P: thank you people for such nice reviews. I admit I could have gone a little more detailed with Kowalski and rico.

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Chapter 3: Antarctica's residents

3rd person's pov

Rico and Kowalski picked themselves up off the ground. They both looked in different directions. Kowalski saw a black shadow in his direction. It went extremely fast, and was running towards Kowalski. Kowalski got a frightened expression, but quickly got rid of it.

He looked to the west again, but the shadow was gone. He let a breath of relief out, but that was a mistake. The dark shadow he saw in the west was now on top of him. Kowalski could tell now that it was a black wolf with lightning yellow eyes.

Rico looked over as he heard a crash sound. Then he saw the black wolf on top of Kowalski.

Kowalski looked in his mind to figure out what to do. He then felt the wolf tear its teeth into him. Rico was angry. Why would Kowalski not move? Maybe he's using his stupid brain again. Rico quickly regretted a crowbar from his stomach.

He went towards the black wolf, and hit him square in the head. The black wolf tumbled down to the ground. rico picked Kowalski up, and they went to a fresh set of snow.

Rico put Kowalski down on a log that was in the snow. He started to prepare their campsite. Once he was done with the campsite he went back over to Kowalski. Kowalski's side was bleeding a huge amount of blood. How far had that wolf bit?

Rico took out his first aid kit, and started to repair Kowalski. Even if they disliked each other they still were a team.

When he was done; he went over to the fire. Kowalski woke up half an hour later. They both sit around the fire staring at the ground. Kowalski was thinking hard in his brain.

How could I have been so clueless?

Late at night

Over the last six hours rico had been yelling at Kowalski. Mostly about how brawns have triumphant over brains once again. But rico didn't know how far he went. Rico was asleep in his tent, but Kowalski was around the fire again.

Rico got up as he heard the fire was still burning. Rico crawled out of his tent to see Kowalski sitting by the fire. Rico then yelled at Kowalski about leaving the fire on while he was asleep. He took a bucket of water, and dumped it on the fire.

Kowalski was hurt in his eyes, but rico ignored the look. Kowalski quickly got off the log, and ran out of the camp. Rico was too mad to understand what he just did.

Kowalski's pov

I trudged down Antarctica. I can't help the way I am. I guess I'll always be useless. This brain has caused me so much pain in my life. Like with my sister, my mother, my best friend…. Oh how I wish I could be like rico. See the stars as what they are not their reason for being there.

I could smell flowers, and not have to calculate them. I could know what happiness is. All my life I have never been happy. I thought that by joining skipper's team I could have happiness. I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

I will always be a loner; a loser. There's nothing I can do about it ether.

P: aww poor Kowalski. That's sad isn't it? Would you guys maybe like to hear what happened to Kowalski's family?