The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 9: Sacrifices For Success

Part 2/2

POW!

“HA HA! Take that!”

Neddy was standing up, and his fist was outstretched and steaming from the punch. The creature’s mouth was bubbling with some weird foam, and Ruby cringed at it. Poor little Star began to gag at the sight.

Neddy looked at Ruby with a goofy grin.

“Did you see that Ruby? I just saved your life!”

Ruby scoffed, and looked away.

“Come on, don’t gloat. And don’t forget I stayed behind so that those things wouldn’t tear away at your half-naked body.”

Neddy put his arms up in the air with despair.

“Oh seriously?! And I just got clothes from you!”

The dodo bird behind began to chuckle, and Ruby turned around with a raised eyebrow. Star looked back and forth at the two of them, and then winked at Ruby.

“What the- Did that bird just wink?!” Ruby stammered.

“I don’t know, you probably just have bad eyesight,” Neddy said. He began to walk around and collect the corpses around the area. Then he pulled out a spear from a body and held onto it tightly.

“Okay, let’s go,” Neddy said.

“Well what about Aurora and Samuel? Aren’t we going to wait for them?” Ruby asked.

“The suckers probably left us, we should probably go confront them about it! Confront them for being cowards!” Neddy decided. Ruby found the idea ridiculous- Aurora was her friend, she wouldn’t abandon her.

“I don’t think so, we should just wait,” Ruby said.

“Come on, we’ll meet with them faster if we just follow their tracks,” Neddy said. Ruby sighed, and then nodded her head.

“Okay, fine. Let’s follow them,” Ruby agreed. The two began spinning around, and then Neddy began to scratch his head.

“Which way did they go?”

Ruby pointed east.

“I think they went that way,” Ruby said.

“Okay, let’s go that way then,” Neddy replied. The two began to walk off, all while Star stayed behind. Neddy turned around and called out to the bird.

“Hey, come with us!” Neddy shouted. But Star stayed put. Neddy and Ruby looked at each other, and they both shrugged at each other.

“I guess she only listens to Samuel,” Ruby declared.

“Yeah, it’s fine though. Once we meet up with those two and chew ‘em out, we can go back to get her for Samuel.”

Unbeknownst to the two though, it turns out they went in the exact opposite direction that Aurora and Samuel went in, because on the way back to the campsite Aurora and Samuel did not meet either of the two.

“Woah woah woah where did they go?!” Samuel asked as they arrived. There was no trace of anyone there except piles of drying out blood, a few giant ants, and… Star?!

“Star?! What are you doing here?” Samuel asked as he walked up to the dodo. The dodo bird looked at Samuel and squawked, waddling up to Samuel. Samuel picked Star up and hugged her.

“You’re alive Star! But where did they go?” Samuel asked her. Star made a weird squeaking noise, and then lifted her wings, then started doing a weird sign with her wings.

“What the? What are you doing?” Samuel wondered. Star shrugged, and Samuel sighed.

“Looks like we aren’t getting any hints,” Samuel shouted at Aurora. Aurora had her arms crossed and was in a judgemental pose.

“Don’t tell me you’re talking to a bird now that has a brain the size of a pea,” Aurora scowled.

“I mean, it seems like she knows English. And on an island of dinosaurs and weird gems anything is possible,” Samuel said back.

Suddenly the bushes behind them began to rustle loudly, and they could hear loud footsteps coming their way. Samuel gripped his hatchet tighter, and Aurora twirled her spear around.

“Who’s there?!” Aurora shouted.

“Don’t worry sweethearts, I won’t bite,” a mysterious voice shouted back. A few seconds later a gang of three boys emerged from the forest, all of them wearing nothing but their graduation caps and their underwear.

“Well well well, look what we have here, boys,” the one in the lead said.

“Who are you supposed to be?” Samuel asked, looking at the three with disgust, “I guess Neddy’s got clones of himself now…”

“Who?” one of them asked with a raised eyebrow, “It doesn’t matter… I’m Lil Jack. And I’m going to make you lovebirds my slaves.”