Naofumi vs. Malty

Malty Melromarc was screaming as she fell, her sword dropping from her hand as she did. Flailing in the air madly, the villainous woman just barely managed to plunge a grappling hook forward and embedded it deeply into the rock of the cliff. Malty now hung on for dear life from the hook, several dozen feet above the water.

Atop the cliff, Naofumi Iwatani knew the battle to be won. Now it was time to have some fun at his enemy's expense! "Well, well!" he chuckled as he looked down upon Malty, "A bitchfish on a hook!"

Hearing this, Malty shot a furious glare up at Naofumi. She never felt so frustrated and humiliated in her life that hot angry tears began to fall from her eyes as she shook her fist and yelled "I'll get you for this, Shield Hero! If it's the last thing I do!"

Suddenly, the silent cave began to be filled with a new sound. Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock.....

Naofumi's face broke into a wide grin. He put a hand to his ear, "I say, Malty.....do you hear something?" he asked, the grin on his face widening.

"No!" Malty yelped. She heard the sound, all right, and it filled her with absolute terror. There was only one thing that could be making that sound: the crocodile! This giant beast was always on the lookout for food, and his swallowing of an alarm clock was how he received his signature ticking. Glancing downward at the water, Malty repeated "No!" and began shaking all over.

A pair of reptilian eyes were sticking out of the water and coming closer, the tick-tock sound growing louder as they did. Then finally, the crocodile's whole head burst out into view. The crocodile smiled in pure delight at the sight of Malty dangling and wiggling above him like bait. And then, without further delay, he jumped up out of the water and straight at the villainous woman, his jaws opening wide.

'''"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" '''Malty shrieked at the top of her lungs as she desperately kicked up her legs to avoid the salivating jaws. '''SNAP! '''The crocodile luckily managed to bite down on the hem of Malty's cloak, and with a distinct ripping noise, it was torn clean off. There was a splash as the crocodile landed back down in the water, the stylish piece of clothing in his jaws. With a satisfied smile, the crocodile began chewing the fabric, loudly smacking his lips while fondly looking back up at Malty as he did. Finally the beast swallowed the clothing, making a large gulping sound as it traveled down his throat, and slowly licked his chops in pleasure at the taste left behind by the girl who wore it. It was just as he'd suspected: she was delicious!

“Oh, Mr. Crocodile..." Naofumi called down playfully, "Do you like bitchfish?"

The crocodile's smile widened upon hearing this and his tail actually began to wag vigorously as he began excitedly nodding his head in response, like a dog playing with his master while being offered food.

"You DO?" Naofumi replied in exaggerated enthusiasm, lifting a leg over Malty's hook as if he was about to kick it from the cliff and send her straight to the crocodile.

From her hidden spot on the ledge, Naofumi's companion Raphtalia, however, did not find this exchange funny at all. Gaping in wide-eyed horror, she fell backward a little with a hand on her cheek. "Oh Naofumi, no!" she cried, her tone of voice full of scolding disapproval. Evil or not, Malty was a lady, and should not have to endure this kind of pain and humiliation!

Malty, meanwhile, had managed to kick her legs through the air until her feet touched the cliffside and she desperately attempted to climb up, but it wasn't even halfway over for her. The hungry crocodile leaped back up at her for another taste. '''SNAP! '''This time, the beast's jaws clamped down upon the seat of Malty's pants and as he went down, so did they. The pants stopped sliding at her feet, the crocodile now hanging from them in mid-air.

The evil woman's face blushed bright red with embarrassment as she reached down with her free hand in a desperate attempt to pull her dignity back up. This would prove to be her undoing, as the intense strain made her hook slide downward through the rock, and then broke loose from it altogether. With nothing holding her in place, Malty felt a brief moment of weightlessness before plummeting like a stone, screaming all the way down. The crocodile promptly opened his jaws wide and the screaming woman fell right into his awaiting mouth. SNAP! The thunderclap of the beast's hungry jaws closed and his large scaly head disappeared beneath the briny depths with a loud splash.

Raphtalia stared down at the water in shock. "Oh, how dreadful!" she sobbed, turning her head and burying her face in her arms.

With a loud gulp, the crocodile swallowed his prey whole. Malty now found herself living out her worst nightmare: trapped in the dark and squishy insides of the crocodile's stomach. Tears filled her eyes as blind panic overtook her, and she scrambled to make her way back up the beast's gullet.

The air was quiet for a brief moment until the crocodile's head suddenly reemerged. The jaws were pried open to reveal Malty still in his mouth, her beautiful red hair disheveled and most of her stylish clothing ripped and partially digested from being inside the beast's belly. Lifting her head up, the terrified young woman screamed as hard as she could: "MOTOYASUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!"

Motoyasu Kitamura was already scrambling to his rowboat. “D-don't worry, Malty! Stay right there now, Malty!" he stammered, "I'll save you, Malty!"

