Jerry looked back, and tried to get the bola off of Eden, but to no avail. The man came closer and Jerry asked "who are you?"

He lifted his pike to finish Eden, but Jerry pushed him back with all his strength. He threw Jerry off of him, and he hit the arena wall and felt dizzy. "I AM FENRIR, FUTURE RULER OF THIS ARK, AND NO FOOLS SHALL EVER CHANGE THAT!" He boomed, as he drove the pike through Eden. Jerry couldn't take it anymore. He knocked Fenrir over on his back, and tried to get the pike out of his hands. He stood up and spun the pike in a circle, it flipped Jerry on his side so hard that he thought he had broken a bone. Obviously, everyone thought Jerry was dead. He crawled towards Eden. "Tell me you can make it" Jerry whispered

"Promise me you'll be alright" Eden coughed up blood and said weakly "only you can save the Ark now. Take this, it's all I can do for you now" he handed Jerry something and collapsed. his lifeless eyes still staring into Jerry's...

Sylas rode on Tuba into the camp. He had the wagon taken off at the entrance of their camp. As he approached the main part of the camp, he noticed it was quieter than it normally was. Usually, Freya would be doing something outside, either tending to one of the animals on the outskirts of the camp or setting up a new practice target near her tent to use the various weapons she has and makes. But no one was out and about, it wasn’t late was it? He didn’t honk so, then again the sun never left its spot in the sky, and he was a night owl so it could’ve been! He left Tuba in the center of the camp and started walking around the camp’s tents. All of the lamps were on so he didn’t think anyone was asleep. He decided to go into Paul’s tent and see if he was up, if he was, he was going to ask what was going on. He wondered what Andrew was doing too, it seemed weird that he wasn’t around either. He got to Paul’s flap, and he opened it up.

“So you finally made it back. It’s about time.” A voice said from behind him. Sylas closed his eyes and sighed.

“Yeah, I was doing stuff for the tribe, unlike you, you self-centered jiblet.” he said with a gag in his throat. He hated his generation and the previous generation’s lingo, which is why he rejected it when he was young. And he only used it in the worst way possible. Jonathan looked at him confused. Looks like the future forgot their slang. Good riddance. He went on though.

“You mean trying to make up for not doing it earlier. Everyone knows you forgot.”

“Well, at least I tried to mend my mistakes.” Sylas said

“Yeah, but at what cost? You know what happened to Andrew right?” Jonathan remarked, Sylas looked at him confused.

“What happened to Andrew? Is he ok?”

“He is, no thanks to you. He had a seizure and is not conscious right now. But it happened right as he got into camp. Probably came back from helping you, right?” Jonathan said, Sylas stood there in solemn silence.

“That’s what I thought, probably should’ve done it before when you were supposed to.” Jonathan said, Sylas did nothing. He felt more and more like a screwup as Jonathan spoke. Jonathan left, leaving because he couldn’t get any sort of argument out of him probably.

Sylas walked into Paul’s tent to see a frustrated Paul packing his bags. He was muttering to himself as he packed clothes and provisions in one bag and went around his tent gathering medical equipment for the other bag. Both bags looked like saddlebags rather than normal ones. It seemed odd, Sylas even saw Paul grab his revolver and holster and strap it onto his hip. What was going on?

Paul looked towards Sylas’ way and noticed him.

“Sylas, ya made it back. Good ta see ya boyo!! How was yer mission? Did ya get the robots to where ya needed them to go?” He asked, Sylas nodded.

“Uh, yeah. Yeah, I got them around the entire city. In peaceful parts of the city.” Sylas said, “Jonathan told me what happened to Andrew. Is he, okay?” Paul stopped and looked back at him.

“He’s fine, he had a concussion. He’s healing now.”

“Is he unconscious?” Sylas asked,

“Aye, he is, but it was an induced sleep just to let him heal without causing more injuries. Why? Did ya hear otherwise?” Paul asked, but Sylas didn’t say anything.

“Sylas, what did Jonathan tell ya?” Paul persisted,

“He said nothing to my face, but he made it sound like it was my fault for asking Andrew for help.” Sylas said, his voice cracking, and looked back at Paul. Paul looked at him with a face turning redder by the second.

“Jonathan’s great at putting the blame where it doesn’t belong.” He walked over and put his hand on Sylas’s shoulder. “Sylas, ya had nothing to do with Andrew’s condition. If it wasn’t helping ya with the robots, it’ve been something else. And Jonathan had the guts ta say that ta ya after what he’s goin’ ta make me do. I oughta batter his napper. Especially with his last stunt. He’s got me so-” “Wait what did he do?” Sylas asked, Paul took a deep breath as he sat down at his desk. He was really upset with whatever was going on.

