(continued from iceberg)

The staircase was long and winding. I had been walking down it for what seemed like hours. I guess it had really been about ten minutes. Every now and then I had slipped on the icey surface of the steps and only just managed to stop myself from sliding all the way down to the bottom!

It was so dark in the staircase. After a few minutes had no longer been able to see the light from the way I arrived and there was no light at the bottom. I began to wonder if there was a bottom.
I could not see MrR Cander, although I kept calling out for him. I also could not see anyone above me. I had no idea if any of my group followed me down here.

Eventually I saw a very dim light below me. I was comnig to the end!

I stepepd off the staircase and found myself in some sort of corridor. It wasn't very wide but it stretched for what seemed like forever! The light came from tiny balls of light within the ice walls of the corridor. I stared at the balls of light in wonder, confused as to how they shone.

"Mr Cander?" I called, "are you down here?"

"I am here boulder," I say as I touch him on the shoulder. He turns and looks into my pale eyes. I am shivering.i still am very ill from the cold of the ice water.

"what is happenig? What is this place. It is a bad place!" I say to him.

Did the others follw me down the staircase?

I rushed after Tess quickly. "Tess? Boulder? Mr Cander? are you down here?" I called, it was dark and cold and I lost my balance, slipping on parts of the melted ice.

There was nothing to grip onto and I fell onto my back, the ice was hard and I gasped for breath. Finally pulling myself back up again I set of further int the darkness.

I saw Aurora ahead of me and rushed down towards her my claws gripping on the icey floor so i wouldnt slip.
"Aurora...is it me or am i getting a huge bad feeling for nothing..." i asked her.

"I think its a bad feeling" I said and continued down the corridor.
The sudden feeling of being undeground hit me, or more like under water. My ears popped and I looked up at the ice above me which kept making funny noises, water dripped down from the iceickles hanging from the ceiling making it hard to keep steady footing.
"Dont shout" I whispered to Grace, "Dont raise your voice, I am not sure how strong the ice is....be very...very careful."

I walked behind Aurora my paws were getting colder and number.
"..ok" i whisperd back.
my tail just hovering above the floor and every now and then swishing up through shock of the cold floor.
Were my paws had got terribley numbe i lost my gripping and slipped.
I zoomed past Aurora Van tassle slipping and going thud thud thud thud thud down the icey staries.
I saw Bolder and tess ahead i tryed to digg my claws into the ice but just left scratch marks all the way down the side of the ice.
and jus befor i hit them i stabbed my claws into the ground stopping me with a sudden jolt.
I was shakeing through nerves at what had just happend and i was acheing from slipping down the never ending stair case.