Fragments of a Broken Timeline [Book 3]

Ch.21 Into the Psteridactal Nest

"Okay, Murray, this is the place. My readings show that the temporal sprocket is somewhere in that cliff area. You'll need to climb that rock wall to reach it, but first, it looks like you're gonna have to clear out that crowd of guards." Bentley informed Murray.

"No problem! I'll use the beat down I'm about to give those chumps for a warm-up! Then I'll get your dohickey back!" Murray gave a toothy grin.

"Murray, I realize you volunteered for this one, but are you sure you're ready for that climb?" Bentley asked.

"C'mon, Bentley! "The Murray" was born ready!" He bellowed before hastily disconnecting.

Once Murray had stuffed his binocucom away, he waddled over toward the ice wall crowded by guards. Murray didn't waste any time clearing all of 'em out, putting the smackdown on those goons with ease. After tossing the last of the dodoes into the pile of other unconscious guards, Murray cracked his fingers as he approached the ice wall. Murray glanced upward for a moment before basically throwing his body into the ice, only to arbitrarily slide back down to the ground.

"Uh, Murray...? This...doesn't look like it's working..." Bentley pointed out.

"Just, give me a minute! I almost...got it!" Murray brushed Bentley off as he threw himself into the ice again, but again, slid back down to the ground.

"Murray, I'm sure you could do it, but we just don't have the time!" Bentley reasoned. "We need to move fast here, so I'm gonna have to go with Plan B."

Murray paused. "W-wait... You don't mean...?"

"Yep... I'm calling in Bob and Sam." Bentley said just as the two leapt from one of the small rock cliffs, landing right in front of Murray with toothy smiles.

"Great... "The Murray" just got benched..." Murray began to sulk.

"Relax, Murray, climbing is their specialty. Besides, you should be proud! After all, you helped to train them both, you know." Bentley tried to cheer him up. "Why don't you come back to the hideout and have a snack?"

"I'm not hungry..." Murray moped. "...Whoa! So this is what it feels like!" He groaned a bit as he trudged back to the hideout.

Once Murray was gone, Bentley spoke up, which caught the two off guard since they weren't used to having an earpiece in their ears. "Okay, Bob, Sam, I know that Rae and Murray got you both ready, but you'll have to navigate around all the obstacles that block your path as you're climbing." He informed them.

The two shared a glance before leaping onto the wall, digging their claws into the thick ice. Both Bob and Sam smirked before they began to tear through the ice, making quick work of climbing up the ice wall. Whenever there was something blocking the way, Bob would just slam his fist into the wall to shatter whatever was in the way so that they could continue climbing. When Sam came to a gap in the ice, however, she frowned, sending Bob a glance before turning back forward. It was then though that the fox approached the gap, only to fling herself across, quickly digging her claws back into the ice so she wouldn't lose her grip. Bob perked up as Sam turned back to him, grinning.

"Jump!" She called. "Not far!"

Bob nodded, crawling over to the gap in the ice before he flung himself across, digging his claws into the ice so he wouldn't fall. When the two were across the gap in the ice, they slid down the wall, only to find a strange looking tunnel ahead of them. The two of them paused, Bob going ahead of Sam to investigate. He sniffed around, but when he couldn't detect any sort of danger, her motioned for Sam to follow as they crawled through the tunnel. Upon exiting through the tunnel though, Bob and Sam approached another ice wall, until they heard Bentley in their ear again.