Colony in Danger: CH 14 | Cinder Spies on the Pill Bug Army | Adventure Podcast for Boys 8-14
Cinder, Blaze, and Thistle move in at dawn to spy on Thane Reed's pill bug colony — and find something worse than they imagined.
Three hundred soldiers run in perfect military precision, loading stolen food in organized relay columns, three shifts, every tunnel guarded. On the main platform, Thane Reed stands above it all directing every movement with brutal efficiency.
But the worst discovery is the prisoner pit below the main mound: Harper Blackwood and Dovey — Cinder's own crew, left for dead — are alive inside a mud-lined cage.
Then Thane Reed announces it from the scaffold: Stage Two begins tonight. The schedule has moved up. And then a pebble rolls out from under Blaze's elbow, strikes a stone, and every antenna on the surface locks toward the sound.
Colony in Danger is an ant colony adventure series for boys 8–14. Cinder Marlowe and his fire ant scout team race through a deadly meadow mystery — real fire ant science, real stakes. New chapters every Tuesday.
For fans of Watership Down, Warriors, and Empires of the Undergrowth. Perfect for curious kids who want real biology woven into every chapter of their adventure.
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00:00:45 — Scouts approach the pill bug colony at dawn
00:03:30 — Thane Reed — spotted on the platform
00:10:30 — Stage Two begins tonight — the schedule is advanced
00:12:30 — Harper and Dovey — alive in the prisoner pit
00:16:00 — The pebble drops — every antenna snaps
00:18:45 — Up and out — the escape begins, the alarm sounds
00:23:00 — We warn everyone — not just our queen
00:24:30 — CH 15 — What Comes Next
I am the author of serialized fiction books for kids, teens, tweens and young adults, including:
- Brickhaven: A Bricks Fan Fiction Adventure
- Colony In Danger: A Fire Ant Adventure
- Eagle's Edge: A Story of Rome, Gaul and the Making of a Soldier
- Treasure Island: A Classic Adaptation
- Iron Rails & Ruin: A Novel of Steam, Sorcery and the Lawless Montana Territory
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