It is a known fact among experts that the basal ganglia are a set of structures in the base of the forebrain. It remains difficult to understand what exactly these structures do, but it is believed that they play a key role in action selection. Action selection is the term used to describe the most basic problem that humans face: what do I do next?
Jumping out of the second story window had seemed like a good idea at the time. But now, as he lay on the ground wriggling his toes in hopes he didn’t break anything, he realized it wasn’t such a good idea after all.
Nothing was broken, as far as he could tell, but he hadn’t attempted to get up yet. At first, he just lay there breathing in and out and asking himself why he had jumped and what was he going to do now. He inclined his head toward the window where Adadora's shocked face appeared.
What do I do next? Travis wondered, but only breifly.
Travis pulled himself to his feet and ran. He ignored the commotion behind him. He didn't turn around to watch as both Adadora and Wedge landed gracefully from the same window. He could hear them shouting to him but he couldn't understand their words.
But than there was another voice behind him. Someone he didn't recognize. This voice of a stranger spoke words he didn't understand.
"The black horse has arrived." The voice echoed all around him.
He turned around, stumbled and kept running. But in that brief moment he realized that three people who, just seconds ago, were enemies, were momentarily allies.
Behind him bright lights flashed illuminating the road ahead, a voice cried out it's cryptic warning, and Adadora and Wedge were chasing after him. But they weren't chasing after him, they were escaping with him.
The black horse has arrived...
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