STORY ARC 7: BEYOND THE ETERNAL FOREST

You Were Our Only Hope

A chapter of a ‘Choose your own’ adventure story.

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“May the force be with you?” you say with a raised brow as you follow Cliché.

Buck and the other deer children quickly follow as you make a beeline across the battlefield toward the tree line on the other side.

Then, several bow-tie-shaped ships emerge from the sky and rain a hail storm of laser fire upon the ground. Dirt and debris fly wildly about as you all dive for cover.

“What is even going on here? I don’t understand any of this!” you cry out.

Cliché holds his gun to his hip and fires everything he has into a low-flying spacecraft, causing it to crash land. “Something has infected the Eternal Forest!” He quickly reloaded the gun and leaps out from cover. “I’ll be bach!”

“Why’d he say it like that?” you ask, as you turn to Buck. He shrugs as he lights another cigarette.

Another version of Buck and Cliché appears from behind the tree line. This one is dressed head to toe in black with a matching cape. The respirator that covered his face loudly hisses with each breath. Then his saber of light energy flares with a brilliant and dangerous red hue.

“Oh, you should watch out for that guy. Darth Blader I think his name is?” Buck mutters.

“Oh great… Get the kids to safety!” you shout, as you charge for Blader. Despite your best efforts, he moves his hand which sends you flying across the battlefield by some unseen force.

As you struggle to get back up, you watch in horror as Darth Blader murders the younglings. No, not the younglings! In a rage-induced fury, you charge after Blader to make him pay for his crimes and Bucky’s lack of involvement.

Before you know it you’re being held in the air by the unseen force once again. Darth Blader squeezes his hand tighter as you gasp for air.

Where is Cliché? Why is Bucky just standing there?

“You don’t belong here,” Blader says between machine-assisted breaths. Then he drives his fancy laser sword into your gut.

The End…?

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