((Continued from Welcome to the Jungle )) Nich and Zed had made little progress before it got dark, and were approaching the river. Finlayson had crossed it earlier that day, following the river (not to mention the sparse cover of a few trees) and using the bridge to the southwest. Now that he thou...

Jana froze as a booming, unfamiliar voice wished her a good morning. Sera's reaction (or lack thereof) told her that this was normal and there was nothing to worry about, but it had startled her immensely from inside the quiet barn and she found herself to have withdrawn her knees back up again into...

Sera's next words let the air out of Jana's big yellow hope balloon. Scratch that, they flat-out popped it. She wasn't any less convinced that she had the right idea, but it was dissappointing to see that her toe-headed companions fighting spirit had been so thoroughly crushed by the bad experiences...

"Four days? " she whispered, unsure of whether she'd heard Sera correctly or not. And fifty people dead. It was such deeply shocking and disturbing news that Jana felt a little faint, and she shut her eyes for a moment to make the rush of blood in her head go away. Suddenly the vague possi...

((sounds like somebody could use a t r o p i c a l v a c a t i o n . http://z6.ifrm.com/static/emo/13.png )) Sera smiled, and Jana was glad that her newfound comrade had a sense of humor. It took her mind off of the situation a bit. Part of her was well aware that she was just repressing her fear an...

Jana felt like she'd pulled the thorn from the lions paw. Sera was just as frightened and alone as she was. But that was ok, because at least they were frightened and alone together . Sera expounded further on the boy named Adam. "...he was a good looking guy, you know? Somebody I probably woul...

Jana held her breath as she waited for a response, preferring a solid conclusion to this uncomfortable suspense. The seconds crawled by on their hands and knees. The other girl smiled, and her reply cleared up nothing. "I don't know. Do you want me to?" ' I'll take a raincheck on that one,...

Jana waited for the other girl to pull the trigger, unconvinced that her objections had altered her fate any further than simply delaying it for a few seconds. Maybe if she'd used her waking moments more effectively she could have avoided such an early elimination. The intruder took the liberty of r...

As if her first few moments on the island hadn't been bad enough already, the sudden entrance of a pistol-packing third party sent a jolt through Jana's spine. The strangers words were soft, but also cold and malevolent, and she might as well have screamed "BOO!" at the top of her lungs. J...

Jana woke up amidst a hay bale, and for one moment of ignorant bliss, didn't know where she was or why she was there. Then, boom, it hit her again, not as hard as the first time, but equally jarring. Vomit climbed its way suddenly up her throat, but she choked it down with some effort, tears burning...

Dan Johnson had been selected for the SOTF program. He couldn't believe it. It was like something out of the Twilight Zone. ' Am I dreaming? ' he thought to himself, lying there on the wooden porch of the ranch house. He traced his fingers along the collar encircling his throat. ' Can't be... ' Last...

Bryan nodded. He wasn't surprised by her response, and his desire to get her somewhere safe outweighed that to take another life. It was awkward enough the first time. It was strange how quickly his objective altered, the second she'd said his name. "Alright," he replied, glancing back onc...

Bryan held her firmly as she struggled, but she managed to pull her head away from his open hand, and he was worried she would scream, giving away their position to whoever was inside the barn. As quickly as she'd started resisting, however, she stopped abruptly. Bryan didn't know what to make of it...

((continued from Dan Birch )) Bryan had just kept on going north straight from the get-go, cutting right through the village and finally ending up here at this quaint little ranch isolated from the rest of the (former) community. Darkness had fallen in the midst of his journey, and this looked like ...

"Happy Halloween, everyfuckers--cckkkchh!" Andrew Swainson and Nich Finlayson let the door swing shut behind them; Swainson had just thrown his meagre weight against it causing it to swing open abruptly...but somewhat pathetically, considering the amount of effort involved. He was trying t...