Hello people, Darksage95 here. Yeah you're wondering where I've been. Well I took a vacation down in Florida and then school started right afterwards. Sorry about the break. Anyway, summer's been good and the story ideas are still fresh in my mind. Disclaimer: I do not own Disney's Dinosaur or Prehistoric Park or any of those productions. So, without further ado…let's get it started!
Breakout by James Newton Howard (extended pause after 37 seconds, then resumes)
Deep in the cave…
It's been days since the Carnotaur attack. Or at least that's what everyone kept thinking. The network of tunnels were so long and winding that everyone had lost track of time. That and there was no hole or gap in the ceiling to tell them otherwise. On and on, they kept walking, only stopping every now and then for a few minutes rest.
The cave was dark. No form of light permeated from the walls or from the ceiling above. That and there wasn't fresh oxygen going around, save for the only opening from where they came in. There was nothing in this cave, except for rocks and darkness. The tunnels had series of stalagmites and stalactites everywhere, making it a little difficult to maneuver if you're a towering herbivore like Baylene. However, rock formations and darkness did not stop the group. Well…almost.
Hazel wasn't having the best time. Unlike her friends, she did not have their adaptation of sight in complete darkness. A few hours prior, she kept tripping over cracks, rocks, and occasionally bumping into one of the dinosaurs. She was grateful that she did not bump into Url. Because of her limited vision, she had to rely on her sense of touch and hearing. It was somewhat embarrassing because she had to keep a hand on either Aladar or Eema as her guides, which made her think that they thought of her as clingy, like a child to its mother. She also rode on Aladar for a short period of time, which still gave her those same uncomfortable feelings. Well she had had enough and decided to help herself, even though she knew the consequences.
"Hey Hazel! Where'd you run off to?" Zini said up front. The tunnels were so vast that any sound created would echo.
"I'm back here!" the human replied, just a few feet behind them. "I'll be up there in a minute!"
Hazel had been rummaging through her backpack, looking for anything that would help her see in this cave. For the past two minutes, she had been kneeling down on the rocky floor, her knees now decorated with puncture marks from the tiny rocks. Even though the pain from the sharp pebbles stung her, she did her best to ignore it. Hazel hurriedly searched through her bag, first in the front pockets and now in the main back compartment. She could not see and therefore had to rely on her sense of touch. Hazel wanted to use her phone, but did not want to as she may lose it in the dark. However, it wasn't long until she found what she had been looking for. The girl smiled and grabbed the small and smooth object from deep within the bag. It was small, only about six inches in length, but it was the one thing she needed. The metal felt cold and the object was heavy. The object also had a rough texture that circulated around the body, making it easy for gripping. Hazel gripped the object in her right hand and took it out. She then quickly zipped up her bags, got up, and ran over to her friends while taking care as to not to trip. All the dinosaurs stopped walking and turned to look at her.
"Heh, sorry about that," Hazel chuckled and breathed, her smile still on her face.
"What were you up to back there?" Eema asked.
"Oh nothing. Except for the fact that I just found something useful in this situation."
"Useful?" the Styracosaur went again. All of the dinosaurs looked at the object she was holding in her hand, whatever it was. The human held the cylindrical shape up until it was at about her eye level. The wide part of it was facing the ceiling above. "That little stick you got there?"
"Yup," the human nodded.
"I wish I didn't have to do this, but I don't really have much of a choice…" Hazel thought with guilt and worry.
"Alright, let there be light!" she announced and flipped the switch.
Immediately when she did that, the flashlight turned on and a beam of white light shot out from the lens. The girl had made sure to focus the light upwards at the ceiling, to avoid blinding any of her friends. As Hazel expected, her friends gasped and took a step away from the human and the unknown item. The lemurs were surprised too. Zini and Suri were riding on Baylene's head while Plio and Yar were on Eema. The yellow-furred lemur on the sauropod yelled and fell on to his back. Luckily, Baylene's ridged head had saved him (and Suri) from tumbling down her neck. Plio and Suri were surprised at first but was then replaced by curiosity. Yar on the other hand had let out a little scream, in fact, he nearly had a heart attack at the sight of the ray.
