Aliza panted when she finally reached the cave marked on the map. The sun was high in sky, shining bright. The village was bustling below, looking like a toy village. She turned to the cave. Pulling a flashlight out, she clicked it on.

The cave was dark and cold. Water dripped from the ceiling. Aliza looked around, not noticing the vine.

She tripped with a scream of surprise, the flashlight slipping from her hand.

And Aliza fell.

~'~'~

She had fallen over a thousand feet, but she was alive. Aliza sat up with a groan, looking around. The girl laid on a field of wilted, dead flowers.

Except for that one.

"Howdy!"