Thursday, February 17, 2005

The Tale of the Bat, I

The Tale of the Bat or:
How the Entire World Was Saved In The Span of 15 Minutes


1. Of the Coming of The Beast

This is the tale of how a peaceful, rocking household was once disrupted by the most malicious and evil of all creatures. It begins as a summer day is drawing to a close, when the air is yet warm and thick. The heroes of our story are those of the band Jonas, though you will come to know them by name.

In the beginning, there was Greg, and fast he slept in his private chambers in the Realm of Jonas. Ere he slept, he was troubled by an unseen spectre in the cloudiness of that which rocking guitar players dream of. Startled, he awoke in a sweat, and made his way clumsily in the dark, for he purposed to relieve himself in his private chambers.

But he did not wholly come to his destination, for along his path he descried from afar the flutterings of a winged creature of foul design. Quickly it darted to and fro, hither and thither, this way and that. Then it seemed to Greg that this creature was not like to anything he had thus seen in his realm:

Black as night it was, and colder still; its eyes were diminutive lamps, far off in the murky dusk. Swiftly it moved across the kitchen, for that is where it had been making its hiding, and perched confidently upon the water tap, and the gleaming silver was cast in a deepening twilight as all the room around it.

Cautiously, Greg moved closer to investigate this unwanted visitor. At this the beast reared its ugly shape and called out in a manner of song most unpleasant to those within earshot. Thus with great speed Greg passed out of that domain and sought the help of friend and ally.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous8:04 AM

    Many quake upon seeing the Bat, whose gaze is like that of a nocked arrow loosed into the flesh, and even the fairest and the strongest of race are quick to flee from him. But not Jonas, most terrible and fair of all the bands of Rock, who hail from the icy Lands of the North, and rock for our freedom and honor.

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