Choices:

Be Heroic OR Be Cautious

Most Voted: Be Heroic

"Alright, I'm coming after you! Just stay put!" I ordered, and I got the sense I was watched from behind. That someone, or something was behind me. It made me get down quicker.

"Hey handsome, wanna help me push this cart?" I went to the cart blocking the way and pushed as hard as I could. It moved a few inches.

"Help me here." I grunted, and she put her arms against the cart and huffed. We were able to push the cart forward enough so we can get past it. "When I imagined us grunting together… this is not what I pictured." Kate giggled and punched my arm. I held my flashlight and I stayed in front of her, just in case.

"This place is giving me the willies. And not the good kind of willies." It wasn't long after that when we heard something coming towards us at an alarming speed. It was a cart, and it was fast. I pushed against it, being pushed back myself only slightly. "Are you okay?" My back actually hurt after that.

"Yep! Yea, I'm fine." I walked it off and we came across a fork. We went right, because in every single horror movie, going right doesn't mean death in any way possible. It led to a dead end, where a totem was on the ground. I flipped it over, and it was outlined white. I saw Kate, badly hurt, getting up after seemingly regaining consciousness.

Totem Found: Fortune

I set it back down, and turned around. Kate's face was white, and she was shaking. "Is there something wrong?" I asked her, her face being white as snow. She pointed in my direction.

"What the hell is that?" She almost whispered, and I turned around to see something going along the cave ceiling. It was very dark, so I didn't see anything unusual about it.

"It was probably just a bat."

"A BAT!? I DON'T REMEMBER BATS CLIMBING ON THE CEILING!"

"They hang on the ceiling, maybe you're just dizzy from that fall earlier."

"Look, whatever it was it better stay in this cave. Amen to that!"

"Look, I don't know what you saw."

"It was super fast and I swear, I saw it crawling on the ceiling!"

"Kate, Smeagle isn't gonna get you, okay? Not on my watch. Besides, it was probably just a bat."

"Maybe you're right. I just wanna get the hell outta here." We went in the direction we didn't go earlier. The left way at the fork. We found some sort of shrine with symbols, and a nearby barrel with a burnt cigar on it. We also found a map of the mines, which had way too many danger zones. It was a bit further until we found the way out. There was yet another fork, and this time, I went left. Only to find another dead end. But there was a totem. I couldn't resist, and I picked it up. It was outlined brown, and it showed Kate being dropped down from a high place, her mouth having a lot of blood. Then I realized it was her death, her jaw was ripped off.

Totem Found: Loss

I set it back down and went back the other way, where we were supposed to go. There was a small path with wooden steps, leading up to a vantage point. "When I thought of the cabin, I thought Abe Lincoln."

"Wait 'till you see the Lincoln Bedroom."

"You gonna get presidential on me?"

"Wanna take a ride on Air Force One?" She laughed, and looked ahead and saw a telescope. She rushed towards it, and looked through it. "Nice! Gonna look at the trees, look at the animals, look at the cabi-"

"There something wrong?"

"I just saw someone at the cabin."

"Oh really?" I wasn't a hundred percent sure, but I peaked through it. I looked around and didn't see anything or anyone, until I looked towards the bottom right of the range of the telescope, when a face popped up and I instantly retracted my eyes form it. I looked at her and shrugged, not expressing my true fear of the situation. What the hell was that? I saw a billboard with animal descriptions. "Hey Kate!"

"Yeah?"

"Stay close, okay?"

"Why?"

"It just says there's some grizzlies up here sometimes."

"Warren! I have THE BEST idea!"

"Oh?"

"Let's go hug a bear! Come on, please?"

"Let's NOT hug a bear!"

I'm going to be completely honest with you, I'm hella tired, and I'll just finish this tomorrow. On Wednesday. If you're reading this Wednesday morning, expect the next part to be up that afternoon. I'm just too tired to continue. I will see you all later! ^_^