0-SA (The Last Ship Series)

Chapter Seventy-Three: Stampede

"Let's see, this has to be the right way." The teen glanced around the area. Though truthfully, she felt like she was in an entirely different world. Luna thought reading the map would be simple, but as evening approached at a rapid pace, the young queen was realizing the depth of what she had done.

She had been looking for the pod for over a hour, and found herself glancing up at the sky as the light grew dimmer. Luna didn't know how anything outside her father's ship worked. Her mother had taught her how to read a map, but the teen was obviously struggling without some guidance. She didn't know where to start aside from with a compass and her map.

Luna sighed, "At this rate I'm not going to find the pod before dark falls. I had to of taken a wrong turn somewhere." She felt strongly that she was on the right street, and decided to keep walking.

'If anything, I'll just hide in one of these buildings.' Her oxygen tank beeped, and that's when she recalled she had to get to one of the pods for a reason. Her air.

Luna's heart began to race. She glanced back and forth. At this point she didn't have time to return, and her best option was to keep moving forward, 'I'll just keep going.' She thought to herself as she picked up the pace.

I'll just keep going.

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Fex barked out as he road Tillian. The Irinaut was beyond pissed, but more than anything, he was worried. The Irinaut had never expected to have this amount of concern weighing on him regarding Luna. The two clashed often, but even then she did her best to understand him, 'Fuck, where is she, Tillian?'

The beast shook its head with a loud snarl. The wash of water always made it difficult to track, but Luna's tracks were enough to give them a direction to go.

Night was approaching, and with it, the howls of the infected were creeping in the distance. Fex knew that Luna had no ability to hide properly in this area. Yok had many eyes, and it was unlikely Luna hadn't been spotted yet by someone.

'Stop!' Fex roared out. The pod was in eye shot, but Luna was no where to be seen. The male climbed off Tillian before making his way towards the life pod. His hope was that Luna was inside. By now, the heavy shade would cause any dim lit area to be dangerous, and this area was no exception.

'Luna?' Fex barked out as he opened the door, and a loud whine followed as he saw the empty pod, 'Fuck..fuck!' The male hissed out, 'She has to be lost. She should have been here by now even on foot.'

Tillian began pushing his head through the door way, a loud snarl came from him. Clearly the beast was just as upset with the situation.

'Where is she Tillian? You led us here. You smelled her!' Though as he said that, Fex began to wonder, 'What if she is still walking? She could have taken the wrong path even.' Fex groaned, 'She does not know what the hell she is doing!' The male pushed Tillian forward, 'Tillian, move!' The midnight blue male pushed the beast before returning outside. He wanted to scream out for her, but it felt foolish as the sky darkened. Fex's red glow brightened around his heart as he climbed on Tillian and barked out, 'We go through another path. We have to find her!'

Tillian bellowed out, a rapid clicking came from him before the Yeti turned and bolted down another alley way before heading back the other way. All they could do was hope she was alright.

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Luna's heart was racing as ran. At this point all panic had set in. Her mother and father had expressed many times, all of them had in fact that this was dangerous. The night brought nothing but death, and it wasn't until now she really felt that fear growing inside her. She felt sweat dripping down her face, and it took everything to keep herself together.