Zoopaloopa - Part 8 (Pixiv Fanbox)

Part 8 - The Camp

To the surprise of both Eddy and the yellow monster there is a sudden adolescent war cry from above. The two look up to see a lean athletic looking red haired boy slightly older than Eddies twelve years leaping from a tree holding a long stick, on the end of which was wrapped some kind of bundled cloth. Wearing only a pair dirty worn khaki shorts, the boys skin was covered in mud and dirt, yet red marks were visible in the style of warpaint. Two red and white painted fangs down his face highlighted fierce focused eyes.

The Monster roared bearing it’s open maw ready to swallow the boy whole but instead the kids make shift weapon lodged deep into it’s throat. Swinging it’s head fiercely the monster flung the attacking boy to the floor next to Eddy before appearing to choke. Eddy watched the large yellow beasts eyes grow large in panic as it’s belly rumbled then started to make a grinding noise. Then there was a loud clank and bang and the monster collapsed to the floor motionless, eyes loosing their glow, smoke fizz popping from its open mouth.

“Yes!” Hissed the red haired boy through gritted teeth while fist pumping the air above.

Eddy and Milo still huddled together on the floor had little time to gather their senses as from the surrounding forest emerged more warrior painted boys and girls holding similar stick weapons.

“You lead it right to us,” Said the red haired boy now standing and flicking his shoulder length curls from his eyes while holding out his hand, “We’ve been wanting to try these new weapons out for a while now”.

Eddy took the boys hand and was lifted to his feet. He then helped Milo up before turning back to the red haired boy.

“Wait, it’s dead, but how,” asked Eddy confused, “It’s just a stick?”

“I know right,” laughed the boy, “I dunno either, something to do with how they are made, you’re gonna have to talk to Timbers, I’m Jay by the way.”

“I’m Eddy,” replied Eddy before motioning to his side, “this is Milo”

“Nice to meet you both,” said Jay reaching to fist bump both boys.

Milo didn’t move though, instead looking to the floor, tears gently running down his cheeks. Jay moved his hand to Milos shoulder and crouched down on one knee to face the smaller boy.

“Hey, I know that look,” Said Jay lifting Milos chin, “They took my older brothers, not long ago, and it still hurts, but they are still with me, they urge me to keep surviving, you gotta survive, you gotta keep going and never let those monsters win.”

Milo rubbed his nose then gave a defiant expression.

“That’s it little warrior,” smiled Jay, “You both look like you could use a break, come on you two, come with us”.

Eddy and Milo started to follow Jay while the rest of the kids there began to roll the Yellow monsters body onto a make shift stretcher.

“What are they doing?” Asked Eddy curious, “You taking it with you?”

“Yeh, this is the first one we ever caught,” replied Jay as they walked past, “Timbers will wonna look at it”

The group of children marched through the forest carrying the yellow fury monster on the stretcher, like a strange tribe escorting a prize tribute to the gods. Eddy noticed most had very tattered worn clothes that barely clung to their thin malnourished hips. Everyone had the same warrior painted markings over the top of mud covered skin.

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KIDS! NOT ONLY WILL YOU BE ABLE TO HUG AND PLAY WITH YOUR FAVOURATE ZOOPALOOPA CHARACTERS, BUT SOME OF YOU WILL ALSO GET YOUR OWN SPECIAL ZOOPALOOPA COMPANION!

Once you arrive via our luxurious airship ride, happy Zoopaloopas will welcome you with open arms an wide smiles! Choose your favourate Zoopaloopa buddy and climb on it's back, then it's off through the jungle forests fpr a breathtaking trip to Zoopaloopa City!

Your chosen Zoopaloopa will be your companion all through your stay at Zoopaloopa City, making sure you feel all the love you deserve!

OH MY GOD IT'S SO AMAZING! ZOOPALOOPA YEAHY, ZOOPALOOPA YEAHY!

THEY ARE HAPPY AND BOUNCEY AND ADORE YOU SO MUCH, THEY'LL EAT YOU UP, THEY LOVE YOU SO!

