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Once the fact that he was in the middle of nowhere in some forest sank in, Danny started going through the supplies that were left with him. There wasn't much there besides the basics. A tent, a sleeping bag, a flashlight, some matches, and a knife, plus a couple of water bottles and some nonperishable food. Danny started trying to figure out how long the food and water would last him when the bracelet caught his eye again, drawing his attention.
It was no bigger than the average watch, made out of some sort of metal. It appeared smooth, with no indentations or ridges that might indicate where the bracelet unlatched, fitting to his wrist perfectly. Danny gave it a couple of experimental tugs. The metal wouldn't give. There was no wiggle room, not even to twist it around his wrist. On second inspection, he found a small button that had escaped his notice the first time. In fact, it was so small that Danny only realized it was there when he accidentally pressed it. For about a millisecond Danny had the hope that this button would unlatch the locking mechanism, freeing him from this predicament. But alas, that hope was immediately crushed, because instead of releasing him, the button activated a voice message.
"Good morning Daniel, I trust that you slept well. As I'm sure you have realized by now, you are stranded in the middle of a forest, in Montana to be more precise. The Amity Park elections are this week and I just couldn't take any chances of you interfering. For the next week, you will be camping. I have provided you with the basic camping supplies that you will have need of. If you have any hope of someone finding you before the week is up, rest assured that the chances of that are inconsequentially small. You are nowhere near any roads, towns, ranger towers, camp sites, or hiking trails, nor anywhere near a cellular signal so you cannot call for help. At the end of the week the wrist cuff will automatically unlock, allowing you to access your powers and fly home. Happy camping, little badger, and do try to stay out of trouble."
Vlad's voice came from some invisible speaker. This message confirmed Danny's suspicions. Only the fruitloop would go through all of this trouble to keep him away from something that he couldn't really affect anyway. The news about the lack of a cell signal was unsurprising, though. Even if there was one, Danny would have no way of contacting anyone because all of his belongings including his phone had been confiscated.
With a resigned sigh Danny decided to gather the supplies and start trekking through the dense foliage. Surely he would stumble upon some signs of civilization over the course of the week.
It was slow going, what with having to lug around the heavy gear. Danny's ghost powers did boost his strength to a certain degree, but the bracelet was cutting of his access to all of his ghostly skills. Danny was in fairly good shape from all of the ghost fighting but walking for the majority of the day carrying the pack would leave even the most fit person exhausted.
Danny had accumulated numerous cuts and scratches as well, the low-hanging branches of the trees snagging him at every chance. At first he had tried to avoid them, but being careful was slowing him down, and he still held out some hope of getting out of the forest before the week was up. Besides, the cuts and scrapes weren't very deep and would heal quickly once his powers were no longer suppressed. Danny notices that it was starting to get dark, so he decided to set up camp. After pitching his tent and starting a small campfire, Danny quickly had a small dinner and went to sleep for lack of anything better to do. "This is going to be a long week," he thought as he fell asleep, exhausted from the long day.
Danny was woken in the night by rustling noises outside his tent. His powers may have been suppressed, but his reflexes certainly weren't. He quickly peaked outside the tent and nearly had a heart attack. There, rummaging through the food pack he had fooloshly left out, was a bear. Now Danny wasn't exactly an expert, so he had no idea what kind of bear this was. But as far as he was concerned, the only thing that mattered about this bear was its size. It was massive, and without his powers, Danny was no match for it.
Not knowing what to do, Danny decided that it would be smart to climb up a tree. He probably should have stayed in the tent, trying to not make any sounds. That probably would have been safer for him in the long run. But Danny decided that the tree was his best bet. As quickly and silently as possible, he crawled out of his tent and started climbing the tree. It was somewhat of a miracle that the bear didn't notice Danny until he was out of its reach. He had climbed about 15 feet of the ground and was now sitting on a branch and leaning against the trunk.
He watched the bear continue to dig through his campsite, waiting for it to leave. The limited amount of food he had was now ruined, though the water was thankfully untouched. Danny realized that it's somewhat his own fault that the bear came upon his small camp. You're supposed to hang food in as airtight a container as possible to prevent bears and other animals from smelling the food and approaching. This hadn't even occurred to him yesterday. Now he would have to find a food source to get him through the rest of the week and fast.
After thoroughly trampling the food and rendering it inedible, the bear lumbered on its way. The sun had risen at this point and Danny had the chance to fully assess the damage then. He waited about half an hour after the bear disappeared from sight before beginning his climb downward. The trip down was not nearly as smooth as the one going up. While he was still 10 feet off the ground, Danny misjudged the strength of a branch. When he stepped on it, it snapped. He clutched at the other branches trying to find something to keep him from tumbling down, scraping up his hands in the process. His efforts were in vain and he was sent crashing down to the forest floor below.
