Chapter 11: The Caves
All of the dinos were reluctant to go into the cave. Petrie said, (Stuttering) "M... M... M... Me want to stay outside. Me no feel s... s... safe in d... d... d... dark cave." he hopped down from Q's back. Q just grabbed Petrie and put him right back where he was. Petrie was about to fly, when Q grabbed him and Q looked Petrie right in his eyes, while HIS eyes began to glow. Then Petrie just said, "OK! OK! Me go!" Q was satisfied with that answer.
Even though Q stopped staring at Petrie, his eyes were still glowing red. Everybody was starting to become scared. He noticed this, and he told the others, "It's okay. When my eyes are glowing, that means I can see in the dark, or..." "Or?" Everyone asked in unison. Q continued, "...or it means I'm getting angry and I could snap." "Huh? What do you mean you could snap?" Spike asked. Q replied, "You remember what I did to Hyp. Or do I need to show you a demonstration of what happened?" Everyone just nodded their heads in agreement.
Cera quietly asked Chomper, "Chomper, what is wrong with Q. He normally doesn't act like this. Does he?" Chomper told her that no, he didn't know why Q was acting like he was. Demonstrating what he did to Hyp, he gave him that scar, seemed just out of character for Q. Q lead the way, as he was the only one there who could see in the dark. They followed Q, who was following the footprints, until he gestured for them to stop. He quickly realized that none of them could see what he was doing, so he said, "Stop!"
They all obeyed him. Q, Chomper and José all picked up a scent that only Q recognized, other Sharptooth hybrids. He tried to find a way out, they were all hoping to find a possible way out of the caves as soon as possible, up until the point where they all fell into a hole. "WHOOOOOAAAAAA! OOF! OW! OOH! OUCH!" SMACK! They all hit the bottom of the hole, everyone landed on top of Q's back. "Umm... guys. Could somebody tell me where we are. And can somebody find light somewhere?" Q said. "Yeah. Sure thing, Q. Anything else you think we should do?" Littlefoot asked.
Q responded, "I would appreciate it if you all could get off of my back, thank you very much!" They now realized they were in a pile on top of one another. As they were getting off each other, Q saw a light in a nearby opening, and he wondered, "Hmm. I'll admit, even with all my knowledge, I don't know what that is. Well, I'll never know unless I go look for it." So, he went in the direction of the light. Soon, he found the source of the light, a short and thin black stick that had the light shining on one end. It was actually, a flashlight.
"Huh. Odd. Normally, I know what everything is, except for this... thing." Q thought. He wondered, "Hey. What is this on the side?" he flicked the switch of the flashlight and it turned off. "OK, then. Since when can light get turned off and on? I have never seen a contraption like this before. Maybe I should show it to the- Hmm?"
He saw another source of light, it was dimmer, but he could still see where it was coming from. When he found the source of the second light, he saw another flashlight, only, this one was attached to a... Desert Eagle. "Now, hold on a second... What is this weird looking thing?" He picked the weapon up and suddenly, 2 thoughts came to him as if they were just sent to him from somewhere else. "Flashlights, guns." He overviewed the thoughts that had just come to him.
Those 2 thoughts revealed to him what was in his claws, and what they were used for. "Alright then, this 'Flashlight' will sure come in handy for places like this cave. And this 'gun' can be useful if I..." He didn't want say what guns could do to a living creature. He decided not to show the gun, or to use it, unless he had no other choice. He knew that he would have to use the flashlight to guide his friends through the caves. Then, he remembered, "Oh, yeah! I have got to go back to the others. I hope I can get back to them before they all get lost."
When he found them, he was thinking of a an easy way to describe the flashlight to them. He tried it out, " Hey, guys! Hello? Can any of you hear me?" Q said. There was no response. His sniffer had led him to them. He thought that they were right in front of him, so he turned on the flashlight, and he accidently shone the light into their eyes. "WHOA... WHOA! AAAHH! I can't see! What is that blinding light?!" Cera called out. Q realized the flashlight was hurting everyone's eyes. So, he turned it off and he apoligized to them. He decided to say that he didn't know what the flashlight was. Whether or not he knew what a flashlight was, he knew the others SHOULD be grateful that it was a way to guide them through the caves.
Everybody just agreed with Q, mostly because they had a mobile light source, other than Q's eyes. They kept following the footmarks until they heard a few roars that echoed through the caves. "Q, I told you to give us a little warning before-" was all Cera was able to say before they heard footsteps, heavy footsteps. "Stay low, and be very quiet. That goes especially for you two." He looked at Cera & Petrie. "If we are caught, I'm gonna blame you two." Q whispered to them. Cera was about to yell at him, when Littlefoot told her to stay quiet, so she did.
The group followed the footmarks until they came to an opening, where there was dim light below them. "He seems very smart, for a Sharptooth hybrid. By the way, have you checked the places where we left him those 2... uh... gifts?" Said a dark green Fast Biter. Then, a voice answered the Fast Biter, "Not yet. But I'll send two of our strongest Sharpteeth in case he is found, and he decides to put up a fight."The dinosaur that answered the Fast Biter emerged from one of a couple of tunnels. It was a Dark Blue Fast Biter. The Dino signaled 2 Feather-Head Sharpteeth to come to him. The Fast Biter said, "Juantao! Chris! Go check to see if The One has taken the gifts. If he has, search every cave until you either find him, or you find nothing unusual. Got It?" said the Dark Blue Fastbiter to the 2 Feather-Head Sharpteeth. "Yes." They both replied.
Everybody instantly realized who the 2 Fast Biters really were... Screech and Thud. They all knew that sooner or later, they would get caught. So, José proposed that they all can either find a way out of the caves before they're caught. Or, if they get caught, they can always fight to escape. All the others, minus the Sharpteeth friends, wanted to find a way out.
A few hours later:
They had climbed, crawled, and ran through many different tunnels to get where they were trying to go. Unfortunately, Spike tried to eat a vine, and when he did, a few rocks fell and there they were, Juantao and Chris waiting for them. "There they are. Juantao, get the Flatteeth and bring them to the Councilor. Once they are there, he will then decide what to do with them." Q recognized Juantao and Chris from many hateful battles with them. Q always won, and he always warned them to stay away or he'd kill them. But, they didn't think that he could, or that even if Q could hurt them, he wouldn't.
There you have it, the Gang find themselves in a pickle. Q knows these Sharpteeth from his past, and Q already had a feeling that the "Councilor" may not let them live. Please remember to Read & Review, and leave any questions or comments down in the reviews. And I will see you all next time.
In Chapter 12: The leafeater friends are taken to the Councilor they will decide what would be the proper way to handle the Flatteeth. Q is thinking of a way to free his friends, and his main goal, if he rescues the Flatteeth, is to get to Screech & Thud, and to take them out for good. Adiós!