Part 2 And into the wilderness   >brain.exe has unexpectedly crashed. Reboot? (Y/N) >Y >Rebooting... Would you like to run brain.exe in safe mode? (Y/N) >Y >Scanning for corrupted files >You wake up slowly to a beautiful landscape >The colors are vibrant, and almost unreal >Looking at the sky, the sun is at its peak, indicating noon >You look down, and see you're wearing your ABUs >A quick inspection reveals a bag next to you >Inside is a flight suit, survival gear, a combat knife, and an M9 along with four clips of ammo >>Good, I've got some gear. Now to look around a...wait, where's my name? >You notice your nametags are missing >You look at your dogtags >Surprised to see them, you examine them... and everything's there except your name >>So, what's my name? >..... >3 corrupted files found. >FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu >Ok, you can deal with this. >You're in a field, with what looks to be a dirt road in front of you >Off in the distance, you make out the outskirts of a town >Pick up your bag and you're on your way. >Huh, didn't see that forest before >Fucking perfect landscape >The road leads you down a steep hill into the forest >You follow it, noting the lack of light >>Reminds me of Black Forest, I swear when I get out of this mess... >Wait, when were you in Germany? >10 corrupted files found. >FFFUUUU ok. Ok. Ok. You can handle this >It's just a little amnesia >If you're lucky, it's dissociative fugue >No time to worry about that, you just heard a twig behind you snap >Instinctively, you pull out your knife and M9 >Gun in the right, knife in the left >Turning around, you see nothing >You keep your weapons ready >Procedural memory seems fine >You remember seeing this stance before... >As you walk, you try to remember >Minutes later, you find you find that you remember it from a video game >Can't remember the game >17 corrupted files >Imagine that >But you feel you were also trained this way >Duh, in combat training at the Academy >More questions pop into your head >Enough, there's more pressing matters at hand >You quicken your pace into the woods >Another snap, and you see a pair of yellow eyes this time >Fuck, a wolf >Fuck, wolves hunt in packs >Fuckfuckfuckfuck >You sprint as fast as you can >Fucking boots, they were made to kick ass, not to run >A wolf jumps from in front of you onto you >You knife it >wut >A wolf...made out of wood? >Ah, a timber wolf >Funny >Hilarious even >FUUCK >Gun pointed at its head, pull trigger >Splinters everywhere, and the smell of blood >The crimson liquid pours onto your BDUs >Worry about the mess later, get to your feet! >Push off wolf, two more chase you >They catch up, and one jumps onto your back >Pain flares on your shoulder >Some of the flesh from your left shoulder is in that wolf's mouth >Not on my watch >Elbow it in the face, back onto your feet >Shoot it instinctively >Hits the neck >CLOSE ENOUGH >The other wolf jumps onto you >They sure do like pinning you >Your M9 goes out of your hand >Scratches the fuck out of your face >Stab under its chin >You hear a whine, and as you pull your blade out, its blood pours onto your face >You quickly look for your gun, and you hear more growling >shitshitshit >See a glint, and you pick it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA_dMjRSSLk >RUNRUNRUNRUN >Blood drips from your face, and youd don't know if it's the wolf's or yours >Fucks given: 2 >Normal fucks given: 2000 >You see a clearing >But you also hear the wolves getting closer >It'll be close >SPRINTINGSPRINTINGSPRINTING >You're outside the forest >But the wolves are still going after you >Taking quick aim, you fire at one only 5 feet from you >Miss >20 feet in front of you are two small horses. >One is yellow with a pink mane >The other is lavender with an indigo mane >And a pink highlight? >And a horn? >Come to think of it... >NO TIME FOR THINKING >Look over your shoulder >Fuck, it's within biting range >Quick shot >Your shot hits its paw, and it stops chasing you >5 more are still on your tail >Perhaps those horses will slow down the wolves >Maybe they'll go after the horses when you pass them >Renegade points what? >Forget it time to shut up and run >The horses have a look of apprehension on their faces >Huh... not the same horses you're used to seeing >>Just where the fuck am I? >You trip just after you pass them >Quickly, you turn to see the yellow one standing its ground >The lavender pony is behind the yellow one >Huh, the yellow one has wings >And they both have tattoos on their asses? >You notice all this in less than 3 seconds >Yellow one yells >Holy shit it's working >They've stopped, and actually are running back into the forest >You jump up and assume a defensive stance >You stare at your rescuers. >They look at you >From the look on their faces, they don't know what to make of you >You share that feeling >Yellow one takes a step towards you >Adrenaline still coursing through your body, you get ready to fight >It talks to you. >"slfdkjoie afiu amklw al?" >Surprise >It really can talk >Too bad you don't speak its language >"kaeajls aisfe kaweial sn?" I'm sorry, I don't understand you. >"eajfal djes??" >Its voice is soft and soothing, feminine in nature >You relax a little My name is... >Empty stare Anyways, I'm a Captain in the United States Air Force >Weren't you an Airman? >44 corrupted files found >"aiowf fek Skelank. >Suddenly, your wounds catch up to you >Pain and fatigue mix as you collapse >You black out before you hit the ground