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2006

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“You're a long way from home, aren't you?” He said taking one last long swallow from his beer mug then without so much a look passed the mug to Eddie who quickly tried to grasp it before it spilt golden liquid all over his shirt.
“Thank you kindly, Sir,” he grinned at him.
“Tuffty,” I said grabbing his swaying arm, “good grief, just how much did you drink?”
He answered with a wink and I scowled at him.
“Come on,” I said trying to maneuver him to a bench, “Juelz, grab his other arm and help me sit him down.”
Finally we got Tuffty seated and I stood looking at him, trying to determine the extent of the damage he had done to himself.
“Eddy, lets find some water to splash on his face,” Juelz said with a grin. Tuffty not liking the sound of that frowned at her.
“Tut tut,” he said trying to straighten and act more sober, “I’m alright, just had a few drinks.” He smiled at me and then with mastered grace he flopped himself down on the bench as if prepared to go to sleep.
“I’ll just sleep it off, no worries,” he tipped his blue phat down over his face as if he were a cowboy resting after a hards day work, and then with a wave of his hand he tried to ward us away.
It was to late.
Bucket in hand, Juelz, apparently having rushed to find water was now standing over him with a grin like I had never seen.
*SPLASH!!*
A strew of colorful words swallowed the marketplace.
Although a harsh way to sober up, it did seem to work and Tufftypower was now in control of his senses, if not a tad grumpy.
“So let me get this straight,” Tuffty finally said he had sat staring off into space for a few long minuets. And now he tugged thoughtfully on his thick white beard. “Zombies have overrun Karamja and the people of Brimhaven are in trouble?”
We had just finished telling Tuffty the whole story, Juelz and Eddy interrupting each other with details and thoughts of their own. Night had come quickly and the soft crackling sound of the fire was making me drowsy.

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Jul

2006

Asimato

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We were inside a cozy little house that was just big enough to hold a sturdy little wooden table, a few chairs, a fireplace off to the side and a comfy looking quilt covered bed. I didn't know whose home it was but Tuffty had assured us it was fine for us to stay there the night.
Tuffty looked truly troubled. And it worried me, if someone like Tuffty was worried, then I was sure we would all be eaten.
“The Zombies came from Shilo Village,” Juelz said, “at least while I was in Brimhaven that was the consensus.”
Tuffty was nodding, “Yes, I believe that’s right. The cursed Un-dead ones have been locked in Shilo for generations,” he paused and gave a few more thoughtful tugs. “I wonder what has changed to cause them to finally break free...”
A moment more of silence followed and then Tuffty smiled suddenly and stretching he yawned.

“Well, we will head out there first light and see what we can do to help.” He stood and pointed to the single bed, “You ladies can sleep there, us men will take the floor.”
I smiled at Juelz who was already giving the bed a test then yawning I said goodnight and stood to join her.

Day 3
Such an odd sensation group teleportation is, almost as if you become part of the bright and flashing colors that surround and morph you. Quite unnerving and I hoped to never have to rely on that mode of transportation again.
The morning began early and we were now back on the infected island of Karamja. The teleport had brought us near where Eddy and I had first started this adventure, just a few steps from the docks we had spent the day fishing. It seemed so long ago.
Tuffty breathed in the morning island air and smiled boldly, “Ahh, the fresh smell of bananas!” with that said he began heading towards the nearby Banana Plantation.

“Brimhaven is this way!” Eddie called out to him pointing off through the thick jungle.
“But the bananas are this way!” Tuffty answered back to him.

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2006

Asimato

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Eddy was frowning at him and I imagined he was seriously thinking this Lord of Catherby was in fact mad.
Juelz, being so inexperienced, did*’t question for a moment the odd great adventurer and followed behind him instantly.
I smiled at Eddy, “Come on, Ed,” I said falling into step behind Juelz.
“I bet he’s just hungry,” Eddy muttered.
*WHOOOSH!*
Tuffty let out a incoherent gasp as he was suddenly whipped off the trail and left hanging up in a clever net above our heads!
We stared at him in shock as he swung back and forth. I was afraid for a moment that he might of choked on his breakfast.
“HAHA!” came a voice off to the side, “Got another stinking beast!”

