From their backpacks, Amara, Azura, Yara, Antigone, and Sven took out some sample plastic boxes.
They started gathering everything they could find.
A piece of the purple tree trunk, a blade of grass, soil, and leaves—literally anything—and stored them inside their backpacks.
Xerxus had climbed to the top of the tallest trees and tried to look into the horizon, but saw nothing except endless forest that seemed to stretch on forever.
"I think we should go past that mountain!"
He shouted.
There was a mountain in the way that cut off their view of what lay beyond.
"…As expected, no signal."
Valerian tried to get some signal to his phone by climbing high up the tree, but nothing. The land was blocking any reception.
It was what they expected to happen anyway, so none of them were surprised.
"Are you done gathering?"
Pankratios asked.
"Yes, we can go now."
Amara said.
