UC Stuck Episode 2
The Ballad of MWoF
The past
He sat in the bar, drinking the night away, this was to be the first of many. He drank, because of what happened earlier, the thing with his friend, Longshotjimlee. His friend left him, with some explanation, and some cryptic message, but he didn't care at all. Raising the drink to his lips, someone approached him.
Zombipanda: Hey man, you got a light?
Manwithoutfear (MWoF): Can't say I do.
Zombipanda: Why you drinking so much?
MWoF: Why you worrying about that?
Zombipanda: Hey bar, barroom etiquette. I'm at the bar drinking, you are at the bar, you listen to my story, I'll listen to yours.
MWoF: Fine, every have a best friend?
Zombipanda: Yeah.
MWoF: Well, mine just cause my company to go bankrupt, and left me high and dry.
Zombipanda: Oh, that blows….
Present
MWoF watched the person calling himself GMaster come stumbling out of the forest with a bloody head, holding Project and screaming out loud. He didn't care, all he cared about was staying drunk. The world was too busy for him, and maybe, just maybe, this crash was for the better.
But other were much more alerted to the matter at hand.
VVD: Holy, what happened?
GMaster: We got attacked.
Moonie: By what? A gorilla wielding a giant branch?
GMaster: No idea, we saw something on the ground, Houde told us to lean in closer, then BAM! We were struck from behind.
TGO: Wow. That sucks. Anyone got any boar burger left?
VVD: What do we do?
Dr. Strangefate: You two got nasty head wounds, we need to sterilize them. Get some alcohol if you can, and a first aid kit, get it here. I'll do what I can.
VVD: Alright.
He wandered over to the drunk.
VVD: I need some alcohol.
MWoF: Why do I care? Huh?
VVD: Damn it brah, just give me some alcohol!
MWoF: Guess what bounty hunter?
VVD: What?
MWoF: I know you ain't a bounty hunter. Go find some alcohol somewhere else.
VVD Stared at him then turned around and walked away.
MWoF: Bastard. No one takes my alcohol, especially not a lair.
The Next Morning
Random had the last watch that night, and he spent it, doodling on the ground. When he woke everyone at first light, and they were ready to move on, no one bothered to look at it. On the ground, was a symbol, looking a lot like this:
He had no idea where he saw it before, but he did like it. They now quintet walked off, Ice leading. The mind's eye pans up, revealing a tree. On the tree was carved the same symbol, with six numbers underneath it. 2,7,8,19,20
Ice: Guys, let's head this way.
Random: Why? Looks like very other direction to me.
Zombipanda: He does have a point.
Ice sighed.
Ice: Listen, you guys know how to go through a forest? Do ya?
Planet-Man: Do you
McCheese: Yeah, what makes you the know it all about this sort of stuff.
Ice: Ever hear of the World race?
McCheese: Nope
Planet-Man: Nope
Zombipanda: Yes I have.
Random: Nope, I never leave my computer chair.
Ice: Well, for those that don't know, it's a race between five teams around the world. I was on that race last year, and one of the rounds was through a forest in the Amazon. I learned how to navigate through those forests.
Zombipanda: Really? That's nice, you can navigate through rainforests. These don't look like rainforests to me pal.
Ice: You wanna lead us through this place? Do you think you can?
Zombipanda: Actually, I do think I can.
Random: Dude, I'm backing the guy with the knowledge, no offense.
Planet-Man: He must know what he's doing.
McCheese: Yea, just let him lead.
Zombipanda gave into the group, and they walked away. In the back, McCheese whispered to Zombipanda.
McCheese: No worries. I'll pretend to be in his camp and watch him. But why are you so suspicious of him anyways?
Zombipanda: I got my reasons.