"Whoa!" Aladar exclaimed.
"Oh my goodness!" Baylene said next. She stared at the object in Hazel's hand and then craned her neck up to observe the ring of light.
"What in the world is that!?" Yar yelled, pointing a finger at the thing momentarily then placing it back on his heart.
"Oh this thing?" Hazel waved the flashlight from side to side once. "It's a flashlight."
"A what now?" Zini asked, slowly getting up and peering over from Baylene's snout.
"A flashlight. It's something my people use to see in the dark."
"Well that thing scared the living daylights out of me!" the elder lemur complained.
The human shrugged her shoulders. "Sorry."
"So how did you get light in that stick?" Suri, who had already climbed down the Brachiosaurus' back and sat at the base of her neck, asked.
"Um…" Hazel nervously chuckled. "That is actually hard to explain."
"Well it is very peculiar…" Baylene said while still staring up at the ceiling where the light was. The illuminated circle was about seven feet in diameter. The ends of the circle were dimmed and made the circle look a little longer and did not light up that portion of the ceiling as much.
"So why do you have that now?" Aladar, who had not spoken the entire time, questioned.
"Oh. I'm not equipped with any natural night vision unfortunately. You guys are though. My kind doesn't have that kind of luxury. We aren't adapted that way, unless there was another source of light to help us out."
"Huh? Say wha?" Eema lifted an eye ridge.
The girl sighed, closed her eyes, and smirked before looking at them again. "I can't see in the dark."
"Humph. It's like each day, you bring in something that we haven't seen before," Yar huffed. "I don't know if it's just me, but I think there's something you're not telling us. My gut is saying so."
Silence fell on them for the last minute. Hazel knew the situation was getting awkward and a round of 20 Q would start coming. The situation got even more awkward when they were all staring at her. Hazel felt sweat drops falling down to her cheeks. The fear of her friends finding out grew within her and her heart pumped 3 times as fast. She wasn't in the mood for that and this wasn't the best place to do it.
Hazel cleared her throat and put the hair strand that was in front of her face behind her right ear. "We should get going. I've got the light so I'll lead the way."
With that said, she focused her light ahead and ran up front. She then slowed her pace when she was just a few feet in front of the group. Relief came over her when none of them spoke a word about it after a few minutes.
"God geez!" the human mentally screamed at herself. "I don't know how much longer I can keep this up…"
As they walked, the tunnels became easier to maneuver through. The obstacles on the ground and on the ceiling became less numerous as they walked on. During that time, Hazel contemplated about what had happened earlier. She knew that she needed that flashlight because it would decrease any risks of getting hurt in the cave, but at the same time she knew that her friends would start wondering. She had not forgotten what Nigel had told her, about being honest with her friends and telling them the truth. That fear of her friends treating her like an outcast and an alien haunted her ever since she first travelled with the herd. But that time was inevitable. She knew that telling them would be the right thing to do, but not now. The priority right now is to get out of this cave.
"Later…I'll tell them," Hazel thought, now dreading the time when she would reveal the truth.
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Sometime later…
"Okay let's…let's do it again. Let's do it again," Zini said as he prepared another round of his game of I Spy.
"Um, I spy…with my little eye…"
"A rock," Yar quickly answered with little enthusiasm. And he was right…that was all they were seeing in this cave. In fact, he had won the last five times in this game all because of that answer.
"You got it again!" the yellow-furred lemur exclaimed.
Zini pointed at Yar for a second then relaxed. "Ooh you are good!"
This game had been going on for the last 20 minutes. Hazel, who had remained at the front the entire time, couldn't help but chuckle at the entertainment in the back. Unfortunately, that fun moment ended when her light shined on a disappointing sight. The human furrowed her eyebrows and slowly waved her flashlight up and down before running ahead. She ran and then stopped until she was at the base of the obstacle. Hazel looked up and let out an aggravated sigh.
