The two man fumbles around with the air compressor. Owen and Phyro curiously watched them. Sam and Carol tired from the trip rest on the couches of the lobby. Using their last batteries they start the air compressor praying for It to work.
*click*
*machine rumbiling*
“I think this old things is working.”
“Good them we will only take a minute to filled the boats.”
“Owen.”
“Yes, uncle mike?”
“Go around the boat and see If there are no leaks of air in the boat.”
“Ok.”
Owen jumps on to the inflanting boat trying to feel every inch of the object for any leaks.
*shuffle shuffle*
“There is no leaks Uncle Mike.”
“Good them we go for the next one.”
Following the same process they had two large inflatable boats at their disposal. With that Mike and Ben put the two large inflatables on their shoulders and went to the river on the other side of the town.
*soft snore*
"Carol.”
*wakes up*
“Yes?”
“Me, Ben and Owen are going to test the boats can you tell tell Jonh and the mountaineers to go to the river on the other side of the city when they come back?”
“Of course.”
“Ahhh…..Sorry for waking you up.”
“No It’s nothing……I will tell him when he comes back.”
After talking to Mike Carol once again rest her head on the couch and went to sleep. Mike and Ben them left the two to rest up for the journey foward. They quickly gathered the boats and alongside Owen and Phyro direct themselves to the river.
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*step step step*
*heave-ho*
“Ben do you even know If there’s a river for us to test It out?”
“I’am certain. We are in Milford just follow the the drainage system and we find the river.”
*heave-ho*
“Do we still have time. The feds might already have notice that we are gone by now.”
“Nah. They are too preocupied with their victory to search for individual soldiers.”
“What about the marines were’nt they north of Washington? We don’t have a chance of bumb into them, have we?”
“Well, thats when we must bite the bullet.”
“God you are crazy.”
Following Ben’s directions they leave town for the dense and overgrown outskirts. Following what was left of the drainage system of the town they finally reached the start of the river. They drop the boats onto the shores.
*huff*
“Damn They are heavier them I though.”
“Said I brought good equipment.”
As the two rest on the shore Owen and Phyro exame the boats closely.
*shuffle shuffle*
“Uncle Mike What’s this spoon looking thing?”
“That’s a paddle we will use It to row the boat.”
Owen and Phyro play for a bit. They throw rocks and splash themselves with the diver water. While Mike and Ben catch their breath.
“Good god how can Owen still walk after that hike. Kids have a lot of energy.”
“Good thing he has a friend. Or else we would have to keep him entretain.”
“Well.”
*gets up*
*streatch*
*brushes of dirt*
“Let’s test thouse things out.”
*streatch*
“Well said vet.”
“Owen Can you enter into the boat? we are going to test them out now!!!”
The boys drops everything and happily goes into the inflatable raft.
“Yay!!!!”
“Fuaaaah!!!!”
“What about the other boat Uncle Mike?”
“Yeah…..Let me think about that.”
“Don’t worry vet. We can go back and get It later. And If Jonh and the others come to see us they know we would be down stream.”
“Don’t know about that. Better leave a note or something.”
“Fine then. Boy can you borrow me a piece of paper?”
“Right away Ben.”
*tears page*
Owen gives the torn page to Ben. He then proceeds to take a pen out of his gear and starts writing a message.
*scribble scribble*
*kneels down*
*attaches to boat*
“Done. Now they will know where we are.”
“Better hope Jonh and the others are not blind.”
*gets up*
“Well thats I can’t assure you. Now can you help me with other one, Mike?”
Ben and Jonh pushed the boat to the river. Right before It went fully into the water they jumped inside.
*shake shake*
“Ahhhhh! Woah!!!”
*falls butt first*
“Sorry Owen.”
“Ahahahaha! No It’s nothing Uncle Mike.”
“So let’s get going, shall we.”
The boy nods in excitment for this new trip. Ben and Mike position their paddle on to the calm water of the river. With a little tap to shore the floats down the river.
*row row*
“(underbreath) Ahhhh…..Shit.”
*grunts*
“Is everything all right there, Ben?”
“Yeah…..Just my arm is a little sore.”
“We can go back and get-”
*tsk*
“No need…..I can still row this boat. Anyhow don’t want to spoil the kid’s fun.”
Jonh looks at Owen in front of him. The boy skiddling around the inflatable boat with his partner trying to grasp every of scenery.
“Be careful to not tip us over Owen.”
“Sorry.”
“Fuaaah.”
“Uncle Mike do you think we can fish in here?”
*row row*
“Pretty sure buddy. We can try another time.”
“I don’t think so, Kid.”
“Why, Ben?”
“The water freezes a little bit in the winter so the fish go way deep into the river.”
“So they don’t freeze to death?”
“Yeah kinda like that.”
*humph*
“So that’s why the monsters went into the south?”
“Now thats one thing I don’t know, kid. Maybe or maybe not.”
“But did’nt you hunt them all the way from the Palatian mountains?”
“Appalachian mountains. Yeah I have but whe you are hunting or fighting you don’t think about anything.”
*row row*
“You just want to end what’s in front of you and thats It. Is’nt It right vet?”
“Can’t say you are wrong but that’s no the whole truth.”
“Is that so…..Well It’s easy for me to say my animes looked more like animals than humans.”
*row row*
*grips*
“………….Yeah……They are way easier to shoot.”
Ben turns his attention away from the boy and sees Mike nervously shaking his paddle as he uses the other hand to to try to calm It down.
“Sorry. I did’nt mean to-”
“No need friend.”
As the two were talking Phyro lifts of of his ears as he listens to a strange sound. He grabs Owen’s sleeves trying to get his attention.
“Hum? What is It Phyro?”
“Fuaaah!! Fuaaah.”
“hum?”
Owen concentrates his hearing.
*faint engine sound*
“What’s with the funny pose Owen?”
“Uncle Mike there’s someone following us.”