The elder's reasoning seemed a little farfetched, but the mammoths finally noticed the immediacy of their situation as the elder shouted again, "What are you all standing there for? Leave! Flee!"

The ground trembled far more intensely than before, and the volcanoes began spewing out ash and boulders once more.

This time, three volcanoes erupted in succession. Waves of heat buffeted the mammoth herd, and burning boulders arced down from the sky. Three headed straight for the mammoth herd.

While the mammoths gaped at the boulders in shock, the golden mammoth rose into the air, punching at the boulders...