With an understandable degree of frustration, Nora's voice rasped through the thick grove of tall trees;
"Are we out of its range? I don't think its following us anymore!!"
She was the fourth in the long vertical line- right behind Madeline. Nexus' voice- low and urgent, answered all the way from the top;
"I wouldn't count on it! Trust me, we need to be as far away from the octopus as possible!!"
Two of the five women opened their mouths- but in the background, a terrifying loud roar came rippling through the forest- instantly filling all six of them with dread. That was their cue. Under the thick canopy of dark green, all their thighs tensed- as they burst forward- scuttling along the dark brown loamy soil.
With a crushing swing of his arms, Nexus throttled forward- tightening his face- fighting to get all six of them away from–
"Nooooo!!! Monica!!"
