"Jacob. Jacob Savage. WAKE UP!"
I woke with a start. That was a surprise. Considering how far I just fell, it would've made more sense if I'd wound up with my brains splattered all over this cavern's floor.
As I carefully try to get to my feet, I stumble a bit before finally catching my balance and steadying myself. Taking a deep breath in and out, I smell the scent of flowers in the air, drawing my attention to my feet. Not only at my feet, but all around me were large, soft yellow flowers. Leaning down, I picked one up and gave it a sniff. The smell was sweet, almost like honey. Looking around to get my bearings, I try to remember what I was doing before I fell. After a few infuriating moments of nothing but a raging head ache, I give up and the pain goes away. It'll come to me sooner or later. Taking inventory of myself, I find my hands work just fine. All fingers accounted for. Both of my legs move the way they should. Other than my heart beating a bit faster than normal, I seemed to be just fine…physically speaking. As I check myself over for injury I feel something in my pocket. Reaching in to said pocket, I pull out my cell phone. Surprised but hopeful at this new development, I turn it on, hoping for reception. No such luck. 'Right…because there's going to be reception all the way down here underground.' Sighing, I fish through my pockets to see what else I might have that could be useful. Altogether, I have a compass, my waterproof watch, an LED flashlight with (probably) fresh batteries, my keys, the cellphone, some protein bars that were a little melty from being in my cargo pockets this whole time, my steel toed hiking boots, and a large kydex (look it up) knife sheath belted on to my waist with my survival knife in it. 'I'm wearing hiking boots and I have my knife…was I out camping before this?' As I try to remember what I was doing before all of this, the head ache comes back in full force. After a few more minutes of painful nothing I decided to give up again and focus on the more important task of surviving down here. Feeling a little hungry, I open one of the protein bars and take a bite. Unsure about how long I'll be down here, I decide to ration them out. After only a few bites, I put the bar away and get my flash light out and search for an exit to this cavern. Right now my priority should be water, but in a place like this who knows what could be down here. Drawing my knife, I explore around until I find an exit and climb through it. 'Weird, this tunnel only seems big enough for a kid…It's definitely going to be a tight squeeze.' As I crawl my way through the tunnel, it slowly gets wider all the way to the point where I can comfortably stand up and walk. After what feels like hours of walking, the tunnel widens in to a brightly lit cavern with a single solitary yellow flower in the center of the room. I slow down, cautiously looking about the room for any signs of movement or life. After about a solid minute of nothing, I start to notice my growing thirst and decide to look for an exit for another cavern. I need to find some water so- It was then the flower moved. It had been facing upward towards the light shining down from the ceiling, but now it moved…on its own…to face me. I stared at it in disbelief as a huge friendly smile formed on it's face. "Howdy!"
So guys, that's the first chapter. I know I'm not the best writer, but I'm hoping I can get better by writing this. So if any of you have any critiques, please, feel free to post them in the comments. As always, peace out!
-Finisher