The sky is clear. In the sunlight the fur coating his bulging pectorals transforms into a rich yet inviting river of caramel, pulsating downstream with each subtle gesture. His six-pack abs are chiseled beyond what any human has ever seen before and will ever see again. A living Adonis - except the midsection, together with the bulk of four heroic limbs, makes the head seem peculiarly small, garnished with pointed ears that flare up if he leans forward. Not to mention the bushy tail, tinged with spikes of gray, billowing up behind him in a pleasant curl.
"For I am Norvegood the Squirrel!" he says to the metal dragon only paces away. "I will have my revenge."
The strange creature says nothing in response. Yet Norvegood stands at the ready. He has seen the creature's expressionless eyes turn to glowing orbs in the dark, spitting fire, allowing the victim one last breath to see what it sees - the terror under the giant beast's roar as its weight crushes down, tearing the poor soul to bits. He's heard the engine roar in the stillness of night before an even louder, angrier growl, high-pitched with a sense of innate irritation, threatening the sanctity of his eardrums. Underneath - black feet that move so fast they seem to blur into continuous motion - a stark contrast to the strange, watery gem on its forehead. From the top its neck curves over and down into a body compacted for charging. Sometimes the sides expand out into a pair of wings, allowing the magnificent beast to strike a fear even more unutterable and awe-inspiring.
The engine revs as the metal dragon begins to growl. Norvegood narrows his eyes.
"You killed my family. Prepare to die."
The mortal enemies stare into each other's eyes. Norvegood's legs tense, all of his martial arts knowledge flowing back into consciousness as he tries to find the right move. It can't escape this time.
Across the way, the dragon also rumbles a little louder, seeming to tense up as well. And then it charges. Slow at first, but the rate of acceleration is amazing!
It's heading straight for Norvegood, the smokey smell of exhaust filling his nostrils, threatening to make him too light-headed to resist. Not much time - he can jump out of the way, but that would mean he might never get this chance at revenge again. Oh so close now! But what can take down such a massive brute?
It's upon him now. It's now or never.
Norvegood, the brave rodent hero, pulls out a chain gun and unloads.
Seriously, I have no idea where this project's going. You can tell I have serious creativity issues at the moment.
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Hey Brett,
ReplyDeleteThere is potential!
Perhaps you could position Norvegood as a 'redeemer' or 'Christ-like. character. Norvegood could be a good-squirrel living in a bad world. Norvegood goes off to battle the metal-dragon (symbolic of industrialization/or/modern technology/the hardness of the human (squirrel) condition). Norvegood triumphs over the dragon and symbolizes the triumph of the natural over the artificial. or vice versa.
Don't get down on yourself for having a creative issue. I find this very creative!
What would help would be to identify the world that you want your story to take place.
Also- try making an outline of your character's likes/dislikes, strengths/weaknesses. This may help develop the story more fully and begin to add depth to the story.
Best of luck. I look forward to reading your next post.
Looks like you have a Beowulf/Inigo-Montoya(princess bride) character going on here. I'm not sure I see the big picture in this one but that is okay because like you Cathy said you are getting down in it. From here I would just explore with characters. The metal dragon for instance has a huge back story to it. It was built (assuming of course there isn't a race of machine beings in this world) and it was built by someone for something. And also, where is that person now that built it. Is it perhaps old and from a time when there was an empire and the king made these creations to rule the land or help conquer the outlying places. If so maybe it had gotten machine-crazy and does what it wants. Also what if the empire doest exist anymore. Then it could be a commentary on how people survive after empires fall: think of Nazi Germany or Napoleon or Rome or how America will end up some day. It could also be about an invading army retreats and leaves some soldiers in the country to "keep peace" like our involvement with Iraq. I see a lot of ideas that could stem from this. I'd like to hear your take on it, but I'll have to wait a couple weeks.
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