Cindy opened her mouth to ask what was going on, but before she could say anything there was another loud BOOM followed by an earth-shattering roar.
"Is that what I think it-" she started to say, but Jimmy interrupted her by tugging on her arm and beginning to scramble down the tree.
"Come on!" he shouted. "We have to put as much distance as we can between ourselves and that thing!"
Tired as she was, Cindy found herself climbing down the tree after Jimmy. It only took them a couple minutes to get down the tree, but it felt longer. Time always seems to go slower when you're scared.
The last branch was about six feet above the ground. Jimmy took a breath, then jumped. He landed kind of funny and felt a sharp pain shoot through his ankle, but he ignored it. Right then the main concern was making sure that he and Cindy got as far away from where the T-Rex was as possible.
Cindy jumped down from the tree. Jimmy grabbed her hand and they began to run. Jimmy couldn't believe that he was actually running, given the fact that he hadn't slept at all and was dead tired.
"Jimmy," Cindy asked as they ran, "exactly where are we going?"
"I'm not sure," he said. "Just look around for a cave or something, one that's got a low ceiling and that extends really far back so that if Mr. Rex back there gets up here and smells us, he won't be able to get us."
"Oh, come on Jimmy," Cindy said. "What are the odds of us finding something like-"
They turned a corner and suddenly found themselves standing in front of a cave with a low ceiling and that seemed to go pretty far back.
"-that," Cindy finished. "Well, what're the odds of this happening?"
"We'd better check to see if it's occupied first, but I think this'll work," Jimmy said.
They walked in slowly, calling out so that if anything was in the cave, sleeping, it would wake up and warn them, hopefully, anyway. After a full exploration of the cave, which didn't take too long since the cave wasn't all that big, Jimmy and Cindy found that there wasn't anything living in the cave, anything that could be considered a threat in any case.
"Well, the cave seems to be unoccupied," Jimmy said.
"Unless the resident is out on a lunch break," Cindy said.
Jimmy shook his head. "I don't think so. The cave is empty. If there was anything living in here we'd be able to tell. There'd be signs of life. A nest, some bits of food, something."
"I think we should build a fire, just in case," Cindy said.
"That wouldn't be such a bad idea," Jimmy said. "It would keep most animals away, and we could keep warm too. We'll have to do it the old-fashioned way, though. I'll go get the sticks. You stay here. That way, if I run into Mr. Rex out there, at least you'll be safe." He turned and began to walk off.
"Jimmy, what's wrong with your leg?" Cindy said. Jimmy turned around.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"You're limping…."
"I am?" he asked, surprised. It was then that he remembered that he had hurt his ankle jumping from the tree. He had completely forgotten about it. Suddenly all the pain rushed back. He cringed a little.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I hurt it jumping from the tree…."
"Does it still hurt?"
"A little," he lied.
"Let me see," she said.
"No, really, I'm fine," he protested.
"Jimmy Neutron, sit down and let me look at your leg," she said. He reluctantly obeyed. Cindy came over and sat down, leaning over his ankle.
"Jimmy, it's all swollen!" she cried. "Why didn't you mention it earlier?"
"We were running from a T-Rex. I didn't think it was an appropriate time to mention it."
"Then why didn't you mention it once we were in here?"
"It's no big deal," Jimmy said dismissively.
"Jimmy, your ankle is swollen. It's probably broken. It's a big deal."
"There's nothing we can do about it!" Jimmy said, getting a little annoyed. "Listen, humans won't be around for millions of years. It's not as if we could just go to the nearest doctor."
"Well, at least let me put a splint on it or something."
Jimmy sighed. "You're as bad as my mom. Fine, I'll put a splint on it."
Cindy stood up. "I'll go get the sticks for the fire and some sticks for your splint. You stay here. Don't get up, it'll make it worse."
"But-" Jimmy started to say, trying to stand up.
"Sit down! You are not allowed to protest. I'll be right back," she said, and left.
"Is that what I think it-" she started to say, but Jimmy interrupted her by tugging on her arm and beginning to scramble down the tree.
"Come on!" he shouted. "We have to put as much distance as we can between ourselves and that thing!"
Tired as she was, Cindy found herself climbing down the tree after Jimmy. It only took them a couple minutes to get down the tree, but it felt longer. Time always seems to go slower when you're scared.
The last branch was about six feet above the ground. Jimmy took a breath, then jumped. He landed kind of funny and felt a sharp pain shoot through his ankle, but he ignored it. Right then the main concern was making sure that he and Cindy got as far away from where the T-Rex was as possible.
Cindy jumped down from the tree. Jimmy grabbed her hand and they began to run. Jimmy couldn't believe that he was actually running, given the fact that he hadn't slept at all and was dead tired.
"Jimmy," Cindy asked as they ran, "exactly where are we going?"
"I'm not sure," he said. "Just look around for a cave or something, one that's got a low ceiling and that extends really far back so that if Mr. Rex back there gets up here and smells us, he won't be able to get us."
"Oh, come on Jimmy," Cindy said. "What are the odds of us finding something like-"
They turned a corner and suddenly found themselves standing in front of a cave with a low ceiling and that seemed to go pretty far back.
"-that," Cindy finished. "Well, what're the odds of this happening?"
"We'd better check to see if it's occupied first, but I think this'll work," Jimmy said.
They walked in slowly, calling out so that if anything was in the cave, sleeping, it would wake up and warn them, hopefully, anyway. After a full exploration of the cave, which didn't take too long since the cave wasn't all that big, Jimmy and Cindy found that there wasn't anything living in the cave, anything that could be considered a threat in any case.
"Well, the cave seems to be unoccupied," Jimmy said.
"Unless the resident is out on a lunch break," Cindy said.
Jimmy shook his head. "I don't think so. The cave is empty. If there was anything living in here we'd be able to tell. There'd be signs of life. A nest, some bits of food, something."
"I think we should build a fire, just in case," Cindy said.
"That wouldn't be such a bad idea," Jimmy said. "It would keep most animals away, and we could keep warm too. We'll have to do it the old-fashioned way, though. I'll go get the sticks. You stay here. That way, if I run into Mr. Rex out there, at least you'll be safe." He turned and began to walk off.
"Jimmy, what's wrong with your leg?" Cindy said. Jimmy turned around.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"You're limping…."
"I am?" he asked, surprised. It was then that he remembered that he had hurt his ankle jumping from the tree. He had completely forgotten about it. Suddenly all the pain rushed back. He cringed a little.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I hurt it jumping from the tree…."
"Does it still hurt?"
"A little," he lied.
"Let me see," she said.
"No, really, I'm fine," he protested.
"Jimmy Neutron, sit down and let me look at your leg," she said. He reluctantly obeyed. Cindy came over and sat down, leaning over his ankle.
"Jimmy, it's all swollen!" she cried. "Why didn't you mention it earlier?"
"We were running from a T-Rex. I didn't think it was an appropriate time to mention it."
"Then why didn't you mention it once we were in here?"
"It's no big deal," Jimmy said dismissively.
"Jimmy, your ankle is swollen. It's probably broken. It's a big deal."
"There's nothing we can do about it!" Jimmy said, getting a little annoyed. "Listen, humans won't be around for millions of years. It's not as if we could just go to the nearest doctor."
"Well, at least let me put a splint on it or something."
Jimmy sighed. "You're as bad as my mom. Fine, I'll put a splint on it."
Cindy stood up. "I'll go get the sticks for the fire and some sticks for your splint. You stay here. Don't get up, it'll make it worse."
"But-" Jimmy started to say, trying to stand up.
"Sit down! You are not allowed to protest. I'll be right back," she said, and left.