Percival was left standing in the centre of The Black Pub, surrounded by the creatures that inhabit the place.
For a moment, there was stunned silence, and then, one by one, the cruel and nasty creatures started to move towards Percival. They had evil intent in their eyes. The stench of evil mixed with fear, was in the air, as the Black Pub became heavy with the aura of menace.
"Oooh, his watch really looks very nice. It will fetch a nice price", said one.
"What about his clothes? D'yer think they will fit me?", whispered another
"What does he have in his pockets, then? Money? Oh yeah, lots of it", sneered a voice
Percival was stunned. His mind had left him, and he stood there as one, paralyzed. He was pale, and barely managed a stutter. This made the other animals jeer even more loudly, whooping with anticipation.
Just as the first hand touched Percival's watch, there was a loud crash and the harsh light that was shining on Percival shattered, and there was a rain of glass that fell on the animals surrounding Percival. Shocked, no one moved for a moment. Then a pig squealed, as a glass hit and cut his ear. A huge dog like animal roared with pain as a bottle hit him on the nose, and cut him deeply. They turned and saw Basil standing on the bar table, flinging bottles and glasses at all the creatures. The bar man was lying unconscious on the floor, knocked out by a chair that Basil had brought down heavily on his head.
They snarled with rage, and moved towards Basil. Percival, thankfully for both of them, momentarily recovered his senses, and charged. At this point, he was behind some of the animals, who had turned their attention to Basil, and his bulk pushed them forward, towards the bar table. A three eyed creatures, possibly a cousin of Threyd, was pushed into the bar table. His ribs were crushed against the bar table, as he screamed with agony.
The crowd pushed Percival back, and he stumbled. He stepped on toes, hands, knees, and yowls of pain rent the air.
"Oy!!@#$*&"
"Ouch"
"Yayayay.."
"Aieee%^$@)*&^"
Percival fell on a creature with the body of a dog, and the face of a pig, who screamed.
Suddenly, Percival and Basil saw that the door of The Black Pub was open. Basil caught Percival's arm and dragged him out. They slammed the door shut, and bolted it from the outside, ignoring the screams of rage that came from inside.
Percival stumbled outside, and suddenly sat down with a thump in a puddle of water. His breath came in short bursts.
Basil looked down at him, with irritation and contempt, and spat out "Where's Bessie?"
"G..g..g.. gone.....S...s...ssss....smoke", was all that Percival could stutter.
"Come along then. Let's go to my hotel".
Percival followed obediently, and soon was at Basil's hotel, gulping down two glasses of rum. Soon, he calmed down, and slowly told Basil what had happened. Basil absorbed it. "We have to work together", was all he said.
Percival soon became aware of the damp patch on the seat of his trousers. He needed to get back to his hotel, to calm his jangling nerves, and to get into new, dry clothes. With a promise to return the next day, he left. He soon reached his hotel room, which seemed very quiet and very big. He turned on the bath, and was soon soaking himself in the warm, soapy waters
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