*Fades in menacingly*

*Trips and falls*

SPECIAL YOU’RE BACK! AGAIN! ITS BEEN SO LONG! These stories sound awesome, I’m gonna read what you released the second I get the chance. I got so excited when I heard you were here! Guess who’s back

Back again

Special’s back tell a frien—

—Moon <3

Hey ya’ll… what’s up? Sigh, I have no idea what to say honestly. I’m just popping in for a visit if nobody minds. Expect me to make regular visits here and there. Anything interesting happening?

-Break-It The Final Witness.

PrimalApex, darn it…

<:NEXUS:>

Nice to meet you, Fauther Fang!

I'm PastelGothPower, but that doesn't really matter, because I rarely interact...

One of my favourite stories on here is, without a doubt, The Obelisk

It's in alphabetical order in tameables, starting right here in Achatina

I'm afraid I haven't started reading TAOH yet, so I can't help you there...

Hey, primal!! Nice to see you too! And yes, I do remember. I see that ur name has changed? PrimalApex. I like it! : D

Just posted the prologue for Forest of Light in cat section. Kind of like a narrative interactive kinda thing? I dunno, just thought it’d be cool! Hope u like it! : 3

-specialraptor or zznake

I apologize for not posting more, I’ve been really busy lately. I hope to get chapter VII of the Island out soon

~Jerrald

To: Break it, Rockdrake Lover, PD, Nexus, Aston, Sunny, Reawakened Author

From Ben

Before we start, Chapter 59 of TOT is finally out! Break-it youre up next for Chapter 60! Try to get it out by like a month.

Rockdrake Lover, hey there! Sorry for the late response! Thank you for reading TAOH! It means a lot to me! Also your mod idea sounds cool! I hope you enjoy ur time here in Achatina! Also if u didnt know, u can see messages faster on DDEX by searching up DDEX Stories and clicking on the website. After filtering to New and refreshing u can see the messages after. Theres also a DDEX Fanfiction Wiki on Fandom, if you are allowed to check it out and say hello in discussions. Hope this helps!

PD, glad to see your game is going well! I will definitely try playing it when it comes out!

Hey Nexus, I dont know if you will see this but I just wanted to say Beast Wars Part 1 was cool! I hope Part 2 comes out!

Aston, Welcome back! You dont know me since I joined a while after u left, but Its great to see u again! I actually read KOTW and I liked what it has so far, i will read Chap 8 and 9 asap! PrimalApex mentioned the wiki already but if u want or if u can u can create a Fandom account and say hello in the discussions.

Sunny, hey there! Long time no see! Im not sure what else to say…

Person who made Reawakened, loved the chapter!

Can Valguero and Steam sale come so I can get Ascended mean the Gigantoraptor is awesome looking so is the Yi Ling, Cosmo, Armadoggo, and Megaraptor but how many Raptors need to be in game? Also Draklings are my new favorite because I've seen videos and pics and it looks awesome not to mention cute. Did you know that Gigantoraptor is one of the biggest or the biggest member of the Ovalraptor family.

Your Rockdrake Lover

I am very sorry that I haven’t been writing. There’s been some IRL things going on for me, and I literally forgot about my story. Expect chapter two in a couple of centuries. Actually, I plan to write it this week. -TarrWasTaken

Okay you know what…. I have time, I’m gonna finish KOTW… or at least try. I still have up to Chapter 14 written already, just needs some editing and it’ll be good to go! And of course, I have the whole plot memorized, so that’s no issue.

I guess I just like to finish things I start.

Anyway, be expecting KOTW Chapter 8 in Astrocetus very soon!

-Aston

I have no story but I can make a good grilled cheese

Start by getting a small but not too small pan and then set your oven to 450 degrees

Then get bread while you wait for it to heat up and cheese

Put the cheese in the middle of the bread and you need 2 bread and 1 cheese or 2 if you want extra cheesiness

Then cook it for 10 or 15 minutes and flip it every 5 minutes but I recommend 10 minutes then it should be done then cut it and boom and if it tastes bad I’m sorry but when I do it it is the best just keep trying to figure out how to cook

Happy tenth anniversary of ARK, the reason we’re all here! And to 5 years of fanfiction on the Dex!

Wow, ty Hen. I appreciate every single one of you and am glad there are so many of us thriving and writing amazing stories here and talking with one another. Some of you are awesome friends, and I miss the ones who’ve come and gone, too!

—Moon

The following news report may or may not be continued after this publication.

In a 1920s based new style broadcast:

Good evening ladies and gentlemen of Achatina, this is your weekly update news of the Ark community.

Starting off with last night, Wildcard released several trailers and teasers for upcoming releases and a special video.

Vampires, Eternal Nights, and Transylvania. No this is not a new game for Dracula hunting. This is Ark: Lost Colony. The location you seek the elusive Lore piece known as Arat Prime, the last hope and sanctuary for humanity. But what happened to this anti-evolution nation to cause humanity to become more Man-Bats than Man? Tune in later for more in depth information and analysis.

BREAKING NEWS!!! Helena Walker still Human? Although sources are not yet sure of this. Many believe they have sighted a Helena Walker at the teaser of Lost Colony. But what could this be? Original, Clone, or Over Excited Fan. Tune in later for more.

Lastly the mixed reviewed strange version of the Ark Lore part has been teased in this night with Russell Crowe’s character have a full monologue throughout it. Will this second half of the first season be a better for telling of the Lore or will it mess up once again and be it’s own story? Tune in June for an Update on this story.

Kzzzzzzzz…

Hello everyone, I know this is like a very small thing for me to be happy about as I’m not really a part of the community anymore, as my life got a lot busier a couple years ago, but it’s made me very happy to see that my time here is being remembered on the fanfic wiki. I’ve done a little edit just to add my time of joining. Thank you guys so much for remembering me. I hope this community continues to thrive in the future!

