The Monster Beneath the Bed: A Moonshine Wizard Story by Phillip Drayer Duncan

Author:Phillip Drayer Duncan [Drayer Duncan, Phillip]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Happy Omega Publishing
Published: 2020-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

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“So, the monsters are back?” Neil asked.

They were on their way back to the house, and Bert found himself a little distraught. Like a surgeon with a missing pair of scissors, he was seriously concerned that he had somehow missed something. It didn’t help that Sharp hadn’t had much to say about it. The sword’s only opinion on it was that they’d find out when they got there. This, as opposed to his normal obnoxious behavior, scared the crap out of Bert.

Bert realized that he still hadn’t answered Neil, and said, “Yeah, I guess so.”

“I thought you cut the Kraelin’s connection?”

“I thought I did too.”

Neil shrugged. “He’s a kid, man. Kraelin are only a small part of why kids think there are monsters under their beds. He probably just had a nightmare or something.”

“Probably so,” Bert agreed. “He likes you, so when we get inside you work on cheering the kid up, and I’ll check the room for any signs of Kraelin.”

“Works for me. I like playing with action figures.”

Bert grumbled as they came into the driveway. Again, they hopped out and knocked on the door.

The mom waved them in, but before she could speak, Tommy charged toward them. “You’re here!”

He ran past Bert and hugged Neil’s leg.

“Of course, pal,” Neil said. “We wouldn’t leave you hanging if the monsters came back.”

“That’s right,” Bert added. “If you don’t mind me going into your room, I’m going to march right in there and see if we can’t get rid of them once and for all!”

“Well,” the boy said, a thoughtful expression on his face. “Are you sure you can? I mean, they did come back. Maybe Neil should do it this time.”

The mom put a hand over her mouth to stifle a chuckle. Neil didn’t. He laughed openly. Bert stared at each of them, shook his head, and said, “I guess I could stay out here and play with you this time, and Neil could take care of the monsters.”

Tommy wrinkled his nose at the idea, and then he turned his attention back to Neil. “Do you think he can really take care of the monsters?”

Still trying to control his laughter, Neil said, “Yes, I think Bert can handle it. If he needs help, he will get me. You and I can play again, but this time I get to be Spiderman.”

“Whaa…” cried the kid, “but Spiderman is my favorite! You can be Ironman! He has metal armor!”

“Well, all right, I guess,” Neil said.

The two of them stomped away toward the living room where the boy’s toys were still spread across the floor.

Quietly, the mom said, “I’m sorry about that. He usually isn’t--”

Bert waved it away. “Don’t worry about it. Kids either love me or hate me. No middle ground for some reason. At any rate, I’ll go ahead and run back there, and in a few minutes we’ll be done again.”

“Okay,” she said, and then paused. “Could you try to really make a show of it this time? Show him

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