𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 - 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘱𝘯

𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘟𝘐𝘝

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐂

𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍
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"Where did everyone go?"

All of you search around in a state of panic, desperately trying to make sense of the sudden disappearance. Your heart races as you take a step forward, only to have the ground beneath your feet give way. It's as if the earth itself  is trying to swallow you whole.

"Ray!" you cry out, your voice filled with fear and desperation. Ray instinctively grabs onto your shirt from behind, but you still sink down. Despite his efforts, all five of you are pulled down into the depths below.

As you plummet into darkness, a chilling sensation washes over you. The void surrounds you, enveloping you in its eerie embrace.

With a harsh impact, you land on the ground, the sound of the other falling nearby echoing in the darkness. You let out a groan of pain as you weakly attempt to sit up, trying to make sense of your surroundings.

However, all you can see is an overwhelming darkness enveloping everything.

"Ray? Emma?" you call out, your voice filled with both worry and relief as you rise to your feet.

"Here." Ray responds, his voice reaching your ears. But then, you hear Thoma's scream, "Ew, ew! Bug!"

"I'm right here!" Emma's voice reassures you, sounding closer than before.

As you blink, your vision gradually starts to adapt to the darkness, allowing you to make out faint shapes and contours. The world around you slowly comes into focus, revealing glimpses of your surroundings.

"Are we underground?" Emma asks, her voice filled with concern.

"Yeah, most likely." Ray responds.

Emma wonders aloud, "Could it be that everyone else is also down here?"

"We should search." You suggest.

Out of nowhere, you hear familiar voices calling out to Emma from behind. All five of you quickly turn around, your attention drawn to a bright line piercing through the darkness not too far away from where you're standing.

Suddenly , you hear familiar voice calling out for Emma from behind you. Everyone else seems to have fallen underground here as well.

Emma kneels down to the ground as she embraces the smaller children. "Thank god, you're all okay!"

As you all gather together, Chris points out something, drawing your attention. "Look, Emma!" Suddenly, a swarm of bugs begins to surround.

Confused by your surroundings, you mumble, "What in the world is this place?" as you gaze around, trying to make sense of it all.

The walls surrounding us are completely composed of intertwining roots, and this underground space is teeming with plant life and insects. It doesn't make sense at all. There's no source of light for the plants to thrive.

You extend your hand and effortlessly snap off a piece of the roots. 'We won't be able to climb our way out with these. They're too weak.'

Emma's voice mumbles, "All of these roots look weak too climb." Her gaze fixates on the root held in her palm, her brows furrowing with concern.

Don chimes in, "Lets look for a different exit!" He takes the lead and begins walking along a singular path.

Uncertainty hangs in the air as we cautiously follow Don, each step filled with a mix of curiosity and apprehension. The path stretches ahead, shrouded in darkness, leaving us clueless about what lies beyond.