Chapter 24: The Pit of Doom
Buck and the others were heading onwards where Leo was hiding as the weasel shouted
"Halt!"
The others stopped except for Granny who kept on walking until Rosy stopped her.
"Ey! Ey! What's the deal missy?" Granny cracked as she whipped Rosy on the feet with her stick.
"Ow! I don't know! Ask Buck" Rosy replied as she rubs her foot.
"Why have we stop Mr Buck?" Aiu asked.
"The reason we stopped lad is that so we don't fall in there" said Buck as he points to the pit ahead of them.
"Is that a pit?" Elisa asked.
"Correct miss, this is a pit AKA...The Pit of Doom" Buck replied with a devious tone in the end.
Louis, Aiu and Rosy gulped in fear as the molehog asked
"W-What's the Pit of Doom sir?"
"See for yourselves mates" said Buck as he points down to the pit.
The others look down at the pit and sees nothing but sharp pointed spikes down below with skeletons and bones pieced through the spikes.
"Oh man..." Jonathan gasped.
Rosy whimpered and hides her face in Jonathan's chest as the crimson sloth was surprised and looks down at Rosy who just looked up at the male sloth and blushed so red.
"S-Sorry" Rosy nervously apologises.
"It's fine Rosy, I understand" Johnny replied with a warm smile.
Granny grabs a rock and throws it at one of the skeletons and shouted
"Hey guys, Wake up down there"
"Granny, they're skeletons" Elisa sighed in annoyance.
"So? That doesn't mean they can sleep in the middle of the day" Granny replied.
"They're dead Granny" Elisa sighed as she rolls her eyes.
"Oh...No wonder they look like they lost weight" Granny said.
"You see my mate Pascal in the morning" Buck chuckled to the old sloth.
"Who's Pascal?" Rosy whispered to Johnny.
"His pet leaf" Jonathan chuckled to Rosy.
"I see" Rosy nodded.
"Now mammals, I don't want you to worry about this alright?" Buck said.
"But isn't this pit dangerous for us not to worry Buck?" Louis nervously asked.
"Not as long as you obey rule number one! And what is rule number one, mammals?" Buck asked with a grin on his face.
"Always listen to Buck!" Granny replied.
"Actually madam! See kids? Even the old ladies know that" Buck replied.
"I ain't old! I'm hippy and my backs not broken yet" Granny laughed.
"And that I agree with ya madam! You got good memory, Not like that large mammoth who looks like a plum stuffed in with mud and all that, What was his name again?" Buck asked.
"Manny?" Elisa answered.
"Ah yes! Manny! That's the one! The old grumpy Mr Mammal who thinks he's the biggest thing on Earth" Buck replied.
"Yeah that's him" Elisa nodded.
"Is he still fat?" Buck asked.
"Actually his fur is poofy" Rosy replied.
"Really? Can't tell the difference" Buck shrugged.
"So what do we do Buck? How do we cross the Pit of Doom?" Jonathan asked.
"That, my boy, is so easy to do" said Buck.
"What do you mean?" Aiu asked.
"Wait right here guys" said Buck.
Soon he climbs up the vines on the rocky walls and heads up to the tallest trees above the others.
"Will he be OK up there?" Aiu asked.
"Of course kid, Nothing can stop Buck" Johnny replied.
Soon they heard Buck shouting Timber from above as a medium size long log falls in the path of the Pit of Doom.
"Right mammals, Start crossing and I'll meet you all down the other side" Buck shouted from above.
"OK, Let's go" said Elisa.
Aiu hops on Elisa as she and the cub went across first. Then Louis helped Granny across the path and soon Jonathan looks at Rosy and bows before her.
"What are you doing?" Rosy asked.
"Ladies first" Jonathan said like a gentleman.
Rosy looks at the path then down the pit as she was shaking a bit and said in concern.
"I don't know if I can Jonathan, I...I'm a little scared"
Jonathan looks at her as the female added
"I know, I'm being stupid for being scared instead of brave"
"Why would you say that?" Jonathan asked.
"Because teenagers don't feel fear" said Rosy.
"Actually...That's pretty ridiculous" Jonathan replied in honesty.
