Ted's Caving Story Novels & Stories

"He said that this was a stopover and that he was going to take me to another place." “Describe a stopover,” Dave said. "I just did it. It was a huge cave with stalagmites and scattered corpses. My stairs,” I pointed to the stairs, “turned into something like a slide. I raced down the chute for what seemed like an eternity, and then I flew out and flew down a couple of hundred meters, plopping down on the rocky ground. I can just say, if you get the chance, don't ever do it. There was more pain than one body can handle. And as I was told, I did not survive it."

He grabbed a hold of her and pulled her out before she had an opportunity to disagree and then tugged Brandon out as well. “No! Cassidy!” Brandon was screaming. Jo felt his wail of despair to her very core. They were only feet outside of the cave when Cassidy’s strength gave out. A rush of hot air greeted them as the energy was finally loosed. The ground shook, and the sound of the insides of the mountain falling apart rumbled through the entryway.