Stinger's Revolt, Part One (750 hits)
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Submitted by <murphydog5.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2004-03-30 00:33:25 EST
"Collin's Colony"
Alex was widely known as the smartest bee in Collin's Colony. He was, incidentally, also one of the oldest, at a remarkable 90 days. It showed on his features, too. His little bee lips were folded in to his mouth, his wings resembled moth-eaten tapestry with several holes, rendering him grounded, and he had a bad back. Alex had no stinger for he was a drone bee. Stingers were reserved only for worker bees.
"Why don't I have a stinger," Jimmy asked Alex. Jimmy was a drone bee and he was attending the academy to eventually manage all the worker bees in tasks such as Hiveland Security, Honey Production, Water Droplet Management, and Larvae Maturation Assistance. The worker bees lived in the Southwest section of the hive. The poor section. Often times, as Alex had explained to him days ago, the poor and poorly educated bees need direction from the more wealthy and educated bees from the colony. Jimmy didn't quite understand at the time.
Alex answered Jimmy's question. "Schtingers are for the Workers, Jimmy. The workers protect this lovely hive from the Humans, schee? If the Humans ever knew how schophischticated we were, they would throw a fit, schee?" Alex tended to spray bee spit a few milimeters in any direction when he talked. He had trouble pronouncing his words because his little bee teeth fell out weeks ago.
"Why can't I have a stinger, Alex? Why do I have to be a drone bee? Why can't I travel to Dandelion Forest and meet other bees from different colonies?"
"If a Human ever caught you traveling and traced it back to the hive, Jimmy, you couldn't schting him and make him go away. Most Humans can't concentrate for more than a few minutes at a time and, if they were schtung, they would probably forget what it was they were doing and move on to schomething else, schee?" Alex was interrupted by a worker bee with a message from the Queen. Jimmy wiped spit off his furry little face and looked up at Alex as he read the message.
The message read: "Urgent, please meet me in the Stripe House. I have sent two workers to fly you there immediately - The Queen."
Jimmy noticed Alex's little lips suck back in to his mouth. This only happened when Alex was buzzed off about something or scared. Alex looked up from the message, "Jimmy, I need to go. I'll answer any of your questions later." As Alex turned his back, two workers buzzed in from a wax hexagon hole and grabbed Alex's top two legs to carry him away.
Jimmy kicked a pollen crumble and thought about stinging a human, sacrificing himself for the noble cause of the colony.
*****
Collin's Colony had what was known to the educated drone bees a "beeocracy". Head of the beeocracy was of course Queen Lizzabell and her deputy, Queen Anna. Lizzabell and Anna both served in the Stripe House for their two-year terms. The average life-span for queen bees ranged between two and three years, depending on the amount of eggs the queen had to produce to meet the demands of the colony. After the death or eviction of The Queen, new queens would run for election, voted upon by the drones and workers. Alex was not only the president of the academy, but also special aide to The Queen, giving her intelligence reports regarding the State of the Hive and also offering suggestions for a better and more efficient beeocracy.
Alex's escorts buzzed him in to the Queen's Chamber, a special room in the Stripe House with half-centimeter thick sound-proof wax walls, reserved only for important meetings. Alex needed only to take one look at the Queen to realize something was terribly, terribly wrong. "Sit," she said. Her voice was thin and shaky. This wasn't the confident and orderly Queen Alex knew. Something had shaken her up. Bad.
Alex sat down and looked at the Queen. She buzzed her wings for a second and turned around to meet Alex in the eyes. "The Stinger's Revolt," she said.
Alex knew what was going on immediately.
His stomach sank in his furry striped belly and he looked away to think about this. He remembered what the academy's books had said about the history of Collin's Colony before the rule of Queen Lizzabell. He remembered the threats that were ignored by Queen Shari about the worker's revolution. And he remembered the outcome. A determined and willing bee had sacrificed himself and plunged his stinger through Queen Shari's heart, killing her. This was only the second assassination of a Queen in Collin's Colony in it's history of 100 years. Queen Shari was the 47th Queen of the colony before a worker from the revolution murdered her.
This was serious.
User Reviews
Submitted by someone (user info) at 2004-04-22 00:17:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I want part two.
Submitted by bargled (user info) at 2004-04-21 22:03:25 EDT (#)
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Hey Murphy, how did you like the other Bach book "Illusions"? I love it.
Submitted by Murphy1844 (user info) at 2004-04-02 04:21:20 EST (#)
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No prob, Fabish. If you haven't yet, check out Poppy Z. Brite. She is the BEST horror story-teller out there next to King (yes, I know... but I like the guy). I recommend "Drawing Blood" and "Lost Souls." She has a nice collection of shorts too in "Wormwood."
