h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*Ruppy and Tidbit take up the rear guard, hoping to keep the "Nothings" from following. They continue their relentless "Woowoo"ing*

*doesn't hear GL because she is walking with her hands over her ears*

Carmel Excuse me, Mister Reverend Lumpsofjello Sir, but I was rather hoping to be put down so I can reload my little red wagon.

*BeeBee looks up from her spam*

[BeeBee] Moof (I think I can hear Ruppy and Tidbit but I can't quite believe it)

[Amy] Yes, I can hear that too. But we're still going to be careful. What if they've been captured by The Celery like you were?

*trying to keep with GL, Zero and Herb who seem to be setting a cracking pace*

Either that, or my legs are getting shorter

*Witty gathers the wagon and its contents and follows along last but for the pugs.*

Oof, this thing is heavier than it looks.

[Zero gets impatient (actually, RL family is watching the Moria scene in LotR in the background), so he jumps up and air-dashes to the front of the group.]

Weren't you already there?

*Tries to re-read the backlog, utterly confused*


*Affy stays with the group, eyes darting this way and that, his hand firmly clamped onto the Ahkmut Container in such a way as that it can be opened at the slightest hint of any spectral oddities*

*BeeBee calls once more, hoping her sister and her mother will hear*

Woo-oof Wooooo! (I got Spam and you didn't get none!)

*Then she attempts to follow Styx. Not being a hound, this requires a lot of casting for the scent, which looks to the untrained eye like random wandering about while making snuffling noises. She makes slow progress.*

Carmel Thank you, Miss Witty. I promise, and I really do mean this, that I'll help with the little red wagon just as soon as Mister Reverend Alwaysroomforjello PUTS ME DOWN!

*counting heads ahead of her*

Aren't we missing someone? I knew that 'old chap' couldn't be trusted!

*Amy watches BeeBee as she snuffles around for the scent*

I say, Titania, you couldn't be referring to me, could you? Not very sporting, what? You can trust me as far as I can throw you, which, believe me, is quite some distance.

Lone Jello: Tontello! I think I hear hell-hounds!

Tontello: Me hear them too, Kemosabe!

Lone Jello: I wish we had some light.

Tontello: You wantum light? Why no say so sooner?

*Tontello flicks a switch and a powerful beam of light lights up the tunnel, showing the amazed face of the Lone Jello.

Tontello: Me boughtum light at Yellowjello's store. For nighttime trips to little house.

*Reaches the hole up to his former cell.*


Okay, here we are. Just through that hole is the cell where I was held.


*Pokes head through hole and quickly withdraws it.*


There's three guards up there, playing cards.


*Looks over at Zero.*


Think you can do something about that?

*Glances back and notices light coming from around a distant corner of the tunnel.*

I think we may have company.

*having noticed the same thing as GL...



...stops and turns towards the approaching light, bow and arrow ready*

*The pair round a corner, Tontello in the lead. The bright light beams down the tunnel, showing a large group at the far end.*

Tontello: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

*Tontello takes a step back and caromes into the Lone Jello. Both sprawl to the floor. The light falls from Tontello's hand, crashes to the floor and winks out.*

Lone Jello: What are you doing?!? Get off of me!

Tontello: It'um the posse! The posse up ahead!

Woooo woooo wooo [Did he say cards?]

Woooo wooo wooo [I'm going up there to see]

Has anyone any idea how Herb got past BeeBee to the hole without finding her or me?