My Last Hope (Truth Series 4)

4: Chimney Swift

Third Person POV

Chim runs off swiftly in the direction of a city he knows quite well. Survival City. It's one of the largest cities in Mine Country. It is the home to everything survival games. If there's anything you want to know about the games, any resident of Survival City can tell you. And if you want to participate in the games, the city is the best location to sign up and train for the event.

Survival City is also the most likely place to find Chim's friends, Antvenom and Ryan. Antvenom and Ryan are well known in Survival City. They have participated in and won many of the games. Although they are both well known, Antvenom is far more popular. For he won the first ever survival games. They spend so much time in Survival City you'd think they live there. But... They don't. Ryan lives in Spawn City and Antvenom lives in Craft City. No one knows why they don't just move to Survival City. But it's not their decision to make. Ryan and Antvenom can live wherever they please.

Chim slows down as he approaches the city gate. Once inside the city he checks the listings to see what survival games are currently going and who is participating.

"Yes!" He cheers to himself when he finds his friends names on the list. They're currently two of five survivors in survival games twenty-four. He then takes off to find the respawn platform his friends will appear on when the game ends. You see, the actual survival games don't take place in Survival City. The city is just a means to learn about, sign up, and get to the games. Once you're signed up for a survival games match you receive a free teleportation to the starting point. Then, when the games are over, you receive a second teleportation to the platform assigned to that particular match.

Chim waits for approximately five minutes before the participants of his friend's match respawn on the platform.

"Ryan! Ant!" Chim calls out and waves his arms wildly. Ryan and Antvenom spot their magic-tooth bearing friend and run over to him.

"Hey, Chim! What's up?" Ant greets.

"It's great to see you again, dude!" Ryan says laughing loudly.

"It's great to see you guys too!" Chim replies smiling. He glances around the now crowded platform. "Can we talk somewhere more private?"

"Yeah. There's a new café that opened up near here. We could go there." Ant suggests.

"That'd be awesome." Ant leads the way to the small café. Once there the trio sits at a table near the back. They each order a coffee. "So, how have you been?" Chim strikes up a conversation.

"Not bad." Ryan replies. "We've been helping Sky and his friends."

"Cool. Anything new happen?"

"We killed the squid king." Ant tells him.

"Really!? That's awesome!"

"And I got my memory back."

"What!? When!? How!?"

"Calm down, Chim!" Ant laughs. "I got my memory back not to long ago. We met a girl, Eden, she was looking for Sky. She's his cousin. Sky gathered as many of us together as he could so we could meet her. One thing led to another and she got kidnapped by the squid king. We went on a mission to rescue her and ended up rescuing both her and her believed-to-be-dead brother. Then, we stayed in Sky's hometown for a while. Jason needed medical attention bad, so we split up. Half of us went to Tekkit Territories to find Seto's friend that knew how to cure Jason. While the other half of us went back to Craft City. Ryan and I were in the half going back to the city. On the way back I confessed that the place we were at, Coal Town, seemed familiar. So I went back to the town with Ryan and Jordan. We explored the town and the area surrounding it. Gradually, throughout the course of a week I got my memory back."

"Wow, a lot has happened since I saw you last."

"Ant, you left out the most important part!?" Ryan exclaims. Ant blushes.

"What is it?" Chim asks.

"Jordan and I are dating," Ant mumbles.

"That's awesome! Where is he?"

"We don't know. He was with us for most of the time we were in Coal Town. He had to leave to help with a family problem. I thought he'd be back by now." Ant explains.

"We tried looking for him." Ryan elaborates. "We couldn't find him. But, this isn't the first time this has happened, so we're not too worried."

A young teenage girl approaches their table. She is dressed in a waitress's uniform and carriers a platter of drinks. "Sorry, for the wait!" She apologizes as she gives the three boys their coffees. "I hope it wasn't too long."

"It's fine." Chim tells her with a kind smile.

"If you need anything else, don't be afraid to ask." She then returns to the kitchen area of the café.

"Why are you really here, Chim?" Ryan asks suddenly.

"What?" Chim remarks surprised by the outburst.

"You didn't just come here for small talk. You would've contacted us through chat if it was for that."

"You're right." Chim sighs. "I need some help."

"With what?" Ant asks calmly.

"You guys know my friend Clash, right?"

"He's the were-lion isn't he?"

"Yes."

"Is there a problem with him?" Ryan demands concerned for the safety of his friend.

"No!" Chim exclaims immediately. "It's not like that. It's his sister. She was kidnapped ten years ago."

"There's not much we can do if she was taken ten years ago." Ant reasons. "She might not even be alive."

"She's alive." Chim states. "She found a way to write a letter to the outside world. Clash, Double, and I were in the Aether when we found it. We're going to try and save her. Will you two help us?"