Here, kitty
You decide to shout out and see if anyone nearby can hear you. The only thing you hear in response is the crashing of waves against the distant shore. A bit discouraged, you decide to call out one more time, hoping something will hear.
At first, it sounds like you will go unanswered again, but then a faint rustling can be heard in the brush behind you. You turn slowly and see some kind of animal peering out at you from the brush. Backing up slowly toward the shore, you do your best to not startle this new creature.
For every step back you take, the beast takes two forward. It has come out of the brush into a little clearing now, and you can clearly see the markings of a tiger. Your mind starts racing. Why would a television show put you in a place that has live tigers and nothing for protection? Perhaps the name of the show, ?Survivor? should?ve been taken more literally?
A growl from the animal jerks you out of your thoughts and back into the present situation. Your mind is screaming at you to run, but your feet stay locked in place. The tiger snarls and lunges forward, snapping you out of your fear. You jump back, the claws tearing holes in your shirt and scraping your chest just a bit. Stumbling over your own feet, you turn around and run as fast as you can back to the lake with the tiger hot on your heels.
Surprisingly, you outrun him right up until you hit the beach. The sand squishes around your feet restricting your movement, while the big cat?s wide paws allow him to easily regain lost ground and pounce upon you. You feel the heavy weight on your back and a sharp pain as the fangs dig into your neck. Another game player looks on in horror, but makes no move to help you. It?s not like there?s much they could?ve done anyways, as in your last few moments of life, you watch your own blood pool up on the sand in front of you.
After a period of darkness, you gasp back to life. A cold metal table chills your bones as you sit up, wondering where you are.
?Easy now, you?ve had a bit of a rough ride.? A doctor says, gently laying you back down. ?Nano healing technology has come a long way, but you do need to lie still for a while.?
You sigh with relief as you realize these people weren?t as evil as you thought. Still, you weren?t going to be able to find that treasure you were told about as a child?
Why not go back to the beginning and see if you can have a better outcome?
Written by Zorpix on 30 July 2014