Days go by and the colonel instructs the apes including Mina, to continue building the wall they were attempting to create. Mina wondered what they were building it for but she didn't ask, simply continue to drag huge boulders over her shoulder and lined up with the apes as they stacked rock over rock.
"what is the wall for?" ceaser asks from beside her.
"dont know, heard it was to keep someone out. maybe humans?" mina replies. nodding they continued.
When they began to put them all against the wall, Mina walks down the ramp to see an old orangutan failing to pull up on the rope. Mina knelt down and patted his shoulder, signaling him to stop as he sat down with a great huff in exhaustion. Mina took the rope, using all their strength to pull it upwards to lift the large rocks over to the top of the top of the wall, but then she heard a hoot and something pulled her collar, making her drop the rope. The rocks plunged down, knocking more rocks off the wall in almost onto a few unsuspecting men and apes, who thankfully got out od the way in time. They managed to get out of the way in time, but Mina's relief was cut short when the person dragging her by the collar, took her arm and pulled her along, past the watchful apes. she turned back and saw one of the soldiers yanking her to the colonel. who had a stern look on his face as he stood with the other soldiers, watching the progress of tbe wall. The soldier shoved her to the ground along with the old orangutan she didnt notice they grabbed, its squeak of fear hurt her ears as it curled up beside her knees, his battered body bruised and shaking.
"You know, I'll never understand why you insist on making this more difficult for yourself and your apes."
'They need food and water. they are tired and weak, if you want your wall built you will have to feed them.' she signs.
"is that a fact?" he hums then suddenly pulled a pistol from his holster and points it to the old orangutan.
"then i suppose if irs useless than it must be time to put him down." he says cocking the gun.
The ape shakes with his head down, but Mina refused to allow it. Inhaling, she moved in front of him arms held out eyes defiant and head held high. she slowly pressed herself into the barrel of the gun, eyes narrowed at her father and waited for him to make the decision. The colonel huffed with a smirk and then put his gun back in his holster.
"Well there it is boys. there is where her loyalty lies." he says motioning to them all and pointing at his daughter.
"Get them back to work and lock her up in the cage so she can watch them suffer." He orders sending his daughter one last unreadable before walking away.
Two soldiers grabbed her by her shoulders and dragged her through the group of apes. They all watched in sadness as the poor girl who defended them was dragged away to suffer for them.
Blue eyes saw this and stopped watching her being dragged to a cage. He stepped over to stop them but a gun poked him in the back he turned and saw a soldier glaring down at him with his gun right at his head.
"Back to work monkey." The soldier growled as he shoved him one last time.
Blue eyes glared at the soldier before seeing the other two shove his love in a cage like an animal. Reluctantly he got back to work hefting the large boulder over his head and forming another line to the wall.
Meanwhile Mina was shoved in a small cage that was meant for Caesar and the door locked behind her. She sat down and bundled herself as best she could wearing only a small army coat and pants, worn boots and no gloves. definitely not winter clothes.
An hour goes by and the apes still work on the wall while Mina sat in the cage, pulling her needs to her chest blowing hot hair into our hands to keep warm. She watches sadly from afar as the apes continue to work on the wall, waving at Cornelia as she walked by with her own large boulder over her head. the old female smiled sadly at her in return and kept walking in the line.
Blue eyes sighed through his nose as he watched her shiver but was surprised when the same gorilla from before came up and handed her a blanket from between the bars. He growled in both jealousy and possessivness as she quickly took it, thanking the gorilla with a smile and wrapped herself in the blanket. The gorilla nodded to her with a small smile before reaching through the bars. Blue Eyes' blood began to boil as he watched the gorilla touch your cheek softly and lovingly. he dares touch her!?
He was more surprised when Mina didn't fight back, merely let him touch her face. there was no smile, but the look of thanks in her eyes said it all; she cared for the gorilla.
The Colonel stood on top of the ramp watching this and he smirked with eyebrows raised. He witnessed the small scene before him and then realize that the ape eho stilled in the middle of tbe crowd, stared hatefully at Donkey before looking over to Mina loved her. With a harumph, he moved to the ape who still had yet to get back to work. the soldiers
"Love can be a trivial thing huh." He says.
Blue Eyes stiffened up as the Soldier following the colonel, nudged him with the barrel of the gun.
"Poor thing had her thoughts on you all these years and you... you turned your back on her." he says.
Blue Eyes' shoulders then sagged in defeat. It was true; he was with Lake now and Mina was hurt when she found them together. He didn't expect her to forgive him but he still loved her. Did she move on with that ape traitor?
"Young Love is never easy is it?" he questions and walks away leaving behind the soldier to shove the young ape prince back to work.
Blue Eyes cast a glare at Rex as the gorilla stayed near Minas cage. he sent a seething look back at the chimp before moving to his own work.
Mina saw this and sighed, curling up in a ball under the blanket and closing her eyes.
Blue eyes held her heart but for some reason every time she looks at Rex and makes her smile. Is it because he was there for her all 5 years? Could it be possible that she's grown feelings for Rex?
She looked at blue eyes as he struggled to put more boulders on top of the wall and sighed once more. She still loved him but he had moved on to one of his own kind.
Maybe, just maybe it's for the best.