The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 21: Familiar Faces

Part 4/4

“WOW. The valedictorian decided to just abandon them?”

“Yeah, but I think they’ve made up, I think. But I wouldn’t say to put it past her to just leave us and take our resources. I am going to keep a close eye on her,” Ben decided, “And that Samuel guy, I think he was the leader of their little group. I know they claimed Aurora was, but, maybe it’s a hoax to throw me off. His eyes are very creepy, it’s like there’s nothing in them.”

“Hmm, so you don’t think they should be trusted?” Sunny asked.

“I think we can trust them, they don’t seem evil, but we should just be careful around them. We don’t know what they’re planning.”

“And what about the dodo bird? How does it even relate to all of this? It’s just a stupid little bird, right?”

“No. It is not,” Ben reasoned, “It’s very smart, actually. It almost acts human, I can even see into its eyes. It's like an explosion of orange and red, even though they’re so small and beady.”

“That is weird.”

“Not only that, but Samuel does not refer to Star as an ‘it’, but as a ‘she’, almost as if she was one of them, and not just a steed of war,” Ben said, “It might sound a little crazy, but what if, what if this dodo is a human? We don’t know their implant attributes, and what if that dodo is a shapeshifter who can turn into dodos and unsuspecting animals and then wreak havoc when the moment strikes-”

“Okay relax, relax,” Sunny reassured him, “There’s no way they could do that. There’s more of us, less of them, and we have the scriptures to help guide us. We have an advantage they don’t, okay? For now, just leave it alone,” Sunny said.

Ben sighed, rubbing his forehead.

“You put your faith in people too much, what if they’re dangerous and hurt us?”

“They won’t. You said it yourself that they didn’t seem evil from their eyes,” Sunny said, “And besides, what good is living if we don’t have faith in the people around us?”

“TIME FOR OUR MEETING!” Skyler suddenly screamed out into the air.

“Oh, well I guess it’s time for the meeting,” Sunny said. She patted Ben on the shoulder, “Come on. Let’s go.”

Ben nodded, and the two walked off.