They spent the next few hours pondering how to get Jen to the forest. Every once in awhile they gave up and passed the time with small talk."So what's new at your house?" "Last night Martha brought home a whole lot of gardening tools and-" "That's it! This could hurt a little. Lift up your tail as far as you can." Jen was barely able to lift it 2 feet because of the roots."YOWCH! What did you do?!" "I'll bet anything your roots would grow back by tomorrow. Let's move." "Hello, part snail I can't move fast. You'll have to carry me." Gina tried to pick her up but couldn't."If you lose the shell I'll be able to." "I can't. Unlike real snails this shell is part of me. I didn't just pick it up. It grew out of my back. Have you ever seen a shell this big?" "I gues you'll just have to pull yourself along. I'll slow down so you can keep up." Jen crawled along leaving a trail behind. The slime production seemed to triple when she moved like this. After an hour they were barely 1/4 of the way there."Do you smell that?" "What, the slime?" All of a sudden..."Earthquake!!!" The ground shook so much Gina toppled over and landed in the slime."Eww."
After the earthquake, Gina began to change...