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    The Terribles #3: Clash of the Gnomes!
    The Terribles #3: Clash of the Gnomes!
    The Terribles #3: Clash of the Gnomes!
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    The Terribles #3: Clash of the Gnomes!

    By Travis Nichols

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    The Terribles might be monsters, but they're also kids just like you! Well, sort of. This hilarious peek into the world of vampires, mummies, swamp things, and bigfoots is perfect for fans of the Hotel Transylvania movies.

    THE TERRIBLES HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED to a game of CREEPOBALL, a sport that is played by all monsters on Creep's Cove Island (just don't ask them how to play it--nobody knows ALL the rules!). Their rivals? A horde of relentless, fierce, low-down GNOMES. Can THE TERRIBLES defeat these Gnomes without anyone DISAPPEARING into an ALTERNATE DIMENSION? Why are you asking me? JUST READ THE BOOK, HUMAN!

    Want to be a little more TERRIBLE? This series is told in alternating chapters, charts, and crafts so you can read about monsters AND be just like one! Neat!

    DON'T MISS the first two books in the series: #1 Welcome to Stubtoe Elementary and #2 A Witch's Last Resort!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Children's Books
    Release dateSep 19, 2023
    ISBN9780593425817
    Author

    Travis Nichols

    A former member of Austin indie bands The Needies and Omega Monster Patrol, Travis Nichols is all too familiar with the joys and heartaches of starting a band. He has also authored Punk Rock Etiquette: The Ultimate How-To Guide for D.I.Y., Punk, Indie, and Underground Bands for Roaring Brook Press. He lives in New York.

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      The Terribles #3 - Travis Nichols

      The Founders

      A PLAY IN ONE ACT, TWO SCENES, IN…THREE OR FOUR MINUTES

      by Crimbus U. Tanglebones

      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Madame Jethicka Muggy: City planner, first mayor of Creep’s Cove. Vampire.

      Dr. Shelley: Scientist and inventor. Human.

      Celine O: Artist, chef. Harpy.

      Chordin: Ship’s captain. Gelatinous glob.

      Neddie Achooblessyoo: Builder. Undead mummy.

      Ms. Verne: Caretaker of Creep’s Cove. Eternal omnipotent-ish being (of unmeasurable size or number of tentacles).

      Human Townsperson 1: A really mean person.

      Human Townsperson 2: Another annoying meddler.

      Monster Hunter: Wow, what’s their problem?

      LOCATION

      A torch-lit cave in an undisclosed location and the shore of a smog-covered island way out in the middle of the fish-stinking ocean.

      TIME

      Oh, some number of years ago.

      ACT I

      SCENE I

      SETTING: We are deep inside a dark cave. The main light sources are a few scattered torches, a computer screen, and assorted flashing lights from a large machine made of a few consoles, countless wires, and a control panel of levers and buttons.

      AT RISE: Madame Jethicka Muggy is sitting at the edge of a small pool fed by dripping stalactites. She is holding a map and is taking notes on a notepad. Dr. Shelley stands nearby, pulling various levers on a large machine. He is visibly frustrated. Celine O paints at an easel seemingly without a care in the world.

      MADAME JETHICKA MUGGY

      It’s getting worse out there, Dr. Shelley.

      (Dr. Shelley slams his hand down on a large button. The machine whirs.)

      DR. SHELLEY

      Indeed. There are seventeen new hunters out there this week, each hungry to make a name for themself.

      (ENTER Human Townsperson 1, Human Townsperson 2, and Monster Hunter. Monster Hunter wields a crossbow.)

      HUMAN TOWNSPERSON 1

      AHA! We found your little lair!

      HUMAN TOWNSPERSON 2

      We do not LIKE you creatures.

      HUMAN TOWNSPERSON 1

      He speaks for both of us. Dislike!

      MONSTER HUNTER

      And what do you think you’re doing? Planning something?

      DR. SHELLEY

      That’s none of your concern, hunter. And you two. Shame! Shame on you!

      HUMAN TOWNSPERSON 2

      Ayyy. Shame on you for helping this…this…monster.

      MADAME JETHICKA MUGGY

      Wow, I have a name. I am Madame Jethicka Muggy, queen of the night and—

      MONSTER HUNTER

      We care not for your name! We are here to tell you that your days in polite human society are over.

      (Monster Hunter fumbles to load his crossbow.)

      CELINE O

      Okay, so what’s about to happen is that we’re going to eat every single one of you.

      (Madame Jethicka Muggy hisses. Monster Hunter’s crossbow bursts into flames. Human Townsperson 1, Human Townsperson 2, and Monster Hunter scream and flee the cave.)

      MADAME JETHICKA MUGGY

      I can’t raise a family in a world like this.

      CELINE O

      We should have our own place. Where we can do what we want.

      MADAME JETHICKA MUGGY

      A place where the pixies and jackalopes play.

      DR. SHELLEY

      Yes. Where I can conduct disturbing and dangerous experiments. And, Madame, Celine, I believe I have found just the place. There’s an archipelago of islands way out…

      (Dr. Shelley points to a map on the wall.)

      DR. SHELLEY

      This one. Here.

      MADAME JETHICKA MUGGY

      But the sun…

      DR. SHELLEY

      There’s a volcano at the center of the island. With some modifications, not only can it supply power to the island, but it can block out the sun—

      MADAME JETHICKA MUGGY

      One thousand curses upon it—

      DR. SHELLEY

      Yes. And it would lock the island in a permanent haze of dusk. You could live freely.

      CELINE O

      It sounds great. Does anyone live there already?

      DR. SHELLEY

      There is…one resident. An ancient being with a list of…demands.

      MADAME JETHICKA MUGGY

      Of course. Whatever they need. When can we go see this island for ourselves?

      DR. SHELLEY

      I’ve already arranged passage with a ship’s captain friendly to our cause.

      (BLACKOUT)

      (END OF SCENE)

      ACT I

      SCENE 2

      SETTING: We see the shore of a smog-covered island. There are a few dead trees, some washed-up seaweed, and assorted debris on the beach. A small, rusty dinghy has recently landed. At stage right is the rocking ocean and an old wooden ship nearby. It is night.

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