“Andrew told me he had Element in chit chat before I dosed him, after a little while later I helped Erica, Freya, and Jonathan plan out our next steps in bringing down the arks.” “But once Jonathan ha-” “Hold on, you planned on what we were doing next without me?” Sylas interjected.

“They started without me too, now focus though.” Paul answered. “As I was saying, Jonathan though took control of the plans and said her plan was nearly impossible in our state and that we should build up a creature army. Something that would delay us weeks or months from our plans, especially without Element. Erica was nearly ready ta batter him for suggesting it, but he was right. I stopped her and had to talk her into it. Then I made the flawed decision ta suggest we ask for Andrew’s Element just ta satisfy her desire for a speedy return to the mission. My idea was to trade him for the resource, but Jonathan and Erica want to just use him and force him into saying yes. And it has me frustrated with them because they treat him like a tool rather than a human being!” Paul said, Sylas stood there for a moment, he understood why Paul was upset. He would be too, and he was. No one should be mistreated in the camp they are at. But at the same time.

“Why do we even need to ask?” Sylas said aloud to his own thought. Paul looked over at him.

“What?! Because it’s using him?” Paul answered.

“I mean yeah, it is. But at the same time, we really are in a desperate time right now. Wouldn’t it just be easier to say to him ‘Hey, we need your Element to save the world and bring down people to help save it. We’ll pay you back or return as much as we use once the droids find some Element. But right now, we desperately need it so we can help save the world from this glorified zombie apocalypse.’?” Sylas said, Paul shook his head.

“But that’s still dishonest, and still usin’ him. I don’t feel good about that Sylas.” Paul

“I get it Paul, and I don’t feel much better either. I would like to be polite too, I would be the type of guy to ask for a cup of sugar from my neighbor and repay them later that day. But we are at the end of the world now and Andrew is the last human on this planet besides us surrounded by zombies. We need to pull all of our stuff together and use it for whatever we need to survive and finish this plan of Erica’s plan. And if Andrew has fuel for the Tek, we gotta take advantage of that, to survive.” Sylas said, Paul sighed and rested his elbows on his desk, and put his head in the palm of his hands.

“I still feel it’s wrong… but I know also that yer right. We do need every advantage we can get. It still doesn’t mean I am not repaying for the Element in both Element when we get more to share with him and ammunition that he needs now.” Paul said, Sylas smiled.

“That’s a perfect trade for him since we sprung it on him so fast. Now I’m gonna go pack, do you think Andrew would mind if I bring my axe and helmet?” Sylas asked, Paul chuckled with a smile.

“You know that helmet doesn’t fit you, let alone anyone normal in the human race. Let alone that Freya is the only one who can effectively use that 50-pound axe you got there.” He said chuckling.

“I know, but it’s a status thing it's the only thing I ever “killed”.” Sylas said, doing air quotes as he did. Paul laughed.

“I know, but no one’s gonna take them either. They’re’s only five others besides you.” Paul said. Sylas shrugged.

“I know that too, I just wanna bring it along.” Sylas said, Paul continued to laugh.

“Go on then lad, I’m pretty sure that Andrew would be fine with whateva ya pack. But if ya want ta wait ta pack him ta wake up.” Paul said, Sylas nodded.

“That’s what I’ll do.” He started walking before stopping.

“Do you know when he’s gonna wake up?” Sylas said, Paul shook his head.

“I don’t lad, but I expect that he’d wake up in the next few hours. I could give him a stimulant ta wake him sooner, but I fear that’d be more harmful ta him than aiding. I’d rather-” “Oh no, I didn’t mean you needed to. I just needed to know how long do think we have to pack before we know his say.” Sylas interjected,

“I know what ya meant, I’m just tellin’ ya what I’m thinkin’.” Paul sighed. Sylas nodded. He understood how Paul was feeling, and was guilty about it just as much as he was. He hated it. But they needed to do this if they were to bring down that ark and hopefully save Earth.

~

Andrew lay on the bed once again, he was feeling better but still had some throbbing in his head. His mind wasn’t all there either, he couldn’t remember what had happened after eating the green paste. But he assumed he slept through most of it since he was asleep. He tried opening his eyes as he got up only to start seeing three of everything. He closed his eyes and started rubbing them. He stepped up and yelled as he immediately fell on his face to the ground. He realized that his legs weren’t functioning yet. They felt they were still very much asleep. He looked at his six legs and raised his hand in the air, hoping to smack it hard enough to wake them up. He reared back as much as possible and then he swung hitting the ground with a powerful strike. Hurting his hand enough for him to yell again.

“Andrew!! Ya alright? I heard ya yell in here?” Paul shouted, Andrew looked in the direction of the voice and saw three Pauls standing in three entrances to the room he was in.

“Ah good, can one of you three help me get up? I seems to have no functions in mes legs.” He said back to the Pauls in a very soft tone. The Pauls gave a concerned look before agreeing to, they came over and three helped him back up to the bed.

“Ya feelin’ alright Andrew? Ya kinda acting a wee bit strange?” the Pauls asked as they began to examine him.

“A little bit of throbbing, my legs are asleep. But other than that, I’m fine, in fact the room seems to have gotten bigger, isn’t that right Niagna?” Andrew said facing a giant hairy beast in the other corner of the room. The Pauls looked at him and Niagna with more concern.

“Right then, I’mma get some water for ya.” The Pauls said, Andrew nodded smiling.

“Oh oh!! Get some water for Niagna!!” Andrew asked excitedly. The Pauls looked back and nodded in a concerned way. Andrew wasn’t sure why though.

The Pauls came back with some water and a strange brown paste on a crude spoon before leaving him to drink and eat the paste. Andrew thanked him before he left, and under the influence, gleefully ate the paste and drank the water, and after a little while Andrew’s loopy nature and triple vision left pretty quickly. A little while later Paul came in.

“Ya feelin’ any better?” Paul asked, Andrew nodded.

“Much, everything seems to be normal, except for the headache lingering.”

“That’s normal, it’ll probably be a few more hours before that.” Paul said, Andrew nodded. The two sat there in silence for what felt like five minutes.

“Andrew, I need ta say, or rather ask ya somthin’”

“I don’t know what Niagna was, I think it was just a fictional creature I made up in my hallucination.”

“It’s not bout that lad… look, our group argued after ya went unda. Our timeline on our plan had to be delayed and Erica had a right fit. And I… I told the others that ya had Element and made the suggestion to use your Element and immediately the others agreed.” Paul said, Andrew sat there for a moment, he wasn’t sure what to think. “I’m really sorry lad, I wasn’t thinkin’ straight with the otha’s fightin’ and I needed to end it so I blabbed. I’m gonna pay ya back in munition rounds for a start and once we get our Element in. We’ll make sure ya get double the amount ya originally had. And if ya aren’t comfortable or are downright upset by this. I can tell the crew we ain’t goin’ through it.” Paul continued, and he really seemed genuine about his mistake. And it didn’t seem like he meant to do what he did. Andrew thought for a moment on this offer in silence. It was honestly a good deal, if he was staying with these guys for the time being, he wouldn’t be using anything at his home. That would leave his Tek armor which was refilled earlier this month and would last a couple of weeks more so he wouldn’t need it.

“It’s alright, you guys can have it, and you don’t have to give twice the amount of Element. Just the Element I give you and-” he paused for a moment. If they had Tek or knew how to build some, maybe he could get something really worthwhile out of it.

“You guys know how to make Tek suits, right?”

“Aye, why? Does yours not work or somethin’?”

“It doesn’t, not correctly anyway. Could you guys make me some out of that other half you were going to give me? That would be so much more helpful now than twice the amount I have.” Andrew said, Paul sat there for a second and nodded.

“I think that be doable, and fair for ya too. Is that what’d ya wish for instead?” Paul asked, Andrew nodded.

“I would. Please and thank you.”

“Then it’s settled. We’ll make you a new suit and give ya the same amount of Element we take, and give ya a pile of bullets for ya troubles.” Paul said, he reached his hand out towards Andrew, wanting to shake his hand in agreement. Andrew smiled, he stood up and shook his hand to finalize the deal.

“Right then, let’s get ya packed for the trip. I’mma tell the others ta bring their faster tames. So ya gonna have ta yer horse rather than riding with one of us.” Paul said, gesturing for them to get moving. Andrew nodded

“That’s fine.” And they walked, he was still a bit wobbly but was able to manage it on his own. He looked behind to see Paul grabbing a couple of bags he had packed. They got outside to see some of the creatures around the camp. Jonathan had his horse, but Jonathan wasn’t anywhere in sight though. Sylas had both a horse, and Phil who was helping him pack, Sylas was packing something into his horse’s bag before trotting back into his tent. Erica had a large bobbed tail tiger or lion with large saddle bags. She seemed to be finished packing and she had made some food. She was eating on the ground by her new cat watching both of them leave the tent.

“Hvordan har han det?” Freya said, spooking Andrew and startling Paul that he dropped his bags.

“Freya, ya bloody scared me!!” He said in a lighter tone.

“Beklager, men hvordan har han det?” She said back, Andrew couldn’t understand but from how she and Paul were expressing themselves. It was something about him in a caring manner. Paul turned to him.

“She’s wondering how yer doing?” Paul told Andrew, Andrew smiled.

“Thank you, Freya. I’m doing better, still I have a headache but I’m doing better.” He said, Freya smiled back and nodded.

“Det er bra! Jeg er glad du har det bedre.” Freya said,

“Ya ready to leave Freya? I don’t see yer mount and saddle bags like the others have?” Paul asked, Freya rotated showing a bag on her back with a bow and sword among the items.

“Jeg er klar, jeg har alt jeg trenger. Angrboda blir mitt hestedyr på vei til bestemmelsesstedet vårt.” Freya responded. Andrew picked up on a name he had heard before.

“Yer bringing Angrboda? Will she keep up with the other mounts?” Paul asked,

“Angrboda? You mean her Tyrannosaurus? And you're bringing your mounts?” Andrew interrupted.

“Aye, but I’m worried her mount won’t keep up with the other mounts to yer home.”

“I don’t think any of them will get there period, the rideables have to stay.”

“Wait why?” Paul asked concerningly.

“Because the road to my place is narrow and we have to trek through a narrow cave to a caved-in subway station.—” Andrew said, Paul sighed while Freya looked confused at what he said. He looked at all of the other animals in the group. Most would be able to walk the road, but none would fit through the tight crevice of a cave entrance. “—Most of the tames might be able to make it to the cave, but not the Rex. The walk to the cave is too narrow.”

“Det er greit, hun kan gå på jakt til jeg kommer tilbake. Hun kan vokte stien frem til da.” Freya said, Andrew didn’t understand what she said, so he waited for Paul to translate. He stood there for a moment nodding to what she said not realizing Andrew was waiting for a translation. Paul looked at him and was shocked to see Andrew staring so attentively.

“Oh, sorry lad, she said she would have Angrboda stay at the base of the path to protect the path back down until we return.” Paul said, Andrew was kinda weirded out, shrugged, and gave a thumbs up.

“Uh, ok.”

“ANDREW!!!” Sylas shouted in excitement, he ran towards the three of them with arms stretched out before stopping.

“Are you a hugger?”

“Uh… no.” Andrew said, Sylas raised his hands like he was being held up before stretching his head awkwardly. He went back to being excited soon after though.

“How are you doing? Are you okay?” He asked, Andrew chuckled.

“I’m fine, just a headache. When did you get a horse?”

“What, oh right, you were out. I didn’t technically. Jonathan thought I got knocked out by my horse too and decided to finish taming my horse while I tamed up Tuba. —” Sylas answered. “—Are you ready for this journey back to your home? I’m excited to see this place! I got Seabiscuit and Phil ready for this awesome adventure!!” Sylas continued, Andrew processed everything he said, before answering what he asked.

“Yeah, but we can’t take them to my home. The cave entrance is too small to fit any of them in the tames here.”

“Oh, that’s fine. But we can still go see this place right?” Sylas asked in a somewhat confused tone.

“…yeah, why would you think otherwise?” Andrew asked, Sylas though seemed to completely ignore his statement and got really excited.

“Then let’s get moving!! I want to see this place, and I got the perfect song for this trek from Fellowship of the Rings!!” Sylas said, Paul seemed to get some sort of recognition from the name.

“Wait, there’s music that comes with that book—I’m losing track, Sylas, slow down. We need ta make sure the others are ready ta go.” Paul said, Sylas pointed to his stuff.

“I just finished packing!! And the others have been done packing for the past hour. I think we’re all ready Paul.” Sylas answered.

“I think he’s right Paul.” Andrew agreed. It seemed like everyone was done packing except for Andrew, and he only had two things to grab. Paul looked around to see that it did indeed seem that everyone was ready to go. He looked over at Andrew with a small smile.

“Well then it’s up ta Andrew ta decide if he’s ready ta take us there.” Paul said, Andrew shrugged.

“Tell everyone we leave in five minutes.” He said, Sylas slapped his hands together excitedly before running off to tell the others. Paul nodded to Andrew and grabbed his bags and started walking towards where the other animals were kept outside. With Freya following behind. Andrew quickly ran into his tent to grab his bow and knife before he ran after the other two.

