Tracker? - James Conrad

Showdown

Being queen of an island has its perks sometimes. It means that whenever you need to lead, you can. And despite Conrad's undeniable efforts, I know where I'm going and he doesn't. I took the fastest route I could. It wasn't quick enough.

I let my bitchy exterior falter for just a moment when we came to our destination. Just a moment, that everyone saw.

Fire. There must have been something poured in the water. Packard was burning him.

We stayed in the bushes. Waiting for our moment. I went too quickly.

"Conrad?" He looked at me as I spoke. "How much do you trust me at this exact moment?" I questioned. He furrowed his brows at my question but gave me the answer I needed.

"With our survival."

As soon as Packard held up his small device I ran for it. James went to grab me but I easily dodged his arms.

The soldiers restrained me though, two didn't make it. They were on the ground. It took four men to hold me. And even then they were struggling. To say Kong was furious would be the understatement of the millennia. He couldn't do anything, he was weak. They were hurting him. They were killing him.

I almost sunk back when Packard laughed.

"Do you know what this will do?" He asked, holding his device with a bright, glowing red button up to my face.

"It'll kill him. And then it will kill you." I dared not to say that the big one would certainly come out and eat everything in sight. It's what they did. We could only imagine what it would do.

They didn't know I had my own plan. In fact, only Hank knew what it was. You see, two soldiers down, four restraining me, their colonel looking in my direction and the rest waiting for his orders. Staring at Packard. Not at my group.

Hank and company did as told. Coming out from our hiding place and aiming what weapons they had at the men closest to them. Packard and his few men pointed a gun in their direction, even Slivko joined them.

"You think this is a joke Packard? These things haven't done anything to you. They live off what their land provides them with. They are not dangerous until you endanger them. Stop what you're doing. It's not worth it."

Packard doesn't glance at me when I speak, nor does he speak after me. He grips his detonator tightly. We needed to win this. We needed help. And the least likely person supplied us with it.

"Put t-the gun down s-sir."

I couldn't stop myself from widely grinning as Slivko moved his gun to the man in charge. Packard himself looked stunned. But didn't move one muscle.

"Stop! The world is bigger than this." Mason tried to negotiate.

"Bitch please." Packard shrugged her. off.

Little by little the soldiers joined Slivko, turning on Packard. The second I was let go I ran towards my friends. James pushed me behind him instantly. I didn't complain this time. I must've scared the crap out of them, running out to men with armed weapons.

"It's over Packard drop the detonator." Conrad commanded. No movement.

"You heard him. Drop it." I urged. Packard ignored the both of us and gripped the button tighter.

Then we heard it.

The water started rippling and the one sound I didn't want to hear in that moment pierced through the air like knives.

Shrieeekkkk

The big one.
It was here.

And that's when I knew we were all going to die.

We all stood in shock as we watched it stand up. It's claws digging into the Earth as it dragged itself up. It looked at us before lunging.

Kong stopped it, pushing it out of the way as it went to attack us.

But Kong was wiped out.

"Kong's down let's go." Conrad called out to all of us, I didn't move, I couldn't move.

"Victoria!" James screamed louder, desperation coating his voice. I struggled against him as he pulled me along. I didn't want to go, I needed to help. I screamed and clawed against Conrad's arms as the view of the crawler and Kong's body grew further and further away.

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Well! That's update #1 for today! The second one will hopefully finish the main story!! Don't cry, don't cry.

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