[Perhaps #4]

Taking a deep breath plopping down upon a small patch of grass, “Ooo.. Ya."

"Not going to do that again.” he commented to himself looking around chuckling lightly thinking about what just happened. 

“Alright."

"What now haha."

 "Ha..” tilting his head slightly looking down beside him. His hand touching something soft and warm, looking at his hand noticing that the tip of a some thing’s tail was under his hand the tip slowly swaying back and forth on the ground. 

“oooo…oooo” Turning his head to where the tendril began to where it ended his eyes wide as saucers. Finding the head it was attached to staring down at him, “ooooH!"

"OH.. Hello” was the only thing he could think to say, or do as he just stared right back into the eyes of the large animal before him. Its head was the only thing he was paying attention to at the moment, while slowly lifting his hand up from leaning against the tendril. He couldn’t find the words to say, but what came from his mouth was a bunch of mumbling of nonsense.

Slowly getting up from his spot upon the ground, bowing slowly “Excuse me."

"Didn‘t mean to disturb you."

"I‘ll just."

"Be on my way.” backing up slowly soon standing straight up looking out of the corner of his right eye noticing another tendril.  Then tendril was much bigger than the other as it was up in the air flicking back and forth beside him. Backing right up to the side of another ”Ooo..o.o.oo..he..heh.. Another one.. Love.. Ly..” 

Their bodies felt like cold steel, but looked as flexible as leather armor, their four eyes staring directly at him. Two eyes stacked up on top of the other two eyes, the lower eyes seemed to be a bright color, as the two top were dark and dulled. Their heads curved, with tendrils that were used like whiskers upon a feline, swaying back and forth like a catfish whiskers in the water. 

“HEH."

"Looks like you have."

"Company I‘ll just be leaving."

"No need to pay attention to me.” The bodies of the creatures one seemed slightly plump laying on the ground as the other was built for plowing through what it could. 

Shuffling his feet from under him, making his way around the other large creature as deep hissing started coming from the side of the creature he was going around. Their eyes seemed locked on him, as he moved nervous and filled with fear. The like of these creatures he hadn’t seen before, not enough movies, or game could help bring him to attention to their clawed paws below easily scooting chunks of dirt with their claws with each movement. 

Clicking of their jaws, opening and snapping shut like two powerful jaws that could snap him in half with just a squeeze. A equally large tail slithered around [main] waist as he turned around to walk away a small whimper came out of his throat. “Oak."

"Okay I can stay for a little bit.” frozen in time, standing there before the tail squeezed tighter his feet coming up from the ground. 

His hands gripping the tail, “Whoa.. Okay."

"A-ah okay easy."

"Easy please.” The sound of cracking began to come from behind him, as he was in the air by the tail. 

“Oh." 

"That never sounds good..” closing his eyes holding onto the tail like a lifesaver. 

“I‘m not here. I‘m."

"back home in my bed."

"Now time to wake up wake up time” His head lowered down to the ground feeling the heat from the face, sniffing and smelling his head.

Opening up his eyes first thing he seen was the teeth in front of him inches away from his eyes. No lips, upon their head no skin at all only that massive skull they had. Feeling the touch of their tendrils moving along his body, and face quickly closing his eyes again his leg twitching and shaking from the feel of the tendrils over his body. Leaving his face, opening up his eyes once more glimpsing into the four eyes staring into his own two eyes. 

The smell of the breath from the beast would fill the air he was breathing, “Ow."

"Someone needs a mint..” Small puff’s of smoke began coming from the mouth of the beast 

“Ooh, Hey."

"Hey hey hey."

"No no.. heh." 

"No no come on none of that.” slowly surrounding his body then around his head. Holding his breath before long feeling his waist being squeezed by the tail, leaving him gasping for a breath of air. The smoke circling into his lung making them burn squirming around in the tails grip, which he couldn’t help but continue to gasp for a fresh breath of air. Each gasp of breath more smoke would be forced into his mouth and nose. 

The smoke inhaled into his lungs, as he looked into the eyes of the beast in front of him before coughing roughly. The tail loosening from his body falling to the ground. His body was burning all over with heat. Unable to move he laid there screaming at the top of his lungs, but not a sound was heard from his mouth.

The beasts looping their tails around his legs dragging him behind them deeper into the forest. His eyes wide open staring up at the sky a tear slowly rolling down his cheek. 

