Cave-In

by Lizzie the Webmaster

It's very hot in here.

Not really.

Oh, right. I forgot where

you're from.

It’s okay.


I should remember.

No, it's fine. You don't owe me anything.

No, I should remember

you're from a warm

planet.

I'm from the same planet as you, Canard. I just grew up somewhere else.

What was it like?

What?

Where you grew up. Tell

me about it.

There's not much to tell. It had two suns.

And?

And a lot of sand.

That's all?

Tatooine is no party, pal.

Oh.

Think they'll find us?

I don't know.

Think we'll ever get Dragaunus?

Winger, I don't know.

Okay, okay. Just tryin' to make small talk.

If we did get out of here, how

would we know where to look?

We wouldn't. We'd just hang out and wait for DRAKE 1 to pick up some signs of Saurian activity.

DRAKE 1?

The master computer Tanya whipped up.

Oh.
You really took care of

things while I was gone,

didn't you?

I guess.

What? Don't you think you make a good Team Captain?

No.

I think you do.

Get real.

You really don't think you did a good job.

Right.

Why not?

I kept putting the team in danger.

And I didn't?

No. You're a much better leader than me.

Is that what you think? That

I did everything perfectly?

You did what you had to do.

So did you.

No. I endangered my teammates.

I notice you didn't ask them

to come down here surface

with you.

If I had, they'd be caught in this cave-in with us, and we'd have no chance of getting out.

So, you made a good decision.

For once.

Oh, come on, Wildwing. Can't you see?

See what? What is there to see? Every time I make a decision that affects the team, I end up seeing too late how I should have acted differently.

You're a good leader.

No.

That's why I gave the Mask to you.

No.

"No, no, no." Is that all you're going to say?

Is that a trick question?

Oh, ha ha ha.

Hey, just tryin' to lighten the mood.

You're trying to avoid the subject.

I'm glad you're back. Even if the reunion doesn't last long.

They'll find us.

A minute ago you didn't know, now you're so darn sure.

See? I make bad choices, too.

Like what, for instance?

Like asking you to lure

Dragaunus out of his

hideout on Puckworld,

for instance.

I was the logical choice.

Then why didn't you want to go?

I said I was the logical choice, I didn't say I had to like it.

And then you got captured.

That wasn't your fault.

No? I should have seen it coming. Getting into Dragaunus' Headquarters was way too easy.

You had no way of knowing what was going to happen.

You could have been killed.

The night is young.

Hot in here, isn't it?

Now that you mention it, yeah.