Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 08:31:11 -0500
From: ralph jones <rjones82396@gmail.com>
Subject: A New World : The Jungle

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either
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don't accuse me of stealing. This particular story was inspired by an anime
called One Piece (check it out I'm sure that you will love it) however I
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idea about the fruits and of course pirates.

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I found myself in darkness. Not any kind of darkness but the kind that
consumes your soul and swallows you whole. Pretty soon, I could see a light
in the distance that was not there beforehand and for some reason, I felt
it beckoning to me, so I ran towards it seeing nothing else in the
darkness.

When I reached the light, I felt a brief moment of exhaustion and then I
saw that the light was the sun. The first thing that came out of my mouth
was...

"Damn my head hurts."

I moved my hands around and felt something grainy and warm like sand which
makes sense because I was on a beach before I fell into the darkness. I
slowly got up and heard waves crashing and could smell and taste the salty
tang of saltwater. The sand was somehow different then the sand on the
beach that I started one, cleaner somehow.

I looked around for the people as I got up but saw and heard nobody, and
was instantly filled with sadness. Where was my best friend Manny? What
happened to all of the people? Why am I waking up on a deserted beach?

As these questions ran rampant through my mind, I finally looked behind me
and saw a nothing but lush green and earthy brown. I was in a jungle.

I fell to the ground as I tried to gather my thoughts so that I could get a
clear idea of what happened.

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I woke up on the first day of summer, having just graduated from high
school the day before. Coincidently it was also my birthday and I was
spending it at the beach with my secret love interest (so secret that he
didn't even know) and best friend Manny.

As I said, and you read, I was hopelessly in love with Manny but he only
saw me as a little brother and close friend. But who say that I can't
dream?

Emmanuel Jones was 6'2, and 210 lbs of pure love, happiness, and sex to
me. He had light skin and I never really knew what race he was but
everything seemed to point to Puerto Rican.

He had a slightly hairy chest and close cut hair in a style somewhat in
between a fade and a buzz cut.

Even though he might have looked like a paragon to me, his personality is
what made me fall in love with him.

He was also kind to me, despite the fact that he was leagues ahead of me in
terms of popularity. He treated me like his little brothers except without
the bad parts; never ditching me, including me in everything, he even saved
my life but that is a story for another time.

In return, I helped him with anything he needed and was his loyal partner
in any and every situation yet somehow I was never a sidekick or
follower. Hell, I even took care of him (kinda, mainly just cooking but
still) when he came over to my house.

Anyways when he rolled up to pick me up, I was obviously excited. I ran out
with my stuff for the day, deposited my stuff and hopped in next to him.

"Hey little dude, and happy birthday," Manny smiled at me as he took off.

Despite the fact that I hated when anyone called me small of little (you
don't have to tease me because I'm only 5'7 and 130 lbs), it made me feel
warm all over when he said it.

"Hey biggie, thanks for spending the day with me," I returned.

"You know that I would do anything for my mini me."

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that Manny and I look so similar, that we look
like distorted clones of each other me a mini version of Manny, and him a
mega version of myself.

We talked and messed around as we drove and just enjoyed each other's
presence at the beach. We threw a ball around for some time, joined a beach
volleyball game, and finally Manny challenged me to a surfing contest for
no other reason than boredom.

Now, while I might not be as athletic or strong as Manny (he was a
linebacker and wrestler and both team won state that year), I was a good
swimmer and a damn good surfer.

I thought nothing of it as I got my board and swim out with him to wait for
a wave. When it hit, I caught it pretty easily but Manny wiped out before
he could even stand. I lost sight of him then something, and I have no idea
what, happen and I wiped out with him.

I remember someone yelling underwater, but the water was moving with the
force of a storm and then all went black.

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I knew that something had gone down and now I had nobody. Manny was gone
and I was on some kind of deserted island that had a diverse terrain.

Next to jungle were some sea caves and there was a pretty damn big one that
really caught my interest. However, that was only momentarily because I
noticed some blue and red of my side (it was in the jungle).

As I got close, I saw that it was some kind of fruit but that wasn't what
caught my attention. It was the fact that there was a soft glow coming from
it.

Me being the crazy person that I must have been (I mean really who does
what I did), Walked straight to the fruit. It was primarily blue with red
spirals and stripes splattered across the surface.

I picked the fruit and held in my hand, entranced by it. I popped it into
my mouth and started to eat it. There was a sweet flavor and it was really
tangy almost like pineapple.

As I swallowed the last bit, I felt warmth spread across my body. Then it
started to rain.

"Just the perfect way to express my mood."

I looked around for shelter as the rain started to get harder and
remembered the caves that I saw earlier. I looked towards them figuring
that I had nothing to lose and ran towards them. It took me a few minutes
to reach the closest one and I ran in not caring about anything but
escaping from the rain.

I sat day and thought about Manny. I wondered where he was, how he was
doing, who he was with, his safety, and of course if he was thinking about
me.

I noticed at a while, that it was starting to get dark and that I was
soaking wet and cold. I was in compression shorts and had nothing on my
person to dry with or start a fire with.

'Fire... Humph wish I had one right now.'

As I thought about fire, I noticed a new light source that had made the
cave suddenly brighter. I noticed two things; one, the cave that I had
taken shelter in went on further then I originally thought, and two, the
new light source was coming from my hands because they were now on fire.

"WTF MY HANDS ARE ONE FIRE!!!"

I freaked out for a while and said many things that would make even the
most seasoned sailor blush. I noticed after a while of me going crazy and
finally putting it out, that the fire didn't hurt nor had it left and
burns.

I cautiously thought fire and my hands caught on fire again (surprisingly).
This time, I didn't freak out as I instead started to mess around and see
what I could do. First by lighting the flame and retracting it and then it
became a game to see how fast I could do it. I then drew in the air with
the fire leaving a small trail when I traced my hands. I played the flame
and found that I could make it brighter and duller. Then I finally got
enough courage and touched myself in cautious amazement feeling a lasting
but non harming warmth wherever they touched.

I tried to make the flame bigger but had no idea how to. I avoided my
shorts as I did not want to lose the only piece of clothing that I had on.

I saw some pieces of sticks and wood scattered about in the cave. I thought
about going outside and getting more but a crack of thunder ended that idea
right there.

I gathered some wood and piled it together. I sat down and thought about
how to set it on fire. I tried to shoot flames out of hands, and it did
work, but it was pitiful (a tiny flame shot out and fell in the sand and
dirt about 5 feet away from the actual wood).

I tried a few other tactics that I won't mention due to embarrassment and
finally gave up and thought about fire. My hand was instantly engulfed and
I touched a stick which caught nearly instantly. It spread like wildfire
(no pun intended).

After the fire was going, I decided to try something. I hesitantly put my
hand into the flame and felt nothing but slight warmth. I thought about
getting burn and felt a searing like pain in my hand. I jerked it back and
looked seeing flawless skin.

My body decided that I had tried enough and done enough for day and it gave
on me. I did not fight it and I quickly slipped into a deep and quiet sleep
dreaming about Manny and my new powers. I knew that the first thing that I
had to do was find Manny then we could find a way to get back home.

-To Be Continued-