Game over man, GAME OVER!

Elfis slowly dragged the now unconscious Cola back out of the crawly things throat while Aaahnult and Batman wrestled and fought with the rest of the creature. Abe backed up against the wall desperately trying to cast another spell on the creature before it reached him.

As I got up from where I'd fallen over Batman I caught sight of a movement deeper in the cavern... The light emanating from Abe wasn't quite enough to reveal what it was though... something glinting...

Suddenly the crawly beast rolled over and shook both Aaahnult and Batman off just as Elfis dragged Cola free and tumbled to the ground amidst a rain of splinters and goo as the guitar shattered with a discordant and slightly soggy TWANG.

Risking messing up my immaculate haircut and dashing good looks I bravely managed to grab both Elfis and Cola and drag them back towards the cave entrance, slippery and goo covered as they were. Cola moaned in pain as she started to regain consciousness.

The crawly beast lunged at Abe and grabbed his feet, sweeping him off the ground and swinging him around the room. His book of magic and various other odds and ends out of his pockets sailing around the room...

As Abe got sucked screaming curses into the beasts maw I turned and fell over something on the floor...

The crawler leapt up and started crawling across the roof of the cavern and heading deeper inside... the light emanating from Abes struggling body lighting it up like a giant glow worm.

As the light began to flicker, like a faulty fluorescent- er... candle in a breeze we saw the whole back of the cavern start to wriggle... the crawler had a family!... they were everywhere!

Aaahnult picked up Batman and his Axe.

"Dey is comink out of das valls ! Game over man, game over!"

I spat the dust out and looked to see what had tripped me... at my feet was Abes book of magic...

"Ve can't vin against dem all!" cried Aaahnult

"Ahh huh huh" Said Elfis

"Ve must retreat!"

The glow worm's family approached us full of menace, slime and one glowing , weakly struggling and slowly dissolving Abe.

The book of magic called to me... it sparkled... it looked precious...

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Will Falconburger steal the magic book and risk being turned into a frog?
(don't worry - I haven't forgotten about the Angry Moose votes...)