The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 8: Little Star

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“TAKE THIS!” Aurora screamed as she slammed her spear into the dodo.

Thwack.

“What the?!”

Samuel’s eyes were wide open, and his hand was gripping the spear’s shaft so tightly that his veins were bulging. A bead of sweat dripped down from Samuel’s forehead into the moist grass.

“What are you doing?” Samuel asked, “You and Neddy’s screaming woke me up, you don’t think I was actually asleep do you?”

Aurora snarled like a wolf and tried to overpower his strength and kill the dodo anyway, but she couldn’t.

“Just let me kill it!” Aurora screamed, “WE NEED FOOD!”

“Aurora, please!” Ruby cried out, “Stop screaming! I- Neddy and I have meat! I killed a, a pegomastock, or something, when we were searching for firewood!”

“I don’t care! I want that pest dead!”

A bright, orange-red light suddenly burst from the dodo and everyone gasped. The dodo bird squawked at Aurora angrily, and Samuel began to chuckle.

“I think she’s scoldin’ ya, Aurora,” Samuel chuckled.

“Is NOBODY going to mention the glow coming from her chest?!” Ruby exclaimed.

“AHHHHH! NO TIME TO QUESTION ANYTHING!” Neddy screamed. He began to run up to the three in a panic, and Samuel raised his eyebrow in surprise.

“Wow Neddy, you got yourself some clothes, finally,” Samuel smirked.

“Shut up Samuel… There’s dinosaurs in the bushes, and they have glowing orange eyes!” Neddy said as he gasped for air.

“Do you know what they are? Aren’t you like a dinosaur geek or something?!” Samuel said, a look of worry plastered on his face.

“I don’t FREAKIN’ know! But it’s watching us right now!” Neddy shouted back.

Samuel snatched Aurora’s spear away and got up from the ground.

“Why the hell didn’t you tell us earlier?! We gotta bounce right now-” Ruby was cut off when the growls of the orange-eyed beasts made their way to the graduates’ ears. There was a blur in the air, and a gray, hairy, ugly creature pounced on Neddy’s back. Neddy let out a shrill scream, and he collapsed to the ground. The orange-eyed beast dug its teeth into his neck, and before it could tear off his flesh, Samuel swung his spear and hit the creature, making it fly away into the grass. Samuel threw the spear and it ended up hitting it right in the heart, causing blood to pour out into the grass. Samuel noticed giant, arm-sized ants pour out from the forest and drag the body away.

“Okay we need to run!” Neddy said as he got up and brushed the dirt off his arms. Samuel’s eyes pierced the forestline, and soon he could see more orange eyes manifest in the darkness.

“I think that creature’s buddies are here,” Samuel pointed out. Aurora grabbed Samuel’s arm and began to run away with him in tow.

“Then stop gawking and let’s get outta here!”

Neddy slowly got up from the ground, but he had a groggy look on his face.

“Guys… I feel a little… Sleepy…” Neddy muttered. Ruby looked at Neddy worryingly.

“Neddy?”

“Oh,” Neddy murmured as he let out a ghastly grin, “Looks like I’m boutta pass out.”

Neddy collapsed to the ground, and his tongue popped out of his mouth and his eyes rolled up to the back of his head.

“Neddy!” Ruby cried as she rushed over to check on him, “Damn it Neddy! What the hell did that thing do to you?!”

Ruby looked at the creatures that had decided to emerge from the bushes. Alone and with no one else to help but a useless dodo bird, the odds definitely weren’t in her favor. Ruby unhooked her bow, mocked her arrow, and aimed at the creatures.

“Damn it, there’s so many of them…” Ruby whispered to herself.