It all began last summer on a run through the woods by the DPW. It was a hot day but not overly humid and we ducked into the woods to run in some shade. We were circling the lake and all of a sudden we saw some really large tracks that had three toes and a pointy heel. We decided to follow these footprints and it really led to our surprise.
The footprints were about 1 foot long and it appeared to be walking on its back feet. They were slightly triangular shape and really drew us in. We were moving pretty quick so we figured if we had to run from it we would be able to. I wasn't worried Val was running with us and I could outrun him if worst came to worst.
As we came around a turn the footprints were even more defined and we looked around us. As we continued to run we came around another turn and looked to our left. There standing about 3 feet tall with a round smooth head and beady black eyes was the Flitterhuzza. It had wings along with very small arms on its front that appeared to be very similar to those of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Fortunately for us its mouth consisted of a large pointy beak about 7in long as opposed to a bunch of teeth. The sudden appearance of it really startled us and we picked up the pace to run away from it we soon exited the woods and kept going down Maple street. Once on the street we looked back and there was the Flitterhuzza following us as if it wanted to come along. We slowed down for a minute assuming it would be harmless and we were faster than it worst case.
When the Flitterhuzza finally caught up it said, "Why do you run away from me? I only want to tag along." We said that we were scared and that we had never seen one before. He accepted our answer and said that he was wondering if he could join us for the rest of the summer. We told him that as long as he could keep up he could run with us. At the very least we could get a lot of strange looks and attention running with the rare Flitterhuzza. So the rest of the summer went along with us running with him until we went to Foss and when we came back he left us a note. It said: "Sorry fellas I wish I could keep running with you but I had to move, I was getting too much attention and the Scientists wanted to capture me. I had to run to New Hampshire and become a recluse in the mountains. Hopefully I can see you next summer.
Your favorite Flitterhuzza,
Fred Flitters"
We were all sad to hear the depressing news but we remain very hopeful that we can run with him again next summer. We can give much of the credit to our success as a team this year to Fred and honestly who wouldn't want to run with a Flitterhuzza?
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