Antonio, Tommy, and Maggie left the portal and found the land to be flat this time. There lacked any semblance of grass, what with the ground riddled with dry cracks, rocks, and sticks scattered everywhere. They could see the next pylon a short distance from their current position, but both Maggie and Tommy still couldn’t shake the feeling that they needed to do things differently.

Should they continue helping Amy? Tommy and Maggie turned to Antonio, whose eyes stared at the cold hard ground with a tired, defeated expression on his face.

“So, are we on her side or not?” Tommy asked, placing his hands in his pockets.

“Yeah, I’m confused, too,” Maggie added.

“Um, I...” Antonio spoke up softly. “I’m hungry.”

“Well, we are almost out of food supplies, so I guess it’ll be wise to go get more,” Tommy advised.

“All right, but we might not find this place again, so let’s make a trace,” Antonio suggested.

“With what?”

“Rocks, sticks, leaves, etc.”

“Wait, you still want to help that girl? Even after what she said?” Maggie scrunched up her nose and creased her forehead.

“Hey, now, I didn’t say that...” Antonio muttered.

“Let’s just go,” Tommy said, hunching down to inspect some dirt. “Hopefully, we can find stuff before nightfall...”

The three set off to find more berries and water. While Maggie and Tommy got fruit from bushes and trees, Antonio continued placing small rocks down along the path so they could find the pylon easier on their return.

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Something dawned on him; he noticed something different about the other two, and how they've been acting. Antonio wondered, did something happen that he wasn’t aware of? Why did he feel so left out like he was some third wheel? It's become a thing ever since they shared their talk back at the Orso Looba village.

While scavenging for supplies, the trio had to make a small detour to move away from another incoming dinosaur, a big blue one with black spikes across its back and head. The group wasn’t sure whether the dinosaur was friendly, but they didn’t want to take any chances and risk getting eaten. They quietly stepped back into the Mysterious Woods to allow the behemoth to walk past unchallenged.

They were all in better spirits now that they had plenty of pink and orange berries to chow down. The next order of business was to find some clean water. As they continued on, Maggie stopped in her tracks and pointed over toward a pond they had passed on the way to the berries. Circular ripples formed on the water’s surface, and the reflection revealed a familiar face that Maggie recognized immediately.

“Hey, look, it’s Ringo!” Maggie rushed over to greet the purple Thescelotitan.

Tommy strolled over as well, while Antonio slowly walked behind him.

“It’s good to see you again.” Tommy greeted, petting its back.

The dinosaur’s eyes saddened, and it lowered its head down.

“What’s wrong?” Maggie asked, concerned.

“Oh, it must have felt guilty for leaving us behind...” Tommy replied.

“Oh, is that so?” She looked over and hugged the dinosaur. “It’s ok; I forgive you.”

“But I got hit by a branch...” Antonio murmured, rubbing his arm and looking away.

“It didn’t mean to!” Tommy defended. “Isn’t that right, Ringo?”

Ringo nodded in agreement. It then walked over to some bushes and poked its head in as the dinosaur retreated from the forest, as it rustled more. A pink Thescelotitan with light blue eyes slowly walked out and approached the others.

“Aw, it looks so cute!” Maggie exclaimed, rubbing her cheeks. “I should come up with a name for you, too. Do you think their friends or siblings?” She turned to ask Tommy.

“I don’t know. Do whatever you want.” He shrugged in response. Just then, Tommy thought up an idea. “Hey, since they’re here, why don’t you ask if they can take us to where the bear people are again?”

“You mean the Orso Loobas?” Antonio corrected him.

“Yeah, I’m sure they’d love to have us stop by their village again.”

“That's a superb idea; let’s go with your plan!” Maggie complimented. She went over to ask Ringo, to which it nodded and bent down to allow them up on his back for safe travel.