[indent][u][b]October 28th, 4:09 PM
Hope Springs, West Virginia[/b][/u][/indent]

Bubba Blue was glad he had been able to finally [i]whump[/i] the stupid bug man who had hurt his beloved Pa. That hit should have knocked his head plum off, though. It'd have turned anyone else's to jam...but not this mean ol' plant monster. He was standing right back up, even after flying through a [i]tree[/i], and not a little one, either!

Nobody had ever survived one of his [i]whumps[/i] before, especially after he'd gotten angry. This was confusing. He didn't know how to deal with somebody that didn't stop moving when he [i]whump'd[/i] them.

"Pa! What does I do when they keep movin' after ah whump em'?!" Bubba turned back to where Pa Buford still laid on the ground. He gurgled slightly, mumbling something incoherent. Whatever it was, though, the younger Masterson couldn't understand it! "Gosh durn it, Pa! I's glad yous alive, but--wuh?"

Twisting on his heel, Bubba's eyes grew wide when he saw the creature on a stump, holding that entire tree he had been [i]whump'd[/i] into earlier in his big green arms! Before the last remaining Masterson could respond, however, the beast shot towards him and swung the massive trunk straight down like a club!

Bubba had never really given any thought to dodging. Nothing had been able to hurt him much this past year, and he'd [i]always[/i] been bigger than most things. When the tree trunk slammed down on his skull, his malformed eyes crossed and he was driven to his knees. The great trunk cracked and split at the point of impact, and before he could completely lose consciousness he saw it break in half. Chuckling lightly to himself, he couldn't help grinning.

His head was harder than a tree. That made him happy.

He then slowly fell forward with an audible [i]thud[/i]...and all within the forest of Hope Springs went silent.