He made to see Paul mounting his carnivorous dinosaur while Freya mounted Angrboda. Andrew saw his horse Knight Sky grazing on the grass around him, Andrew immediately walked over and greeted him. Stroking him on the head and back before mounting him. As he adjusted himself properly on his horse. Paul came over riding on his larger carnivore.

“I see ya gettin’ used to ridin’ the animals?” Paul asked,

“Yeah, it seems easy enough.”

“What’d ya name it?”

“Knight Sky.” Andrew answered, Paul nodded.

“Nice name.” He said with a smile. Andrew looked at Paul’s mount for a moment before looking back at Paul.

“What’s its name?” Andrew asked with a childlike tone in his voice.

“Her name is Grace, she’s young and still needing some training, but she is a very good mount.” Paul said,

“Cool!!”

“Now are you two done talking about the mounts and ready to get this show on the road?” Jonathan’s voice said, Andrew looked over to where he heard the voice to see Jonathan and others arriving riding their mounts. He also heard music playing from the horse Sylas had, as they walked up he could see he got the stereo onto his horse’s back.

“Aye, we’re now Jonathan. We were just waitin’ on ya slow pokes ta get here.” Paul said,

“Then let’s go.” Erica said,

“YEAH!!” Sylas said, they all looked at Andrew for the final call.

“Alright, here we go.” Andrew said, kicking his legs lightly against Knight Sky, causing him to sprint down the ruined streets. The others charged along with him.

And they went off, on their way into the Wasteland.

The small but sometimes large fish lives everywhere. Being 1 of the 2 only passive animals in the ocean every single aquatic Land creatures or carnivorous fish make a meal out of this poor little fish. And worst part is that coelacanths spawn all over the islands lakes rivers and even oceans. The life of an adult coelacanth is the most brutal they only adults only appear in rivers or lakes leading to the ocean. I can tell you. Dieing to a jelly fish is the most painful way to go but the jellyfish fish kill these guys instantly. Dieing to a mega piranha or saber tooth salmon is is far more drawn out than a jellyfish death. Let’s have a moment of silence for these poor poor fish

-Chapter 24-

Forest burst from the trees.

“Forest!” Spark yelped.

“Where Ripper?” Rust asked.

“What’s wrong?” Crimson yelled.

Forest bent over, panting hard. “It’s a trap!”

“What?” Spark, Crimson and Rust cried.

“We have to get out of here,” He yelled. “I don’t know who’s side she’s on, but it’s not our side. She doesn’t really know Peeri at all.”

“I knew it,” Spark snarled softly.

“What are we gonna do?” Rust yelled.

“I say we take her on!” Crimson yelled.

“She’ll kick your butt in a heartbeat and you know it,” Spark said to Crimson. “We have to run.”

“And quick,” Forest added. “She was right behind me. She could come any seco—”

Ripper burst from the forest, bashing the top of her head into Forest, flinging him acrossed the landscape.

“FOREST!” Spark screamed

Forest slammed straight into a rock, pain reverberating through every bone and muscle. He collapsed to the ground beneath him, unable to move.

“Gues I’m gonna have to go with plan B,” he heard Ripper hiss. “Kill one of you.” Forest opened his eyes and saw her turn to him with a malevolent smirk.

Before she could do anything more, Crimson leaped forward with a roar of fury. She landed on Rippers neck and sunk her claws into the Velanosaurs scales and bit hard.

Ripper let out a bellow that shook the earth and rung in Forests brain. She reached up with one talon and yanked Crimson off of with brute force.

Crimson jumped back up, hissing, as Spark ran forward and bit into Rippers leg. Rust jumped next, digging his back claws into her heaving side.

Ripper shook herself vigorously, roaring. She wacked Spark aside with her tail, flung Rust off with one jump, and ran forward to clap her talon over Forests head.

“Hope you had a nice life,” she hissed. She opened her mouth, exposing her sharp teeth.

This is it.

“No!” The others screamed.

This is where I die.

And Forest couldn’t even fight back, because of the pain he was in. He just stared up as Ripper lifted her neck high, preparing to finish him with one bite.

And then something whammed into Ripper, and a hard rock or tail whacked Forest in the side of the head, making him dizzy.

Ripper roared and fair it her attacker, who was bigger than her. They grappled at each other’s claws and tails, and the last… thing… Forest saw… was the opposing carnivore throw Ripper down the nearest hill…. before Forest closed his eyes and everything went…. Dark.