Denton glanced away from the scenery realizing that Littlefoot was near him and that Zaine was talking to him.
"Huh? Oh.. yeah... sorry..." and then turning to Littlefoot "Hi Littlefoot.. I did not see you there... were you saying something to me?"
It would seem that Denton was so focussed on the distant crater that he subconsciously blocked out everything else that was going on around him. He knew that what he was seeing had something to do with his strange nightmares, and he was desperately trying to make sense of it all. The strange explosion the night before was definitely apart of his nightmare as well and he remembered that part strangely very well. And now the crater, he seemed to recall from the dreams too. Everything else seemed completely blotted from his mind.
Realizing his awkward absence made him feel somewhat embarrassed, but upon hearing Littlefoot and Zaine, he suddenly came back to focus and saw his surroundings much more clearer than usual.
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Theadon was suddenly more concerned about his own brother than he had ever been in his existing life. He quickly made his way down into the crater, stumbling and often tumbling until he slid into place where Groffis was standing before he vanished. Upon making his landing he was immediately jolted by the static sparks from the orb and he let out a painful yelp. It felt as if he were being jabbed all over with the needles of a large bramble bush all over his body. But being more concerned for Groffis he tried to ignore this.
"Groffis, where are you?!?" he called out, but there still was no answer, nor any sight of Groffis. He called again and again, still yielding no results. Feeling frustrated and nearly beaten by the static jolts he started to feel weak and weary and soon collapsed to the ground. He was facing the large ball of light as he lay there and soon he started to see images in it. He did not know if he were simply just hallucinating or dreaming, but what he saw in the orb appeared to be a completely different world.
Vague images of grassy pastures and mountains covered in fresh greenery and topped with ice. It was a world he had never seen. A world that had not yet come into existence on this same earth.
He also saw creatures, strange to him. Most were covered in fur. To us humans we'd know these creatures, some feline types (sabre tooth), some as woolly mammoths and other mammals well known during and around the first ice age.
Seeing these strange images within the orb of light, Theadon almost forgot about his brother. He even almost forgot about what was going on, and even of the world he currently lived in. But soon the images faded and he came to. And at that sudden moment he remembered his brother again.
"Groffis!" he cried as he struggled to stand to his feet. This time he was answered, but not by his brother. but from a voice, seemingly disembodied, coming from nowhere. Or everywhere. He could not tell. It seemed to hiss as it spoke to him.
"If you want to see your brother again, you must do as we tell you."
"Wha... who... who are you?" said Theaden who was very disturbed by the strange voice.
"That is none of your concern. Do as we say, or never see your brother again." replied the voice.
Though he was still frightened by this strange presence, he was desperate for Groffis, so he responded in the best manner that he could "Anything! Just... just give my brother back! He's all I have left!"
"You are to bring us younglings from your world. As a sacrifice. Only then shall we release your brother back into your time!"
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ooc: cut back to Denton and crew.
