Black Badger

I bolted upright.

My head spun, but I didn't collapse. I covered the communicator dangling from my ear with my palm and stared blankly ahead.

Where was I right now? How had I ended up in this situation?

The last thing I remembered was falling with the creature.

And then...

Right. I hit the water.

There was a wide river below the canyon. That collision was my final memory. I must have lost consciousness from the bad impact with the surface.

I sat there dazed, slowly looking down at my body.

My combat uniform was soaked. The sharp, nose-stinging smell of blood assaulted me. But it didn't seem like my blood.