Episode Four: Fergus ~ The Brimstone Burp-Beast
with
Fudge, Keeper of the Magical Menagerie, Floofy Ginger Overlord of Level 16, and Snack Acquisition Specialist
Greetings, my floofy furiends, it is I, Fudge, returning yet again from the depths of Level 16 with another instalment of magical mayhem. Today’s featured creature is small, intensely prickly, suspiciously well-read, and has opinions about everything!
Yes.
It’s.
Fergus!
This Brimstone Burp-Beast stomped into the Magical Forest with a spectacular amount of confidence, and the occasional brimstone bubble escaping from places we won't mention. Rescued from the same dungeon dimension in Clockwork Labyrinth as the other refugees, Fergus settled into life at BBHQ remarkably well… especially once he discovered snacks, bureaucracy, and the enormous potential of a properly organised clipboard.
Since then, he's found employment in the Level 6 Library Archive, unionised, acquired a cape, requested several promotions, developed some rather strong opinions about snack provision and, most recently, discovered his true calling: interior design...
Apparently Art Deco Nebula Chic is the look of the moment!!!
Bringing brimstone bubbles, snack demands, unsolicited design advice, and the very real possibility that anything left unattended for more than five minutes will be redecorated forthwith.
If mew missed my previous adventures…
Click here to meet Glimmer in Episode Three
And catch up on all the Level 16 stats.
🌳Welcome to the Magical Forest on Level 16🌳
A place so enchanting, even reality takes a holiday.
Deep beneath BBHQ, far below the sensible levels where things like "logic" and "filing systems" allegedly exist, lies Level 16, home to our breathtaking, nanobot‑crafted 15‑acre Magical Forest, created specially for the refugees by Deezul the Badger, who tries to keep the nanobots contained. In this instance, he failed.
So, if mew've ever wondered what happens when ancient enchantments, rogue creativity, and a team of over‑enthusiastic nanobots collaborate … this is it.
This isn't just a forest.
It's a whole world tucked away deep inside the bunker.
Click the link: Episode One to read more about this magical place, which, in all honesty, is the only place to be right now in this crazy world we live in.
Today's Creature Feature Star?
One small but spectacularly prickly being with a clipboard, a cape, and very strong opinions.
One brimstone-burping flooflet with an impressive talent for bureaucracy, snack negotiations, and unsolicited interior design.
One magical creature who should never be left unsnoopervised with wallpaper samples, a decorating catalogue, or access to the BBHQ fax machine that has a colour cartridge.
Yes, my magical furiends…
Fergus
A small, charcoal-grey Brimstone Burp-Beast stands proudly amid the latest evidence of his interior-design obsession. Fiery orange-tipped spikes glow softly along his back while **brimstone bubbles drift lazily around him, and his trusty clipboard is never far from paw. Surrounded by wallpaper samples, design books, measuring tools and an increasingly ambitious collection of decorating swatches.
Fergus surveys his surroundings with the quiet confidence of a creature who knows exactly what this room needs, and what it's going to get! MOL
Whether anypawdy actually asked him is entirely irrelevant.
**Just in case mew were wondering about the brimstone bubbles, they are completely non-flammable; they are more like ambient lighting that have a faint brimstone aroma! MOL
Species: Brimstone Burp-Beast
Age: Unknown
Origin: The Clockwork Labyrinth
Current Status: Dividing his time between Level 16, his duties in the Level 6 Library Archive, and redecorating anything that stays still long enough
Fergus may look like a small, rather adorable, spiky flooflet, but do not be fooled. This creature is:
fully fluent in bureaucracy and snack-based negotiations
capable of burping bubbles that smell of brimstone
prickly enough that all requested pats should be administered with suitable protective equipment
known to unionise when working conditions fail to meet his exacting standards
rarely seen without a clipboard, particularly his glowing clipboard, Judgement Day
an accomplished practitioner of Snack Diplomacy, Fog Negotiation, and Advanced Snack Surveillance
and currently obsessed with interior design
After the initial rescue, just like the others, Fergus settled into life at BBHQ and eventually decided he needed a job.
Which is how he ended up managing the Level 6 Library Archive snack budget.
Things escalated rather quickly after that.
He unionised.
He got a cape.
He called himself Bubble Wrath.
He requested promotions.
He composed archive anthems.
And then, somehow, Fergus discovered interior design.
Since then, he's taken over Cupboard 10G and subjected it to an increasingly ambitious series of makeovers while searching for his signature style.
He has now apparently found it:
And honestly?
📚 Fergus's Official Duties
(According to Fergus… verification remains pending)
1. Snack Budget Management
Fergus was originally assigned to manage the Level 6 Library Archive snack budget.
A simple job and a sensible, steady job.
A job that absolutely did not require a cape, multiple clipboards, a union or advanced diplomatic credentials.
And yet, here we are.
