, appearing in his 1929 sonnet “Fungi from Yuggoth” and in his 1931
story, “The Shadow Out of Time.”
Nyarlathotep is the creation of H.P. Lovecraft, initially
appearing in his 1920 story of the same name.
The Key of Eidolon is the second book in the Tales from the
Dreamlands series. You can pick up the first book, Ketil and Yitzy’s Adventure
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Ooooh. This was a totally unexpected twist. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your contribution, a most interesting take on the prompt.
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