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The group marched for what seemed like an hour until the forest leaves parted to reveal a high wall constructed with high wooden planks. The trail led to a deep ditch over which stood an entrance to the wooden fortification. Above the twelve foot high wall, perched on a pole was a scruffy blonde boy no older than nine or ten wearing an oversized wooly hat. He peered down on the group through a pair of digital-binoculars.

“DON’T COME ANY CLOSER!,” Shouted the boy down to the group, “State your business or prepare to meet your doom strangers!”

“Owen yu idiot,” Jay shouted back, “It’s us!”

“Well how do I knows you ain’t just a bunch of Zoopaloops pretending?” countered Owen fiercely.

“Well,” Replied Jay with a grin, “would a Zoopaloop do this?

To Eddies surprise Jay reached into his shorts and pulled out his fat teenage cock, letting it bounce about to his gyrating hips briefly before tucking it back in. High above Owen was giggling hysterically almost causing his hat to drop off. He turned and waved behind him.

“Its ok, it's Jay!” Shouted Owen, “DROP THE BRIDGE!”

Eddy and Milo watched as the front of the entrance pivoted to descend creating a bridge across the ditch. Once secure Jay lead the group carrying the Monster across the bridge into the fort.

As Eddy and Milo emerged from the entrance into the fort they were presented with what could only be described as a bustling village camp full of children. Boys and girls standing around camp fires. Practicing fighting moves with make shift weapons. Cooking freshly skinned hunted food in large pots. The camp itself seemed to be built around a junk yard with old machinery and containers piled up in the centre. Tents built from old tarp held together with vines and other materials. Along the tops of the surrounding fortification children were perched on little platforms as lookouts. It was a scout camp on a grand scale.

“OH WOW YOU GOT ONE?” Shouted Owen from high up on watch at the entrance.

“Sure did Owen,” shouted Jay in reply, “Is Timbers back?”

“Yup,” shouted Owen from his perch, “He’s in his garage!’

“Ok buddy, keep up the good work!,” replied Jay, “With you guarding the walls we can all feel safe”.

Owen brought his little hand up to his face and made a salute before returning to watching beyond the camp walls.

Jay motioned for the group to head towards what looked like an old haulage trailer partially buried in a trash pile with it’s back ramp down. Many curious children had started to follow the group as they marched through the camp.

Jay walks through to the far side of the garage towards a teenage girl and another tween boy who are currently looking at a series of computer monitors.

“So your stick trick worked,” Chuckled Jay.

“I knew it!”, Replied the boy sat at the computer desk.

The Boy swivelled on his chair to reveal a barefoot leg encased in a metal electronic brace. Wearing loose shorts and an open light brown short sleeve dress shirt that had seen better days, the blonde boys repaired spectacled eyes grew wide as he saw the Zoopa Body being carried into the garage.

“Not only that Timbers,” Smiled jay ruffling the boys hair, “we brought it back”

“NOOO WAY,” Squeeked Timbers with grin that revealed a chipped tooth.

“And who are they?” Came a stern question from the teenage girl looking at Eddy and Milo.

She stood tall and slim wearing tattered sports style clothes that exemplified her maturing teenage body. A cropped light grey sports top and dark blue tight fitted sports shorts. Eddy judged her to be about fourteen or fifteen and found himself taking note of her bulging breast area.

“That’s Eddy and the little guy is Milo,” replied Jay, “they helped us lure the Zoopa into the trap”

“Erm… hi,” Said Eddy while Milo simply stood beside him silent.

“So This brainy nerd here with the wonky leg is Timbers,” continued Jay, “He came up with the Stick idea and knows more about the tech side of everything here”

As Jay made introductions, the zoopa's body was pulled into the garage and lifted across to a work bench in the middle of the space.

“Thats Mikee, she runs the show here,”She’s kind of like our mom”

“Fuck you,” sighed Mikee flipping the boy the bird.

