Time Meddlers by Deborah Jackson

Author:Deborah Jackson [Jackson, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Deborah Jackson
Published: 2012-09-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Where the Deer and the Bear Roam

Matt groaned and opened his eyes. There was nothing to see, of course, because they were back in the bat cave.

“Sarah,” he said. “Are you there?” He tried to sit up, but a wave of dizziness washed over him, and he sank back down.

“Here,” she said in a shaky voice.

Matt fumbled around in the darkness until he found her backpack, and then slid his hand down her arm to her hand.

“My head hurts, though.”

“Tell me about it,” said Matt. He rubbed his throbbing skull. He tried to sit up again, taking it slowly and swallowing some bile. A sudden rustling noise in the cave made him tense. He could sense the presence of other creatures, but he couldn’t see anything.

“Those vampire bats again,” said Sarah.

“Fruit,” said Matt, but he didn’t feel as brave as he had the last time they were in this situation. For one thing, there was no rescue effort under way. Secondly, he had no idea how they were going to get back, or if that was even possible. Thirdly, they had no light.

“Wh-what are we going to do?” asked Sarah.

Matt gulped. “I don’t know. Get out of this cave, for one.” He struggled to his feet, then leaned down to help Sarah up.

“Which way?” she asked.

A gurgle and the mightier rush of a stream came from his left. “This way,” he said. He led her forward, shuffling to avoid rocks, grazing the side wall with his fingertips, until he splashed into some water. Sarah held back at the water’s edge.

“I’m missing a boot,” she said.

“Oh,” said Matt. “That’s not good. You should avoid the stream, then. It’s still pretty cold.”

Sarah murmured agreement and gave the stream a wide berth. They walked with their arms outstretched, stumbling occasionally over scattered rocks. Matt followed the stream against the flow until the walls gave way. He blinked when he realized he could see. Diffuse light spilled from the cave mouth and reflected off the stalactites, creating wavy patterns on the ground. Relieved, they sat on a rock to rest.

“We’re almost out,” said Sarah.

Matt squeezed her hand.

“What do we do once we’re out?”

“Avoid First Nations camps,” said Matt.

“Do you think we’re really in the seventeenth century?”

“If Dad was in 10,000 BCE, then we’re in the seventeenth century.”

Sarah sighed. “How do we get back?” Her eyes glittered in the ghostly light, most likely from budding tears. Matt blinked his own away.

“We don’t,” he said. “We just have to concentrate on staying alive.”

Sarah sniffed. “Why were we so stupid? After he warned us. . .”

“Who warned us?” asked Matt.

“Your dad, of course. What do you think the arrows meant? He was telling us about the First Nations, that we might end up in this time period if we kept snooping in the lab.”

“How did he know?”

Sarah shook her head. “For someone so smart, you sure can be dense. He’s travelling through time. If he knows what happened in the past, maybe he can also travel to the future.

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