The first thing he noticed when he woke up was that Ezekiel was gone.
No big deal, he was probably out foraging.
He went on his hands and knees and stretched down until his chin was nearly touching the ground in a downward dog pose. Geoff sighed in satisfaction, there was nothing better than a good morning stretch.
His shorts were fucking killing him, though. They ripped during his mutation, and they barely fit him anymore. The fabric was digging into his scaly skin. Unfortunately, he didn't have any other kind of pants to wear, so ripped shorts it was.
He got back into a sitting position and looked around the cave, it might be fun to explore a bit. After stretching his legs, he got to his feet and walked towards an exit to the part of the cave he was in.
While he expected the cave to be big, this one was HUGE! Geoff wandered through the tunnels and admired each cool-looking stone he found.
After a bit, he came across what looked like a cliff edge. As he looked over the edge, he noticed the large body of water beneath. It looked deep enough to dive into! "Natural pool, sweet!" Geoff grinned and took a couple steps back.
He charged forwards and jumped into the water.
There was a loud splash as he landed in the cool, clear water.
The water rippled as he rose to the surface and combed his soaking wet hair out of his eyes. Being submerged in water had never felt so good before. Geoff sighed happily and floated on his back for a few hours, feeling relaxed and rejuvenated by the fresh, slightly glowing water.
After an hour or two, he climbed out and shook himself off. He had to bring Zeke here sometime!
It turned out that exploring the cave without Zeke wasn't a good idea.
The many caverns and winding tunnels weren't doing much to help him get back to his and Ezekiel's little hideout. As much as he hated to admit, he was lost. Terribly lost in this labyrinth of stone.
He took a seat on a boulder so he could stop and think of a plan to get back to where he and Zeke had been staying for the past few days.
Wait a minute, Ezekiel had to be back by now! Maybe if he called out for him, he'd come find him!
With a deep breath, he called out for his friend. "Zeke! Buddy!!! I'm completely fine!!" He yelled. "Are you there?? Anywhere???"
No response.
The only sound he could hear was his voice echoing throughout the walls of stone.
Time to keep walking.
There were other things that lived down here, right? Maybe he'd run into one of them, he wasn't scared of becoming prey anymore. He knew he could easily overpower anything he came across with his new size and strength. Was he getting a bit cocky? Maybe.
However, that thought was forgotten as he saw something further ahead. It was about the size of a sheep and kinda looked like a gopher, but it was pink and slightly fuzzy. It seemed to be squeaking and looking around in a panic. Geoff felt kinda bad for it, but he didn't know how to help the thing.
His ears perked up as he heard a soft rumbling noise. It sounded like an earthquake? Wait, AN EARTHQUAKE?!
Geoff barely had time to think before a part of the cave wall collapsed a couple feet behind him. "Holy shit, dude!?" He exclaimed in shock. The cave was collapsing, had there been any explosions or mining in here?? Geoff looked back at the creature up ahead of him, if he didn't act fast, the little thing would get crushed, and so would he! In a moment of pure adrenaline, he ran forwards, snatched the mutant up into his arms and charged through the tunnel as it collapsed behind him. As he leapt forwards into the cavern connected to the tunnel, the fallen rocks sealed the pathway shut.
He tumbled to the ground and used his body to shield the squeaking beast in his arms.
Even when the dust settled, he continued to hold the creature close to his chest.
While he opened his eyes and let his night-vision adjust to the darkness around them, he only had one question.
Every time you post something with skeletons (ie every day), i'm reminded of Geoff Peterson, Craig Ferguson's sassy robot skeleton sidekick, and i love it. Thank you for all the Quality Skeleton Content (tm)! Have a great October!
Oh WOW I have not thought about Geoff in so long. THROWBACK. Thank YOU for reminding me of this! Happy October!!! 👻🎃
