Only one

[Wolflily]

*Wolf returns from taking a privacy break down a dark passageway and sees Bev and Dawn playing baseball with a bone and a live bat.*

Hey, cruelty to animals! Cut that out! Besides, we might need to consider alternative food sources if our mangoes and mars bars run out.

*Wanders over to the gorgeous crystals and starts to pry some loose with her very big hunting knife.*

These are really amazing. They glow from within, here - look!

*Puts some good sized crystals into Bev, Dawn, and Libby's hands for them to examine. Theo, in the meantime, seems to be intent on exploring the light coming from further down the passage.*

I guess we'd better get moving. *Puts some crystals in her pack to take home as a souvenir*

 

[CPman2004]

*Static is heard in the cave

They search everywhere for it, but they finally find it in Wolflily's bag.
*Cpman's voice comes over the walki talki

"This is CPman over."
"First may I applaud the person who bought this, extensive range they have."
"If you would also look in Wolflily's bag again you will find a lab rat w/ Camera. Send him ahead of you so that you know what you are dealing with before you have to deal with it."
"One more thing, I want plenty of pics when you guys get back."
"One more thing after that I got a large surprise for you when you get ------------------------------------------------------------------------*static*"

 

[dsdumpling]

Wolfie, these things not only glow, they hum too, listen...hear it? Run out of Mars bars...pfft! Bev and I have endless bottom backpacks.

 

[Theofilus]

*Theo gets out the gieger counter he just happens to have with him and examines the crystals*

WOW!!!! The needle jumped right off the scale! Those crystals are the most radioactive things I've ever seen. I wouldn't touch them if I were you. But that explains both the glow and the hum.

 

[deornie]

poor poor bat

 

[dsdumpling]

*Theo gets out the gieger counter he just happens to have with him and examines the crystals*

WOW!!!! The needle jumped right off the scale! Those crystals are the most radioactive things I've ever seen. I wouldn't touch them if I were you. But that explains both the glow and the hum.

Touch them? We've already touched them!! *looks at the girls* Now what do we do?

 

[CPman2004]

*staic then a the voice of CPman comes through the walki talkies

"There is are radioativce decontamination suits in all of your bags. They look like bags of popcorn."

 

[Wolflily]

Oh brother. What next? Who hid these walkie talkies in my bag?! And this radioactive decontamination suit?! How did it FIT in here? Ok, enough with the q's. Let's get dressed...

*Puts on suit and presses the "ON" button on the front of the belt. A loud whirring ensues and inside the suit Wolf feels a lot of air swooshing around.*

Hey, that tickles!

*Giggles are heard echoing all over the cavern. Wolf drops to the ground and starts rolling around, laughing hysterically.*

STOP it! Somebody stop this thing...I'm gonna wet myself!!

*Dawn hurries over and presses the 'OFF' button and Wolf lies there trying to catch her breath.*

Let me warn you guys, this thing's a ride in itself.

*Hears squeaking coming from her pack.*

NOW what?!

*A sweet little white lab rat with a thingamajiggie attached to its back sits up on Wolf's hand and sniffs around.*

Oh aren't you cute? You want some cheese?

*Rummages around in her pack and finds, what else, cheese. Feeds the little rat, whom she calls Indiana Jones, a bit of cheese, then puts him down and sends him on down the path ahead of them.*

Come on, we'd better be quick or he'll be too far ahead of us to see him anymore...

 

[Libby1]

Radioactive???? I hope these 'critters' you are slapping and batting about haven't mutated......................hey Wolf you're right this thing tickles!!!!!!!!!!! It is getting warmer in here though..................we must be getting closer to the core.

 

[dsdumpling]

I like this suit...I think I'll keep it on

 

[Theofilus]

Uh... May I point something out? Now, I don't know if that's a video camera or a still camera on that rat, but neither will do us any good. If it's a video camera, we have no tv to watch it on. If it's a still camera, it's kinda far to the nearest developers' from here.

Just thought I'd mention that.

 

[cinni]

Thats not a rat, that is, that is, that is well it aint a rat i know a rat when i see one and rats don't scales have on their tales or have neon eyes or wings on their backs,

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh its looking at you theofilus its goona pounce move move before he gets you.

 

[Wolflily]

Cinni, take those infrared goggles off of your eyes. No wonder you're seeing things - it's too bright in here for those just yet!

Theo, I think CP rigged up this rat, and if he did, he's probably watching our adventures from the other side of the PONR line. Maybe it will do us some good eventually, who knows!

Dawn, I wouldn't recommend keeping the Tickle Suit on too long - you might get hurt that way.

Ok, Libby, Bev, are we ready? It certainly IS getting warmer in here, whew.

*Starts to take off outer layers of clothing and stuffing them into her backpack.*

That's better. Now I can move without sweating like a piglet. Let's follow Indiana Jones. He went thataway...

*Starts down a winding passage that leads to a warmer and slightly orange-colored glow.

 

[Theofilus]

*Indiana jones turns a corner and disappears from sight for a few seconds. He comes running back around the corner, obviously scared out of his wits and almost runs over Theo and just keeps running.*

What got into him? Uh... what was that? Did you all hear a sound just now? Please tell me you didn't hear that?Please.....

 

[dsdumpling]

OHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Duck down that tunnel, quick!!!

 

[Libby1]

Libby1 dives and in the process hits her shins on the rock.................the noise becomes deafening..........What is it she yells?

 

[Theofilus]

*Theo peeks out of the tunnel to see what the noise is*

It's just some realy ugly guy with a dog. It's the dog that's making that noise. It has three heads. Anybody want to go check it out?

 

[dsdumpling]

*hides behind Theo* Not me!!!

 

[Libby1]

Definitely NOT me

 

[Wolflily]

I will, but not in this body...

*Wolf self-induces an instantaneous form change and busts out of the tunnel in wolf form. She stands just far enough away from Cerberus, the three headed dog, for him to get a good look and smell, then approaches slowly, ears up, head low, tail straight out. His three ugly heads are high, ears up, hackles raised, and he growls and salivates, but doesn't attack. Yet.

Wolf approaches slowly, whining, keeping her head down in a semi-submissive posture, knowing if she plays sweet and innocent, he might not rip her to shreds. She's counting on eons of canine social language to come into play here. So far so good...

Cerberus jerks the chain from the Cyclops who's holding it and in two large bounds is on top of Wolf, pinning her down with one massive paw so his three drooly heads can sniff her all over. She tries not to pee in absolute terror, just lies still and wags her tail, occasionally licking around one of his jaws to convince him she's no threat. After a few minutes, he backs off a step, cautiously play-bows, and playfully shoves her in the belly with one of his huge snouts. Because he's four times her size, he literally tosses her into the air, but Wolf lands on her feet and trots away from him, pretending to play. She starts running down another path to distract Cerberus and lead him and the Cyclops away from the others, and the two monster-things follow her away from the main trail...*