Chapter 10 - Words Unsaid
Over the next few days, Sylvana had been slowly but surely recovering from her fall. And no one was more attentive of her well being than Ty; he would offer to keep her company in the garage, drive with her when she needed some fresh air, and even brought her food and water on occasion.
But even though Sylvana knew Ty was only trying to be hospitable, she was having trouble gathering the courage to tell him that she could take care of herself. The Reptools also told her to take it easy, so she figured that there was no point in fighting his kindness.
One afternoon, Ty reluctantly agreed to let Sylvana drive around on her own without his help, but kept an eye on her from a distance. And as he watched protectively from the garage entrance, Revvit came up to his side and smirked with an idea.
"Are you waiting for the perfect moment?" Revvit mused.
"Perfect moment?" Ty parroted, "For what?"
"To see if Sylvana would like to indulge in a fun activity requiring two participants."
Ty stared down at Revvit blankly, making the latter sigh.
"To ask her out."
Ty would have acted surprised and tried to deny it, but his feelings for Sylvana had grown more intense after how scared he was when she fell, "Am I that obvious?"
"Frankly, yes. Might I suggest a simple cruise just outside of the Flatirons for a first date?"
"And risk running into D-Structs again? I don't think so."
Revvit spun his bits in wonder, "That is a very good point. How about an offering?"
Ty cocked his head, "Offering?"
"A gift of sorts. Something small and simple, yet also says that you know what she likes."
Ty pondered for a moment, thinking back to when he played twenty questions with Sylvana to see if that would offer any clues. And then he remembered something.
"I got it!" Ty whimper-shouted before hastily leaving the garage, and Revvit quickly followed him to see what he was up to. Of course, Revvit didn't want to get in the way of Ty's attempts to get Sylvana's attention, so he kept a safe distance.
He was surprised when Ty picked a bright blue tulip from the forest, and sought out Sylvana afterwards. Ty soon found her eating at the ore station, and he smiled with the stem of the tulip between his teeth. When he finally approached, Sylvana looked up in curiosity when she noticed the flower.
"What's this?" Sylvana chuckled sheepishly, and she gently took the flower in her own teeth when Ty leaned forward to give it to her.
"Well, you've been a little down lately from the recovery, and you said you like the color blue, so…" Ty nervously explained, as his engine heated up when he saw an adorable glitter in Sylvana's eyes.
But when she drew closer to show her gratitude, a Screwsquito darted out of the tulip and went straight for Sylvana's face. In the blink of an eye, the insect stung her on the nose, causing her to yelp in pain and drop the tulip. Ty was then given an annoyed glare after she shook her head, and she rolled her eyes while leaving in a huff.
"I-I swear, I didn't know that was in there!" Ty called in embarrassment.
"Talk to the tail!" Sylvana snapped back with a sway of her tail.
Ty sighed in defeat, and looked down at the tulip now lying in the dirt; it felt like a physical representation of how that all just went.
"Always check flowers for intruders, Ty," Revvit informed after having seen the whole thing.
"Now ya tell me?" Ty asked flatly.
Luckily, before Ty could wallow in more pity, Ace and Click-Clack came sprinting into the Flatirons with the terrible news of the lava duct leaking. All of the Trux, including Sylvana, headed out to the volcano to find that a puddle of lava was already forming.
"Looks like the lava's cookin' the rock we used for the walls," Ty pondered aloud.
"Hmm. Yes, I am afraid that if we do not find a way to fortify them soon-," Revvit began, only for Ton-Ton to cut him off.
"It's gonna get real hot around here, and melty and, like—totally covered in lava, dudes."
"Speaking of, anyone think we should back up right about now?" Dozer spoke up when the lava started to leak faster, and the others hastily moved back.
"Knew you couldn't take the heat, Dozer," Skya chuckled mockingly.
"If we know the problem, who's got the solution?" Sylvana questioned impatiently.
