Option 45108

What if you didn't return to life at one of the Zios statues after being zapped by the phantoms?

I have asked this simple question to myself a thousand times to think of all the options.

And I decided to make a story about it.

Prologue
The new game animal jam was in development, and I was working to make it. The rumors about a new MMOG were spreading like wildfire, and everyone was eager to see what the new game had to offer. I was working on a game function called the "Adventures," but it was only going to be released later into the game. So far, it let you roam around and defeat creatures called "Phantoms." They could actually zap you and cause you to lose heart, and when that happened, you would lose the adventure and have to start over from the very beginning.

To test out the function, I created an animal, a simple-colored wolf with gray fur and icy blue eyes. I loaded up the screen and entered into the adventure.

Part 1
I spawned as a wolf into the land of Jamaa, all the way back in early 2010. What most people who play the game don't know is that once an account is created, their animal becomes a living thing, only existing inside it's own code. This is a unique feature that only Animal Jam possesses, so don't expect to find it in those other games like Minecraft or Call of Duty.

Based on the fact that my username was "TestSub," I assumed I was just an account for testing out the game's development, and that I would be forgotten and deleted in about a week. This disappointed me, but I knew my mind might be respawned in the form of another user. The person playing me moved me forward. I took a few steps before suddenly being teleported into the adventures, specifically, Return of the Phantoms. I was moved forward before stopping to talk to Liza. I listened to her respectfully, as all faithful jammers should.

Prologue 2
I was still testing out the game mechanics when suddenly, my 7 year old son ran into the room. "Dad," he said. "Whatcha doin?" "Daddy's doing his work," I said. "He's very busy, so he needs you to play with your sister right now." "I don't wanna play with Sis," he complained. "She's being MEAN." "I'm sorry buddy, but I have to work right now. I can play with you later." "I wanna play NOW," complained my son, jumping up and grabbing the mouse. "Give that back right now!" I said. "Or else no more TV!" "I wanna PLAY!" He started to run away with the mouse, but he didn't know it was attached to the computer, and he pulled the laptop off of the table. "NO!" I yelled, a second before the computer hit the floor, my voice dying out as the screen went black.

WIP

Put any character ideas in the comments and I will add them into the story!