[Where would she have run to, exactly? Any routes of escape would have taken her right past the creature, which was occupying far too much of the middle of the room. She can't sneak around that well. Give her some credit!]
[With those ears of hers, she does take notice of the sounds overhead — but by the time she does, the crate's already past the tipping point. When she thought she was only dealing with one, the plan had seemed fine. But hearing more of those creatures coming...]
[It occurs to her too late that this is going to be very loud.]
[And so, it all happens at once in an explosive cacophony: The crate falls and hits the creature square on top. Something starts to emerge from the vent with an incensed screech. Allura decides that the easiest way to get over it is to go right over the top of the stack of crates, which causes the stack to start toppling...]
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[With those ears of hers, she does take notice of the sounds overhead — but by the time she does, the crate's already past the tipping point. When she thought she was only dealing with one, the plan had seemed fine. But hearing more of those creatures coming...]
[It occurs to her too late that this is going to be very loud.]
[And so, it all happens at once in an explosive cacophony: The crate falls and hits the creature square on top. Something starts to emerge from the vent with an incensed screech. Allura decides that the easiest way to get over it is to go right over the top of the stack of crates, which causes the stack to start toppling...]