FF – Out of the Fire
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Anshu Bhojnagarwala.

Copyright Anshu Bhojnagarwala
“We call in humility.”
“And the Dark Lord shall answer!”
“We ask for his presence.”
“And the Dark Lord shall come!”
“To step out of the flames.”
“And the Dark Lord shall appear!”
“Arise! Arise! Arise!”
Phaaa-boooom!
“I AM COME!”
“Oh, Lord of Darkness, hear these pleas of your humble slaves…”
“YES, MORTALS, I AM HERE TO DESTROY AND MAIM AND…”
Michael? What are you and your friends doing down there?
“Arse, it’s my Mum.”
If you’ve lit another fire, so help me I’ll tan your hides…
“RIGHT, I’M OFF. I DON’T DO MUMS, MUMS ARE SCARY.”
Phaaa-boooom!
“Bugger.”
Categories: Fiction
flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers
The REAL dark lord
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None may withstand the power of Mum.
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Ha!! Kids! 🙂
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What are they like? 🙂
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Mum wins every time!
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Always!
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HAHAHA! The all-powerful Mum! 😀
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Too scary even for agents of Darkness 🙂
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Like Neil said… the REAL dark lord cometh!!
She’s way more scary than any old wizard.
Fun stuff, Ali.
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The demon they raised was but a pale imitation 🙂
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Dear Ali,
Mums are scary indeed. Phaboom! Laughing here.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Mum will always scare the demons away 🙂
Ali
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wouldn’t it be more fun if mum can join them in their game? too bad, she’s too old for that. 🙂
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Sadly she keeps scaring away the demons 🙂
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Flippin’ kids!!!! Great write!
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What are ya gonna do? Kids will be kids! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Funny stuff, Mums are scary and must be treated with caution!
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For sure. I’m glad you liked it!
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Never mess with the Mums!
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Words to live by!
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And rightly so! When Garry was working and his mother called, the newsroom came to a standstill. “Garry, it’s YOUR MOTHER.” I think they would have stopped the newscast if they had to.
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Haha! That’s a great image!
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Ha ha — clearly the Dark Lord has the right of it! Mums are not to be messed with!
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He may be lord of the Underworld but he has a sensible head on his shoulders!
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Well, of course he does — how else do you suppose he’s kept his position this long? 😉
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Ha ha ha. No monster is bigger than Monster mommy.
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Something we all learn as we grow up!
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Good dialog, Ali. I can totally understand the mother’s attitude. There are looks that can freeze someone in place. Who needs the Dark Lord. As all teachers know, one of those looks is most effective if done by the eyes in the back of the head. 😀 — Suzanne
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I still remember that feeling, desperate to turn around but too scared 🙂
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😀 — Suzanne
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Hmmmmm…. the dark side has cookies. Mums have cookies.
Ergo, mums must be….. uh oh!
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Conclusive proof! Logic is a wonderful thing.
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Hehehe. All power to the mums. Which Harry Potter’s Dark Lord has found out, too, if I think of it.
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Mums rock! And are scary.
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And mum appeared none to late for the sake of all! 😬
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You can always count on Mum 🙂
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Ha, even the Dark Lord is afraid of moms (very wise)…Hilarious!!
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He knows enough to leave well enough alone 🙂
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A wonderfully quirky and funny story – nicely done.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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LOL! “Mums are scary.” I love it!
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They are! They are! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Boys were doing some black magic, before mother appeared like a dark lord!
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The boys may be annoyed but I think mum did them a favour!
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This is really good, Ali. You’ve picked key details, judged the pace beautifully and managed a genuinely amusing twist at the end. Kudos!
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Thanks! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Looks like Michael will be sitting on the naughty step for a while!
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At least it’s not the naughty step in hell!
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The dark lady out-menaces the dark lord every time. Good one.
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As it forever shall be. I’m glad you liked it!
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Had a good laugh over this! Lovely story! Boys will be boys, and then mums will be mums
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Mums will always be mums, yay!
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Good on Mum!
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Always the protector!
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Cute story. Back to reality with a bang.
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Or a phaaa-boooom!
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Yes, mums are scarey. They need to be, with rascals like this one to rear 🙂
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You can’t have your kiddie summoning demons in the basement 🙂
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Don’t ever mess with a pissed off mum!
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For sure!
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The Dark Lord is no match for an angry mum. Loved it!
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Very few are! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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As everyone’s already said, you don’t want to cross a mum. They are the scariest being known, or unknown to children.
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Soon the children will know!
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MOL…dark Mum…well…for the kids..MOL 😀 Pawkisses for a wonderful Sunday🐾😽💞
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She has them well in hand 🙂
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The Dark Lord cowers before Mum! 😀
Love the rhythm of this piece. 🙂
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The Dark Lord is no match for the power of Mum 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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Ha.. sound like they only got hold of a lesser daemon… Mums can be quite scary
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Amateur v Professional 🙂
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Heh 🙂
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Cute story!
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Thanks!
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Haha, he’s scared and rightly so!
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He couldn’t get out of there fast enough!
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Love how you changed it from dark to light. Well done! 🙂
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked the switch 🙂
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🙂
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She might get angry, after all…
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And we don’t want that!
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You’re never a real grown.up, Dark Lord or no Dark Lord, when someone’s mum’s around
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Very true, that.
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