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Asher slowly opened her eyes. She was lying in tall, dry grass. "Asher…?" a voice whispered nervously.
"Robin?" Asher replied. She quickly sat up to find Robin sitting next to her, a horrified look on her face.
"Where are we?"
"I think we're in Africa" Robin hissed, "Alex sent us here."
"What- How?" Asher's lip started quivering. Robin just looked down sadly; she was just as confused as her friend. Suddenly, a roar echoed in the distance. The air was filled with a thunderous drumming sound, and the ground vibrated violently.
Asher glanced at Robin, "Stampede!" they screeched in unison as they began running for their life.
Robin quickly darted to the side, "Quick, climb up a tree!"
"Don't have to tell me twice!" Asher yelped as she scrambled up an old acacia trunk. The two girls peered down from the branches to see a herd of zebras heading toward the other side of a river, with a pride of lions following. They hunted with pure confidence, and triumphant roars filled the air when a lioness leaped onto their prey's back. Robin covered her eyes, she couldn't bear to watch. Asher, on the other hand, was watching the pride in amazement. She was leaning forward so far she almost fell off the tree.
"Careful or you might become their next meal!" Robin warned warily.
"Nah, I should be fine." Asher replied, her gaze still on the lions.
"How long do you think they'll stay?"
"At least until the finish the zebra" Asher advised excitedly, "which should be maybe a couple hours, this pride is huge!"
Robin groaned, she couldn't wait that long. "Asher, I'm tired, thirsty, and hungry!"
"Be my guest, the food is right down there." Asher chuckled as she pointed to the zebra carcass. Robin punched her friend playfully before resting against the trunk, this is gonna take forever, she sighed.
Robin felt something jabbing at her side, she moaned inwardly. "C'mon, the lions are gone!" she heard Asher practically yelling at her. Robin's eyes fluttered open to find Asher's face nearly an inch away from her.
"Gah!" she screamed, pushing her friend off.
Asher fell over laughing, nearly falling out of the tree. "Did you have a nice nap?"
Robin smiled as she jumped down the tree, "Are you sure the lions are gone?"
"Positive."
"Okay, cause I'm starving!" Robin exclaimed as she jogged over to the river, Asher followed nervously.
"Uh, Robin, there's gotta be crocodiles in that river."
"But I'm famished!" Robin cried.
"Then we have to look somewhere safer." Asher replied as she turned around to scan the area. Robin reluctantly fell beside her.
"So, where do we go now?"
"I don't really know…" Asher replied warily.
Robin sighed, "Leave it to Asher to be completely out of ideas!"
"I have ideas; I just haven't come up with one yet…"
Robin rolled her eyes and looked around, "Hey, what's that?" she asked excitedly.
"What's what?" Asher fell in beside her.
"It looks like… food?"
"Seriously, no way that's food." Asher nearly burst out laughing again.
Robin narrowed her eyes, "It might be."
"Robin, wait!" Asher called after her friend as she ran away. Robin sprinted to the 'food' determinedly; she could hear Asher right on her heels. She found a patch of tall grass and crouched inside it, Asher flopped beside her.
"So, this is the food?" Asher asked mockingly as they both gazed at two humans standing in front of them.
Robin giggled a bit, "Sorry, I must've been hallucinating."
"Well, they might have food. So maybe you're not completely crazy."
Robin glanced around, "There! In their hands, three sandwiches." She pointed to the two males that were walking by. Robin suddenly frowned, "But how are we going to get them?"
Asher's face lit up, "Leave it to me!"
"Asher!" Robin called after her friend. But it was too late; Asher already had darted out of cover and knocked the two down. She grabbed the sandwiches as she fell on top of one, locking eyes with him. "Hey, my sandwich, come back here with my sandwich!" the other one screeched as he leaped to grab the thief. Asher snapped back to reality and sprinted back to Robin. She grabbed her wrist and yanked her behind a boulder, giggling like mad.
"Are you crazy?" Robin screeched at Asher.
"Hey, it got us food." Asher replied between laughs as she divided up her loot, "Are they coming?"
Robin peered behind the boulder, "Nope, but they sure look confused." She giggled.
"Okay, time to make some refuge for tonight." Asher sighed as she started digging under the boulder.
"Here, you eat, then we'll switch." Robin smiled as she bent down and got to work. Asher glanced at her friend sympathetically before eating her sandwich.
Soon, both girls had finally dug a makeshift burrow. "It's still too small!" Asher complained as she thrashed around.
"Ouch! Then dig while you sleep, just stop kicking me!" Robin snapped back. Asher started scraping the sides of the dirt walls, trying to get comfortable. "Hey, Ash?" Robin mumbled with her eyes closed.
