Save Me (James Conrad x reader) (ON HOLD)

Chapter 10: Cut the Crap

Everyone else is dead silent. I feel kind of embarrassed to be laughing my ass off but who cares, right? I quickly stop laughing, James following soon after me. 

"Right." James says, starting to tell us something. Honestly, I can't be too bothered to care. People bore me, even in this... odd environment. "We need to keep moving to get to the evac site." Just because I said I don't wanna care doesn't mean I'm not gonna care.

I grab my gun from the ground. "Let's get moving then."

~Timeskip brought to you by stupid COVID-19 making it so I can't see family~ 

"It's called the Hollow Earth Theory." Mr. Brooks says to the group as we're walking through the dense wood. "Randa hired me because I wrote a paper substantiating what most people think is a crackpot idea." 

I'm holding my gun up next to Mason at the back of the group when I talk. "I would have believed you from the start. Seems so dumb not to."

"Right?" He agrees. "Anyways, it's basically a theory that there are these massive underground spaces isolated from the surface world."

"Passageways." Miss San says. "Randa believed this island may be one of those."

"An emergence point for whatever lives below." Mr. Brooks continues. I see Slivko look behind him at me. "Ancient species like what we just saw."

"Kong." I hear Mason say from beside me.

"I thought he was out of his mind." We're now walking through a field of what appears to be wheat and Slivko is trying to radio the others again. I move to catch up with James as we get to some plains with a lake next to it.

Slivko is still trying to contact the others. "We're out of range Slivko." James says. "Save it for when we get closer to the group."

We hear birds calling everywhere, from out of the sky and on the lake. Suddenly, something in the water moves. Slivko and Mason gasp. So do I, just mine is inaudible. It's a Sker Buffalo! Slivko points his gun at the beautiful female buffalo, scared out of his mind.

"Slivko!" I panic. "Put the gun down! That's an order!" He does so, reluctantly, while I move closer to the buffalo. "Hey girl." I say, reaching my hand out. (Imagine Hiccup from How To Train Your Dragon)

"(Y/n), what are you doing?" James asks.

"(Y/n), get out of there!" Mason says at the same time as James.

I just huff. "Oh, shut up a minute! This may be my only chance to see my favorite animal up close." The Sker Buffalo seems hesitant but eventually decides that I am a trustworthy person and puts her head in my hand. (Again, How To Train Your Dragon) I hear Mason's camera click as if taking a picture. I would be very happy if she did take a picture of us.

"As much as I love what's going on, we need to keep moving." Victor speaks up. That jerk! The Sker Buffalo moves away from me and she walks away, Mason snapping more pictures too. 

"You just had to ruin the moment."

A/N: Hey guys! Another short chapter, I know. I didn't actually have a lot of time to write today because I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine! I get my second one on June 5th! I hope you guys stay safe, stay healthy, and stay happy! (Or at least feel some serotonin from this story) Love you guys!