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A destroyed planet with lots to see!

Earth is full of destroyed cities worth seeing. Learn how humanity lived without having to interact with them. You might even find a skeleton to bring home. Go tour one of the big cities today and discover how truly chaotic they were.

*We are not responsible for any injuries caused by human creations. Ships come and go every 3-20 days, depending on the city.

Corvag

Day Zero

            Fen ripped the flyer off the entrance to his den, shoving it into his mouth and running on all fours to the others. He formulated his argument as to why they should go to Earth with him. Earth was a planet that was supposed to be exceedingly dysfunctional, but he had always wanted to go since he was a young Kazi. He wasn’t cut out to be a guard, a warrior, or anything important that involved heavy responsibility. He was just a helper who was given miniscule tasks, such as farming meat or creating dens for others. This meant that if he skipped out on his duties for a trip to Earth, no one would be directly affected.

            Sel and Jay were returning from their warrior duties when Fen ambushed them from above, shoving the flyer in their faces. He had punctured it slightly with his teeth and talons, but they could still read it.

            Earth!!!! Let’s go to Earth! I wanna see things and find a dead human! Fen squealed mentally. Their species communicated telepathically, only making verbal noises when absolutely necessary. Jay grabbed the flyer and examined it, standing on his hind legs. He’d been to Earth’s moon before to bounce around, but never Earth itself.

            Sounds like fun! We can probably only get away for a few nights though. He said slightly enthused. Sel yanked the flyer from him and stood on her hind legs as well.

            We’re not going to Earth. It’s not worth our time. Fen, how will you ever become a high-ranking warrior if you keep goofing off? Sel ripped up the flyer with her talons and tossed the shreds in front of Fen. The younger Kazi stood on his hind legs to try and be defiant, producing a slight growl through his sharp teeth.

             I don’t want to be anything! I’m young, it doesn’t matter what I do. Please! Just three nights! Fen was a bit of an outcast in their society. He was smaller than most since birth, never gaining interest in doing what he was “meant” for and lived a very delusional life. As a result, his birthparents abandoned him, and a guardian was assigned to him to keep him out of trouble. Jay, a rather strong and clever male, was the perfect candidate for a guardian, and by default his mate Sel became a guardian as well.

            Sel growled back but a small nudge from Jay stopped her from doing anything harsh. Their skin was thick and tough, but even in sparring battles Fen was easily injured.

            Fine, three nights only. Then we come straight back and you train, actually train, to become a warrior like us. You have potential youthiling, you just need to try for once. Sel was determined to train Fen because she felt it became her duty when Jay agreed to care for him. However, Jay knew it was a waste of time. Fen would never become a warrior, and Jay was fine with that. He was happy about the trip actually, for Fen’s sake.

            Thank you! Fen had no intentions of training. If he could find a way to stay, he was planning on staying behind on Earth to live his own life. No more duties. No more training. Just freedom.

New York City

Day One

The large, four-legged beasts had made their way a solid mile from where the travel ship dropped them off before seeing any skeletons. Their dark green eyes scanned the ground for anything interesting, their vision a combination of heat-vision and normal sight. Once they came across the set of bones, Fen screeched and scampered over to it.

            Look, Look, Look! A dead human! I’ve never seen one before! Intrigued, he crouched down by it and reached out to grab the skull; it fit in his four-fingered hand perfectly. His long, studded tail swished over to poke at the rest of the skeleton as he played with the skull in his hands. The tips of their tails were razor sharp, just like their talons, so the bones cracked when poked by it.

            Fen, you’ll crush it if you’re not careful. Jay stood off to the side watching the young one. Sel had begun to wander away and Jay lumbered behind her on his hind legs. Standing on their back legs, males could grow up to 7 feet tall when fully matured. Females reached 8. Fen, not listening, tossed the skull around until it split in half.

            Aww, I wanted to keep it! He made a sound like a whine. He stared at the broken skull for a moment before catching up to Jay and Sel.

            Fen, youthling, we will find more. There were billions of them. Sel jumped atop a vehicle, glancing around for another to humor the young one. She inhaled through her teeth to smell for more, tasting the crisp air and huffing. However, Fen had already found something else to entertain himself with: a tire. It rolled and rolled and rolled down the street, Fen chasing after it like a puppy chasing after a ball. The other two followed with much less passion; Jay amused by his fascination with human things and Sel uninterested in the tire. It finally bounced over a crack in the road and landed on its side. Fen tumbled over it and huffed. He was about to roll it again when a strange sound captured his attention. Perking up, he listened closely to locate the direction of the sound, identifying it as the light humming of a machine.