"Do you really need to ask?" Revvit stated matter-of-factly, and he and the other Reptools used a piece of scrap metal to cover the hole in the wall with Ty's help.
"Boom! Did it," Ty cheered before he and Revvit performed their infamous tail-bump.
"Do ya have ta say that every time ya do somethin' right?" Sylvana groaned.
"Yes," Ty and Revvit replied in unison.
But their victory was short-lived when a powerful gust of steam burst forth, and effortlessly sent the metal flying.
"Scrap attack!" Click-Clack exclaimed in terror while ducking for cover.
"Uh, don't worry. Minor speed bump. We can fix this, too," Ty tried to reassure.
"The lava appears to be too hot for the scrap as well, but perhaps there is a way to cool it," Revvit suggested.
"Using water from the cistern! We can build another system of channels alongside this one and-!"
"Wait, wait, wait! First scrap, and now a channel? Don't ya think there's a simpler way?" Waldo interrupted Ty.
"Oh, here we go with the 'simple' again," Ace sighed in annoyance, "What? Ya think a bolt can solve this, too?"
"No, I think stronger rock can."
"Waldo, the rock we chose for the channel is the strongest in the crater, at least in terms of heat," Revvit pointed out.
"So, we'll go outside the crater."
"Y-You mean, to the Outlands? Nobody ever goes there," Click-Clack whimpered.
"Exactly, which means nobody knows what kind of rocks are out there. See? The simplest solution is always the best solution."
"Ya gotta admit, Ace-dude, that does make a lot of sense," Ton-Ton added in agreement.
"Sounds like we've got our plan. Trux, you stay here, and patch up those cracks as best you can," Ty instructed.
"While we Tools will go with Ty, and survey the Outlands for more heat-resistant types of rocks," Revvit informed.
"Wait, us? Why do we have ta go?" Click-Clack inquired in disbelief.
"Well, Click-Clack, you can always stay here and help the Trux with this giant-cracking-channel-leaking, molten-hot lava," Ty offered sarcastically.
"Leaking lava…unknown dangers…" Click-Clack muttered to himself while trying to decide, and this continued for a moment until another burst of steam scared him into going with Ty and the Reptools.
"I'm goin' with you," Sylvana pointed out while catching up with Ty.
"Hold it right there. It's dangerous for you to be out here while you're still recovering," Ty protested firmly.
"Even more dangerous than leaving me back there with the leakin' lava while the others fight over who's gonna be in charge?"
Ty looked at her in surprise, "What makes you think that'll happen?"
"Call it a hunch. Besides, my treads are gettin' cramped from sittin' around an' doin' nothin'."
Ty rolled his eyes and reluctantly let Sylvana go with him, and it wasn't long until they entered a new territory with new flora and fauna.
"New kinds of trees, never before seen plants? Yup, I'd say we're in the Outlands, alright," Ty rambled on, "Ever been all the way out here, Rev?"
"Only once, but it was night, and I was tied to the back of a Scraptor," Revvit simply replied, earning suspicious and doubtful glares from the others, "What? I led a very full life before I met you?"
"Oh, there's no way in hell you're gettin' away with that, Mate! You're tellin' us the whole story when we get back," Sylvana laughed heartily.
"What kind of bitbugs are those?" Click-Clack asked as a small swarm of bitbugs flew over them.
"Oh, no! Those are the kind that catch Reptools!" Ace shouted dramatically, making Click-Clack scream in fear.
"Was that really necessary?" Waldo deadpanned.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist!"
"No, ya could, ya just chose not to," Sylvana argued with a smirk.
"Yeah, she's right," Ace admitted.
The two T-Trux then rounded a corner, and everyone's eyes widened when they entered a valley that was covered entirely in solid grey rock.
"Crikey," Sylvana breathed in awe.
"Huh. Ever been here before, Rev?" Ty inquired.
"No, this is new," Revvit admitted while jumping down to try and drill into a rock, but to no avail, "It appears that your hunch was correct, Waldo. This does seem to be an entirely new kind of rock."
