16 Chapter 16 - Fairy Lizardman (2/2)
Suddenly, ahead of him, there was a huge chasm.Water poured in, as waterfalls, in multiple locations, and his bike decided to start sputtering.Reaching for the pouch at his seat, he found it empty.Could something have stolen them, or were they all used up?He wasn't sure, but without them, he was going to crash a very long way down.
Steering downwards, he tried to turn the bike around.Rocks glistened far below, and caves peppered the cliffside.Looking up to see Olivia still following him, he had to make a decision.Ripping off several scales, he gritted his teeth in pain.
”Initiate wings with flight.”
(BODY MASS MUST BE REDUCED, CONTINUE?)
”Initiate!” he screamed as the engine finally died and he started to plummet.
(EVOLUTION INITIATED)
The world suddenly became a much large place.He felt pain as wings erupted from his back.He wondered if he could change their look, and decided that could wait for a later time.Clinging to his scales, he flew up to meet her, and pointed to one of the caves.They managed to get to the edge of one, just as her bike began to sputter and die.
(EVOLUTION COMPLETE)
”Push it off the ledge, so the hunters think we fell with them!” he said.
She threw the bracers further into the cave and hurriedly pushed the bike into the abyss.Neither of them waited to see if the hunters were tricked or not, rushing to grab the bracers and flee further into the cave.
They hadn't gone ten feet, before a tentacle wrapped around her ankle, tripping her and dragging her towards a worm hole.She dropped the bracers again, clawing at the tentacle, unable to get a grab well enough to bite anything.
Dustin flew to rescue her again, biting the tentacle, just as another grabbed him, crushing his wings.It immediately let him go, as it belonged to the same worm, he had just bit.They sat for a moment, catching their breath.Taking a piece of the tentacle, he shoved it into his port, and she followed suit.They kept glancing back towards the entrance to the cave, knowing that the Josagn were close.
(GENETIC MATERIAL ACQUIRED. ANALYZING. POSSIBLE EVOLUTION OPTIONS: DIRECTIONAL AWARENESS, ENHANCED HEARING, BRISTLES)
”I don't want bristles, but give me the others.” He looked over at her, and she nodded in agreement.
(EVOLUTION INITIATED)
She picked up the bracers and he landed on the ground in front of her.
”I'll test the ground to make sure it won't collapse into a deeper tunnel.”
”How far do you intend on going?” she asked, quietly, glancing back towards the light.
The hunters were flying from cave to cave, searching for them.
(EVOLUTION COMPLETE)
”Far enough, come on.”