The Rat King

Rats.

They look cute, but they also smell.

Some people even have rats as pets.

Our story is about such a pet-rat.

This rat and its owner were inseparable - they were the greatest of friends.

They played together during the day, and the rat would watch over its owner during the night.

Their favorite movie is Ratatouille, which they would watch endlessly.

One day, it was Bring Your Pet to School Day.

The classroom was filled with all kinds of pets - from dogs, cats, and birds.

All eyes now turned to the one kid, who had brought a rat to school.

" Ew, he has a rat as a pet? " said one kid, disgusted.

" Only a rat wanted to be his friend, " said another, mockingly.

One of the cats hissed at the rat.

" Keep that filthy thing away from us! " exclaimed a girl, as she and her cat walked away.

The rat was unaffected by the insults and glares, but his owner… he felt disgusted by his furry friend.

Something unusual happened.

The rat was spending more time inside its cage than normal, and its owner refused to play with it.

The rat thought nothing of it, he loved his owner; they were the greatest of friends.

Till that one fateful day.

The day that the owner got a dog.

The rat's small heart broke when he saw his owner playing with the dog, and not him.

The rat cried when the owner and the dog slept together.

The rat looked on in disbelief, as his former owner abandoned him in the woods.

The rat did not move. He was hopeful that his best friend would return… he never did.

So, love became hate, desire became revenge.

One day, as Doctor Nork was taking a walk through the woods. He came across a starved rat.

The Good Doctor could sense large amounts of hate inside the small creature.

Nork now granted the rat powers.

The once loving rat, became The Hateful Rat King.

Albino was out shopping and she was enjoying herself.

All the people were left breathless by her supernatural beauty.

The wind enjoyed making her golden hair dance. And the sun enjoyed making her emerald eyes glow.

A rat now ran past The White Goddess of the Jungle.

" He looked like he was in a hurry, " said Albino with a smile.

A scream could now be heard.

All the people now looked on, as an uncountable amount of rats came out of the ground.

" The hell… " said Albino.

Albino now noticed something that looked like a rat, but was not a normal looking rat.

The Rat King had a monstrous humanoid appearance, and he was wielding a dreadful staff.

" Go, brothers and sisters, go and devour everything! " yelled The Rat King in a booming and hideous voice.

All the rats stopped, as Albino blocked their way.

" Goddess of the Jungle… " uttered The Rat King, a bit fearful.

Albino was just looking at The Rat King. She could sense her father's powers.

" You were made by him… " said Albino, sounding a bit sorry.

" I was given the power to take my revenge "

" Revenge? "

" Against unkind mankind "

" What happened? "

" I was abandoned! Discarded! BY MY BEST FRIEND!!! " roared The Rat King.

Albino could see the fiery-hatred inside the poor tormented creature.

Another scream could be heard, and Albino saw that the civilians were surrounded by the many rats.

" Stop this, " said Albino in a sincere tone.

" Devour them all! " yelled The Rat King in a hateful tone.

Albino realized that there was no reasoning with the creature. So she decided to ask her cat from the moon for aid.

" Cath Palug! "

A beam of light shot down, which blinded The Rat King.

As the beam vanished, The Rat King now beheld the Cat-King of Ulthar, and all his loyal subjects - The Cats of Ulthar.

(Note; Cath Palug looks like a giant Banth)

All the rats retreated, as the many glowing eyes of their natural predator glared upon them.

The rats walked back, but the Rat King walked forward.

" I will not abandon them! " proclaimed the Rat King with an iron will.

Cath Palug now brought down one of its massive paws, and held the Rat King in place.

All the rats refused to abandon their king, so Albino ordered the Cat-King to scare all the rats away - by even killing some of them.

Tears ran down the Rat King's eyes, as he beheld the slaughtering of his new family.

The SCP Foundation showed up. They took the Rat King under their charge, as the Cats of Ulthar ate their fill.