Lady-PokesAlot

        "Do you need any help?" came an unfamiliar voice from the surrounding darkness.        Startled, you let out a gasp and scrambled to take hold of your flash light. Pointing the electric torch in several directions wildly, you did your best to suppress the fearful squeak in your voice as you demand "W-Who's there?"        The initial response was nothing but a deathly silence, disrupted only by the sound of the occasional drip of water and your own panicked breathing. You began to ponder the possibility of the voice being nothing but a figment of your own imagination... or perhaps you did hit your head harder than you thought durin

     The next morning you were awoken by the exotic cries of the various jungle wildlife. Calls of birds and monkeys were all too familiar to you as this wasn't your first journey into a tropical environment. Sleep lingered behind your eyes and you told yourself you'd only sleep five more minutes… that is until the distant roar of a large wildcat immediately convinced you that NOW was a better time to get up. Sitting bolt upright you scrambled to unzip your sleeping bag and make yourself less vulnerable. It had slipped your mind that you were doing this trip all on your own so there was no one else around to watch out for you while you s

 Handily you swung your machete to sever the vines and clear the brush that blocked your way forward. It was hard, backbreaking work but you were determined to fight your way through this god-forsaken patch of jungle that even the native peoples of the area refused to tread. They called you insane for making this trip, for risking your life to achieve a crazy dream you've chased for most of your life. But you didn't care. You were _____ _____; self-proclaimed fearless explorer! Sure, no one ever recognized your name or knew of your adventures but that suited you just fine. Real adventurers aren't in it for the fame; they're in it for the th