Clyde looked through the sight of his rifle, aimed it at one of the trees, and shot off a round. “Nice shot,” said Benny. “If that tree were an animal, you’d have killed it.”
“Yep,” Clyde said. “Enough of this target practice. I’m ready for some blood sport.”
Benny lifted up his own rifle, aimed, and pulled the trigger. The shot hit its target in the middle of the same tree trunk. “Yeah, I’m ready for some live targets, too,” he said.
Both men sheathed their rifles and started to walk away. “Wait,” Clyde said. “Did you hear that creaking sound?” He turned around and looked back toward the tree they had just been using for target practice.
“Holy shit,” exclaimed Benny. Both men watched as long, thick tendrils started growing from the trunk of the tree. After a moment the tendrils lifted the huge tree from the earth and it slowly moved toward the two men.
“Run!” screamed Clyde. But it was too late. The huge tree fell upon them, squishing them like bugs.
(175 words)
Written for this week’s Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers prompt from Priceless Joy. Photo credit: me.
Well deserved. ..hee hee
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Ents?
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Exactly!
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Ah – poetic justice.
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Love it. Revenge of the Tree!
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Y.E.S.!
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About time nature started fighting back!
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Hahahaha! Love that the tree rose up against these two blood thirsty men! LOL! Great story! Thank you so much for our photo prompt this week!
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Thanks for using it!
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My pleasure!
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It almost serves them right. We all need to be wary of squishing trees,
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I like that tree (and the story).
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Way to go, Tree! Enjoyed!
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Glad you liked it.
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The hunters become the hunted! That is why one must never mess with the Ents!
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The proud, old Ents!
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That may be the next step in evolution. Enjoyed this.
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Thanks.
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I wonder what would happen if you tried to pee on them?
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I’m with the tree all the way! Well done.
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Me too. Thanks.
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