A Story Written by MBClub Members.

[ringway]

Rules.
Try to follow the previous post in the style of a novel without using more than 20 words.
The story can switch genre along the way. Perhaps we can write a bestseller!


Once upon a time, there was a car salesman called Eric...

 

[stwat]

Once upon a time, there was a car salesman called Eric...

Who tried to con my parents into hocking in a Mercedes-Benz 300sl Gullwing for a W126 560SE.

 

[baxlin]

Eric was actually a nickname, earned because every car he sold was a bit of 'a wreck'

 

[fabes]

But all that changed following the zombie apocalypse some 5 years ago.....

 

[Peter103]

"Eric the wreck" as he was known locally, was a tall man with a big nose and a wry smile, he owned a corner of land at the end of our street, his office was an old caravan parked in one corner.

 

[fabes]

There were stories about his life that kept the locals busy as they swapped stories in the street, but the truth was far more sinister.

 

[TheFoX]

Meanwhile Ruth, who had a mad crush on Eric, decided...

 

[ringway]

to see if she could tempt Eric into a relationship by telling him she could handle any big end problems he may have...

 

[WDB124066]

...but Eric declined because he said he had a Lola...

 

[renault12ts]

But, I digress, back to that 300SL Eric stole from my parents. It was a beautiful car, Eric knew this, but...

 

[ringway]

he was in debt to local gangsters, and the valuable Gullwing would see him more than able to pay his way.

 

[Marvin16x]

However, he happened to like the car too much so had to think of another way to sort those gangsters out ...

 

[c955]

...who had a notorious reputation for summoning supernatural powers from a galaxy far, far away.

 

[A250 Bennyboy]

In a distance corner of the universe a hideous creature awakened to a faint calling to go forth and reek havoc with a small blue planet

 

[MCFastybloke]

More of that later, Eric had a pal at stanceworks

 

[ringway]

called Ivan, a mechanic with overall charm...

 

[MCFastybloke]

Now Ivan, in his quiet past had run a sucessful sailng school from Betina marina Croatia,recent events and a

 

[stwat]

,,,,hedgehog,,

 

[Peter103]

After an encounter with a hedgehog in Croatia, Ivan became a lesbian, but that didn't bother Eric, he loved all women regardless, and Ivan was an excellent mechanic and Eric loved her to bits,,,,,,,,

 

[Steve320]

But Ivan could never give back all the love Eric needed because...