Disclaimer: I own nothing of Planet of the Apes except my OC Margo and all the changes in the story that her character provides here for you to enjoy.
Caesar's Pearl 2 Chapter 22
Margo has no indication how she managed to return to the Rodman home in one piece. To be honest it was all a haze with little tidbits here and there until she eventually got to the house.
It's all a big blur when she thought about it later on. Just a handful of flashes here and there.
With a horde of apes coming after them Margo had hurriedly strapped Ranger into his harness on her dirt bike. She booked it out of there so quickly that a cloud of earth was left in her wake. There's no way the apes were going to get her so they reverted their focus on the other much easier targets. Still Margo knew they wouldn't be safe until reaching home. The furious apes would be going for where the entire san Francisco Colony is congregated not a singular home. She lives so far away from there that there's no possible way the apes would discover her whereabouts.
Bulleting past the sentry's at the end of the Golden Gate Bridge Margo didn't bother giving them a warning of what's to come.
Every single one of those pathetic wretches can go straight to hell for all Margo cares. They deserve every piece of it for all the pain they've caused her all over again now.
Margo highly resents these urchins. Nothing can change her mind on that. Where before now Margo thought at least a handful of them amiable to an extent all of that is now nonexistent in her heart. A vicious bitterness taking root inside of her. Losing Caesar is the last straw when thrown in the mix of all this.
That's all Margo can recall until she got them to the house.
Margo still has to be cautious. She immediately rolled the motorbike to the backyard and covered it with a tarp so any apes that did somehow venture this far wouldn't spot it as they travel through the city limits. Also, to be safe, Margo shuts all the lights off in the house that was turned on after the dam spread electrical power throughout the city. Considering all that's going on right now she doubts any apes would know the difference until sunrise.
Feeling empty and desolate Margo made her way to the roof. Sitting on the arch of the top over Caesar's attack Margo has her legs pressed to her chest. Being careful where he puts his feet so not to tumble from the rooftop Ranger lies down whining at her. Ranger senses the grief and turmoil coming from her making him feel the same way. He may not have seen it, but the tension after Caesar was shot down in his own haven was all too apparent. It's not complicated for a clever and highly intelligent canine like him to figure out on his own.
The medallion on Margo's wrist is now digging into her skin. Margo subconsciously maneuvers the chain around until the locket sits in the palm of her hand. She uses the sharp edge from a fingernail to flick the catch open. The faces of the entire Rodman family stare back at her. This time Margo knows for certain that it's fully carrying entirely dead members.
This realization hit Margo like thousand bullets through the heart.
.
High in the halls of the Rodmans who are gone
Margo would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the one she had found
And the ones who had loved her the most
The one's who'd been gone for so very long
She couldn't remember their names
They spun her around on the damp old stones
Spun away all her sorrow and pain
And she never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
And she never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave
High in the halls of the Rodmans who are gone
Margo would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the ones she had found
And the ones
Who had loved her the most
.
Margo's voice breaks on the final notes as she sobs uncontrollably, burying her head in the confines of her arms, the sadness and heartbreak pouring out in droves.
For most of her life Margo has despised feeling vulnerable and insecure. This is making her feel that all at once. She hates it. And now the walls that her personal defenses set up for protection have all come undone.
As Margo wallows in negative energy that's when the two sides clash. The army of vengeful apes have reached the compound.
The apes have made it to the San Francisco Colony and their army is attacking in full force.
Margo can think of nothing better than the San Francisco Colony being terminated off the face of the Earth.
Margo must've passed out from exhaustion after that because that's all she can recollect. The smell of smoke, sounds of gunfire along with the screams of apes and humans echoing in her ears as everything turns black.
"Caesar," whispers Margo.
Authors Note:
Hope you guys all like this one! I certainly did writing it! ;D
I'm sure those of you who are avid Game of Thrones fans know the identity of the song you see here. For the sake of those of you who do not here is an enlightener. It's Jenny of Oldstones by Florence + the Machine in Game of Thrones. I simply changed some of the wording around so that it fits this storyline.
Wow we are really getting close to the end now guys. It's just like I said in the previous chapter. I really want to get this done by the 1 year marker. So I'm going to continue working really hard to get it done.