This is a prequel to another story of mine – Escape.

Is there any way to publish a ficly as both an entry into a challenge AND a prequel?

I’m not sure. I think whole series are counted in challenges, but that’s more of a personal choice thing.
Great story, original and horrifying monsters!

I was saying on a technical level. I couldn’t find a way to publish this in the contest and yet have it attached to Escape. Is that possible?

Can you post a link to the other series?

You need to change “the factory to door” to "to the factory door.

You might also reinforce your premise that the creature’s tongues are amazing weapons by changing “breaking through” to something that includes some great tongue action, like “licking through”, “tasting their way through”, “tonging through”,……you get the idea…..

Good idea!
http://ficly.com/stories/17081

Edited -thanks!

They aren’t using their tongues to break through – the first line was written to convey strength in their limbs, despite an appearance implying the contrary.

Ummm Sir Bic posted something like that in the comment section of this challenge. Adjust according to your needs. http://ficly.com/challenges/959

dastardly creatures! nice work. There is a way to link them, but I cannot explain it, please see the link and try it out, or look it up in ’Notes" on the forum http://ficly.freeforums.org/writing-stories-with-multiple-linkages-t16.html

Well that was a gross idea. Could definitely see that being a horror movie.