Giygas- Stony Bat

#236:
	I held my outdoor knife at the ready and prepared myself for my foe's attack.
	Suddenly the bat's hideous cackle began to echo through the darkness. It paused in mid-air and spread its wings out wide. And then, something flew out of its mouth.
	Next thing I knew, there were little pins and needles piercing my arms. What were these things?!
	I fell to my knees with a thud. I couldn't believe it, but...my body was turning to stone!
	My legs were steadily becoming stiffer, and I dragged them along as I tried to escape. The bat's high-pitched laughter chased at my heels the whole time.
●If you have checked off Mark #3......Go to #404 ➡
●If you have not checked off Mark #3......Go to #131 ➡
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#404:
	Oh, that's right...I needed to see that Healer guy...the “spiritual therapist”!
	I bolted from the house, half-dragging my quickly solidifying body, and I ran as fast as I could.
	I ran past the lake and down a street lined with houses, and just as I was beginning to lose the ability to move my feet, I could see the sign for “Healer's Psychic Clinic” up ahead. I opened the door to the clinic, and the last thing I saw was Healer rushing over to me.

	I came to my senses with a start and discovered that I was lying on Healer's bed. Healer himself was sitting in a rocking chair near the window, smoking a large, curvy pipe and reading an issue of Fangoria magazine.
	“Ah, so you're finally awake, lad,” he said, and he put the magazine down on a table and walked over to me. “That was a pretty close call, wasn't it? But, you're going to be alright. I managed to make you properly pliant once again.”
	“Thank you, Mr. Healer,” I said. “I don't know how I can ever repay you for that.”
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#131:
	As I stepped outside of the haunted house, my eyes were stung by the sudden brightness of the sun, and I groaned. What should I...do...? My body was freezing up and turning to stone. I couldn't move my legs anymore, and soon I wouldn't be able to move my arms, either. As I fell to the ground, I heard an unsettling crackling sound – the sound of my heart turning to stone. I heard the door of the haunted house slam shut behind me, and I was sure I could still hear that monster's hideous cackle.

THE END

- EarthBound Beginnings: Invasion from the Unknown, #236, #404 and #131