            Do you hear that? Pausing, the other two listened and all turned to face the direction it was coming from. Their hearing was very advanced, able to pinpoint sounds up to three miles away. Sel growled and lowered her head into a threatening position.

            There should be no sounds like that. No humans live anymore. Leading the way, Sel followed the noise until they reached a very worn-down building about a block away. The entrance was not blocked by anything and wires hung from the ceiling. Cautiously, she went inside and located a shaft towards the back of the building where the sound was rising from. Two metal doors were partially blocking the shaft, one bent awkwardly and the other half sticking out from the wall.

            This building has a hole in it. Jay pointed out. He tried to push past her to see down the shaft, but she didn’t budge. Fen looked around the room and noticed the greenery that had begun to grow inside.

            Jay, all of the buildings have holes in them. That’s how we came inside. Sel shoved her mate aside and grabbed at both doors, digging her long, sharp claws into them as she ripped them out of the wall. Metal groaned for a moment, then the building went silent again, except for the mechanical humming coming from below. Jay shoved his way forward again.

            Well, now you’ve made the hole bigger. Jay stared down the shaft. The humming noise was coming from down there but all he could see was darkness and strange, tangled wires. Sel, already losing patience with the fool, stepped back, and pushed him down the shaft. He screeched and landed with a loud thud on more metal. Sel and Fen jumped down after him, landing next to him. The metal groaned under their weight though, and they fell through and landed with their tails tangled up. Shoving each other, they attempted to detangle themselves and looked up to find a faintly lit room.

            More dead humans! Excited, Fen leapt out of their entanglement and began examining the bodies that sat in chairs. They wore strange white garments, but they weren’t skeletons like the others. There was still skin on them; it was an advanced stage of decomposition. They had died more recently. Fen inhaled and shook his head vigorously at the smell.

            It fucking stinks in here. Jay gagged and looked around. There were strange metals tables with peculiar gadgets, nasty food, and dead rats atop them. The lights flickered overhead and one dangled from the ceiling, on the verge of detaching and falling. The dead bodies were slumped in chairs or on the ground decomposing, and there was a strange blue light coming from a far corner of the large room. Sel had already made her way to the light.

            There is a human in here. She stood up, as much as she could before hitting the ceiling anyway, and examined the body. It floated in a blue liquid in a strange clear cylinder, tubes attached to various parts of it. She looked on both sides of the machine, following the wires to another machine that hummed. She assumed that was the power source. Moving back to the human, she examined it more thoroughly. It was exposed, unlike the others that were covered in various pieces of cloth, with its eyes closed. Next to the cylinder was a screen with a mini diagram of the cylinder and some words in one of the human languages on it.

3 Days   21hrs    13m

Status: Normal

Days in Cryo: 41,877

            What does it say? Jay went over and stood next to her, staring at the tiny screen. While they had technology back on Corvag, it was extremely different and more complex than the humans’ technology.

            How would I know? Sel shook her head and looked at the human again. Fen came over and sat in front of the cylinder.

            What if we wake it up?

            Wake it up? To do what? Sel growled and Fen tapped the glass lightly.

            Play with it?

            Or keep as a pet! Jay tapped the glass as well, but nothing happened. Sel decided to try tapping the tiny screen. It didn’t register her talons, so she retracted them and tried smashing her fingers to it. The blue water turned red and a strange noise came from the machine.

Oh, look you did something. Jay commented as Sel kept smashing the tiny screen. Human technology was extremely frustrating.

The light is red now.

            Ooooooo. Fen swished his tail excitedly. Sel kept smashing her fingers against the screen. The liquid surrounding the human began to drain.

There goes the liquid.

            I’m sorry, how are you helping? She kept smashing the screen and growled at Jay. One more smash and the screen beeped before going black.

            I’m narrating. Once the liquid drained, the cylinder filled with steam and opened. The three of them stepped back and watched as the human very slowly made its way out of the cylinder, gripping the sides for balance. It shook its head and finally opened its eyes, taking in the sight of three massive, scary looking black aliens staring with their vivid, green eyes.

