Author's Note:

The stars have aligned! (lol) I give you another (really long awaited) chapter. I ran into serious writer's block, and even considered deleting this story altogether, but... here we go! You'll really wanna read chapter 2 to remember where we left off. And OMG! I'm so excited! Maya, Gill and Aiden finally get their names in the characters list! Take that, Mr. No-Credit-For-The-Minor-Characters! Hit it, Crisper!

Crisper: (is asleep)

Me: CRISPER! WAKE UP!

Crisper: AAH! Oh, I'm sorry... it's just this story's really collected some dust... though I'd take a nap for three months, but... (hits it)


The sun was the first thing Aiden saw. He sat up, his back aching. The sky, though cloudless, was a hazey, colorless shade of yellow, and he smelled smoke in the distance. He turned to face Gill and Maya who lay motionless on the grass on either side of him, the steady rise and fall of their chests comforting Aiden.

His stomach lurched and he frantically glanced around. How long had they been sleeping? That purple and black monster, he figured, was no doubt on the move and sleeping around wasn't going to spare them at all.

"G-guys, wake up!" He spoke quietly, shaking Gill first. Hearing him groan softly, he turned to Maya, shaking her as well. In a few minutes, the two, though groggy, were coherent.

"What's up?" Gill asked, rubbing his eyes a bit.

"We need to get going." Aiden told them, standing to his feet. Maya was quick to stand as well. Gill hissed a bit, rubbing his throbbing hip before standing and stretching a bit.

"Where?" Maya asked Aiden who was scanning the plains biome before them.

"Hmm?"

"Where are we going?" She repeated.

"Well, away from here." He replied, coughing a bit. Smoke rose from the blackened ground in thin wisps where trees once stood. The entire vicinity was uninhabited, except for them of course. "We've gotta move." He reasoned as Gill walked up beside him, squinting at the area as well.

"Why can't we stay here?" He asked. Aiden's head shot towards his old friend, disbelief furrowing his eyebrows and causing his lips to twitch into a frown.

"Did you just hear yourself? 'Why can't we stay here'?! Do you really want that thing coming after us, Gill?!" Aiden shouted, agression evident in his voice.

"So that what? So we can just bump into it on the way?" Gill yelled back, the two of them staring each other down as if they were in a duel. Maya quickly piped in.

"Guys! Stop being idiots and calm down!" She yelled, louder than the both of them. Neither male moved and Maya felt her blood heating up. "Now why don't we solve this like civilized adults, or do you two need to sit down in a timeout-chair?" She asked them, her voice calm and serene.

"Alright. Let's solve this, then." Aiden agreed, his eyes like torches burning into Gill's. Aiden swiftly spun on his heels, deserting the two of them. Maya's eyes widened in shock. Gill sighed loudly, clamping his eyes shut and dropping his head in frustration.

"Are we just going to let him walk away, then?" Maya asked Gill, who finally looked up, glaring in the direction where Aiden steadily made his way off.

"He'll be back. He just needs to let off some steam." Gill reasoned. "Come on... we need to get some supplies." He told her, walking in a direction opposite to Aiden's path. Maya rolled her eyes before following Gill.


Author's Note:

I know, it's kind of short, but it's just to reasssure you guys that I'm picking this back up. Just got a busload of ideas and things, so... stay tuned! Sorry about the two month wait, everyone. Thanks for not un-following, and I'll see you in the future! Awayy! (rides away on a math-book)