A man with short brown hair a full beard and what appeared to be a monkey on his back came rushing out from the jungle and immediately began pelting the still dazed Tufftypower with an arm-full of bananas. I noticed the monkey on his back was quite a good aim also!
He stopped suddenly when he finally noticed us standing there, staring at him. Struck dumb with astonishment.
The monkey let out a small squeak.
“Umm, hello?” I said and at this point Tuffty began to squirm in the net.

*Luthas! You old fool! I’m not a zombie get me down from here!”
I’m terrible sorry, mate,” Luthas said handing Tuffty a clean towel to clean off the banana mush.
We were now inside Luthas simple little home and he clambered about trying to make us comfortable.
“No worries, Luthas,” Tuffty reassured him, “no harm.” He took the towel anyways and began dabbing it at his tunic.
I couldn’t help but notice the monkey still clinging to the mans back.
“I guess you are aware that zombies are loose?” Tuffty asked.
The man finally sat down and sighed, “Oh, yes Sir,” he answered, “I knew it would happen sooner or later..” he let out a frustrated grunt and shook his head. “I told the locals, I told them this would happen, but they don’t listen!”

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Jul

2006

Asimato

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he shook his head in annoyance and the monkey squeaked his agreement.
“I was hoping you could give us an idea of why it’s happened,” Tuffty said getting right to the point.
The man looked at us in stunned bewilderment, “Don’t you lot listen? I’ve been saying for years now!”
We all sat silently blinking at him.
“Bananas!* Luthas declared.
“Bananas?” Eddy asked then rolling his eyes he looked at me.
“Banana trees, yes,* Luthas said, “back in the day, many many years ago them zombies ran wild all over the island until some mighty mage placed a hinderance spell on them stinking beast. Made them repulsed by the smell of bananas, see, it made them weak.”
“So what broke the spell?” Juelz asked in bewilderment.
He looked at her with annoyance, “Why nothing broke the spell, lass! The locals just figured they outgrew such notions and stopped tending to their banana trees! This island use to be covered with them and now my plantation is all you’ll find! Them monsters broke free from Shilo because no more banana trees are anywhere near there! They will take over the entire island again ‘cept me and my plantation!”
Tuffty continued to dab and rub off banana mush, “So then these bananas work as weapons?”
“Oh absolutely,” Luthas answered with a firm nod, *nothing better, save smashing in their skull.”
Tuffty fingered the strange necklace around his neck and I realized then it was shaped very much like that of a crude looking monkey’s head.
“We will need bananas then,” he said softly, “lots of bananas.”
“I only have what I got on my plantation,” Luthas said. “Not nearly enough of what you’d be needing that’s for sure.”
Tuffty stood, “Ah, but I have a plan,” he winked with a smile. “Mind if I have a word with your friend there?”
Luthas turned to eye the monkey and the monkey squeaked excitedly, “By all means,* Luthas answered, “my friend can answer for himself.”

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2006

Asimato

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And so finally we were on our way to Brimhaven, but only after Tuffty had, had a bizarre conversation with the monkey that hung on Luthas’s back. It all seemed so crazy to watch. A Lord of Catherby squeaking away in some strange monkey language.
Tuffty was certainly more than he seemed!
At Luthas’s insistence we decided to smear ourselves with banana mush. I had to keep from giggling at just how crazy we all looked walking about the thick jungle covered head to toe in mush! At least it kept the gnats at bay... along with other more monstrous things! Though i must admit the flies got to be just a bit annoying.
Brimhaven wasn’t to far away and soon we were coming up to its gates which hung open and eerily swung in the breeze.
“Wow,” Juelz shook her head, “it looks awful! I wonder if anyone is still alive.”
“People are pretty resilient,” Tuffty nodded firmly, “I’m sure some are still hiding about.”
“Well,” Eddy said pulling out his dragon sword and moving toward the open gate, “let’s do a bit of terrorizing ourselves and maybe bash in a few heads!” he paused and looked at us covered in mush, “Or are we just going to pelt them with bananas?”
I laughed and stepped up beside Eddy, “hopefully we won’t have to do to much head bashing!”
Tuffty was nodding, “Yes, let’s try to stick to banana pelting if we can. Those zombies give off a hard-hitting gas when they are killed that will daze and confuse you.” He paused and turned to Juelz.
“I have an idea!” he was smiling ear to ear, “Let’s you and I make some Potion Bombs! What do you say Skiller!” he was now rummaging through his pack and quickly pulled out a pestle and mortar along with an array of potion bottles and some odd looking jars holding various things I couldn’t understand.
Juelz seated herself on the ground among his herblore display and picking up one of the jars she looked up at him and smiled.
Tuffty nodded pleased with himself, “It will work won’t it?” he asked.

