Nay rushed to Theo. She lagged behind the kid only at first, due to the guy's reaction-time-born advantage. In the end, however, she was the first to reach the mound of dry sand that served as a burial site for all but Theo's head.
Leaping forth in desperation, Nay slid through the sands only to heave her body to the side and tumble into the ground. The last of her momentum carried her forward, allowing Nay's feet to dig into the dry ground just a few inches away from Theo's head.
The kid wasn't all that much slower, catching up with Nay mere seconds after she arrived on the spot and…
And stared at the strange picture before her eyes.
The strange duo of cat-riders was stuck in a cloud of strange, shiny mist.
The shine wasn't strong enough to fully obstruct their faces from view, allowing Nay the sight of their shocked… and awestruck expressions.
