Purge

Crow slid a small glass of warm water to Sparra. “No coffee for you while you purge the toxins from your body.”

“I know,” cried Sparra, “But what’s this? A depresso?”

(#VSS365, Prompt: Purge, 166 characters)

Deathly Earnings

She unrolled the ransom note. “£300,000 or we sacrifice your husband to Ix Chel.”

She patted the deathly creature on the head and gave it a pig’s ear. She’d earned it, she thought, as she fed the note into the paper shredder.

(#VSS365 & #BraveWrite, Prompts: #Earn #Deathly, 224 characters)

Destination

“And when we arrived at our destination,” grumbled Fi, “we were mugged by six dwarves.”

“Not happy,” sighed Sparra.

(#VSS365, Prompt: #Destination, 114 characters)

Vermin

Sparra always knew the kids on his estate were vermin. They’d just covered him in chocolate and cream, then put a cherry on his head. As he trudged home, it hit him how hard life is in the gateau.

(#VSS365, Prompt: #Vermin, 192 characters)

Spirit

“Oh, come on, they’re cannibals,” said Jim. “If they want us to join in their game, we should get into the spirit of it.”

“Fine,” grumbled Alyx. “What are we playing?”

“Swallow the leader,” replied Jim.

(#VSS365, Prompt: Spirit, 200 characters)

Belle

“I was the belle of the ball,” cried Sandra. “When would you like payment?” “

Any moment now will do,” replied Lucy, as the cabbie took his eyes off the road.

(#VSS365, Prompt: #Belle, 156 characters)

Royal

Fear coursing through her veins, shoe in hand, she tugged at the royal blue curtains. Where the bloody hell did that spider go?

(#VSS365, Prompt: Royal, 127 characters)