Chapter 17) End?

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*3rd Person P.O.V*

Grug uses a log to wipe tar all over a giant rib cage. Grug runs out of the cave and into a nearby field and startles a pack of nesting piranha owls. He turns back to the Macawnivore. The meat-eating birds begin to chase Grug.

"Run!" Grug tells his furry friends.

Grug leaps onto the Macawnivore's back as the birds move in closer. The ground begins to break up violently as lakes empty themselves and entire forests turn sideways. The Macawnivore rushes into a giant rib cage that Grug has coated with tar. The Piranha Owls hit the rib cage and stick to it. As they fight to free themselves, the rib cage lifts off the ground. Grug takes a giant tree branch, ignites it, and uses it as a rudder, scaring the Piranha Owls and prompting them to fly in one coherent direction.

"Yes!" Grug cheers.

As the cage flies, above the fiery landscape, Grug sees Douglas, sitting forlornly with the shell still in his mouth.

"Douglas?" Grug questions the dog like beast.

Grug doesn't even debate it, he runs back for the little monstrosity.

"Hey, I know that guy." Grug shouts.

Grug jumps out of the cage and rushes over to grab the gerbils. Then Grug notices a familiar Liyote hiding under a nearby rock. He grabs the Liyote. Grug sees the trip-gerbils stranded as well. Grug twirls the Trip-Gerbils around his neck like a scarf.

"Get up!"Grug yells annoyed.

A roar builds behind Grug, the pyroclastic flow is speeding closer. Grug catches up to the lumbering blimp-cage. He pushes it to go faster.

"Hold on." Grug warns.

The pyroclastic cloud blasts up the narrow passage. Finally, with Grug's strength, the cage clears the edge of the cliff. The cloud hits them all, swallowing the Cage like a speck.

*Your P.O.V*                        

I stand at the edge of the cliff with Eep blowing her shell horn. Behind us, Sandy howls. Gran puts a comforting arm around her grandchildren, even she has a tear in her eye. The ground begins to shake softly.

"It's not safe here." Guy tells Gran as he walks up to us and pulls me close to him.

"I'll tell her." Gran says sadly.

Gran walks up to us. Eep continues to blow her shell horn while I stay holding onto Guy's arm as he holds onto me. Eep and Gran share a moment. Eep breaks into tears. Gran looks at her shell horn and blows it loudly. Eep is happily surprised. The whole family, even Guy, steps up next to Eep and begins blowing their shell horns. It's clear from Eep's expression she has no intention of budging.

"I never got to tell him." I whisper as my eyes start to tear up.

Ugga appeals to me.

"Y/n, if Grug were here, he would tell you to--" Ugga starts trying to comfort me.

"GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!" We here someone suddenly yell.

"Wow, you sound just like him." Thunk says sadly as it pretty much hits me like a truck.

Ugga looks up. Guy looks up. We all look up!

"GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!" My dad yells at us.

"Daddy!" Sandy calls out happily.

"He did it!" Eep joyously  calls out.

"He's riding the Sun... but not very well. Everybody out of the way!" Guy mutters quietly to me.

Grug crashes near our family. We run to meet him.

"Dad!" Thunk yealls happily.

"Grug!" Ugga calls ecstatic.

"Ahhh! Where's the danger? Who blew their shell?" Grug yells defensively.

But all Grug sees is his astonished family staring back at him. Eep and I run to him and hug him ferociously, nearly knocking him down.

"I love you too." I whisper to only him.

The rest of the Croods begin running to Grug. Grug hugs each of them like never before.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven..." Grug starts to count.

Grug puts his arm around Guy.

"... and eight." Grug smiles at Guy making us look at each other happily.

Belt wants to be acknowledged as well.

"Eerrghh." Belt chimes in.

"And a half." Grug smiles down at Belt.

All the animals join in hugging Grug.

"And nine, and ten." Grug sighs.

Douglas runs up and licks Thunk.

"Douglas! Dad you saved him!" Thunk cheers.

"Well, a boys gotta have a pet." Grug jokes.

Suddenly the group rises up as the Macawnivore stands near them.

"Turns out, I'm a cat person." Grug smiles at the very big cat.

Grug notices a tail sticking out of Chunky's mouth.

"Uh! No." Grug yells sternly.

Chunky spits out the trip-gerbils. He grins sheepishly. The trip-gerbils run to Gran knocking her over in their excitement.

"You really need to see this." Eep calls out to us.

The whole family takes this amazing view in then looks to Grug for his decision.

"We should go there." Grug grins.

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