..and Keen The Mountain-Air

[tent163phantoka]

Here's my entry for SS9: Tahu, Pohatu, and Onua were camping on a mountain somewhere in what was formerly Bara Magna for no apparent reason. Tahu wasn’t as thrilled as Pohatu was, but was still enjoying himself. Onua, on the other hand, was so out of his element (and mind) carved a face into a small rock and was stroking it repeatedly, and repeatedly saying, “My preciooous. My preciooous!” Tahu, concerned, had also noticed Onua had carved writing into the sides, something about one ring ruling, finding bringing, and binding them all. This sounded like something from well-renowned literature on another world. When Tahu tried to take the stone away to examine it, Onua bit him. “I just want to look at it, Onua,” Tahu explained. Onua threw the stone at him. Tahu suddenly grabbed the stone and ran off with it. Onua, having regained his sanity, said, ”Great Beings, not this again.” Tahu found an inexplicably nearby volcanic crack then accidentally dropped the stone in it. Tahu was about to jump in when Onua and Pohatu caught up to him, and managed to convince him not to go after the rock. Several years later, the rock resurfaced and was eaten by a Spikit, which then became a Makuta-esque, but harmless, social outcast obsessed with forging rings that he claimed had various magical powers, most of which are absurd. Moral of the story, don’t pick up strange rocks on strange mountains while camping for no apparent reason.please post!

[Eyru]

This really seems like more of a Comedy than a Short Story, to he honest. I were you, I'd beef this up to meet the 300-word limit and post it in Comedies.

[Hahli Husky]

It's not especially hilarious and since it's an entry for the contest, I'll leave it in here. But thanks.

[fishers64]

Why does Onua=Smeagol?And really, we're supposed to get the moral of the story without you having to tell us.