January 23, 4000 BC, Outskirts of Berlin

It was easy going at first. We marched along the road through Berlin, a few people waving at us, others wishing us good luck.

Then we reached the border line.

That's when we stopped.

Otto broke the awkward silence.

"Well, it is."

"Yup."

"The wilderness."

"Yup."

"…Unexplored."

"…Yup."

"Is it too late to turn back?" asked Peter.

Finally Alex stepped forward, clutching his club. "Come on, you apes. You wanna live forever?"

And with those words he began marching into the forest.

I was next to follow, then George, and then everyone else.

"Kinda," muttered Peter.

February 6, 4000 BC

"Well," Peter said, finally voicing what we had all been thinking, "It's official. Exploring is boring."

In the two weeks we since we had left Berlin, we had discovered nothing interesting. Every day had the same routine. Wake up, eat, walk, have Carl scribble some stuff down on the map, eat, walk some more, have Carl scribble some more stuff down on the map, eat, go to sleep. At first, no one was complaining, we were too busy being afraid of what was in store for us. But, as time passed, our fear gave in to our Warrior instincts, and we all craved some excitement.

"Hey," said Lucas, "What's that over there?"

We all turned to look. There was a strange structure on a hill in the distance. It resembled our buildings somewhat but it appeared… different. Dilapidated, abandoned.

"They appeared to be some sort of ancient ruins," Alfred said.

"Yeah, but from who?" Joseph wondered aloud.

Peter took a step forward. "Well we're not gonna find out by standin' here. I say we go have a look."

Martin stood up from the rock he had been sitting on. "I agree. Frankly I've been waiting for something exciting to happen for two weeks now."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked David, "Just because they look abandoned doesn't mean they are."

"Aww, c'mon Dave," said Lucas, slapping David on the shoulder, "You're not afraid of ghosts, are you?"

"No, I just –"

"It doesn't matter," I cut in, "Either way, our orders are to explore unexplored land." I pointed to the structure. "That's unexplored land."

"Erik's right," George added, "Whatever's in there is our job to discover."

We cautiously entered the ancient ruins. They appeared to be the remnants of a building, but now they just looked like several groups of crumbling hallways.

Once inside we split up and looked around. It was pretty uneventful, until Ralph's voice rang out from the center of the structure.

"Guys, take a look a this!"

I rushed toward the sound of his voice and found myself in the main chamber. Some of the others were already there, gathered around Ralph.

"What is it, guys?" I asked.

Lucas turned and looked at me. "Erik, you gotta see this!"

He grabbed me and pulled me to the front of the crowd, where Alfred was looking at some scrolls.

I leaned over his shoulder and was amazed by what I saw.

They were diagrams, detailing what appeared to be some new sort of weapon. I couldn't quite understand how it worked, but it seemed to involve some sort of D-shaped launching system that fired sharpened sticks.

"This is spectacular," Alfred said to no one in particular, "This civilization had must have had technology we haven't even dreamed of yet. If we can find more of these ruins –"

"We'll look for more ruins," George interrupted, "After we get this information back to Berlin."

"You want to go back now?" Carl asked, "We've only been out here for two weeks!"

"We can't let this information fall into enemy hands!" George argued.

"What makes you think it will be safer in Berlin!" Carl countered, "We're Warriors. We're the most qualified to protect this kinda stuff!"

"Not to mention," Martin added, "If there are other ruins we want to make sure it's us who discover them, and not someone else."

That seemed to change George's mind. "That is a good point," he muttered.

Suddenly we heard a howl in the distance.

"Wolves?" Peter suggested.

"I don't think so," David said gravely.

"Everyone gather your weapons," Alex ordered, "Take up defensive positions around the structure. We're gonna have company."

I grabbed my club and crouched beneath a slab of wall. The others did the same.

No one said anything except Joseph.

"Well Carl, I guess we get to prove your point."

A/N: Well, we've now met all 12 members of the original 1st Warrior Division.

In case you need/want a list, they are Erik, Lucas, George, Peter, Joseph, Alfred, Carl, Alex, Martin, David, Otto, and Ralph.