Submission (#6610) Approved

WORD COUNT! 455 words!

Since the rumors started circulating in Terrah, Mio has become increasingly curious about them. After hearing about the strange plants, they decided to investigate the rumors themselves. Mio ventured into the wilderness, where the leaves crunched beneath their feet and the wind blew in their face. Suddenly, they heard a strange growling sound. Wondering where it was coming from, Mio moved forward, trying to listen closely. They thought about the rumors as they continued.

Just a few feet away from Mio, they heard the strange growling sound again. Their spine tingled with fear, but that still wouldn't beat their curiosity. Mio peeked through the underbrush and tried to make out the silhouette of a plant. Deciding that there was nothing to fear, Mio stood up from where they were hiding and trudged over to the plant. It seemed to be an oddly shaped plant. Mio walked around the plant in circles, trying to figure out what it was. A cold feeling shook Mio as they noticed the plant move an inch while they looked away. Mio backed away, staring at the plant with fright.

The plant didn't move as Mio stared at it rather intently. They paced around the plant again and decided that maybe it was just their imagination. The plant couldn't be alive; no, that was impossible. Mio walked over to the plant once again, examining it. They placed their hand on the plant and gently brushed the rough skin of it. Then, the plant snapped at Mio. Mio squeaked with fright and jumped back as the plant still snapped and growled at them. Mio stared at the plant, checking themselves to see if any part of them had gotten hurt. They sighed out of relief, then looked back at the growling plant.

Mio wondered if the plant was just hungry and looked at the bag they had slung over their shoulder when they left their house. Mio dug through the bag, searching for food that maybe the plants, which were still snapping at them, would eat. They pulled out some fertilizer, wondering why they had it in their bag. Oddly enough, they didn't even know it would come in handy that very day. Mio ripped the bag open and then glanced at the plants, who stopped snapping at them. It seemed that the living plants had probably sniffed out the scent of fertilizer, and Mio walked over reluctantly. The plants didn't move again, and Mio dug their hand into the bag of fertilizer before pulling out a handful of it. The plants turned towards them, opening their mouths as if gesturing for Mio to feed them. Mio tossed the handful of fertilizer at the plant, and it quickly chugged the fertilizer up.