Human of the Wild

Chapter 1 - Ties that bind (Remastered)

"Um... are you guys archaeologists?"

Bandit awkwardly asks the group of hairless creatures in front of him, out of all the possible different moments he could've asked this, the current situation he got himself into would hands down be the worst to have asked a question like his, especially as the first thing he would say to them. After he had asked that, nobody in the group chose to give him an answer, in response they gave him a confused look, wondering why he would assume that as they tried to figure out who he was, and where he had come from.

"Archaeologists? Did he really just ask us if we were archaeologists?" A member of the group asked everyone next to him in a male voice, he was the same individual who confirmed that the man with the shovel that saved Bandit and the woman in the explorer outfit are married or are in a relationship.

"It seems like he did." Another member of the group replied in a scared tone, they were shaking at the sight of the young blue heeler.

"I can't believe it, I think we might discover another life form." The woman in the explorer outfit said in shock, she tried to get a closer look at Bandit, but would be grabbed by the man with the shovel.

"Wait Jane, we don't know what he is capable of, we should try to get some answers out of him first before he tries to run away if he ends up doing that." The man with the shovel stated to which the woman sighed in response. Bandit overheard what he had said and now he knew the woman in the explorer outfit went by the name Jane.

"You're right Russell, sorry for getting ahead of myself." Jane replied, confirming to Bandit that her husband is named Russell as someone then asks. "So what is this thing supposed to be exactly? It doesn't look anything human like." Another member within the group commented, very intrigued by what they were seeing. Bandit's eyes widened when heard the word human, is that what their species is called? If so, why weren't they known to him, his family, or anybody else? This day only got stranger by the second.

"Human? Is that what they are?" Bandit thought to himself, completely puzzled by what was going on but starting to become interested as to who they were and what their motives of being out here in a restricted camp spot in the first place.

"The resemblance appears to be a dog, a blue heeler to be exact, but it stands on two legs like us." An elderly man wearing glasses and a raincoat said, stepping out from amongst the group as he then pulled out a camera and took a picture of the blue heeler. The flash from it blinded Bandit for a moment and made him mad.

"Hey! Watch where you're pointing that!" Bandit shouted angrily, not taking kindly to having his picture taken or being blinded for a moment by the camera flash. "Thanks captain obvious, however in your defense, it's interesting in itself that this dog could stand up like us. I've only seen a dog stand up in cartoons when I was a kid, but in real life... Well it's a pretty easy answer." A woman in the group said, replying to what the elderly man had said while she stood with her arms crossed. Russell then slowly and calmly walked over to the blue heeler, but was greeted with a growl from Bandit.

"Stay back! My dad taught me the art of karate and I'm not afraid to use it if I have to." Bandit proclaimed while in a fighting stance.

"Whoa, calm down it's ok, it's ok. Nobody is going to hurt you, we just want to ask you some questions about where we are and what you are. You see we're not from here and we're trying to get our ship patched up, but we have no supplies to do so. If you know anybody who could help us out we would be much appreciated." Russell explained to Bandit in a calm and friendly manner.