Earth Protectors

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"What'll work?" Ashleigh asked holding onto the stone slab. Arty smirk. Ashleigh's eyes went wide. "Do you mean?…Ah! Yay! It'll be like downhill mountain biking!"

"Close, we're going to be sledding!" Arty said. "Now help me get this in position. But first we'll need something to steer with."

In the mountain a burst of steam went through the cave, knocking off rocks. Arty went over to the former cave entrance. "We could use one of these long rocks. Look for some long sticks or something, Rain and Miguel!"

They promptly did so, putting Nny on the ground gently. Nny also put in his two cents by searching around him for any long wood. Though it seemed useless. Suddenly a powerful blow of steam escaped the cave blowing back rocks and a big chunk of rock too. Arty backed up as she saw the beast that they had fought crawl through. "Hey! It's that thing!"

"Kill it!" Alex shouted.

"No," the thing said. "Please don't…"

Arty walked over and kicked it. "Why not eh? You tried to kill my friends!"

"I'm sorry!" it whined. Arty snorted.

"Sorry doesn't do anything. We should just kill you!" Artemis said taking out a knife. She started to cut into the beast's head. Starting from the nose and making her way to the eyes. Then Katrina stopped her.

"Don't, Artemis. He didn't kill any of us. Make his death quick. We can use his bones," She said. Arty nodded. And took out her gun and shot the beast. She the took her knife and cut out the long bones. She rolled them in the now a bit to get the blood off or dried. Then she walked back over to the group after she picked up enough diamonds so everyone could have two. (I'd say the exact number but I can't remember the exact number!)

"Okay," Arty said giving them each two. "Let's do this."

"What are the diamonds for?" Alex asked. Arty smirked as she helped get the rock slab on the ice sheet and held it steady as they putt Nny on it. Then they all hopped on. It was a bit small but sturdy. Arty gave Katrina, Ashleigh and Jen a bone to help steer while Arty herself steered too.

"It's just a little souvenir, Alex," Arty said. "Now we have to push this out to where slopes. Hold tight everyone!"

The four girls pushed on the ice sheet but it was to slippery for them to push. The Ice sheet was flat they needed to get where it sloped. "Start to dig it in the ice, girls. We'll get out of here before the volcano blows!" Artemis yelled over the groan of the Mountain as it shook a little. Arty noticed that the slab moved out as the mountain shook. Looking at where it sloped she estimated only two feet left and they had moved a foot. "come on! Put you backs into it!" They dug into the ice and pushed off then the mountain shook again and they were out where it sloped. For a second they seemed to be still then W H O O SH! The rock slid down the mountain, everyone still on. Arty, Katrina, Ashleigh and Jen were crouching so they cold maintain balance as they steered. The others were either laying or sitting, holding to each other for their lives. Suddenly they heard a roar like snow was falling. Terry looked back, her eyes grew huge.

"Ava-Avalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanche!" She yelled. Only fifty behind and closing was an avalanche! Arty glanced back, and she went white. She hated avalanches. She sat down and Terry took her place. Arty may have seemed fearless but she wasn't unbreakable. Sharks, and avalanches really frightened her. Then Selena who did not look back but kept her eyes forward went white too.

"Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiff!" She yelled pointing forward. Arty jumped up.

"Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!" Arty yelled as some snow got down he shirt. Then Terry saw something. She smirked.

"Alright! Keep going forward, girls! Don't turn!" Terry yelled.

"What? If we don't turn or find someplace else to cross we'll die!" Jen yelled.

"Just do as I say! Push more in the back there! We need acceleration!" Terry said pointing to Katrina. Katrina nodded.

"I'd like some help please!" Katrina yelled. Jen walked back and helped her. Ashleigh moved from the front to the right of the rock slab where Jen previously was to keep the rock from moving swerving. Artemis went to the front and saw why Terry gave the orders she did. She smirked and looked at Terry and nodded. Terry smiled and nodded back and then turned her attention to the front.

The avalanche was near on them then the three in the back gave a mighty heave at once and they were accelerated forward and onto the cliff that curve upward like a ramp and they were lfying in the air! They were accelerated to the other side of the cliff where they kept going down the mountain side. The Avalanche fell into the gorge like thing. But it was just ice! The ice sheet there were on cracked and started to move forward and down into an avalanche of ice! They friends yelled as they were thrown from their slab down the mountain! Sharp ice shards cut their skin. They were then caught in an avalanche of ice and snow. They were scattered a bit but still together except for…

"Nnyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" Jen shouted. They looked around for Nny though it was hard in the torrent of ice and snow. Every move they made the ice cut their skin and the snow chilled it. They were swept on down the mountains not knowing where their good friend Nny was.

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Haha! Left you hanging eh? Well I hope you all review! Tc!

Jester