Dr. Critchlore’s School for Minions Book 2: Gorilla Tactics
I would have obeyed immediately but the monster monster lunged forward like a missile I let go of my medallion and the beast immediately looked like a little girl again I froze it was just so bizarre watching a little girl bound forward with leaps that spanned ten meters Before I could move she had me pinned to the ground Dr Frankenhammer’s dragon took to the sky nearly ripping off his master’s arm in the process The good doctor looked down at me and then slowly backed away I couldn’t move The girl leaned over me her face inches from my own Her girl face I closed my eyes waiting for the worst while trying not to imagine it But trying not to imagine the worst just made me imagine it She was going to eat my face Hey look Higgins has a girlfriend Rufus Spaniel’s Spaniel’s voice drifted over from the grassy area where everybody was enjoying an outdoor buffet after the assembly Rufus was the alpha werewolf of my grade and when he talked people listened Or more accurately when he taunted people laughed The laughter didn’t bother me I was relieved relieved that they’d noticed me I could barely breathe This tiny girl was as heavy as a full-grown troll Where had Dr Frankenhammer Frankenhammer gone He was supposed to help me
Wasn’t that a Girl Explorer motto Never leave a girl behind C’mon Higgs a raspy voice said Out of the corner of my eye I could see a pack of imps coming coming closer Spanky in front Throw her off ya scrawny wimp Can’t She’s too strong She’s a child Rufus said Hey everybody Look at Higgins pinned by a little girl Judging by the laughter that filled the air everyone everyone was watching me now The girl didn’t care A line of saliva leaked from her mouth and burned my cheek I twisted my head from side to side trying to fling it off Help me I screamed More laughter But then the laughter turned to gasps I opened my eyes and saw the monster not the girl She squinted and turned her head to the side as if someone was shining a bright light in her face A safe distance behind me Dr Frankenhammer held something that looked like a flashlight behind behind his blue glasses The beast growled and I heard the rumble of footsteps as my classmates deserted me
The monster moved off me and roared at my fleeing fleeing classmates keeping a hand paw on my chest I tried to push the arm off but it was like trying to move a tree trunk A high-pitched scream tore through the air much higher than the monster’s roar It was the kind made by girls or my friend Darthin A blur of movement swooshed toward my attacker Syke I’d never seen her look so determined She crashed into the monster like it was the finals of tackle three-ball and the beast was about to score But Syke’s most powerful tackle didn’t budge my attacker attacker She bounced off the monster looking dazed Claws ripped through my shirt catching on my medallion The monster’s hand looked so powerful powerful and those claws could shred my chest with nothing more than a twitch Please I whispered
She looked down at me then back at the wall of my minion friends now watching from the castle steps She did a double take back to me staring at my chest Her mouth approached my head I closed my eyes my heart pounding with panic She sniffed my hair In a flash she released me You are fameely she said her deep voice sounding sounding throaty and hoarse Forgeeve me I sat up shaking my head Did she just call me family family
