About fifteen minutes later, the barren semi-desert appeared before Charles once more. Once an eyesore, the wasteland now felt like a beacon of safety as it indicated that they had escaped from danger.0

Screeeeech! 0

As the tires ground to a halt, Charles stopped the car at the border between the desert and the semi-desert while waiting for the others to arrive.0

It didn't take long before he saw two other cars pulling up. However, the car Bandages was in remained unseen.0

Recalling Bandages mentioning that they had a stuck tire earlier, Charles stayed calm. They'd take a bit longer time to arrive, but as long as they were in the right direction, they should appear soon.0

Charles waited, and waited, but no car emerged from...0