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Sorry for Simon...

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    The scurrying of tiny legs could be heard, as Ickis chased after a swarm of cockroaches. He dove down, sliding on his belly as he scooped up a handful of the little insects. "Gotcha!" he grinned as he began to munch down on his prey. His ears perked up as he heard someone approaching, and ran behind a mound of garbage, watching to see who it was. He had to hold his mouth shut to keep from shrieking, as he saw it was none other than Simon the monster hunter. Petrified with terror, Ickis merely watched as Simon approached closer....and closer.....and closer. He backed up and covered his eyes, but nothing happened. Cautiously opening one eye, Ickis checked to see if the coast was clear. Instead of seeing Simon looming over him, he instead saw Simon had sat down on a mound of garbage right by him, seemingly oblivious to his presence.

    He heard a weary sigh from simon, who held his head in his hands, visibly upset. Ickis was startled, yet not exactly surprised, as Simon began to talk to himself. "Why am I even doing this..." he heard Simon say, as he leaned in a bit closer to listen in on him. "All these years hunting for monsters, and for what? Mockery and scorn! That's what! Before this, at least SOME people would take me seriously! I may not have been Thomas Edison, but at least a few people appreciated my inventions! But ever since that cursed rabbit took my brain for a joyride, everyone thinks I'm a loon! I had to bribe my way out of that asylum! Cost me everything! ME! Simon! Forced to scavenge from this wretched place just to make a decent tent! Everywhere I apply for a job, being rejected because of those insane things that monster made me do!"

    Ickis felt himself welling up with guilt, as he had never thought how his actions had affected his old rival. To him, he had just been having fun! He hadn't thought about what would happen to Simon afterwards. He had read a book on human economics once, and realized that since he had made Simon look deranged, nobody would want to have him around, or trust him. It also had dawned on him that human jobs were how they got those pieces of green paper, that they used like toenails. It never occurred to him what happened to a human without one. As he backed away, he stepped on a sheet of bubble wrap, alerting Simon to his presence.

    "Who's there?! Show yourself!" Simon shouted, leaping to his feet and looking around. He spotted the panicked Ickis, and glared at him, his teeth and fists clenched in fury. "YOU!" he shouted, as Ickis began to run, with Simon following in pursuit. However, what he didn't know, was Ickis had intentionally lured Simon into chasing him. As he tripped simon, who landed in a pile of duffel bags that Ickis and his friends would often snack from. As Simon looked down at what he had fallen in, his eyes widened in surprised. It was three or four duffel bags, each with wads of dollar bills poking out of them. Forgetting all about Ickis, he zipped open the bags, examining them. An excited smile appeared on his face as he saw there was nearly a million dollars in the bags, at least that hadn't been nibbled on. "I'm Rich! WOO HOO!" Simon shouted with glee, beginning to dance in place. Ickis watched for a brief moment with a smile, before running off back to home. He knew this would probably bite him in the butt later, since Simon would probably still come back with better inventions, but he knew he had done the right thing, and that was good enough for him.


                                                        The End.
    I couldn't help but think about what had happened to Simon after "This is your brain on Ickis" where Ickis fell into Simon's brain, and took his body for a joyride, running through the streets, breaking into stores to eat garbage, scaring babies, etc. I imagine this happening in between this and the next appearance of Simon. I would love to hear your thoughts below!
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