"Hey how about this? I Spy…with both of my eyes…something blocking our way?" Hazel, while hiding her disappointment and not looking at her friends, said.
"Um…" Zini reclined on Baylene's snout a bit and thought about it before answering. "A rock?"
The human shined the light at the base of the wall and then made its path up slowly.
"…Not even close," she mentioned.
"Well I'll tell you what I spy," Eema supported her. "A dead…end."
Right when she said that, the other dinosaurs stopped walking until they were in front of the wall. Hazel backed up a few steps until she was lined up with Aladar. After all that time walking through the cave to find a way out, this was what they got for their efforts?
Hazel clenched her teeth and fists and looked away. At that moment, disappointment overcame her. They had walked for so long and now they have to walk back. This cave has a network of tunnels and cavers. Finding a way out would take a few days. Perhaps a week. That was time that she wasn't sure either of them had. In her mind, she was at the brink of giving up.
"What do we do now?" Yar asked, hopelessness in his voice.
Aladar looked down and turned around. "I guess we just go back…"
Hazel, who had stayed quiet from that, silently agreed. She placed her bag down and knelt. When she did, she was about to open the large back pocket of her bag…where the time poles were. If they were to wander these tunnels until they die, then she wouldn't let that happen.
"Why walk all the way back just to find another exit? I've got one here…" the human thought with slight regret.
Her mission was to bring back a herd of dinosaurs. But if she brought her friends back now, then finding the herd would be impossible as she would not know where to start looking when she returned. They could be on the other side of the country by now! Or…they could be dead. Hazel contemplated about that decision. Right when she was about to touch the back pocket, something in the back of her mind made her pull her hand back. She had already revealed her flashlight to her friends. If she showed them the item that held her biggest secret…no she couldn't do it. Now wasn't the time for that. Hazel sighed and carried the bag again.
"Hold on a minute…" he said, dismounting from Baylene's back and hopping over to the base of the wall. When he did, he started sniffing the air.
"Zini?" Suri followed him. "What is it?"
The lemur faced his niece with a smile. "Do you smell that?"
Suri sniffed the air as well and grinned. "Yeah!"
Both lemurs traversed the boulders and reached a certain point in the wall. Hazel followed the sounds of their movement until she found them on that portion of the wall. Zini and Suri paid no mind to the light, although the brightness helped Zini dig a little deeper into the wall. As they dug, Hazel couldn't help but wonder as to what they were smelling. Hazel, having the curious mind as well, sniffed the air twice. Unfortunately, she couldn't get a scent.
"Smell what? I don't smell anything."
At the same time, Aladar sniffed the air and walked over to the base of the wall. He stopped to look up and watched as two of his family members investigated a small gap in between two boulders. Zini dug with his paws until suddenly, the small rocks gave way and a small ray emitted from the hole. Everyone gasped at the sight and took a step back.
"Whoa!" Hazel jumped and turned her flashlight away from the area.
"Get a load of that!" Eema went next.
"Good show!" Baylene commented.
"Everybody stand back!" Aladar reared back a bit then bounded for the wall. "We're outta here!"
The Iguanodon made it to the base and started shoving one boulder. His shoulder and left arm touched the boulder and pushed with all his strength. The dinosaur strained from all the weight and gritted his teeth. The boulder did move a little, but at a price. Above him, the rocks started to fall like the inside of a sand pit. At first, it was tiny rocks dropping down, and then it turned into large boulders. The sound of the falling boulders was deafening.
Zini and Suri screamed where they were at and hopped away from the wall. Hazel pointed her light up and watched as the ceiling started to crumble. She gasped when she saw one large boulder detach from a portion of the ceiling and make its way towards the unsuspecting Iguanodon.
"Aladar! Above you!" she screamed at him.
In response, Aladar jumped back and landed on his right side. The large boulder crashed onto the floor, the sharpest side of the rock hitting the ground. If not for Hazel's warning, Aladar would have been crushed and stabbed. The entire group watched in horror as the dust and rocks fell down, covering the light that was their one hope of escaping. Once the rocks had settled, the cave had once again become a silent tomb.
