*Consciousness fades in and out as he lays inside the giant snakes maw. Groans each time the snakes movements jostle him about. The snakes jaws clamped down around his waist securely. His tail can feel rocks and branches hit its scales as it dangles from the snakes huge maw but why is the snake just letting his tail hang out of its maw. Why hasn't just swallowed him. The thought that the snake may have plans for him makes him cringe. When he moved his body he cringes in pain. The snake quickly reminds him to stay still by applying more pressure. What is the weirdest thing of all is the sensation that they are moving backward very quickly. That makes no sense. It took some persuasion but he got his tail to open its eyes. Yes, they are definitely moving very quickly backwards. Its too dark to see anything but the sensation of the rocks and roots constantly hitting his tail tells him they have to be in a tunnel or cavern of some sort. This is even odder. A cavern would be probably the last place he would look unless he found clue showing the snake went that way. He can only hope. Wait! A cavern. That's it. That's why even this far back into the island they are not seeing all kinds of snake trails. Its because they travel underground. It makes perfect sense.Then he sighs, the fact they have hidden the trails so well means Jaku is going to have an even harder time finding him. *<br/><br/>*Deciding that best thing is to relax and his conserve his energy. He's not going anywhere. As he relaxes he still floats between consciousness and unconsciousness from the blow he took. Then he feels a wave of deep sadness flow over him. It sensation doesn't make sense at first but the warmth associated with it is unmistakably Suri's. She must be worried sick about him. The connection is not very strong perhaps because of being underground. Taking is a deep breath and closing his eyes to clear his mind he focuses very hard. He can feel his mind touch hers. What an amazing feeling. He's got to let her know he's OK but its so hard. Then all of a sudden the connection is broken and a sensation of emptiness hits him. Even his tail isn't feeling anything around him not even the sensation of falling. None this makes any sense. Where can they be?*