The bomming and shaking grew under Ateo's and Ecco's feet.
It was no doubt it was coming from the cave.
............
"LEFT!"
Blueberry yelled it as they came to another junction, and they quickly changed course. None of them had been looking backwards, and both was sure that it wasn't something worth stoping for.
He could just hope that none of them would grow tired before they'd reached an exit. But they were hopless lost.
"WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE!" Littlefoot said loadly as they ran.
"THAT'S BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN RUNNING IN CIRCLES!" Blueberry said back with a face.
"WE NEED TO FIND AN EXI..."
"THERE! STOP!"
"STOP!? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!"
"TRUST ME, RUN STRAIGHT BACK ALONG THE TUNNEL AND HEAD RIGHT IN THE JUNCTION THAT WE JUST PASSED!"
They both slowed down, but didn't stop to catch their breath.
Immediatly they were heading back.
As they turned around a corner...
"GO FOR IT!" Blueberry voice echoed trough the noise.
Littlefoot had to close his eyes.
They were running straight into a wall of darkness. It was traveling atleast twice the speed as them, and was heading trough the tunnel towards them.
In the middle of the tunnel, there was a junction.
That's where Blueberry had seen the light.
20 metres... Could they make it?
10 metres... C'mon... c'mon... c'mon! Blueberry beged for himself.
5 metres... We're not gonna make it!
It was like the wall had been opening its mouth, ready to swallow them whole.
"JUMP!
They took a leap and jumped with all their energy diagonal to the right.
For a second they were airborne. They couldn't see the ground beneath them.
Then they both crashed to the wall and tumbled down to the floor.
The dark oze had missed them with a hairsbreadth .
But it was already making signs of slowing in. It was coming back for them.
Blueberry could feel a cutting pain in his right leg, but he had to much adrenaline to mind about that now.
He looked at Littlefoot, who nooded back. He was okay.
None of them had to say anything.
They took each a deep breath and started running towards the light.
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OCC: (GVG, it's all okay! Thanks for bringing more athmosphere to the meeting! )