Antonio messed with the keyboard to try and get the laptop back on, but to the group's dismay, nothing was working. “Seems like the batteries have died.” He deduced.
“Aw, man...” Tommy groaned.
Maggie turned around and noticed that a dinosaur drew near. It was the purple Thescelotitan from before.
“Oh, hey! Ringo, how’s it going?” She called out, relieved. She went over to pet the dinosaur.
“Oh, it looks like the purple dinosaur is back,” Tommy said. “Wait, Ringo?” He did a double-take to the fact that she had given it a nickname.
“Hmm, I don’t think we should keep calling it dinosaur pal and whatnot, so why not name the dinosaur?” Maggie suggested blissfully. “Doesn’t Ringo sound like a good namesake to give?” Maggie asked. Being an avid fan of music, she considered the name to be fitting.
“Do you even know what its gender is?” Tommy questioned, tilting his head.
“Uh, no, but Ringo can be a name for either gender, so I think it's fine. What do you make of it?” She looked at the dinosaur, to which it nodded in agreement.
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“Alright, I guess we’re sticking with Ringo.” Tommy shrugged.
“Alright, well, now what?” Antonio asked, glancing at the two from his computer. “We lost signal and don’t know where to find—”
“Who needs them?” Maggie scoffed, as she continued to pet her new friend. “We can just get out of here ourselves!”
Antonio’s brows creased, pondering over that question. “We can? But how?”
“Simple. You see this crystal I got in my hand?”
“Yeah, what of it?” Tommy chimed in.
“Well, I think I’ve figured out how to use this properly. You see, this is not for a weapon, but it’s more like a tracking device, pointing us to somewhere. It just so happened that I used it too much and made it lose some energy. If I’m right, I will have to wait for the crystal to recharge, and we can use its power again.”
“Are you serious?” Antonio asked, as his eyes widened.
“Yes,” Maggie replied as she rubbed the surface of the crystal.
The light shone brighter. Within a few seconds, the ray of light shot out of the crystal surface. It pointed toward another type of cave higher up the terrain.
“Come on; let’s follow that trail!” Maggie exclaimed, pumping her fist in the air.
“You were saying?” Tommy glanced at Antonio with a sheepish smirk on his face. He loved not being the one that was in the wrong for once.
“Alright, you win this round, but I’m going to walk this time,” Antonio replied, and pointed toward the dinosaur without looking.
Antonio continued to try to get his laptop back on while hiking, as Tommy and Maggie rode on the dinosaurs back toward the cave. They reached the wall-side of the cave and used Ringo as a lift up to the entrance of the cave. Maggie petted the dinosaur on its head and told Ringo to stay and watch for possible intruders while they entered the cave to investigate and explore their newly found residence.