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Creative Writing: SLAM ! Chipper

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Chipper kissed his world goodbye. Goodbye to Mrs. Larson, the friendly squirrel running Fantasy Pastries who especially loved the chewy things called Gummy Bears. Goodbye to Stacy and Kaylee, the neighbors across the street. Bye to everyone. Bye to sweet, sweet home. Bye to his life. Bye to...Aspolia. This thought sent a chill down Checker’s little body. Down he went, his eyes still on the grand civilization far above him. Down, down, down until...SLAM! Chipper’s tiny body abruptly met the hard surface of the dry earth beneath him as the air escaped his lungs forcefully out between his gritted teeth because of the impact of the rocky soil against his figure. The force of him impacting the ground seemed to have shattered the quiet and peace in Berph. Dust flew everywhere over the dry, dead earth, and Checker, fortunately, was alive, struggling to keep himself from alive from the harsh landing. He inhaled the harsh air around him, eyes closed, body sore. He coughed and sputtered, struggled to stay awake. Then, he fell unconscious. …show more content…

What he saw was someone like him and an abundance of food. Checker bolted into a sitting position, rubbed his eyes, and looked around again like a shot . The other mouse who seemed to be smiling at him, had the same gray-brown fur and the same rounded snout. The terrain, though, was not like anything he’d seen before. There were hills made of a soft, fluffy ice cream that wouldn’t melt under his paws and trees that had a chewy licorice trunk and branches, with sharp-edged rock candy jumping out of the branches with all their might. Soft, round marshmallow fruit dotted the rock candy colors. Bushes of lollipops exploded with color, while great mountains of upside-down strawberries screamed,”Eat me!” with their vibrant red. A rainbow made of half a doughnut brightened the sky and pink cotton candy clouds drifted past it

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