ITT: We're Animals in a Post-Apocalyptic Town

(Wanda also starts across.)

Jack starts walking across very reluctantly.

"Are you guys all right?" says Peter when the others reach the bank.

(Wanda breathes an audible sigh of relief upon making it across, thankful she didn't fall into the water or that some water-dwelling monster didn't jump out at them.) Whew...I'm good.

"Yeah," says Jack, finally making it across. "Thank you."

I'm good!

Krista nods.

"So, now what?"

"I guess now we keep going deeper in," says Peter. He is not sure if he should tell the others about the noise he heard; he doesn't want to make them worry unnecessarily. "Are there any more clues about where to find this bird, Rena?"

"Well, some of the old notes I found about the island did say it liked to nest near the water," says Rena. "I guess that means we're on the right track!"

With that, she darts ahead of the group into the trees beyond.

"Rena, wait! Be careful!" says Peter. "Sorry, guys, we'd better go after her..."

Peter starts to follow Rena. If the rest of the group looks at the ground around here, they might notice some strange tracks on the earth... are they footprints?

Edited by Bluethorn on Apr 1st 2020 at 2:56:38 PM

Please tell me those are her footprints and not someone or something else's... (Wanda says, picking up speed upon seeing the extra footprints.)

Ah....yeah, they better be...

Krista nervously slinks along as well.

Rena is just ahead, taking pictures of a tree covered in red, round berries. The sound of a waterfall can also be heard somewhere in the distance.

"Look!" she says. "Red springberries! They only grow in Crystal Shores and I've heard they have a really unique taste."

"Are they safe to eat?" asks Peter, grabbing one of the berries. It does look very tasty.

"Oh yes!" says Rena. "We should bring some back with us. You won't find these in town."

Peter pops the berry into his mouth. It tastes a bit like cherry and is very sweet and refreshing.

Krista grabs one of the berries and tries for herself.

Hmm...yeah, thessse arw pretty good.

(Wanda also tries a berry.) Hey, these are pretty good! Think we could take some of these back with us?

"That sounds like great idea!" says Peter, stuffing as many of the berries as he can into his bag. "I could we make some really good sweets with these. Maybe a pie..."

"Hey, do you guys hear that?" says Rena. "It sounds like there's a waterfall nearby."

Waterfall? I...I think I can hear it too.

Yeah, same here. (Wanda says.)

"A waterfall!" says Peter. "Maybe that's where we'll find the bird! Come on, guys, I've got a good feeling about this!"

He heads deeper into the jungle, towards the source of the sound.

Krista looks among the group before moving to follow Peter deeper in.

(Wanda moves a bit more cautiously as she follows Peter.)

Jack follows as well.

The group soon arrives at the source of the sound. The vegetation here is a bit less thick and there's plenty of room to move around. The waterfall flows down from a tall cliff and into a large lake.

Jack relaxes a little. "This place looks pretty nice."

Now if I were a bird, I think this would be the type of place I'd like to stick around. (Wanda remarks, looking around.)

Yeah, I think I'd agree with you there..

"I wonder if there's a cave or something behind the waterfall," Jack says with a little chuckle. "That's the kind of thing that happens all the time in stories."

Edited by DrNoPuma on Apr 16th 2020 at 9:58:19 AM