Beetlejuice Bugs Novels & Stories

I still had no idea what we were running from. "Go, save yourselves" what? "Tell me what's happening" I yelled while Kelly pulled frantically at Liam's arm. "Wild bugs, they eat people alive, I've never seen them this many before in my life. Oh no. We were not dying here. No. About to pull Liam up, I see a crowd of bugs approaching his foot. "Run, leave me" Liam yelled again "No, I can't leave you" Kelly cried but before we could do anything. The bugs submerged him. I grabbed Kelly by the arm and pulled her with me as we continued running. My heart was beating so hard in my chest.

The room rustled with bugs as a result. “Hmm,” Meguitte carefully picked her way across the room, avoiding the trap which was as freshly marked as the day Leighton had made it, and selected a jar that already seethed with bug life. She set it near the door and reached out with her power. “Inlerum caprae.” Within moments, the bugs began making trails towards the jar, the flies plunging into the sticky mess, and the insects crawling up the glass. “Nice,” Connery approved from behind the mask. “Can you do anything about the smell?”

Slowly, the two little creatures struggled to break free. Before Adrian could make out what the creatures were, the eggshells shattered. Two creatures emerged, revealing themselves to be Invisibees, ranked nineteenth on the ancient spirit insect list. Adrian grinned foolishly as if he had found a treasure while the two little Invisibees buzzed around him in lively circles as if putting on a show. Unfortunately, he was too weak to fully appreciate their display.

Chad wondered if the centipedes living in the Elixir of Perception retained their original medicinal properties. Chad had intended to study the centipedes, but the Yggdrasil roots seemed to value them highly. The roots enveloped the centipedes, absorbing them until only their skins were left. "It's a pity. I wonder if these centipedes have any special properties from living in the Elixir of Perception," Chad said, examining the remnants wrapped in the roots. Benjamin remarked, "These are water beetle larvae. Tiffany loves eating these!" Dragon lice, also known as water beetles, were a local delicacy. Chad said, "So these are the parasitic insects living in the Elixir of Perception."

“Grandma says it’s a bee but I think she’s wrong.” Sara let herself be dragged outside, where she was promptly shown the giant bug (not a bee, but a hornet, which caused a few screams). She helped James collect roly-polies from off the driveway. Travis went home to get his butterfly net, although Sara hadn’t seen any butterflies around lately. Realizing the lack of suitable butterfly prey, Travis turned his attention to capturing slow-moving ladybugs in his giant net. “Were you talking to Dad?” James asked her. She’d gotten out the sidewalk chalk, and James drew a giant peach-colored circle next to her.

It hovered in the air, its wings buzzing loudly. Chantelle asked curiously, "Where would flying bugs come from down here?" Andrew stared at the insect and saw it resembled a twisted human face. His heart skipped a beat, and without hesitation, he shouted, "Run! Everyone, get out! Now!" Then, the buzzing sound grew louder. A second, third, fourth, and more bugs emerged, followed by countless more red flying bugs swarming out of the coffin. Without exception, each insect bore a face like a miniature, twisted human face. Just one glance was enough to make anyone's skin crawl.

Jucel flew there and went inside the office. She never went inside the office of the Teachers before. She knew that she would be exposed before the rotten flesh witch showed her face. Jucel waited at the corner until the door opened and revealed two men carrying a black bag. Thieves? They opened the bag and her eyes widened. The bag contained ugly-looking bugs. She knew these creatures somewhere but her mind couldn't remember how she knew and what these small creatures for. All she knew was to stop them from spreading it across the academy.

I can't just let you walk away just like that. Gideon sneered. "So, what are you saying?" Yohan flipped his palm. A golden beetle, no bigger than a thumb, appeared. "Swallow this." "What? That's bull!" Gideon rolled his eyes. That bug was clearly no good. Yohan replied coldly, "You don't have a choice. She might've spared your life, but she didn't say I couldn't do anything else to you. To be straight with you, this golden beetle comes as a pair. That one's the child beetle. The parent beetle is with me."

I can feel their sharp legs scratching at my clothes, and I try not to scream. "What do we do?" Elena’s voice quakes. "We wait," Alec says. "We wait and see what they're going to do." One bug raises onto its back legs and turns its antenna towards Elena. And then it attacks. I scream as the beetle lunges at Elena, its jaws snapping shut just inches from her face. Alec is quick to react, grabbing the beetle by its thorax and crushing it with one hand. The other beetles swarm around us, their wings beating faster as they try to attack.