Dec 2020 Community Event Part 3 (Patreon)

Holiday break is upon us, so I thought it would be fun to a short story/community event. I'll post a setup, you pick what happens next, and I'll do an illustration. Then we repeat!

Our next part:

Something tapped the reporter on the shoulder. Over his yelp, the reporter didn't even make out the folksy inquiry from the stranger. The reporter bolted forward from the bushes but quickly slipped in the mud and lost his balance. It all happened so quickly that he couldn't shield himself and he caught a blow to the side of his head from a rock. His whole world flashed bright white before everything went fuzzy. The splash of the water as he flopped into it was almost deafening. The reporter groaned but all that came out was an unintelligible gurgle as the warm water flooded into his mouth. His vision now darkening, the last thing he saw was the soft purple glow of the alien women now hovering over him.

As light and the world came back to him, the reporter stirred. Groggy and unsure of where he was, he tossed and turned. The memories came back and his hand shot up to the side of his head where he hit the rock. The injury was wet and warm, fearing the worst, he had been bleeding for what could have been hours. Hi pulled his arm back, but instead of seeing red, his hand was covered in a translucent purple goo. He could still make out the sight of his hand under the jelly. Moving his fingers and then his wrist, the coating followed suit, effortlessly sliding and flowing to keep his hand covered. It shimmered in the bright lights around him but it didn't feel wet.

Propping himself up on the surface he was laid out on, the reporter looked down to see most of his body coated with the goo as well. He was sore and couldn't get up, but the jelly felt comforting. He struggled up more but heard the thrum of a signal in another room and the clang of what sounded like a metal door nearby...

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We went with DarkZamiel's prompt from the last post, but kept it a bit more mysterious again. I think we're in the thick of things now though! Gooey thickness of things.

Post what follows next in the comments and I'll pick the one that's the most fun.

If you don't want to come up with a follow-up of your own, just leave a comment on somebody else's and I'll give weight to the ones that have make more comments.

Deadline 3 is the 27nd, Sunday night!