Difficult Decisions

Tomb Raider? Really Author?

GEORGIA'S POV

Another sign appears. Why should I tell you?  What a douche. I can hear your thoughts Georgia. I roll my eyes. "Just tell us where to go!" I say angrily. "Or at least give the poor boys their clothes back!" I motion towards them and they all nod quickly. You're no fun. "THANK YOU!" But I am. I turn back and see they have a towel each. Better than nothing. I can feel the grin in the sign. If that's even possible. A door appears at the far end of the room, with a sign next to it. I walk up to it. Find your twin. "Wait... what the fuck is that ment to mean!?" Alex walks up to me and pats my back. "Think about. it. It's not that hard. You're just frustrated." I think about it. Oh. I walk up next to Felix. "Guess that's you!" Sean and Alex pair up. This is confusing. The sign changes. Or triplets... sorry. I roll my eyes once again. "Wait... Matt has blonde hair now... but it's dyed..." I look toward the sign. Well the hair on his head now IS CURRENTLY BLONDE WILL YOU HURRY UP PLEASE. I hold my hands up defensively. Matt joins us. Brown hair blue eyes... Sean and Alex... Brown/black hair and brown eyes... Mark and Ryan... Cry. "Cry... we need to know what you look like... you need to take your mask off..." He holds it protectively. "Cry! This is possibly a life or death situation!" No it's not... "SHUT UP SIGN!" I walk toward him. "C'mon Cry... you can trust us..." He sighs underneath his mask. "Can I?" We all stare at him. "I can't believe this... I can't believe it..." I throw my hands in the air. What does he mean, Can I? Of course he can! I walk away to cool down. Alex follows me. "Hey. You need to calm down. He's scared! He's probably had some traumatic experience! You're making it worse! You need to stop!" I turn to her wide eyed. "I'M TRYING TO KEEP US ALIVE ALEX!" Tears stream down my face. I drop to my knees and hold my head in my hands. "I'm trying to keep us alive... I don't wanna die..." Silence. Nothing but silence. Until a soft voice breaks it. "Ok..." We all look over at Cry. "It's for the best..." He reaches behind his head to untie the string. Slowly, he lets it down. We all stare eagerly. Blond hair, brown eyes.

ALEX'S POV

Oh god. He just had to be cute. Yeah. That helps. A lot. Thanks Mr and Mrs Cry for creating such a magnificent creature. I hear a sudden laughter fill the room. I peer over at the sign. ...such a magnificent creature Alex... I nod sarcastically and flip the sign off. Rude. "WHATEVER! LET'S JUST GET THIS NEXT ROOM DONE!" We join our groups. Walk through one group at a time. You'll be transported to different places in the same location and you have to find each other. "Huh. seems easy enough!" Matthias states. We all glare at him. In that case... take these...

GEORGIA'S POV

I peer down at myself and see a singlet, some shorts and a utility belt, with a hand gun, and a ... oh shit. "Why am I dressed like Lara Croft from the most recent Tomb Raider game?" I swear I hear a deep chuckle. Why do you think... Ms Croft... I look up at everyone else. Thank god they have clothes on. They're all decked out with weaponry and explorer type clothes. I feel my back, and find a bow and arrow. Well then... I can sorta use it... maybe... "Why does she get to be the protagonist?" Alex whines. Because... she's somewhat athletic... and... I chose at random?  I shake my head. "Trust me Alex... if it's anything like the game... you're lucky you're not the protagonist." I feel for my prying axe thing. There it is. I take a deep breathe in and place my hand on the handle, I give one more look over to Mark. Then Alex. They're two people I can't loose. Even if I don't end up choosing Mark... he's a good friend. "Let's begin..." I step through the door with Felix, Matt and Matthias. I look behind us to find the door gone. "Great. I'm stuck with a goof ball-" I motion to Matt. "and a doof." I motion toward Matthias. "My only hope left is Felix! Nah. Not even. I'm kidding. I think I'm my only hope." I laugh, earning a couple of chuckles. "Before we begin... we need to see what strengths we bring to the group. I know that's boring, but, it's essential. I can definitely bring some agility and speed." I turn toward Felix and nod in his direction. "I've got some video game experience... I know all the tricks when it comes to Tomb Raider." I motion toward Matt. "I reckon I've got some good problem solving skills. I can think pretty quickly." Matthias thinks for a while. "I have no idea what I bring to the table." He looks kinda sad. "You've got some strength in you!" (Just pretend ;-;) He nods slightly.  "I guess so." I turn to face the cliff face that just appeared. "WOAH! Ok! That's a thing that happened." I look down to find a crate with rope and some sort of pulley system. "DAMMIT! I'm not ready to be Lara Croft yet!" A sign appears out of no where. Fuck you. "That was harsh. Come one. I didn't do anything there." SORRY! Sorry. My friend got a hold of the keyboard. "There's TWO OF YOU NOW!?" Yeah... there's like four of us. "GEORGIA CAN YOU STOP CONVERSING WITH THE SIGN AND START CLIMBING!" I turn around. "Bujeezus! Sorry!"I rummage through the crate and find a bag. Bingo. I put the ropes and pulley system in and I turn to the wall and pull out the prying axe. I breathe out heavily. I swing my axe into the cliff face and it goes in straight away. "That was easier than expected." You ARE in Tomb Raider. Lara Croft must have Lara Croft abilities. I smile to myself. I scale the cliff face. My foot slips. "OH SHIT!" I start to fall. What did I do in the game what did I do in the game!? I swing my axe back into the wall. I'm dangling from one arm. Oh Jesus. "GEORGIA!" Matt yells. "I'm ok!" I think. I start back up the face again. This time, being more careful. I reach the top. "I MADE IT!" I call out to the boys down below. "Good! Now! I've figured out why we need the ropes and pulley system!" Matt calls. He IS smart. The more you know. "There must be some sort of thing that you can attach a rope to up there!" I look around. Yep. "Now! Attach the rope to an arrow!" What? Ok. "Now what?" I make sure the rope is pulled tight. "Shoot the arrow at this conveniently placed tree stump! Then attach the other end of the rope to whatever it is that's up there!" I laugh at 'conveniently placed.'  I pull out the bow. 'Remember Georgia. Lara Croft must have Lara Croft abilities.' I aim toward the stump. Bulls eye! I can't believe  just said that. And... did THAT! Yes! "Now! That pulley system thing!? Yeah! You need to throw it back down!" I comply reluctantly. "Now just relax!" I hear something like rope against rope. Out of no where, Matt appears. "HI!" What the hell... OH! I know now! "I remember the game play now! That thing that pulls you up ropes!" We high five each other as Matthias and Felix join us.