Table of Contents

Prologue - 3

1. The Gang - 4

2. The Torment - 7

3. The Run - 10

4. The Chase 2 - 13

5. Acid Rain - 16

6. The Pond - 19

7. The Red Crab Gang - 22

8. The Battle - 24

9. Reprised Reunion - 27

10. Looming Threats - 31

11. The War - 35

12. The Aftermath - 37

Epilogue - 38

Prologue

One stormy night, Eddie decided to take a hike through the woods. He put on a sweater, scarf, and boots to get ready for this walk. He walked through the door to get to the porch, walked through another to get to the backyard, and walked through another door to get to the forest. He would not realize something vengeful was following him through the shadows...

Chapter 1

The Gang

Eddie was casually walking down the road as the nearest hiking trail was in that direction. He was looking at the scenery, admiring the wildlife around him, oblivious to the lurking danger he was soon about to walk into. He walked past a barn that was supposedly empty, but he heard noise. He was shocked, but walked by anyways without questioning it.

A picture of a barn on the trail

He kept walking down the trail, through a forest of red leaves.  The trail led to the riverbank. Once he was at the riverbank, he looked down, and saw a blue crab, which was not native to the area. He started walking faster.

He didn't see the crabs again until he was done with the trail. The trail led to a cityscape; one that seemed to be abandoned. For some reason, though, the lights in the buildings were on.

Chapter 2

The Torment

A picture of the cityscape

He saw the river once again and didn't think the crabs would attack him. Surely the crabs would stay in one place as they had in the past, right? He looked down. He saw not one, but two crabs. He started running.

He got onto another trail. He climbed up, high above the river. He thought the crabs would stay down at the river bank, so this would be a valid option for him if he wanted to escape the crab gang. He suddenly came into an opening, and all he saw was a house.

Chapter 3

The Run

A picture of the house

He walked up to the house, and heard a noise. He took a step back, and the door suddenly opened. Twenty blue crabs came out, and they were coming straight for him.

He had to start running. He ran through the long path to the city, but he was tired from running up the mountain. The crab gang planned this. As he ran down the mountain, he saw the city down below, but the lights were off. He had no choice other than to run into the darkened cityscape. 

Chapter 4

The Chase 2

He decided to run into an alleyway. He watched as the crab gang ran past him, checking all of the alleyways except his. When they were moving backwards to doublecheck, he saw they were behind him, so he ran for it. The crabs heard him, though, so the chase was back on.

Eddie, with his renewed energy, ran as fast as he could, past the barn, and back onto the road. He looked behind him, and saw the crabs retreating. He decided to start walking back home.

Chapter 5

Acid Rain

When the next day arrived Eddie decided to try again and find out why the blue crabs were so hostile to him the night before. He had not realized yet that the rain he was stepping on was acidic, but he walked down to the path he took the day prior. 

When he got to the bridge, he couldn’t believe his eyes. It was a nuclear symbol that wasn’t there before. The only place he could seek refuge from the storm was sadly deeper into the forest so he had no choice and ran.

Chapter 6

The Pond

When he was running he stumbled across a pond. Blue crabs were crowded, and Eddie was determined to figure out why. He also was required to figure out why there was acid rain, which he had never seen before as it is very rare in the area.

He also was wondering on why the blue crabs were so aggressive the night before. Little did he know that the answers were right in front of him.

Chapter 7

The Red Crab Gang

He had run into the red crab gang, the crab gang that had been causing all the havoc for the blue crabs. They started chasing him away from the pond and into a river, which turned into a lake, which eventually became an ocean. There was an estuary on the shore, and despite how long it took to realize, he was back to the home of the blue crab gang.

Chapter 8

The Battle

This was actually good for him, as the red crabs were distracted by the blue crabs, giving him time to watch the battle unfold. The clouds started closing in, and the rain poured down. The red crabs were losing the battle, and were cornered into a bridge.