Malty managed to get a foothold in on the ends of each of the crocodile's jaws, so she was able to climb up, standing precariously over the eager gullet. She stretched her long legs out to prevent the crocodile from closing his jaws on her, as he was currently trying to do. Soon, the beast's strength won out and he snapped his jaws shut, but Malty managed to stay standing. The crocodile repeated the motion, hoping to make Malty lose her footing. '''SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! SNAP!''' But the evil lady was resilient enough to maintain her pose. As she was being endlessly scizzored around by the relentless snapping jaws of the crocodile, Malty put her hands around her mouth and called out to her hero once more. "MOTOYASUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! MOTOYASUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!"

But Motoyasu's clumsiness was delaying him, as he had a hard time getting into his boat, and it almost left without him! Malty's feet couldn't hold out and she lost her footing. The villainess soon found herself in the crocodile's mouth again, standing unsteadily on the quivering tongue which rippled beneath her feet.

Frantically, she pressed her hands up on his top jaw as it attempted to close down on her, pushing it upward instead. As she did, Malty slowly inched her way towards the end of his jaws in an attempt to jump out of the reptile's maw. The crocodile couldn't help but grin at this, he admired this girl's pluck. This wasn't going to stop him though in ultimately swallowing her whole. SNAP! With one great chomp, the crocodile bit down on Malty's foot and tore the boot and sock straight from it. Naofumi laughed loudly at this, while Raphtalia gasped in horror and buried her eyes in her hands.

Malty let out a loud shriek as she jumped clear into the air, clutching at her bare foot, which throbbed painfully. She unfortunately landed headfirst in the crocodile's waiting mouth with a wet plop, but Malty luckily managed to spread her legs apart to prevent herself from being swallowed whole. The villainess moaned pathetically as she found herself pressed uncomfortably against the large slimy tongue while the crocodile sank beneath the murky depths. The crocodile, pleased with having his prey right where he wanted it, began to slide the top of his tongue against Malty body. It moved down her backside, bare leg and bare foot multiple times, with the crocodile's tail actually wagging as he tasted the villainous lady's flesh.

The two adversaries soon reemerged with a half-naked Malty standing upside down over the crocodile's jaws who was still overly keen on swallowing her. She attempted to push herself off and make a jump for it. The crocodile, found this rather annoying, raised his tail and slapped her hand. Malty yelped in pain as she was flung out into the air, arms flailing wildly. The crocodile jumped after her, eagerly snapping his jaws at her as he did. '''SNAP! SNAP!''' There was a splash, and then both beast and girl resurfaced right next to Motoyasu's rowboat. Malty's eyes widened in shock as she realized that she was now on top of the crocodile's snout. The crocodile was thus looking right at her, and he gave Malty a wide, devious smile. "M-Malty!" Motoyasu shouted as he saw his half-naked party member pass.

“MOTOYASU! MOTOYASUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!” the frightened woman cried as she quickly jumped up and ran off the crocodile's snout, her bare foot slapping wetly across it's scaly body, and then made a desperate jump for the boat as she came to the tail. Motoyasu threw out his arms, hoping to catch his beloved when she landed. Then suddenly, the crocodile popped his head up from the water and pushed the rowboat back with his claw. He opened up his mouth and Malty ended up landing in it. SNAP! The beast's jaws closed triumphantly. But just as he was beginning to enjoy his tasty treat, Motoyasu lifted his oar over his head and yelled "Give her back!"

He slammed the oar downward....and just then, Malty pried the croc's jaws open and screamed '''"MOTOYASUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!" WHAM!''' In almost comedic fashion, the oar hit Malty squarely on the head, and the force of the blow sent both her and the crocodile down to the bottom of the briny depths. Shrugging off the cranial injury, Malty swam back up to the surface and leaped onto boat. Seeing this, Motoyasu immediately began rowing toward a small opening that served as an exit from the cave. "ROW FOR THE SHIP!" Malty shouted at her hero in a panic. "ROW FOR THE SHI-!"

THUD! Malty had been standing up in the boat, and so as it passed through the opening, her head accidentally hit the cavern wall and she fell with a splash back into the water. The crocodile was delighted to see this perfect opportunity to get his meal, and he quickly began swimming toward Malty.. The dizzy villainess lifted her head up above the water. Her thick, wet hair was covering her face, so she parted it with her hands in order to see. To her horror, what she saw was the crocodile coming right at her!

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!!!" Malty shrieked as the jaws snapped inches from her face, and she immediately began frantically swimming toward’s the cave’s entrance. But just as she reached it, a wave swelled up for, under her and she ended up slamming her head into the wall once again.

The crocodile made a jump for the evil lady, and ended up slamming right into her bare rump so hard that the cavern wall broke apart. Now on the other side, Malty began swimming for her life, screaming and calling after her hero up ahead.

"MOTOYASUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!"

The crocodile was hot on her heels, swimming and snapping his jaws hungrily, unwilling to stop until he got her back inside his stomach.