Shock growled and pushed Carver's cage, as it was within her reach. Lock laughed and tossed a game piece into Carver's open cage, then dodged another vine.

"See you downstairs!" he said cheerfully, before he dove down the slide.

Shock threw another game piece at him right before he disappeared. It hit his foot and ricocheted back to the floor.

"I hate you both," she muttered.

She tried to shift again to get out from under Barrel. She managed to slide her legs out from under him on the other side, so now his body only pinned her across her waist and back. Shock then kicked his side to try to wake him. Barrel again snored louder, and clumsily tried to brush her foot away. Shock tapped her fingers along the floorboards for a moment, then kicked at Barrel from one side and sharply elbowed him at the other. [I]That[/i] got him in mid-snore.

"Wh-wha--?"

"Get. Off."

Barrel sleepily nodded and rolled over, now completely pinning his sister's legs. He hardly noticed Carver's legs falling off his chest as he did.