Aladar looked down and shook his head before screaming. "NO!"
He got up and rammed against the rocks again, hoping to make them budge. His efforts were in vain, as none of the rocks moved an inch. The Iguanodon groaned as he pushed against the rocks, but then relaxed. Aladar then looked back at his friends, who in turn were looking down at the floor or staring at him.
Angrily, he let out a deep roar and started hitting the rocks with his weight. Hazel, who had looked away from the sight, noticed Plio pass by her and slowly make her way to her adopted son. The human followed as well until she was right behind her. Aladar kept hitting the rocks for another minute or so before stopping. In despair, he stood there, leaning against the rock, defeated and taking in deep breaths.
Plio slowly approached and stared up at him. "Aladar," she calmly told him. "We'll go back."
"Back to what? It's gone…" he growled. He looked down at his adopted mother then looked away. "There's no other way…"
The female lemur turned away and hopped back, leaving Aladar without a response.
Hazel stared at the Iguanodon in disbelief. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. Just a few days ago, this dinosaur helped her in the desert and carried her. And now… The human rushed up to Aladar until she stood at the same place Plio was. She wasn't very good at giving moral support, but right now, her friend needs some of it.
"Wha? That's it? We're just giving up?" Hazel questioned him, utter shock still in her tone.
No answer came from the dinosaur. The girl clenched her fists, the metal on the flashlight already warm on her.
"There has to be a way to bring that wall down," she said with hope.
"There isn't," Aladar replied with no emotion. He did not even glance at her. "We're as good as dead."
Hazel opened her left hand and stretched her arms out. "But we've come this far! Freedom is just beyond those rocks! We have to keep trying!"
"Hazel, there's no way to break through. And if we turned back, we'd be walking up to that Carnotaur. We're not meant to survive..." he despairingly replied without looking at her.
The Iguanodon's words stung her. Hope had been met with defeat. Hazel looked down, closed her eyes and shook her head before returning her gaze at her friend. She expected that tactic not to work, so she had another one up her sleeve. She hoped that it would at least get some sense into him.
"Huh, well that's weird. There was some traveler a few days ago that helped me out when I was about to give up. He was strong; the desert didn't stop him, nor did the lack of resources, or the constant bullying of a jerkish herd leader. He was no quitter!" she yelled at him.
Aladar lifted his head up a little and turned slightly to the human. He could clearly see the anger and disappointment on her face. He was about to say something when Hazel beat him to it.
"And now, right when you said those words, you just proved me wrong. I thought you would be more than this Aladar!" Hazel was taking in deep breaths, a sign that she was venting out her frustration. Her shoulders rose up and down and angry eyes stared at him.
If what she had said earlier was hurtful, this was much worse. Those words were, metaphorically speaking, a smack to the face. Aladar couldn't believe what he had just heard. From someone who was significantly smaller than him, this girl had strength. Not brute force, but with her mind.
Hazel was about to continue her moral support when Baylene suddenly stepped in. The Brachiosaurus slowly approached him and had her head to his level. Her eyes were full of determination. Hazel watched as Baylene gave him her own lecture.
"She is right, you know. We're here, aren't we? And how dare you waste that good fortune, by simply giving up. Well shame on you. Shame on you! Shame on you!" she retorted.
"The worst of it is, you allowed an old fool like me to believe that I was needed. That I still had a purpose!" Baylene continued.
The sauropod's voice calmed down. "And do you know what?"
Aladar looked up at her, still silent.
"You were right. Well I'm going to go on believing it," she answered her own question. She then shook her head and spoke in a louder tone. "Well I for one am not willing to die here!"
With that said, she reared back on her back legs and let out a low growl. The rumble she let out then transformed into a louder one, like a battle cry. Aladar saw this and got out of the way. He proceeded over to where the young human was and watched the spectacle. Baylene used her own weight and slammed her front feet onto the wall of rocks. One slam after another, she continued her assault on the obstacle. Eema observed her friend go at it for another minute before she too joined in.
