Hello! This is going to be my first multi chapter story. I'm going to try to keep them all in character as possible.
Enjoy!
Hector "Zero" Zeroni shivered violently despite the agonizing heat from the merciless sun. He paused in the digging of his hole, closing his eyes for a brief second. The shovel slipped from his hands, causing his green eyes to burst open and a small gasp escaped his dry, cracked throat.
His body fell forward right onto the dusty dirt. Pain shot up in excruciating waves. The sick feeling had been brought on suddenly. At first it was assumed to be the heat but as time passed it became apparent the heat was not responsible.
A wave of dizziness swept over. His shovel swayed side to side, with his hand reaching out to grab it but failing. Zero breathed deeply. His hole was half the size it usually was. Considering the sun nearly reached the top of the sky, it was safe to assume a lunch break was near.
"Zero, you okay man?" a distant voice asked, concerned. "Zero! Zero!?" It became louder and louder while the pounding in his head steadily increased. He closed his eyes again,begging,pleading for relief. All he wanted was to lay in his cot and forget about everything.
A pair of arms sneaked themselves around his waist but he was too tired to care. "Zero! You okay?" The mysterious voice turned out to be Stanley. "Whoa there," Perhaps he'd almost fallen, for the hold on his body tightened.
"St…Stan..Stanley," he groaned at the refreshingly cold touch of Caveman skin. "We gotta get you back to camp," Stanley murmured. "Nah, I ain't done," Hector protested weakly. As much as he wished to go back, a nagging voice told him his unfinished work would not go down lightly.
The taller of the two maneuvered as to hold him bridal style. Once out of the hole, Stanley abandoned his own hole and canteen. He was determined. No way would he let his best, and only, friend to be sick. His fellow D-Tenters made cat calls. "Made it official aye?" Squid smirked, snickering. "Shut up!" Caveman snapped vehemently.
"There's something wrong with Zero!"
The boys looked less the concerned.
"It's just the heat," Armpit decided, taking a sip from his canteen.
"Nah dude he fakin it," D-Tents leader, X-Ray declared. Seeing that this was getting them no where, Stanley kept moving. As he neared the camp he thought he heard someone say "Protect him…."