Pan's Story

Pan opened her eyes, her breathing unsteady. She stayed still for a moment, letting her breath steady slowly. It was cool in her room, under an intricately woven leaf roof which kept off the heavy rain. A light snore came from beside her, and she smiled, soothed by the presence of her companion. Ruben was sleeping soundly, which she deemed lucky since it meant he never woke before her and saw her suffering from her night terrors.

Pan's past was a dark one, and one not easily forgotten. Though she refused to let it rule her everyday life, conquering her fears triggered by an event never spoken of, it overthrew her at night and reigned terror through her uneasy slumber, and in the morning she'd have to steel herself as her fears returned. But ever since Ruben had come into her life, she hadn't been so scared.

Ruben stirred, blinking awake, and Pan petted his head gently.

"Rise and shine." She whispered softly. He grumbled something and buried back into the covers, while she got up to start cooking their breakfast.

((This will be continued in this thread, is that alright? I'm just trying to work through my writers block.))

"So, what's on the agenda today?" Ruben muttered through a mouthful of fried rice - one of his favorite foods. Pan sat crossed legged on the floor opposite him, with her own bowl of mushroom stew. She swallowed her mouthful, thinking.

"Well, we need to know more about you and your kind... and there's only one guy I know of that we can go to for information." She took another mouthful, "He's an Ex War Veteran, and now trades useful items for useful information."

"How d'you know he's gonna be of any help?"

"Well, it wouldn't hurt to try."

Once full and fed, the two set off west on a boat, following the river to a small island, void of trees, housing a simple wooden lean-to in the center.

"There's no one here!"

Pan gave a knowing smile, and pulled in her oar. Pulling out a rare gem she'd saved for such an occasion, she launched it over onto the island, and heard it land with a dull thunk against something metal. For a moment nothing happened, before the sound of pistons started up caused the water to churn, the ground pulling apart to form a thin passage way. The water poured in, and the current dragged the boat in, disappearing into a dark tunnel as the entrance closed behind them. For a few moments they rode the crashing waters in silence, before there was a light in front of them, and all of a sudden they were thrown out of the boat and onto a wooden walkway.

"T-that..." Ruben was visibly shaking, terrified, "Wasn't fun..."

Pan smiled sympathetically, kneeling up and gathering him in her arms, hushing him softly before they headed into the heart of her friend's base.

((I broke my writer's block adgshfga so proud of myself, only took me what two hours!!))