Hazel watched in amazement as the two elders worked to bring the wall down. To make the situation even more interesting, Url joined in and started pulling small rocks away. She squinted and then looked up to her right, where Aladar was. He saw this and looked down at her. The angry look had returned in her expression.
"Hazel…" he tried to talk to her but was interrupted by the human.
"It's your choice on whether you'd rather rot in this cave or not. You do what you think is right. As for me…" Hazel said, leaving Aladar with a choice that added on to the lectures she and Baylene gave him. The human bounded forward towards the wall and left the Iguanodon behind.
"I'm getting out of here!"
Right when she said that, she put the flashlight up to her mouth and held the bottom end with her teeth. After doing so, she assisted the small Ankylosaur with pulling rocks and rolling a few boulders away. Hazel knew that what she was doing was risky. She could get squashed by any falling rocks. But that did not stop her. Every rock that she pulled or threw away ended with a yell of effort from her. She wasn't strong enough to bring it down, but at least she could help Url out.
Aladar observed his friends chip away at the rocks. Minutes had passed and he had not done anything. The words of both Hazel and Baylene burned his mind. Hurtful as they were, they were right. They gave him strength. With a roar he rushed over to the wall and gave it one last push.
Hazel saw this after throwing a rock away and smiled, even though the flashlight was still in her mouth. She put both of her hands at the wall and pushed as well, right next to Aladar on his right. With a battle cry, she side stomp kicked the wall. A foolish move on her part and it wasn't actually needed. When she made contact, the wall gave way. Hazel fell on to her left leg and quickly regained her footing. Thankfully, it wasn't hurt.
Everyone was greeted by bright sun rays. Dust covered the entire area and no one could see what was in front of them; only light. All of them slowly walked out into the light, away from the darkness of the cave that almost became their tomb.
"Oh dear…" Baylene breathed as she slowly walked out.
The lemurs, who had been behind the dinosaurs and human the entire time, went to the front of the group to get a better view. Hazel had her left hand up, which partially covered her eyes to block the sunlight. She watched her step and made her way to the top of a boulder, which was settled right next to Aladar. They braved the light and braced themselves for what they were about to see.
When the dust cleared, the view was not of a desolate wasteland like they had passed before, but of a beautiful valley. The landscape was of an emerald green. The skies were a shade of cerulean and cotton-like clouds floated above the picturesque land. Mountains surrounded the valley like a barrier against the wastelands outside. In the middle of the area was a large lake, with waters like a blue mirror. Off to the right side, pouring out of a mountain, was a huge waterfall, like the ones seen in South America. It huge, enough to support a whole herd of dinosaurs. There was even a forest that covered the mountains, giving the walls a darker shade of green.
"The Nesting Grounds…" Eema uttered with shock. "It's…it's untouched."
Aladar smiled. After a long time of travelling, after all the dangers they had been through, they had finally made it. The hope that had nearly disappeared back in the cave had been rekindled. If it weren't for his friends, they would have been at death's door. He walked forward and took in the new surroundings.
Various emotions had been going through everyone's mind; joy, relief, the feeling of accomplishment, and the feeling of new hope. Hazel had all of those as well, except they were cranked up a few more levels than her friends. Just last week, she had learned that there were two meteorites that impacted the planet and that the first one was nothing compared to the second, the one that annihilated them. That first one must have destroyed everything in a thousand mile radius, yet this valley had been virtually untouched by the blast.
No words came out of Hazel's mouth. She looked all around her, taking in all of the surroundings. The birds flying up above, the sound of the rushing water from the waterfall, the rustling of the leaves from the nearby trees, everything! All of this counteracted everything she had known. The human jumped off of the rock she was on and slumped to the ground. Pure and utter disbelief was clear on her face. She then returned her flashlight, which she had turned off after sitting down, back into her bag before returning her gaze to the scenery.
