You are excited about the upcoming camping trip with your two best friends, Brad and Lindsey. The three of you have been planning this trip for some time, and the day has finally arrived.

Your bags are packed. You have made sure that you have brought enough clothes. You enter your parent's room, asking, "Where is the travel toothpaste?"

"I packed it for you. It should be in your bag," your mom replies. You check and sure enoough, the toothpaste is just where she said it would be.

There is a knock on the front door. You answer it. It is Brad. You can see Lindsey get out of the car at the curb. You greet Brad and wave at Lindsey when she looks your way.

Brad and Lindsey are twins - not identical, thank goodness. You have known them since you were in kindergarten. Every year the three of you go on a camping trip. This is the first year, though, that you all have been allowed to go by yourselves.

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There is a bad rain storm the first night of the camping trip. "This is just great," Lindsey says, trying to keep the tent from blowing away. She is getting wetter with each second. Finally, the tent gets away from her, blowing into the distance. Soon, it is beyond the tree line, and you can't see it.

"That tent is expensive," Lindsey says, running off toward the line of trees in the distance. "I have to go get it."

Both you and Brad protest, but she is gone before either one of you can get to her. Both of you run after her. You come up to fork in the path.

"I think we should split up. You know what your parents will say if something happens to Lindsey."

"Don't forget what they will say about the tent," Brad replies, trying to make light of the subject. You get his joke, and laugh.

You take the path to the left, and Brad takes the path to the right. You walk on a ways, and then you come up to another fork in the path. Will you go right or left? Or, will you turn around and try to catch up with Brad?

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Choose your own adventure: Lost

You are lost while on a camping trip. You are trying to find your friend Lindsey. You and Brad split up. Where will you go? What will you do?

YOU decide ... literally.

IMPORTANT: write this in second person just like the "Choose your own adventure" books.

The main character is male with the name Jim/Jimmy/James.


The decisions at the end of a chapter should be reasonable. We can go weird or supernatural, but let's get there slowly.

You don't always have to have three outcomes at the end of a chapter. You may only need two ... or just one. If you use just one, I recommend using the construction I used in the following chapter/branch.

http://www.protagonize.com/exercise/cyoa-lost/85509

You may kill the main character. If you do, do not put multiple branches after that. Simply point back to the first branch. Do this by clicking "previous branch" under the first branch. Choose the 1st branch.

Have fun.

updated May 21 '10 by marcuslee