//------------------------------// // Exploring The Island // Story: In The Forest // by Darkness Moon //------------------------------// The next morning, the first of the group to wake up was Sunset, hugging her girlfriend. Carefully, she got up without waking Adagio. She looked around the forest, in case there was any sign of a cannibal or mutant. But nothing, there was nothing. "We've been very lucky, but it will not last long" said Sunset. She realized she was the only one with a weapon, the plane axe. It was not very good, but at least she had something. Her friends had nothing. She checked her backpack, and then her friends', to look for supplies. There was not much food and water was another problem. She found sticks, stones, ropes, and pieces of cloth. She check the survival guide, and like said Aria, it said how to create weapons. She decided to make some. The first would be for Aria, Sunset decided, making a stone axe by tying a stick to a rock with a rope. Then for Sonata, she made a spear. It was not very powerful, but enough to defend herself. And finally, Adagio. Sunset reviewed the guide and found the perfect weapon. Bow and arrows. And a quiver. First, she started with the bow, which needed a stick, a piece of cloth, and a rope. Then continuing with the arrows, Sunset scavanged some feathers that fell off seagulls. With two sticks and ten feathers, she made ten arrows. The most difficult thing was the quiver. She would need three rabbit skins and a rope. At that moment, Aria woke and got up carefully as to not wake Sonata. She saw Sunset and approached. "What are you doing?" Aria asked, half asleep. "Hi, good morning" said Sunset. "Since today we have to explore the island, we need to protect ourselves, so I made this for you" she said, showing off the stone axe. "Wow, thanks" Aria said, a little surprised. "And, what do you need now?" she asked. "Three rabbit skins" Sunset replied. "Okay" Aria said, getting up. She took her new axe and entered the forest. "Wait, where are you going?" asked Sunset. "I'll go get your rabbits. I'll even bring something to eat" said Aria, pocketing her own guidebook. "You know I don't eat meat" said Sunset. "Well you should consider it, since we have found no fruits or vegetarian things you can eat" said Aria, walking into the woods. Sunset thought about what Aria said and it was true. How she would survive if she didn't eat meat? "I think she's right, I have no choice" said Sunset. "I'll have to eat... meat" She shivered a little. Then, she looked at the ocean and came up with an idea. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aria was going into the forest, not too far, not wanting to get lost. She searched the bushes until she found a rabbit, but they were very fast. But with practice, she caught two rabbits. following the guide, remove the skin and keep the meat. While looking for the last rabbit, she discovered something in the distance. She decided to get a little closer, but not too much. She didn't want to fight with some cannibals by herself. There were small huts of straw and sticks, about four huts actually, all together in front of a lake. There seemed to be movement, that was her signal to leave. Before long, she was back with the others. Sunset was in the ocean with a spear, trying to fish. Sonata had already awakened, throwing leaves to feed the fire. "Good morning, Ari" Sonata said. "Did you find any food?" "I... yes, and I found something else" said Aria. "What thing?" asked Sonata. "A cannibal camp, close to a lake" Aria said. "T-they see you?" Sonata asked nervously. "No, I don't think so" said Aria. "But this place is no longer safe, we need to find another place" "But where?" Sonata said. "I think I know where we can camp" said Sunset, returning to the shore. "Where?" said Aria. "Over there" Sunset said, pointing to her right. In the distance was a cliff with a large tree almost on the edge. "You said yesterday that the cannibals didn't make it to the cliffs, if that's true, we'll be safe up there" said Sunset. "That's a great idea, Sunset!" Sonata said happily. "Yes, I hope so" said Aria. "And what do we do now?" "First, let's have breakfast, then we'll go upstairs, set up a shelter, and finally, we'll explore the island" Sunset replied. "Sounds like a good plan to me" said a voice. "Dagi! You're up!" Sonata said, smiling. "Yes, I'm sorry I didn't come with you before, there's no alarm clock here" Adagio said. "No problem, let's have breakfast" said Sunset. "And what are you going to eat?" Aria asked. "Well, I have no choice, I have to eat meat" said Sunset. "But Sunset, you're a vegetarian" Sonata said worriedly. "I know, but I have no choice" said Sunset. "So... you want rabbit?" Aria asked, showing a piece of meat. "No thanks" said Sunset, disgusted. "But you just said you would eat meat" said Adagio. "Yes, but not red meat" said Sunset. "I'll eat fish" "That's fine then" Adagio said. "I'll cook!" Sonata shouted happily. A few minutes later, Sonata finished cooking the rabbits and the fish for Sunset. It was difficult for Sunset. The taste of the fish was not so bad, but even so, she didn't like the idea of ​​eating meat. It would only be for this time, she couldn't stand another day eating meat, she had to find another way to survive. After the food, they cleaned everything. "Well, now I'm going to take a bath" Adagio said, getting up. "Where? In the sea?" Sunset asked. "Where else could I?" said Adagio. "Well, I don't know, in a lake" said Sunset. "There was a cannibal camp nearby and they were near a lake" Aria said. "Exactly. I will not expose my body to a bunch of filthy natives" Adagio said, approaching her girlfriend. "Only to you~" in a sensual whisper, arms around Sunset's neck. "Really? Are you going to start with your