After another descent down into the depths of the ominous tunnel, Melissa and friends walked past the room Melissa and Dick had previously discovered. They walked along the dimly lit hall until Dick who was leading them stopped short causing Melissa to collide with him.
"Ouch, what gives?" she grumbled.
"Shh," Dick responded slowly opening a wooden door that the others had failed to notice.
Dick led them inside the small, cramped, very dark room. Melissa stood perfectly still frozen in place as she listened to the odd sounds all around them. She grasped Dick's hand for comfort. She'd heard this sound before and it was one of the few things that scared her.
HISS
She inched closer to her boyfriend who moved his flashlight around his eyes growing wide at the scary sight before them. Snakes hundreds of snakes. All kinds of snakes. Their beady eyes seemed to glare daggers at the teens and their companion. Melissa held onto Dick for dear life. If there was one living thing she was scared of it was a snake.
Years ago.
Five-year-old Melissa was playing behind the house. Currently, she was riding Lou with Bud close behind them. The hyenas stopped suddenly causing the young girl to fall in the dirt. When she looked up she was greeted by an angry mother snake. Melissa had just unintentionally killed her babies. The snake slithered forwards and bit the girl on her arm. Melissa screamed causing Ivy to rush to her aid. Ivy's plants strangled the snake before devouring it for lunch. Ivy tended to Melissa who was forever scared of snakes.
Present.
Melissa felt like vomiting profusely. The snakes were in containers of course but Melissa felt like fainting. Debbie, Tinker and, Speed Buggy moved around snapping pictures of the price tags on the containers. Dick pulled Melissa from the room and only then did she loses her hold on him.
"I hate snakes,"
"Really I couldn't tell" Dick joked in a futile effort to lighten the mood.
"Save it Bird Boy," Melissa snapped.
"Hey if it makes you feel better we've solved part of the mystery, someone was selling the snakes on the black market and using the reptile convention as a cover up. Clearly they want to shut down the race to resume business"
"But who?" Melissa interjected.
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