The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 8: Little Star

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Aurora looked back as they were running away and noticed the situation Neddy had gotten himself into.

“Ruby! Just leave him, he’s not worth dying over!” Aurora screamed out.

Ruby didn’t respond to Aurora’s words, and she let out a muffled scream of inner rage.

“This stupid girl! What is she even fighting for? That bum does nothing but run around butt-naked in his underwear!” Aurora swore under her breath.

“You’re not just gonna leave them, right?” Samuel wondered, “I mean she’s your friend-”

Aurora suddenly began to run, all whilst holding onto Samuel’s arm, and Samuel let out a cry of surprise.

“Hey hold on a minute! Why are you leaving them! WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?! WHAT ABOUT STAR?!”

“Who’s STAR?!” Aurora spat as she dragged Samuel along.

“My dodo bird-”

“Oh for crying out loud your stupid little star is the one who got us in this situation anyway!” Aurora yapped.

“No, YOU are the one who got a little hungry and decided you wanted to eat some bird meat!”

“SHUT UP! You don’t understand what I had to go through at home! The struggles, the smoothies, the salads that I could only eat!” Aurora wept. The moment was silent, and Samuel attempted to speak but Aurora shushed him.

“Shut up, or I’m going to stick my spear into your tongue,” Aurora said.

The two ran down a dirt pathway on the cliffs and ended up on the beaches again. The water from the waves of the ocean splashed onto the two as they ran and ran, and it seemed they were finally safe. There were no creatures except those weird Lystrosaurus in sight, and there were a barren amount of bushes. No place for anything to ambush them.

“Good, we’re finally away from the danger,” Aurora said, as she slowly sat down onto the sand.

But Samuel could only do but look on at the people they’d abandoned, and Star.

“But why was she glowing? It was almost like the implants that the others have… but Star can’t have an implant, right? That makes no sense she’s a creature, not a human like the rest of us,” Samuel pondered. He pried his eyes away from the Star he’d abandoned and to the ocean.

A chuckle came from Aurora, and Samuel felt her hand on his shoulder.

“Guess you’re just like me, Samuel,” Aurora said, “If you really were crazy you’d go running back, but you didn’t.”

“What are you trying to prove?” Samuel asked back, looking at Aurora. Aurora put her left hand out to Samuel.

“Come on, you’re smart and know what needs to be done to survive. Let’s be a REAL team, you and I.”