flirtations? Now?" said Aria. "And what? Do you think being on an island in the middle of nowhere prevents me from being with my girlfriend?" Adagio asked, a little annoyed. "She's right" Sonata said. "Anyway, but it's no time for those things, right? Sunset?" Aria said, looking at the girl. "I-I'm, yeah. S-she's right" said Sunset, regaining her composure. "Sorry Dagi, but we can't do this now" "Fine" said Adagio, separating. "But at least, you could help bring me clothes when I'm done?" she asked. "Sure, no problem" Sunset said. "Well then" said Adagio, looking in her suitcase for a towel and other things. "I'll see you later~" she said, kissing her girlfriend's cheek. Then she left. "You're pathetic, you know that?" Aria said. "What are you talking about?" Sunset said, surprised. "You do things like this with Sonata" "Yes, but we don't expose ourselves like you two" Aria said. "Look, I'm not in the mood to fight" said Sunset, checking Adagio's backpack. "We need to be together in this place, not bickering" she said, taking a set of clothes. "I'm going back now" she said, retreating. When they were alone, Sonata looked angrily at Aria. "What?" asked Aria. "Why did you do that?" Sonata said, annoyed. "Because I like to annoy them" said Aria. "That's not right Aria!" screamed Sonata in annoyance. "Don't scream" said Aria. "If I apologize, will you stop being angry?" "No! I'll stop being annoyed when you stop disturbing others" Sonata said angrily. Aria was very surprised. She had never seen Sonata so upset; she was always happy or sometimes even scared, but never angry. "Fine... fine. I'll stop doing those things" said Aria. "Just... stop being mad at me" "Okay, I forgive you" Sonata said, sighing. "As soon as Sunset and Adagio return, you'll excuse yourself, okay?" "Yes, sure, whatever you say" said Aria. Sonata smiled and kissed her girlfriend on the cheek. "That's the way I like it!" Sonata said happily. "Yeah, me too, you know, seeing you happy" said Aria, a little flushed. "Awww, I love you too Ari" Sonata said. After those romantic moments, everyone prepared to go out into the woods. They changed into more comfortable clothes. Sonata wore a blue jacket with her cutie mark, gray pants, and sky-blue shoes. Aria wore navy blue pants, a black T-shirt with a big green star, sports shoes in the color purple, and fingerless gloves; she also changed her hairstyle, now she wearing a ponytail. Adagio wored black shorts, a sleeveless purple blouse, pink sport shoes, a music-symbol belt, two wristbands, and due to humidity, her hair shrunk a little bit. Finally, Sunset wore blue pants, a white T-shirt, black jacket, and black shoes. They prepared their weapons as they had been chosen. Adagio took the bow and the arrows that Sunset made for her, Aria the stone axe, Sonata the spear, and Sunset the plane axe. "Okay, are you ready?" Sunset asked, taking her backpack. "We're ready, Sunsy" Adagio said. "Where will we go?" Sonata asked. "We will explore the forest, find supplies and food, then return here before we go to the cliff that has that big tree by the edge" said Sunset. "Are you sure it's a good idea to be so close to a cliff?" Adagio asked. "The cannibals will not approach the cliffs, we'll be fine" Aria replied. "Exactly, there will be no problem" said Sunset. "Let's hurry before nightfall" They took their things and entered the forest, and as Aria said, there was a lake and a cannibal camp. "What do we do now?" whispered Sonata. "I say we go in, they must have many useful things" whispered Aria. "Need I remind you that we are not very well armed?" Adagio said. "She's right, but we need supplies" Sunset said. "If something goes wrong, we go back to camp" Although some did not want to, they entered the camp. It was not a nice place. Luckily, there was no sign of anyone. There were four small woven huts made of straw, they seemed like they would house many cannibals, although it did not necessarily seem a home. In silence, they explored the camp. Surprisingly, they found a large quantity and variety of items, including dynamite, flares, pieces of cloth, ropes, soda, snacks, money and coins. They even had several suitcases scattered, providing more supplies for the girls, such as wristwatches and batteries. Sunset pulled a notebook and a pencil from her bag, she wanted to record as much as possible on the natives of the island. But she had an alternative motive: to find any clues to the whereabouts of Onix. "I think we're done here" Adagio said. "All right. Can we go back?" asked Sonata. "Not yet" replied Sunset. "What?" Aria said, surprised. "I want to explore a little more" said Sunset. "But Sunset, it's dangerous" Sonata said. "I know Sonata, but we still need to find food, and we'll need more if we face the cannibals" Sunset said. "She's right" said Aria. "But Sunset, we don't have a map, we don't know how big this island is" Adagio said. "I know, but I was thinking of leaving pieces of cloth in the trees, so we could go back without any problems" she said. "It could work" Aria said. "Okay, but if we don't find anything, we'll turn back, okay?" Adagio said. "Well, let's go" said Sunset. Then they walked a little further, and to their bad luck, they found the dead bodies of crucified men. There were three that could be seen. In the background, there was a strange formation of rocks, they advanced a little, and they found another cannibal site as bats flew out from behind the stones. "Damn sons of batman!" Aria said angrily. "Where did they come from?" said Adagio, fixing her hair. "Girls, look!" said Sonata, pointing. "It looks like a cave" said Sunset. "What do we do?" asked Sonata. "We'll go in" said Sunset, taking her axe. "Ready?" Adagio prepared her bow, Aria her stone axe, and Sonata her spear. Armed, they entered the cave.