AlexAndRite

By WallyTheWallaby

(A/N) I feel I made the last one too short and this one too long.

Prologue (Part 2)

No one's POV

Around 5700 years later

'Still here. Still here. Still here.' No matter how many times Alex went over it in his head, he still couldn't believe he was still stuck on this planet. It had become some sort of ritual. Ever since that day, oh so long ago, Alex would count down 365 , mostly. He sometimes forgot, so Rite had to remind him. But still, when the countdown ended, the second the sun came up, he would go straight to Chrysoberyl, he called him Chrys for short, and ask if they were going to leave this year.

The first year, Chrys was confused. So Alex had to remind him about what he had said 1 year before. Every year the answer was the same. "Maybe next year." "Maybe next year." "Maybe next year." For a while Alex was okay with this. There was plenty to do. At first, Chrys kept them close to the ship, which they had made their shelter, from the weather. But as the the child grew and matured, they were allowed to explore farther from the ship. This kept them occupied. They spent most of their time either exploring or relaxing. But despite how long it takes to explore an entire planet, they have been here longer. By the time the boys realized that they had seen it all, they were at the level of maturity where they lack the ability to keep themselves entertained. So they did the one thing all people do in this situation. Tell your authority figure that you're bored.

Chrys had taken up the hobby of adding little details to their shelter. Like a trench. That took a while. After he had completed the trench, he decided to add a bridge, then spikes. Then he started building houses. Little houses made of logs. He was currently up to 50000 and counting.

When Alex and Rite went to ask Chrys for something to do, he suggested collecting rocks. So they did. By the time they had considered themselves done, they had collected enough rocks to build a mountain. So they did. Once, out of anger at his situation, Alex threw a rock at a nearby lake. Much to his surprise, the rock skipped once before it sank. So they made a game of it. They would each pick a rock and see who could skip it more times. But that got boring when they both managed to master the technique. So they made a game where they chose a target, most of the time a tree, and see who could hit it from farther away. That got boring when they both could hit their target from miles away.

When they were at their most bored, they, on accident, discovered something that really helped pass the time. Sleep. Despite the fact that they didn't need it, they quite enjoyed it. It really helped pass the time when there was nothing to do, which, sadly, seemed to happen often. At a certain point, the boys decided they were out of stuff to do. They decided to just sleep until Chrys needed them. Once they actually slept for almost a year.

Yet, somehow, they grew tired of sleeping also. They went through a phase where they disappeared from the camp for days at a time, going out to take in the sights. Not just look at them. They was doing so now actually. Standing atop the tallest tree he could make, stargazing. They spent a lot of the time stargazing. They started imagining what other planets where like. It was a nice hobby.

'Hey' Rite thought to Alex.

'Hey' Alex thought back

'I…' Rite thought 'I don't know how much longer I can take this.'

'Heh Heh' Alex chuckled 'I've been saying that for years.'

'Believe me' Rite laughed 'I know. You won't stop complaining.'

'Um…' Alex said 'I've got a question.'

'Yeah?'

'Chrys… Can't keep us here forever, can he?'

'...'

'...'

'Depends.'

'On what?'

'If we let him.'

'Cou… Could we do anything about it?'

'... yes'

'Sh… should we?'

'I… I don't know.'

'I… think we should wait.'

'Heh… Me too.'

"Something's gotta happen eventually, right?"