User blog:Wild Doogy Plumm/Redwall Heroes Team Up!

Redwall Heroes Team Up!
Issue #1

Sunflash the Mace and Axtel Sturnclaw

Our story begins in the depths of Mossflower Woods where a mole, Axtel Sturnclaw by name, has set up his camp. Right now he is sitting down to eat his mid-day meal: a couple of scones, some cheese and some elderberry cordial. He leans back against an old dead log, enjoying his meal. He thinks back over the past few days. It has been three days since he left Redwall Abbey to journey abroad. The Abbey beasts were sad to see him go, but he has promised to come back every winter, until his wandering spirit is satisfied, then he will go back to stay.

Suddenly the mole warrior hears a smooth swishing sound off to his right. He slowly reaches down to pick up his mighty war hammer. While feigning sleep he is alert and watchful. There! Off to his right he sees movement. He tenses himself waiting to leap up. All of a sudden, a lithe, swift moving figure slithers out from the surrounding grass. A snake! Axtel waits until the snake is within striking distance, then as the reptile rears back it's head to strike the supposedly asleep mole.... Axtel rolls to his left, the snake strikes, and the great war hammer comes smashing down on the snake's head, killing it instantly. The mole warrior goes over to inspect the markings on the snake's back.

“Hurr, just as oi ascpected. Un adder zurpint.”

Suddenly, as if from no where, a voice speaks.

“That was well struck friend.”

Axtel turns to see a huge badger standing behind him, with a kestrel sitting on his shoulder. The mole bows politely. “Whoi thankee zur. Koind of e to zay zo. But, e zurpint wuz no bother.”

The badger moves closer and Axtel immediately notices two things. The golden stripe on the badger's forehead, and the enormous hornbeam mace that the badger carried in his right paw.

“Wot bees e name zurr?” asks the mole.

“I am called Sunflash the Mace.” replies the badger. “And the hawk is named Skarlath.”

Axtel looks up into the fierce golden eyes of the raptor. “Hurr. You'm look loike e fierce wurriur 'awkburd.”

Skarlath looks down at the mole. “Krahhar! And you are a great fighter too.”

The mole grins. “Oi dos moi best to rid e larnd of e rascaluly vurmints like yon zurpint.”

“Well, much as I'd like to stand around and compliment each other. Skarlath and I have some work to do.” Sunflash pauses. “Would you care to join us? We could use a warrior like you.”

Axtel began packing up his things. “Hurr. Oi'll join e roight away zur! But wot be's we doin' moight oi arsk?”

Sunflash shouldered his mace. “Why, we're looking for a Marlfox!”