The Shamrogues by Patrick Meehan

Author:Patrick Meehan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orpen Press
Published: 2012-10-17T04:00:00+00:00

It was all too much for the driver. He screamed with fright and leapt from the big machine before scurrying out of sight. The armoured animal was not interested in so insignificant an enemy and let him run away.

Then the Glyptodon began to demolish the bulldozer with relative ease. He swung his tail and smashed it into the side of the machine, causing it to topple over with the impact of the blow. Bellowing again, he trounced the overturned dozer so that bits and pieces of metal began to fly in all directions.

In the meantime, Sabina decided to take advantage of the huge animal’s singleminded attack on her father’s expensive machine, which was quickly being beaten to a pulp. She started her jeep and began to reverse away.

Gorum, not wanting to be left out, pointed beneath it. Immediately, a swampy pool started to emerge from the ground all around the vehicle and the wheels sank quickly in the mud. Soon there was no way the jeep could be driven as the water surged and swirled under it.

Sabina climbed onto the roof of the car. “You’ve all deserted me, you cowards,” she roared after the men who were nowhere to be seen. They were having problems of their own. “You’ve left a poor defenceless girl at the mercy of some prehistoric monster. Help!” But her cries fell on deaf ears, except for those of the Glyptodon, who, satisfied with his work on the bulldozer, looked up and stared at the young woman.

Curiosity getting the better of him, he ambled over to Sabina. Not wanting to experience the same treatment as the bulldozer, she dived off the roof and into the brackish water. Jumping to her feet, soaked and terrified, she waded out of the oozing pool without looking over her shoulder. Then she began to run faster than she had ever done before, the water in her boots squelching. Very soon she was out of sight around a bend in the track. Had she glanced back, she would have seen Sona thank the Glyptodon and then Trom turn it back to being a lifeless boulder. It had served a great purpose.

But there were still things to be done.

Mulligan ran to the fallen oak tree that was stone from tip to root. “Kang and Aroo, where are you my little friends?” he called in a faltering voice. He was met with total silence.

The Shamrogues gathered round the big man’s feet. There was little they could bring themselves to say as Trom removed the petrifying spell and returned the oak to normal.

Then it was Glic’s turn. “Stand back,” the green creature advised as he hopped onto a tree stump and concentrated very hard. Mulligan, because of his height, retreated further than the others. He was full of sadness for his furry companions. Of all the trees they had to hide in, why did it have to be the great oak?

Glic waggled his fingers. With creaks and groans, the tree slowly began to rise as though it was being lifted upright by invisible hands.

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