JON
Jon heard the flapping and looked up just as the flying demon entered the tunnel. The other demon dropped from the ceiling and glided off in a wide arc around the cavern, scanning the area for more humans. Jon crawled over to Chris.
Chris had seen them, too. His eyes were wide with fear. “You guys weren’t kidding about monsters! One of them went after the kids! What can we do?”
Chris had always seemed a little high-strung, and there was no need to upset him. Jon was calm but kept his gaze off the ledge above them. “The wings on that thing are huge. It can’t go far into the tunnel. As long as Kelly and Trav see it in time, they’ll get away.”
“But it knows they’re there! It’ll call the others.”
“The rest of the demons are at the bottom of the cavern. Without some serious shortcuts,
