Pony's voice was frantic in the darkness, causing a shiver to rush up Zizzy's spine. She couldn't tell what it was that had been chasing them, but the zebra could tell it was big by the heavy footsteps that followed behind them. Lucky for them, it seemed that they'd managed to escape its clutches. For how long, she couldn't be sure. But for now, at least, the sound of the footsteps had disappeared. The only thing that could be heard was the sound of Pony's heavy breathing and the thundering of her heart rushing through her ears. In the distance, she could hear the echoing of what sounded like dripping water and even as she strained and flicked her ears this way and that, she couldn't hear anything further from the monster that had been chasing them.
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