Lore Chapter 5: The Hive Mind

He had me by my throat. I didn’t know what to do. I winced as he grabbed my arm and started to pull. All the pain. I couldn’t do anything. I was powerless. Never again. Not like before. I let out a sonic boom and flew away. I then see a whole crowd below me trying to kill me. It a hive mind. They think the same. They do the same. They feel the same. 

The pain in my arm is too mush to bare. I scream as loud as I can. Tears rolling out of my eyes. But then a goblin type creature pounces on me and pulls on my arm harder. My shoulder dislocates completely and my arm is torn off. I let out another sonic blast. The blast wiped out the mob that was after me. As a result of the boom I fall to the ground. Helpless in my movements. 

I wake up and I’m in a cave. I’m not tied up. I’m on the stone cold floor. I see my arm is bandaged up. I wince at the pain but for the most part I’m fine. I stand up to see a small silhouette of a short furry creature staring at me. Almost as if it was waiting for me to wake up.

“Take another step and your arm will end up like mine.” I growl.

”Try me” it says with a grin on its face.

I grab him and roundhouse kick him in the face. He gets up and wraps his legs around my neck and flips me over, my head hitting the rock. 

“Quit?” He say tauntingly.

”No.” I say as I let out a miniature sonic blast. He lands against the wall of the cave.

”I can do that too” he says as he throws a grenade into the middle and of the cave. 
BOOM! I’m against the opposite side of the cave wall.

As the dust settles I see him holding a gun to my head with a grin on his face. 
“I give up!” I yell.

”GGs. What’s your name?” He says.

”Kermit” I respond as he helps me up.

”My name is… Elmo.” He says hesitantly. “And you are not alone. This hive mind is killing us.”

“Who is “us”?” I ask.

Elmo sighs and then says, ”To make a long story short, we are The Puppets”