"I can't believe it…this place actually survived! How did this place escape that blast!?" she screamed in her mind. "Oh my gosh…Nigel is going to flip when he hears about this!"
Immediately when she thought about that, she was reminded of her plan she developed before. Hazel frowned, remembering the fact that she will have to leave her friends for a while. Taking them and the herd back to Prehistoric Park before their breeding season wouldn't be a very good idea, considering that they will have to adjusting to the place would take a while. Next to Nigel and the rest of the staff back at Prehistoric Park, these guys had become like family to her.
Hazel stared at the landscape and became lost in her own thoughts. She brought her knees close to her and hugged herself.
Next to Hazel were the lemurs, who sat on the grass and admired the sight. Yar and Plio sat next to each other, Suri was in her mother's arms, and Zini was the only one ahead of them.
"Our new home…" Plio said with a smile and hugged her daughter.
"And it comes with a pool!" he jumped and then made his way to the lake.
If Hazel hadn't been too focused in her own thoughts, she would have enjoyed this event. Zini was yodeling his way towards the lake, Url following after him with a stalagmite he found in the cave, and Baylene laughing her way towards the lake. Suri went over to the nearest tree and started scaling the vines that hung from the branches, a reminder of the great tree in her old home. Everyone, except for the human, laughed as half of their group frolicked in the valley.
Baylene continued to laugh as she ran through the tall grass. The atmosphere is a relief after travelling for so long in a desert and the fresh air was a huge break. The feel of the grass below everyone's feet gave reassurance and security. Zini, who decided to be funny at this point, climbed up her neck, made it to her snout and it used it as a diving board into the water below.
"Cannonball!" he yelled and whooped.
The lemur tucked his legs in, held his breath, and hit the water. His impact barely broke the surface. Small ripples only spread for a couple of feet. The Brachiosaurus found this funny and let out a chuckle.
"Amateur!" she called him. "Look out below!"
In response to his attempt at being cool, she leaped from the shore and crashed into the lake. The ripples from her impact were large waves for Zini. Luckily, he had found a floating log and managed to board it before getting caught in the wave. The lemur took this opportunity to ride the wave and used the log as a surfboard. As Baylene strode through the lake, the waves were pushed even further, making Zini's ride that much longer and more fun. Nearby, Url placed his stalagmite down by the lake shore and watched his friends have fun. Like a dog, he panted with his tongue out just to cool off and to be cute.
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About 30 minutes later…
Aladar observed everyone have fun. All their hard work on trying to find this place had finally paid off. He would go and have some fun too, but he just didn't feel like it. He stood at the entrance to the cave, next to Eema and behind Plio and Yar, who sat just in front of him. He laughed a little when he saw Zini climb up Baylene's neck then jump off, only for him to belly flop on the water. Thankfully, he only went halfway up her neck and started swimming again after the impact.
He heard a sigh off to his right. He looked in that direction and saw Hazel sitting alone on the grass. She was only about ten feet from him. He could tell that her mind was out there, her eyes staring in the distance. She held her legs together and her hands held on to each other. The Iguanodon took a few steps towards her and called her name.
"Hazel?"
The human broke off of her trance and turned to look at him. "Yeah?"
"Listen…" Aladar looked down. "About what happened back there…I'm sorry about those things I said."
Hazel closed her eyes and shook her head. "Don't apologize. It was a pretty bad situation. And I'm sorry for being too harsh on you," she replied and smiled.
"Actually…I also wanted to thank you for that."
One eyebrow went up on the human's face. "You mean…"
"Yeah. I knew what you were doing. Both you and Baylene. It was the push I needed."
Hazel muffled a soft chuckle. "Don't mention it."
Both of them looked back at the scenery and at their friends playing. Baylene was dipping her head towards the water and then quickly lifting it back up. On her back was Zini, who was sliding down her neck as if on an invisible skateboard and then launching off of her. The yellow-furred lemur laughed in the air before producing another cannonball into the water. The sauropod was also having the best time in her life.
