... several bushbabies staring at you from a nearby copse, pointing tiny spears in your direction. You hold your hands over your head and say...
..."Invaders? There's only one of me." They look around for a few moments, and realize you're right; after this, they....
(BTW, thanks for making me look up what a bushbaby is. They're really cute!)
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
say, "Welcome to South Africa, oh strange one!". But you say, "thank you, but wait a minute! How is it you can talk so well in English?" The bush babies...
...explain, "There's a crazy scientist on this island who has been experimenting on the wild life, and his experiments left us with the ability to speak English." You're a little concerned about this scientist, so you ask....
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
... "Where exactly is this mad scientist's laboratory?" The bushbabies answer...
..."It's about half a mile straight north of here; you can't miss it." Well, actually, that was your plan; you start walking off to the east. Unfortunately, after a couple of minutes....
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
... you fall into a hole. After looking around for a moment, you realize that it's a trap for a lion, and that there's already a lion there. You scream and...
The lion is alerted to dinner on the hoof. You fall on your side covering your head and remain very quiet. The lion resumes its search for a way out of the trap, so you
...look around, and realize that there is actually a tunnel leading out of here--a tunnel too small for the lion. Carefully, you creep towards it, and have just reached the entrance when....
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
... the lion whines and holds out its paw in your direction. There is a thorn imbedded in the velvety gold, and you...
...take pity on it, and gently remove the thorn. Once you pull it out, though, you realize....
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
... that the poachers who trapped the lion are returning to check their trap. Quickly, you turn to the lion (now friendly with you since you were so kind to pull the thorn out) and stand on its back so you can reach a nearby vine...
...and climb out. Before they see you, you're able to sneak up behidn the poachers and...
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
... say "Stop in the name of the law!" They're so startled, you have time to kick a long piece of plywood down into the hole, allowing the lion a ramp to climb out. The lion then...
Attacks the poachers who run away, except for one, who tries to shoot the lion. But you...