            It screamed and fainted.

            You’ve killed it. Jay tilted his head to the side.

            How is this my fault, narrator?

            You’re the tallest and scariest looking! The two began to bicker while Fen inspected the human. He poked at its side; it was incredibly soft and pale.

            It still breaths! It’s so soft and squishy. He continued to poke at it. Maybe we should take it outside so it can get sunlight. Don’t they need that to survive or something? He tilted his head.

            Probably? You must take care of it though; this was your idea. Sel grunted.

            I knowwwwww. He attempted to pick up the human without harming it, but its soft skin got slightly scratched up against his firm exterior. They managed to carry it up and place it outside in the sunlight. It was up against the building and Jay looked it over, noting the difference between him and the skeletons.

            He is exposed.

            How? Fen looked over it once more.

            The others had pieces of material over them. Probably to hide those dangly things in-between their legs. Jay pointed to the human’s place-between-the-legs.

            Did they all have those?

            This one does. Sel noted.

            I’ll find some material! Jay ran off. Fen and Sel watched the human shift slightly as it began to wake up, slowly opening its eyes and taking in the creatures that stood before it.

            “I…wasn’t dreaming…” They all stared at each other for a few moments when Jay returned and tossed a bunch of material into its lap.

            I did it. He stood back, proud of his accomplishment.

            That’s great, but it’s just staring. Sel didn’t care to make eye contact with it. Instead she observed the world around them, looking for more humans, just in case.

            It’s cause we’re bigger than it. They would look at each other as they communicated, but the human had no idea what was going on. It began to examine the material placed on it, keeping an eye on the three creatures in fear of being eaten. Cautiously, it stood and put some of the material on it, tossing aside some of the ones that probably didn’t fit. As it did this, it noticed some of the scratches Fen left, by accident, while bringing it outside. It grabbed the extra cloth, ripped it up, and wrapped it around some of the scratches.

            “Are you…aliens…? Or I guess I’m an alien to you…?” They just stared at it confused. “You have no idea what I’m saying, do you?”

            It’s making noises. Jay, the narrator, narrated.

            Make some back. Fen screeched causing the human to jump back.

You scared it.

            It made noises first! Fen crouched down to look less intimidating and slowly approached it. He figured taking the low ground might show that they were not threats. Technically, they were, but the human wasn’t so there was no reason for them to attack.

            “Um…,” it pressed itself against the wall while Fen moved closer. “Can you, not…” it attempted to push Fen away, gently, but couldn’t. “You’re, firm. Or hard or whatever, like beef jerky,” it lightly ran its hands over Fen’s upper body out of curiosity. “Like hella firm beef jerky.” Fen whipped his tail around for the human to examine as well. It jumped in surprise but didn’t scream or faint. It seemed to have accepted the fact that these creatures were real and obviously interested in him. Fen was highly amused by the human’s interest in him, however Jay and Sel were watching cautiously.

            Watch it, you do not know this creature’s motives. Sel growled lightly. The human glanced at her briefly but tried to not panic. Growling could mean anything, it didn’t know.

            It’s a tiny squishy thing, it’s not going to do anything to me. The human continued to examine him until something clicked in its head.

            “How’re you here? Where are other people?” It moved past Fen and took a few paces down the street. “Oh my gods…” Finally, it noticed the crumbled, empty world around it. The rubble of fallen buildings, the broken windows, the rusted cars, the plant life that had begun to grow in the cracks of the sidewalk and street. The world it had known was gone and for some unknown reason, it had survived. It ran its fingers through its hair and inhaled deeply.

            “I knew the world was going to shit when I went into cryo, but I thought I would wake up to a better world. Not a destroyed one.” It took a few, hesitant steps forward. “Why didn’t my cryo pod fail?”

            What is it doing? Sel growled again.

            Looking at stuff. Jay narrated.

            Why? She began to move into attack position, but Jay moved in front of her

            Because it just woke up and is realizing there are no other humans around. Relax. You’d be surprised to be the only of your kind as well.

            Oh, right. Fen went over and nudged its side, causing it to jump.

            “Can you like, not sneak up on me…? You’re kinda a big scary alien thing that may or may not eat me…” it waved his hands around to try to indicate the size difference. Fen grumbled in return. “Right…well I need to survive so…I’m gunna try to go find food or something.” It glanced at them briefly, turned, and walked off.

