The Pollinators: A Short Story

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“King P?” cried his troops. “King P?” The Pollinators were being invaded my evil King Felix and the Zecks. Every time the low hum was to be heard, that meant trouble.
“Into place! Now! Get your stingers ready to barricade the Pollinators!”
“Yes Sir,” the Zecks replied on the demand.
This was the third time in one week, that the evil was attempting to stampede the North Willow.
For the first time, they glided right past their tree, and tried talking to the honey bee’s.
“Oh, their colony is in for it…” one of the pollinators claimed with a bit of fright in his voice.
This was a strange day, because usually whenever the Zecks came out of the South Pine, they were going to harass the nice troops. This was a peculiar event in which they decided to leave poor King's troop
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This abnormal behavior was all caused by King Felix and his awful trick. “Quick! Hurry! All Pollinators, go get some water and wash it out of your mouth before it’s not too late,” ordered King P, since he had not tried the honey.
All of the bees rushed to get some water to rinse out their mouth, for some it worked, and they got it fast enough, for others, they didn’t make it on time. The normal behavior was back for some, while others were left with a naughty lifestyle. “Okay, for those of you who are willing to forgive me for making you try the honey listen up. I have a plan to get revenge on the Zecks and “poor, poor” King Felix. Tonight, around 8:30 we will make sure they are all back in their hive. We’ll take some sap, honey, sticks, and nails, permanently lock them into their South Pine, so they won't be able to escape. They will die, and we can live our separate lives without having to worry about them. Stinger Pollinators, you will be free to life your own life and the normal Pollinators with take you separate paths, deal?,” wondered Jeff and Mr. P. “Got it,” some

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