Meanwhile, while everyone was asleep, and the Forest Guard guarded the borders and watched the squad of opponents, something that Tyranors did not expect happened at the base of the Wild Horde:

- What?! HOW?! How dare my brother do that ?! - shouted the king, knocking on the arm of the throne.

- We ourselves did not expect this, Your Majesty. - answered Tyrank - It's conspiracy.

- If it's conspiracy, let him not expect apologies from me - Tyranors dismounted from the throne and went to Tyrank.

The Horde King was looked upon by the other Leaders with a kind of warning and contempt.

- We told you a long time ago that Tyrdrex is unhappy with your policies, and look where this led. - declared Carnamus. - You lost your sister, and now your brother.

- There is not only his brother, but Spinrak's sister with them too. - Velratos added, looking at the Leader Spinosaurus.

- Maybe we will not look for the guilty here, huh? I noticed long ago that my sister is partial to Tyrdrex. It is clear that she went with him. Do not forget that your sister also abandoned you and ran away with her winged friend, and Tyranors' sister with this friend's older brother. - Spinrak answered sharply. - We were betrayed by each of a certain tribe of the Wild Horde.

Tyranors turned and looked at the other leaders.

- My brethren, we cannot quarrel now. If we blame each other, then our union will fall apart, and the Alliance will sweep us away. - said the Leader of the Tyrannosaurs.

The Leaders of the Dinosaurs nodded in agreement and looked at each other. Pteroz joined the discussion.

- By extreme measures, we managed to capture prisoners in that camp, Your Majesty - began to flatter Pteroz.

- That makes me happy. - the King of Tyrannosaurs turned to the Pterosaur and looked at the Tyrank. - Prepare a small squad in the morning and send to the borders of the Alliance. If someone leaves there and heads in our direction, then immediately grab and interrogate. Bring the guests from above to me in the morning when they wake up. I have a couple of questions.

- Yes, your majesty. - Tyrank bowed and left the tent. The detachment that arrived with him bowed and followed the commander.

The Leaders of the Horde were left alone and began to vigorously discuss issues.

- For many years we have been trying to find a passage upstairs, but so far no results. Even kidnapping arranged seventeen years ago, did not help. The captive is still silent and sits in the tower, and the Warlock will never get answers. - declared Velratos. - I then suggested that you torture her as cruelly as possible: chop off her fingers, leave scars and wounds. Not many can handle this.

- You have always desired only the blood and pain of others, Velratos. You and your tribe have killed the warriors of the Alliance and ordinary citizens the most. - Pterix interjected. - Tyr'Azar is very wise and knows what to do with her.

- Now she will definitely have a motive to tell us about the passage. A lion with a red mane, judging by the story, is her son. Let's grab him and take him to his mother, then she will show us. Tyr'Azar told me about it. - declared the King of Tyrannosaurs.

- Well, since we have decided everything, then let's go to bed. Tomorrow we will have to discuss everything, and after that we are preparing to leave for Predrimmar. - said Pteranix.

The Leaders of the Dinosaurs climbed down from his throne and went to their tents, yawning on the road. Tyranors lay down on his spacious bed and stared at the ceiling, perplexed by his brother's betrayal. He remembered childhood moments where he, Tyrdrex and their younger sister Tyranida played together, protected each other and just had a good time, and immediately fell asleep.

***

Morning has come. All Chima and the Alliance of the Forests, with the exception of the Forest Guard, slept in a peaceful sleep, but the Wild Horde, with the first rays of the sun, immediately began to go about their business. Tyrank assembled a squad of twenty-four warriors and dispatched them to reinforce Tyrexor. The squad was already outside the camp and was heading for the borders of the Alliance.

The Leaders of the Dinosaurs got up and sat on their thrones, discussing further action. Tyrank entered the tent to them and bowed.

- Your Majesty, I have sent reinforcements to Tyrexor. They will arrive soon. - said Tyrank.

- Good. What about the captives? - asked the King of Tyrannosaurs.

- So far they are sleeping. I put Pteroz and Pterux to guard them. - The Tyrannosaurus Commander replied.

- Well, we have to wake them up. And right now. - Tyranors said.

The Tyrank bowed and was about to leave when he was immediately stopped by Carnamus.

- Wait. - said the Leader of the Carnotaurs and looked at the King of Tyrannosaurs. - You have not forgotten about the Gladiator show today?

