I knew I should have waited until after the thunderstorm passed to leave my shelter. But then again, my mother always told me I was too stubborn and daring for my own good. In some ways worse than my brother. Boy if he would see me now. So here I am, on my knees, my entire body getting pelted by my namesake. By the way, my name is Raine. And yes I am very aware of the irony of the situation as a large raindrop hits me square in the eye. But then again, when you are being surrounded by apes with spears pointed at you…well let's just say you wouldn't be able to tear your eyes away either.
It all started about a week ago. Me and my brother, Eric, who everyone knew of as Carver (he had decided to just stick with our last name and drop his first after all of humanity died out) were arguing. Again. I had begged and begged Malcom for weeks to let me go on the expedition to see the dam. But of course, my brother, being the over protective ass wipe that he was, forbid it. So what do I do? Hitch a ride anyway. My friend, Ellie, bless her heart, was finally able to talk him into it. Of course I hadn't been happy when our vehicle decided to break down. Did I wait around? Nope. Like I said, stubborn and daring. So I left. And of course I got lost. Boy did I get lost. Anyway, that was the last time. I had seen something in the forest then, something that no one else had seen. So I had to come back. Because let's face it, seeing a couple of apes in the forest would make anyone curious. So a couple of weeks later, I came back.
I am beginning to regret that decision now.
My name is Raine Carver. So pay attention. Because this is the story of how I met…
The Ape King.