;We would have walked right passed it," Spyder said to himself. The ground shook and rocks came down, almost knocking Primo off his perch at the lip of the cave.
"This is it!" Primo called. "Climb!" The mountain trembled and Primo used his one arm to brace himself in the cave entrance. Where his bloody hand touched the mountain, the rock turned black. The blackness spread outward and around the cave like paper crisping in an invisible fire. "Hurry!" Primo shouted to them.
"Look out!" Spyder screamed.
Primo frowned, cocking his ear, trying to hear Spyder above the thunder. The little man was now standing in a circle of curdling black set against the mountain. Spyder tried to wave him away from the entrance.
"Do you smell something?" asked Shrike.
Above them, Primo screamed as crooked black spikes spun out of the rock, drilling through Primos body, -pinning him to the rock. As Primo struggled, Count Non started climbing toward him. Too late. Double-edge blades, as long as Primos arm, sprang from the sides of the mountain and closed on Primo like the jaws of a –? colossal mechanical beast. The blades sliced cleanly through the little man and he was silent. Then the spikes rotated out of Primos mangled body, allowing the pieces to fall quietly over the rock face. If there was any sound, Spyder couldnt hear it above the thunder and his own screaming. As the spikes disappeared into black rock the side of the mountain turned back to a dull gray. Count Non dropped down beside Spyder.
"Theyre gone. Primo and the cave," said Spyder. "I cant see anything. " Rocks tumbled down the mountain at them.
"We cant stay here!" shouted Lulu.
"Help me up,&
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