"But is it strong enough?" Waldo questioned.
"Only one way ta find out," Ace added before climbing on top of a rock, and jumped down the try and pierce the ground with her tail, but the impact caused her to shake violently, "F-Feels pretty strong ta meeee!"
"Let me give it a try!" Ty shouted with vigor, and quickly started beating the ground with his tail to try and break the ground.
"Aren't you going to help him?" Revvit asked Sylvana.
"Sorry, Mate, but my tail's still pretty sore—that and Ty would probably think it's too dangerous for me ta even lift a claw," Sylvana pointed out, muttering the last part sarcastically.
"It's startin' ta give!" Ty shouted after a few moments of hitting the ground, and a piece of it suddenly broke off and flew into a nearby puddle of liquid rock.
"That is odd," Revvit stated in confusion, as the rock sank into the strange liquid.
"Huh. Looks like all the rock around here used ta be liquid after all," Waldo pointed out.
Revvit nodded in agreement, "Liquid that hardens into rock. Fascinating! Question is, is it naturally forming, or does something make it?"
Before anyone could answer Revvit's question, war cries rang through the air when a pair of large quadrupedal Trux with rounded torsos rushed out from behind a rock. The Reptools ran away, and called out for Ty and Sylvana to look out.
"Get off our land, T-Trux!" one of the Trux shouted before the other one head-butted Ty.
"Or we'll make ya get off!" the second Trux warned.
"Wait! Slow down!" Ty tried to shout, only to get rammed in the chest again.
"Nice hit, Crunk!" the first strange Trux laughed.
"You too, Chunk!" the second one laughed back.
"Just hold on, and let me talk to you for a second," Ty begged with a more gentle tone, but the two Trux only tried to hit him again, "Ok, maybe you don't feel like talking!"
Ty then swung his tail and hit one of them in the head, but the other one snuck up on him and rammed him back. The two then turned around and pointed their tails at him, shooting projectile liquid at him afterwards. The liquid proved to have a powerful punch, and one of them even blinded Ty when it landed on his eyes.
"Ty!" Sylvana cried out when the Trux ganged up on Ty, and started crushing him between their now spinning mid-sections. She watched in horror with the other Reptools, as Ty grunted and screamed in agony between the two Trux. This was just like when she would watch Ty battle against D-Structs; only she couldn't help this time because of her injuries. She couldn't save him this time.
"What are they doing to him?" Click-Clack whimpered.
"They're trying ta crush him!" Ace gasped.
"Worse! Look!" Waldo shouted while pointing, and they soon realized that Ty was being lifted off of the ground.
"Put me down!" Ty demanded with a roar.
"Hear that, Crunk? He says he wants us ta put him down," Chunk laughed mockingly.
"So, let's give him what he wants, Chunk!" Crunk chuckled darkly, and they quickly brought Ty over to the pool of liquid rock before throwing him in.
"Really?!" Ty yelled in disbelief.
"Ty, hold on!" Revvit instructed.
"To what?!"
Sylvana and the others were about to rush to Ty's aid, but the two Trux immediately stopped them in their tracks.
"You weren't stupid enough ta try and wreck our home like that idiot," Chunk growled at Sylvana.
"Yeah, so get outta here before we change our minds," Chunk warned before he and Crunk finally left. But despite their warning, Sylvana and the Reptools stayed to try and figure out a way to get Ty out.
"I'm gonna try ta make it to the edge, but this stuff is even thicker than tar," Ty grunted.
"It looks like a lot like quicksand, but I've never seen anything like this," Sylvana stated in confusion.
"And if it is anything like quicksand, you will sink faster the more you move," Revvit pointed out.
"Don't have much choice, Rev!"
With that, Ty swung his tail back and then forward, only to suddenly sink a few more inches, which threw off his aim and caused his wrecking ball to get stuck in the liquid.
"Ok, you're right! Maybe I should sit tight for a while," Ty quickly agreed.
"What were those things?" Waldo inquired.
"I have never encountered that particular species before," Revvit replied.
"W-We gotta go back home, get the other Trux to tow Ty out of there," Click-Clack suggested.
"Unfortunately, Click-Clack, I am not sure we have time for that," Revvit disagreed.
"What do ya mean? He's sinking pretty slowly now. Maybe if we—and I can't believe I'm saying this—hitched a ride on some dragonflopters or-."
"I think what Revvit's tryin' ta say is, sinking might be only one of Ty's problems," Ace interrupted the paranoid Reptool, as she pointed over to a tail of a Scraptor sticking out of the ground.
"Oh, that's always a lovely image," Sylvana whimpered sarcastically.
"These pools are like giant booby traps," Ace added.
"Which means, it is up to us to find a way to get Ty out before he is stuck in there forever," Revvit firmly explained.
"I'd give him some tail ta grab, but I can't reach him without hurtin' myself," Sylvana stated in shame.
"Do not worry. We will figure something out together," Revvit reassured.
"Hey, what about those vines?" Ty called.
"What vines?" Sylvana asked.
"Well, I'd point, but trying not ta move here, remember?"
They all followed Ty's gaze, and looked up into some trees to find a collection of vines.
"Great idea, Ty! Those just might work. Come on," Revvit demanded.
"I knew I should've gone with leaking lava," Click-Clack sighed before following the others. It wasn't long before the Reptools cut enough vine down, and threw it down to Sylvana to carry it to a rock to tie it to.
"I'm ready. Throw it to me," Ty demanded.
The Reptools then threw the other end of the vine, which was tied to a small rock to give it some weight. Ty effortlessly caught it in his mouth, and he pulled back after getting a good grip.
"Ok, now take it slow and easy. We have woven the vines together for additional strength, but they can only withstand so much," Revvit explained.
"I got it!" Ty shouted, his voice muffled with the rock and vine still in his mouth, and he quickly started pulling himself up. Eventually, he pulled himself far enough to get his wrecking ball out of the pool.
"Your wrecking ball is clear, Ty! Now, very carefully, try and swing it to the edge!"
Ty grunted as he did what Revvit said, and slowly swung his tail from side to side to build momentum. But just when Revvit gave him the signal to swing it to the edge, the vine suddenly broke and caused his tail to get submerged in the rock again. At this point, Ty was so frustrated that he let out a loud roar.
"Calm down, ya big lummox! Whinging isn't gonna get ya out of there!" Sylvana snapped.
"Sylvana is right, you must stay calm. Until then, we will think of something else to get you out," Revvit added sternly.
"What if you rolled in a few of those boulders? I might be able ta get a tread on one, and push myself out," Ty suggested.
Revvit's bits spun as he hummed, "There is also a chance that the boulders will pull you in deeper instead."
Ty growled impatiently, "Come on, there's gotta be something that'll work!"
Waldo hummed in thought before walking away, much to the other's confusion and surprise.
"Waldo? Where are you going? You cannot just give up this easily," Revvit pointed out.
"I'm not givin' up. I'm gonna fix this giant mess I created!" Waldo argued.
"I fail ta see how this is all your fault, Mate," Sylvana simply stated.
"Don't you see? It was my idea ta come out here."
Sylvana nodded slowly in realization, "Oh, yeah. It was, wasn't it? Ok, now I see it's your fault."
Waldo rolled his eyes and continued, "And now, my 'simple solution' has created a pretty complex problem—but not for long. I'm gonna get those Trux who put Ty in there ta get him out."
With that, the monkey wrench started to walk away again, but no one stopped him this time.
"I think you guys better go with him," Ty pointed out.
"You lot go on without me. If they saw me, I'd probably make 'em more angry," Sylvana added.
The other Reptools nodded at that, and hastily ran after Waldo to help him find the strange pair of Trux. But that left Ty all alone with Sylvana, which created a heavy blanket of tension.
