Ok, I'm really sorry about the confusion on the transition from chapter ten to chapter eleven. This is how I meant it to be, the whole 'until Ratchet screamed' thing was supposed to be a thingy (I don't know what to call it) like, for chapter eleven. But then in chapter eleven it goes back to explain why he screamed. I don't know how to explain it! I had a really bad headache when I wrote chapter ten, so chapter eleven didn't make much sense cuz I didn't think to look back until after I posted it.
Now, here is chapter 12:
The instant Gregor's head broke the surface of the water, he gasped loudly, and tried to catch his breath. The water had slowed to the point where he could control where he went.
Gregor struggled to see where exactly he was. It took him a few minutes to notice that there was a ledge that he could drag himself onto. He slowly made his way over to it, and pulled himself up onto it.
He pulled his legs up against his body to help fend off the chill. He was soaked to the bone, and was sore from being tossed around so harshly. He shuddered from how cold he was, and then regretted it when his muscles screamed at him. He closed his eyes for a moment.
Gregor's eyes snapped open, and instantly they fell onto a large mass of something not too far down the river from him. He struggled to his feet and went to check it out.
As he reached it, he noticed that it had a tail, and only a small amount of fur left on it.
Rotten flesh was falling off of the dead rat's body. It reeked like something awful. Gregor fought back the urge to vomit.
But then the urge was too strong and he retched, and emptied the contents of his stomach onto the ground beside the carcass.
After he was sure that he was finished, he went back up to where he had been. He huddled against the wall of what must have been a large cave.
He closed his eyes, and was just drifting off when a very bright light began to shine outside his eyelids. It took him only a moment to realize what it must have been. And to confirm his worst (or not) fears there came a voice.
"I am he called Photos Glow-Glow, and she is Zap!"
Dun dun dun! I don't know why I put in the shiners, I just felt like it. What do you think of Gregor spending some time in the land of those gluttonous fireflies? I think this part is gonna be fun… but I need motivation! So Review Review REVIEW! Pwease?