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Jul

2006

Asimato

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“I think it might!” Juelz answered, “Only ways to know is to try it!”
Juelz and Tuffty, apparently having found some common ground, sat discussing types of herbs and measurements.
Eddy and I sat off to the side waiting for the banana weapon to be created.
“Look,” Eddy said digging though his own pac, “I want to show you a weapon I found.” He paused to smile at me, “Maybe you can figure it out ‘cause it baffles me!”
Smiling he pulled out a beautiful scimitar sheathed inside a lovely black dragon hide sheath.
I gasped, “Wow, Eddy, it’s beautiful!”
He tugged on the blade trying to pull it from the sheath then shrugging he handed it to me. “I think it’s a dragon blade,” he said with a frown. “I can*t seem to pull the blade free from the sheath so I think it might be spelled or something.”
“How did you come by it?” I asked giving the handle a tug to no avail.
Eddy smiled sheepishly, “Well,” he said rubbing the back of his neck, “I kind of looted a persons grave.”
“Eddy!”
“It’s not what you think!” he smiled nervously, “I was up North, deep in the Wilderness when I witnessed some crazy awesome Person-Killer slaughter some poor soul.” he paused frowning at the memory, “I was lucky he did*’t notice me!” his frown deepened, “Or maybe I just wasn’t worth his time, but anyways he looted the guys grave, took what he wanted and then ran off deeper North,” he smiled then, “So I took what was left behind, which was that scimitar, and decided I’d get out of there while I still could!”
I frowned, not liking the idea of holding some poor guys weapon.
“Don’t worry about it, Asi,” he said patting my shoulder, “When you go up North you take the chance and know full well the risk. Besides, if I did*’t take it then it probably would be in the hands of another PKer.”
Finally I nodded, feeling very unnerved by the whole scenario. “What were you doing up there anyways?” I asked.

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2006

Asimato

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Eddy smiled, “I was following a treasure map,” he said rubbing his neck again.
I laughed out loud, “Oh, Eddy, my life would be so dull without you as a friend!”
Eddy smirked and then pointed at the sheathed weapon, “Look there, see that?”
I turned the scimitar to better see what appeared to be an engraving of some sort.
“I think it’s a name,” Eddy said.
“‘Ape... Atoll’?” I read, “That’s an odd name. I wonder if that’* who this sword belonged to.”
“Maybe,” Eddy said taking the sword and turning it over he handed it back, “but look here, there is another engraving.”
“‘The King’?” I said with a frown, “How odd.”
“But what’s really odd is that we can’t unsheathe it,” Eddy said taking the sword out of my hands and holding it up over his head he peered up at it as if trying to see under the sheath.
“Why, hello,” Tuffty said startling us both. He was standing behind Eddy with a strange look on his face. “Mind if I see that?” he asked.
“Sure,” Eddy said handing the scimitar to him, “maybe the great adventure Tufftypower can figure out how to break the spell on it,” he said rolling his eyes and I giggled.
Tuffty ran a finger over the engraved words on the hard dragon sheath, “Why it’s the Kings sword!”
Eddy and I frowned at him.
“You know who it belongs to?” I asked.
“King Awowogei,” he answered.
“Who’s that?” asked Eddy.
Tuffty handed the sword back to Eddy with a smile, “He is the Ape Atoll Monkey King.”
Eddy blinked at him, “Well of course he is.” He rolled his eyes, “This day just gets weirder and weirder!”
Tuffty laughed lightly, “That blade will come in handy, we may need it to persuade the Monkey army to help us put the zombies back in lockdown.”
“Alright,” Eddy nodded as he placed the sheathed weapon back in his pac.
Tuffty was rubbing his hands together in excitement, “Now!” he exclaimed, “Who wants to see if our Banana bombs work?”

