Chapter 52: BoomBoom!

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Chapter 52: BoomBoom!

The story was fairly simple because most of the remaining dwarfs had a limited vocabulary. The exception was Boomboom. He was in better shape than most with a mechanical hand and right arm, and a left arm that ended in a configuration that switched between wrench, saw, and drill. One eye was mechanical and gleamed with a blueish light. The other just gleamed with mischief and destruction.

Milo assumed his nickname came from habit of halving a half dozen charges of blasting explosives strapped to his belt. He also liked to juggle them, which made everyone nervous, and the maniac junior engineer laugh. "Ha! No worries. Pins all in. No Boom-Boom. Oops? Where’s that pin? BOOM! Ha! Made you run. BOOM!"

After a bit of this he'd become almost sane for a moment, and Milo got some of the story from him.

"Snake came. Broke down door with many booms! Defenses proved insufficient for snake killing. Disappointing lack of Boom! Snake rampage! Tearing out machinery, making nest. Bad Snake! Hit the main power coupler. No power, seniors fall like trees, make like logs. We stacked in a room, plugged them in. Engineer pissed. MUCH BOOM IN VOICE! Fun. Hide from Bad Snake. Need Snake trap."

Milo got a quick escort to where the senior engineers were laying in a room. Only a few were moving. As Boomboom had said, the Engineer was quite upset.

"Ah, Engineer Milo. Good of you to show up. Did you get lost down in the dark? " After an explanation from Milo, including his theories about the origins of the snake and pudding, the Engineer settled down and updated him on what had happened.

Queen Mother Salasha, Rat-Slayer, nemesis of Bone.

Level: ?? Monstrous Aberrant Elemental

Health: ?????

In the center of the coiled snake, on a pillar of copper, sat a pulsing egg. It was roughly a foot tall, and Milo felt a growl start to come involuntarily from his chest. That was an Eel. He knew it!

He shut the hatch and turned to Boomboom. "We're going to need a bigger Snake Trap."

The dwarf nodded enthusiastically. "BoomBOOMBoom!!"