The Kraken was hungry. He swam about the island, looking for something to snack on. Maybe one day he'd get lucky and find a princess, but he wasn't counting on it. Princesses were few and far between these days.
Today, however, was his lucky day. He spotted a princess wearing a golden bikini and sunning herself on the rocks. Chained to the rocks was his usual preferred style, but the Kraken was not terribly picky at this point. He happily paddled over to the beach, cleared his throat so she would know he was there, and roared.
"Don't even think it," the princess said warily, cracking open her eyes as the Kraken loomed over her. "My father will kick your ass."
"FATHER NOT HERE," the Kraken chuckled. "SO MAYBE KRAKEN EAT YOU BEFORE HE GETS HERE, HMMM?"
"Not like it would take more than one bite," the princess pointed out, sitting up. "Look at me -- I'm awfully small. Princes probably have more meat on them than your average princess. Why take the risk for something that's won't even satisfy your hunger for a few minutes?"
"THEN WHAT KRAKEN SUPPOSED TO EAT?" the Kraken demanded.
"Well, who says you have to eat princesses?" the princess asked.
The Kraken thought for a minute. "ZEUS RELEASE KRAKEN, KRAKEN DESTROY CITIES, KRAKEN EAT PRINCESSES."
"Is Zeus here?" the princess said.
The Kraken shook his head, sending droplets of water flying. "ZEUS ON VACATION. KRAKEN SNEAK OUT."
The princess held up a hand to try to shield her from the spray of water. "So, Kraken doesn't have to do what Zeus says right now," she said. "Kraken can eat whatever he wants."
"WHAT IF KRAKEN WANT TO EAT PRINCESS ANYWAY?" the Kraken demanded.
The princess sighed. "You eat me in one bite, you're still hungry, and you have to deal with my father, and trust me, you don't want to do that," she said. "And then there's the rest of my family, and my friends, and a lot of other people who don't want students getting eaten. You'll get yourself killed all for just one little morsel? That's not a wise idea."
"KRAKEN NOT WISE, KRAKEN HUNGRY."
"So go swimming and find a giant squid or something," the princess suggested, pointing out toward the ocean. "Much more filling, and you won't get the residents of this island angry. Everybody's happy that way."
The Kraken thought about this for a moment. "ALL RIGHT. KRAKEN GO FIND CALAMARI. BUT IF KRAKEN NOT FIND SQUID, KRAKEN COME BACK."
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Today, however, was his lucky day. He spotted a princess wearing a golden bikini and sunning herself on the rocks. Chained to the rocks was his usual preferred style, but the Kraken was not terribly picky at this point. He happily paddled over to the beach, cleared his throat so she would know he was there, and roared.
"Don't even think it," the princess said warily, cracking open her eyes as the Kraken loomed over her. "My father will kick your ass."
"FATHER NOT HERE," the Kraken chuckled. "SO MAYBE KRAKEN EAT YOU BEFORE HE GETS HERE, HMMM?"
"Not like it would take more than one bite," the princess pointed out, sitting up. "Look at me -- I'm awfully small. Princes probably have more meat on them than your average princess. Why take the risk for something that's won't even satisfy your hunger for a few minutes?"
"THEN WHAT KRAKEN SUPPOSED TO EAT?" the Kraken demanded.
"Well, who says you have to eat princesses?" the princess asked.
The Kraken thought for a minute. "ZEUS RELEASE KRAKEN, KRAKEN DESTROY CITIES, KRAKEN EAT PRINCESSES."
"Is Zeus here?" the princess said.
The Kraken shook his head, sending droplets of water flying. "ZEUS ON VACATION. KRAKEN SNEAK OUT."
The princess held up a hand to try to shield her from the spray of water. "So, Kraken doesn't have to do what Zeus says right now," she said. "Kraken can eat whatever he wants."
"WHAT IF KRAKEN WANT TO EAT PRINCESS ANYWAY?" the Kraken demanded.
The princess sighed. "You eat me in one bite, you're still hungry, and you have to deal with my father, and trust me, you don't want to do that," she said. "And then there's the rest of my family, and my friends, and a lot of other people who don't want students getting eaten. You'll get yourself killed all for just one little morsel? That's not a wise idea."
"KRAKEN NOT WISE, KRAKEN HUNGRY."
"So go swimming and find a giant squid or something," the princess suggested, pointing out toward the ocean. "Much more filling, and you won't get the residents of this island angry. Everybody's happy that way."
The Kraken thought about this for a moment. "ALL RIGHT. KRAKEN GO FIND CALAMARI. BUT IF KRAKEN NOT FIND SQUID, KRAKEN COME BACK."
"I'll wait right here," the princess promised.