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Chapter 17 - Survival on an island

(Dr. Gyan Singh's Point of View.)

We were fighting him but we were unable to even move him. Now it was his turn to attack.

He punched me so hard that I fell in water. He killed Dr. Navneet Prajwal Mishra in a single slap.

He threw away Dr. Apyash Bajrang Kshitij Singh and then threw our helmsmen Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri and Mr. Ajay Kumar. Then it was turn of Dr. Avinash Sarvottam Verma. He was alone in the ship. He attacked Captain Kharatos Krypton. He emptied all of his guns (That were

1. S & W J-Frame Revolver

2. Glock G - 17

3. Ruger 1911 Commander

4. S & W M & P Shield

5. Ruger LCP Pistol

6. Ruger LCR Pistol

7. Glock 23 Handgun

8. Glock G - 43 Handgun

9. Smith & Wesson M & P

10. Charter Arms Bulldog)

He used all his extra bullets. At end he started throwing guns on Captain Kharatos Krypton. At last he went for hand to hand combat and lost. Captain Kharatos Krypton killed him by behaheading him just using his hand. Then he jumped back to his ship. And ordered his defence head, 'Yamdut 420064' (Yamdut is the messenger of god of death.) to find and kill all of us. On his order Yamdut 420064, sent a battalion to find and kill the remaining 4 members of our crew.

I tried to swim under water, while swimming I met Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri, we swimmed to an island together.

I checked my phone but there was no network. "Do your phone has network?" I asked.

"No, Dr. Gyan Singh." Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri answered.

"Ok, then Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri, go to that side of the island and I will go this side. Try to search for food, water, sheltor or if there is someone else living here." I ordered.

Then I searched the right half of the island but found nothing. Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri came back a few minutes after me. He was also unable to find anything. Then we planed to follow the survival rules. I went to make a Solar Water Slit and told Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri to build a shelter.

I began to Dig a hole in the sand up near the edge of oak trees. I dug deep enough that the hole is within the damp sand underneath.

Then I had to place a container but I didn't had one. So, I tried to search a container. Luckily I found one. I placed the container in the center of the hole.

Then filled up the gaps surrounding the container with wet leaves.

Then I had to place a plastic sheet but I didn't had one. So, I used my saftey jacket as plastic sheet by cutting it using my cutter. Then I placed the plastic sheet over the hole and anchored the sheet in place with larger rocks around the edges of the hole.

Then I placed one small rock in the center of the plastic, just over the container.

Now I had to wait for condensation to fill the container.

At that time, Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri build the shelter.

He collected around 20 long and thick branches. And also gathered as much thick foliage as he can.

He placed 3 of the longest branches into the ground to construct a tripod structure.

With the remaining branches, he placed them around the tripod to form a tight circle with a small open area to serve as an entrance.

Then he used the foliage he gathered to, cover the sticks with them to create a barrier against the elements.

He also collected a good amount of dry tinder and various sized dry branches.

So, we made a miniature one with the smaller branches and placed it in the center of where we wanted our fire.

we found a piece of wood and cut a groove in its base.

Then placed some tinder at one end that we ignited.

Then we used a hard stick, plow the end up and down this groove to create friction.

The tinder begin to smolder, blow on it to help fuel the fire.

Then we thought of making 2 weapons a club and a spear.

So we followed the steps,

The steps to make spear were

Step 1: Search for some long branches.

Step 2: Sharpen the end and make sure it is long enough and weighted enough to throw.

Step 3: Collect some stones.

Step 4: Use twine or shoelaces to attach stones to the spear to weigh it down.

The steps to make a club were

Step 1: Find a rock to use as the club and some rope, paracord, or vine to secure it to the branch.

Step 2: Find a branch that is strong enough to hold the weight of the rock but thin enough for you to grasp.

Step 3: Lash the rock onto the end of the stick securely, and you're set.

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Lakshman Prasad Hanumaan Chettri suggested that we should also make a bow and some arrows by following the steps

Step 1: Start by finding a branch a minimum of 4 feet and a maximum of 5 feet long for the bow. The diameter should be around 1 inch. The branches you collect for your arrows should be no more than 1 foot long and half an inch in diameter.

Step 2: Remove all limbs and leaves from your branches, and trim the bark on the opposite side of the natural curve.

Step 3: Cut two notches on the inside of your main branch 1 inch down from each end, and roughly halfway into the branch.

Step 4: Find rope, cordage, or vine to use for your string; the shorter it is, the harder it will be to pull back but the more power it will have.

Step 5: Fit the rope or vine into the notches and secure them with a loop; test out the bow by making sure the bow bends properly when the string is pulled. The actual bow is now complete.

Step 6: Trim the bark on all of your arrow branches, except for the bark 2 inches from the end where the features will be.

Step 7: Make feathers out of actual bird features, paper, plastic, or card stock, and cut right angles into each of them to make a triangle; use glue or tree sap to attach them to the end of the arrow with 3 feathers per arrow.

Step 8: Cut a notch into the middle of the end of the arrow to set the string in, and you're set!

It was night so, we slept in our shelter, and planned to search for food the next day.

TO BE CONTINUED