(( Wow 7 pages already. I'll read through it later. I'll just get the introduction out of the way now so you'll know I'm not dead<img alt=":lol:" src="./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif" title="Laughing"/><br/><br/>Ric clawed his way through the tangled mess of vines, unsure of how they got there or what he was doing inside of them to begin with. All he knew was that he had to get out. As he broke free of the last remaining slender tendrils he was almost blinded by the soft rays of the sun, that is if it weren't for the sunglasses he was currently wearing. What he saw put him in a state of awe and disbelief. It was if the world had collapsed in on itself leaving nothing left but an empty hollow shell of its former glory.<br/><br/>Ric wandered around the outskirts of the city aimlessly, not knowing what to expect. Questions burned into his mind about what had happened, where he was exactly, were there other people around, and more importantly what was he going to do now? None of these questions were any closer to finding an answer as he was to finding his bike. Ric was a cat, a golden anthropomorphic cat, a rare breed, but one he took great pride in. Even though most my regard him as a freak of nature and shun him from society, Ric would always respond with a smile and pass them by...but not before pickpocketing them while unawares.<br/><br/>As Ric traveled further along he passed some downed power lines. The twisted shapes of the old metal towers contrasted with the bright sky. He walked out to one that was mostly still standing. When he got there he looked up at it as if it were a monument that deserved to be worshiped. This was the spot that changed his life. The very spot where he made and lost his only friend. It amazed him how much the place had changed since then. He would have climbed up it if it weren't so rusty.<br/><br/>Ric rested his body against the tower and dozed off with his ears still on the alert for any sounds.