“And that cheerful chap is Benny” said Jay pointing to a tubby boy of about ten with dark skin carrying a plate of food, “Great you brought our new friends some food.”

“Actually, “ replied Benny as Jay took the plate of cooked meat to Eddy and Milo, “.. never mind.”

Benny was wearing Khaki shorts and a striped baggy shirt that did well to disguise his round body shape. The boy seemed quite energetic despite his stocky size.

“Wow, I’ve never been this close to one before,” gasped Benny as he walked up to the work bench. The yellow furred Zoopa had been placed on it’s back like a sack of potatoes, with its belly large and bulging. It’s head lay backwards with its jaws slightly open, it’s eyes wide but dull of any life.

“I know right?,” replied Timbers while scooting his mobility chair up to the work bench as well, “Now we can finally see what makes these things tick, Mikee do your thing!”

Eddy was suddenly aware Mikee was stood beside him wearing a protective helmet and holding a huge spinning saw. The Teenager straddled the Zoopas belly and started to cut while the boys covered their eyes as sparks blinded the room. After a minute or so Mikee stopped and jumped from the table allowing the boys to peer inside. Under the bright yellow fur was an intricate lattice of metal. Mikee had managed to cut through that to reveal inside rows and rows of barbed sharp blades poking through organic gel.

“What the fuck,” Gasped Benny.

“It’s full of blades, they blend us, ” said Eddy running his fingers over one, “holy shit, they blend us!”

“Look,” Said timbers pointing at the remnants of cloth tangled in some of the blades, “See here, thats the the clothes from the stick, see, their insides can’t shred them, they get stuck and overload, ha. I knew it!”

“And thats why they strip off our clothes?” Said Mikee taking off the protective helmet.

“Exactly,” Said Timbers, “it’s a flaw in the design of these new Zoopas, dad told me these latest ones use new organics somehow, although technically their electronics are identical to… oh wait a second”

Eddy and the others watched with interest as the little chip toothed blond boy pulled himself beside the monsters big yellow furry body, then proceeded to try and open the monsters great jaws.

“Help me please,” Said Timbers with a little grunt, his little skinny arms bulging with yet to develop muscle.

Eddy and Jay stepped forward and together pulled the jaws open with metallic clank. Milo and Benny watched in disbelief as Timbers practically climbed into the monsters open mouth, his barefoot legs dangling out. Suddenly there was a click followed by the sound of pressure release before Timbers quickly jerked back out of the mouth. The Zoopas whole head seemed to break apart and open to reveal an electronic skull of circuitry. Neon yellowish light shimmered between metal seams as the outer fur covered shell shifted back.

“Jack pot,” Giggled Timbers pushing his glasses up his nose, “Quick pass me my tablet.”

Jay grabbed a tablet from the computer desk and passed it to Timbers who reached into the Zoopas electronic skull and pulled out a cable. Plugging the cable into his tablet the nerd flipped and flicked through a few dozen options then out of nowhere a map of the island projected into the air from the Zoopas exposed eye sockets.

“Holy shit,” Gasped Eddy, “you can use them like a tablet?”

“Well…” Replied Timbers from his perch on the work bench, “I thought maybe they have a maintenance interface like the old models.”

“Timbers dad worked in the Zoopa maintenance department,” added Jay, “so he knows more about them than any of us.”

“Well, I don’t know much about organotronics,” replied Timbers, “but this I know.”

“Can you access the Zoopaloopa Central Coms?” Asked Mikee.

“Should be able to,” replied Timbers, “let me see, accessing city central grid.”

“Check wether coms is till active”, said Mikee, “and if it is, can you call support?”

The group in the garage space stood in silence as Timbers little fingers danced across the Tablet. The projected map turned and twisted as it visualised the boys attempts to access parts of the city grid. Suddenly it all stopped and a red ‘denied’ icon appears flashing.

“What,” questioned Mikee, “what does that mean?”

“The coms are active, but I can’t get into it” replied Timbers crestfallen, “There is some weird block around the city grid central partition, I can’t get passed it from out here.”

