Who Was I?

Hello, everyone.

So here's a little something I've been working on and I hope you enjoy it so far. And yes, it will be short.

Who Was I?
The female Echidna felt something hard underneath her, something like a rock. She stirred awake, and sat up slowly and weakly, trying to examine herself. But she couldn't see.

''"Where am I?" ''

That thought opened up a new question.

''"Who am I?" ''

The female was too tired to try and remember that. What she had to do was find help.

"Hello?" She called uncertainly, her voice hoarse. "Can anyone hear me?"

The only sounds that could be heard were the rustling of leaves in the gentle breeze and the rushing of a nearby creek.

"Hello!" The Echidna called again, this time louder. "I can't see! Can anyone here me?!"

She did not hear a response. The Echidna sighed, and felt around in front of her. Her hand touched something hard and she drew her hand back, startled. It didn't feel like stone. It felt like the bark of a tree.

The Echidna reached out again, this time with more certainty.

''"Okay, so I'm blind. I'm in a forest. I'm not going to let that stop me." ''

Reassured, she supported herself against the tree and stood up- albeit trembling- and stumbled along.

"I'll be okay. I'll find a way out of this, I'm sure."

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The female Echidna had been stumbling around aimlessly for hours, and she suddenly collapsed from exhaustion.

''"I was a fool. To think I could get out of this, being blind and weak. Helpless. Hopeless. There are probably predators out here. Predators who want to sink their teeth into my bones." ''

The thought made her shiver.

"If only I could see."

But she couldn't. She couldn't see, and that was a great disadvantage here. Wherever here was.

"Stop feeling sorry for yourself!"

The thought came unexpectedly.

''"If you want to survive, you have to toughen up, girl." ''

But the other half of her protested.

"I can't see! How do you expect me to get out of this?"

''"By being rational. So what if you can't see? Does that mean you should just give up, and wither away and die? No! So get up, girl, get up and go!" ''

This pushed the female Echidna to try and stand up again. After several attempts, she barely managed to stand. She started to stumble again, and in about ten minutes or so, her feet hit a flat path.

"Yes!"

She was going to live!

"I can make it. I can make it!"

The Echidna moved faster and faster, her energy renewed. Her hand touched what felt like wood, and she felt it until she found a handle. The wood she touched was a door. She turned the handle, and pushed open the door. She stepped inside and felt around on the ground, until she touched some kind of dirty sack. She lay down on the damp dirt floor, rest her head on the bag, and slipped into a deep sleep.

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''The female Echidna felt the life ebbing away from her body. Her limbs grew heavy and weary, and her heart slowed its beat. She knew she was dying. And she wasn't the only one. She didn't know how she knew. But she knew that many of her friends, many of her enemies, were suffering just like her.''

''And then came the light. It was bright, treacherous, unwelcoming. In the light lurked a darkness too deep to speak of. It smelled of loss, of hopelessness. Of death.''

''And then everything went black. ''

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