"Well, if the exit is inside a volcano, at least we have an exit out of this world.", Ash told them. Misty said, "One problem, though. They are so many volcanoes in this area. How do we find which one is the right one?". Now they were all discouraged, until Ash thought of something. "Vanessa, does the writing say on when the leader returned?", he asked her. Vanessa turned back to the inscription and said that the leader returned in three days. "That's the answer! The volcano that has the portal must be near here. I mean, since he returned in three days, the volcano has to be near here.", he explained to them all. It did make some sense, and it was the only one they had left. "There is a nearby volcano near here.", Brock told them as he looked behind him. He ushered everyone to come where he was and when they looked through an open area of the tree, they saw a volcano. It was active, smoke bellowing from the top. "That must be it! It has to be!", Vanessa whispered. Misty judged its distance, and estimated that it was about ten miles east from their current position. "We'll wait till nightfall. That way, no dinos can see us at night.", Ash suggested to them. They agreed with him, and all started to sleep again. Vanessa still snuggled up to Ash. Misty did the same. Soon, things would heat up. Hotter then any volcano could ever make!
As the day passed, night soon came upon the world. When the sun and completely set, Ash woke up and started to wake the others. When the time was right, everyone slowly descended down the tree. Ash landed down first, helping Misty and Vanessa down as well. Brock helped himself down. Pikachu put Togepi on its back and Pikachu scampered down the tree. Hitting solid ground, the group started towards the east. "Its going to be a long walk, so lets cover as much ground as we can.", Ash told the others. They agreed and started their journey. Walking in the jungle at night was eerier fro the travelers, since they didn't know what to expect. The thick leaves and branches concealed much of everything, while the brush made it nearly impossible for them to see on what was ahead. Misty and Vanessa were very close to Ash. Going about two miles, the group came across a peculiar area. It was in a circular shape, mud and earth in the middle. In the circle were four eggs, each about the size of a football. "We better get out of here before the parents come back.", Brock suggested. All agreed with him. They slowly made their way around the nest, being careful not to fall in. They nearly made it when something came from out of the brush. They turned to see a gigantic pair of dinosaurs! Judging by their teeth, they were carnivores. Each one had a sail-type fin on their back, about 19 feet high and 17 feet long. "I think they are called Spinosaurs." Vanessa told the terrified group. They were bigger then the T-Rexes! The larger one bent down and started to sniff at the eggs. The other one, who was slightly smaller, joined in as well. The two started to sniff the eggs, detecting that something was wrong. The group remained frozen, trying to not make a move. Unfortunately, the large Spinosaur saw them. It saw these creatures as intruders, and let out a terrifying roar!
Its mate looked up and saw the group as well. Roaring together, the two beasts charged at them. The group suddenly fled back into the jungle, with the two meat-eaters in hot pursuit! The Spinosaurs ran at about 35 m.p.h, very fast indeed. Fortunately, the thick jungle helped slow down their progress a bit. The whole company was now running for their lives again. The group didn't realize it, but they were now about halfway to their destination. Misty tripped and fell to the ground. The Spinosaurs were now upon her, ready to have a quick meal. Misty was too frightened to move, paralyzed with fear. She closed her eyes, ready to meet her maker. Suddenly, she felt some strong arms embrace her and heave her up. Opening her eyes, she saw that it was Ash who came back and saved her! She was very grateful now indeed. The Spinosaurs were now upon our young travelers, ready to have a late night snack. Fast as they could, they never could outrun the two monsters. Suddenly, a sharp roar filled the air. But this time, it came from the opposite direction of the Spinosaur. The two turned around to see another dinosaur at their nest. The Spinosaurs had very good eyesight, near or far. They saw that a small dinosaur, a Cerasaurs, was at their nest. It was sniffing at the eggs, wondering if it was possible to eat them. The Spinosaurs turned around and attempted to make the Cerasaurs their next meal.
"I can't believe we survived.", Vanessa breathed out heavily. The group was all out of breath, very tired from their experience. "This world makes being chased by Team Rocket look like a joke.", Brock sighed out. Misty was kneeling on the ground, painting very heavily. She turned to her left and saw Ash kneeling right beside her. She smiled, very grateful that he had saved her from death. She kissed him on the lips, hard, hot, and passionately! Everyone, including Ash, was surprised by this. After a few minutes, Misty broke the kiss. She smiled, very glad that she revealed her feelings to Ash like that. "What was that for?!", Ash asked Misty. She whispered to him, "That's for saving my life, Ash.". She then fainted in his arms, very tired from the excitement. Ash blushed a bright red, then decided to put Misty near the river. Sitting next to her, he made sure she was comfortable. Vanessa was really jealous at this scene, and decided to sit next to Ash so Misty wouldn't pull off any more of her tricks. The entire group then rested to complete their journey.