Day Two

            They had been following the human since it wandered off yesterday. It accepted the fact that it was being followed after a while, though it didn’t sleep that night. It had managed to collect some water to drink from a light rain overnight but hadn’t had any luck finding food. They didn’t know what it was looking for though, given that their need to eat was only once a week compared to a humans’ need, which was hourly. A few times, it gestured to its middle part while making noises, but they didn’t know what it was trying to tell them.

            Eventually, it found a strange looking building full of somewhat-empty shelves and weird signs hung above each area. The human seemed somewhat enthused to find the building and shoved its way inside.

            “Why do you keep following me?” It glanced back at them as it searched the shelves. Fen had basically been behind it the entire time, Sel and Jay holding back a bit. “If you’re going to eat me, can you just do it already?”

            It’s making noises again. Jay pointed out.

            Do you wanna make a noise this time? Because last time it didn’t work. Fen grumbled back at Jay.

            Watch and learn. Jay jumped atop a shelf, above the human, and made a noise that sounded similar to the purr of a cat.

            “WAIT I DIDN’T MEAN IT DON’T EAT ME,” it fell to the ground yelling and Jay screamed at it. The human screamed back, and they were just screaming at each other for a solid minute.

            WE HAVE COMMUNICATED. He said triumphantly.

            I’m not sure I’d call that a success. It has fallen. Sel tried to hide her amusement.

            That’s not my fault. He leapt off the shelf and returned to his place beside Sel.

            It’s absolutely your fault! Look at it, you scared a perfectly good human. Fen went up to it and nudged it up, purring as he did so.

            “Please don’t scream at me, I’m just trying to find food.” Its stomach growled and it groaned, continuing its search for food. Finally, it found a container of something. “I can’t open this…I don’t even know if this is good anymore but oh well. Beans have protein, I think…You, come here.” It waved Fen over who took a moment before coming over. “Please don’t scream at me while I try this,” cautiously, it reached out and grabbed one of Fen’s claws, using it to puncture the container to reach what was inside. “Thank the fucking gods.” It began consuming what was inside the container.

            It needs to eat!!! That’s what it’s been doing! Fen squealed.

            Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, find more of those round things!! Jay and Fen split off to search the rest of the shelves to find more. Sel just watched the human finish the container and drop it to the floor.

            You are a very strange thing. Smelly, small, useless. You serve no purpose, only to destroy planets. She came over to inspect it but stood on her hind legs to show she was stronger and taller than it.

            “You’re like the pack leader or something, given your size and obvious distrust of me. The smallest one must be the youngest, and the other one sticks to your side, like a mate or something. I wish I knew what you guys wanted from me.” As it was speaking, Jay and Fen returned and dumped a shitton of cans in front of him. “Damn…thanks?”

            We helped!

            Open them! Jay grabbed one and opened it. Fen grabbed another and shoved it in his mouth, causing it to explode as he crushed it. He did not enjoy the taste of what filled his mouth though, and gagged.

            “Wait, wait, wait! Don’t open them all! I need them to last!” It waved its hands frantically and tried to get the cans away from them. “You’ve made a mess of yourself,” he nearly smiled, looking at Fen, “You’ve got beans all over your face. I’m gunna dump this stuff in that cart over there to bring it with me. Please don’t open anymore,” it went over to what it described as a “cart” and placed all the containers in it. “I’m gunna, go this way now.” It pushed the cart out of the building, followed by them once again.

***

            As night was falling, the human had found a temporary shelter and had started a fire to keep warm. Though the Kazi were familiar with fire, their technology was advanced enough that fire was only used for sources of entertainment or battle. They were rather impressed at its ability to make fire with such little resources.

            Fen had settled for throwing pebbles into the fire while sitting near the human, who was somewhat entertained by this alien’s entertainment. It had cooked some of the food and consumed it, offering it to Fen who gagged in response. He did not like the taste of those canned brown things.

            Sel and Jay had curled far enough away so that in the off chance the human was a threat, they would be ready. Jay wasn’t overly concerned though; he only humored his make because her instincts were to protect him in all situations.

