The Last

Australia

I still didn't know how I was going to tell Asia. Tell here what? You might ask. Well, I actually am her dad. I'm just wearing some costume I found in Australia. Some people literally took the time to make costumes that looked like people.

Weird.

Anyway, I never really knew why I didn't tell her. I was wearing the costume for fun when they found me, and then, when Asia snapped, I felt she would be really mad at me, thus me having to explain all of this to her.

But now that I had gained confidence by staring at a giraffe for a few hours, I felt ready to tell her. Besides, I was getting pretty sweaty in that costume. It was definitely the time to tell her.

So when North America and I found her body lying in a river, we didn't know what to think. Whilst we were getting close to a giraffe, North America told me he got a odd variety of education from video games. I'm guessing one of them was inspecting if people were alive or not.

People are weird. Anyway, he told me that Asia was in fact breathing, which, of course relieved me. It's my daughter, why wouldn't I be concerned?

   "What do you think happened?" I asked him. He pointed at a grayish rock nearby. "A rock?" I asked. He shook his head. "A hippo. They can make themselves look like rocks. But, if someone were to attempt escape, they would either get a way conscious or die." I was confused. "So, what are you saying happened?" "The hippo probably grabbed her first, then she just accepted it, like an act of suicide," he replied. Why would Asia commit suicide? I had to look further into this. In the mean time, I tried to bring up smart suggestions, so I didn't seem like the dumb one. (Although I probably was, compared to North America.) "If she went over in this direction, maybe the person we are looking for is farther this way!" I guessed. Apparently it was a good one, because he nodded.

   "That makes sense, but we need to rest. Asia will probably be up in the morning. First, we need to fix up her leg. It's better to do it while she is out cold instead of wide awake." I agreed.

   We pulled Asia out of the water and lied down on the shore. Well, not really a shore, because it was next to a river, but you know what I mean. We lied down next to the river. Night was falling, and it had been a long day, so we fell asleep almost immediately. However, because we were out in the open, we had to take turns keeping watch. North America went first, as he also had to clean up Asia's leg. I fell asleep quickly, only to be instantly awakened by North America.

   "Your turn," he said. I shook my head. "I barely got to sleep," I complained. "Dude, been two hours," he whisper-scolded. "Time flies when you're having fun - and when you're sleeping." He and I switched places. I could hear him snore after about 15 minutes, so that's when I'm assuming he fell asleep. After a while, I remembered Asia and took a look at her leg. It patched up, but I mean like covered in bandaids, not professionally stitched or anything.

   It would have to do, I guessed. I started to involuntarily drift off, but then I heard a noise. Not good. Especially in a place with a bunch of dangerous animals. I looked around the area to find something not too far off walking in the grass, and it was huge. I was able to figure out quickly that it was just a poor harmless elephant. In fact, I always thought elephants were weak and defenseless.

   But, as it got closer over the next 5 minutes, it took a step right behind me. You know, no problem with that, it's just an innocent elephant. Besides, my friend and daughter were on the side of me, so the elephant wouldn't step on them. This would usually be fine.

   If not for the fact that the next step in the elephants path was me.

   And I didn't know this until it was too late.