‘This is it..' 

'I’m doomed.. Dead..' 

'Dragged to my death going to be eaten alive by these things.'

'My adventure was fun at least.'

'Got to see and do many things, I never thought possible..’ He could hear everything clearer than he had before.

‘Sedalia.'

'I’m sorry, but was a blast knowing you as long as I have.'

'Elilassa be good and listen to your mom she tries hard to be a mom.'

'Phen & Roulie use those mugs well, and celebrate some more.'

'And hopefully you both realize how much you both need the other.'

'Fuego enjoy life and all its curves, speedballs enjoy freedom and fight for it all the way..'

 'Husian.'

. 'I know you don’t like me any but I hope you find what you lost long ago.. '

'Or at least be happy with whatever had happened it was in the past and today is the beginning of your future..'

 'Kontara… '

'what can I say to you that you don’t already think you know..'

 'Try to relax more and put trust in those around you.. '

'Heh..'

 'Handmaiden.. '

'Guess your name will still be a mystery to me and I hope you are happy with everything you do..’ trying to close his eyes as he seen the roof of a cave blocking the sunlight from his eyes. 

’This is it.'

'No regrets.'

'can’t have regrets..’

The beasts tails letting his legs go, shifting his eyes slightly to look around finding the tips of what looked like eggs. Then noticing other legs, arms and other bodies laying about the floor of the cave. ‘Lunch for babies..'

 'Haha..'

'First come here save babies..'

'baby.' 

'And end..' 

'Feeding babies..' 

'Sounds like my luck alright.’ shifting his eyes again, still looking around noticing only the two beasts. 

‘Perhaps this is their territory..’ The beasts walking over him, leaving once again

 ‘come on.'

'Come on move body.'

'Move we done this once before now mooove!!’ it seemed like forever laying in the cave, his fingers were twitching then the rest of his body began twitching and shaking on the floor of the cave. 

‘Yes.'

'Come on yes yes yes.’ tossing himself onto his side, with his head rolling onto a leg of another. His head slowly lifting up to look at the rest of the body his head was laying on. 

‘Hello there.'

'wait I know that face..’ coughing and gasping slowly making his way up the body.  Reaching the face lifting his head up swaying back and forth, 'I‘m.'

'you.'

'ouuut..” He tried to tell her that he was going to get them out of there. Speaking to her while looking into her eyes which were filled with fear.

The female was from the Amazon’s village that he was at a while back, remembering her from there. ‘Come on anyone else here that can move.'

'Or at least I know of?’ His head swaying back and forth as his body was on top of the females, rolling from on top of her to beside her. Pushing himself up grunting and groaning at the feeling that his body felt. His feet scooting and shuffling along the floor of the cave, looking around as the corner of his mouth was drooling.

 He could see only two eggs unopened as the rest of the eggs he seen were open, ‘oh crap..’ Looking out deeper into the cave seeing what looked like a sea of opened eggs. 

‘Somebodies been bussssia.'

'Haha..’ Leaning down gripping her arm, using both his body weight and what strength he could find to drag pull his and her body from the cave. Dragging her over the other bodies that stared at him with such fear. In his mind he could hear the pleading that would come from their mouths if they could talk.

“I."

"ba!” he repeated trying to keep their hopes up, as he was dragging the other out of the cave. Wanting to stop and rest, but knew if he did he wouldn’t be able to leave alive if they came back.

Panting heavily, as they reached the cave entrance, looking around for a moment then dragging her to the side of the cave entrance hiding her behind a bush. Falling to his knees beside her, then laying down next to her panting. His body burned all over as if he was pulling and pushing a diesel up a hill by himself. Keeping his head lifted up soon heading the footsteps on the ground leaves crunching, branches being pushed out of the way as another body was being dragged behind the creatures.

 Into the cave they went, staying awake as long as he could, only to fall asleep on his side. Night fall was soon covering the land, waking up as if he just fell off a ledge and landed on the ground where he laid. He felt better now, but still weak reaching up covering her eyes before using his fingers to close them. Glancing around then pushing himself up to his feet, and stumbled around for a moment gaining his balance. Panting taking a deep breath, looking around making his way back into the cave stumbling into the depths of the cave. 

The beasts standing up on all fours continued down watching them both gaining some ground. Before leaning against one of the eggs which felt hard as stone, but warm as a oven.