Into The Wild: A Short Story

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You decided to travel to the military base to search for any planes or helicopters to escape this infected island. So, you start to load up the gear into the truck before you tell Jackal or Buck about your plan. After you finish packing up the last bag, you turn to Jackal and Buck.
“I decided that we should travel to the military base, to find a way off this evil island.” You told both of them, while you looked disgusted.
“Alright, but what about supplies?” Jackal asked.
“Don’t worry if there’s no planes or helicopters to escape in, there will be supplies at the military base too.” You say back in a calm voice, to ensure that everything shall work.
“Then let’s get moving, we don’t have all day.” Buck says in a bossy voice. Everyone starts

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