~𝒪𝓊𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓈~
I never knew it could feel so good to be somebody's Star
John b x OC
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All three of us finally reach the top.
Nothing but sand.
No ruins. No makers. Just wind and heat stretching forever.
"What now?" I ask
Rafe exhales sharply, then presses the scroll into John b's hands. "I can't read this shit. Go for it. Here. You need this. Go" he said
He pulls out the lens from his pocket and hands it over too.
"Okay, let's figure this out" I said beside John b as he laid the map out.
"Look follow the line, bring it to your eye." Rafe said
John b lifts the lens, squinting through it. "That's where we are. Right there" John b says
"Yeah. It doesn't show anything else after that okay?" Rafe says
"Wait- hold on, hold on. There's some writing here. Arabic maybe?" John b said, tilting the map.
"You can't read it. No one can. The map is bullshit." Rafe snaps
"That's not helping" John b says
"It is it's bullshit! It's a dead end" Rafe says
"Wait" I say quickly, pulling the photos from my pack. "what about the pictures from the boat?" I ask
"There's gotta be context. There's gotta be something" John b says
I flip through pictures, my hands shaking- until I stop. "Hold on, look- look. This is a match." I hold one up
John b's eyes widen. "That's a match" he said
"That's the same writing right there." I said
I turn the photo over.
"Rafe, come look at this. There's a translation on the back. It says at the dawn of the day, touch the earth to reach heaven" I said
John b looks up. "Did Groff figure this out?" He asks
"No no he didn't.. figure that out before he tried to kill me okay? He didn't tell me that. Touch the earth, what does it mean? So what does it want us to dig? Where? This place is massive" Rafe says
"I don't... I don't think that correlates with heaven though. The sun rises in the east. Maybe maybe it means something about prayer. It rises in the east. East is a holy. Prayer-" I ramble
"Oh so now we're praying. Great!" Rafe says
"No-wait" I stop, staring at the horizon.
Something clicks.
"Oh shit" I whisper
John b follows my gaze.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" John b asks
"I think so" I nod
He lifts the map toward the sun.
Light passes through it- And the lines suddenly shift.
"Holy shit. Rafe look- look" I breath
He rushes over.
"Look at this. Heaven, the sun above us." John b said
"What the hell is that?" Rafe asks
John b points left. A massive statue loom in the distance. "See what I'm seeing?" He says
Rafe stares. "Holy shit" he mutters
"It's looking like the same." John b said
"Yeah the crowns gotta be up there" Rafe nodded
"Come on- let's go" I said
Then Rafe freezes. "Hey. Hey guys. Sandstorm. We gotta move" he said
We turn. The horizon is swallowing itself.
"Yeah, we gotta move. Let's roll." John b nodded
And we run toward the statue.
As we get closer, Rafe slows.
"The crown must be inside it yeah?" He asks
"Yeah" John b and I say together.
"John b! Hey! Do you see what's coming?" JJ yells, running up with Kie.
"Yeah , it's about to get crazy." Kie adds
"Do we have any idea where to look for the crown?" JJ asks
"It's up there! It's in that stature" I say, pointing.
"We gotta climb up" John b says
"All right let's go. Come on we're running out of time" JJ says
The sandstorm slams into us.
"Get down! Get down!" John b yells, pulling me close. "I got you, I got you" he mutters
"Hey, I'm gonna scope it out, all right? I'll meet you all up there!" Rafe shouts over the wind.
"I'm not leaving it up to him" JJ yells
"No I'm with you" kie says
"Are you okay?" John b asks me
JJ looks at me. "Hey, John b. You two sit this one out" he said
"No- I'm fine" I insist, nausea rolling through me.
"No, you're fine. We'll find the crown" JJ said firmly.
He and Kie disappear into the storm.
John b grips my hand. "We gotta find some shelter!" He yells
We run-
And round a corner straight into one of them. A man with a rifle.
"Oh shit" we both breathe
The gun clicks. Nothing.
"Stella, get back" John b orders, launching forward.
They grapple.
"Go! Get somewhere safe!" John b yells
I run.
Then stop.
What the hell am I doing?
I spin around, grab a rock from the ground, and sprint back.
The man has John b in a headlock.
I swing. Hard. He drops.
Just to be sure, I hit him again.
"John b!" I rush to his side. "Are you okay?" I ask
"You shouldn't have come back. I had him" John b pants.
"No you didn't. Not even a little" I said flatly.
He exhales, then laughs once. "You're right, yeah. All right, come on- let's go" he says
