Ranger Anon's journal

Journal entry, 21/3/14

Day 1

I am recording this for posterity, so that if ever a search party finds my corpse they may be able to gain an insight into my ever possible demise. As such, I have taken off all of my phone's security so that it would make their lives much easier.

Thank goodness I invested in that solar charger and case, expensive sure but my phone will last that much longer.

Before I forget, my name is Anonymous and here I will be transcribing the events that will happen to me from this point onwards. As much as I would love to pad out this entry, I hear some strange noises in the dark, and I think my phone's light might be attracting things. Unsettling things...

Journal entry, 22/3/14

Day 2

Oh silly me, I just realized as I was hurriedly making yesterday night's entry, I didn't explain what happened to me!

What happened was that I was driving my plane like I usually do, surveying the land and marking any areas of interest that I can radio to base for. Then out of fucking nowhere, the biggest storm just appeared out of nowhere and dragged me into it. What I saw inside it was the most trippy shit.

If you've ever watched Regular show and you saw that episode with the time-nado, you would find it fascinating to know I found it's cousin bigger cousin. When I saw that giant crystal, I I went from pissing my pants to staring at it with the most dumbfounded look on my face. Then zap! Crashed my plane into a forest and now I'm here in some temperate woodland, which bothers me since I've been used to the heat of the Kalahari.

I've used the time since then to set up the plane for habitation, finding some more food and water, other than the scant supplies I always take in case of an emergency and readied my gun for any eventualities. I've tried all methods to try and I like to think of myself as a bit of a survivalist, so this would be such a great experience for me if I wasn't so exposed and uncertain of my future.

I've been using the jet fuel for some abo-style dream time highs. I have never slept that soundly. Which is good since I've been scared since the last night.

God help me...


Journal entry, 23/3/14

Day 3

There are things that go bump in the night, and I have seen them.

So I couldn't sleep, right? Something is out there looking at me, observing me. I cannot see it, but I can feel it. I have always trusted in my gut feel, and it has never been wrong.

So I get up and pick up my lovely raifu and trusty shovel and try to kick up the flames near the entrance to my bungalow/plane. Using same of my spare jet fuel, pour some over the fire and make it BURST, trying to make it as flashy as possible. To try and multiply the effects of the roaring flame, I shout like a madman, cursing in every damned language I know, picking the harshest and angriest sounding words imaginable. God damn, I felt like some African shaman on a bad high.

What ever was out there was spooped. I heard some high-pitched cries and shrill calls, whatever it was or they are ran away. All but one...

Despite having scared off the pack of whatever those things are, one of them charged up and tried to assault you or bite you or something. You were about to strike at it with your shovel, it's edge honed in the same manner as the soldiers of Stalingrad have done with their own, but you saw the visage of something stranger than anything you have seen in your life.

A flash of grey and the face of some fanged, flying pony flew up to you, shrilly crying at the top of it's voice saying 'eeeeeeeeeeeee'. You would have struck it had you not been so shocked at the sight. That was when another one of them flew up to it and dragged it away, deep into the darkness.

You don't know what just happened, and you were never able to sleep for the rest of the night. The thought of vampire ponies stalking and encircling you brings a shiver down your spine. You will tread much more carefully in these woods.

Journal entry 24/3/14

Day 4

No sleep. Vampire horses will eat me.

I have set up more traps along the edges of my camp. My food and other essential supplies have been tucked away safe underneath the planegalow and after hours of work, I've have also set up some Roman style fortifications around my new home, but they aren't done. Then again, with how those vampire horses are able to fly and all, a half-done ditch and some crude stakes in the ground might not help as much as I'd like.

No rest. I have seen stranger and more dangerous sights in this forest. Lions greater than anything I have ever seen, armed with a scorpions tail, massive eels shooting in and out of the rock as if it were water, I have even seen what may have just been a dragon. An honest to goodness dragon.

I have used up some of my FAL's ammunition in the process of my getaways, but it is better that way than to be mauled by creatures more dangerous than the ones in my world. In other news, the shovel proves to be useful once again, that chicken-snake never knew what hit it.

