Bolivamus Tal the Greater, and his other dragon friend, made it across the lava pool and all that it entails. They got to where Timothy was hiding, and it was quite a journey to get here.
“Okay, our rides are here.” Tim said, and then he pointed at the second dragon. “Do you wanna climb on top of Short Tail over there, Lisa? I saw him fly before, he's a skilled little man.”
“Short Tail… okay, as long as it means getting out of here.” She agreed.
Afterwards, Lisa climbed on the dragon's back, quite awkwardly, and ended up pinching the other a few times entirely by accident. She was neither happy, nor comfortable right now.
“I can't believe I'm touching a dragon,” She gagged, and then said. “We better get out of here quickly, before I throw up…”
“You should relax, these dragons aren't the evil kind, they saved our lives a couple of days ago.” Tim said, and then he grabbed one of Lisa's wrists, and placed it over the dragon's horn. “Hold on to those horns, cause these little guys are faster than they look.”
Anyway, they started flying afterwards, and dove into the tunnel close to them. He was happy to leave this cavern for good now, because he knew that it wasn't worth exploring it, and he developed that impression solely based on how desperate Lisa was to get out of here! This place was desolate, there wasn’t anything in it.
They reached the lava pool in no time. While they crossed it, he noticed that Lisa was covering her eyes, and he assumed that it was because she wasn't used to such a great amount of light. It was unlikely that she was scared.
Furthermore, he just noticed that she was wearing a lot of fur clothing. He hadn't noticed the fur on her before, because his own burning questions had distracted him, but now he couldn’t help asking himself what kind of furry, underground creature she had to kill in order to get her clothes. It was beyond him, but at this point, it was apparent that Lisa was as skilled as she was traumatized! There was no messing with her, and the thick, unshaved mustache on her face confirmed that too.
The two of them made it to the other side of the lava pool, and that was where Tim regrouped with his friends. The two of them felt uncomfortable about meeting a Armor-hide Goblin down here, and even the dragons seemed jumpy, but it was just how their day turned out to be. For the sake of goodwill alone, they were introduced to each other, and Lisa ended up answering almost the same questions that Timothy had pried out of her just moments ago. Just like that, they started to get used to each other.
Everyone felt pity for her, and fairly so, but Tim broke that cycle of sadness with his extreme enthusiasm. He first noticed the spear by Ortana's side, and he pointed at it just like a child would if they saw a fun-looking toy.
“What’s that?” He asked.
“A less-than-celestial spear,” She joked, and then tossed her spear away just for show.
The spear beamed above the lava pool, and once it hit the cavern walls that housed the pool, it caused a bit of a collapse. Though the collapse was not intensive, everyone felt a bit envious of this new ability of hers!
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“So that's why your hands are golden now?” He pointed out, and then he shamelessly joked. “You can summon your very own, pointy god stick, very nice!”
There weren't many ways for one to respond to his description, so Ortana played along. It was just harmless fun, and besides, it was a bit difficult to focus on jokes right now, she was focused on Lisa instead, and understandably so. It wasn't easy to be in the presence of a creature whose bloodline had been isolated for three-hundred years now!
“Can you tell me…” Ortana was about to ask her a question, but Timothy interrupted her shortly after.
Frantically, he asked. “Plant lady, lava can't break your forcefield, right?”
“No, it shouldn't be able to break it.” She answered, though she was clearly annoyed by his seemingly endless energy. “Why do you ask, Terrence, did you see another cave you want that to fly into?”
“No, I'll tell you later.” He followed along, and then for some reason he emptied his backpack. “Cover me with your forcefield now, and hop on Short Tail over there.”
No one enjoyed working without much context, but she trusted his word. Timothy was known for making impulsive decisions, but he came back alive every time regardless of the intensity that his decisions brought. That was his charm, he was a curious guy.
The two of them flew over the lava, and Tim had the dragons fly just ten meters lower, so he’d get closer to the pool. Then, he had to guide everyone swiftly, or his plan might otherwise fail.
Tim put his emptied, fur backpack over Billy the dragon's mouth, and whispered to him. “Breathe slowly into this, I'm trying to protect you. I should be back in two minutes.”
Then, he asked Ortana to do the same. “Try not to breathe in any lava fumes, it's very toxic. Cover Short Tail’s mouth as best as you can, and cover your mouth too! If you don't feel okay, you can fly away from here as long as you can keep the forcefield going.”
Ortana was confused, but she did as she was told, and she had to ask. “What do you need the forcefield for? I don't think that it’ll protect you from the fumes...”
“Please don’t let go of the forcefield, no matter what.” He said, and he rubbed Billy's back afterwards. “Don't come after me.”
Tim stood up, and jumped into the lava pool afterwards, head first, without thinking twice about it! This may be the most rash decision that he ever made, but it did not kill him, he pierced through the lava without feeling even the slightest bit of pain!
However, he quickly found that the lava was too dense, it pushed him towards the surface just seconds later. This was not what he expected to happen, so he swam out of the lava quickly after, as he found a sort of dry spot close by, and he climbed out here on the dry grounds specifically because he spotted a volcanic rock of sorts. It gave him an idea.
The rock was small enough for him to grab, and lift, but it weighed about ten kilos so it took some effort to lift it. Then, he waddled towards the lava, and jumped in it with the rock in his hands! The idea was to sink with it.
This idea of his worked really well, as he sank in the lava along with the rock, and although he couldn't see anything but this flaming shade of yellow afterwards, he still progressed. Tim's feet touched the bottom of the lava pool, and as he started walking around with the aid of his couple of powers that helped him move faster, he eventually bumped into something that in a sense, wasn't supposed to be at the bottom of the pool to begin with!
Tim bumped into a pole, and he soon discovered that there was a tiny container at the very top of this pole. When he managed to touch the container, some sudden commotion pushed him upwards! However, he was very stubborn, so he grabbed onto the container so tightly that he brought it along with him! Tim did not find any dinosaurs.