Chuck Palahniuk, of course. Vonnegut, of course. If you haven't dabbed in to George Orwell's work, I HIGHLY recommend 1984 and Animal Farm. I read other stuff by him, like "Down & Out In Paris and London" and some shorts and they sucked. He's a two-book author.
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger. Good but over-rated. This, IMO, was the very first "post-modern" popular book.
A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess. Hard at first but addicting once you get used to the language. Easily in my top three. The "underpinnings" and quasi-social commentary are subtle but quite clear and quite stupid. I just liked it for the language. This book is a great target for pseudo-intellectuals to prattle on and on about the "mmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeaning." Fuck that, it's all about the language here.
Hubert Selby Jr. WARNING: This fiction is the most disturbing stuff you'll ever read! I liked The Demon the best. His most notable books are Requiem for a Dream (haven't read it yet) and Last Exit to Brooklyn. Read "The Demon" first and if you like, check out the other two. Very, very realistic and disturbing.
Some like Bret Easton Ellis but I don't. He's sensational and subtle and people think they're smart when they read his stuff because they understand something not spelled out for them. Over-rated garbage, if you ask me. Oh wait, you wanted recommendations! :)
J.K. Rowling: Pure shit. One word after book three: EDITOR! Oh wait... sorry.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach. Dreamy, inspirational, and clever. I really, really liked this book.
Ok, here's my top three.
The Demon, Selby Jr.
JLS, Richard Bach
A Clockwork Orange, Burgess
And if you want fun graphic horror with EXCELLENT characters, read Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite.
I haven't read Tim Robins yet but I'm meaning to. He's in a little documentary called "1 Giant Leap" along with Vonnegut. Based on his comments, I really like the guy. William Burroughs is another one I haven't read but heard great things from. One more, Don DeLillo.
That should keep you busy! :) Feel free to shoot me an email if you would like to discuss any of these books.
Murphy
Submitted by Fabish (user info) at 2004-03-31 01:13:23 EST (#)
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Hey Murph, when you get a chance toss me some reading material. I've nearly emptied out what I have in queue right now. I'm open to any author, whether I've heard of him or not. I read a few Bradbury's last month, and although one wasn't nearly as popular as the other, I found myself enjoying it immensely. If you haven't heard of Tom Robbins you might want to take a look at this guy. To quote a backcover, "Tom Robbins is a verbal breakdancer." This man can write the BEST sentences. Ever. He's witty, clever, and downright brilliant. He wrote a sentence with 17 descriptive words in a row, and it was flawless. Just food for thought.
Whenever you get a chance just reply here if you would. It would be much appreciated.
Submitted by mystiamoon <mystiamoon.at.yahoo.com> at 2004-03-31 00:09:10 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by AlwaysAnEagle (user info) at 2004-03-30 08:42:03 EST (#)
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Excellent!
Submitted by stevo (user info) at 2004-03-30 07:31:51 EST (#)
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Wait.......bees have lips? That's news to me. (LOLZ!!!11!)
Très cool +2
Submitted by Fabish (user info) at 2004-03-30 06:29:17 EST (#)
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Excellent setup and a great idea to go along with it. I always enjoy a new concept especially concerning short stories. You'll have my attention until the end.
Submitted by Fabish (user info) at 2004-03-30 06:18:55 EST (#)
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HAHAHA, Murph you called yourself a nigger. Fuck it's early - I'll read your story now.
Submitted by poisonyourkids (user info) at 2004-03-30 02:21:19 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
time after time you amuse the hell out of me with entertaining stuff like this...
never leave. EVER.
Submitted by Hairsphincter (user info) at 2004-03-30 02:08:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
This, like a well rolled joint, is good shit.
Submitted by Ainkara (user info) at 2004-03-30 01:03:36 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I really liked this.
Submitted by Murphy1844 (user info) at 2004-03-30 00:55:07 EST (#)
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Thanks, JMG. I've been toying around with this idea in my head for months. Get this, I actually RESEARCHED bees for this.
The shit this nigger goes through for you guys!
:)
Murphy
Submitted by JMG114 (user info) at 2004-03-30 00:46:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Fiercely clever. Worth at least a +2.5
Submitted by coley (user info) at 2004-03-30 00:46:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
buzzzzzzzzzz
Submitted by DraconianKing (user info) at 2004-03-30 00:37:02 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I almost didn't read this. But this ain't half bad!
Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2004-03-30 00:36:29 EST (#)
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New material. I always like that