Dododex

ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Journey: Chapter 14

“Get our prisoners out of here before we’re all dead.” Mira ordered her soldiers and they immediately took them and started going down the ramp. The noise got loader and the they saw wings over the ridge. The soldiers started moving faster, but it was too late.

A rhyniognatha roared and began shooting the Troodons with a sticky amber-like substance. The troops began to panic and as they did the bug looked at Nightfall and Forest, Forest recognized it as the one he saw fly over the swamp a while ago. It then flew towards the both of them. It picked them up and carried them off. The troodons were so disorganized and frightened that they barely noticed what had happened.

Forest watch as he saw almost all the Troodons run into the woods all except for one, Mira. He stared at her for a moment until he noticed that Nightfall was being very quiet, he look to see Nightfall passed out in the leg of the rhynio.

The rhynio continued to fly in silence until she broke it. “Saw you back in the swamp and thought I would watch to see what would happen. Be glad I did.” She said, “How did you-” “Your cloaking ability isn’t so good with sunlight reflecting off the water. Instead of glare, there was a rock drake shape in the water that wasn’t glaring when it should been.” The large insect said. They continued on for a while longer in silence.

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Forest was in the air feeling the wind, he had never really felt true flight and thought it was amazing. He heard moans from his right, Nightfall was getting up. Nightfall quickly went from limp to panicking as he quickly grabbed the claw that was holding him and began to scream in a different language.

“Sounds like your friend just got up from falling asleep.” The rhynio said. “What happened? Are we dead? This isn’t what I thought would happen when we die!!” Nightfall said yelling.

“I saved you. you’re not dead yet. And if you keep panicking, you’ll die of a heart attack.” The rhynio said.

“Even worse!! We’re going to die being surrogate implants!!! If I am going to die, I at least want to know your name.” Nightfall said.

“Good grief, I am not going to use you!! I just saved you from the crazy troodons that had you dead to rights!!! And my name is Nectar, so there.” She said as she flew.

“Nice to meet you Nectar, my name is Forest.” Forest said with a smile.

“Nice to meet you Forest.” Nectar said

“Well Nectar, I don’t believe you and I think you might be wor-”, “Seriously, you’re accusing me that I am going to use you two as surrogates. Well I’m not and if you really don’t want to be dropped from up here and die. I suggest you, Mr. nightcrawler in Microraptor size. Don’t talk.” Nectar said aggressively at Nightfall.

Nightfall mumbled and groaned and shifted around so his face facing away from anyone else’s. “So why did you save us?” Forest asked, “Like I said before, I saw you in the swamp. A little while later, I start hunting and come across an army of troodons and see you guys surrounded. I thought you looked like you needed help so I helped.” Nectar said.

Forest was just about to say thank you when he noticed something about her, marks or scars that go around in a band. He looked at her a little more, her body was covered with these marks and he noticed something around her leg. A piece of leather strap that was painted blue. “Your a tame?” Forest asked, “I was, but not anymore.” Nectar replied.

“Since you’re probably wondering, My owner died. Went into a big cave with an army of his dinosaurs, I waited for him for days, nothing came out. I waited for a week after until I gave up, I ripped off my saddle and flew off to go find food.” Nectar said with her voice cracking as she said it, “I’m sorry that happened to you.” Forest said.

“Well that sometimes happens, sometimes they came back. Sometimes, they never leave where they drop. Now where am I taking you two so that I can get rid of you two and not bring up memories I don’t want to remember.” Nectar said.

Nightfall turned towards her “Take us to the Volcano, I have one more idea for you to leave Forest.” Nightfall said, “What did I-, Ah who gives an Ammonite, I’ll take you to the entrance into the Volcano.” Nectar said as she redirected herself towards the volcano.