Shadows In the Distance

by OrangeOreos

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I looked around me, to see where I had been led by the beasts.

And I found myself somewhere completely new.

I was in the middle of a desert.

And that was it. There was nothing but desert, with dunes on all sides, closing me in.

I had been standing at the end of the trail of footprints, and when I looked back down, the trail was gone.

I was stranded with nothing, nothing but the clothes on my back.

I started walking towards nothing in particular.

I had white sand behind me, white sand in front, white sand on both sides, and above me, the giant blue dome of the sky hung there, looking different then it had before.

Perhaps it was more blue?

I looked around me for water, not noticing how thirsty I had suddenly become.

But there was none. None.

Nothing but sand. Sand, and…

A black dot on the distance?

Did they have water?

Did they know where I was, what had happened, why I shouldn’t have fed the dog?

I ran, gasping for the hot, arid air.

They saw me. I heard shouts. And then, I fainted.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Shadows In the Distance

    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 5 months ago

    Following Robotech’s advice on finding old ficlets and sequeling them!

    I found this, and I had to sequel!

    LoA

  2. Shadows In the Distance

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I had to go back and read the prequel. I like this continuation! :)

  3. Shadows In the Distance

    invisibility_disability's Buddy Icon invisibility_disability

    Posted 5 months ago

    :) nice one, orangeo.
    LoA

  4. Shadows In the Distance

    AeroPen's Buddy Icon AeroPen

    Posted 3 months ago

    Wow, this is my first time on ficlets in months and I was not expecting any sequels. Can’t wait to see where this goes =)

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