The static from his computer caused Antonio to jolt up, wide awake, while Tommy and Maggie didn’t move an inch. He moved closer to his device as the vision became more apparent.

“Antonio, wake up; can you hear me?” Mandy called to him from the other side.

“Mandy, is that you?” He asked, rubbing his eyes and crawling closer to the device.

“Yeah, it is.”

“No way, it worked! I got it working again!” Antonio cheered, but made sure not to wake the others up from their slumber.

“This isn’t the time to talk about that. Look up at the sky out there.”

Antonio turned around and took a peek at the sky; he saw the flying white object in the distance. Upon seeing it, a shock wave ran through him.

He quickly went over to wake up Tommy and Maggie and inform them about the jewel from the other day.

The two shot wide awake. After yawning, the duo got up, looked out of the tree, and searched the sky for what Antonio brought up. It almost seemed fruitless, but Maggie spotted it from the corner of her eyes as the trio stared at where it might head towards.

Mandy’s eyes widened, amazed that they already knew about this object and had encountered it beforehand.

“It seems like the coast is clear...” He said, breathing a sigh of relief.

“Hey, should we even bother following that?” Antonio whispered to Mandy.

“Yea, I think it would be the best option that you do just that,” Mandy replied with confidence.

.-.-.-.

As the three walked out of the tree, they cautiously stepped on the now wet and yucky terrain. Thanks to some clouds getting in the way, the sun coming off the heat rays didn’t come off nearly as bright and hot as before. The group had to be careful not to step in green puddles or trip on rocks in their way. Not much else stood out regarding scenery, other than the gem in the sky; everyone tried to track it down.

“How are we supposed to get that gem…?” Tommy pondered, finally breaking the silence.

“Perhaps it’ll show you a path or make one for you?” Mandy guessed.

“Forget that.” Maggie scoffed, blocking her face from the sun's rays. “How will we know when it stops moving?”

“I’m not sure?” Mandy shrugged.

“Look, there it goes!” Antonio exclaimed, pointing at the gem.

The jewel moved faster than they expected, and the three gave chase. Tommy, Maggie, and Antonio stopped when they found themselves at a dead end with only the front of a mountainside before them. The gem went over it, disappearing from their sights altogether.

“Seriously? How are we going to get over this?” Maggie complained as she kicked a nearby rock.

“Well, you can always climb and get a better view from there?” Tommy joked. “Ok, I know that’s not a splendid idea, but—”

“Wow, she took the challenge,” Antonio said, stunned.

Tommy looked over at Maggie, climbing up on the mountainside. “Maggie, wait, I wasn't serious here! I was jok—”

“I know, but I still want to try it. There’s no way I want to lose sight of that gem again!”

“Be careful!”

Whoa, how is she doing that? The walls look sharp. Antonio thought, adjusting his glasses and watching her technique closely.

Maggie slowly inched her way up, being careful not to lose her footing or look down. Her body twitched and sweat as her grip tightened around the flat edges of specific as the sharp, rough pain scratched the surface of her hands.

Eventually, she made it up to the top of the mountain and laid down to rest for a moment. Maggie got up shortly after and waved to the boys, who watched her from down below, and they waved back happily.

Her face quickly turned to shock as she noticed more dinosaurs sneaking up from behind Tommy and Antonio.

“Guys, look out behind you!” She cried out. “Ceratocheloraptors are closing in on you both!”