Hova's Duty
Chapter 7 Comfort
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Lucas stormed through the grass around the ant hill, with Hova right behind him. Hova was trying her best to cheer Lucas up and make him feel better.
"Its alright your team didn't win Lucas. Not everyone wins their first game. I lost my first game and Zoc really didn't do so well for his first game either." Said Hova.
"But my team lost because of me. I'm an ant now and I couldn't climb that wall at all!" Said Lucas as they continued walking.
The two came across a clearing with some broken glass that had some sun shining through, turning the light into intense beams of burning heat that would harm anyone who stepped through them. Hova maneuvered Lucas around the beams and they continued walking.
"Your body and mind could still be adjusting to the change you went through. Besides there's more to being an ant then the ability to climb up things or lift heavy objects." Said Hova.
Lucas gave her a doubtful look.
"Ok admittedly they are useful abilities to have, but not every duty in the colony requires them." Said Hova with a smile.
Lucas gave a small smile back, but Hova could still sense there was still something bothering him.
"It's...just that if I can't climb walls or lift heavy objects then that doesn't really make me a good ant and I can't really be a part of colony. If I can't be a part of the colony then I won't be turned back into a human or return to my normal size and go home. My parents are really going to worry and freak out if I never come back." Said Lucas.
Hova understood Lucas's fear and concern. He was in a strange and alien world far different from his own, his body had gone through a great physical change, and there was a good chance he would never return to his old life or home. Hova was the only real friend Lucas had right now and he needed her. Hova went over to Lucas and put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
"Lucas I swear by the mother I will do everything in my power to help you become an ant and find a place in the colony, so that you can return to being human, go back to your normal size, and return to your home and family." Said Hova.
"Cross your heart?" Asked Lucas.
Hova let go of Lucas and used her finger to draw an imaginary cross on her abdomen, where her heart was located. Lucas gave a little laugh at this and did the same thing. It was a nice little tender moment between the two of them, but it was cut short by a loud buzzing sound from the sky. Hova recognized the sound and knew right away it meant trouble.
To be continued.