“Dam it!,” shouted Mikee banging the bench with her fist causing Timbers to jump.

“Ok what about the Zoopas,” asked Jay, “can you at least use this to track their locations?”

“Erm, sure, I think” replied Timbers pushing his spectacles back up his nose, “Yeh here we go, each Zoopa can know where the others are at any point, so all i have to do....”

“Wait,” interjected Eddy, “But wouldn’t that mean….”

Eddy didn’t finish his sentence for in front of him the holographic map pulled back to show the area their camp was set. Around the camp red dots started to appear, three, six, thirteen, twenty dots and growing.

“What, what do all those dots outside our camp mean?” Whispered Benny with a gulp.

“RED ALERT, RED ALERT!” Shouted Mikee dashing out of the garage grabbing a baseball bat on the way, “THEY’RE HERE, MOVE!”

Children in the camp all froze in silent confusion, then a single scream for help brought attention to the camp entrance. Jay and Benny arrived beside Mikee outside the garage just in time to see up on the camp wall next to the gate a Light purple Zoopaloopian perched with its paws grasping the top of the fence. In it’s mouth little Owen pleaded for help. To Jay it seemed like the Zoopa was taunting him by opening it’s mouth wider to reveal to all in the camp Owens struggling naked body being toyed and tongued.

Jay moved to do something, anything to save his younger friend, but Mikee was quick to block him with her arm.

“NO,” Shouted Mikee through gritted teeth, “It’s to late!”

And as she said that the furry monster gulped the wriggling child back and Jay watched Owens hands desperately grasping at the sides of the mouth before disappearing into the monsters gullet. The Purple Zoopaloopa then smiled and grunted with gurgling as across the top of the walls on all sides of the camp, more furry monsters bounced up over the fence.

Benny felt paws grab him and pul him up in the air before jay and Mikee could grab him. On the roof of the garage an orange Zoopa monster licked it’s lips and began to rip off Bennys clothes. It ran it’s tongue over Bennys large round Belly and salivated at the mere thought of swallowing the plump smooth meal.

“We need to get out NOW,” Shouted Mikee back into the Garage, “Timbers, you said you can get into coms if you get into the city?”

“Well, no I said I can’t get into coms here,” replied Timbers in a panic, “I dunno if going to the city will make any..”

“There’s no other option left,” growled Mikee, “Jay Take Timbers and the newbs, use the bug, NOW!”

Above the Garage Benny whimpered as he was pushed head first into the orange Zoopa monsters gaping maw. All around the camp he could hear the sounds of his friends being caught, stripped and eaten, and here he was about to experience the same fait. He felt the monsters tongue explore his body, poking and prodding to taste ever inch of him. He felt his bottom being enveloped inside the mouth and found himself tight inside the warm clammy confines of the monsters throat. Benny then heard the sound of something charging up, suddenly remembered what had been discovered in the garage, but before he had time to scream…

Jay rushed back into the Garage and picked up Timbers cradling him in his arms. Eddy handed Timbers his tablet then followed Jay as he led them to the rear of the garage enclosure. Jay nodded to a covering of tarpaulin. Eddy pulled it aside to reveal a four wheeled buggy with roll cage.

“Can we all fit on this?” Asked Eddy concerned.

Jay didn’t answer, instead he practically threw Timbers into the back seat before leaping into the front and started flicking buttons. The vehicles electronic engine vibrated into action.

“Grab on you two,” Shouted Jay, “this is gonna be a rough ride!”

“Hold on tight Milo,” said Eddy lifting Milo up on to the side of the roll cage, “don’t let go!”

Eddy then ran around and clambered up on to the other side of the buggy, just as two Zoopa monsters came crashing through the garage roof. Jay turned the handle bars on the buggy to accelerate away out of the massive dust cloud caused by the destruction of the garage. The Buggy charged out of the garage into the centre of the camp ground and skidded to a halt. As the dusted cleared Eddy looked around to see all out war between kids and Zoopa Monsters.

