Tales of an 8-Bit Kitten Book 1: Lost in the Nether
In memory of Lola Salines 1986 2015 founder of 404 éditions and editor of this series who lost her life in the November 2015 attacks on Paris Thank you for believing in me Cube Kid
CHAPTER 1 Eeebs was a naughty little kitten Very naughty in fact He never listened to his mother She always told him Don't go too far into the forest Son It's dangerous And if you ever see a purple light run away Run as fast as you can
But Eeebs loved exploring the woods He didn't think the forest was dangerous at all No it was an interesting place Interesting and mysterious He went there at least once a week like today along with his closest friends Tufty and Meowz The three of them had found a new meadow to play in The meadow was filled with all kinds of beautiful flowers They were racing to see who could pick the most Eeebs watched Meowz and Tufty fight over a lovely blue orchid At last Meowz tripped Tufty who went tumbling into the grass Then she hurried to pick the orchid before he could get back up Hey Tufty hissed Not fair
Well you never said no tripping she said Tufty only flattened his ears and glared at her She presented her colorful collection fanned out like a rainbow Look at all these flowers she said beaming like the square sun I guess that means I win huh Whatever said Tufty He threw his clump of dandelions onto the ground It was a stupid game anyway I agree said Eeebs I'm bored Maybe we should just head back You can't be serious said Meowz Tufty stepped forward We're not gonna get caught again okay I know said Eeebs But Look said Tufty The only reason our parents don't want us playing here is because they're jealous They can't stand us kittens having so much fun He's right said Meowz I mean have you ever seen any zombies around here The truth is they just cooked up that story to keep us closer to home Easier to make us do chores that way Eeebs sighed Maybe they were right And anyway the forest really was the best place to play in There were so many mysteries just waiting to be discovered Fine he said How about we go play some hide and seek The other two patted him on the back
