Season 2 - Episode 33: Rock (?) Bottom

## Synopsis

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie try to get to the bottom of whatever is creating these tunnels under Thornvale. As they travel through the goo, a strange worm grabs onto Sammie. They try to fight it but have a hard time getting through its armor plating. Eventually, they realize a much larger version of the worm must be what's making these tunnels. As soon as they put the pieces together, it comes for them. The tunnel they are running through collapses.

## Episode Description

Our heroes are in a sticky situation... literally. A disgusting, goopy, sticky situation.

## Key Events

* Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie unsuccessfully fight a worm of sorts - it is as long as Henry is tall, a foot in a half in diameter, and covered in plates of armor.
* Bjorn realizes that the tunnels must have been created by a much, much larger version of the worm they fought.
* The giant worm barrels through the rock beside them and collapses their tunnel. Bjorn and Sammie take the hit but Henry is trapped under the rock.

## Summary

Bjorn and Henry hover above the surface of the floor. Sammie, who is being carried by Bjorn, feels her feet sink into the gross, yellow ooze that covers the bottom of the sinkhole. She tells the boys and Bjorn asks if there's anything solid below it but Sammie can't tell. Henry spots a tunnel nearby, however it is mostly filled with the goo. The tunnel is completely filled by the substance except for a two foot tall area across the top of the tunnel. They look for other options but it seems this is their only way in.

To test the goo, Bjorn slowly lowers Sammie into it. Sammie sinks into it at first and then stops and starts to float once the goo reaches her chest. Henry and Bjorn hold their weapons and phone above their head so they don't get submerged in the goo. Henry and Bjorn have an easier time getting through the goo, but Sammie finds herself stuck. She focuses for a moment, uses magic to make herself stronger and finally starts making progress.

Bjorn suddenly feels something moving beneath his feet. He tells them to get out of the goo as quickly as possible. Bjorn and Henry make it through the goo and to dry land where the tunnel begins to ascend out of the substance. Just as Sammie is about to join them, she feels something wrap around her leg. It bites through her jeans and into her skin. Bjorn runs to her and helps to pull her out of the goo. They see a creature wrapped around her ankle. It looks like a worm but with cerata like a sea slug. It is covered in black, articulated sheets of scales like an armadillo. Henry rushes over to pull the creature off of Sammie's leg and manages to free her. Now free, they see the creature's full size. It is about as long as Henry is tall and a foot and a half in diameter.

Henry pins the worm to the ground with its boot while Bjorn and Sammie get themselves out of the goo and onto the ground. Sammie sticks her knife into its head to try and kill it, but the worm whips its tail around and smashes Sammie to the ground. Henry stabs into the same spot Sammie hit with his sword. It wraps around Henry's ankle and bites him. Bjorn manages to pull it off of Henry and chuck it back into the goo. Bjorn tells them they don't have time to mess with these smaller creatures and they need to figure out what's going on. Sammie sees the boys holding their phones and weapons and realizes she forgot her phone in her pocket. She pulls it out and it, thankfully, still works. She sees a text from Elise asking if they can talk. With no cell service, she pockets it for now.

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie make their way down the tunnel. As they make their way down the path, Bjorn looks at the bite mark on Sammie's leg and realizes that the bite looks very similar to the shape of the tunnel. He realizes the tunnel must have been made by a worm of a MUCH larger size. Bjorn voices this to the others, pointing out that Henry found a tooth up above. Sammie points out she noticed the worm was moving upward and asks why no one saw or reported a massive worm in the city. They continue forward, keeping an eye out.

Suddenly, the ground begins to rumble and shake. Sammie takes a moment to close her eyes and try to figure out where it's coming from. She connects with the mind of the monster and all she feels is an impulse to protect and that it currently feels threatened and needs to move. She realizes the creature is coming from behind them and warns Bjorn and Henry. They run down the tunnel, trying to find another tunnel that branches off of this one. Behind them, they hear the horrible crash of something breaking through the rocks. Bjorn and Sammie turn to see a giant worm barreling down from above them. They see massive armor plate after armor plate appear and then disappear as the worm cuts from above them to below them. The tunnel ceiling above them begins to crack. Bjorn shouts at them all to keep running.

Bjorn soon realizes they aren't going to be fast enough to outrun the collapsing ceiling. He is running beside Sammie and puts his wings out to try and block the rocks as much as he can from hitting the both of them. They lose sight of Henry as the rocks collapse on top of them. Bjorn manages to take the brunt of the blow from Sammie, keeping her shielded with his wings and manifesting his scales. Henry is crushed underneath the rocks.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook