Context: Please disregard any previous knowledge and story about times passion. These have all been heavily altered and rewritten. This is the 5th part and takes place in a distant apocalyptic future so please bare with me.
“The search for 17 year old Vera and 19 year old Kan has gone on for over a month now, we fear that it may be too late to save them”
Kan and Vera have been travelling in an unknown forest for 2 weeks, they’ve been trapped in a labyrinth of caves for weeks now, and have only recently made their way out. The forest started out ordinary but it began to falter slowly as they ventured further into it. By the time these 2 weeks have passed it was completely covered in black and gray trees, and the leaves that fell immediately turned to dust.
Vera: Kan… Do you know where we are right now?
Kan: No clue. I have a bad feeling about this place though, It’s like every step we take we’re in an entirely different area.
Vera: It feels so familiar… Everything dying around us, it’s like one of the forests that my ancestors would walk through, the rot is beginning to turn the trees black as well.
Kan: I think im beginning to see something in the distance, this might be our way out so let’s go.
Vera: Hu-Huh?! Hey wait up!
Kan: Catch up slowpoke!
Kan and Vera began to make their way to the hill to see where it lead, as they reached the top there they saw, an entire civilization! Cities, lights, hundreds upon thousands of cars making for a mesmerizing sight… All miles away from grasp.
Kan: We’ve made it Vera. We’re back home.
Vera: So when do we get there?
Kan: I’d say 8 hours if we sprint. If you keep your mouth shut i’ll piggyback ride you there, chicken legs.
Vera: Hmph! Fine, but when I wake up and we’re still not there im laughing at you the rest of the way.
Kan: Oh trust me, with your mouth shut i’ll be able to get there in no time.
Vera proceeded to jump onto kans back, Kan slid down the cliff and began her sprint towards the town.
As they kept on through the forest, it began to decay faster and faster, to where even the trees were turning to dust.
The land around them began to darken and mold, until it began to give off a vile stench, almost that of manure. But despite this they kept on towards the city
Suddenly, Creatures began to form out of the soil, they were of different sizes but had the same unfettered hostility.
They naturally began to chase Kan and Vera, Kan noticed this and ran faster.
As the creatures chased the two girls Kan suddenly stopped and spoke…
“Come out, Vera”
Near instantly, all of the creatures were torn into shreds, bashed into the ground, or completely annihilated by Vera’s punches
Vera: So this IS the forest that she walked through…
Kan: Who?
Vera: My Great Great Grandmother.
Kan: Oh, luna was it?
Vera: Yeah… Anyways ready to keep going?
Kan: Yeah, get back on my back.
Vera proceeds to make a smug and sadistic smirk at Kan.
Vera: Remember what I said before we left right?
Kan: Oh my god…
Kan, for the next 4 hours would be sprinting while hearing vera laugh as hard and obnoxiously as she could.
As midnight began to settle, the lights from the city began to take up the sky, making everything appear slightly more visible.
Vera: Woooaaah… It’s beautiful!
Kan: Yeah… We’re almost there, what do you wanna do first when we get there.
Vera: …I’m hungry.
Kan: Well I should hope so! The last thing we ate were those blueberries from that bush, and that was a week ago. I’m just glad I brought a water bottle so we wont be completely out for the count.
With a swift leap, Kan picked up Vera, and gave the motion command for her to get on her back.
With Vera now on her normally, Kan sprinted towards the town once again. And finally, she saw.
Houses, Stores, streets with cars on them, and a mesmerizing landscape of skylines and buildings that shrouded the night with light.
Kan began to tear up, wiping her tears as to not appear weak in front of Vera.
Vera: So Kan, what do we do now?
Kan: Well I think we should try and find somewhere to settle for the night. I might be able to get a friend to help us as well.
Vera: Can I keep the cover on tonight?
Kan: …Fine but you’re not sleeping in my bed.
As Kan and Vera began to walk through the city, dawn began to awaken, and with it so did most stores. Kan rented a motel nearby and they were able to rest that night.
And the following afternoon, they would finally be found and returned to their friends.
Summary
Kan and Vera get lost in one of the dying forests luna made and find their way out.
Sorry that It doesn’t have substantial amount of edge but im kinda writing this in the morning and just to get one of my few ideas out.