To note, this isn’t 43 chapters in, this is from chapter 26, Descent.
“I think we’re lost,” I muttered after half an hour. I turned the map over in front of me and squinted at the faded lines. “I don’t know if we’re supposed be going in this direction or not.”
“Lost?” P-21 said as he nudged in to my left to look at the map.
“No… I think we’re supposed to keep going this way,” Glory said, pointing with her uninjured wingtip as she squeezed in to my right.
“I thought it was right at that last tunnel,” Rampage said as she squeezed in under me, looking at the map.
“No, this is the right way. See?” Scotch Tape had wiggled in next to Rampage and was pointing up with her hoof.
“But then shouldn’t we already be at that factory thingy?” Rampage asked.
“I believe we should,” Lacunae agreed, leaning over my head to look down at the map.
“A little personal space, please!” I shouted. I immediately winced at the echo sounding off through the tunnels, but at least my friends fell back enough to let me breathe. Looking at the map, I poked a little square marked ‘HMF’. “If this is the right way, then this place should be just off to our left. Look for some sign of ‘HMF’, whatever that is.”