The dinosaur strolled through the forests with Ruth, Maggie, Tommy, and Antonio on its back as the sun set down.

“Phew, that was a close one...” Ruth sighed in disbelief.

“Thanks for holding my bag for me, by the way,” Maggie said to the bear as she took the backpack from him. She reached inside to pull out a pink berry and gave it to the dinosaur. “Thanks for helping out too. We couldn’t have escaped without your help.”

“On the subject of thanking one another,” Antonio started, clearing his throat. “Thank you guys for saving me.”

“You’re welcome,” Tommy replied. “But what did you mean by what you said earlier?”

“Oh, about those guys back there? Well, I happened to get captured during the time you left to go look for Maggie...”

“I know that already. Sam and Mandy told us that. What about the rest of it?”

“Ah, right. You see, when I woke up from getting trapped in the water, I came across those fellows.” Antonio explained. “Judging from their torn outfits, I assumed they were either scientists or archaeologists. They’re probably advanced because I couldn’t recognize them that well.”

“Ok, and what else?” Tommy asked, waving him on with his hands.

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“They kept rambling about how it had been so long since they’d seen another human like me. Their leader would’ve loved to meet me, as well as know about myself and my culture.”

“Are you serious?” Maggie asked, rolling her eyes. “That whole story just sounds ludicrous.”

“Yeah, I know,” Antonio replied. “But after hearing them out for a bit, well, I...”

“We should tell the chief of my tribe about this.” Ruth protested. “This will be helpful information for us, and in return, we can give you a place to stay for the night.”

“Sounds good.” Tommy, Maggie, and Antonio replied in unison.

Antonio’s eyes widened upon realizing something. “Oh no, my uncle! I completely forgot about him!” Antonio exclaimed, smacking his head. “Do they know that—?”

“No need to worry, I have your thing opened on your laptop,” Tommy pointed out as he took the device out and gave it to his friend. “Here you go.”

“Phew, thanks.” Antonio opened up the laptop and contacted the scientists again. “Sam, Mandy, it’s me, do you read?”

“Antonio, you’re alright!” Sam cheered upon seeing him.

“Yeah, but barely.”

“Don’t you worry us again; you hear me?”

“I know, and I’m sorry, uncle...”

“It’s ok.” Through the monitors, Antonio heard some crashing noises. He watched as Sam turned around in disbelief. “Mandy!”

“Sorry about that!” They heard her call out from a distance.

“Uh, what’s going on over there?” Antonio blinked.

“Nothing, just doing some important stuff!” Sam replied quickly, waving it off.

“Oh, ok. Well, we’re going to find a shelter to stay in for the night. Talk to you soon.”

“Alright, please be careful and hang in there a little longer...”

“I will. Bye.” Antonio waved to the screen and closed the laptop.

“Ruth, is there any sign of your place?” Maggie asked.

“We should be almost there,” Ruth replied. He placed his paw on his forehead and leaned forward, making sure not to fall off the dinosaur. "Any minute now, I think."

“Ok, super,” Maggie replied with a tired sigh.