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“We getting off here, dude?” Asks Raj as he jabs a thumb in the direction of the catwalk! Nah, you reply, this route was marked ‘<span class="mu-s">LOWER</span>’--you’re not getting off until the track ends!
“Puh<span class="mu-i">LEASE…</span>” Scoffs Rodney as you speed past the stop, “You just want more <span class="mu-i">SNUGGLE TIME</span> with red, don’tcha?”
Yep, you groan with a heavy helping of sarcasm in your voice, he got you!
“I uh… I’m not gonna tell ya’ how to live your life, bro…” Raj begins as he places a gentle hand on your shoulder, “but-”
It’s not because of <span class="mu-i">SNUGGLE TIME</span>, okay!? You’d just rather not hop off and wander into a random tunnel when there’s a brand new <span class="mu-s">RIVER</span> forming below you! Do they wanna <span class="mu-i">SWIM</span> back to the surface!?
“... N-no…” Stammers Rodney as he stares down at his thumbs.
“... Uh-uh.” Raj adds in an equally-sheepish tone.
So <span class="mu-i">there</span>, you huff, have a little faith now and then, will ya?
Good, they totally bought it! A faint smirk forms on your face as you give Pepper’s head another reassuring pat–she told you to take care of her in case there was water… and there’s nowhere safer than right in front of you!
There wasn’t a surplus of light in the tunnels before, but as you turn a corner and head deeper into the dark recesses of the Earth, it dawns on you that you can’t really see the tracks anymore… not without Rodney and Raj’s lights, at least! Emerging from a tunnel into a colossal cavern devoid of light, you barely hear the water running as it drops into the black abyss below!
For a time even the tremors seem to grow quieter… all you can hear is the squeak of the rusty wheels below you and the distant sound of Earth rumbling above. If you fell here, well…
That’d be it, huh?
“Whughh…” Groans Pepper as she slowly regains her pep, “Did… where <span class="mu-i">are</span> we?”
<span class="mu-i">Deep</span>, you reply as you gesture to the inky blackness surrounding you like fog, <span class="mu-i">VERY</span>!
“No kidding!” She remarks as she scoots forward a bit to look around, “These rails are in pretty decent condition… wonder where they end?”
“Knowin’ our luck I’m guessin’ some kind of <span class="mu-s">SPIKE PIT!</span>” Groans Rodney from the back of the cart, “With… with mutant <span class="mu-s">SNAKES</span> in it or somethin’!”
A sudden shift in the rocks puts your discussion on hold, and with a deep groan that reverberates across the cavern you and the rest of the passengers freeze up as a whole section of the wall detaches and tumbles into the pit below!
Holy <span class="mu-i">CRAP</span>, you exclaim as you crane your ear in the direction it fell, but don’t hear an impact, where the heck <span class="mu-i">ARE</span> we!?
“Somewhere <span class="mu-s">SECRET</span>, yo!” Announces Raj as he shines his lamp where the rocks used to be! “<span class="mu-s">LOOK!</span>”
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