The Crooked Blade Ch-2

              "HelloOoOo~ Anyone in here?" Kat said poking her head into the Nursery with Mongoose peering nervously over her shoulder. "Kat... I don't like ith ere.. there's a lot of 'hoodians..." Mongoose's tail twitched nervously. "Aww don't worry! Yer with me 'memba?" Kat said poking Mongoose in the face and then grabbed her by the hand and plowed through the crowd of 'hoodians. "'scuse me, pardon me, 'scuse me," Kat said pushing past the 'hoodians and bumping into one from behind 'whoops sorry sir didn't see ya-" before Kat could finished she recieved an elbow to the face and fell backwards ontop of Mongoose.

              "You called me 'sir' on purpose didn't you?" Kork growled angirly looking over her shoulder. "Well exscuuusee me princess but you're BUTT is in another castle!" Kat replied standing up rubbing her face only to be smacked my Kork's glove, Mongoose watched on in horror as the two friends bickered to one another about manners. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed a 'hoodian sneaking into the crowd and tip-toeing along the wall. Silently, Mongoose made her way to him. "Psst, Klyde.... I thought you said you weren't coming!" Mongoose whispred.

              "Oh... its just you," Klyde said being caught off-guard "yeah... ummm I just didn't want to run into... y'know..." Klyde pointed his head twoards the direction of Kork. "Hey Mongoose! Who ya talkin' to?" Kat called out as Kork was holding her in a head-lock. Klyde squated downwards, putting a finger to his mouth and silently asking Mongoose not to give away his cover. "Uh... the wall?" Mongoose responded. "A wall? what's so great about a wa- GACK!"

                "A wall is way better mannered than YOU are!" Kork growled tightening her head-lock. Klyde gave a smile and thumbs-up to Mongoose whom simply nodded. The crowd fell silent with only the noise of Kat's chocking noises to be faintly heard. "Gack! Okay, okay, okay! M-mercy!... Phew... that hurted..." Kat said finally being released by Kork and rubbing her neck, giving a glare to Kork whom wasn't paying any mind to Kat but to the being standing on the ledge above them. Of course the being that had won the respect of the crowd was none other than Hoborg. He cleared his throat and said "My friends... thank you all for coming. Now I would like you all to meet my newest friend, come on out here and say hello." he said gesturing to the 'hoodian coming out of the room behind him.

              Klyde stared at the 'hoodian in disbelife, the things that got his attenstion didn't seem to be as shocking to the others. Instead of fingers like the ones of his right hand, he had claws and he was leaning on a long crooked sword with a rather bored and slightly grumping look on his face. "Th-that can't be..." Klyde whispred to himself, but Mongoose managed to pick up on his words and squated down next to him "Can't be what?" she asked.

             "This is Klayton," Hoborg introduced "and with his strange yet really cool abilites has voulenteerd to help protect the Neverhood. So make him feel right at home you guys!" Hoborg said placing a hand on Klayton's shoulder. Klyde was now sure of it and fell onto his bottom, staring up at Klayton. "Klyde?" Mongoose asked. "It makes sense... the expression... the weapon... the traits... the 'abilites'," Klyde said to himself "he was the life-seed that Klogg was going to make his hench-man from... the one with the Mulberry brew..." his left eye twitched.