Sunlight floods my eyes, blinding my senses and sending a jolt throughout my body. Beneath me lies the barren earth, seemingly untouched by mankind. As my eyes adjust, I can see greenery fading into the horizon. A thought occurs to me, the human eyes can see up to 20 miles of landscape as long as it isn't cut off by trees or buildings until it fades into the skyline. 20 miles, and not one sign of civilization was in eyesight. While there are a few trees, There's clearly nothing up ahead. I'm on my own here.
Time to get up.
Not too far off was a small body of water; if I'm going to make it through this, a pond is as good a place as any to start. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a first step. Here we go.
Refreshing. My foot creates a satisfying ripple in the otherwise motionless pond. I'm not out of shape or anything but walking around in this kind of weather sure does get tiring. Cupping the water in my hands, I splash the cool water on my face. Leaning back, I began to analyze the situation
There's still nothing that isn't green far off in the distance and frankly, I surely won't make it if I keep up at this pace. The sun is already starting its decent and I apparently need somewhere to rest. Also there's the problem of food. Okay, building a shelter may as well come first.
There's a small hill with a cave-like structure heading into it. Well I'm not overly-fond of the premise of sleeping in a cave, it certainly beats laying outside. If I'm going to survive, I'll at least need a fire. Let's see, I could gather a bunch of branches and try rubbing them together to start a fire. While flint and tinder is feasible, I wouldn't know where to find it anyways. If I want a fire up and running, I better move quickly before the sun goes down.
Light dances on the wall in synchronization to the fire. Time actually comes to a complete halt at the speed of light, thus the photons seemingly get to their "targets" instantaneously. Where did I read that? No, focus; why am I here? Where am I? Is this some kind of practical joke someone played on me or is this some kind of Twilight Zone episode? My mind draws a complete blank. Maybe this is just some kind of... wait.
I didn't hear anything but this shadow; how did I let it sneak up on me like this. Crap, I didn't expect something to live here. As quickly as I turn around, my eyes go wide. Before me stood a beautiful woman dressed in a green sweatshirt and green leggings. The hood of the sweatshirt, featuring a simple design of what is probably the most horrifying face I could possibly imagine, covered her long, golden hair. Her eyes had the most intense shade of orange unless it was simply the fire's lighting playing tricks on me. Either way, wow was she a sight for sore eyes.
"Sssssssss"
We both stood there for a brief moment, clearly neither party willing to make a move. But then -
"Woah~HELP!" The girl suddenly yelled out.