"What?" Asher sighed as she turned to her side.
"I don't think I want to see Alex and Eric ever again."
"Me neither, they owe us big time." Asher grumbled.
Robin couldn't help thinking about the two boys they robbed earlier, "Do you think they could help us?" she asked.
"Who are you talking about?" Asher asked, "Alex and Eric?"
"No way, the two boys we saw earlier." Robin snapped. Asher didn't answer; she just stared at the dirt wall. "Asher?" Robin asked again warily.
"I don't think so. Plus, I don't want to go near them again unless we need more food or water." Asher finally answered, a smile forming on her face.
"Then where are you going to get food?"
"I have no clue; maybe we could start a fire and fish?" Asher replied thoughtfully.
"I don't know how to do any of those." Robin frowned.
"Me neither." Asher sighed before she closed her eyes.
Robin woke up to find herself squished inside their burrow. Asher was still sleeping beside her, snoring softly. Robin dragged herself outside and stretched. Asher followed Robin outside, still looking tired. "Sorry, did I wake you up?" Robin asked.
"Nah, you just kicked me a few times on your way out." Asher grumbled.
Robin smiled at her friend's crazy hair. "Maybe we should clean up, let's go wash in the river."
"Are you crazy? A wild herd of horses could never make me do it." Asher growled stubbornly.
"Asher, this is our second day in Africa and I haven't had a shower or a bath since yesterday!"
Asher rolled her eyes, "Well, you're gonna have to wait till it rains."
"Can we at least fix your hair…?"
Asher felt the top of her head and a smile formed across her face, "Yeah, maybe we should."
Robin kicked dust on her friend and ran into the tall grass towards the river.
"Oh, you're so gonna get it!" Asher shrieked as she sprinted after Robin.
Robin stopped at the bank of the river and crouched down, laughing hysterically, "Okay, I'm done. I need a bath."
Asher ran up beside her and smirked as she pushed her friend into the river, "Well now u had one!"
Robin yelped as she dove headfirst into the water, "Asher, you're so gonna pay!" she screeched as she surfaced.
"Am I?" Asher laughed as she jumped in beside her friend.
Robin ran up onto the bank, "Okay, I'm done, let's go before crocodiles and hippos come."
"You scared?" Asher asked as she followed her friend.
"Well, do you want to be in their territory when they find you?"
"Not really…" Asher answered as she started walking to their burrow.
"Wait, don't we need fish?" Robin asked as she caught up with Asher.
"What's the point? We don't even have a fishing pole."
"I guess you're right." Robin replied.
Asher suddenly smiled; "I'll race ya!" she called as she sprinted away.
Robin raced after her friend, so far, Africa wasn't that bad.
"Aha, I won!" Asher smiled as she sat down next to the burrow entrance.
Robin sat down, panting beside her. "So, where are we going to get food?"
Asher thought for a moment, "Maybe we could take more of those sandwiches?"
"Yeah, those were pretty good!" Robin giggled, "I'll get them this time."
Asher watched her friend stroll away and crawled back into the burrow.
Meanwhile, Robin traveled around the boulder and investigated their last crime scene. "Well, whoever they were, they're gone now." She mumbled. Robin glanced around, looking for clues.
"Bro, over here, she's getting away!"
She whipped around to find two boys running after an animal in the distance. "Finally, found them!" she cheered as she followed. Robin watched the animal speed away with a sandwich in its jaws. Robin sighed; she knew she would never get the sandwich. Besides, it was covered in slobber. She looked around for something else to bring home. Robin slowly trudged into the tall grass, "Ow!" she yelped as she fell on her face. She looked behind her to find she tripped over a tent, "This must be one of those boys'." she thought aloud as she quickly unzipped the tent and crawled inside. "Oh, this is good stuff!" She mumbled to herself as she grabbed an apple and another sandwich.
Suddenly, Robin heard voices coming closer. She quickly darted outside of the tent and escaped through the tall grass.
"Martin, did you eat my sandwich?"
Robin froze. She crouched lower in the grass, hoping they wouldn't see her.
"No, why?" the other one answered.
That voice, Robin knew she heard it before. But at the same time she didn't care. For all she knew they would be furious at her for stealing. Once she saw them go inside the tent, she bolted for her life. Asher was waiting beside the boulder, obviously she saw everything unfold. Robin ran to her friend, she threw the stuff in Asher's arms and crawled into the burrow. Asher was laughing so hard she fell on the ground, holding her sides. The food was scattered on the ground everywhere. Robin poked her head out, her eyes wide.
"I'm guessing it didn't go so well?" Asher asked, trying with all her might not to burst again.
