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Epilogue

Squid slowly made his way around the newly forming lake. Although it was only the size of half a football field, it seemed like an ocean in his eyes.

D-tent had been greatly surprised and upset about Zigzag's death. Armpit's food only remained half eaten each night until about 3 weeks after the news. Magnet seemed to sleep all day. Either that or his eyes remained closed in deep thought. Caveman never looked at anyone. His eyes remained downcast, and movements were sluggish. X-ray began treating everyone like he was their father; always counting the bodies in the beds every night before he slept, or asking if everyone was feeling alright before they got out of bed. And Zero…

He wept.

You could almost see the salty remains of his tears each day, and it upset everyone further. Just as Caveman, no one could get him to speak. Squid kept trying to be the optimist of the group, but his dull jokes only got him so far sometimes, for his spirits were often low as well.

Kicking the sand along the shoreline, Squid smiled softly. He was glad for the fact that all his friends behaviors had somewhat returned to normal. Jill had given them extra treats to keep them grounded, like all their favorites, chocolate. Chocolate ice cream, chocolate mints, chocolate cupcakes…all which were homemade.

Squid eyes drifted up into the sky, spotting a few rain clouds. He smirked; he'd better get back to the tent before X-ray started to worry. Sighing to himself, he turned back and began to walk back to where his friends had been hanging.

However, he stopped suddenly when he felt to wind sweep through his hair. He closed his eyes, relaxing into the feeling. And he almost laughed, for the first time in months, when he could have sworn he heard Zigzag singing:

Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig…yeah, dig, dig…