It was now morning when the group woke up, the sun's rays gently pouring on to the weary travelers. Misty was the first to get up, seeing everyone still asleep. She then saw Ash, lying down next to her. "He stayed with me the whole time.", Misty whispered. She gently went to Ash's face, closed her eyes, and was ready to deliver another kiss. Suddenly, she felt someone yank on her hair hard. It was Vanessa, pulling on Misty's hair. Misty was forced up and was in pain from the strain. Vanessa then tossed Misty into the river. Misty came rose up from the river, steaming mad! "What did you do that for, you little wretch?!", Misty demanded. Vanessa exclaimed, "I told you to stay away from him! Now, I'm going to make sure that you do!". She then jumped into the river, ready to rumble with Misty. Misty also started to prepare herself when Vanessa was charging towards her. Coming upon Misty, like a shark towards its prey, Vanessa tackled her down hard! The two then started to fight, their thrashing bodies turning the water into white foam. Misty used punches and kicks to drive Vanessa off, but Vanessa used throws and counter-attacks to also give Misty a beating. After fifteen minutes, their match was stopped by Ash. He saw them, and was embarrassed at the scene. He was about to say something, when he looked up and saw something wonderful. "Hey, everyone! Look! We're here!", he shouted out. The others woke up and the girls turned towards the direction Ash was pointing to. Near the river, was the volcano! It was about 4 miles in front of them. "Well, it looks like we'll get home after all.", Brock said excitedly. Ash started to jump up and down with delight, shouting with joy. The whole group joined in the celebration.
Packing up, the group started to cross the river. It was far smaller then the other rivers. Once on the other side, they all started towards the volcano. Grabbing fruit along the way, the started to eat. The fruit was declious, very edible as well. Soon, around noon, they were at the base of the volcano. "Well, we finally did it! Good job, everyone!", Ash congratulated the group. Brock saw an opening in the volcano's base, and ordered everyone to follow him towards it. Before they could take a step out of the jungle, an air-splitting roar filled the air! Looking behind them, they saw the two Spinosaurs! Beside them were two little ones. "They must have hatched last night.", Vanessa told the terrified group. The kids started to slowly back off, then ran towards the opening. The dinosaurs gave chase, emerging from the jungle full force! The kids almost made it, but they were soon blocked by another problem. On their right side, two T-Rexes emerged from the jungle as well! Beside them were little T-Rexes as well. The Spinosaurs saw them as intruders, and both roared out to the T-Rexes. The T-Rexes also roared out in response, seeing these dinosaurs as intruders. Then, all of them started to charge towards each other! The battle was incredible when they met each other. Biting, slashing, and roaring was all in the battle! It seemed dead even. "Let's take this chance to escape! I don't like to see the winner of this bout!", Ash told them. They agreed, and quickly went to the opening. Unfortunately, when they went in, some piercing eyes saw them enter.
Upon entering, they saw that the cave they were in was huge. It was also oddly cool in there. Pikachu used his electric energy to light up the place. Walking among the path, the group relied on instinct to guide them to their destination. Ten minutes after walking in, they heard a soft snorting noise behind them. "Oh no. Not again.", Misty moaned softly. Turning around, they saw six figures standing in front of the entrance. They were six feet tall, about the size of a man. They each had a large, curved claw on their feet. They had agile hands and thick tails. "I know that shape. They're Velociraptors.", Vanessa whispered to them all. The raptors started to peer into the cave, trying to find their prey. They went in, their eyes adjusting to the darkness. Absolutely frozen, the travelers stayed in place. One of the raptors went up to Ash, sniffing him. After a few moments, the raptor seemed to not notice him. Five minutes of searching, the raptors started to give up and head towards the entrance. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. That is, until, Brock sneezed. That was like an explosion to their ears. The raptors heard it and now saw their target. "RUN!!!", Ash yelled out. Everyone scattered, hoping that it would help them escape the raptors. One of the raptors started to bark out orders. It was the leader, which had some long slim feathers on its head. The other raptor obeyed it, going after the kids. The leader looked into the direction Ash had fled. It snarled, then gave chase after him.
The cave was now filled with screams, snarls, and growls! Misty had two raptors on her back, Vanessa had two others on her tail, Brock and Pikachu and Togepi had one raptor chasing them, while the leader made its way towards Ash. The cave was like a maze, very confusing and mind-boggling. The vicious raptors ever so close came near to catching their prey. But, the group would always manage to evade their snapping teeth and slicing claws. After a half hour of chasing, the scattered bunch came back together and saw the way out. "Hope it leads the right way!", Misty said in a panicked voice. "Any where is better then in here with these guys!", Vanessa remarked. Making a run towards the exit, it was a good fifty feet from where they were. The raptors saw them, and all dashed in together. Halfway to the exit, Ash looked up and saw something that might help them out. Soon, they were at the exit. "Go on, guys! I'll take care of these guys!", Ash told them. He made his way up above the exit when they all emerged, now pushing some rocks with his hands. He was trying to cause a cave in, sealing the exit so the raptors couldn't get to them. With much strength, Ash pushed the rocks over. When the rocks fell, some boulders were edged loose and fell with them. The raptors ran as fast as they could, leaping at the last second to try and catch their prey. They leaped a distance of sixty feet, very long for any thing! The leader was about to come through, but Ash quickly jumped down and actually shoved it back in! The cave was now sealed completely, the raptors snarling from the other side.