I was walking through what seemed to be a flat plain, yammering on to Sponge Guy about how annoying creatures can be when they are afraid of everything, how stupid it was that I was going to have to wait 3 days to get out of here, how I wish I could take a nice hot shower, and how I need my ship back. He was nodding and replying in his own way, agreeing that it was all stupid, when there wasn't any ground under my feet anymore and I tumbled down into a long tunnel. After the world stopped spinning and I recovered the box from a few feet in front of me I looked around the tunnel. It looked like it had been carved out by an animal.

The fact that the tunnel was about 30 feet in circumference was disconcerting. Whatever made this was huge and I just hope it isn't here anymore. Maybe the wraiths roasted it up and ate it at a feast or something. I got an uneasy twinge when I thought of the wraiths and a paranoid thought crossed my mind. Would they be able to find me if I thought about them too much? Could Lord sense me when I thought of him?

The fact that I mutilated him probably has changed his mind a little about wanting to marry me. Most likely he has a vendetta against me now and is out for blood. Well, he would be if he wasn't blind and most likely being treated for popped eyeballs. I was about to make the decision to never think of him again, when I heard a low rumbling noise. It got louder, the ground began to move and my body suddenly felt very cold. Total deer in the headlights moment.

I started to stagger backwards. I tripped over something and fell on my butt. I felt something hard and slightly sticky under my hand. I chanced a look at it. There was a skeleton with a couple tendons and patches of blood on it, just like I had expected. This is not my day. . .come to think of it, my life for the last really long while has been less than pleasing.

A huge head came into view. It was reptilian to say the least, but it wasn't a snake. I could already see about 10 legs. I'm really getting sick of all these weird monsters. I thought of the insects that had accosted me before my run in with Lord and held back a shudder. The creature didn't seem to know how to react to me. It had stopped as soon as it saw me and was staring at me cocking its head from one side to the other. That gives the impression of an intellect. It's trying to figure out what it should do. I crawled backwards slowly and unthreateningly as I could (not that I could be threatening to something like that) for a few moments. The leviathan slowly slither-walked forward, sniffing the air with its nose, and tasting it with its tongue. Ok, that's just weird. A bit much if you ask me. I mean come on, pick one or the other!

I felt the sun on me and chanced a partial glance up. I was directly under the entrance of the hole. I was hoping that, since this creature looked strictly subterranean, I could crawl out of the opening and it wouldn't pursue me for very long if at all. It started to come towards me faster. Forget crawling, I'm going to jump. I curled my legs under me and knelt there for a moment. When I felt the time was right I kicked my legs out and propelled myself up out of the hole towards what I was hoping to be safety. I began to fall and my natural instinct was to look down at where I was falling.

Gravity was throwing me down towards a huge mouth full of glistening slimy teeth. Oh shit. I really wish I had a set of wings right now, but unfortunately, I don't. This is going to be really horrid. I plummeted down closer and closer to the gaping maw. I closed my eyes thinking that maybe it would make it less crappy when I was ingested if I couldn't see my body slowly dissolving. When I landed on the creatures teeth my eyes snapped open. Maybe I'm not meant to die right now. I hopped off the teeth and ran as fast as I could as soon as I hit the ground. The creature roared in anger and disappeared under ground once again. That's something I never want to come across again. That one or anything slightly resembling it.

Just an hour later I was staggering through the swamp wishing that I was anywhere else. The humidity was matting my fur, the insects were swarming around me and biting my ears. Everything from my knees down was scratched up and bleeding due to the thorny vines I kept having to walk through. This is the pits. I would rather be on Lau'thalus getting accosted by a trainer. At least then I wouldn't have the chance of being swallowed whole and I would be sure to recieve medical attention after being desimated.

My mind wandered back to my old trainer. Gor'tok really wasn't so bad until I remembered who I had been. . .silly me thinking that could have worked. It would have been just like Ya'uta and I because I can't seem to keep my temper under control. I'm a dip shit.

I found a cave that was rather small, I could fit into it if I curled up. I closed my eyes to rest for a while if that was possible. My defenses are starting to break down and my mind seems to be semi cloudy. Traveling in this state could be detrimental to my health if I have anymore run-ins with big scary things.

My eyes opened to a set of gleaming teeth. Not this again. I kicked my feet out and sent the teeth tumbling backwards with whatever they were attached to. It let out a loud squeal and then a sound like a weeping woman. My hackles raised and I crawled out of the hole to face my attacker. The creature, a large porcupine like thing with 6 legs, started to back away from me.

"I didn't mean to frighten you."

I reeled in surprise at this sudden understandable vocalization. This is dumbfounding. Nothing on this planet makes sense. It seems like everything that should be isn't and what isn't is. It's almost completely backwards. I pressed my palms into my eyes and took a deep breath. Sponge Guy chortled at me and I glanced at him. He squirmed around for a moment. I need to calm down. I think my emotions are too much for him and are having a bad effect. Either that or I screwed up by taking him off that planet where I found him. I conentrated on breathing calmly for a few moments. When I felt I was properly composed I looked at the weird creature.

"Uh. . .it's ok?"

"What were you doing in there?"

"Sleeping."

"It isn't safe in there."

"Because things like you can get to me?"

"No, because other things can. I don't wish you harm. I heard you blinded Lord and that endears you to me and my kind."

I almost started to breathe hard again. Not only does this weird thing speak, it speaks eloquently and that is really scary to me for some reason.

"Word gets around fast."

"He came to our world and destroyed it. My kind is almost totally extinct because of him."

"Hence the reason I'm endeared to you and your kind for it."

"Yes. Come with me and I will lead you to a safe place."

I decided that it wouldn't hurt to go with him. If I get eaten or molested by a bunch of giant porcupines, it doesn't matter! I'm not giving a fuck about much right now, as long as I don't have to deal with Lord ever, it's all fine and dandy. We traveled for a while in silence. We crested a hill about an hour later. I was thinking this creature just wanted to walk me to death when he looked at me and seemed to kind of smile in a weird way.

"Here we are, home sweet home."

What I saw was most definitely not what I was expecting.