Mikee led a group of teenage boys fighting in a tight circle against a group of monsters. Many had been stripped of their clothes already but stood defiant in their nakedness. Behind the teenagers younger boys and girls ran to-and-fro like powder monkeys delivering bundles of rag strips. As the Zoopaloopa Monsters moved in to attack with mouths open in fierce hungry rage, the teenager would throw a rag bundle into their maws. The Monsters would hack and cough in an attempt to spit the rags out, but for some it was to late and their mechanical insides would start to automate the process of blending, causing the clothe rags to tangle up. Their eyes would bulge and pop, while smoke bellowed from their mouths before collapsing into a heap of sparking sizzling fur.

On the other side of the camp a group of boys on the roof of a scrapped Zoopa city electric tram had managed to destroy some monsters by throwing cloth on sticks. Their victory was short lived how ever as Snagtooth shoulder barged the tram sending it rolling onto its side, delivering the boys into the waiting paws of hungry monsters. As they struggled against having their shorts and shirts torn from their bodies Snagtooth climbed up on to the tram and roared across the camp.

Everyone, the children and the Zoopaloopa monsters alike paused in their battle. The Monsters in front of Snagtooth held their naked meals ready to swallow. Over the other side of the camp the circle of teenagers gasped for breathe holding spears and rag bundles. Mikee’s exhausted eyes met Snagtooths.

“This camp is no more,” Shouted Snagtooth with toothy grin, “EAT EVERYONE!”

Snagtooth leaped from the tram and within moments was upon Mikee and her warriors.

“GO, NOW!” Shouted Mikee as she hit Snagtooth across the face with he baseball bat.

Jay shook his head awake and accelerated the buggy towards the rear of the camp dodging running kids and pouncing monsters.

Eddy looked back as Snagtooth slapped away Mikee’s bat then picked her up. Paws ripped away her sports attire unwrapping his next meal. Her fellow warriors watched as she was forced naked into Snagtooths massive maw, her hips struggling, her fists punching, her breasts bouncing as she was swallowed down into the monsters belly with a couple gulps.

The other Zoopa monsters then pounced on the remaining teenagers. Demoralised by the loss of their leader the boys and girls quickly had their clothes pulled off. The scene was a flurry of furry beasts gulping down naked bums, bouncing balls, with kicking legs and feet, or crying desperate faces of boys and girls looking at each other one last time before being gulped from view.

The last thing Eddy saw was Snagtooth slurping back the kicking legs of another young boy before turning and seeing the buggy.

“Hold tight,” Shouted Jay bringing Eddy back to focus ahead, “This is gonna be tricky!”

Eddy looked ahead to see a rickety old ramp running towards the camp fence wall.

“ARE YOU KIDDING ME,” Cried Eddy.

Jay pushed the buggy to its limit and started yelling as the buggy hit the ramp. All four boys screamed in unison as the high speed four wheeled electric buggy raced up the metal ramp. For a total of six seconds the buggy flew. In those six seconds Eddy seemed to have enough time to contemplate the possibility that where they landed might result in mangled bodies and how awful that might me. Then with a loud thud, and a bounce, Eddy found himself holding desperately to the roll cage as his little body was flung about. Jay managed to straighten the Buggy and slow down before stopping in the forest beside the dirt road.

“Is everyone ok?” Asked Jay finally looking behind.

Timbers readjusted his glasses giving a thumbs up before moving his metal braced leg to a more comfortable position.

“Milo you ok?” Asked Eddy urgently unable to see Milo on the other side of the role cage.

Milos small hands grasped on top of the cage before his face appeared with a smile.

“Oh phew,” Sighed Eddy, “I can’t believe we made that jump.”

“We ain't done yet,” Said Jay nodding back towards the camp.

Purched up on top the fence they had leaped across was Snagtooth, eyes glowing angry red. The monster turned back into the camp and his remaining army of monsters who were swallowing the last of the camps delicious children.

“GET THEM!”

...To Be Continued