Oh and testing has proven the shovel and FAL is quite capable of fucking up scorpion lions. I would have dragged it all the way home and made a coat out of the bitch, but it was to heavy. I'm just going to have to find a smaller one and make a coat out of that one. Is scorpion lion meat even safe to eat? You won't take the chance to find out, better safe than sorry.

Journal entry 25/3/14

Day 5

I saw one of the vampire horses again.

The weariness from the lack of sleep is beginning to set in. I need to sleep, but if I do they'll eat me, and I can only stay awake and pumped full of adrenaline for so long. The work on the planegalow is getting more and more complex, and so are the camp defenses, and it's been making itself known by the strain in my muscles, even the shovel is starting to wear out. It may work amazingly as a melee weapon and a crude multi-tool, but I don't have the tools to fix it in case it completely breaks.

I really need to have to find civilization, and quickly.

The greatest obstacle would be the forest and it's expanse. This would have been the first thing I did, but those strange, new creatures in the forest made me hesitate. To be fair, I don't know what most of them are capable of and being safe and getting my bearings is better than going out there unprepared and just charging into wherever, hoping I find a river.

I should find a really tall ass tree and getting a better lay of the land. Later journal, I'll be preparing my bindle and running off into the forest again. I have a plan!

Journal entry 26/3/14

Day 6

Looks like I'll be getting that scorpion lion coat faster than I thought. Before that, this is how my day today went.

See, after running out yesterday I spent a good part of the day wandering around and identifying the edible plants and setting landmarks. It's been relaxing and it's calming you down with how mundane and quiet it is. It still did nothing for the tiredness and lack of sleep, sadly.

Some 40 minutes away from the planegalow, I saw a small cliff which I estimated to be somewhere around 30 feet. After circling it for a few minutes, searching for an easier place to scale it or if I'm lucky, a natural to just walk to the top of, I saw a less angled, less steep position. Using the best shovel in the world, I tied a rope around it, looping it around the hole on the base, I threw it to catch one of the overhanging roots and climbed up.

The view on top of it was great, and it gave me a great view of the surroundings. The land was flat with the occasional other cliffs and rocks much like this one in the distance. On the far side to the south I saw a small chain of mountains, nearer north a couple other mountains mark the edge of the forest. Westward was where the most interesting sight was located, there in that direction were a clear set of buildings and lights. That place is the next place I'm going to go to, but I still needed to prepare myself and get better acquainted with the land, it looks like it's going to be a long trip going there.

With my curiosity satiated, I took my time to back back down. Of course I did not neglect to take a picture, in case I forget the lay of the land and the locations I plan to visit. From the top of the cliff, which I have since then named the Watchtower, I set of for back home when I realized why my trip around the forest was pleasant and lacking in any monsters.

The scorpion lions I fucked up? He brought friends.

I was certain I was going to die. I had my FAL set for full retard in one hand and the shovel in the other, and my knife in between my teeth. With my spit dribbling from my mouth, I battled the cursed creatures. The battle was glorious and the blood and gore was plentiful, but alas one of them got lucky and swiped my raifu from my hand and pushed me into the cliff face.

I was certain those were my last moments on this blasted new world, when a giant tree-thing roared from within the woods and absolutely DESTROYED everything there. It was like setting a starved hyena on a veritable feast of defenseless meerkats trapped on the surface with their legs broken. It was quite gruesome actually, but it was welcome. In my head I thought getting devoured by one large beast than having my body ripped apart and fought over by some vengeful animals.

You should have seen my face when the thing stalked up over to me and started nuzzling me and rubbing it's strangely smooth and fuzzy, wooden exterior, it was also then I appreciated how big he was, I imagine him to be just below my elbow, and I'm 6 foot 1 inches tall, I can't even imagine how tall he is balanced on his hind legs. I survived and all thanks to my new friend! He's all, large and deep chested, short, teethy muzzle and all power. I call him Mcize since he's so helpful.


Night was coming, and with my new friend to escort me and protect me from the vampire horses, I can finally sleep soundly for the first time in three days. Morpheus, how have I missed you and the sweet embrace of your dreams!

Oh yea, almost forgot to say. Mcize can talk to me telepathically.

I feel like that asshole from A boy and his dog.