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[b][u]Thaum: Bugtanical Gardens[/u][/b]

Don’s pompadour skyrocketed into the air in alarm, as from out of nowhere an even bigger, more terrifyingly nightmarish creature appeared from in front of it. Acidic saliva dripped from its maw, hissing and dissolving the ground the with small wisps of steam arising from the fallen puddles as it took step after step out of its cave, its body never seemed to end. 

“Ahh! Ahh!! Ahh!!!” The colour in Don’s face had departed, and he could do absolutely nothing but stare in horror as the bug began to climb and tower over him, its massive bulky form eclipsing the sun, washing shadow all over him. He was going to die. He was just… going to die. That thing looked so freaky, man!

It’s maw stretched open wide, and vicious roar rumbling up from within, its sharp jagged teeth exposed for all to see. One of its front legs rose into the air, preparing to skewer Don straight through his chest, and the man was powerless to move, to escape…!

“Save meeeeeee~!!” He screamed. 

The foot swung down, and the claw at the end of it shot deftly through the air, right towards where Don once was. Emphasis on the once, because luckily for him he had been rescued in the nick of time, snatched off his feet by an unlikely saviour and sent in a rolling tumble to the side, surprising both him and the gargantuan Millipiderlen. 

“Oof!” Pain racked the back of Don’s head, and he grunted as he bore the pain, gingerly opening his eyes to…

To scream yet again. 

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

It was the giant spider that had been chasing him! The giant spider that scared the crap out of him before, now having tackled him and ready to eat him and… and… nuzzle its face against Don’s cheek? The bug was… the bug just wanted a cuddle?!

The Millipiderlen let loose another unholy roar, and the spider atop of Don jumped back off, landing on its eight lanky stick legs to skitter in front of Don, its eight blinking eyes focusing its sight on the bigger, stronger bug with fierce determination. And Don… Don could only watch in disbelief. It… it wanted to protect him…?

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“Don!” From the rustling of bushes and leaves, out emerged Estelle and the rest of the Pride into the clearing, who all skidded to a halt at the sheer size and terror of the cave dwelling beast before them. He was so… so…!

“BIG!” Estelle yelled, twirling and brandishing her bug catching pole turned spear into her arms, excited that she could actually fight this time after Trixie managed to beat the leech without her help. A fierce grin stretched across the swordswoman’s face. “With this guy we’ll easily win the competition!!”