"How is that ridiculous?" Rosy asked.
But before Jonathan could reply, Rosy was then being grabbed by Leo who appears from his hiding spot and slashes Rosy in the face with her claws.
"ROSY!" Johnny cried.
Leo pushes the female sloth down as he points to Jonathan and growled
"You back away! This is between me and the girl"
"Like hell I will!" Johnny growled back and punches Leo in the face.
The red sloth then grabs Johnny and throws him at the wall as the teenage sloth hits the wall and falls down to the ground.
"Hang on guys! I'm coming" Elisa cried.
She was about to head back to the other side when Leo grabs the log and pushes it aside as it falls down the pit.
"No!" Louis cried.
"Leave them alone you big bully!" Aiu growled.
"SILENCE!...This is what will happen to you after I'm done with that stupid brat of Sids" Leo evilly replied.
He was about to head for Rosy when the female sloth slapped her hard and pushes him down to the ground.
"Why won't you leave us alone?!" Rosy angrily cried.
She kept kicking him when Leo then grabs her feet and brings her down to the ground as he flips her over and pins her down.
"Because I will not stop till you're good as gone" Leo evilly chuckled.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Johnny growled.
He got up and charge at Leo who only kicked Jonathan in the waist and sends him flying the other side of where the others are.
"Jonathan! Are you OK?!" Aiu asked in concern.
"Never mind me kid! Rosy is in danger" Johnny grunted in pain.
"Now...say you never want to see your mummy and daddy again" Leo evilly mocked.
"N-No!" Rosy refused.
"SAY IT!" Leo roared.
"NO!" Rosy screamed.
Leo then unleashes his sharp claws and slowly scraps them through the skin of Rosy's back as the teenage sloth screamed in agony and pain as the others helplessly watches her.
"Rosy! No!" Louis cried out loud.
"Leave her alone you monster!" Elisa screamed.
As Jonathan quickly got and looks for another log to put onto the other side, Leo got closer to Rosy and deviously growled.
"Say goodbye to your family Rosy for you will never see your parents again"
Suddenly Leo heard Buck yelling in anger as the weasel swings on a vine and kicks the red sloth directly in the face, causing him to roll off from Rosy and before he could get up, Buck landed on his chest and points his dino knife on Leo's neck.
Buck was angry as he leans in closer and growls
"I don't care who you are but to torture that innocent lady...you make me sick you worthless scum!"
"Who the heck are you?!" Leo hissed.
"Who I am...is none of your business buster...But I'm warning you...If you EVER come near us or harm the others espically Rosy like that again, I'll feed you to Rudy and trust me...I'm not that easy to beat you son of a flea" Buck angrily replied.
He punches Leo in the face when Jonathan found another log and places it on the Pit of Doom as he heads for Rosy and carries her.
"Rosy? Rosy?! Are you OK?!" Jonathan asked in concern.
Rosy looks at Jonathan as she was crying when he heard her sobbed
"I want my mum and dad...I want my mum and dad back"
Johnny gently soothed the female as he then feels the blood on her back leaking a little to which he looks at Buck and shouted
"Buck! Rosy's back is bleeding, We need to stop the bleeding now"
Buck didn't look back as he kept his glare at Leo and replied
"Alright, Hang on!"
Soon he slowly hops off Leo and heads to the other side as Elisa pushes the other log down to the Pit of Doom, leaving Leo stranded on the other side.
"This isn't over you lot...I won't rest till my revenge is fulfilled" Leo angrily said.
The others didn't reply as they all except Rosy, furiously glared at Leo and walks away from the Pit of Doom as Leo walks away from the other side.
As they head for shelter, Jonathan looks at the weeping sloth he was carrying and puts pressure on the deep cut that Leo gave Rosy on her back with his paws.
"It's alright Rosy, I'm here, You're gonna be OK" Jonathan softly assured Rosy as he will not rest till Rosy is healed.
CURSE YOU LEO! DX
Poor Rosy...She misses her family and she's in great pain :'-(
At least Buck kicked Leo down like the flithy worm Leo is
Will Jonathan and Buck heal Rosy?
Will Jonathan and the others comforted the tearful female sloth?
What happens next?
Stay tune to find out!