[Discworld/Howl's Moving Castle] Patter of Little Feet
Disclaimer: Miyazaki owns the concept for the castle on actual feet, DWJ owns the Castle, Pratchett owns the Luggage and the wizzard that goes with it, and Gaiman bears the blame for the concept.
Warnings: CRACK. Luggage/Moving Castle. (There was one time when the Luggage showed up with little Luggages, right? And the Luggage flips and flops all over the planar continuum, right? IT IS NOT SO FAR-FETCHED.)
It's here just because.
Patter of Little Feet
Castles, Rincewind believed, were very terrible things. They were built with dungeons attached, and dungeons were built specifically to not let people run away. Moreover, they were rather like the Dungeon Dimensions, from which Rincewind had once not been able to run away.
But the Luggage had always had a mind of its own, and it trotted towards the castle on its many many little feet. Rincewind shuddered, and turned to run the other way. The Luggage was a big ... Luggage, and could take care of itself. Usually at others' expense*.
Then, to Rincewind's horror, the castle moved. And not just moved, it raised itself on little feet, much like the Luggage, to run towards the Luggage, and thus closer to Rincewind.
Rincewind did not look back as he fled, screaming.
*Prosthetic limbs were costly.
Warnings: CRACK. Luggage/Moving Castle. (There was one time when the Luggage showed up with little Luggages, right? And the Luggage flips and flops all over the planar continuum, right? IT IS NOT SO FAR-FETCHED.)
It's here just because.
Patter of Little Feet
Castles, Rincewind believed, were very terrible things. They were built with dungeons attached, and dungeons were built specifically to not let people run away. Moreover, they were rather like the Dungeon Dimensions, from which Rincewind had once not been able to run away.
But the Luggage had always had a mind of its own, and it trotted towards the castle on its many many little feet. Rincewind shuddered, and turned to run the other way. The Luggage was a big ... Luggage, and could take care of itself. Usually at others' expense*.
Then, to Rincewind's horror, the castle moved. And not just moved, it raised itself on little feet, much like the Luggage, to run towards the Luggage, and thus closer to Rincewind.
Rincewind did not look back as he fled, screaming.
*Prosthetic limbs were costly.