The ship bumps the edge of the island. Apes carry off the equipment they need to survive. Ceasar and Maurice walk out of the room. Nova looks up at Maurice with saddened eyes.
"Stay here Nova." he said, closing the door behind him.
Ceasar, with Maurice following behind, headed to the railing.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Maurice.
"Yes. I am." answered Ceasar.
"Ahem."
Both Maurice and Ceasar turned to see who the "ahem" came from.
"You. What do you want this time?" Ceasar asked, feeling a bit annoyed by the one who got his attention.
"I want to follow you and your army."
Ceasar glanced at Maurice. Maurice shrugged his shoulders, not knowing what she meant.
"What do you mean 'follow us'?" Ceasar asked.
"I mean I want to go with you."
"No."
"Why not?"
"All females and children stay on the ship."
"Just because I'm a female does not mean I can't act for my kind. Believe it or not I am an arms specialist, and I'm a damn good one at that."
Both Maurice and Ceasar shared glances once again.
"Fine." Ceasar answered lifting his gaze "Give me your name and you can go."
"Zira."
"Well Zira. You best be wary. Grab whatever you need and get going."
Zira nodded and walked into the cabin to grab some extra equipment.
"You sure that was a good idea?" Maurice asked, with small chuckle in his voice.
"To be honest... no. I think she's going to die out there."
"Well... that's a good way to lighten things up eh?" Maurice let out loud laugh which caused the birds to fly from the trees... and a distant growl being heard from the clouds.
"If we want to make it out of this place alive, we best keep our happiness at a minimum."
To be continued...