Monster War

Monster War
Dean Lorey

Monsters. Once upon a time they turned up every now and then, triggered by a gifted child’s nightmares. But now they’re here. ALL OF THEM. And this time, it’s war…The Fifth has made it to earth, but it’s not as bad as everyone expected.It’s worse.As CNN broadcasts 24-hour carnage and colossal monsters destroy the world’s cities, the fate of the world and all its people rests on one person’s shoulders.One quite SMALL person’s shoulders.But the Fifth is Mother to all monsters – and now she’s got Pinch on her side, one of the strongest double threats who ever lived. Charlie and his friends have the fight of a lifetime on their hands…

Nightmare Academy Monster War

Dean Lorey

For more ferocious monster fun log on to www.nightmareacademy.co.uk

To three people who helped and encouraged me when it meant the most:

Dr Jean Fant

Tim Schoch And, most of all, Francesca Rizzo

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u9ffad2ad-9cd0-56d9-910b-cfde4aaeebcf)

Title Page (#uc11240e2-a516-52be-a55a-db14758c91a1)

Dedication (#u7d2eacdf-7081-5b31-bd09-a058def7778f)

Part One Attack of the Fifth (#u4344f288-8e02-5f36-92c6-ac53f1794e9b)

Chapter One the War Begins (#u65d1356e-bc1a-5fcf-a3eb-bebc9706b666)

Chapter Two Monster in the Mall (#u560117c3-60a1-592d-b560-d1c0535bdbf6)

Chapter Three No Place Like Home (#u25634e3e-6faf-5c4c-8200-4a2b0aaa0bcf)

Chapter Four Exiles at the Academy (#uc7a65504-7fd5-5aba-aef7-218a9b53c2c7)

Chapter Five the Central Mystery of Central Park (#u30389e1c-04dd-5a75-9328-1658d6d5c584)

Chapter Six the Hidden Headmaster (#u1aa5811a-5de2-5cb4-99f2-ca1ef697d062)

Part Two Sword of Sacrifice (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven the Netherforge (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight the Chasm Wrym (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine the Test of Sacrifice (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten Theodore Takes His Turn (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven A Reluctant Reunion (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve the Final Turn is Taken (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Three the Poisonous Plot of Director Drake (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen the Fight Begins (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen Bad Day in the Gorgon Maze (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen Escape from the Shredder-sharks (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen the Return of A Beautiful Lady (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen Charging the Sword (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Four the Queen of Nightmares (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen the Slumber (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen the Lair of the Fifth (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty the Core of the Matter (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One DRAKE (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two an Old Friend (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

PART ONE ATTACK OF THE FIFTH (#ulink_887ae133-daa4-5624-9128-d348bf43a7f1)

CHAPTER ONE THE WAR BEGINS (#ulink_41f57534-7a71-5f11-8955-4ee87af4ca6a)

Like most big and terrible things, the war between the people of Earth and the monsters of the Nether started out small.

At first, there were just a few isolated attacks. A group of hikers in Maui were set upon by a pack of Dangeroos. The filthy, kangaroo-like beasts stuffed the screaming humans into their pouches and then hopped off into the dense and humid jungle beyond.

The hikers were never seen again.

Several postal workers in the small town of Conyers, Georgia were bitten by one-eyed serpents that lay coiled in mailboxes. The shiny purple beasts came to be known as Yeller-Swellers because their bite caused people to yell loudly in pain and then swell up like giant marshmallows. Fortunately, the swelling was only temporary. Unfortunately, when the victims shrank back down, they didn’t stop shrinking until they were half their original size.

Even the President of the United States was a victim of Monster Attack.

Although he had some of the best security of anyone on the planet, nothing could protect him from his own nightmares. While sleeping in the presidential suite in the White House, he dreamed that he was walking through his old school completely naked. In the dream, everyone pointed at him and laughed - his teachers, his parents and even his dog, Herbert. In fact, Herbert’s laughter was so cruel and mean-spirited that it caused the President to have a panic attack and, quite unconsciously, he opened a fiery purple portal to the Netherworld.

A Mimic slithered through.

Using its long arms and fingers, it quickly abducted the man, stashed him in a cupboard and then changed form to ‘mimic’ him so precisely that even the President’s wife couldn’t tell the difference, although she did mention that he smelled strongly of cinnamon -a common trait of Mimics.