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Someone's not making it out of the cave. Muhahahahaha!
Chapter4: Maze of Mystery
Doc was paralyzed with fear. Everything was still. After what seemed like an eternity, the blue rabbit bolted the way he came. He moved his little legs as fast as he could. He looked behind him to see the monster was gaining. It let out a primordial roar to signal the hunt has begun.
Meanwhile, Mitzi was beginning to get concerned. "Don't you think we were a little hard on him," she pleaded. "If you ask me, the little twerp deserved it," Lobo sternly said. The group then heard a monstrous roar from the direction Doc went. "Ok, now I'm worried," said Mint. Doc burst in from out of the darkness. "Run! It's gonna eat you!" he yelled frantically. "What the-," Fanny started before she saw the monster also appear.
Duke was tired of running. It seemed nowhere was safe anymore. No matter how fast the group ran the monster lizard was always a few feet behind. Duke was getting tired, but refused to slow down. He wouldn't die this way. Soon the passageway split into two. "Split up," Jet yelled. Tom, Mitzi, Duke, Cobb, and Fanny went left. Jet, Bunnie, Doc, Lobo, Mint, and Prince went right.
The monster paused for a minute. It couldn't pass up a chance like this. It would be hard to choose between the two groups of animals. However he knew the cave well and could easily find the other group. Instinct told him to go for the easier prey first. The monster thought for a moment, then decided the group with the pig was the easiest to get. The monster chose left.
"I think it stopped following us," Jet said. Checking one last time, he dropped to the ground exhausted. The others followed. "That was close," said Doc. "I'll say," Lobo added. Their little fight was forgotten for now. " What about the others?" said a worried Mint. " I'm sure there okay," Jet comfortingly said. This was not the case, however.
Tom was using his last reserves of energy to try to keep ahead. He looked back to see that the cave monster was as close as it was 10 minutes ago. It seemed to be eyeing Cobb. Soon after they soon came to a dead end. They were trapped. The monster closed in. If Tom didn't know better, he'd have sworn it smiled. The monster closed in slowly, enjoying his prey's fear. Tom knew this was the end.
It seemed to happen all at once. The monster lunged. Fanny took out her axe, furry in her eyes. Fanny took a mighty swing, piercing through its scaly hide. The monster reared back, blood pouring from its snout. The animals stared in disbelief. Fanny screaming, "This way," running past it, shattered his trance. The animals surged forward while the cave monster was distracted. "Fanny you, you saved us," Duke said. "Yeah, well don't expect me to do it again," said Fanny.
The now enraged monster lost track of his prey. However, he caught sent of the other group. Perhaps this will prove an easier meal," he thought to himself. He then crawled toward his next meal.
Elsewhere, Jet fell into a hole for the third time. "What is it with these pitfalls!" Jet screeched. The rest of the group had also had encounters with the dreaded pitfalls. Doc shrugged, "The ground's may be unstable". Jet grumbled to himself as he crawled out of the hole. "Did you hear that," Bunnie said. "Hear what?" asked Prince. "That!" Bunnie stated. Doc started, "I don't-" when the cave monster leapt from the ceiling nearly crushing him. Doc saw it had a long scar on its face. They instantly started running. However, the monster seemed more determined than before. It was quickly catching up with the tiring animals. Prince was the slowest in the party. The cave monster was almost upon him. The monster's snout was inches away from his head. Prince could smell it's rotten breath. Prince shut his eyes expecting the immanent doom. It didn't come. He saw the monster had its leg in a pitfall. It frantically tried to pull it out, but it was lodged firmly in. It let out a final roar in frustration before disappearing into the darkness.
The monster pulled and pulled until its leg came free. He would not give up this hunt. He was starving and needed something to eat badly. He would continue track the animals.
Jet once again sat down to relax. "I don't think I'll make it if this keeps up," Jet said. The others agreed with that statement. "Did anyone notice the long scar on the monster's face," said Doc. "Yeah, so what?" said Lobo. "Well, it wasn't there before," said Doc. Jet agreed. While the others pondered this, Bunnie's sensitive ears heard something. She alerted the others and they all got ready to run. Out of the darkness came…Fanny. The others followed her. "You guys are alive!" exclaimed Lobo. "We thought you guys were goners," Mitzi replied.
While the reunited animals exchanged greetings, a figure loomed ever closer. He would put all his knowledge of the hunt to the test. He was determined to get a meal.
Cobb saw Bunnie looking out into the tunnel as if she were studying it. "What's wrong?" he asked her. Bunnie replied, "Something's coming closer". The party of animals soon became tense. After a few short seconds the monster lunged from out of the darkness. He barely missed snatching Duke. Cobb ran as fast as he could, but he knew the monster would eventually catch up. The soon came to a crossroad. "Follow me to the exit," screamed Doc heading towards the right. Lobo started, "Why should we-", but doc cut him off, " Just trust me". For some reason, everyone followed Doc. They saw an opening ahead.
The monster was racing full speed towards them. On the turn however, he lost his footing and slammed into the wall. The ceiling over the exit started to collapse. Jet realized if they didn't make it out in time they were doomed. Jet summoned every ounce of energy he had left and made a mad dash to the exit. The other animals did the same. The cave monster was running full gallop. He couldn't let his prey escape.
Cobb was in the middle of the group. He hoped he could make it to the exit in time. He looked back and saw Mint was falling behind. The monster would be upon her in seconds. He knew she was the next one to go. Suddenly he was sucked into the ground. The monster shifted his gaze onto him. As the monster closed in and the exit crumbled, he awaited his doom and cursed his luck. Then everything went black.
Just as Mint dove through the closing exit the monster had his feast. After a few seconds, Lobo proclaimed, "We all made it!" Cheers followed him from everyone, except Duke. Duke counted those present. He got 10. "Wait a minute, where's Cobb?" he yelled. The noise died down when the animals realized Cobb didn't make it out of the cave.
The monster feasted on the green pig. He savored each bite. Soon, he had eaten Cobb to the bone. He needed more of this, but his meal was all gone. Suddenly he remembered the other exit to this labyrinth. He would hunt the animals to the end of the Earth. The cave monster crawled away into the darkness. The animals would meet him again someday.
The group of survivors reflected on their lost comrade. The wind ripped at Mitzi's dress. For the first time she observed her surroundings. They had reached the mountains.