Chapter five:
Calvin and Hobbes ran like maniacs, as the compies examined the spider probe.
Soon, though, the lost interest, and started after Calvin and Hobbes.
They ignored the message coming out of the MTM telling them that the spider probe is unlocated, and continued bolting through the cave.
At last, they came to the opening on the other side.
Calvin and Hobbes jumped out, and propped a rock against the exit.
"That was close." Said Hobbes.
"I'll say, oh and Hobbes?"
"Mmmm?"
"Lets just keep it our secret that we were attacked by poisonous chickens."
"Gotchya." Said Hobbes.
By the time they had gotten out of the cave, night had fallen, and the full moon was the only thing showing small lizards scurrying across the landscape.
Calvin and Hobbes looked around.
"We really ought to find that probe." said Calvin.
Hobbes sighed.
"Whatever." He said.
Calvin opened up the Main Menu, went into "Miscellaneous", clicked on "more..." and the screen changed
Search
More...
Calvin clicked on "search"
Welcome to Search Wizard
What do you want to do?
Search for living animals or humans
Search for inanimate objects
Calvin clicked on the inanimate objects, and the hologram changed to a radar screen under the radar were options
Narrow it down to...
MTM equipment
Plants
more...
"Calvin, plants aren't inanimate objects." Hobbes said.
Calvin ignored him, and clicked on "MTM equipment".
Off in the Distance, a Dilophosaur made its spitting scream, but it sounded like it was pretty far away.
The radar beeped as the message "Aerial probe located" flashed across the screen.
Calvin typed a command into the MTM.
Gling glong flip a ding dong.
Hobbes stared at the MTM.
Without looking up, Calvin said, "It means to point me in its direction."
The hologram screen was instantly replaced with a shining, green arrow.
It pointed behind Calvin and Hobbes.
Calvin and Hobbes turned around, and started following the arrow.
They were walking for some time, when Calvin stepped in a puddle.
"Oh great! My new shoes. Calvin looked down.
"Oops." He said.
Hobbes looked down. Calvin had just stepped in an Allosaurus footprint with some water in it.
"Can we go home?" Asked Hobbes.
"No." Said Calvin.
"Calvin," Hobbes argued. "these tracks are going in the exact same direction we need to go to find your stupid frisbee!"
"Oh well." Said Calvin, walking on.
Hobbes had no choice but to follow.
After a while, Hobbes noticed that the plant life seemed to get more thick the farther they followed it.
By now it was early morning, and Calvin and Hobbes were still following the arrow.
The plant life was finally getting so thick that Hobbes had to "weed whip" a trail through it with his claws.
They continued to follow the arrow.
Then, just then, they stepped out onto a beach.
The sand was soft, and the Allosaurus tracks were in it.
Calvin and Hobbes followed the arrow, until it hit the water, and Calvin and Hobbes had to stop.
The arrow pointed straight forward across the small sea, and to a distant island.
The Allosaurus footprints went into the water and disappeared, too.
"We can't get across." Said Hobbes. "Too bad. Can we go home?"
"No." Calvin spat. "I have a way of getting across this overgrown puddle!"
Calvin closed down the radar, and opened the main menu.
He clicked around on it for a few seconds, then, with a large wind like sound, a raft shot out of the MTM.
Calvin climbed into it.
Hobbes seemed hesitant, then climbed in.
"NEXT STOP:" Calvin yelled. "CREEPY ISLAND WITH THE FOG OVER IT!"
"Shut up." Spat Hobbes.
