Chapter 200-2

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“Hey, you’re my sister. Looking out for you is my job,"

Xavier said, puffing up a little.

“Now that’s the kind of son I like to see," Howard said with

asmile. "I’ll take the lead. Danielle, you and your mom stay

in the middle."

"Danielle nodded. "Got it."

“With Howard in front, they moved forward in tense silence.

No one dared breathe too loudly.

“As they moved deeper into the cave, the squeaking grew

louder, filling the air like an eerie soundtrack.

"Danielle switched off her flashlight and glanced up. Her

stomach churned. The ceiling was covered with bats,

massive ones, way larger than anything she had ever

seen.

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"Howard, Vivian, and Xavier followed

her gaze, a hatever calm they

had managed to hold onto vanished:

Their knées felt weak, anda S

creeping dread settled over them. If

to attack,

dn’t stand

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let out a loud

echoed through the cavern, startling a few

restless motion.

his hand over his mouth,

A hiccup now?’ he cursed

glanced nervously

froze, barely daring to breathe

bats stirred.

their wings and

down again.

and heavy, but

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next second,

branch. Th€

in the

netits sank. Some

towards them.

the bats

cave seemed to

fl€w towards them.

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the fire!" Danielle yelled, her voice cutting

the panic.

squeaking grew louder, the

them like

do we do? They’re coming right at

back nervously.

of the swarm, and his

lighter, his hands

hard he tried, it wouldn’t catch. "Dad, give

lighter," Danielle said sharply.

figure it out."

his face flushed with

on them, and he hadn’t even

this simple task.

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