[ ... yeah. That’s the answer he was expecting, and his expression falls a little. ]
Crap.
[ But a pterodactyl screeches above them, and on instinct Peter grabs Mantis’s elbow and pulls her down. The creature swoops, clawing at the air their heads had just vacated, before it flaps its wings, trying to gain altitude again. Peter fires off a blast of electricity, and it lets out another screech, falling out of the air to twitch and writhe on the ground.
Sorry, Petrie.
There’s still a couple more of those bird things circling around, and Peter watches them warily as he speaks to Mantis again. ]
I’m not joking. Seriously. You were here a while ago, but you went home.
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Crap.
[ But a pterodactyl screeches above them, and on instinct Peter grabs Mantis’s elbow and pulls her down. The creature swoops, clawing at the air their heads had just vacated, before it flaps its wings, trying to gain altitude again. Peter fires off a blast of electricity, and it lets out another screech, falling out of the air to twitch and writhe on the ground.
Sorry, Petrie.
There’s still a couple more of those bird things circling around, and Peter watches them warily as he speaks to Mantis again. ]
I’m not joking. Seriously. You were here a while ago, but you went home.