"Not bad," Aladar commented. "But I don't get it. Where's the herd?"
"Not to mention Neera," Plio added to that. Yar quietly laughed and so did Eema. Hazel couldn't help but giggle as well.
"They'll get here…" the Styracosaurus said then walked over to the left of the area. "Soon enough."
All of them watched the elder lady walk off, just to keep an eye on her. This was a happy time for them, but like all fun times, a problem would always come up.
"Oh no," Eema groaned.
"Eema?" Aladar called and walked over to her.
The lemurs got curious and hopped over to where she was. Hazel, wanting to see what was going on, got up from where she was at and ran over to them. At first, it was a jog and then a brisk walk when she finally caught up. They were on a small hill that sloped on the other side toward one part of the mountain barrier. Unlike the other areas, this part of the wall lacked any vegetation.
"What's wrong?" Hazel asked, who was now standing next to Aladar.
"I spoke too soon," the ceratopsian shook her head at one part of a wall.
"What is it?" the ornithopod went next.
Hazel observed the wall and squinted. "A landslide? The meteor must have caused this," she guessed. The wall had large boulders at the bottom and smaller ones at the top. The rocks looked like they didn't belong at this gateway due to their color and the fresh earth that was overturned below.
"That was the way we used to get in here," she answered.
It was at that moment that horror fell over the trio. Especially on Aladar and Hazel. The human gasped quietly and took a step back. She and Aladar's mouth fell open as they kept watching the wall. There was no way the herd could cross this! And even if they did make it to the top, they would just fall to their deaths!
"Oh my god…" Hazel breathed. "That wall is a deathtrap!"
"They're never going to make it over that!" Aladar realized and ran over to the cave. Eema and the others turned around and watched him leave.
"Aladar wait! Wait!" The elder called to him. "Kron'll eat you alive!"
"Let him try," was his only response before disappearing into the cave.
Hazel took one last look at the wall before running after Aladar. She knew what the dangers were and she didn't care. She also knew what Kron would do, considering that she had spent nearly two weeks with the tyrant. The human sprinted towards the cave entrance, quickly traversed the various boulders laid out, and called out his name.
"Aladar!" she yelled.
The dinosaur had only made it into the mouth of the tunnel they were in earlier. He turned around to see an exhausted Hazel standing before him. She was bent over and breathing heavily; her hands were on her knees and she was looking down. When she had rested for a minute, she stood straight and spoke.
"I'm coming with you," Hazel told him.
Aladar shook his head. "Sorry Hazel. It's too dangerous."
Like before, Hazel outstretched her arms like she did when she was giving the dinosaur some moral support. "What!? But you're going to need backup! Someone who can talk some sense into Kron!"
"Just wait here and keep an eye on everyone else!" he replied back before disappearing into the darkness of the tunnel.
"I'll be back!" his voice echoed from deep within.
Hazel groaned and turned back to the Nesting Grounds. She crossed the floor of boulders again and avoided getting blinded from the light outside. Once she made it out, she went over to the middle of the slope in front of the cave and lay down. Hazel hated to admit it, but Aladar had a point. She wasn't as fast as a dinosaur and she wasn't as strong either. She would definitely slow him down.
The girl yawned. The day of traveling through the cave had left her weary. She flexed her arms before folding them under her head like a pillow. She allowed the wind and the sounds of nature to lull her to sleep. As her consciousness faded, she hoped that her friend and the herd would make it back safely.
Tada! Chapter 10 is done! Hope you guys enjoyed it! I'd say this chapter was a close call, since Hazel nearly revealed her secret and the mini-herd had made it to the Nesting Ground. But what of the herd? Will Hazel be able to help save them before Kron does something rash? Will she be able to return to Prehistoric Park? Find out next time on Dinosaur: A Prehistoric Park Adventure!
Note: I just did some research on Bruton and I just found out that he is an Altirhinus, a type of Iguanodontid. Whoops...well close enough *nervous laugh*. Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter :)