The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 29: Crimson Crusader

Part 2/2

“Well bring him in. I want to… question him.”

The scout nodded, then stepped to the side. Four scouts wearing red cloth armor walked along the carpet, dragging along a man with gelled up hair and a black leather jacket with blue jeans. The four scouts halted as soon as they reached June’s feet, and they jolted the man’s body up so he could face the queen.

The man had blood trickling down his head, and he had a black eye along with many cuts and bruises lining his face. His lip was swollen and he looked half-asleep. June crossed her arms and stared down at the man as if he were some sort of troublesome child.

“Name.”

The man didn’t respond, letting out a groan of pain, dropping his head to the ground. One of the scouts pulled his hair up so he could look in the queen’s face.

“Listen to the queen, scum!” the scout barked in his ear.

“Fine. It’s Ian,” he answered with a groan.

“Okay then, Ian,” June replied while twirling her orange-brown hair in her fingers, “Tell me this. Do you know anyone named… Ben, perchance?”

Ian’s face lit up at the name, but then the light faded away as he realized June was smiling.

“Seems like you do,” June smirked. She got up from her throne and roughly grabbed Ian by the hair, and he let out a gasp of pain as his arms flailed around like a fish.

“I-I don’t!” Ian lied, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

June’s smirk faded away, and with a scream of rage she pummeled her fist into Ian’s jaw. Ian let out a cry of pain as his head hung limp, and then June snapped her fingers. A trickle of fire began to dance along her fingertips, and then it condensed into a fireball. Ian looked up in horror as June brought the fireball closer and closer to his face.

“Listen here. Tell me what I want to hear, and I won’t cook you alive and feed you to the dinosaurs,” June grinned with shrunken pupils, “So are you going to tell me where Ben is or am I going to have to fry you?”

“Okay, okay!” Ian shouted as he closed his eyes, trembling, “I don’t know where he is… I was trying to look for him, but I never did, until I ran into your men. But, but one thing I know for sure is he’s somewhere out there, okay? I am his friend, I would know best, even if we haven’t talked in months.”

June moved her tongue to feel her teeth, then kicked Ian in the stomach. He let out a gasp of pain as he struggled to breathe. June turned to the first scout and waved him away.

“Get this buffoon out of here before I change my mind.”

“Yes ma’am.”

The scouts dragged Ian away, leaving June to ponder on her throne.

“Yes, yes this is perfect,” June thought with a devilish smile, “My Ben is somewhere out there. He won’t be able to resist me once he sees how… amazing I am.”

June looked up at the ceiling and let out a sigh.

“Oh how great you are, you even defeated Aurora, the perfect girl, in a tennis match,” June daydreamt, “You may not have seen my signs, but I know you like me. You will be mine… Starting with your friends. I’m going to find you.”

June could feel his arms wrapped around her waist, she could imagine a future with him! It was going to be perfect… It’s not like Ben liked anyone, right? No… No, Ben would never like anyone else. He was hers and hers only.

And if any meddling lady crossed June’s path to be with Ben, they would suffer greatly.

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Meanwhile, Ben felt his mind wander to his past… and the girl he cared about so deeply.