Colony in Danger: CH 15 | The Pill Bug Siege Has Happened Before — and It's Starting Again | Nature Adventure Story for Kids
Back at the hollow, the team patches up the wounded Silas and pieces together what they saw: Thane Reed's pill bugs aren't just raiding — they're building a fortress, hoarding food, and holding prisoners.
Then Silas reveals the worst part: this happened fifty seasons ago, when the pill bugs laid siege to starve the Kingdom into surrender, and the colony only survived through a secret deal no one will admit to.
As pill bug patrols spread out to hunt them and fresh tracks cut straight toward home, Cinder realizes the siege is starting again — and the only way to stop it is to rally every creature in the meadow.
Colony in Danger is a nature adventure story for kids 8-14 — a young fire ant scout, Cinder Marlowe, has just days to figure out why the colony's food is disappearing before everyone starves.
Perfect for kids 8-14 who love animals, survival, and adventure. For fans of Watership Down, the Warriors series, and the world of Empires of the Undergrowth — with real fire-ant science woven through every chapter.
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00:00:00 — Back at the hollow, patching up a wounded friend
00:03:00 — What the pill bugs are really building
00:04:45 — A siege that happened fifty seasons ago
00:07:00 — "This time, nobody hides the truth."
00:08:30 — Spotted — the patrols fan out to hunt them
00:12:45 — Fresh tracks cut straight toward the Kingdom
00:13:45 — Cinder's plan: rally every creature in the meadow
00:14:50 — CH 16 — 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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