- >You all walk for hours, your progress hindered by the rubble left by the explosion
- >Five minutes away from Lake Erie, a massive obstacle halts you completely
- >The explosions tore a massive hole into the city
- >The fissure stretches from the lake in the direction of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- >Water from Lake Erie floods into the city
- "Shit, guys. We gotta cross this somehow."
- "No way am I gonna try crossing that with Starsplash."
- "Oh my God...is that a shark?"
- >Jen points at the water and you see a fin move toward the lake
- >Must've escaped from the zoo
- >It'll probably die soon in the fresh water
- >Unless it's a bull shark
- >Then it could be problematic
- "Alright...looks like we're going around...We need to cut through the zoo."
- "Marcus...that's like, two miles away. There's no way Starsplash OR Sun's up for another hike through this."
- >You sigh, well aware that Anon's right
- "Okay. We can stay here for the night. It's getting dark, anyway."
- >The three of you head for the nearest intact building
- >You scrounge around a bit for some soft stuff to sleep on, and settle in
- >You're awoken in the middle of the night by Anon
- "Hey, Marcus...you think we're gonna make it out of this?"
- "Yeah...why do you ask?"
- "I don't know...I mean, I barely made it away from just 50 of the cannibals...there's millions here, plus all the fires-"
- "Don't worry...we'll all be fine. Look."
- >You point over at Sunsplash and Starsplash, who have fallen asleep in a mini-fluffpile on top of Jen
- "They're not worried. They trust us."
- "You're right, I guess."
- "Hey, if fluffies can find a way, why not us?"
- >Anon seems content and walks away to go back to sleep
- >You stare at the ceiling for a while
- >The screams of the fluffies outside keep you awake
- >Fires are still burning throughout the city
- >It's gonna be a while until things get better here
- >After a while, you become too tired to keep your eyes open, and you drift off to sleep
- >You're awoken by a sharp pain in your stomach
- "Ah, what the hell..."
- >Anon's poking you with a stick
- "Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey!"
- "Goddammit, Anon I swear to God..."
- "What...? It's like, 2 in the afternoon."
- >You pull your cracked phone out of your pocket
- >2:06
- "Alright...time to go then."
- "Daddeh...Sunspwas hungy."
- >Shit, none of you have eaten for over a day
- "Alright, there should be a grocery store on the way to the zoo. We'll grab some food there."
- "Otay."
- >You set off into the city, following the flooded fissure
- >You eventually reach a place called "Sav-Way Foods"
- >You head inside
- >Not much remains, but the bread and peanut butter you find is fine by you
- >The fluffies love it too
- >After your quick meal, you head back out
- >You walk the remaining mile to the zoo
- >The fissure ends dead center in the middle of the place
- >You know some animals are loose in there, but it's the only way
- >You take a deep breath and walk through the gate
- >Jen spots a map at the entrance plaza
- "Looks like the quickest way to the other side is through...um...HERE!"
- >You and Anon glance at the map
- "Jen...that's the gorilla exhibit..."
- "It's the quickest way, Marcus..."
- "She's right, man. I mean if that shark was loose, maybe the gorillas fell in the water, too."
- >You notice that the gorillas are right next to the aquarium
- >Maybe you're in luck
- "Alright. Let's go then."
- >You cut through what's left of the savannah towards the aquarium
- >It's completely destroyed
- "Shit. I was hoping we could just go through here."
- >Jen and Anon give you nervous glances
- "Gorilla cage?"
- "Gorilla cage."
- >You take the nearest path over to the gorilla exhibit
- >You immediately notice that the gorillas are NOT in their cages
- >The thick glass that was keeping them contained must have shattered during the bombing
- >Now they're loose
- "NU! MUNSTAH!"
- "What was that?"
- "Sounds like a fluffy..."
- >You and Anon head over to the door that leads to your destination
- >You cautiously open it and peer outside
- "Oh holy fuck..."
- >A huge, silverback gorilla is roaring at a terrified group of fluffies
- >Anon takes out his phone and starts recording
- "Here, we see the fluffies' natural predator, the gorilla. The fluffies are defenseless against such raw power."
- "Anon would you quit that?"
- "Not a chance. Internet's gonna love this."
- >There's no way you can help them without the gorilla seeing you
- >And boy, is he PISSED
- >The gorilla charges, toppling the fluffies like bowling pins
- >A few are crushed under his massive frame
- >It picks two up and slams them against the wall, over and over again
- >The remaining fluffies finally realize they can run, and promptly do so
- >The gorilla roars and beats its chest triumphantly
- >It chases after the remaining fluffies
- >You wait until the screams and the roars are out of earshot, and move outside
- ".....Marcus you gotta admit that was FUCKING awesome."
- "Okay, Anon...it was pretty cool."
- >You love fluffies, but seeing that gorilla tear into them was somehow fulfilling
- >Your small group continues on for about 2 more hours
- >Finally, you reach your destination
- >You arrive at a dock on the shores of Lake Erie

