A/N: Weekend's here, so time to do a thing. Today, ARK: Survival Evolved, which I actually bought on my PC, which is not near beefy enough to actually run it. Of course, I didn't know that until I threw 10 dollars down the hole (Steam Sales FTW) Anyway, I was browsing and realized there aren't really any ARK fics, so why not take May from the 116th Games (SHAMLESS PLUG: Check that out on my page, it's an ARK-ish Hunger Games and it's pretty good) and drop her into ARK? Maybe I'll bring Tooth back too. Maybe.
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Everything was black. Then, slowly, a tingly, rough feeling made its way under my back and across the bottom of my arms and legs. Sounds began to appear, the gentle sloshing of waves and the breeze blowing about. I opened my eyes only to see the sun blazing in, and threw my hand up to block the singing light out. I sat up, judging my surroundings, and noticed I was sitting naked on a beach. Before me was a jungle and behind me was an ocean, and I resolved to not journey too far into either. I stood up and stretched, hearing the popping in my sore joints.
How did I get here? Where is "Here?" How do I get home? Where is "Home"? Questions buzzed in my head as I observed the near un-earthly landscape. Birds glided in the sky, clouds lazily floated, helping to dim the sun, and- wait, what was that? It could only be described as big. Big and alien-like, and I was floating in the sky miles away, casting out beacons of green, blue, and purple in all directions.
I hesitated, not quite sure what to do. I decided on build a shelter, since there was an abundance of foliage near me, and it would be night soon if I didn't hurry. Maybe after that, I thought, I could work on making some clothes. I brought my hand up to scratch my shoulder, and noticed an odd diamond-shape stone in my wrist. I tried to pick at it, and felt a searing pain, so I left it alone. It glowed slightly, and I curiously tapped it a few times. A hologram filled my vision, and I saw a grid for my "Inventory" and several tabs for different health statistics and how much weight I was carrying. The first item in my inventory was something called "Human Specimen 207". I stared at it for a second, and a description appeared, saying "Specimen Type: Human. Name: May [REDACTED]. Gender: Female." Nothing I didn't already know. Except the REDACTED part, since I was sure my last name was… was… I racked my brain. Come on, I knew this! My own last name was… damn, what was it?! A mystery for another day, I decided, as I set to work collecting leaves and sticks for a lean-to.
After an hour or two of work, I had successfully erected a sturdy lean-to. I pulled a few long leaves from a bush and tied them around my waist and chest, for my own sanity, I guess, since there wasn't anyone out here who could judge. I gathered a collection of sticks and twigs, before sitting down and pondering how to light the campfire I'd created. I tapped the implant, and the same menu came up, with an additional option. A dialogue box appeared. "Light Fire [Y/N]" I thought "Yes" and the bonfire immediately lit. I scooted back into my shelter and laid down on the thatch bedding I'd made. Uncomfortable, yes, but effective. As the sun finished setting, I could hear various animal cries rise in the distance. I settled in for the night, and let sleep carry me off.
A/N: Not quite sure what to say, except to check out my profile if you like writing like this, and that I'll be putting out another chapter before Monday, probably a standard 1,000 word chapter, since today was a half-day half-length 500ish word chapter. Anyway, Pix, out!