All leaders looked at Carnotaurus and Tyrannosaurus with interest. For a long time there have been no fights in the arena located in the western wing of the base, and the warriors want entertainment.

- Who should we release into the arena? Many captive Quilboar and Tauren have died fighting the champions of the arena. - Tyranors asked.

- Aliens from the Flying Island. - suggested Velratos. - If they don't say anything about the passage to the Flying Island, then we will send them to entertain the tribe. First, they will fight with the prisoners, and only after that the champions.

The Leaders of the Dinosaurs considered the Velociraptor Leader's proposal and agreed with him.

- It's a good idea. So let's do it. - agreed the King of the Horde and turned to Tyrank. - Order the organizers to prepare the arena and gladiators. Let them entertain our warriors for now.

- Yes, your majesty. But there is one problem: there are fewer gladiators. As far as I know, there are six Quilboar and four Tauren left, and the champions are tired of them. They need a worthy opponent. - said the Commander Tyrannosaurus.

The Leaders of the Dinosaurs think about this. Indeed, the captive slaves became less and less, and the last raid was only a month ago.

- Tomorrow we will go to their villages and fortresses and capture them. We will send the prisoners to the arena. - said the King of the Horde and continued. - Since we have decided everything, then follow the orders.

- All right, your majesty. - Tyrank bowed and sent the Commander of the Carnotaurs Carnatus to the organizers of gladiatorial fights to prepare the show. The commander himself went to the pit where the Heroes of Chima were.

The Dinosaur Leaders sat on their thrones and waited for guests from Chima, and also prepared for today's show.

***

At the same time, in the Pit, where the prisoners were sent, the Heroes of Chima began to come themselves. The first to wake up Cragger from the pressure of the shackles on his wrists and looked around. It was cold and damp all around, and next to him, his friends were chained to the wall in shackles.

- Guys, wake up. - said Cragger, continuing to look around - Where we are?

Heavy breathing was immediately heard on the sides. Eris and Tormak woke up and opened their eyes, looking around weakly. Both were still weak from the effects of the sleeping pills.

- Where we are? - Eris was surprised, feeling cold from the shackles and damp room. - Why are we chained to the wall and it's so cold in here?

- I dont know. I just woke up myself recently and am perplexed by what is happening. - answered the Prince of Crocodiles.

The sighs of the rest of Heroes of Chima were immediately heard. They opened their eyes and became perplexed by their location.

- What happened to us and why are we chained to the wall? - asked Worriz. - It's so cold and damp here.

- You are the third person to ask such a question. I don't know where we are, but it looks like a dungeon. To know who it belongs to. - answered Tormak and looked around in search of Li'ella. - Li'ella? Where are you?

The prisoners also began to look around in search of a lioness and noticed that among them, in addition to the lioness, there were no more Laval, Lavertus, Skinnet, Fangar and Crooler.

- Great! Where are they? - Worriz was surprised.

- Maybe they're in another cage. - asked Tormak.

- Or they were devoured by some monsters living in these lands. - Razar was frightened.

- Let's not panic and better figure out how we get out of here. - suggested Cragger.

Everyone agreed and began to consider an escape plan. Two minutes have passed and there are no results. Five minutes, too. The heroes began to lose heart from sitting for a long time in an atmosphere of silence. VoomVoom decided to break the silence:

- I can fix that. - said the vulture, cleared his throat and began to sing - I got the wind in my hair...

Worriz took a small pebble lying next to him and threw it right into the beak of the vulture, which made it howl:

- Can it, Nutsy. - growled Worriz

- Come on, there must be some way out? - tries to cheer up Cragger.

Eris leaned against the wall and wondered what to do.

- Eris. - heard in her head a mysterious, female voice.

The eagle did not understand who was calling her.

- Who's here? - scared Eris.

- It's me, Leona, Laval's mother. - answered her voice.

- Impossible. - Eris didn't understand how it was, but she communicates mentally. - Queen Leona, are you ...

- I am in captivity, but I am still alive. And I can communicate telepathically, like you. - Leona turns to her. - Listen to me. This dungeon sucks the energy out of me, and soon I will not be able to communicate with you. You must warn the others to be silent about how you descended to the Under Realm.

- Tell me, who is they and what they're want? - Eris asked mentally.