            “So, like, why are you guys here? I guess you can’t answer, but I’ve only seen the three of you so clearly you didn’t take over Earth,” it moved closer to Fen who grunted. “Sorry, I dunno how close I can be to you.” Fen studied it for a moment before curling up around it to sleep. Fen had quickly become protective over the little human. “Maybe you can understand me…” it yawned and got as comfortable as it could against the firm alien. Both fell asleep rather quickly.

Day Three

            “Ya know, you guys look like raptors on steroids. Making the same freaking noises too. Though I don’t know if raptors ever fucking screamed at each other like that.” It was pushing the cart down the street with Fen on all fours at its side. Fen had settled from light grunts or purrs whenever the human made noises, it seemed to please it. “I guess your faces are more pointed, but still. Honestly, people used to think aliens were little green dudes, boy were we wrong,” it chuckled. “There must be other aliens. Maybe they did take over and left after we all died. I wouldn’t be surprised.” Fen nudged its side in response.

            Why are we still following this thing? Sel commented to Jay. They paced a slight distance behind the human and Fen.

            Fen seems to like it.

            We were supposed to leave today. She was not happy about staying longer. She had duties to attend to and younglings to train. 

            We’ll leave when we leave. Let him follow the thing around, it’s like a pet.

            A pet he cannot keep.

            It’s a practice pet?

            We should just leave now. It’ll die anyway, we’re just prolonging it. Sel was about to continue when Fen whipped around and growled at the two of them, confusing the human.

            It will live as long as I care for it.

            We cannot stay here! Sel stood on her hind legs. Jay grumbled and took a few steps back; he knew better than to disagree with her when she was standing like that. 

            YOU cannot stay here, I can. Fen stood up also. He was naive enough to stand up to her without fear, even if he knew she could defeat him with ease. The human glanced between them as a low rumbling could be heard from Fen. It was highly uncomfortable with the situation and desperately wanted to know what they were doing.

            Enough! We leave tomorrow. No discussion.

            “You guys look like you’re arguing,” it glanced between them again, “How do you guys talk? In your heads? Can you read my mind? Well probably not cause you’ve no idea what I’m doing,” it mumbled. Fen went back to all fours and nudged his side. “Not-so-little alien,” it gave Fen a small pat on the head, “Come on, gotta find somewhere to camp for the night, somewhere that’s not the floor of a gas station. To think I used to have a penthouse.”

***

            Within the hour, they found a building full of soft, white rectangular things and the human was touching each one. Some had holes in them, others had weird stains. It seemed that it was trying to find a suitable one to sleep on.

            Tomorrow we will leave it to fend for itself. We must return home and continue with our duties. Sel jumped atop one and it creaked. She grumbled and was displeased with the softness. Their dens were not this squishy.

            We barely saw anything! Fen protested.

             We’ve been following around the last of a species we thought extinct, was that not enough for you? Sel jumped off the thing and moved away from the human to slumber on the floor in peace. Jay followed her and curled up with her, their tails intertwining. The human found a suitable white thing and climbed atop it, giving it a pat for Fen to join him. Fen jumped up and curled around the human.  

            “Ya know, for a big scary alien, you’re pretty nice. The biggest one is debatable though; it seems angry all the time.” It pushed Fen a bit to get comfortable and the alien grunted. “I guess I used to be angry too, my therapist told me I needed to communicate my feelings, but I never had anyone to communicate them to. At least I have you to talk to now, not that you can converse with me.”

            Small squishy human, I will miss you.

            “I honestly don’t know what I’d do without you at this point…waking up and seeing life was better than waking up to nothingness I suppose. Although you were extremely scary to see. But something is better than nothing seeming I’m the only human alive, apparently.”

            I do not want to leave you; I do not want to go back home.

            “Not that I can tell your feelings, but you seem different, quieter. You haven’t grunted or purred at any of my comments. What’s wrong?” It made some strange gestures and Fen stared at it for a moment before looking out the window. It followed his line of sight, expecting to see more aliens or perhaps a spaceship.

            I do not want to leave you. He pointed out the window towards the sky, though the tall buildings blocked it somewhat. The human pondered for a moment before coming to a conclusion.

            “You’re leaving, aren’t you?”

            I wish I could tell you goodbye.

            “I don’t know how I’ll survive without you, mentally anyway. I’ll go insane all by myself. Though in a way, I’m still talking to myself, I guess. Also, it gets cold at night. You’re exceedingly warm for beef jerky,” it laughed. “I guess I’ll figure it out, I’ve seen enough apocalypse movies to kinda know what to do. I had a huge movie collection you know…mostly science fiction…” its voice faded as it fell asleep.

