Just a serpent's meal?
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 13574
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Andrea is in complete darkness, the python's belly slowly beginning to
digest her. Her arms and legs are covered in a slimy substance, preventing
her from using then to get any purchase against the sides of the python's
stomach. She cannot even try to stop the serpent; she is completely
powerless. She frantically thinks, trying to come up with something-
Anything- that will help her escape, but all she had was the clothes on
her back, and the serpent's digestive juices had already eaten through
these. That left her with- absolutely nothing. She was absolutely
powerless against the python. Her only chance was to ask the python for mercy... Andrea tried to call out, but the slimy substance that had coated her now slid into her mouth. Andrea gagged on the foul taste, and finally managed to spit the stuff out. She frantically called out to the snake, begging for her life... but it only hissed in derisive laughter. Andrea felt crushed... Was this her fate, to be nothing but snake food? Andrea could not tell whether or not she was crying; the slimy goo on her face mingled with any tears, and her face still felt all wet either way. There was nothing she could do, except submit to being digested by the python, letting nature take its course... Andrea resigned herself to her fate, and stopped struggling against the python's belly. The python continued to digest Andrea over the next several hours, until no physical trace of her remained except for the snake's droppings. Andrea opened her eyes, looking at the inside of her treehouse. Huh? What's going on? She stretched out luxuriously on the floor of her home, yawning with her mouth open wide, tongue flickering out, tasting the air. What's going on? Andrea curled up into a tight coil on the floor, her belly full with the meal she had just eaten. She hissed quietly with laughter at the thought of the naive wasp- woman, and the ease with which she had been tricked. Is this... Have I... Could it really... Andrea settled down for a nap, warm and comfortable in her treehouse. Have I become the serpent? No, these thoughts are not mine! What has happened? Can I control... This body? It can't hurt to try... Andrea rolled over on the floor. Yes! I can! I can use this body in my quest for the Golden... Ah... What was it? The golden... whatever... But for now, I'll rest... Andrea slept for several hours. When she woke up, she
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Machron
11/22/2001 9:03:43 PM
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