Devin Planet

Chapter 6

     He had to think fast and, on his feet, seeing how in just a few minutes 3007 would be horribly injured due to their unintentional, or maybe intentional self harm. 'I don't know them well... What do they like? Animals, history, and plants!' He looked around and in 3007's room found picture books of history. He ran to where 3007 was, the kitchen. Opening the book, he spoke loud and clear, "Cornitheus, a purple flower with light yellow stripes that surround the underside of the flowers petals. It existed ten million years ago in the desert areas of our land." He showed 3007 the picture quickly and continued, "Animals, periguans and hanins used to consume the pollen and seeds of the flower. Leaving only the stem and petals to continue reproducing more. We believe that it smelled like salted caramel, its pollen would produce a honey that was rich and thick, tasting salty yet sweet."

       3007 took a large inhale and breathed normally. Their chest rising and falling with every deep yet quick breaths they took. Their eyes which were dead and staring at nothing now stared at the book and 4178.

      He smiled, 'It's working! Thank the president!' He flipped a few pages, "The animal Unsumarzt was said to have been the largest animal before the extinction of all. They were one-hundred feet tall and seventy-five feet wide. Their snouts fell downward, and their mouth were large enough to fit three large watermelons. They had stripped fur, some white and black, others white and brown. Their diet consisted of other animals that lived with them in the snowy mountains."

     3007 smiled and closed their eyes, before opening them up and seeing blood all over themselves. They ran to the sink and washed blood out, but more ran down their cheeks. They touched the inside of their cheeks and winced at the pain. The wounds ran deep.

     4178 put the book down, "You hurt yourself badly, but if we go to the pharmacy, we can find cigarettes and medicine."

      3007 nodded, not wanting to talk and spit out blood. They cleaned their red swollen eyes and changed into a new shirt.

     4178 meanwhile, grabbed a bottle of wine and went outside to order a car. 3007 climbed into it after changing and laid their head on the window. Spitting out blood in a large opaque cup. 4178 told the car to head to Ashley Pharmacy and soon they arrived at the pharmacy.

     They got out and watched the car leave slowly and dropped down a few inches every few seconds. 4178's heart fell as he realized it meant the car was running out of battery. He explained this to 3007 and added, "We need to hurry to get back home."

     3007 nodded without hearing anything. They were too concerned in keeping their tongue in place and not exploring the deep hole on their sides. They were too concerned in forgetting the pain and blood which was slowly accumulating in the cup. Deep red and sloshy, they ignored the cup and stared in front of them.

     4178 looked at the ground intently, opening his wine bottle and chugging it. Not wanting to avert his eyes to make sure the car did not fall too close to the ground. It was up in the air, slowly drifting down. He bit his tongue and prayed to the president, 'Please, Devin #1, allow us to make it to the pharmacy. We need to stay alive, we're too young to die. Please.'

     His prayers were heard. And soon they were on the ground, landing safely near Ashley pharmacy. 4178 walked past the doors and rushed to find any supplies that had been left on the shelves. It was all empty, rows of shelves with nothing, not even trash. There were things here and there that weren't necessary to anyone, or the majority. A few empty water bottles, flu and cold medicine, and something that 4178 didn't expect, was how empty the pregnancy tests and contraceptives aisles were. He finally found a bottle of rapid healing gel that he grab and opened it quickly. He found a pack of gloves which he put on and poured some gel on his finger.