The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 33: The Obelisk

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The “fragment” suddenly began to beep, and Skyler let out a scream of fear, throwing it toward Rick. Rick shielded his face with his hands, embracing the inevitable, when Paige leapt forward and smashed the grenade with her club, causing it to fly a few feet away and up into the air. With one swift explosion, it enveloped the air with small shards of metal and flame, causing everyone to duck for cover. A soft ringing echoed within Samuel’s ears, as he struggled to regain his vision.

“Goodness gracious what was that for?!” Rick cried in anger.

“I’m- I’m really sorry-”

“Girl, you could’ve gotten Rick killed,” Paige spat.

“I didn’t know!”

“What are you talking about? That doesn't look like an obelisk fragment!”

Everyone began to slowly bicker with one another, and Samuel looked up at the sky, trying to find out where it came from, but there was nothing. All he could really spot was a Pteranodon that was speeding off. Could it have come from the obelisk?

“Maybe, maybe it did,” Samuel thought with grimness. He rubbed his ears, the ringing slowly going away. He glanced over at the forest again, and the red haze was gone. He let out a sigh of relief, the beating heart within his chest dying down…

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Author's Note: THANK YOU SO MUCH if you have made it this far!! 😳 But now we've reached the end of this section and must move onto the next. I'll see you in Aquatics, regular alphabetical order...

- Ben