"No, it was horrible!" Robin cried as she pulled herself out of the burrow again.
"Well, their expressions were priceless if that helps." Asher giggled.
"Do they look familiar to you?" Robin asked, changing the subject.
"Kind of, do they sound familiar to you?"
"I don't know, maybe just a little." Robin replied
Both girls shrugged and began eating their loot.
Asher and Robin lied on their backs and gazed up at the African night sky.
"There are so many stars!" Robin exclaimed.
"Definitely more beautiful here than in New Jersey." Asher added.
Suddenly, a lion roar broke the silence. Both girls sprang onto their feet, and peeked over the boulder to look across the savannah. "It's too dark to see anything…" Asher complained.
Robin gulped, "Are they hunting us?"
The two girls jumped at an elephant huffing in the distance. "I don't think so; it sounds like they're hunting elephants." Asher gasped as she scrambled on top of the boulder.
"Asher, they're getting pretty close." Robin warned warily.
"Robin, get inside!" Asher screeched as they heard paw steps.
Robin darted inside with Asher right behind her. Asher glanced at her shaken friend. "We should be safe in here, for now at least."
"What do you mean, for now?" Robin screeched.
Asher slapped her hand over Robin's mouth, "Don't make any sound or sudden movements." She whispered.
Robin whimpered under Asher's hand.
Asher couldn't help but smile. Her gaze turned to the burrow entrance, it sounded like the lions left.
"I think they moved on."
"Oh thank goodness!" Robin sighed as she turned over, "Well, let's get this night over with."
Asher nodded as she slowly closed her eyes; Africa was starting to take its toll.
Robin awoke to the sound of someone screaming her name.
"Robin!"
She thrashed around in the burrow, Asher wasn't beside her. Robin struggled outside and desperately scanned the area. Then she saw her, Asher was screaming for her friend. Robin gasped; she was trapped in between two poacher's grip. Robin ran to her friend, who was kicking and struggling to get free.
"Boss, there's another one." One of the poachers said.
All their heads turned to Robin, who launched herself at the two who imprisoned her friend. She tackled with such force that they stumbled backwards. Asher quickly broke free and immediately ran into the head of the mob.
"Stop this at once!" he snapped.
Asher gaped at how tall he was; his broad shoulders and long legs definitely was enough to tell he could easily overpower the two girls. Robin stood up and dusted herself off; she had just about enough of these jerks.
"We will once you let us go!" Robin hissed.
"And free the cheetahs!" Asher added.
Robin looked around, she hadn't even noticed them. Suddenly it all started to make sense, why else would Asher just take off like that?
"Don't you speak that way to a commanding officer!" the poacher growled.
"Oh, I'm sorry… general." Asher spat the last part. Her bravery grew as she get more and more annoyed with this 'commanding officer'.
The general glared at the two girls in front of him. "Lock them up." He ordered as he hopped in his jeep and drove away.
Robin shrank back as all the poachers cornered them. "Asher, we are seriously outnumbered.
"I know…" Asher replied, "But we have to try!" she finished as she darted to the box crates in the corner and climbed to the top. Robin quickly followed her friend as they leaped off the crates onto the soft grass.
"How do we open the cages?" Robin panicked as she fiddled with the lock.
Asher was quiet, staring at the cheetahs. "I don't know, but we gotta find out soon." She replied as the poachers ran towards them.
Robin kept smacking the lock, "Darn this thing!" she yelled furiously.
"Robin they're coming closer!" Asher yelped.
Robin let go of the lock and kicked the cage in frustration, making the cheetahs uneasy.
The poachers grabbed Robin, who let out a huge fit and bit their hands continuously.
Asher knew this would be her last chance; she took a few steps back, and kicked the cage as hard as she could. The cage flew a couple inches, the light-weighted cheetahs were hissing furiously. Asher gave a loud yelp as the poachers soon grabbed her arm. The cheetahs clawed at the dented cage door and one by one slid out and sprinted back onto the grasslands.
One of the poachers went straight up to the girls and gripped their arms threateningly, "You two have caused a lot of trouble" he growled menacingly, "the general would love to come up with a fair punishment."
"You throw one punch and the government can take away your license!" Asher spat.
Robin narrowed her eyes, "Your job is already illegal, hurt us and you'll get in a hot mess with the President of the United States!"
The poachers all chuckled. "Jack, we'd better get going." One of them said.
Jack's grip on the girl's became tighter. "You guys are in Africa; the President doesn't have time to look for you!" He smiled smugly. "Take them to the general." He ordered the others as he walked away.
Asher and Robin both exchanged terrified glances.
Asher kicked and fought furiously as Robin felt a tear roll down her cheek.
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