Chapter 3 is finally up! I hope you will enjoy this chapter and you may leave a comment if you want to. Enjoy
Chapter 3 Lost
Five years have passed and Zak grew from an infant to a happy toddler. During those five years, Zak has learned some things from his parents like some of the mysteries of science, crypid creatures, and other stuff like that. Zak liked science and was interested in the crypid creatures. Today, Drew and Doc were taking Zak into the wilderness to do research.
"What kind of crypid creatures are we going to see?" asked Zak
"We don't know. Sometimes they don't come out," said Drew
"Well I hope I see one."
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll see one."
They all boarded the airship and entered one of the forests on their maps. When they landed, Zak started running out of the airship, but Doc grabbed him.
"Take it easy there tiger. You have to stay with us," said Doc
"And you have to stay quiet or they won't come out," Drew added
Doc led his family into the woods. There were times when Doc stopped and checked the status on his glove. When Doc found a good spot, they set up a small area and waited. Zak started to get bored. How could his parents fuss over something that wouldn't show up half the time. Suddenly a cool looking bug caught his eye and he went to go grab it, but it started to fly away. Zak followed the bug. Doc and Drew didn't notice because something went off on the status and they were focused on it. Zak continued to follow the bug until it flew into the high trees. Zak groaned because he couldn't catch it. Zak decided to go back and sit with his parents, but when he turned around, they weren't there.
Zak grew scared. He wondered far away from them. Zak decided to try to find his way back, but he got himself more lost. He wanted to start crying, but he spotted something rustling in the bushes. It was a crypid beast. It drooled and had its eyes fixed on Zak. Doc and Drew continued to wait until they heard a shriek. It surprised them both.
"That sounded like Zak," said Drew
"It can't be. He's with us," said Doc
They turned around and saw that he was gone. Drew got up and ran into the direction where she heard the shriek. Doc followed close behind. They called out Zak's name but there was no name and Drew grew scared. She feared that something attacked Zak. Well Zak was running for his life. The crypid creature kept chasing him. Zak tumbled down his and continued to run, until he was caught cornered into a rock wall. The crypid creature came closer and closer. Just when it was about to take a bite of Zak, something jumped on the crypid creature. At first, Zak thought it was his parents, but it was another creature and it was one that he recognized from a book.
"A Gorilla Cat!" said Zak amazed.
The Gorilla Cat fought the beast. It hit the beast into the tree and the beast took charge knocking down the Gorilla Cat. They continued to fight each other growling and snarling. Suddenly a hand touched Zak's shoulder. He jumped and looked at who was touching him. It was another Gorilla Cat, but this one was smaller than the other one. It was grunting something and it took Zak's hand and pulled him away from the fight.
"Where are we going?" asked Zak
The baby Gorilla Cat just grunted and continued to walk with Zak. Meanwhile, Drew and Doc were continuing to call for Zak. There was still no reply. Doc stopped Drew. She was about to cry. She didn't want to stop now. She had to find her son.
"We better go back to the airship," said Doc
"Why? We have to find Zak!" said Drew
"I know. We better get supplies and we can continue to search for him."
Drew nodded. She knew that Doc was right. It would be dark in a few hours so they quickly headed back. Back in the deep forest, the baby Gorilla Cat led Zak into a small cave. Zak became scared because he was told stories that when a creature leads you into its home, it can eat you alive. But Zak looked around. There was no sign of bones anywhere. The baby Gorilla Cat led him to a small pile of hey. It sat down and so did Zak. He seemed relieved that the Gorilla Cats were trying to protect him, but suddenly the baby Gorilla Cat was moving his fingers through his hair.
"Hey, what are you doing!" said Zak freaked out
He then suddenly remembered that Gorilla Cats groom each other and when they make a new friend, they groom that friend too. Zak was happy because the Gorilla Cats accepted him as a friend. Zak continued to let the baby Gorilla Cat groom his hair. It wasn't long until the big Gorilla Cat returned to the cave. Zak became worried when it came near him.
Surprisingly, the big Gorilla Cat just patted Zak and went to lie down on the pile of hay. Zak noticed that something was wrong. He felt that this Gorilla Cat was in pain. Zak was right.
The beast had left wounds on the big Gorilla Cat. The baby Gorilla cat made small grunting noises. He went to lie down next to his momma. Zak tried to make the momma more comfortable. There was nothing Zak could do. He wished his mother was with him so she could help this poor Gorilla Cat.
This is the end of Chapter 3. Chapter 4 will be up soon. I hope you like the story so far and it'll get better. Well see ya later.
