text: [Themes: sci-fi, science fiction]
  
  Select your character's gender.
  
  > Female
  Select the first letter in your character's name.
  
  Your character's name is .[Themes: modern, serious]
  
  The last few days seem to blend together in your mind. Only three days ago, you were on a class trip to Arizona with your class. You remember riding on the bus, wondering what awaited you in Arizona, while your friends chatted away in other seats. None of them seemed to realize how weird it was for the school to organize a trip all the way to Arizona, from your school in New York.
  
  As you sat there, pondering, staring out the window, you overheard a friend of yours complaining to her friends about her nasty boyfriend (she's not known to keep the best company). Then, suddenly, you picked up the hum of motorcycles.
  
  [Author's Note: You've been betrayed by an unknown enemy, your friends have all been kidnapped, your family has been relocated and you have been diagnosed as insane and thrown in the mental institution. Now you're out--and it's time for vengeance!TIP: Be careful what weapons you choose. Some weapons are good against some guys, and some are good for others.P.S. For those of you who hated The Thumb, please let me know if I have redeemed myself by making this game.]
  
  > Keep going
  You seemed to be the only one to notice these mysterious people on motorcycles riding alongside the bus. They wore black ski masks that hid their faces and wore flak jackets. There were two of them, both riding alongside the bus.
  
  Suddenly they pulled out uzis and fired them directly into the air. Now they had the attention of everyone on the bus. They forced the bus to pull over and marched everyone out. Then they made everyone stand in a line for over an hour without doing or saying anything. Anyone brave enough to utter even a sound was dragged over to a ditch by the road. Soon there was a huge line of people in a line near the ditch, including two of your favorite teachers and three of your best friends.
  
  > This doesn't look good
  Suddenly the two thugs grabbed their uzis, and opened fire on the line of students and faculty standing by the ditch. Horrified, you watched as your teachers and friends tumbled into the ditch, and stained the sand with their blood.
  
  Suddenly, all fear gone, you went mad with rage. You jumped one of the thugs and tried to choke him. But the other thug pistol whipped you, and while you were dizzy, they tied you to the tire of the bus.
  
  > The consequences of anger
  This done, the thugs approached Lillian (your friend with the nasty boyfriend), and without a word they pistol whipped her into unconsciousness. Then they forced all the remaining students and faculty to march further along the highway, and when they were 20 feet away, one of the thugs looked back at you and tossed a grenade on to the bus.
  
  "NOOOOOO!" You screamed in horror, only to watch as the bus burst into flames. Then, suddenly, something wierd happened: the motorcycles, still parked on either side of the bus, flew into the air by themselves, and crashed into the bus. In the midst of the resulting huge explosion, you realized the bus was tipping over... on you! "AAARRRGGHH!" You struggled to get free, but you were firmly tied to the bus tire.
  
  As the thugs and their hostages vanished on the horizon, you could have sworn that one of the thugs turned back and screamed, "See you in hell!"
  
  Then the bus collapsed on top of you.
  
  > Died! No, not really, but you may wish you had
  When you woke up, you were in a hospital bed. After recovering from the initial surprise that you weren't dead, you asked to see your family. But the manager of the hospital, a peculiar little man with green-tinted glasses (he said he had a mysterious eye condition), said you couldn't. He then asked you to tell him what happened.
  
  Remembering fully, you told him the whole story. He whispered something to the nurse, and then said, "Now, don't worry. You'll be well cared for here."
  
  "What do you mean?" you asked, puzzled. Then, suddenly, it dawned on you.
  
  > What?!
  "You don't think I'm insane, do you? I mean, you know I'm telling the truth, right? How else could you explain the death and disappearance of all those people?" The doctor smiled, and then named every teacher and student who had gone on the trip, and explained how they were all, in fact, with a relative or on vacation or something, and that there had been no school trip to Arizona.
  
  "But don't worry," he added, "they were right to bring you here. You're terribly sick, but we'll make you well. Don't worry." He turned to two burly men and whispered something to them. You could only make out, "Dangerous... schizophrenic... inform his family... relocate... danger to them all..."
  
  Suddenly, the burly men grabbed you and dragged you down the hall. You continued to scream, "I'm not crazy! How can you think I am? Please believe me!"
  
  But nobody would listen. You were thrown in a padded cell, and have remained there since.
  
  > Plans of escape
  Since then, you have remained in this cell, in solitary confinement. Aside from the guard who brings you food every day, you have not seen another human being for three weeks (and you only see his hand!)It has been a living hell; for a while you thought you really would go insane.
  
  The only thing that keeps you going is the thought of vengeance. You know you aren't really insane, and that your friends were kidnapped. There is still much you don't know—why they were kidnapped, where they are now, who accused you of insanity, or how a bus fell on you and still you survived—but you will find out. For three weeks, you have been trying to find a weak spot in the wall to dig out of, and tonight the tunnel is completed. Soon, you will escape, and vengeance will be yours...
  
  > The Adventure begins
  Slowly, you slip out into the tunnel. After several minutes of crawling through a splintery wooden tunnel, you fall several feet and land in the mud. You realize it is night, and it is pouring rain. Desperately, you run to find shelter. However, there are no buildings in sight, only palm trees. Where are you?
  
  After several hours of walking, the rain lets up and you find yourself by the highway. You realize now how warm it is, and decide you must be in Florida. You see a weapons store in the distance, and the owner sees you through the window. He asks you to come in. Puzzled, you enter.
  
  He says, "I've been expecting you. I know you have endured great hardship, and I'd like to help you clear your name. However, I can't do much. All I can do is offer you these free weapons." He holds up a spear, a scimitar and a swordcane. "Please take one."
  
  > take the swordcane
  You take the swordcane
  
  > Got the swordcane
  "Now that you've chosen a hand-to-hand combat weapon," the man continues, "you must pick a firearm. I have a choice of a chu ko nu (medieval rapid fire crossbow), a silencer pistol and a bazooka."
  
  > choose the Chu ko nu
  You chose the chu ko nu.
  
  > Next...
  "Just be careful with those weapons," The man says, "You may not know this yet, but you are wanted as a dangerous lunatic. If you are seen with a weapon in public, people may decide to shoot first and ask questions later."
  
  After thanking the man for his help, you leave the store. You are now incredibly hungry, and the sun i starting to come up. You see a diner in the distance. Should you go there? Or should you try to hitch a ride to Arizona to find your friends?
  
  > Diner
  You enter the diner, and the hostess takes one look at you and runs off screaming. Oh riiight! You're a wanted criminal!
  
  You quickly leave before she calls the cops, but as you pass the garage behind the diner, you hear, "Are you going to talk, or am I going to make you?"
  
  > check it out
  You enter the garage. Inside, only one lamp dimly illuminates the scene. Three tough-looking men are standing around a chair. Tied to the chair is a pretty young lady, covered in blood. Obviously these three men have been hitting her.
  
  You decide to intervene. "That's enough."
  
  "Who's this clown! Who's he to tell us what to do? Get him!" yells one of the men. They all advance on her.
  
  If you have the right weapon, you may be able to handle these men easily. Otherwise, you have to fight them hand-to-hand. Luckily, you know judo. The first man attacks. Should you use an uppercut or a left cross?
  
  > Uppercut
  You hit the guy in the stomach with an uppercut, but it doesn't even phase him. He punches you in the face, then pulls out a gun and shoots you. You're dead.