"At least there's no Screwsquitoes ta jump out and sting your face," Sylvana muttered dryly.
"I said I was sorry!" Ty snapped in annoyance.
"Actually, ya said ya didn't know it was in the flower. So technically, ya didn't apologize."
"Fine. I'm sorry, I really am. Can you please just let that go now?"
Sylvana sighed, "Alright, I'll forgive ya. But you gotta promise me somethin': Stop watchin' over me like I'm some helpless, little Reptool."
"I just don't want you to get hurt again."
"And I appreciate that, but I have boundaries that need ta be respected. We clear on that?"
Ty nodded.
"Good. That's all I wanted ta know. Now, hold still! I'm gonna try ta give ya some tail ta grab!"
"Wait, what?! I thought you said it was still sore!"
"Nah, I just said that because I was still mad at ya."
With that, Sylvana tossed her tail over to Ty, but she didn't realize that her tail really was still sore. But before she could correct her aim, her wrecking ball dropped and landed square on Ty's head with a loud thud. The said red T-Trux tensed up when the spikes dug into his head.
"Ow…" was all he could say, and his voice was strained from the pain.
"More déjà vu. Wonderful," Sylvana stated sarcastically, as she tried to pull her tail off.
"Just…get it…off me…"
Sylvana kept pulling, but her tail remained stationary, "Uh, we may have a small problem—I'm stuck."
"What do you mean, you're stuck?!" Ty snapped.
"It's exactly what I said! My spikes are stuck in your fat head!"
"It's not fat! It's thick-skulled!"
"Whatever! Now's not the time ta have a barney!"
"Whatever the hell that means, we need to stop fighting." Despite Ty being right, Sylvana let out a long groan in irritation. It's times like this where she wishes she would have taught him Aussie slang sooner.
"At least this can't get any worse," Ty pointed out, only to have jinxed it when a Scrapadactyl screeched started circling overhead.
"Ya just had ta say it, Drongo," Sylvana growled.
"Can you stop talking gibberish for one second, and help me out here?"
"It's not gibberish when it's my own native tongue, you uncultured swine!"
"Oh, sure! I'm the swine because I'm the one who got your tail lodged into my skull!"
"You think I did that on purpose?!"
"I think you should've stayed back with the others because then, none of this would've happened in the first place!"
"Oh, there ya go again, tryin' ta be all high and mighty by sayin' that I can't protect myself 'cause I'm still hurt! Well, guess what! I don't need your help!"
With that, Sylvana tried to yank her tail free again, to which Ty pulled back to try and help her. But when he moved, he sank even deeper into the liquid rock, causing him to pull a little too hard on Sylvana's tail. This resulted in Sylvana losing her grip, and she was pulled back into the liquid next to him.
"This is all your fault!" Sylvana roared with rage.
"How is this my fault?! You're the one who threw your tail at me!" Ty roared back.
"Because I tryin' ta help you!"
"Well, I didn't need your help either!"
"Um, guys?"
"What?!" the two T-Trux snapped and turned towards the small voice, only to discover that it was Click-Clack; he and the other Reptools had returned, and they had the two Trux from earlier with them.
"How did you get stuck in there, too?" Ace asked when she and the others noticed that Sylvana was stuck as well.
"I don't wanna talk about it," Sylvana huffed.
"Anyway, sorry for the hold up, but our new Cementasaur friends needed some convincing," Waldo pointed out.
"Ty, Sylvana, meet Chunk and Crunk," Revvit added.
"Cementasaurs?" the two T-Trux repeated in unison.
"That's right, but we're not you're friends," Crunk argued with a huff.
"We don't have friends," Chunk added angrily.
"Except each other."
"And that crazy Gluphosaur who comes around sometimes."
"Oh, yeah. He's kinda fun."
"Always brings us new kinds of rocks ta try."
