I slowly awoke as thunder rumbled in the grey clouds above and lightning lit up the dark, grey sky. I lifted my hand to my bleeding head before looking around.
Bumpy and I were both on a large piece of the boat.
"Where's Mae... And Blue..?!" I muttered to myself, worried as I slowly sat up, the rough waters rocking the piece of wood we were on. Rain poured down onto me, soaking my hair and clothes.
I stumbled over to the herbivore and hugged her for support. She let out a scared groan and nuzzled her head into me.
"I'm scared too Bumpy... And I am so... so sorry..." I whispered as I felt tears roll down my face. My heart ached as I knew my fate. I killed Mae and Blue, now Bumpy and I were going to die.
I hunched myself over Bumpy and sobbed into her back as she groaned, trying to comfort me. The rough waters shook the wood, causing me to slip backward. I shivered, from the cold and from fear.
Suddenly I heard yelling in the near distance.
"Overboard! Boy overboard!" The voice called. My vision slowly went blurry as I hugged Bumpy, not wanting to let go.
A large boat slowly came into view before I shut my eyes, passing out.
I awoke in a somewhat comfortable bed, my head aching heavily. I sneezed, catching the attention of the man next to me.
"Ah, you're awake." He said, his voice deep and croaky.
"Where... Where am I..?" I muttered, confused.
"Your on Beloved Mary." The man responded. "It's the boats name," He added. I nodded slightly before sitting up, startled.
"Where's Bumpy?!" I asked.
"Bumpy?" The man repeated, confused.
"The... The blue Ankylosaurus that was with me!" I said, distraught, hoping they brought her on board too.
"Oh that weird looking creature? Don't worry, she's just there." He said, pointing to the dinosaur that was asleep on the floor. I sighed with relief before sneezing.
"Seems you've caught a cold, love." The older man said, chuckling. Love... Love... LOVE!
I gasped before tears began rolling down my face.
"Hey.. Hey what's wrong?" He asked, confused.
"Mae... Blue..." I muttered sadly in between hiccups and sobs.
"Mae? Hey... I know that name." He said in realization. "Oi, someone go fetch that woman!" The man yelled to the people above deck.
"YES SIR!" I heard one yell in response.
After a while a woman with crutches entered the room, a familiar smile on her face.
"MAE!" I called, leaping forward and hugging her tightly, sobbing into her shoulder.
"Hey love..." She said weakly. I smiled before pulling out of the hug and noticing the crutches.
"What happened..?" I muttered before glancing down to her left leg, the bottom half was missing and it was all bandaged up.
"The Spinosaurolophus must've gotten me or something, I'm honestly not 100% sure but... Now I guess I have to use crutches for a while." She said, making light out of the situation. I giggled slightly before looking around.
"What about Blue..?" I asked. She frowned.
"I'm not sure what happened to her..." Mae responded, frowning.
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I can't do this again || Benrius
Short StoryThis is set in (mainly) Ben's POV right after Daniel invited them into the compound. (Yasmina confessed to Sammy earlier in the season in this so they're dating at this point.) Prepare yourself for tears :)