It was heavy. Sanchez didn’t understand why they had to take THIS of all things. Surely there was something more convenient, more valuable, than this old clunky thing? They lived in an era of modern technology, where jets could zoom overhead melting polar icecaps in the north. This? Was ridiculous.

It was killing his back, this stupid thing. Damn it. Damn it. Why’d he let them talk him into this?

He shifted his weight onto his left foot, feeling his right shoulder ache. This whole thing was ridiculous. A pack of overgrown elves kidnapping a hippo? They must all be mad.