-Apex

To: SangToareGirl, DiploLover, and RelatingHen

From: Ben, & KM, creators of The Arks: Over Heaven

We have read all three of your stories (Valguero’s Guardian, Creatures of Nightmares, and Journey Through All Creatures respectively). Let us give our thoughts.

SangToareGirl, your story was pretty cool. There wasn’t much to say about it, the plot flowed well and all the like. It was simple, but then again, nothing needs to be complicated. My only gripe was the human x creature shapeshifter theme, which I found very weird. Even if the creature is sentient as a human, it’s still weird. Though I don’t think your other story will be like that.

DiploLover, Creatures of Nightmares was also really nice. I like the concept a lot, it reminds me of Moon’s The Obelisk, a long while back. I feel as if there should be an explanation/lore as to how these wolves got powers (more specifically Pax, whose time powers I assume won’t correlate with the Wings of Fire-esque thing), though I think you’ll do that when appropriate. Also an explanation as to how Astra turned into a wolf would be good too, though I think you got that as well. It seems that Astra and Pax will be the main ship, since their names are similar and Pax is even described as more handsome than Prince (sorry bro). Anyway it’s cool, my only gripe was the prophecy felt too obvious but prophecies are already difficult to write. I hope that we will see other characters besides the five prophecy wolves and Shadow, especially of other species, as it would help establish the world building and what not.

RelatingHen, your story was also fun to read. It’s a fun concept, and I think a few other writers with no names did something similar, though you’re the first to get past the first chapter. C Tribe dynamics are cool, though I wish that we could get more information on other tribes around the Island, as the world building for that still seems barren. The idea of the Ravage also sounds cool, and I have a wild guess at what Rod supposedly did to Serenity. So besides world building, in terms of feedback the only thing I’d say is to clarify who “this person” is. For example, when Terad lands in the bush, it’s described that “a person came out of the bushes”, but it’s never elaborated who it is until a few sentences later when Terad is randomly described to be crashing out, which makes the readers think, “oh so that person who got out of the bushes was Terad, I think it would be helpful to have learned that earlier.” Same thing for the person riding the Titanosaur, we were wondering who it was for like a paragraph until Rod was just thrown out there. So yeah that’s the only thing we’d say to fix is. An example to fix this is: “Someone emerged from the bushes. It was Terad.” So just say immediately afterwards who it was. Yeah that’s about it, I’ll be reading Chap 10 when it comes out. I’m guessing Terad died permanently, since he’s in C Tribe (though I’m wondering why he had only like 20 levels if he can only die once and be unable to respawn). He was annoying anyway. Also, KM says that to add more female characters, one way or another. KM finds them more interesting than dudes. That’s all, later.

Today We Rise

Chapter 1 -

I sat up and looked around. There I was, sitting on the beach in nothing but my underwear and… what is that? I looked at my arm to see a strange diamond shaped thing. I scratched it, it was so itchy. I carefully stood up, my joints felt stiff and numb. After struggling to my feet I pressed the strange diamond. It began to glow a pearlescent blue color, scrolling through the menu in front of me I learned that my name is Lexi. Being that I was completely alone, I couldn’t help feeling happy. I'm not the kind of person that requires attention.

(3 Hours Later…)

I’ve noticed that there are strange things wandering around here on this sandy beach. They are large and scaly, well not all of them. Maybe I should attempt to tame something? I don’t know anymore. This cute little bird-like thing might be a nice companion, they don't seem very bright though. One of them ate a rock… still they could be a very good source of… I don’t know… protection? I walked casually to a bush and began collecting berries to feed it, assuming it eats berries… Running up to the bird I realized that I don't know how to tame one of these beautiful creatures. Whatever… I ran to the bird and held out my berries. The bird watched me for a second before greedily gobbling up the sweet fruits. It licked it's beak and waited. After staring at the bird for 10 minutes I finally realized it had wanted more food. God am I stupid, I now understand why I am choosing this creature as a friend. It will be nice to have something dumber than me around. I fed that stupid little bird for a while before the thing on my wrist began to glow that blue color again. This time a bubble that read “Name Your Dinosaur” popped up with a little rectangle.

I looked at the bird, “How does this thing work?” I asked her. She tilted her head.

“Alright guess i'm figuring this out by myself then,” I grumbled. I thought for a long moment.

“I'll name you… Chicken,” I smiled proudly. The rectangle began to fill with the word “Chicken” before disappearing.

“What the…?” I didn’t have time, a green blob hit Chicken, knocking her off of her feet. She squawked and flapped her wings widely.

“HOLD ON!” I shouted, grabbing the bird and running away from our attacker.

-Anonymos-

NEXT CHAPTER IN ALLO SECTION

Guys just btw u don't have to say a tip should include more words if u need more words. Just spam space until u can submit tip. Idk where else I can put this tip so I just put it here. Hope this helps

I have moved to Wattpad, just so yall know

-Duke

whoever made ‘the island’ series, Thank you for chapter IX!! I don’t mind the wait, the story is just so good! I don’t get on Dododex a lot but I love finding new chapters every time I log on, even though it’s not often.

—Juztifys1fan

(Still looking for the 1st chapter of the Obilisk series)

*starts growling at Achatina Section

*growls some more and mutters

Hello,

HEELLLLLLLOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

*beats a gong against Achatina Section

HI,

So, you might be wondering what I’m doing. Well, I exiled myself from the fandom for a while. Due to over theorizing and for other reasons. So you should see me a bit more around here. It’s been way too quiet here anyway. There needs to be more activity on the Dex too!!!

Anyway, still here and want to get it more active while I’m here in self-exile from the fandom.

Until Next Time!!!!

-PrimalApex:)