Mosquitoland Novels & Stories

Feeling rather helpless, she could only lead Lucas the path. … At Mantis Mountain. The Mantis Mountain was the territory belonging to Humanoid Mantis, and there were thousands of Humanoid Mantis in there. "This is the Mantis Mountain, senior," Tinkerbell said to Lucas. Lucas glanced at the Mantis Mountain with a critical gaze, only to realize that the Mantis Mountain looked just like a mantis. 'No one can deny the shape of it.' Besides, there were lots of weird stones surrounding them, and were all standing tall and mighty!

Drake Calloway still picked on me, followed by cold laughter from the other boy and the wolf. “Stop it, Drake.” Nathan came between us. “Why don’t we all go to the spring? I heard the Moon Goddess sometimes appears in the Full Moon.” “You still believe that bedtime story?” Bryan Waltz, the one with curly hair, chuckled. He patted the wolf next to him. “I think even Elliott no longer believes it—and he’s only ten.”

The sun was long gone below the horizon when two black SUVs inconspicuously pulled along the side of a dirt road a few miles away from I-49, still a good mile’s walk from their final destination but far enough away not to attract any unwanted attention from the residents of SouthWest Moe’s RV Park and Campground. Cadence had wondered if Moe was just a clever take on the abbreviation for the state of Missouri until she saw the website and realized the owner was an older fellow by the name of Moe Wilson whose parents may have had an affinity for slapstick and eye-poking. She wondered if he had any brothers named Larry or Curly.

As five bald men exited the vehicle with guns in hand, their leader grumbled, “D*mn it! They run pretty fast! Not to worry, though! I managed to shoot the girl in the leg so they won’t be able to get far! Make sure your guns are loaded, brothers! We’re chasing after them!” “Boss, don’t! That valley is called Poisonous Mosquito Valley for a reason! If we get attacked by the mosquitoes in there, then we’ll definitely be wiped out in an instant! Even our skin will be completely vaporized… We definitely shouldn’t go in there!” warned one of the bald men. “Well we can’t just leave without that box of money…” replied the leader rather hesitantly.