Photo by: The Reclining Gentleman
Two rabbits sat on their haunches before the daffodil flower.
“That’s the one.” Harry pointed with his paw.
“Lovely!” exclaimed Bonnie.
“I’m going to eat that flower. It’ll be Nirvana!”
The daffodil turned its head to them and said, “Better not, bub. I’ll shoot you with my laser.”
“Haha!” guffawed Harry. “Flowers don’t have lasers.”
“It’s a mutation.”
“Harry,” warned Bonnie.
“Don’t be silly. Lasers got all sorts of blinking techni-nickel bits. He’s bluffing!”
Eventually Bonnie convinced Harry to try the tasty bulbs next door.
After they left, a caterpillar inched towards the daffodil.
Laser light flashed…and the caterpillar burned.
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers. Look here for the original prompt and a blue link to many other stories: https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/12-february-2016/
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Daffodil’s don’t bluff. Bet they play a mean game of poker. Glad your back.
DJ
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It’s true. Daffodils have a very good poker face. It’s good to be back. Thanks much, DJ! 🙂
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Seriously, Eric. I can think of one person who would see lasers in flower. Although I do remember some dangerous spores in flowers in an episode of Star Trek. Well done. I enjoyed this one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hehe. I grew up on Star Trek. As you can see, it’s a major influence. I see flowers, I think of shooting spores. 😉 I do endeavor to be different. Good to know it’s working. Thanks so much, Rochelle! 🙂
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Love it. Here’s to the defense of flowers everywhere.
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Hehe. Very dangerous flowers. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Good to have you and your humor back.
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Ha! Ha! Lucky for Harry, but unlucky for the poor caterpillar….it needed a friend like Bonnie.
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Good thing Bonnie was watching over him. She saved his life! 😉 Glad you got a laugh. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Rabbits beware daffodils are fighting back, I enjoyed your take on this weeks prompt
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I think daffodils are going to be safe in the near future. Rabbits won’t risk it! 😉 Glad you enjoyed this. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Smiling I am………….very fun take on this one. I went for the more humorous also 🙂
Loved this!
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I love to hear that. Smiles are my goal. Cool that you went the humorous route too. Thanks very much, Lillian! 🙂
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Just great! I’ll say that again, because I enjoyed your words so much. Just great, Eric! 🙂
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I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Thanks kindly! 🙂
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That’s a pretty problematic mutation for sure.
Cheers!
MG
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No doubt, especially for florists clipping flowers for bouquets. 😦 Yikers! 😉 Thanks kindly!
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Ha! I knew GMO’s were dangerous. Thanks Monsanto!
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Hehe. And if any laser-firing daffodils grow is someone else’s garden, Monsanto will sue them for copyright infringement. Those fiends!
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Not even a warning shot for the caterpillar? Woo boy, that daffodil’s a tough customer! The rabbits are luckier than they realize.
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Yeah, that daffodil don’t play. No warning shot for the caterpillar because caterpillars aren’t talkative much…unless they’re smoking a hookah. 😉
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Just read your story and laughed out loud. Your daffodil is a thug. Loved the story!
It’s odd that your daffodil speaks. So does mine in my second story (wrote two for this prompt), which I wrote earlier today. My daffodil is just full of hot air, though, and has affectations. He’s not nice.
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Haha! Most cool. I’ll definitely check out your stories. Apparently, daffodils look nice, but aren’t very nice people. Who’da thunk it? Glad you got a good laugh. I was hoping for that. Thanks most kindly! 🙂
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🙂 It’s my pleasure! You’re a very entertaining and engaging writer!
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Where can I get one of those caterpillar-zapping lasers?
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Hehe. Unfortunately, the DoD has moved in and sealed off the entire area. The flower has been removed and taken to Area 61. 😉
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Ha, the daffodils strike back. This was fun.
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Fun is what I’m looking for. Glad to hear it, and thanks kindly! 🙂
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Haha! My husband always threatens to eat daffodils, so I’d better warn him to at least learn the language first! Good stuff.
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Hehe. That could be tricky. If the neighbors see him talking to plants, they might start wondering about him. 😉 Glad you enjoyed this. Thanks so much! 🙂
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And I thought the daffodils where just carnivores… but I guess teeth are not enough for a narcissistic beast
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Haha! Nope, it jumped several steps ahead in evolution. 😉 Thanks for stopping in, Bjorn! 🙂
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Mutant daffodils – that’s all we need. Lucky Harry had Bonnie to keep him safe
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Yep. Eventually larger ones they might be placed in the noses of fighter planes. It’ll probably insult the manhood of the pilots, but they’ll get over it. 😉 Thanks Siobhan! 🙂
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I had this sound effect playing in the background….”Shiooooooo and then a thud”. Lucky rabbits you saved them! 🙂
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Hehe. Lucky rabbit’s foot worked out for the rabbit this time. 😉 Love the sound effect thing. I often hear such things as I read too. Thanks much! 🙂
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hehehe…evil… funny. loved it.
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Great to hear that. Thanks very much! 🙂
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It’s a thug life, my friend. Phasers on disintegrate! Great story, a comic SF always wins in my book.
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No kidding. That’s daffodil is going to take over the garden and run the joint. 😉 Same for me. I’ll take humorous SF any day. Thanks kindly! 🙂
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It’s possible. There’s all sorts of weird things in the soil these days. Fun story – shame about the caterpillar.
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True enough. Does it make sense this story took place near Three-Mile Island? Don’t worry about the caterpillar. They’ll make more. 😉 Thanks so much, Margaret! 🙂
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Now… if we can only find mutant tulips that keep the squirrels at bay…
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Hehe. Hang in there. I’m working on it. 😉
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Good thing they weren’t Monty Python rabbits.
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Haha! Wut? You mean those buggers with huge teeth? Would’ve made short work of ‘im, they would. 😉 😀
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LOL
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Hehe. Thank you kindly! 🙂
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Wow, Harry came close of being burned to a cinder that time. Good thing Bonnie talked him out of eating a flower with a laser. It sounds like something out of Pixar. Wild, Eric. You always come up with something imaginative and hilarious. 😀 — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne! I keep waiting for Pixar to call me up and offer me a job. 😉
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Good thing they avoided that daffodil. Even if they had evaded the laser daffodils are poisonous.
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Yipes. I guess that makes them double-deadly. Thanks kindly, Joseph! 🙂
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True enough but if you are a flower stuck in the ground I guess you can’t have too many weapons in your weapon’s belt.
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