Arachnoextinction Chapter 40: Chapter Forty - Escape?

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Dave used his tusks and slammed through the walls without hesitation, never giving the electricity a chance to shock him. The wall crumpled beneath the power of Dave’s tusks, creating a wide enough hole for us to go through. Sparks shot out at the point of impact, but everyone was left un-electrocuted, which was the preferred outcome. Dr. Kale gave a triumphant laugh. "Yeah, woolly mammoth don't give a fuck!" "Woo! Keep calm and woolly on!" I said and raised my hand in victory. Dave slowed down to a walk when we were past the walls, which was still really fast to be considered walking, but I wasn't complaining. The further away from that building we got, the better. Once we arrived at the beach, Dave laid down with his legs tucked under him, like a cat. We slid off him one at a time and rolled around in the sand. I took off my shoes and let the sand flow between my toes; coupled with the cool breeze flowing in from the ocean, it was the perfect feeling. Dave whimpered and looked back at the building; the spiders were rushing out through the path Dave created. They weren't coming anywhere near us, but they were hiding amongst the trees. "Okay, buddy," Dr. Kale said and stroked his trunk a few times, "go have some fun.” Dave gave an excited squeal and ran off to start crushing more spiders. The ground shook beneath the force of each giant mammoth step. "I think I have a new favorite animal," I said, laughing as Dave jumped from one spider to another. "Helicopters!" Karen shouted, pointing out over the ocean. It was difficult to make out in the darkened night sky, but there were specks with lights attached over the horizon, moving toward us. They were close enough to tell they were indeed helicopters. Help was almost here. "We are getting out of here!" I said. We celebrated with one awkward group hug, which ended with us standing around not looking at each other afterward. "The helicopters are still going to take a while to arrive..." I said. "The group hug was a bit premature, I suppose," Dr. Kale said, rubbing his neck. "Anyone want to swim?" Justin asked. "Man, I've been waiting for that since I got here!" I said. I took a small object from my pocket and slipped it into my shoe, then ran into the water with no hesitation. The water was perfect, cool without being cold, and clear. I could spend hours just letting my body drift in the ocean current. We all started splashing around, not caring that we would be soaked for a long helicopter ride home. The water felt amazing against my skin, the closest thing I had to a massage at the moment. Each passing wave washed away small amounts of the suffocating stress that had built up since noticing the first egg was missing. Things got out of hand fast after that stupid egg. "Out! Out of the water!" Justin yelled, and we didn't hesitate. We were out of the water before he even finished yelling. I think my reflexes have drastically improved from today's events. "What is it?" Dr. Kale asked. Justin pointed out over the small waves where a shark fin was gliding along the top of the water. I started laughing again. "At this point, I would rather swim with a shark than go back into that building," I said, and everyone agreed with me, wholeheartedly. Justin started telling a story about a time he wrestled with a shark, I took this opportunity to slip away while he talked to an overly-interested Dr. Kale. "Karen. Come here," I said so only she could hear. We walked away from the group. I grabbed my shoes on the way. "What is it?" she asked when we were out of earshot. I glanced back at Dr. Kale and Justin; they were distracted with digging for sand crabs between the crashing waves. "I'm as happy as anyone could be to make it out alive, but don't you want to know what the hell happened and why?" I asked. "I think it's safe to say we can blame this on Darren. Either way, I'll be happier blaming it all on Darren," she said and crossed her arms. “He’s dead, you’re welcome, and we can all be happy k