Alan walked on the island for a long time, all by himself. He liked it, being alone. So many things were going on back home, that he took the job as an escape.
But this quietness would not last long.
He climbed into a tree.
"They didn't give us a time limit," he thought, "they just wanted us to map the place."
He closed his eyes.
He soon opened them again, when his arm was poked.
He looked to his side and saw three people looking at him.
They scared him, and he fell out of the tree.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"We were hired to explore the island," the woman answered.
"That's what I'm here for," Alan said.
"That's what we are all here for," one of the men replied.
"What's your name?" The second man asked.
"Alan."
"Well, Alan," the second man continued, "My name's James, this is Patrick and Jessica. We were hired to map out one third of the island."
"Were you teamed up with two other people?" The woman named Jessica asked.
"Yes," Alan replied.
"You must find them immediately," said Patrick, "this is a dangerous place, and should not be explored alone."
"What do you mean?" Alan asked.
Jessica told him their story.
They were hired to map one third of the island, just as Alan's team was. But this team was put on a different section of the island.
The team walked around for quite sometime, and then they found a castle.
"Uh, should we go inside?" Patrick asked.
"I don't know," Jessica answered.
"I guess we could, just to see what's in there," said James.
They were still a small distance from the castle, and as they walked towards it, a lion came to them, from behind a tree.
"A lion?" Alan interrupted.
"Yes," Patrick said, "strange, isn't it? A lion on a tropical island; I have never heard of such a thing. That was our first clue that something was wrong."
They continued their story.
The lion stared at the three of them, and growled at them.
"What should we do?" Jessica asked quite frightened.
"I don't know," James replied.
As they stood there, two lion cubs walked out from behind the tree and kept going.
"Perhaps the lion is protecting his babies," Patrick stuttered.
Jessica slowly reached into James' back-pack and got out an energy bar, then she threw it past the lion.
The lion turned around to check the bar out.
The three explorers backed away, and then ran to the castle.
When they were safely inside, they saw that the castle was very dirty, and seemed very old. There was overturned furniture covered in cobwebs, dust and dirt everywhere.
They called out for any persons who might be in the castle with them, but there was no answer.
They explored some more, and found an access to underground tunnels.
They decided to keep exploring above ground, and was soon confronted by bats and wolves.
They quickly made their way to the tunnels, finding safety under ground.
They walked down the tunnels, finding open spaces like rooms, with different colored substances in each.
They eventually found an exit. On their way to the exit, they heard noises.
"What was that?" Jessica asked.
"Nothing like I've ever heard before," James answered.
"I suggest we continue towards the exit," Patrick said as he jogged to the exit.
They quickly came out, and found themselves nowhere near the castle. They had walked only a few minutes more when they found Alan.
"Lions, wolves, bats, these should not be on a tropical island where the climate does not match that of their own habitats," Patrick stated, "This island is not natural. There is something going on here, more than we were told."
"We must find the other two on your team, and confront our employers to tell us the truth," James said.
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