The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 21: Familiar Faces

Part 3/4

“Heh heh, that’s cool, that’s kinda like my ability,” Ruby responded, “I can craft things super duper fast.”

“Oh seriously? Then I think we can make a great team!”

The four of them all laughed, and then Simon told them what he could do.

“I am Simon, the strongest boy here in the Book Club,” Simon said while flexing his muscles. He was indeed pretty ripped. He had sandy hair and his clothes were fit to burst. Unlike the other Book Club members he had metal tools instead of stone ones. He also carried a thick looking backpack on his shoulders.

“If you’re wondering, I can carry an infinite amount of things,” Simon revealed, “I guess all those years of carrying sandbags to and from school… They don’t call me the Sand Master for a reason.”

“You can carry an INFINITE amount of things?!” Neddy gasped.

“Yeah, pretty much, except sometimes I don’t even have room to put them anywhere, so that’s the only problem with my ability…” Simon murmured, “Well, I’m responsible for going out and gathering materials for Bobby here to build. It’s a good arrangement, I’m glad things turned out this way. At least I didn’t end up like Gary and have to hunt stuff, that sounds really scary.”

“Gary? As in Gary the Ghost Gamer?!” Neddy gasped in shock. Bobby grinned and gave a thumbs-up.

“Yep that’s right, the famous MrGhostGamer himself, didn’t think a pro gamer would be in the book club reading and writing along with the rest of us?” Bobby snickered.

“Dude… I’m like his biggest fan! I’ve always wanted to talk to him! But I would think he wouldn’t want to talk to some stinky guy like me in computer engineering.”

Ruby slugged Neddy on the shoulder and laughed.

“Oh come on Neddy, you don’t stink! And if you really think you do you can go to the river and wash off. It’s right in front of camp.”

“I guess you’re right… Maybe I should go take a swim in the river some time soon, it’d be relaxing.”

Simon cleared his throat, and the two redirected their attention to him.

“Yeah well, he’s actually pretty nice. I’m sure you two can be buddies in no time,” Simon said. Suddenly, Skyler shouted out that a meeting would take place. Bobby and Simon explained the routine to Neddy and Ruby, and thus everyone headed to the campfire.

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Ben, who had just awoken from his memory, remembered that he needed to check on the plants that he had helped grow with his…

“With my power,” Ben continued. As he continued to stroll to camp, he looked at the hibiscus flower he still had on him. The flower he had kept with him since his birthday all that time ago. The only thing that was left of-

“I need to stop thinking about that,” Ben muttered to himself, “Or else I will see another memory.”

After walking around to the back of the camp, he saw that all of his crops were growing well. Some were already developing fruits, much to his delight. By digging through the bushes of the island the Book Club had been able to discover some seeds that they wished to grow for crops. Ben looked at the many crop plots and saw carrots, potatoes, lemons, and corn growing from the soil. Amazing.

“And… Where is Sunny?” Ben asked aloud.

Right upon saying those words, Ben was ambushed by a girl with bright, orange hair that was white on the end, almost as if she looked like a fox. Frightened by the incursion, Ben jumped in fear and let out a shrill scream. Somehow.

The girl laughed and pointed at Ben, “Ha ha! Looks like I scared you! Don’t worry, I was just grabbing fertilizer for the crops to grow!”

“Oh, sup Sunny,” Ben said with a sigh of relief, “I’m back from the expedition. I managed to find four recruits.”

“And are they good people? They aren’t like bullies, are they?” Sunny wondered.

“No. They are not,” Ben answered, “We even got the valedictorian, Aurora. They’re actually quite the fun bunch, I must say. But, two of them give me bad vibes. No, scratch that, THREE of them give me bad vibes.”

“Oh? Why?”

“Samuel, Aurora herself, and… this weird dodo bird that Samuel keeps around, Star,” Ben explained, “Aurora seems awfully quiet, especially around Samuel, but apparently she turned to leave and abandon the other two, Neddy and Ruby, so I don’t trust her.”