The Extinction

Chapter Two

-Bee-

(15 years later)

I wake up to the sound of a smashing building outside of my apartment.

Now, mind you, a lot of creatures have the ability to do this. But one, these buildings are completely smash-proof (trust me) and two, all creatures heavier than one ton by law are kept in cages, cryopods or on dino leashes unless being ridden. And the city of Sanctuary is VERY good at enforcing laws(again, trust me).

I groaned, not wanting to wake up. But I knew I had to work, and also, I did not want to be crushed under thousands of pounds of metal and tek. I climb out of my tek sleeping pod and walk over to the window, rubbing my eyes. The office building downtown was being demolished. You'd think they'd notify nearby people about CONTROLLED DESTRUCTIONS of LARGE AND HEAVY AND DANGEROUS FALLING BUILDINGS outside.

Lately they've been replacing tek buildings with this new glowy purple stuff. I don't like it.

I yawn angrily and wash up. I get dressed in my work uniform and snap on my cryopod belt, latching on my tames. I keep on marked "C" in my hand.

I look at the time. 6:42. I have to be at work by 7. I walk through my tek door onto the landing platform and toss my cryopod carelessly.

A male zombie fire wyvern appeared. He had a light azure body and an even lighter azure underbelly. His wings and finned spines were midnight blue and his long, windy tail was finned at the edges. Sparks shot from his nostrils.

Why sparks, you may ask? Well, my boy here Cyclone used to be a lightning wyvern, back when we lived on Scorched Earth. But alas, he died, and I trapped his essence. I went to the seasonal wyvern resurrection shop, but the only type of wyvern body they had was fire. So now I have a blue lightning-breathing zombie fire wyvern. A mouthful, I know.

I climbed up his wing and threw my legs around his shoulders. Cyclone understood, we've been doing this routine at the same time for years. He spread his wings and flew into the crowded traffic above. We flew north and landed outside of a building labeled "The Smoothie Place".

What, did you think I worked in some epic dino training facility? This is 2307, not the 2280's. Nothing is fun or nice since government has taken over. We just need something to end this misery. But for now, it's fine, as long as I had Cyclone with me.

I put Cyclone back in his cryopod and checked in.

"Good luck in there," my good friend Wilias mumbled to me, stumbling out of the store. He looked exhausted. I felt bad for him, but mostly wondered if I would be like that by the time my shift is over.

I looked at the large mirrors lining the walls, seeing myself in my reflection. I saw a 24-year-old woman, who looked ragged as always. My tan, dirty skin wrapped around my bones. I was very skinny, like my body couldn't produce enough muscle. About 7 foot 2 inches tall, I guessed. I never really checked, I mean, why bother? My hair was blond, going down to just below my shoulders. It was straight, always looking like it was dripping wet. I had a slight unibrow.

I walked over to the manager. "What station am I working today?" I questioned, since they didn't really have a schedule for that. Also, I was proud of the fact that I could work all stations.

"Fly-through." She responded, distracted.

"Aight.. any new, well, news?" I asked.

"New person named Belladonna. Has a mutated spinosaurus," she added, "now go to your station or you won't have one."

I didn't say anything to that, although I wanted to kick her. I went over to the window where people could order from their tames and put on the mic.

Hours later, at 14:00, I finally got out of work. I got Cyclone out and mounted him.

"How would you like to go to the Capital?" I asked him after I changed, knowing full well he wouldn't know what I was saying, although he still looked enthusiastic. We flew up to the top of the Capital building, which was basically an aerial park. Cyclone landed gracefully at the edge of the park. I dismounted him, my shoes sinking into the moist dirt. I walked up to the fence-line and gazed at the city. We were currently on the tallest building.

The domes ahead looked beautiful. I envied anyone who could go out of the city boundaries. I always had a dream of being an explorer, ever since I was a kid. I always wanted to see wild tames and roll in the snow of the Arctic Dome or walk in the sand of the Desert dome, or splash in the rivers of the Forest Crater. But no; us humans have destroyed all wildlife. We have tamed and taken over the earth. Soon nature's going to take its revenge.

I felt an overwhelming sense of foreboding as I viewed the city. It wouldn't be a Sanctuary for much longer.