The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 33: The Obelisk

Part 1/5

SPLASH!

Samuel blinked his eyes rapidly, the sun’s rays shining directly into his eyes, and he saw Neddy standing above him with a waterskin dripping with water. He had his arms sprawled out, and Samuel quickly jolted up with a hand across his face.

“What did you just do?” Samuel asked as he looked around. His face was doused in water. Lots of the Book Club members were conversing about something, and quite a few were packing their bags, as if they were prepared to go somewhere.

“You had fallen asleep outside,” Ruby suddenly interjected. She began to laugh, “Me and Neddy spotted you outside and thought it would be funny to wake you up by splashing water on you.”

Samuel looked back at the two with an unamused look.

“Really? You couldn’t have just tapped me on the shoulder or something?”

“Nah. Like we said, we thought it was really funny. Hope you don’t mind,” Ruby said. Samuel squinted his eyes at the two of them. Something was different between them, although he wasn’t too sure what. He noticed Ruby was standing closer to Neddy than she usually was, but he wasn’t too sure why.

Footsteps approached them, and Samuel turned his head around to see Skyler walking toward him with a leather satchel strapped around her shoulder. Standing by her side was the super muscular raptor that the previous leader, Tiffany had named Special Raptor.

“Hey Samuel. Glad you’ve finally awoken. We’re getting ready to head to the Obelisk right now. Grab your weapons and supplies and prepare yourself. I’ll be heading out with you,” Skyler said.

“Should I bring my raptor?” Samuel asked, nodding his head at his pet Raptor.

“Of course. We’ll be bringing almost everyone,” Skyler replied, “Chris, Sunny, Simon, Bobby, and Gary will be staying back, but everyone else is going.”

“Okay. I’ll get ready right now.”

As Samuel got up from the floor and walked over to his hut, he looked back at Skyler curiously.

“That’s weird. She’s coming with us. Is that normal?”

No. It definitely wasn’t. And judging from how passionate Skyler seemed about the obelisks, she wanted to personally go to attain this so-called “power”.

“Not like that matters. She’s just a bit… doozy,” Samuel thought. He began to sweat, “But I’m not seeking to survive, I want to escape. I need to find Tiffany. Maybe this trip is an opportunity that has been provided to me.”

Before Samuel entered the hut, he saw Star huddling in the shade where it was cool. By now, Samuel had already accepted the fact that Star was not ordinary, and that there was more to her than meets the eye. He really wanted to figure out what the paper she had given him meant, but there were bigger things on the line.

Samuel grabbed his spear, brushed his hair to the side, and readjusted his work boots.

“Show time,” Samuel whispered as he walked out the hut.