Chapter 5 (Female Version): The Tracker

Adam put you to bed and helped the man to use the first aid kit on Simon. He could hear a lot of voices outside yelling and smell smoke from the fire.

"They are taking the bodies!" He thought to himself.

You were still asleep, but Adam wanted to wake you up as he threw some water at you and a put a bandage on Simon's shoulder wound.

He woke you up and said "We need to get out of here."

You got up, and you could hear the voices outside. You saw a back door and asked "Does this lead to the forest?"

"Yes," He replied.

Simon was conscious but he was very silent, however his pupils were dilating unusual and breathing heavy. He probably had a fever because of his wound.

"How are we getting out?" You asked.

Pringlenia Teddy says "Should we just leave Simon here and try to get further away? We can get him later."

"I think that's enough, we should go."

You looked out the window. There was a massive forest near your location. The trees were huge and large, you could easily lose them in the forest.

But sadly, the forest was also on fire. It was a risk you had to take.

"We're going out the back, we can reach the forest from there." You informed them.

"Are you sure?" Adam asked.

"We have to take that chance."

You could hear the front door being knocked at. Someone was yelling from outside.

"We know someone's in there, open up or we will blast our way in!" A voice shouted.

"They'll kill us if they get in." Simon said, panicking.

"We can do this, follow me."

Simon ran out the back door and you ran after him. He was too wounded to walk but seem to not care and was a bit crazy. It was like he wasn't himself.

You ran out the back door and headed towards the forest. You took notice of the massive trees that were there. The trunks were easily larger than the average house, and they grew so closely together that it seemed like a wall.

Pringlenia Teddy tries to push away the smoke with her abilities. Unfortunately, the device in her body prevents her from doing that.

You tried to stop and think of a solution. Using your abilities would alert the guards of your location, but being in the middle of a forest fire might kill you before they do.

You quickly grabbed a small rock and tossed it in front of you. It bounced off some tree trunks and landed on the dirt road.

"What was that?" You head a guard say as you hid behind a house.

One of the guards said "It probably trying to distract us." as it then continues to look on a screen which revealed your locations.

"Nah, that was some idiot trying to hide themselves. I can see everything on my screen. You keep looking through the wooded area and make sure they don't escape."

You were going to have to find another way around.

Simon ran towards the guards.

"Let me through! They're in the forest!" He yelled, as a few of the guards pushed him aside.

One of the guards quickly grabbed Simon by the neck and pushed him to the ground.

"We know, kid. Thanks for the information." The guard said.

As the guards ran towards the forest, you saw your opportunity. You waited for a few minutes and slipped away from the village unnoticed.

You were in the clear, for now.

Immediately you left the village, the guards were notified that you had left the village.

"Do a scan of the area, they can't be too far."

You heard one of them say as you kept running.

"Found them, they going East towards the mountains."

Pringlenia Teddy realizes that she and Adam had a tracker on them. She had to find a way to get it out and at the same time, get away from the guards.

You looked around you. You were in a mountainous forest, with many trees around you and rocks on the ground. The sun was also setting, so it would be dark soon.

Soon, only the forest fire was lighting up the environment. You have to find a safe place to rest and hide.

You thought about what you had heard the guards say. They found something that led them to you and now they know your location and you didn't really know what. You would have to find out what it was and get rid of it fast.

You thought that maybe up in the mountains that the signals were weaker. You could try and outrun the guards for as long as you could up there.

You had another problem though. It was getting really cold, even for you.

Pringlenia Teddy saw a cabin at the top of the mountain.

You were in a very precarious situation. There was a cabin though, so maybe you could use that as temporary shelter.

You ran through the trees and reached the base of the mountain. You could see the smoke from the chimney.

Pringlenia Teddy and Adam went to the cabin and knocked on the door.

You were exhausted and it was taking all your willpower to keep going. Soon, you couldn't run anymore and you fell to your knees. You needed food, water and rest. Maybe the people in cabin could help you.

You didn't know if the people inside you will help you or alert the guards. You didn't know who was inside the cabin, but you weren't going to pass up this opportunity.

You crawled towards the door and knocked on it. You heard multiple footsteps approach the door.

"Who is it?"

Pringlenia Teddy says "We are two travelers wounded and famished. Could you help us?"

"Go away!"

You heard a child's voice say. You were out of options, you had to get in that cabin.

"I swear, I will break this door and eat you all if you don't let me in!" You roar.

There was silence for a few seconds.

"That's what I thought. Now, let me in before I make good on my promise!"

The door opened and a girl around your age stood in the entrance. She had long blond hair and her blue eyes were filled with fear.

"Are you here to kill us?" She asked quietly.

Pringlenia Teddy says "No, we just need a place to stay and we're quite desperate."

"OK, then please, come in quickly before someone sees you." She says and waves you inside.

You crawl through the entrance and find that there are several other people in the cabin. They glare at you, but make no move to hurt you.

"I'm Marin and that was my dad." Marin says pointing to an older man with a long beard.

Pringlenia Teddy says "Nice to meet you. Are anyone here a surgeon?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Well, we have a foreign object in our body that really hurts."

Marin's father steps forward.

"I'm no surgeon, but I can take a look."

"Oh, that's OK. I'll just die then."

"Don't be so dramatic, come with me."

You follow him to a room in the back of the house and he sits you down on a chair.

"Now, take your shirt off."

"Right here?"

"Yes, right here. I don't have x-ray vision and I can't do anything unless I see it."

Marin's father notices that you have some stitch marks.

Pringlenia Teddy didn't know that she had them up until now.

"How did you get those?"

"I don't know exactly on how I got those."

He shakes his head in disbelieve.

"You expect me to operate on you when you don't even know what object is in your body?"

"I just take my chances." you answered.

"Fine, you can come with me."

You stand up and follow him outside. He is stopped by an older man.

"My son said he heard someone knocking on our door, no one is here. Do you see anyone?"

"What do you mean?" Marin's father asked confused.

"I mean, there is a man over there and he is asking for help."

Marin's father stands up straight and looks around. You are the only person in sight. He must be hallucinating.

"What man?"

Pringlenia Teddy says "I'm pretty sure that's Adam."

Marin's father used a very uncertain method of knocking you out. He grabbed a nearby rock and smashed you in the head with it. He then dragged you inside and sewed you up.

"OK. Now try not to move, I will be right back." He said and left through the front door.

You fell to the floor and fell unconscious and began bleeding from the head. There was a possibility for head trauma. You were in no position to survive that.

Where did Marin's father go? Are you going to survive?

You awake feeling very sore and a pain in your head. You were uncertain on how long you were unconscious.

You look around and notice you're in a room that wasn't there before. You must had been carried inside here. You feel like something is very wrong, but you're not sure what it is.

"What happened?"

Adam lied beside you. You look over at him and see that half of his face is missing. His eyes, part of his nose, and his mouth are gone. You can see inside his mouth and you get sick. You turn away and put a hand on your mouth.

"What the hell happened?" You ask again, but this time to yourself.

You could see through Adam's head, that's not something that just happens. You start to panic.

Pringlenia Teddy woke up and began to scream in panic. Pringlenia Teddy were unconscious for a week.

You pulled your legs up to your chest and wrapped your arms around your knees. You were in terrible condition. It felt like something was jabbing into your legs, but you couldn't see anything.

"What the fuck happened?"