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Chapter 12-Day 2: Wallie

I'd been hiking the mountains since the gong sounded. I knew I needed water. I could feel myself getting weaker as the sun beat down on me. But for some reason, my feet wouldn't allow me to turn around. I wasn't alone though. I was with the careers. Even if they accepted me just to use me, at least I lived a bit longer. The careers consisted of Erin, Quil and Maxx. Maxx and Erin were set on killing me, but Quil reasoned with them saying I could be useful, with my eight in training. At least I knew who I could trust here.

Quil kept trying to talk Erin into resting because Maxx was panting so hard. But she made us move on. I helped Maxx as much as I could, half supporting her. Then finally, she collapsed into my side. I sighed and set her down against a rock.

"Alright," I snarled. "We need to stop!"

"No!" Erin said whipping around. "We keep going. Carry her!"

"No! We need to stop and think this over! We won't find water in the mountains. We need water and we need to turn around before we dehydrate. It may already be too late for Maxx!" I said trying to reason with Erin.

"Do you not trust me?" Erin said placing her hands on her hips. "You really think I don't know we need water? I know we do. Just follow me and we'll find water." She grumbled.

I picked up Maxx in my arms. "Fine, if she dies, it's your fault."

She nodded and turned to keep walking up the mountain. About midday, the mountain started sloping downward. "Ah ha! Told you so!" Erin said rushing forward with Quil. I could feel the heat radiating off of whatever she found. We saw the Earth on the farther side of the mountain shake.

"Earth quakes." Maxx muttered. I looked down and smiled at her as she watched the quivering rocks. I hadn't realized she was awake.

"Guys, forget the earth quake! We got water!" Quil shouted. I put Maxx down, keeping her close with her arm around my shoulder because she still couldn't stand that good on her own.

"A hot spring!" Maxx gasped, dropping to her knees before the water.

So that was the heat I felt. I stopped Maxx before she could drink it. "What makes you think it's safe to drink?"

"It's a hot spring," Quil said. "That means the water is pure and not chemically altered. Hot springs are estimated to be 8,000 feet down in the ground. The water is rain that had fallen 4,000 years ago. It's sterile. It boils at about 143 degrees Fahrenheit, killing all the germs and bacteria." He said dipping his hands in and drinking. Erin was already in her under wear splashing around in the water. Maxx was removing her clothes to join her.

"Are you sure?" I said raising an eyebrow questioningly

"If it wasn't, would I be drinking it? Who's the smart one here?" He said tapping his temple with a smirk.

"Not you!" Erin called floating on her back.

"Oh, shut up, Erin! No one asked you!"

"Actually," she said sitting up, "you did."

I chuckled and leaned down to get a drink. The water was fairly warm, but that was okay. At least we wouldn't dehydrate. We all played around in the hot springs for a while, not noticing much around us. Suddenly, closer than before, a blizzard started. It didn't hit us, so we continued playing around. Maxx and Erin went to lay down and dry off on the rocks as I sat on my rock, not too far off. That's when I noticed the blizzard slowing down and a monkey staring at me.

"Hey guys?" I called calmly.

Erin and Maxx looked up to see what was wrong. They're eyes widened as they motioned me over. Quil joined us.

"Don't move and don't meet their eyes." Quil whispered.

Then the monkeys numbered. "We better go before the storm ends." I said.

Quil agreed and we retrieved our things and set off. But when I glanced back, I noticed the monkeys following us. I tapped Quil on the shoulder and he peeked back. Erin and Maxx looked too and all chaos broke lose. The monkeys began to attack us, flinging their bodies at us. Maxx and Erin were in action already. Half of them dead. But when they died, others took their places. Quil grabbed my arm and we began to run. Erin and Maxx followed behind us quickly. I tripped over something and felt pain surge up my ankle to my head. I screamed out. I tried to walk, but the pain was too much and I fell again.

Erin shoved Quil ahead when he tried to help. Maxx ran ahead. "Go! One less to worry about!" Erin said. And I was left alone. The monkeys were on me then and all I could think about was the pain. I'd never make it home. I was dying. They're teeth sank into me everywhere and I felt the warm blood rush over my skin. I screamed and screamed until they began to rip my body apart, piece by piece. I was done. It was over. One monkey grabbed a hold of my head and everything went blank...