2. Snack Diplomacy
All snack-related disputes may now be referred directly to Fergus.
His specialist areas include:
biscuit allocation
snack surveillance
crumb management
emergency elevensies negotiations
stale biscuit sacrifices to the Snack Gods
Fergus considers himself highly qualified.
Nopawdy remembers actually qualifying him.
3. Union Representation
Fergus has unionised.
His original demands included bubble-wrap slippers, three pats per day - with metal gauntlets - and a weekly stale biscuit sacrifice.
The Library Mice subsequently unionised in solidarity.
This was not in the BBHQ employment handbook.
It probably is now.
4. Clipboard Administration
Fergus owns a tiny clipboard. Actually, that's inaccurate.
Fergus owns Judgement Day.
Judgement Day glows, hums, plays motivational jingles and apparently has opinions.
Fergus considers this normal office equipment.
Everypawdy else maintains a respectful distance.
5. Brimstone Bubble Deployment
Fergus burps bubbles.
They smell of brimstone.
There is no warning.
There is no known schedule.
There is definitely no appropriate risk assessment.
Fergus sees no problem here, whatsoever!
6. Archive Morale & Musical Services
For reasons known only to Fergus, several archive locations have required their own original musical compositions. Previous works include:
“Symphony of the Anxiously Fed-Up”
and
“Ballad of the Bureaucratically Bewildered.”
Clipboard percussion has featured heavily. Reviews remain mixed.
7. Interior Design & Unsolicited Décor Intervention
This is Fergus's latest passion.
Cupboard 10G has become his experimental design studio and has already survived several distinct decorative eras.
There have been sconces.
There was a chandelier.
There was a ceiling fan with an orange glass dome.
There was a burnt-orange Gondola sofa.
There was wallpaper best described as a disagreement between a wasp and a tangerine.
And now?
Art Deco Nebula Chic.
Fergus thinks he may finally have found his niche. We remain cautiously optimistic.
8. Milkshake Quality Control
Interior design is thirsty work.
Fergus's milkshake requirements have evolved alongside his aesthetic journey and have become increasingly specific.
At the time of writing, the current specification is:
Peach and mango. Runny. With marshmallows.
Previous requests for excessively thick milkshakes are apparently part of an earlier design period and should not be mentioned. Fergus is an artist. MOL MOL MOL!
🧁 Snack Preferences
Fergus enjoys:
Custard creams Essential fuel for serious interior design.
Pistachio macaroons Apparently, decorating requires sophistication.
Stale biscuits Preferably sacrificed to the Snack Gods.
Milkshakes His current favourite is peach and mango, runny with marshmallows.
Fergus says it “fuels creative vision.” 😹
🐾 Fudge’s Personal Review
Fergus is, without question, one of the most determined magical creatures in the entire forest, and that’s saying something, considering I live with dragons, pom-poms, sentient glitter, and things that occasionally explode for no apparent reason.
He is tiny, prickly, and extraordinarily opinionated.
A brimstone-burping bureaucrat.
An interior designer with absolutely no concept of leaving things as they are.
Yes, he unionised.
Yes, he has a glowing clipboard called Judgement Day.
Yes, he's currently redecorating Cupboard 10G and appears to have finally settled on Art Deco Nebula Chic.
But he's also:
the most committed creature I've ever met once he decides something matters
surprisingly creative when given enough snacks and freedom
completely unapologetic about being exactly who he is
Fergus doesn't do anything by halves.
Whether he's managing snack budgets, negotiating working conditions, composing clipboard-based musical masterpieces, or deciding that a cupboard desperately needs new wall sconces, he throws his entire prickly little self into it.
And even when his latest decorating phase makes me question everything I thought I knew about interior design, I wouldn't trade him for all the smoked cheddar in the Library Mice's Secret Cheese Vault.
In short?
He's prickly, passionate, and he's furmily. 🔥📋
💫 8 Quotes from Fergus ✨
“If in doubt, add another sconce.”
Coming Next Time...
After all that brimstone, bureaucracy, snacks and questionable interior design choices, I think we need something a little more... magickal.
So next time, we're fluttering across Level 16 to meet one of the original residents of the Magical Menagerie...
Camomile the Nisse Fairy!
Long-time readers may remember Camomile from The Clockwork Labyrinth, where she helped Basil and The B Team survive the maze, saved Agent Diggs, whipped up some seriously potent magickal broth, and ultimately helped lead the trapped magical creatures to freedom.
These days, Camomile lives on her very own island in the middle of one of the lakes on Level 16 and often helps me look after the Menagerie.
Join us next time for Camomile's Magical Menagerie profile!
Until then, keep your wings sparkly, your magick fully charged, and never accept mysterious soup unless the fairy serving it looks trustworthy.
We'll see mew next time!
🐾 Fudge 🐾
Keeper of the Magical Menagerie
BBHQ Level 16
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