The Continued Adventures of Cedric and Teddy Ruxbin

In which our young heroes, Cedric and Teddy, find themselves lost in the Giant Mushroom Forest.

The sun had long sunk below the shroom line that hid the true horizon and the Bugling Lemurs had begun their eery lullabye. The friendly critters that could have been seen rummaging for nuts and spores during the day had wisely retired to their mushroom huts awaiting the reemergance of the NearStar.
Cedric woke from his peaceful nap and rubbed his eyes. He look around, alarmed. He quickly flicked on Teddy's switch and impatiently awaited his cognition to return. "Teddy, oh dear, Teddy! We've slept too long." Cedric cried in his endearing accent. "Supper has surely been served. Mother will be so worried." Teddy responded in his strangely human voice, "Do calm down Cedric. We'll simply retrace our steps and be out of this dreadful wood." "That's just it Teddy. I don't remember from which direction we came from." Teddy quickly surveyed their perimeter and admitted that even he could not recall whence they had come. "Quite a tangle we've managed to get ourselves into, eh, Master Cedric." He let out a programmed laugh for the purpose of raising morale his young comrade. "I propose we begin walking in that direction, theirs no use in just sitting here waiting for the Blood ants to find us." "Don't be silly Teddy. Blood ants don't really exist...do they?" Teddy frowned, "Let's begin, shall we."
The two friends walked on bravely, hoping that the path they had chosen would lead them back to the Purple River, which was very near the home of Cedric's father.
The path was dark and frightening, for all the pair had to illuminate their way was the small amount of light Teddy was able to generate from his circuitry. As they trotted along they began to sing their favorite songs in order to keep the bad creatures away.

"Babies are small. Babies bore.
Hurrah! We're not babies no more.
Kick the can, slap the hand
Spit on girls, pull their curls
Kiss a toad, a warty toad
Hurrah, hurrah, hurray!"

Suddenly behind a particularly large mushroom stump, Cedric spied two eyes. "Who goes their?" Cedric shouted, suprised at his own bravery. "I say, come out from their, lest we get angry." From the darkness stepped they strangest, most pitful creature they had ever seen.

To be continued.