6 Grave Situation

Chapter Six Grave Situation Walking from one stomach to another was like exploring a cave system. The rocky, craggy innards of Saphrite narrowed to tunnels that were large enough for the kids to slip through. As they exited Saphrite's first stomach, Vale raced to the front. "Yeesh, Vale," said Finn as his friend bumped him. "You don't have to be first every single time." "When historians write about the time Troop 301 traveled through a giant planet alien," said Vale, "they'll have to start every chapter with me!" Vale nudged Abigail out of the way and stepped around the beetle. "Besides, I'm the sergeant-at-arms," said Vale. "I'm the most

courageooouuuaaaaAAAAAHHHHH!" Vale had almost stepped off the edge of a cliff. He began flapping his arms like an injured bird. The beetle lunged forward and grabbed his foot before he fell over the side. Vale's screams echoed around an enormous cavern. The rest of the crew helped pull Vale away from the edge as Foggy shone his light around the giant stomach. The ledge Vale nearly walked off was actually a winding path along the walls of the stomach. Down below, they saw enormous crumbled boulders, huge rock formations, and tall trees tipped on their sides. A valley seemed to dip down into the darkness, where Foggy's light couldn't reach. "This is the stomach where the planets Saphrite eats are digested," said the beetle. "There are many worlds in here, from across the universe. Digesting a planet is no quick business. It takes a few ticktocks to break down a galaxy." The troop began making their way along the path. They circled down into the stomach. Every once in a while, they spotted some feature of another world. A dried-up river from one planet, grass from another.

"You jamokes might want to put a little more metal on the pedal," said the beetle.

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"Why?" asked Finn. "Because you're in a stomach, yeesh," said the beetle. "What do you think happens inside stomachs? You think there are couches and sofas and little tea sets for you to drink your little tea?" "Why is our tea little in this scenario?" asked Finn. "Well there aren't!" shouted the beetle. "Even if we can't feel it yet, we're all being digested. Broken down. Turned into Her Highness's nutrients. If you want to get out of here alive, you jamokes need to put a little hustle in your muscle." "I just realized how gross this all is," said Vale. "You just realized that?" shouted Elias. "Come on, let's move." "That's really something the sergeant-at-arms should say," said Vale. But the troop ignored Vale, and Abigail pointed out the tunnel to the next stomach up ahead, at the end of the path. As they hurried toward it, Finn spotted a house on one of the crumbled planets. Only half of it was standing, but there was a roof over that half. The front door slowly creaked opened.

But nothing came out. "That's really weird," said Finn. "Let's just keep—" "BWAAIINNNSS" shouted a creature with enormous eyes and four arms. It jumped out of the doorway, toward the explorers. "Zombies!" yelled Vale. "Zombies! We're in a zombie stomach!" But the tall, thin creature just laughed. It stuffed its four hands into the four pockets of a jacket and leaned against the house.