Krik cursed loudly as the meech ran off, and through the stupid gun away. Of all the moments for it to break, it had to be when he was about to make the biggest catch of his career.
Meanwhile, Somi led Sturg away and down some old broken tunnels into the uninhabited parts of the factory. When she thought they'd be safe, she stopped and spoke to the meech in animal language. "You should be careful. I haven't seen any other meeches for a long time, so I think they'll try to catch you if they see you. Around here you'll be safer: lots of animals live down here now, and no one from the factory comes. You want to know about the poster? Well, there is one mudokon who is nice: I could try to find her and ask her about the poster." Somi looked up suddenly. "Do you hear that? There's someone calling for help. Maybe you should hide and I'll go and see what it is."
She waited for the meech's reply.
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Anni and Kix headed towards the factory and found the vykker still outside and looking very angry. They crept past and into the factory while he was distracted. "Now I guess we should go to the kitchen and get some water." Said Anni, pleased that they'd managed to sneak inside.
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Dion almost jumped out of the skin when Goresplatter yelped and fired a shot from his gun. She stood, frozen, as the noise echoed around. Barely managing to contain her rage and stop herself from shouting insults at Goresplatter till his ears bled, she confined herself to give him her most evil look.
She spun around quickly, however, when she heard the paramite speaking. She didn't know much about animals, or she might have suggested they run: paramites are pretty safe when there's only one. Instead she hissed at Goresplatter, "What are you waiting for idiot? Shoot it!"
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