With a little effort, Matt forces his way out from under a massive sand dune that covered, because of a rather rough sandstorm.  After dusting himself off he finds his map as it blew by.  The day dragged on and he had to continue on his way, this time alone.... No telling what he would run  into, but if he traveled north or west he would likely find ocean.<br/>if there were any towns and villages near by, then he would be able to get directions and stock up on supplies of food and water.<br/>As he continued he found something. A sign covered in sand said ____TESTING GROUND.   "a testing ground for what?"  He found something in the sand..... it looked like a metal target with a tracking device on it. It continued to beep.  The beeping became more and more frequent and he soon learns why...  up in the sky something was coming into view.  At first Matt thought it was an jet but it was far too fast ant it was heading for his current position he dropped the tracking device and scrambled to get out of the way.....      as the object got closer  he could see it was missle of some kind and and in seconds it would hit destroying everything  around it.  It hit the tracking device with deadly accuracy.  Thankfully Matt escaped the massive blast.<br/>Up ahead he saw what appeared to be Arianna. Hopefully she knew where they were.  He hoped that she wasn't a mirage or the scorching heat playing tricks on his mind.