The Final Arks

Book 1: Shadows Rising

Chapter 3

Jack woke up, every part of his body ached, and his clothes were stained with blood. He heard footsteps and turned to see what was coming, it was a raptor.

“Damn!” He shouted, and leapt to his feet. The raptor snarled and bared its teeth, but a spear struck it in the side of the head, splattering blood onto the green grass.

“Your welcome” said a voice.

“Emily?” Jack asked.

“Yes, it’s me”

“Oh thank god your here” Emily was Jack’s sister, and was always there to look out for him.

“Where are we?” He asked.

“Not on the Island” she replied.

“What do you mean? Where are the others?”

“The others are gone, we’re all alone” Emily told him.

“How do you know we aren’t on the island” Jack asked, hoping they were really on the Island and that everything was ok.

“Those mountains” she replied, pointing to a massive mountain range in the distance, like nothing on the Island.

“Your right... but where are we?”

“I don’t know, let’s find out”