When he had gained consciousness, he was in a great deal of confusion. From what he could tell he was in some kind of desert with sand around him and the sun glaring down on him. There were several strange caves and rock structures all around him. He was unable to remember his name or how he got there. He sat there pondering his situation until out from the ground shot out a giant tentacle. It nearly slammed down on him, but some one had pushed him out of the way as it came down. When he looked up he saw that a dog was staring back down at him. "We have to leave now," said the dog. The young man was speechless. He did not know if it was the dog talking or the calamari trying to attack him that left him shocked, but he decided to follow the dog. "Keep moving or it will catch us soon," barked the dog. "I must be going crazy!" yelled the man as he looked back to see more tentacles shoot out from the sand. The young man let out a feminine scream and asked the dog, "Where am I? Who am I? How'd I get here? How can you tal-" The dog interrupted the man and sarcastically said, "I'll tell you when you're older, but right now we need to get you back home. You don't belong here. I was sent to retrieve you and guide you back to your true home. The man asked, "How do I get back?" The dog replied, "We need to head north. There will be a large ca-" before he could finish the tentacle reappeared and got a hold of the dog. The man rushed to help, but the dog exclaimed, "Get back! I knew this was to happen; you must keep going. You will find a cave. There should be the figure of a fish etched in above the opening. It will be dark there, but there should be a light towards the end that will return you to your home. Go boy!" Then in an instant the dog was pulled into the sand. The man sprinted away and headed north with gratefulness to the dog. He continued to travel for another three days alone. The journey was hard and he was dehydrated, but he finally found the cave. He was hesitant to enter since he could not see the light nor his home. With doubt and fear he decided to not enter the cave.
Immediately after his decision, he began looking elsewhere to find water. He was completely exhausted from searching for water. But as he turned to look back towards the cave, an oasis had appeared behind him. In a sense of relief he went to drink the water, but only tasted sand. Instantly, a tentacle grabbed him and he was pulled into the water. He was being pulled further down, as if he was in the ocean, and was eventually pulled down to the very bottom. With his face in the sand, he saw the colossal , angry octopus that had him clenched. He also saw the dog, who looked perfectly fine dog-paddling in the water. He tried to ask the dog for help and began apologizing for not listening to the dog. The only sounds he could make were getting garbled by the water. But the dog had heard him and had forgiven him. The waters began to recede into the earth along with the colossal octopus. The man blacked out.
When he had gained consciousness, he was in a great deal of confusion. From what he could tell he was in some kind of desert with sand around him and the sun glaring down on him. There were several strange caves and rock structures all around him. He was unable to remember his name or how he got there. He sat there trying to remember what happened. He seemed to recall a very distant memory.
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