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2006

Asimato

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The bombs couldn’t of worked better.
Held inside a potion bottle with a stopper the yellow banana mush explosive was an easy weapon to use.
Just aim and throw! Although you had to be careful not to drop it!
With each of us in possession of a few bombs we made our way slowly into Brimhaven.
The town looked very deserted.
“Look there,” I whispered, “Is that someone?”
There was no need for an answer as soon the beast came into full view.
It shuffled its feet towards us and in a wretched moan held out his bloodied and boney hands.
Suddenly there seemed to be many of them! Coming from all over! I felt my heart pounding in my chest.
*BLAM!!*
The first bomb was flung and the zombie to bear the brunt of it screamed, and in a horrific cry it crumpled to the ground as it’s limbs fell away. A burst of undead gas spread out over the ground sticking to anything in its path turning it a sickly vibrant green.
“Whoa,” Juelz breathed.
“Quick, there’s more!” Tuffty called out and a parade of explosions followed as we all quickly flung our bombs at the hoard.
We spent about 30 minuets clearing out the town with our banana bombs. A lot of the zombies had returned to the thick jungle apparently repulsed by the strong smell of bananas now reeking through Brimhaven.
It was comforting to see that it did in fact work!
“Now,* Tuffty said, “we need to check out the buildings and see if anyone is still alive.”
“Look!” Juelz yelled as she pointed toward the gate and the thick jungle behind it.
There in the trees and standing on the fence and gate were probably hundreds of monkeys!
“This looks... creepy,” Eddy voiced my concerns.
Tuffty only smiled.
“They have come!” he clapped his hands, “Great! Quick Ed give me that scimitar!”
Eddy pulled it out and handed it to him and Tuffty strolled off toward the mass of monkeys.
“Oooing’ and ‘Eeeking’ and ‘Aaaahing’ followed as Tuffty communicated with the rather grumpy looking beasts.

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2006

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Finally one of them jumped down off the fence and strode over to Tuffty.
He was a big monkey and most strange was the enormous crown seated on his head.
Some more monkey screeching followed and Tuffty bowing slightly handed the blade to the crowned monkey. The monkey took it and smiled. Tuffty pointed to Eddy and the monkey turned a smiling grin on Eddy.
“What’s going on?” Eddy asked looking truly disturbed.
Tuffty gave him a smirk, “This is King Awowogei,” he answered.
King Awowogei turned back to his monkey followers and raising the sword up over his head he screeched excitedly causing all the monkeys to follow suit. I had to plug my ears it was so loud. The monkey king and his monkeys disappeared into the jungle screeching all the way.
I ran up to the smiling Tuffty, “What’s going on?” I asked this time.
He smiled down at me, “Remember old Luthas little friend?”
I nodded that I did.
“I asked him to go and ask King Awowogei to help us put the island back to right.” he answered, “Momoki, that’s the monkeys name, told me that King Awowogei would probably not help us humans as it was our own fault the zombies broke free.”
“So why did they even show up?”
He grinned, “Well, King Awowogei owes me a favor, and I told Momoki to remind him.” He winked, “So I was expecting them to show up.”
I laughed, “You’ve been all over haven’t you?”
Tuffty nodded absently then turned toward Eddy in excitement, “If it hadn’t of been for that scimitar, though, they wouldn’t have agreed to help!”
Eddy gave a contented smirk and I rolled my eyes.
The island clean up took no time with the mass of monkeys at our aid. They leaped from tree to tree pelting the zombies with bananas brought special from their home in Ape Atoll.
The zombies were herded like cattle back into their broken down corral located just outside of Shilo Village, where we then worked quickly to fix the broken down fences keeping them secure.

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2006

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The monkeys hollered in the trees as at last the zombies were all trapped, back where they belonged.
King Awowogei swung down from a branch holding in his hand a banana tree sapling. He presented the gift to Eddy with a massive monkey grin and Eddy smiled sheepishly as he took the little tree and nodded his thanks.
A bunch more monkeys swung down next and handed several more banana saplings to Tuffty, Juelz and myself.
Tufftypower said fair-well to them and the rest of us waved our goodbyes as they all took to the trees again and disappeared into the jungle.
“Well,” Tuffty smiled holding up a couple little banana saplings, “let’s do some farming!”

And so ended our adventure in the jungle. With the new little banana saplings planted all around the zombie enclosure, the large island of Karamja would be safe... for now anyways!
I closed my journal, and reached up to blows out the candle next to my bed. Cuddling Ozzie my purple kitty I closed my eyes and begin to dream... dream of.. fishing.. ~~~~~~~~<><~~~~

This is all of our story " Z is for Zombies" we hope you liked it. We had a great
time writing it...keep a watch out for our next story " The Pink Skirt Bandits" coming soon.

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