The Ghoulish Gladiator

## Premise

A bat attacks the Paddlecab Denizens, meaning a premonition of a great event... (Takes place after “Bear who cried Wolf”)

## Synopsis

Minutes after “Bear who cried Wolf”, a bat named Murgs, witnessed what happened, and goes into his hideout, a hollow tree, and looks at low quality drawings of Beehonie, Stuckey, Duane, Lennie, Reed and Lily. Murgs then decides to attack the Beaver Parents, Reed and Lily. As the sun went down, and the Beavers were about ready for bed, Toot bears a harsh knocking on the door. Reed opens it, and sees Murgs screeching and drop firecrackers on Him, which explode. Murgs leaves, saying there will be plenty more punishments if they don’t give Christopher what his heart desires. Lily tosses a stone at the attacking bat, who flies off, but accidentally drops his notepad, which Lily grabs. Reed is confused on who Christopher is, as Lily asks Reed if the notepad has any clues. arriving at Lennie’s cavern home, Murgs wearing a demon mask, screeches loudly, scaring the warthogs out of their beds. The warthogs come out and see Murgs toss things at the ground, and what came from them are colored flames, then gives a message to Lennie, “Apologize to Christopher for all the evil things You did, or the swamp becomes your grave”, then flies off as Lennie refuses to apologize, saying He doesn’t know who Christopher is.

The next morning, The Cubs affected by Murgs’ visit, (Not Toot, Ralph, and Flip) head for school, wondering who Christopher is. Toot asked Kissyfur who Christopher is, as Lennie says to the Bear Cub not to speak. Duane tells the Warthog to lay off, since He, Kissyfur and Howie was almost eaten by the gators yesterday. Meanwhile, Reed goes on Gus’ Paddlecab and asks about the notepad. After class was over, and the cubs began to head for home, Murgs attacked the cubs, screeching, then flying away, back to his hideout in pain, after accidentally attacking Stuckey. Emmy Lou tells the other cubs explain to their families on what just happened, as Beehonie follows Murgs to his hideout. Emmy Lou spots Gus and Reed in the Paddlecab, and goes to him, explaining that a bat just attacked the cubs, and last night, He attacked five of the homes, with some colorful fires. Gus realizes that the bat that attacked was Murgs, a bat from the circus, specializing in special effects, and Gus explains his history with Murgs.

At Kissyfur’s house, Gus finishes explaining about Murgs. Emmy Lou reads the notepad and to her shock it contains the names of the citizens of Paddlecab County and their crimes against Gus and Christopher, Emmy Lou asked who Christopher is. Gus sighs deeply. Outside Charles forms a mob to locate the bat, during the search, they were attacked and surrounded with colorful fires, as Murgs taunts them. Gus arrives and goes to capture Murgs, who goes to fly away, but Emmy Lou with the help of the Beavers, capture him. then, They stuff the circus bat in a wood cage. As Gus put out the fires.

Murgs, who accuses Gus of being a traitor to the Circus, saying he that the beavers cannot be forgiven, as He only did this for Christopher. Lily asked who Christopher is. Gus explains to the Beavers and everyone that Christopher is Kissyfur’s birth name. Emmy Lou read the pad about the crimes the citizens did to the circus bears, but Murgs said that because Reed and Lily ignored Kissyfur, Lennie, and Howie’s cries for help. It was the same as declaring war on every circus animal in the world, and that He never got a heartfelt apology. Lennie said Kissyfur would not get it, with Beehonie berating the warthog, for proving Murgs right. realizing Murgs’ words, Reed and Lily apologize to Kissyfur, as most of the cubs agreed. Murgs then asked Gus who he can trust, his circus colleagues or a group of spiteful swamp animals, who almost let Kissyfur get eaten by predators. Gus chews out Murgs for attacking the swamp animals on Kissyfur’s behalf, as Murgs calls out Gus for being naive and too trusting, as He breaks free from His cage, shouting that letting any animal that refuses to help a circus animal in need, will pay with their lives, then flies away. Kissyfur assured everyone that no matter what circus animal might attack, they’re in this together. And if they do come, they’ll be ready.