- They want to take over Chima and destroy the balance. And for this they decided to catch Laval in order to take advantage of him.

- But what does Laval have to do with it? How is he related to Chima? Who and why did they imprison you?

- I don't have time to answer your questions. - Leona answered sadly.

- But wait, can you help us get out of here? - the eagle whined. - I can't take it anymore.

- Remember, Eris: The heart is a weapon. - finally said Leona.

Eris puts her hand to her chest and tries to understand what Laval's mother means.

- The heart is a weapon. What does it mean? - The eagle says to herself. - AAArgh! Shit! Leona, why can't you answer without a riddle?

What others look at her with perplexed eyes.

- Eris, are you okay? - Cragger worried.

- No, or rather yes. - Eris stuttered.

- This is because of your gift, Eris? Tell us. - Tormak asked.

The eagle gave up and talked about her conversations with Queen Leona. Of course, everyone was shocked. Worriz immediately laughed:

- What?! Is the Queen of the Lions talking to you mentally? - the wolf choked with laughter.

- Yes. I don't know what Laval's mother means, but it seems to me that those who captured us want to get Chima. - answered him Eris.

- You are a freak-bird. First you had fire-winged dreams. Then Phoenix Temple. Then visions of Black Burnt Panther, that you. - sneered Worriz, pointing at Tormak. - Now you can talk telepathically. I have never heard anything absurd in my life. Ha ha ha, oh.

His amusement was interrupted by a blow from Cragger's tail.

- Now that's enough, Worriz! - said Cragger - Eris's in bad. It's not her fault she couldn't understood such strange things as telepathy and fire-winged visions in her lately. But! We must not forget, we're here to help our friend Laval save his mother. And if necessary, we can still protect to Chima from the misfortune of the visions of this Hot wings. Eris is our friend too and we always count on her, although she can be weird and ...

- Freaking? - noticed Worriz

- Yeah!

- Desperate. - Gorzan noted sadly.

- Dull. - Razar pointed out.

- Offended. - noticed Mottrot.

- Tired. - Said Bladvic, yawning.

- Sharp. - noticed Icebite.

- Nervous. - said Vornon.

- Boring. - noted VoomVoom.

- Downright pathetic she comes across. - said Tormak

- And um ... I don't get it. - Rogon said.

- Isn't that right, Hot wings? - Patted on her shoulder Crocodile.

Eris could barely contain her anger at them.

- You are all just awful, awful beasts. - Eris whispered through her teeth.

The heroes, despite the unpleasant situation, were in good spirits. A smile and support played on their faces, and even the atmosphere of the damp and cold pit could not weaken their spirit. Suddenly footsteps were heard heading in their direction. The heroes did not know what to do in this situation, and pretended to be asleep. Pteroz and Pterux approached the cage, opened it and went inside to inspect the heroes.

- They never woke up. - Pteroz saddened, examining the prisoners. - But it's already morning. The Leaders will be displeased.

- Nothing. Now we will wake them up with buckets of cold water. - Pterux grinned, casting a short glance at the prisoners.

The pterosaurs left the cell and went to the well in this prison. They took out four buckets and lowered them along a rope into a hole for water extraction. When they filled the buckets with water, they laid them side by side and were about to go to the captives, as the prison gates opened and Tyrank entered. Behind him stood two Tyrannosaurus warriors, awaiting the captain's command. Their names are Tyramus and Tyrunok.

- Commander Tyrank. - the Pterosaurs were frighteningly surprised. - We didn't expect to see you here.

- Why are you not at your post? - asked Tyrank. - You have been ordered to keep an eye on the prisoners and wait for them to wake up.

- This is how we do it. We're going to douse them with cold water to wake them up. - said Pteroz.

- So why are you standing here doing nothing? Do you want to kick in the ass to accelerate? - asked the Commander of Tyrannosaurs and turned to the two warriors. - Take a bucket.

Tyramus and Tyrunok took the buckets in their hands and followed Tyruncus and the two Pterosaurs. Having reached the desired door, Pteroz opened it, and everyone went inside. The heroes of Chima continued to imitate a dream, and the four Dinosaurs, taking the buckets in both hands, swung and poured all the heroes with ice water. The prisoners immediately screamed from the cold and began to move abruptly. The wool of mammals is wet, as are the wings and feathers of birds. Only Cragger's scales were still smooth and clean.

