This is a palce holder for the current peice I'm writing. Take it as you will, there's no offical summary of what I've typed so far.
An Occurrence
by Scott Watson
Chapter 1
Rabbit and Boy
It was falling. This single leaf, wilted with age, was weaving back and forth through the air as gravity slowly pulled it down to the bottom of the Forrest. It was in these parts of the Forrest that daylight was rarely seen, due to the fact that the Sun was unable to penetrate the canopy which was rather thick in this section of the Forrest. As the leaf finally landed on the ground, it lay upon a growing pile of dead leaves. The time of the year was fall, and within the forrest the stagnant air was chilly. Silence filled the air, the only thing that sounded were the tops of the trees which were being blown in the upper winds. Suddenly a small silhouette burst through a bush, the creature was hopping. It was aimed towards the small path which led throughout the entire Forrest. The path had been overran with vegetation, only a small outline was left of the once great road. It’s speed was almost blurring, and behind it was a larger silhouette in pursuit. From above a stream of sunlight shown through the canopy, which both of the creatures ran through. Although the outlines of the creatures became more defined, nothing more came from the sunlight. The smallest creature appeared to be a rabbit, while the largest silhouette gave the impression of a child. On a whim, the rabbit hopped under an ancient and decaying tree log. The child’s reaction time was far too slow and by the time he realized what had happened, the rabbit was gone and all that was left for the child was the darkness that filled the atmosphere around him.
Angered by this error, the child kicked the log in which the rabbit had escaped. The child had traveled for sometime in pursuit of the rabbit, and the end result was far from what he had expected. This region of the Forrest was alien to the child. The rabbit had led him to a fork in the path. The path to the right was trodden and unkempt when compared to the path on the left which was straight and orderly which altogether was very contrast to the rest of the trail on which the child had recently been running on. The path to the right read,
“WHAT IS RIGHT, WILL ALWAYS BE RIGHT.”
Turning his head, he child examined the sign on the left path which questioned him,
“UPON IT’S SIGHTING, WILL YOU REMAIN FAITHFUL?”
The riddle which lay unsolved before the child perplexed him. Sitting on the path, he began too contemplate which way to leave the Forrest. The soil underneath him was cold and clotted; the brown grass was sharp and barren. As he continued to question the riddle, he slowly became relaxed. The darkness’ guise had begun to lull the child into a false sense of safety. In his newly found trance, the child had fallen asleep. As time passed on, the small amount of light that was above began to vanish, leaving the Forrest in almost complete darkness. Even with only the Moon to illuminate the night, even the canopy was unable to block all of it’s light from getting to the area around the child.
“Child, I ask you, why do you sit?” Asked a shrill voice to child. Shuffling about, the child’s eyes began to focus and he turned to look in the direction in which the question resonated. Before the child sat a small rabbit. Darkness encircled the two, only a few feet around them was there enough light to make vision possible.
“Rabbit, what business of yours gives you permission to question my own doings?”
“No need to be rude child, I began with a question. A question cannot be answered with another question. This is simple logic.”
“Your words sound with truth. Aye, I sit because of the riddle asked by the signs.”
“All problems have an answer, usually very simple ones indeed. Allow me to ask the signs themselves.” Hopping past the child, the Rabbit looked up at the Right Sign, “Pip pip, look straight. I ask you, what is it that you’ve said that’s confused the child?” With this, the Right Sign peered down at the Rabbit. Opening it’s mouth it stated,
“WHAT IS RIGHT, WILL ALWAYS BE RIGHT.”
Pondering this the rabbit continued to look at the Right Sign until he looked toward the left sign. Assured that the Rabbit would be as perplexed by the sign’s riddles as he, the child was content with himself. Surely a rabbit wouldn’t best him.
“Look straight. I ask you-” But the rabbit was unable to finish his sentence before he was interrupted by the Left Sign. Giving a scolding laugh, it peered down at the rabbit. It had a smugness that up until now, the child had unnoticed. The Left Sign pondered,
“IF I ALWAYS LIE, HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY IS TRUTH?”
“Obviously you dingo, I will be unable too. But even the child has better manners than thee, but what can I say? This is expected seeing as you’re an ignorant sign.” Leaving the sign triumphant, the rabbit turned around and returned to the child and asked, “Look straight child, what is it that the Left Sign said before? Quickly, before my mind escapes me.”
“Upon it’s sighting, will you remain faithful?”
“Come now child, this is easy. All you need is a basic understanding of logic, and this riddle should unravel it’s self. Prove yourself strong minded, and I may give you my time in the future. Until then, farewell. Matters to attend to, yes?” With his farewell, the rabbit hopped away into the darkness leaving the child alone. All the rabbit had done was confuse him even more, and left him in a state of slight paranoia.
Chapter 2
The Land Of Nod
His brain, which was in a state of slight madness, eventually settled on going left. Through an opening in the trees above the moonlight illuminated the left path, supporting the child's decision. As he began to walk, the child started to realize how long he had stay immobile. The Sun had obviously went down and the darkness was oppressing. As the path continued, the brush around the well groomed path began to become thick and sinister. Anxiety appeared on the child's face, and soon he began to second guess his decision. Turning around to face the way he had traveled, the child saw that the path behind him was completely shrouded in darkness. From his memory, the child remembered that the path in front of him only minutes prior was lit enough for him too see, but now it had been tarnished by darkness. Not thinking this possible, the child turned to continue down the path. Farther down the path was a light. Increasing his pace, the child neared the light, until eventually it lay directly before him on the path.
The source of the light appeared to be a large glowing ball. The light coming off it radiated the trees around the child. Upon closer inspection, the light appeared to levitate off the ground, being held up by a very large tail. It ever so slowly weaved up and down, too and fro. Going to the side of the ball of light, the boy followed the tail which was linked to a very large mass of fur. Compelled to feel the fur, the child petted the mass. With a start, the mass quickly arose, and the mass transformed into the body of a weasel.
“Who awakens En Gordo from the land of Nod?” asked En Gordo the Weasel.
“Good sir, surely you know that we are still in the land of Nod?” Facing the child, En Gordo changed attitudes. Laying back down, he completely blocked the path the child had been traveling on.
“Child, why do you walk this path and not the Right? The path is not for the small.” The Weasel, even while laying, was five feet taller than the child. In his current state, En Gordo seemed timid. But rather than provoke him, the child instead replied,
“I walk the Left because of the treachery of the rabbit and the Sign.”
“Watch your tongue child, for the rabbit’s agents are about.”
-That's where I cut off.
