The Game 2 Option A: Jungle
Reader’s choice has us headed into the jungle for a second time. Let’s see what’s ahead=)
The Game Option A: Jungle
Looking at the map, the idea of picking up details easier appeals to you. There are a lot of little notations. You swing the door closed and then open again.
The ant groans as you step through into the heat of the jungle.
“So what am I looking for?” you ask.
“The treasure, of course,” the ant says.
You look at him and start. You’re looking eye to eye with him. Holding your hands up, you find you have too many of them and, bending to look at yourself, you’re looking at a hard black shell of a body. Strangely enough, you’re still wearing the brown jacket and in your lower left hand, you clutch the head of the dragon cane.
“I’m an ant!?”
“At least you have wings,” the ant points with a smile like maybe this’ll keep you from attacking him.
Twisting to see, sure enough, you have wings. Transparant, wispy things that might carry you.
“Great,” you grumble. “Some game.”
“It’ll be fun, trust me,” the ant grins but it looks more like he’s trying to convince than like he believes it himself.
You turn away and open the map again. The ant in the corner is highlighted and a trail stands out that you didn’t see before.
“Guess I’m supposed to head that way.” Testing your wings, you lift into the air and wobble in place for a moment.
“Yay!” Cries the ant. “They work.”
Oh joy. Your wings working surprises him. But they are working and, giving them a moment to adjust, they feel strong as you listen to the soft hum they create.
Flying through the trees, it doesn’t take long to see the first marker on the map. It’s a crumbling structure of stone like an old temple. The map depicts a jar in one of the temple walls, so you guess you’re supposed to find this jar before moving on. Winging closer, you come up short with a whiplash snap.
Struggling, you only manage to stick yourself more to what you now realize is a gigantic web. A spider with a bulbous red body and long, sharply jointed legs shakes the web as she steps on.
“Weave the web and wait the day,
for something’s sure to catch the lay…”
The spider sings as she meanders closer. Her many legs click in a dance of joy at her fresh meal.
“Weave the web and shake it dry,
let it sit for eyes will lie…”
You look around as best you can but even your head’s stuck to the sticky fibers. Then you see the flutter of transparent wings as the ant settles down on a leaf nearby.
His eyes shift from the spider back to you. Sure she doesn’t see him, he holds out a stick and acts like he’s using it to walk.
The cane.
You tilt your head as far toward your lower left hand as possible and the ant jumps up and down in excitement that you picked up on his charades. He holds out the stick and starts poking the handle of his makeshift cane.
You frown, not entirely sure what he’s getting at, but feel around the head of the cane until you feel the eyes of the dragon give under your probing fingers. Pressing harder, there’s a slicing sound like cutting a vegetable.
“Weave the we-ssss…”
She hisses and her many eyes narrow to slits. You can’t see the cane but it must have done something. You shift your hand as hard as you can and the web sags. She stalks toward you, her round body low to the web and her lips pulling back to reveal more saliva than you care to consider. You cut faster until suddenly you’re falling and fighting to get your wings out to break your fall.
A leaf breaks it instead just before you hit the ground.
“Gahh,” you groan as you roll onto your back.
There, above you, the spider’s lowering herself. She’s coming fast and the look on her face is vengeful. Above her, still on his leaf, sits the ant. He’s gesturing for you to get up and run.
Do you…
Aa. Run?
or
Ab. Fight?
Blessings,
Jennifer
(Please post a comment with your choice. One vote per post please but comment as much as you like=) Voting will end at 6pm Pacific Time Monday. I’ll post whichever option gets the most votes Tuesday and we’ll see how the adventure continues!)
