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    Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound 9
    Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound 9
    Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound 9
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    Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound 9

    By Christopher D. Carter

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    The journey continues in this fourth issue of a seven-part adventure!!! Through Scalus Mountain, Crush winds his way into the caverns to find the dragon that holds the key to his mission!!! Meanwhile, Pound climbs the outside of the mountain of the mines to enter the lair of the Queenmother!!! Hold onto your seat as the ride for their lives takes the action up a notch in the mysterious world of giants, dragons, and men made of stone!!!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristopher D. Carter
    Release dateJan 31, 2015
    ISBN9781940451206
    Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound 9
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    Christopher D. Carter

    Christopher D. Carter is an engineer by trade. After spending many hours of free time drawing, painting, and writing, he decided to unleash a unique universe of characters upon the worlds of science fiction and comic book fandom.

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      Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound 9 - Christopher D. Carter

      Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound 9

      by Christopher D. Carter, © 2014

      Text and Illustration Copyright © 2014 Christopher D. Carter

      All Rights Reserved

      Also by Christopher D. Carter available at ebook retailers:

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

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      Chapter 1

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      To the Queenmother

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      Trapped alone at the bottom of the pit of the ant lion, Pound was being buried in sand along the rounded wall as the tree that he commanded watched and wavered above at the lip with Shad. He was accustomed to being the underdog in many situations, but Pound was not about to be overcome by a hungry, mindless insect. The tree listened to Pound’s mental commands and dumped layers of sand onto the ant lion along the opposite side of the pit, and the spiny creature’s huge mandibles were getting buried as he tried to entomb Pound in silicon. The subterranean creature was engrossed in burying Pound in sand, but the tree had covered its abdomen in dirt during the process. Annoyed, the ant lion turned to flick the mounting sand back up at the tree, and Pound seized the opportunity to act. With gymnast precision, Pound lunged at the spiny mandibles of the ant lion as it lowered its head to flick sand, and when the insect snapped its jaws upward, he catapulted upward out of the pit and over the top of the tree. He was moving so fast that he almost missed the outer limbs as he reached out in desperation to snatch the tree. With a jolt, his shoulder nearly popped out of socket when he snatched one of the thicker outer limbs and twirled down into the barbed and flexible edges of the crown of the tree. The tree itself stumbled with the added weight of his sudden impact and nearly tumbled into the pit where Pound had just escaped. The tree rebalanced though and continued trekking across the narrow trail between pits to the base of the mountain.

      Pound was exhausted from the encounter, but he held on tight and rested patiently in the arms of the tree. No words passed between Pound and Shad as they rode atop the tree that day, and Pound slept for a solid three hours as the woody plant ambled along the sandy trail. When he finally awoke, the tree had stopped, and from Pound’s viewpoint, he could see that they had crossed a great distance during his rest. Leaning his head backward, he was surprised to find that the mountain rose upward into the clouds behind him.

      We’re here, Pound said as he stretched his arms and legs to get the blood flowing again. Though he had found a good spot to relax in the tree, it was never a good thing to sit on a branch for too long. He reached down to his backside and felt the soreness where the pressure of his own weight had bruised the skin tissue where he sat. That’s going to hurt for a while, he mumbled as he stood up on the limbs and then climbed toward the base of the tree. Shad had already dismounted from the tree and was waiting impatiently for him at the bottom.

      About time, fellow, the green dwarf said as he stood with his hands behind his back. I have been waiting for quite some time, he added with an air of irritability.

      That’s nice of you, Pound replied back with a bit of his own temper stinging the air. But I’m paying for the cab.

      No need to be touchy. I could not have made it this far on my own, Shad said and then corrected himself. We could not, I mean to say.

      Thanks, Pound accepted the meager attempt at a half-apology from the cranky dwarf. Now, how do we go from here.

      Up, of course, Shad said, and he pointed straight up into the clouds that misted and masked the peak of the mountain. "The entrance is located on this side of the mountain, just above the cloud line. Of course, once you start climbing, you can’t really tell when you reach the cloud line. It

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