It wasn't long before Cleve came back into the cave with an armful of branches and twigs.

"Do you need more fuel for the fire, Dan?" Cleve asked, "There's a lot more near the dry river bed. It'll be a quick trip."

Ruby and Chomper woke to the sound of Cera's morning greetings.

"Daylight already?" Chomper whined, "Guess we'd better get up." Chomper slowly got up and walked into the sunlight. The light felt warm and good on his skin. Ruby followed him.

"So why were you asking about Claw Valley last night?" Ruby asked, "Did you ask because you wanted to go there?"

"Well, umm," Cleve hesitated, "we were planning to, but after hearing your descriptions, I'm not so sure."

"Morning guys," Cleve said as the slowly got up, "How's your leg doing, Frank? The wound on my arm has pretty much healed. It'll probably leave a scar though. Are you planning on going anywhere this morning? I was thinking that we can go back to the wreck of the 109 and salvage the cannon. We might find some other useful things as well."

Cleve was still wondering about the note the German pilot left Frank, and he wanted to search the Bf109 for documents relating to their presence in the dinosaur world. At this point, Cleve became fairly convinced that their appearance had something to do with German experiments involving portal technology. And just in case if they did find something, Frank would be able to translate it. Even if they didn't find anything, they would still be able to salvage the 20mm cannon.

Cleve was usually a fairly heavy sleeper. Being a sailor, he was used to sleeping to the sound of waves and diesel engines. Probably due to all the thoughts plaguing his mind, Cleve found it very difficult to stay asleep. He woke up to Frank's heavy breathing.

"Claw valley?" Cleve asked, "Maybe we can ask Ruby. We might as well ask her right now, actually." Cleve slowly walked over to Ruby and tapped her.

"Hey, Ruby," Cleve asked, "Do you know a place called Claw Valley?"

"Yeah, I know such a place," Ruby responded sleepily, "Claw Valley is a big valley of Sharpteeth. It's the most dangerous place I know. Not even Red Claw dares to get close. Why did you ask?"

Cleve looked at Frank. "So, the next portal is in Claw Valley?" Cleve asked, "This is going to be tough."

Cleve rolled over on his side. The incidents of that day never quite left his mind. It has been a confusing day for him. There were so many questions that still had to be solved. How did the German pilot get the engine out of his plane without any help? Or did he actually have help? Who was the skeleton they found? Frank seems to be quite sure that it was the German pilot, but Adam seems to believe that it was a member of his flight. Most importantly, were they in the dinosaur world for a reason?

At this point, Cleve was fairly certain that the experiment he was working on sent him into the new world. The Germans could have somehow attained the technology. Frank said that he was flying above a forest when the Bf 109 appeared. From the wreckage of the 109, the pilot seemed to have lots of confidence--at least enough to paint the nose of his plane in a noticeable yellow. He might have been an ace. The fact that he didn't engage the bombers showed that he was probably protecting something--something very important. Perhaps it was an experiment similar to the one that was conducted on the Eldridge. To verify this, he would have to search the plane the next day and try to find any helpful documents.

He decided that he would ask Frank to translate the rest of the letter later.

Contrasting against the dark sky, the cave was lit as if there was a raging fire inside. Cleve had no trouble identifying the cave from a distance. He walked in silently, careful not to disturb the others. He sat against the wall near the entrance of the cave and drifted to sleep.

Ruby let Chomper fall asleep next to her. She then curled up in a ball and tired to sleep. It has been a long, but exciting, day for them, and Chomper was exhausted.

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Cleve started playing the first notes of Taps. A crisp sound came out of the harmonica. It was easy to play too, and fortunately, there was no rust. He thought about keeping the harmonica for himself, but he decided against it. He finished the song without a single mess-up.

"Come along, Adam," Ruby said, "We need to get back to the cave and sleep if we want to sleep on time." Chomper leaned against Ruby's arm and almostly fell asleep. Ruby carefully led Chomper back into the cave.

Cleve helped Frank carry the body to the hole. "If I had my trumpet," Cleve said mournfully, "I'd play a song for this guy. Too bad my trumpet didn't make it here. I guess we just have to burry this guy without any music." Cleve pushed the body into the hole and started filling it with dirt.

"Some herds aren't as lucky as us," Ruby said, "Many of them don't live in the Great Valley, and they wonder out in the Mysterious Beyond. I've herd stories of entire herds being killed."

"It's dangerous in the Mysterious Beyond," Chomper added.

"Exactly the reason I don't want to stay out here for too long," Cleve replied, "If we want to salavage the canon and burry the pilot right now, let's get to work. If we want to return to the cave and wait until tomorrow, we can do that as well.

Cleve nodded and replied, "Yeah, just imagine what would happen if Hitler manages to get these things and put them into battle. It sounds like a funny idea, but think about it. Hitler's situation is probably looking fairly bleak as of 1945, right Frank? He's crazy enough to try anything. Imagine those Domeheads charging into Allied troops and ramming them down. We have to stop that from happening."