Sciberc the Mischievous II: The Great Belly Breakout
Prologue: A Full Catâs Nap
Sciberc lay curled on his throne of socks and bones, purring like a lawnmower in a thunderstorm. His belly, still swollen from digesting his dear (and delicious) friends, rose and fell like a fluffy hill of doom.
He muttered in his sleep:
âMmm... Enigma stew... Anxis soufflĂ©... Les lasagna... Crog au gratin... Kitsune flambĂ©âŠâ
A low rumble echoed from deep inside his gut.
Chapter One: Enigmaâs Plan
Inside Scibercâs stomachâsurprisingly spacious and well-furnishedâEnigma, Anxis, Les, Crog, and Kitsune were alive (if slightly slimy).
âTold you Iâd find a loophole,â Enigma smirked, brushing goo from his fur.
âWeâre... not dead?â Anxis stammered, trembling like jelly in an earthquake.
âOf course not,â Kitsune growled. âHe never digests his friends. He just keeps them. Like snacks in a cursed pantry.â
Les yawned.
âSo what now? Wait to be burped out in ten years?â
Enigma smiled a riddle-smile.
âNo. We escape.â
Chapter Two: Operation Reverse Hairball
Kitsune ignited a glowing fireball, swirling it around like a torch. Crog used his opera croak to echolocate a tunnel of weakness in the belly walls. Les built a catapult from rib bones and half-digested shoelaces. Anxis... mostly panicked and made high-pitched squeaky noises.
âWe go up the esophagus,â Enigma explained. âWhile he's in REM purring mode. One strong hiccup andââ
BURRRRP.
The plan worked too well.
Sciberc hiccupped violently, and like a cannonball of chaos, his entire friend group rocketed out of his mouth, flying through the air and landing in a heap of fur, feathers, and indignation.
Chapter Three: The Confrontation
Sciberc blinked awake, bleary-eyed and confused.
âDid I dream indigestion... or was that real?â
Then he saw themâall five, slimy, steaming, and deeply unamused, standing in front of his sock-throne.
Kitsuneâs tails bristled.
âSci. We need to talk.â
Anxis pointed a shaking paw.
âYou ate us!â
Crog croaked menacingly.
âI saw the light. It smelled like tuna.â
Les just muttered,
âMy shell still smells like shoe.â
Sciberc sat up, ears low. For once, he didnât smirk.
He looked⊠guilty.
âI-I was hungry⊠and you were all so tasty and emotionally available...â
Enigma stepped forward, calmly.
âWeâre your friends, not snacks, Sciberc.â
A beat.
âMostly.â
Sciberc sighed and gave a slow nod.
âYouâre right. Eating your friends... is kinda a jerk move.â
Epilogue: Semi-Redemption
That night, Sciberc set up a feastânot of foxes or frogs, but of actual food: fresh fish, candied carrots, lily pad stew, and a suspiciously shell-shaped cake (Les did not eat that part).
They laughed, ate, and made Sciberc swear not to eat anyone for at least a week.
âProgress,â Kitsune said, chewing on salmon.
âWeâll take what we can get,â muttered Crog.
Sciberc leaned back, tail twitching.
âFine, fine. No more eating friends.â
A pause.
âBut if a stranger shows up... no promises.â
Everyone glared.
â...Kidding. Totally kidding.â
To Be ContinuedâŠ
Or digested.
Buhaha :3