"So, unless you're him…"
"Or one of us…"
"Or bring us lots of new kinds of rocks ta try…"
"We're not your friends…"
"At all!"
"Hey, we'll take it," Ty sighed when he and Sylvana sunk a few more inches.
"And if you blokes are done with your dumb and dumber routine, would ya mind gettin' us outta here already?!" Sylvana asked impatiently.
The two Cementasaurs then turned around and back up in attempt to let them grab their tails, but they were out of reach but a couple of feet.
"They need more tail," Click-Clack suggested.
"Don't worry, with these guys on our side, I bet we can build our way out of this," Ty stated with confidence.
"Great idea, Ty! Perhaps a little something like this…" Revvit pondered allowed while jumping onto a rock to draw out a plan.
"Maybe wait until after we're out ta explain your little art gallery!" Sylvana called when she and Ty sank another inch or two.
"Good idea. Let's tool it up!"
With Revvit's say-so the Reptools and Cementasaurs started building a counterweight pulley system to get Ty and Sylvana out. But while the two said T-Trux were useless and unable to help, they were left in another awkward silence. Sure, they were genuinely mad at each other earlier, but they knew that they just got caught up in the heat of the moment.
"Um…hey! Good news is, my tail's not stuck in your thick-skulled mug anymore," Sylvana eventually spoke up, and Ty looked up to finally notice that her tail really had been dislodged when she fell in.
"Huh. I guess that does make things less worse," Ty sighed in defeat, "And I wanna make 'em better by apologizing. I'm sorry for yelling at you."
"That's ok, Mate. And I'm sorry, too. I should probably listen next time ya tell me ta take it easy. And I promise, if we get out of this, I'll personally pick out every single spike that's still stuck in your head. Deal?"
"Deal. But, um…if we don't get out of this…do you mind if I say something?"
Sylvana felt her engine heat up, "That depends."
"Look, I know it's really soon for this, but…"
"Ty, now's not the time for that sort of thing!"
"I know, but if I don't confess it now, I'm gonna regret it!"
"You can confess anything you want after we get you both out!" Revvit shouted when the counterweight pulley was finally finished, and the end with two long vines tied to it was hung over Ty and Sylvana for them to grab onto it. Ty chomped down on the higher vine, and Sylvana hastily bit down on the one below it.
With that, Chunk and Crunk started loading rocks onto the other end of the structure to counter their weight, and it slowly but surely started to lift them out.
"It's working! Just a little farther, and-!" Waldo was interrupted mid-cheer when a shriek filled the sky. Everyone looked up to find that a flock of Scrapadactyls were doing the shrieking, and they quickly swooped down to catch their prey.
It didn't take them long to go after the build, which caused it to fall apart and drop Ty and Sylvana right back into the cement; Sylvana had fallen first, causing her back to get pressed against Ty's chest and her head to get trapped underneath his chin when he fell back in.
"Oh, come on!" Sylvana snapped.
"I knew those things would be back!" Ty growled and bashed a Scrapadactyl with his head when he swooped down.
"Just try and keep your head above the surface as best you can!" Revvit instructed from the edge of the pool, and quickly hid under the wreckage of the build with the other Reptools when the Scrapadactyls got too low.
"It's not easy ta keep my chin up with this bloke weighin' me down!" Sylvana shouted while trying to lift Ty's head with her nose.
"We've got another problem! Look!"
Sylvana's followed Ty's gaze, and gasped when she saw that the cement at the edge of the pool was starting to harden.
"We're almost out of time!"
Sylvana knew Ty was right, and she knew that she couldn't keep an itching thought at the back of her mind secret anymore. If Ty really could have had a chance to become her mate, then she wanted him to know that in their final moments.
"Ty, listen, if we really don't survive this, then I want you ta say what you were gonna say earlier," Sylvana whimpered.
"W-What? But you said you didn't want me to!" Ty argued nervously.
"I know, but I wanna know how you really feel!"
"You're serious?"
"Yes, now say it before I go under, and I won't be able ta hear you!"
