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Cera Chronicles - Murder Most Fowl - #atozchallenge

Murder Most Fowl – Part G #atozchallenge

Posted on April 8, 2014April 9, 2014 by Loni Townsend

For the A to Z challenge, I present Murder Most Fowl, an unedited serial story from the unpublished Cera Chronicles. Please excuse the grammar mistakes. This hasn’t been critiqued yet. If you’re just diving into this story, you may want to start with part A.

Gunfire erupted around us. I grabbed Molly and dove for cover behind a rock. “Seriously?! What is it with people shooting at me on this world?”

“It ain’t you they’re shootin’ at.” Molly squirmed in her ropes. “Untie me.”

“Don’t use that tone with me, Little Miss Bossy-Pants.” That was the thanks I got for rescuing her?

The gunfire stopped. “Molly Fischer,” shouted a female voice. “Come out with your hands up.”

Fischer? As in hole-in-the-chest Deputy Fischer? “Did you shoot your father?”

Molly rolled her eyes. “He was my husband. And no, I didn’t.”

Fues poked me in the arm and scowled. “Why we involved? Hand girl over. We go find others.”

Someone cleared their throat. I glanced over at the shirtless guy. What was he still doing here?

“You can leave her with me,” he said, and flashed a grin. “I’ll take good care of her.”

Molly wrinkled her nose. “Ew.”

“Joe?” shouted the female voice of the gun-wielding assailants. “Is that you?”

The shirtless guy’s eyes bulged, and he turned a sickly shade of pale green. “P-Perry?”

“Joseph, you get out here right now or I swear I’m gonna pepper your hide with this here scattergun!” Perry cocked her shotgun. “You have until I count to three. One, two—”

“When’d she learn to count so high?” Joe muttered. He hopped to his feet and offered a sheepish smile. “Hi Honey, how you been?”

“Don’t you ‘hi honey’ me! What are you doing with Molly Fischer? Are you cheatin’ on me? You best not be cheatin’ on me.”

I looked at Fues. “You’re right. We should go.” I patted Molly on the head. “Good luck.”

“Hey!” Molly scooted closer. “You’re supposed to untie me.”

“Not unless you ask ni—” A squawk interrupted me. I blinked and looked up. A shadow perched itself on the rock just above my head. Was that…? It was!

My feathery stalker had somehow returned from its bloody demise.

Read H here.

Thanks for reading! If you want to start at the beginning, find it here. Don’t forget to visit other bloggers participating in the A to Z Challenge.

23 thoughts on “Murder Most Fowl – Part G #atozchallenge”

  1. Cat says:
    April 8, 2014 at 7:36 AM

    Such fun reading your story installments. Well written, fun and suspenseful. Love it!

    http://cattitudeandgratitude.blogspot.ca/2014/04/g-is-for-grass-is-greener.html

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 8, 2014 at 10:25 AM

      Thank you! I was thoroughly entertained by your story today. 🙂 Made me laugh.

      Reply
  2. Jamie Dement (LadyJai) says:
    April 8, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    Definitely going to have to bookmark this and return to read it all when my work can calm down! Ugh! LOL

    Jamie Dement (LadyJai)
    My A to Z
    Caring for My Veteran

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 8, 2014 at 10:26 AM

      Funny how work trumps many things. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  3. Rachna Chhabria says:
    April 8, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    Hi Loni, nice to meet you. I will have to bookmark this and read all the posts at leisure. Loved today’s post. I like the way it ends: feathery stalker. Intriguing.

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 8, 2014 at 10:33 AM

      Thanks for visiting. Glad you enjoyed this installment of the story.

      Reply
  4. Danny Simon says:
    April 8, 2014 at 10:23 AM

    It keeps getting more action packed and intriguing! Waiting to see the next read! Great going Loni!

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 8, 2014 at 10:55 AM

      I figured action was the way to go for a serial story. Wasn’t sure if something slow would work to keep people hopping from one to the next. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Crystal Collier says:
    April 8, 2014 at 10:37 AM

    I knew it! That feathery stalker is much more than it seems. =)

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 8, 2014 at 10:56 AM

      Squawk!

      Reply
  6. Liz Blocker (@lizblocker) says:
    April 8, 2014 at 12:11 PM

    Totally fun 🙂 I”m so enjoying my daily installments!

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 9, 2014 at 7:34 AM

      I’m glad!

      Reply
  7. Alex J. Cavanaugh says:
    April 8, 2014 at 12:31 PM

    Don’t you ‘hi honey’ me! Hilarious. Well, took care of him.
    You have a great voice to your writing, Loni.

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 9, 2014 at 7:35 AM

      Thank you! I appreciate that.

      Reply
  8. Cristina says:
    April 8, 2014 at 12:36 PM

    Please, please, please tell me it’s a Phoenix! Yippeeee!!!

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 9, 2014 at 7:39 AM

      Heh, well, the bird is something special…

      Reply
  9. Debi O'Neille, writing against the wind says:
    April 8, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    You are very good at creating and maintaining suspense. Thanks for the read.
    Deb@ http://debioneille.blogspot.com

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 9, 2014 at 8:22 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  10. Holli says:
    April 8, 2014 at 9:15 PM

    I really like it, Lori! Very funny, and I love your descriptions and the sarcasm. I’d definitely buy your books.

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 9, 2014 at 10:39 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  11. S(t)ri says:
    April 8, 2014 at 11:06 PM

    Hilarious and intriguing!!! I love your narration! 🙂

    ~S(t)ri
    Participant|AtoZ Challenge 2014
    Smile, it makes (y)our day!

    Reply
    1. Loni Townsend says:
      April 9, 2014 at 10:43 AM

      Thanks for following along. 🙂

      Reply
  12. SD Neeve says:
    April 11, 2014 at 12:33 AM

    That’s Joe done for. 😉 Love the humour, it’s subtle and not in your face over the top bad. Now hopping off the H for my next dose. 🙂

    Reply

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