Gold Rush Choose Your Own Adventure
The ship rocks violently, and you fly backwards. You stagger to your feet, but a gust of wind pushes you down and keeps you there. The ship creaks below you. Suddenly, warm sunlight hits your face, and you and your fellow gold-seekers stagger to your feet, moaning loudly. The captain steps forward with windblown hair. He assures you and the crew that everything will be alright, as long as you don’t panic. He tells you he expects to arrive safely. Everyone goes to their cabins to rest. You do not rest, instead you write a letter to your mother, which you will mail at the next stop. You sigh, crawl into your hammock, and are falling asleep just as a gust of wind throws you against the wall. You hit your head hard, and you close your eyes..
You groan as sunlight hits your face. You are in a barrel. The lid is open and you crawl out.” Look!” The people cry out. “You’re alive!”they say.
“Why wouldn't I be?” you ask. They explain that when they found you unconscious, they thought you were dead. After this, the routine continues. You write letters to your family, push for food at dinner, and eat the rancid food. This continues for weeks, and then a month.
One day, just as you fear this will continue, a man walks up to you, and you wince as he puts a large hand on your shoulder. “You wanna gamble? We got the best chances of winnin’ around. I beat them every time.” he says.
You groan as sunlight hits your face. You are in a barrel. The lid is open and you crawl out.” Look!” The people cry out. “You’re alive!”they say.
“Why wouldn't I be?” you ask. They explain that when they found you unconscious, they thought you were dead. After this, the routine continues. You write letters to your family, push for food at dinner, and eat the rancid food. This continues for weeks, and then a month.
One day, just as you fear this will continue, a man walks up to you, and you wince as he puts a large hand on your shoulder. “You wanna gamble? We got the best chances of winnin’ around. I beat them every time.” he says.