At the entrance she paused to stand, remembering why she came into the cave
in the first place. There was no way down without getting shot first. And
this pup made it a trifle harder. Breathing sharply and exhaling slowly,
Lara walked back into the cave. Instead of a flare this time, she used her
flashlight. "This might take a while." She spoke dryly as she clicked on
her flashlight and searched for a route. Finally, she found one. She
headed towards it. But before she could leave, something inside grabbed a
hold on her. Quickly, she dug in her pack and pulled out her camera. She
snapped the whole wall of figures and departed through the exit: she hoped.
It was damp and besides her flashlight, there was no other given light. The puppy was light in her arms but squirmed a lot! Lara put it down. Just then, it took off! "No, Pup! Come on! Don't put me through this!" Lara growled as she chased after the wolf pup. She ran through halls and more damp tunnels following the rascal, 'All this for a wolf? I'm getting too soft!' Lara thought absently as she dodged pieces of rock poking out of the ceiling. "Where are you going?" Lara begged for the wolf to answer, without reply.
The caves seemed to echo and carry everything she said. Lara kept on pursuing the wolf when another sound filled her ears. "Huh?" Lara questioned, "I didn't make a sound. What was that?" Her eyes became large and hard. That thing, whatever it was, was stalking her! She put speed in her legs and ran harder, faster, finally catching up with the crazed puppy. Not stopping, Lara scooped up the wolf and darted. Growls seemed to be inches behind her.
'Run Lara, Run!' the thoughts crowding her mind as she ran from the... the... thing. Vines dangled teasingly out of reach above her head and she was tempted to stop and jump for one; but she kept running. 'Why don't I just stop?' She questioned her teeming head. 'I have guns! This creature couldn't possibly be a match for my 9s!' The confident woman halted and backed into a corner. The pup cowered behind her, knowing what the creature looked like and what power it possessed. But unable to inform Lara, he just sunk deeper into the corner.
Croft switched off her flashlight and readied her pistols. She waited. Soon enough, she heard the growl of what she was sure was only around the corner. Lara breathed hard yet softly, ready for her attacker. It came. She could hear its breath only meters away. Could she afford to light a flare? She needed to see what she was facing! She holstered one of her pistols and reached into her pack. In a split second she pulled out a flare and lit it. Uh, oh.
Suddenly she wished she had not. The animal whirled its huge body around and stared hungrily and coldly at her. Why did every animal here want to eat her? 9s? Never mind! Lara wished vainly for her shotgun. 'Big bear. Very big bear.' Lara was in a trance by the massive muscles and tremendous power the bear appeared to embrace. She shook her head and looked towards the bear's immense jaws; She realized her mistake in stopping all of a sudden. But she needed to be rid of the beast so it wouldn't be rid of her first. Hot, sticky liquid dripped revoltingly into a bubbling puddle of grotesqueness. She watched the saliva plummet onto the ground nauseatingly. "No time for sick entertainment, Lara." She grinned wildly, " It's time for real fun!" The bear lumbered in the direction of sound and light. "Smart rabid bear!" Lara 'praised' it aloud. "One bears' head good and dead, coming up!" She pulled the triggers of her 9mms and let the bullets fly out towards the savage beast. A roar of rage and hatred followed the connection of the bullets and the bear's eyes flashed blood red. The whole cave began to tremble, momentarily leaving the bear in animal thought. Lara quickly dashed out of the tunnel and searched for light. Her prayers were answered! Light was straight above her! And below, jagged rocks. Ouch! "That might hurt." Lara's humor said plainly.
She heard whining behind her and remembered the puppy. Lara's eyes filled with worry and concern for the wolf as she thought of what might happen to it. She turned back through the tunnel to find the puppy's body, crumpled, bloody, and dead. In pure shock she ran back through the tunnel. With newfound strength, she leaped into the air and grasped the vine. Her body ached painfully, and her hands threatened to let her drop into the rocky hell below her, but she scrambled up the trailing plant while the bear peered up at her body, waiting for her to fall into his overflowing jaws.
It was damp and besides her flashlight, there was no other given light. The puppy was light in her arms but squirmed a lot! Lara put it down. Just then, it took off! "No, Pup! Come on! Don't put me through this!" Lara growled as she chased after the wolf pup. She ran through halls and more damp tunnels following the rascal, 'All this for a wolf? I'm getting too soft!' Lara thought absently as she dodged pieces of rock poking out of the ceiling. "Where are you going?" Lara begged for the wolf to answer, without reply.
The caves seemed to echo and carry everything she said. Lara kept on pursuing the wolf when another sound filled her ears. "Huh?" Lara questioned, "I didn't make a sound. What was that?" Her eyes became large and hard. That thing, whatever it was, was stalking her! She put speed in her legs and ran harder, faster, finally catching up with the crazed puppy. Not stopping, Lara scooped up the wolf and darted. Growls seemed to be inches behind her.
'Run Lara, Run!' the thoughts crowding her mind as she ran from the... the... thing. Vines dangled teasingly out of reach above her head and she was tempted to stop and jump for one; but she kept running. 'Why don't I just stop?' She questioned her teeming head. 'I have guns! This creature couldn't possibly be a match for my 9s!' The confident woman halted and backed into a corner. The pup cowered behind her, knowing what the creature looked like and what power it possessed. But unable to inform Lara, he just sunk deeper into the corner.
Croft switched off her flashlight and readied her pistols. She waited. Soon enough, she heard the growl of what she was sure was only around the corner. Lara breathed hard yet softly, ready for her attacker. It came. She could hear its breath only meters away. Could she afford to light a flare? She needed to see what she was facing! She holstered one of her pistols and reached into her pack. In a split second she pulled out a flare and lit it. Uh, oh.
Suddenly she wished she had not. The animal whirled its huge body around and stared hungrily and coldly at her. Why did every animal here want to eat her? 9s? Never mind! Lara wished vainly for her shotgun. 'Big bear. Very big bear.' Lara was in a trance by the massive muscles and tremendous power the bear appeared to embrace. She shook her head and looked towards the bear's immense jaws; She realized her mistake in stopping all of a sudden. But she needed to be rid of the beast so it wouldn't be rid of her first. Hot, sticky liquid dripped revoltingly into a bubbling puddle of grotesqueness. She watched the saliva plummet onto the ground nauseatingly. "No time for sick entertainment, Lara." She grinned wildly, " It's time for real fun!" The bear lumbered in the direction of sound and light. "Smart rabid bear!" Lara 'praised' it aloud. "One bears' head good and dead, coming up!" She pulled the triggers of her 9mms and let the bullets fly out towards the savage beast. A roar of rage and hatred followed the connection of the bullets and the bear's eyes flashed blood red. The whole cave began to tremble, momentarily leaving the bear in animal thought. Lara quickly dashed out of the tunnel and searched for light. Her prayers were answered! Light was straight above her! And below, jagged rocks. Ouch! "That might hurt." Lara's humor said plainly.
She heard whining behind her and remembered the puppy. Lara's eyes filled with worry and concern for the wolf as she thought of what might happen to it. She turned back through the tunnel to find the puppy's body, crumpled, bloody, and dead. In pure shock she ran back through the tunnel. With newfound strength, she leaped into the air and grasped the vine. Her body ached painfully, and her hands threatened to let her drop into the rocky hell below her, but she scrambled up the trailing plant while the bear peered up at her body, waiting for her to fall into his overflowing jaws.