(((Meanwhile, thousands of miles away... - LittleKuriboh Yu-Gi-Oh abridged movie reference. Gear)))
Shane walked around the caves, burning a small consistent flame circle which he had looked up on his phone - he had once thumped through his father's guardian class examination textbook and had memorised quite a few circle laws with which he had made a veritable dictionary of flame type circles.
Well, maybe taking photos of his handiwork wasn't a dictionary...or 'looking up' but who knew, let alone cared?
Where was everyone? Did Ven use those keys again? Gosh, where was their sense of adventure?
Ven got to the exit door and gave it a push. Nothing. He gave it a pull.
DOOM DOOM DOOM DOOM went the music as the strobe lights messed with his brain and caused the fire clicked to fizzle out.
Shane flattened his ears and grinned, seeing the others. He waved and called out -
Everything went quiet. Eventually all eyes were on the non-avian group.
"He-heyyyyy...we win, right?" Shane tried. Silence.
Then the area erupted into cheers, whooping and laughter as the music pumped up again. Shane laughed in relative silence as the music drowned him out as he neared his friends.