The Island Escape
by Yassar Albarakat
[[Start Game]]
Version 1.0
January 2020The night is stormy. You and your three friends are on a cruise. You guys are playing a game of cards when out of the blue, a flash of lightning strikes the ship and damages it significantly, shattering into pieces. You and the boys take your bags and make a quick dash for the emergency boat. Almost half of the ship has already sunk into the sea, so time is not on your side. Before you reach for the emergency boat, a huge wave of water takes away your friends, and you could do nothing but stare. You feel very emotional and as if your body is paralyzed. Another lightning flash helps you realize you must act quickly or you will meet the same fate as your friends. So, you take the boat and sail off, rowing as hard as you possibly can. Midway through the trip when the waves have cooled down as you sailed away, you doze off and wake up after a [[collision]].You wake up to see that you had collided with a huge rock on the shore of an island. You do not know which specific island you are on. It's a hot day with the sun beaming down on you. You take your bag and explore the [[island]].As you wander around the island, you come across many exotic species of trees, insects, and birds. Vegetation was abundant throughout the island, but habitation was scarce. You collect a few fruits and then when you are tired, you sit down under a tree with plenty of shade. You search your bag and for useful items and find a knife, while you simultaneously eat the fruit you have gathered. Out of nowhere, you hear a loud, screeching [[sound]].An ugly-looking creature sprung out the bushes and came towards the tree that keeps you hidden while you sit on a branch. Its body looked obscene, due to the fact it had four legs but three menacing eyes. It had a glittering maroon mane around its face. Its body was covered with brown fur and purple spots, looking similar to that of a leopard. It also had tall hiinder legs when compared to its front legs. The nose was large and a had a long tongue along with its big mouth. It also had sharp teeth. The creature notices you and started to head towards me. Since you're vegan, you start to contemplate whether you want to kill the animal to ensure your survival and abandon your vegan diet, or wait for the creature to leave you alone and find vegetation to eat on the island, even though it is scarce because other animals may want to eat it and might kill you for it.
Choose an option.
[[Attempt to kill the creature.]]
[[Leave the animal alone]].You try to stab the creature, but you miss horribly. The creature bites you in the leg and then you are on the ground in pain. He bites your face and then you bleed to death.
YOU ARE DEAD.Suddenly, the branch you sit on gives way and you fall on the ground with a thud. The creature smirks at you and decides to leave you alone, thinking you are dead. You find a bush with berries next to your convenience.
[[Eat the berries]].You are dying of hunnger and need something to energize you. You find a bush filled with blackberries while walking throughout the trail. After eating them, you feel better now and proceed exploring the wilderness, eventually taking a nap.
[[Wake up from your nap.]]After what seemed like an hour's sleep, you wake up inside a dark cave. The atmosphere is damp and gives you goosebumps. Thankfully, your bag is still safe and not stolen.
[[Look through your bag]].
[[Proceed]].You find a torch, a map, a knife, a PBJ sandwhich, and your phone which is at 1% battery charge. You take the torch out and search for an opening in the cave. Fortunately, the monstrous creature is not around to intimidate you. While walking, you notice a [[cave painting]] of some sort with symbols you do not recognize. As you wander around, you find an opening that leads outside. You realize the phone signal gets better outside as you get 1 bar because you previously had 0 bars when you were inside the cave.
[[Call your parents]].
[[Move on]] .The ancient painting depicts animals being hunted and a campfire with people gathered around.Unfortunately, your phone dies the moment you try to call and the phone becomes impossible to use because their is no electricity on the island.As you get outside and explore more parts of the island, you encounter some bamboo trees. You decide to cut the bamboo with your knife and use that as materials for a hut.
[[Cut bamboo and build a hut.]]After hours of cutting, you have gathered enough bamboo materials to build a hut. You build near the shore in order to see if any boats will come by. After you finish, you use the leaves you gathered and decide you need a blanket. In order to do this, you'll need to kill a furry animal.
[[Start Hunting]].While hunting at night with your knife as your only lethal weapon, you come across the same furry feature that intimidated you earlier when you first landed on the island. This time, you are in a better situation to kill it because it is sleeping near a tree. You decide to plan out your attack.
[[Run quickly and attack.]]
[[Creep up slowly and attack.]]The creature hears you and runs at you. It bites your arm off and then devours the rest of your body.
YOU ARE DEAD.Creeping up slowly on the creature, you stab it in the neck and stomach. It starts to shriek loudly but you continously stab the animal until it shrieks no more. You then cut the fur from the animal and take it back to you [[hut]].The fur keeps you warm for the night as a comfortable blanket.
[[Sleep]].You wake up in the morning and notice a monkey playing with your bag as it invades your home. Given your circumstances, the monkey provides a morale boost and is a source of entertainment.
[[Adopt the monkey and raise it as your own.]]It is day 3, and you are still searching for signs of life. Luckily, you come across the sound of a human as you are walking throughout the forest.
[[Investigate the sound]]. As you maneuver throughout the trees and bushes, getting closer to the sound, you eventually see a pirate sitting down on a wooden table next to his hut, eating food that he had scavenged. You think about what you should do in this scenario.
[[Sneak up on the pirate and try to rob and kill him.]]
[[Introduce yourself to him.]]
The pirate hears you sneaking up and slashes you on the neck and stabs you in the heart, killing you instantly.
YOU ARE DEAD."Hello,", you say.
"Why hello there, I'm Captain Farley, what brings you to this Island?", says Captain Farley.
"I was on a cruise ship with some friends and then it wrecked. They passed away and I survived. I was able to get an emergency boat from the cruise ship and sail away. I ended up here and have been scavenging and surviving for the past three days", you say.
"Interesting, I am free to help you as long as you need until help arrives from the outside world. This is my humble abode, so ask me whenever you need something", says Captain Farley.
[["Yes, absolutely!", you say.]]
[["Thank you for the offer, but I think I am good for now", you say.]]At night, you have arrived back at the hut with your monkey companion Jerry joyful to see you again. You are tired. You need all the rest you can get since tomorrow is going to be a long day.
[[Go to sleep.]]
You wake up in the morning and take a look at the ocean. You see a yacht in the [[distance]].You get up quickly and run along the shore to signal to the yacht that you need help. Fortunately, the yacht notices [[you]].When the yacht reaches shore, a tall, muscular man in beach clothes comes out along with a few other men and women from the boat. They ask you what happened. You explain your unfortunate situation and in turn, they end up being nice people and take you along with them. You gather your belongings and the monkey decides to come along too, since it loves you so much. You sail away home, remincicing on how you made it out the island alive, the friends you tragically lost. Despite the hard times, you feel joyful as you will be able to see your loved ones once again.
THE END.''Fabulous, I have extra berries and fruits if you need any", says Captain Farley.
"I will glady take some", says Joe.
"Fantastic", says Captain Farley.
"I will go back to my hut now, thank you so much!", says Joe.
"Of course, anytime Joe!" says Captain Farley.
[[Advance.]] "No worries, suit yourself", says Captain Farley.
[[Advance.]]The monkey becomes an ally of yours and you start to feed it some of the food you have collected, along with playing around. You decide to name the monkey Jerry.
[[Keep exploring]].