He began to slowly open his eyes same as when you are waking from a good sleep. Slowly regaining consciousness while light mixed with shadows from leaves fell down on his face from the treetops. The warmth from the sunlight feels good and he is more and more awake.
Suddenly he heard a scream, a woman's scream that instantly woke him up.
"Where are we, who are you people!?" - woman started to yell.
He tried to grasp what is happening but he was also in a big confusion like never before. Forest... What am I doing here, why am I here? The same question the woman asked was going around his mind while he was trying to come to his senses and understand the situation.
Slowly he shook his head and take a look around him. Forest, just forest was all he was able to see. Unknown place and a couple of people he never meets before. Young girl age around twenty or more, with light brown hair with pink color ends, looking at him with the same eyes of confusion as he was probably looking at her. Another one who was leaning on the tree looked calm and was not bothered by the situation grinning with his smile. He had short hair and his hands were all in tattoos.
"I'm Sieghart. I really don't know what is happening I'm in a confusion same as you are. Does anyone here know why are we in the forest?" - he said raising his voice but it was calm enough to not look offensive and scared.
The man moved from the tree, offering a helping hand to Sieghart so he can stand up and pull him so hard that they basically come face to face with each other.
"You can call me Nick" - he said with the same as before grin on his face releasing Sieghart and returning to the near tree and leaning on it again all that while he had a fixed gaze at him.
I just woke up, I'm the same as you. If someone is trying to play with me putting me here in the middle of the forest for some sick game I'm ready for it. - said Nick while from his waistband he take a gun and reloaded it.
Sieghart looked in disbelief and the girl said "Can we at least move from this place and find an explanation for why are we here."
Well, it looks like that big guy with the gun over there is the boss. Let's ask him - Sieghart said with a calm voice completely accepting the situation while checking up his pockets and looking satisfied because all his possessions were there.
Oh, this - said Nick while waving in the air with the gun. Don't worry about this, I can see from the mile that you are in the same position as me. But if anyone tries something funny to me, I will be prepared, and I want to make it clear, don't add any responsibility to me, I'm not a group leader nor do I want to be. I bet that my chances alone are better than sticking with you two - Nick said with a confident voice while trying to put the gun back in the waistband.
Are we maybe in some kind of tv show? Like surviving in the wild or something or maybe not. You are clearly part of some dangerous organization, judging by your look and that thing that you have with you...I don't remember that I got in trouble with any such type of people to be punished like this - girl said while looking at Nick with gloomy eyes full of suspicion.
If you got marked by any of such dangerous organizations like you said, you probably wouldn't end up in the forest...at least not alive Miss...whatever is your name is - Nick said while moving up from the tree and passing by Sieghart and girl giving her a provocative look with eyes continuing to walk in the direction of the forest.
It is Allanoya for you all - girl mumbled with her head down, trying to yet again figure out what is happening and how she ended up in this situation.
I think we should move, we can't stay in one place, let us follow this guy for now and try to find a road - Sieghart said and together with Alanoya they started to walk and follow Nick in hope that they can find some road and continue back to civilization or at least to figure it out where are they.
Hours passed and they continued to walk. They had a feeling that is just circling around and not progressing at all. The smell of the wild forest was intense, the smell of flowers, grass, and mold. Green scenery all around them and the full forest of the sound of insects and distant animals combined with the sound of big trees full of leaves that wave above them on the small breeze was creating unease feeling for all of them. Like it was almost magical and like no humans were around for a long time.
What you were doing before you woke up in the forest? Sieghart asked Allanoya while still walking and trying to avoid stones and other obstacles in the forest.
I was in my home, just laying on the bed, depressed and watching tv, after that I fell asleep and I can't remember anything after that. I just remember waking up in this forest. - she said.
Nick started to laugh funny and said - I don't remember either what happened, but I was on my way to do business. Same here - Sieghard said. I just was on my way home from work and suddenly I can't remember anything, just waking up in this forest.
It is very strange, I really hope that someone didn't abduct me and try to prank me. However, I'm alive from what I can tell, and that only matter. I will find my way home. - Allanoya said with a strong confident look in her eyes while giving her hand to Nick asking for help to climb up to the big rock that was there on their way.
If we don't find anything soon before it gets too dark we will need to spend our night in the forest - Sieghart was thinking. The sound of a bush moving comes from one direction and all of them got stunned. Nick prepared his gun and was waiting for anything that will come up from that bush the rest of them were sticking near Nick and hoped that nothing big comes out. I hope that it is not a bear or the wolf - Allanoya was thinking and Sieghart was looking around with eyes trying to find some wood stick or a branch.
At that moment they all hear a familiar sound. *woof woof arf arf* was coming from the bush and dog, a little brown dog that was barking come out and started panting with tongue out. They all were happy and feeling relaxed. Nick just continued to walk but was still holding his gun in his hand. Allanoya come near the dog and started to pet him on the head.
This is great. If this dog is around that means that people are close. Why would such a dog walk in these woods alone? It looks well like someone took care of him - Sieghart said while taking in his hand a wooden stick that he found and continuing to walk with it behind Nick.
The dog started to bark a lot, biting Allanoya her trouser leg and trying to pull her, releasing her and running in some direction and stopping like waiting for her to come. Hey, it's trying to say something, I think we should follow him, maybe it will help us - she said while looking at Nick and Sieghart and slowly started to walk in the dog's direction.
Sieghart and Nick give each other a look and nodded then started to follow her and she was already on her way with the dog. She was following the dog that was going ahead then stopping, going ahead, and stopping and repeating that. It took some time and at least. The big road was upon them. Big dirty road with green grass in the middle that shows signs of activity. They manage to find a path that will bring them back home and maybe solve the mystery of how they ended up in the forest.
The dog walked out and looks down the road clearly showing the direction where they should go.
I think we should move in that direction, and hope that very soon this will end. - Nick said and started walking, the rest follow him up and even the dog started to follow them. It was already sunset. The setting sun in the distance was radiating rays through the forest and mountain peaks creating nice dim orange mesmerizing light. That warmth everyone felt on their faces, they were feeling safe like when you know that you are going home after an exhausting long trip.
They walked down the road slowly. Sieghart and Nick were talking about random things and Allanoya was holding a dog in her hands looking happy and petting him, walking behind them.
"Someone is there" - Sieghart raised his voice and Nick replied, "I see them too, they are coming in our direction, what the hell they are wearing?" - confusion was clearly noticeable in his voice.
Together with Allanoya, they rushed to them in the hope to ask for direction and more details. But soon as they come closer surprise happened. A group of around ten people surrounded them pointing their wooden spears with metal blades on the top and swords.
They took a surrender stance raising their hands above. Allanoya let the dog down and he started to bark and growl at them just to be hit with the leg by one of them and started to whine, running away from the group in an unknown direction.
"What are you doing!" - she screamed at the unknown man wearing leather armor and a metal head helmet while holding a spear in front of her. A sharp hit in the head by the hilt of the sword from one of another man from the group and she fell down like a lifeless doll from a puppet show when the master release its strings. Nick try to fight and he managed to pull one of them down but unfortunately, he was outnumbered and finished the same way as Allanoya. Sieghart tried to talk to them while still holding his hands in a surrender position but no use, he also end up down. He tried to give the last push with his hands to stand up while he was down facing the ground but it was no use, he was too weak for that and just collapsed on the ground completely and started losing consciousness, all he was able to see and feel is how he is being dragged on the road and slowly falling into complete darkness.