He landed on his back and groaned from having the wind knocked out of him. That discomfort was quickly overshadowed by a sharp pain in his lower left leg. Danny looked down to see the source of the pain and saw a tree branch sticking out of his calf. It wasn't a very big branch, but it was enough to cause significant damage. Blood was beginning to spill out of the wound, the pain only getting worse.
Vlad hadn't thought to provide a first aid kit, so Danny was forced to improvise. He tore off the long sleeve of his shirt in order to wrap the wound. After making sure that the sleeve would be long enough to fully wrap around his calf, Danny braced himself and pulled out the branch. It had been imbedded about an inch and a half inside his leg, and the removal of the branch only caused him to bleed more. He grimaced from the pain and quickly wrapped the sleeve around the leg and ripped off his other sleeve, tying that around the first one. He stood up on his good leg and gingerly stepped onto the injured one. It hurt, a lot, but it felt secure and stable enough to keep moving. Besides, Danny didn't have too much of a choice anyway. His only source of food was gone and he had to find another. So he packed up what was left of his gear and began walking. It was at a much slower pace than the day before.
After several hours of limping along, Danny heard the sound of water. After following the sound, Danny found a small stream. This gave Danny some hope. A stream can sometimes lead to a river, which is a possible source of food. Fish. There was no fishing pole in the supplies available to him, but he did have a knife, which could be used to spear fish. With these thoughts in mind, Danny followed the stream, praying he was going in the right direction. After another hour of walking, Danny was proved to be right. The stream was beginning to widen, which surely meant that there was a river or lake somewhere ahead. After a few more minutes however, Danny found that he had to sit down, his leg still aching painfully.
When he sat he realized that he bled right through his make shift bandages. His whole pants leg was soaked with his blood, the branch must have punctured a major blood vessel. It was only then that Danny began feeling the effects of losing so much blood. He was starting to feel woozy. He put his head between his knees to try to relieve the sudden dizziness.
Danny had almost regained some semblance of balance, when something knocked him over from behind. He was now lying flat on his stomach and something, or someone, was on top of him. Before he could even attempt to move, something sharp tore into his shoulder. A sucking feeling then mixed with his pain. But it didn't last long, whatever had been on top of him was suddenly gone.
The creature that had attacked him was throwing up. "What are you?!" it screamed at Danny, as pain began to spread outward from its abdomen. A fire had started to burn it from the inside out. It staggered to the stream, hoping to extinguish the flames. It was no use, the fire that had originated from inside was unstoppable. The creature screamed in agony as it burned, it's ashes being carried downstream when there was nothing of it left to burn.
All of this was lost on Danny however, as the moment the creature let him go, he began feeling a burning sensation in his shoulder. The pain in his leg was all but forgotten, the scorching pain easily eclipsing it. He might have tried to reach the water, to put out the fire this creature must have lit, but he couldn't move. All he could do is scream and thrash about as the fire inside spread to every inch of his body.
Danny's world was consumed with pain. Pain was not something unusual to him, but not like this. Every single cell on his body felt like it was ablaze. Prior to this Danny had thought that nothing could hurt as badly as being electrocuted by the ghost portal that killed him halfway. This burning sensation however easily eclipsed that as the pain had to be about tenfold. So Danny screamed. He screamed until he physically couldn't scream anymore and prayed that this would end soon. That he could finally die and be away from this hell. Some small part of his mind wondered if he would become a full ghost or simply cease to exist when this was over. The majority of him could only feel and think of the pain.
But it wouldn't end, no matter how much time passed. In fact, it felt like it was getting hotter. Danny thought that it should be impossible, that he should have been burnt to a blackened pile of ash by now. But instead his agony was increased as the fire burned impossible hotter than before. His heart, which had already been thumping faster than normal, was beginning to beat faster and more painfully. Danny realized, that his toes and finger tips were beginning to numb. Is it finally ending? He wondered. Was the fire finally burning out?
He quickly realized that this couldn't be it. The pain wasn't ending, it was simply receding. It was slowly moving toward his heart, leaving his limbs free from the burn. As the pain collected in his heart it grew hotter and hotter, his heart now beating so fast that it was almost a single sustained note. The pain and agony built with the heat, until suddenly it was gone, and with it so was his heartbeat.
"Am I dead?" Danny thought noticing that his heart was no longer beating and that he was now blissfully pain free. Even as a ghost, his heart had still been beating.
Danny quickly realized that this couldn't be death, as he could still hear the sounds of the stream. In fact, he could hear lots of different sounds all around him. The birds, the rustling of the branches, the ants crawling around on the ground, everything. He couldn't be dead. With that thought in mind, Danny opened his eyes.
Well, here's the end of chapter 2. Hopefully there's not too much or too little detail. I tend to have trouble writing details and everything happens too soon, so I tried to flesh it out a little bit. Also, I've never been a fan of camping or fishing or outdoorsy stuff, so I would not be surprised if there are inaccuracies. Hope whoever read this enjoys it. Let me know what you think.