Far From Earth, Close To Home (Completed)

Chapter 11: The Inbetween

(I am aware the next two are shorter)

We appeared in a gray desert. Full of dead, black bushes. The moon was out, and it was also black. The cactuses were just barely green, only a few tinted enough to see from far away.
"Alright, let's go." Angel said with a sigh.
"Yeah." I said. I looked at her. She looked at me.
We walked alongside each other.
Gwen and Halo were joking about Buttfaces.
Gwen is a warrior, but she's 8.
"So," I said, "What weapon do you use?" I asked Angel.
"Um, I use an axe."
"I see. How does it come?"
She focused on her hand, and it just kinda appeared.
"Woah."
"Kinda like you." She smiled.
This time it wasn't an empty one.
The rest of the time, we talked about our lives.
I didn't have much to talk about, so I let her do most of it.

Eventually, we came to a block. The road was blocked by a wall, as far as the eye can see.
"It says, 'The Ones who search for an end, must fight, and to win, they must get help.'" Halo read.
"So, what are we fighting?" I asked.
The ground began to shake.
A silhouette of someone who was a darkened appeared in front of us.