Disclaimer: I don't own Lara Croft, or any Tomb Raider character. I do
however own Teagan Blue, so don't steal her. I don't own Play Station
either.
The ride to the tree camp was the most exciting part up to that point. I think Lara had no idea that I'd never been four- wheeling before, because she did a few barrel rolls and made several sharp turns. I almost asked her to go slower, but I didn't wasn't to piss her off any further and it was actually kind of fun.
She did finally slow down when we got to the little 'hide out.' It looked just like any other normal big house, only it was made entirely out of wood and it was built on a tree. 'Tree camp' it was called. She parked the four- wheeler underneath the tree camp and climbed up th ladder to get in.
"Well, are you coming?" she asked, somewhat annoyed.
"Oh. . . yeah," I said as I quickly scrambled up the ladder.
Lara just rolled her eyes and went inside. Once I got in, I was shocked to see that there were two other men sitting on a sofa, huddled around a map.
"I thought you were here by yourself."
"No, this is where all of the characters stay until we're called into play. As you can see, Werner Von Croy is here along with Kurtis."
The two men nodded at me and went back to the map.
"So why is Kurtis here?"
"If you'd been paying attention before," she said, giving me a reproachful look, " I already told you. You've interrupted the game by coming here."
"Yes, I know, but how?"
"Dammit girl! Don't you understand anything? You shocked yourself into the game. The shock went to your memory card, and that's what released Kurtis and Pierre and everyone else."
"But you said there were places as well."
"Yeah, the river we passed on the four-wheeler is now the 40 Fathoms level."
"How do I leave?"
"The only way we can get the game back to normal and get you home is to find the portal to your room again, and shock you back into it."
"And, eh. . . how long will that take?"
"In all honesty, Miss Blue, I have no idea."
She stopped for a moment and walked over to Kurtis, who was now cleaning guns and rather menacingly sharpening a dagger. They talked for a few moments and glanced at me several times before Lara came back and said, "If you want to survive here, you'll need to learn how to use your weapons."
I glanced at my holsters. "You mean these?"
"Yeah, now come on." She led me through the trees until we came to a clearing. . . or at least I thought it was. A few steps further revealed hat the famed Croft mansion was now in the middle of the jungle.
"Whoa. . ." was all I managed to say before Lara pushed me ahead from behind.
"Hurry up!" she urged. She grabbed my arm and led me to the shooting range.
"What do I do first?" I asked.
"Point and shoot. . ." she said, as if everyone should know that.
I hesitantly grabbed the pistols out of my holsters and aimed at a target straight ahead. When my eyes were shut and I was able to block out my screaming conscience, I pulled the triggers. Surprisingly, the shots weren't that loud. I opened my eyes and looked at the target. Bull's-eye!
"I did it!" I shrieked.
"Yes. . . I'd be a little concerned if you hadn't," Lara said.
I stopped. "What?"
"It's auto-aim, dear, the game does it for you."
"Oh," I said. Well, on the upside, at least I won't have to struggle with that. "Wait a minute, that's easy! I'll be back at home in no time!"
Lara simply chuckled to herself and said, "My, we are in for an unpleasant surprise aren't we?"
The ride to the tree camp was the most exciting part up to that point. I think Lara had no idea that I'd never been four- wheeling before, because she did a few barrel rolls and made several sharp turns. I almost asked her to go slower, but I didn't wasn't to piss her off any further and it was actually kind of fun.
She did finally slow down when we got to the little 'hide out.' It looked just like any other normal big house, only it was made entirely out of wood and it was built on a tree. 'Tree camp' it was called. She parked the four- wheeler underneath the tree camp and climbed up th ladder to get in.
"Well, are you coming?" she asked, somewhat annoyed.
"Oh. . . yeah," I said as I quickly scrambled up the ladder.
Lara just rolled her eyes and went inside. Once I got in, I was shocked to see that there were two other men sitting on a sofa, huddled around a map.
"I thought you were here by yourself."
"No, this is where all of the characters stay until we're called into play. As you can see, Werner Von Croy is here along with Kurtis."
The two men nodded at me and went back to the map.
"So why is Kurtis here?"
"If you'd been paying attention before," she said, giving me a reproachful look, " I already told you. You've interrupted the game by coming here."
"Yes, I know, but how?"
"Dammit girl! Don't you understand anything? You shocked yourself into the game. The shock went to your memory card, and that's what released Kurtis and Pierre and everyone else."
"But you said there were places as well."
"Yeah, the river we passed on the four-wheeler is now the 40 Fathoms level."
"How do I leave?"
"The only way we can get the game back to normal and get you home is to find the portal to your room again, and shock you back into it."
"And, eh. . . how long will that take?"
"In all honesty, Miss Blue, I have no idea."
She stopped for a moment and walked over to Kurtis, who was now cleaning guns and rather menacingly sharpening a dagger. They talked for a few moments and glanced at me several times before Lara came back and said, "If you want to survive here, you'll need to learn how to use your weapons."
I glanced at my holsters. "You mean these?"
"Yeah, now come on." She led me through the trees until we came to a clearing. . . or at least I thought it was. A few steps further revealed hat the famed Croft mansion was now in the middle of the jungle.
"Whoa. . ." was all I managed to say before Lara pushed me ahead from behind.
"Hurry up!" she urged. She grabbed my arm and led me to the shooting range.
"What do I do first?" I asked.
"Point and shoot. . ." she said, as if everyone should know that.
I hesitantly grabbed the pistols out of my holsters and aimed at a target straight ahead. When my eyes were shut and I was able to block out my screaming conscience, I pulled the triggers. Surprisingly, the shots weren't that loud. I opened my eyes and looked at the target. Bull's-eye!
"I did it!" I shrieked.
"Yes. . . I'd be a little concerned if you hadn't," Lara said.
I stopped. "What?"
"It's auto-aim, dear, the game does it for you."
"Oh," I said. Well, on the upside, at least I won't have to struggle with that. "Wait a minute, that's easy! I'll be back at home in no time!"
Lara simply chuckled to herself and said, "My, we are in for an unpleasant surprise aren't we?"