In the middle of a desert with only rocky cliffs and the occasional road sign, is a stretch of road. A dust ball bounces on the pathway to signify the absence of life. Animal skeleton heads are scattered across the plains, no longer identifiable from the wear of the elements. For the unlucky traveller who was stranded here, it would mean death…
Which is why Noctis, Prompto, Ignis and Gladiolus find themselves stranded on the side of the road.
Gladiolus lifts the hood of the black convertible and peers over the engine. "It's fine, I think it just needs gas."
"What do you mean there's no gas!?" Ignis rages at the car, while trying to kick start the engine. "I just filled it at the last stop!"
"You always fill the car half way Ignis," Gladiolus replies. "I don't understand why you don't just fill the tank up completely. We can make fewer stops that way."
Veering his head to the side of the car, Ignis futility protests, "Did you see the gas rates? It's almost twice as expensive!"
"It's because Ignis is such a cheap old man that we are stuck here," Prompto contributes.
"You're not helping!" Ignis scowls at Prompto before taking out his cellphone. Flipping open his phone he finds there is no signal.
"Any Luck?" Gladiolus asks.
"No, signal's dead." Ignis groans. Ignis opens the compartment and takes out a map. Skimming through, he realizes the closest town is eight miles away. "But, the closest town is eight miles away, so if someone walks over there gets gas; we can get this car started again."
All three of them stare at the long stretch of empty landscape. Before them is a mass of sandy, hot, desert with no cover or means of shade. They all gulp.
.
.
"Let's wait a bit maybe someone will come?" Prompto suggests nervously.
"Yeah, no need to go out there yet…" Ignis sweats.
"Sure, let's do that." Gladiolus concludes at the long stretched of dusty road ahead of them.
"Are we there yet?" a fourth voice pipes in.
"Just go back to sleep," Prompto pushes Noctis' head to the side.
Author's Note: The original is on Archive or Our Own with the account usachanman. Updates will be posted there first.