- Woke up?! - Tyrank grinned, looking at the wet heroes with a dirty look and with a mockery.

The heroes turned their gaze to the Tyrannosaur Commander who was looking at them. Their gazes showed anger and anger.

- Who are you? - Tormak asked angrily. - And where is my daughter?

- You don't need to know my name, but I don't know about my daughter. It seems that you were the only one like you. - answered Tyrank.

- What do you want from us? - Razar asked fearfully. - Money? Weapon? Maybe different trinkets and treasure?

- I don't need any of this stuff. I am just following orders, and now my order is to wake you up and bring you to the Leaders. Since you have already woken up and washed, now we will take you in shackles to our Leaders. They have a couple of questions for you. - said the Commander of Tyrannosaurs and turned to the Pterosaurs. - Carry handcuffs and keys.

Pteroz and Pterux escaped from the cell and headed for the post. There they took out twelve pairs of handcuffs and a bunch of keys and headed back to their cell. Tyrant and the rest of the dinosaurs handcuffed the heroes' hands and removed the shackles from their hands. The heroes felt some freedom, but at the same time weakness. They barely moved their legs, and Gorzan and Rogon nearly fell as they walked.

- We follow us without sudden movements, otherwise you will get a couple of bruises all over the body. - Tyrank warned, taking the chain in his hands and sharply moving the chain in his direction.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex Commander left the cell first and headed for the exit. Captured heroes followed him, and then dinosaurs warriors. Everyone got out of the prison and found themselves in the middle of the square where dinosaurs worked and worked. Someone repaired cars, forged weapons and built fortifications for the fortress, others rested and went about their business. The sun was shining in the sky, even a little scorching. The heroes did not even notice how Tyrank stopped in front of a high tent, and crashed into his back. Baring his teeth, the Tyrannosaur Commander entered the tent and brought the captives with him. The soldiers followed them and bowed to the Leaders, as did the commander.

- Your Majesty, we have brought aliens from the Flying Island. - said Tyrank.

The Leaders of the Horde dismounted from their thrones and headed towards the heroes. In their eyes, surprise and curiosity was read, together with the thirst for battle and war. The Heroes of Chima felt fear of tribes unknown to them. They did not think that such monsters lived here.

- Well, well, who do we have here? Some strange animals and a creature very much like us. - surprised Tyranors, examining Cragger. - Tell me what your name and what tribe you are from.

- First, speak yourself, and then tell me where you took my daughter. - Said Tormak angrily, ready to attack and tear the King apart.

- Look at him. What a flame burns inside him. The flame of a defeated warrior who lost everything. - Tyranors grinned, looking Tormak in the eye. - I don't know where is your daughter, because only you are so striped.

- Where are our friends? - added Cragger.

The Leaders remembered the six that are now in the castle and the Alliance have decided not to speak, in order to better identify and extract relevant information.

- Now we have no time for this. - Carnamus declared, pulling out his newly forged war hammer. - Tell us where the passage to the Flying Island is.

- What Flying Island are you talking about? - asked Cragger.

- He's talking about Chima. They need to find a passage leading upstairs. - the eagle guessed, looking at the King of Spinosaurs.

- You're a smart girl. - Spinrak smiled, walking up to Eris. - So, tell us where he is, and we will let you go.

- Why should I tell you about him? I know what you are planning to do, but you will not succeed. - declared Eris, looking at the dinosaurs with hatred. - You will never know where the Golden Bridge is.

- Fool! - Spinrak got angry and sharply hit Eris's cheek with his hand, leaving a mark on her.

Tormak was about to intercede for the eagle, but he was immediately punched in the stomach by Tyranors. Worriz was also hit in the face by Velratos.

- Why did you start to be impudent? It would be better if they had told us, and we would have let you go to all four sides, but now it's not fate. - Tyranors gasped with a sneer and called Tyrank. - Take them to the arena. Let them be prepared for today's performance. We will just gather the people for this spectacle.

The Tyrank nodded and, together with the guards, led the heroes out of the tent. The leaders followed them and went to the main square, where dinosaurs immediately began to gather. The heroes looked at this crowd and followed Tyrank to the arena, where today, a week later, there will be gladiatorial battles to the death. The heroes did not lose heart, but they realized that now no one would help them and they would have to rely only on themselves.