Kiera's P.O.V.
All of a sudden, I hear a clap of thunder over head and it starts raining. I try to wake everyone up, eventually succeeding. "Guys, we need to get under some shelter." Zach nodded and yells over the already pouring rain, "Get to the tents!"
We moved as fast as possible, fighting against the pouring rain and fast winds. We were almost there when there was a bright flash and I was frozen in place. I couldn't move my hands, or my mouth, or even look around to see if everyone was okay. I could only see what was right in front of me.
Suddenly, I heard another clap of thunder and I could feel myself being shot backwards. I hit a tree , knocking the breath out of me, and slid down.
Damn, that hurts!
I could hear thuds and screams from everyone, as they were shot back, too.
Once I was on the ground, I felt myself slide down the hill that the tree was on, eventually stopping at the bottom. My body felt numb and my vision began getting blurry as my eyes began closing.
Eventually, I succumbed to the darkness, the rain still pouring.
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Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
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