            Sleep tiny human. You may not be able to once we’re gone.

Day Four

            The next morning the human awoke and attempted to stretch but there was a tail wrapped around it. It poked at Fen until the alien grumbled and released him. It climbed off the bed and made its way to the cart.

            “Time for breakfast. I miss coffee,” it turned to look at Fen but stopped speaking as the two larger ones made their way over to Fen.

            Come Fen, it is time to go. Jay was slightly bummed to have to force Fen to leave the human, but he wasn’t about to argue with Sel. Very few abandon their society; Fen’s inability to fit in was an extreme rarity. He was given to Jay because Jay was kinder than most, and they believed his kindness would help Fen realize his responsibility to his species. Instead, he grew soft and let Fen do as he pleased instead of forcing him to become something he didn’t want to be.

            Begrudgingly, Fen got up and followed them out of the weird building. The human followed them out but stopped in the middle of the street, realizing what was happening.

            “I know I can’t go with you. But feel free to come back, I might still be alive,” it raised its hand and moved it side-to-side. Fen and Jay attempted to mimic the action, amusing the human. Sel ignored it and began walking the other way. “I’m Cole by the way, in case you ever learn English or whatever.”

            Bye-Bye human, I’ll miss you, greatly. Fen said sadly. Sel and Jay began to run off, Fen following behind somewhat slower. Cole sighed and grabbed his cart.

            “Well, time to put those movies to use I guess.”

            Since Fen was lagging behind, Jay managed to speak with Sel in private.

             Why can’t we just let him stay? He’s sweet and all but he’s basically useless on our planet. At least here he’d have a purpose. He’s done better at caring for that thing than he has caring for his duties. Jay had a point.

            They can’t communicate, he’d never be able to properly take care of the thing. He can learn to fight, to be one of us.

            You know that’s not true; you just can’t handle failure. He’s not your responsibility, he’s mine. They won’t punish me if he runs off of his own accord. I don’t think they expected him to have stuck around this long. My job was to raise him, I have done that. He glanced back to make sure Fen wasn’t paying attention to their conversation.

            He is the closest thing I will ever get to a spawn. I cannot leave him here and never amount to anything. She shook her head slightly. Fen never knew this, but Sel was unable to reproduce and was secretly rather pleased when Jay was given a youthling to care for.

            He will amount to more here than he ever will on Corvag. We may not be able to have our own offspring, but I think we did a good job with this one. Let him live his life happily, as we are together. We can always visit.

            Fine. She stopped and turned to the youthling as he caught up. Go, before I change my mind. Jay turned around as well.

            We’ll be back to see you, just don’t eat the human.

            I-, thank you. He bowed his head in submission and ran off to find Cole.

            He was slowly pushing his cart in the center of the street, singing a song he remembered from his records.  

            “On the road again, so great to be, all alone…” He had pushed the cart a few blocks now, scavenging what he could for survival materials and food. Maybe something to hunt with as well, he had seen a few rats as they had wandered the streets. The New York street rats were still extremely large. “I wonder if cats still exist, stubborn as they were, they probably still exist. I gotta find one for company.” He continued on but stopped when he heard weird thuds from behind him. He barely had a chance to turn around when he was tackled to the ground by something big.

            I’M BACK AND I’M NEVER LEAVING YOU AGAIN! Fen screeched with excitement. Cole shoved him off but had a smile on his face.

            “Let’s not do that, you’re still bigger than me!” He laughed again and stood up. “Thank you, for coming back. I’ll learn how to understand you, I promise,” he scratched Fen’s head eliciting a weird purr from the alien. “Ah, I guess I did find a cat after all.”

            I will learn to understand you human; I promise. Fen purred. He picked up the human, placed him in the cart and began to push the cart himself.

            “Alright, so this is happening. I guess I’ll just talk until we figure something out! I used to be a private detective, but the world was going to shit so I looked into the cryo freezing. Thought maybe society would get better and that I could wake up to something new; guess I was wrong…” Cole went on for a while until they found shelter for the night. Fen was beyond thrilled to be finally living a happy life, and Cole was happy to have company. They may be completely different, but they had one thing in common. They had each other.