"Ok…ok, ok, ok! I admit it! I didn't want you to come out here because I…I like you, a lot! I wanted to protect you…but I wasn't enough…"
Sylvana's engine heated up even more, and her eyes widened with realization, "Yes, you were…you saved me countless time before…and I haven't thanked you enough…but I also should've said that I…I-I…"
She tried to get her own confession out, but her mouth had finally submerged below the cement, rendering her speechless.
"You don't have to say it," Ty gently reassured.
"Guys, I got it! You've gotta move!" Waldo suddenly shouted after coming out of hiding.
"What? But then, they will sink even faster!" Revvit snapped.
"Not if they only move their treads, they won't! Go on, spin your treads as fast as you can!"
"But Waldo-!" Ty was about to argue, but his movement caused him to push Sylvana's head all the way under.
"You gotta trust me on this! Just do it before it's too late!"
Ty glanced up and down rapidly, trying to figure out how this would work while also trying to figure out a way to save Sylvana. And even when Ty realized Waldo's plan might be their best option, he took a deep breath in and dove under.
"Ty!" Revvit called out to his best friend when he disappeared beneath the surface. Hope seemed lost when neither Ty nor Sylvana appeared for a few minutes, and the Scrapadactyls were still attacking.
But after a few moments of silence, the sound of engines revving became louder and louder before two enormous objects breeched the cement and landed with a loud thud. The two objects were none other than Ty and Sylvana, and the latter was being carried by the back of her neck in Ty's jaws.
"It feels so good gettin' outta there!" Ty laughed with relief after letting go of Sylvana, who was still pretty winded after nearly drowning. And while she was catching her breath, Ty helped the Cementasaurs chase of the Scrapadactyls.
"Uh, I don't understand. How did they get out?" Click-Clack finally spoke up once the Scrapadactyls flew off.
"Their spinning treads heated up the cement…" Waldo began.
"Which caused it to harden fast enough for them to drive out," Revvit finished his sentence in amazement, "Would you look at that? The simple solution saved the day after all."
"Oh, yeah. Guess it did, didn't it?" Waldo admitted in surprise.
"Uh, sorry for attackin' you, T-Trux," Chunk stated in shame.
"Yeah, you're a good fighter," Crunk added with a chuckle.
"Almost as good as that crazy Gluphosaur we know."
"I might know a way you can make it up to me. This cement of yours is pretty cool stuff. How much of it can you make?" Ty questioned the Cementasaurs, to which they exchanged knowing glances.
After some convincing, the Cementasaurs went with them to the volcano to patch up the walls of the lava duct, and the cement effortlessly hardened from the heat.
Ty even offered to let Chunk and Crunk join their group and help with future building, but they politely declined and said that they were available if they ever needed help again. But even after the main problem was finally resolved, Ty remembered that there was still one last thing address.
"Uh…listen, Sylvana…back in that cement pool," Ty began nervously after approaching Sylvana, "What were you going to say, exactly?"
"Look, Ty, I hate ta break it ta ya, but…I only thought I should say anything because we were about ta…ya know…" Sylvana sheepishly explained before trailing off.
Ty knew what she meant, and sighed heavily, "Bite the dust. I get it."
"Don't get me wrong, I think you're a great guy. I just don't think now's the best time ta consider that kind of relationship. I hope ya understand."
"Yeah, uh, totally."
Sylvana couldn't help but feel guilty for leading Ty on like that, so she smiled reassuringly, "But that doesn't mean it might not ever happen between us. All I ask is that ya give it some time. Alright?"
Ty's spirits were instantly lifted, "I think that's fair."
"Good. Now, c'mon. I promised I'd get those spikes outta your head, and I'm not goin' back on that."
"Oh, goody," Ty whimpered, as he tried not to imagine the pain of having the spikes pulled out.
I tried to put some conflict between Ty and Sylvana since most of their interactions have been a little too fluffyXD
Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!