Bear Meets Bear (WIP)

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(Two years earlier. Unreleased footage from episode twelve, season 2 of Bearly Alive with Bear)

Bear winced as another flash of lightning raced through the sky. He glanced back at the camera as he made his way through the brush. "A lot of people know this, but you can tell how far away lightning is by counting the time elapsed from when you see the lightning to..." His voice was cut off by a loud, deep rumble of thunder. As it abated, his voice came back, just as strong as ever. "...travels at just over eleven-hundred feet per second in air. Multiply that by the seconds between lightning and thunder, and you can figure out if a storm's getting closer or further away. Still, take no chances. If you see lightning, get to cover as fast as you can."

He tripped over a log, stumbled, and braced himself against a tree. "Times like this, when time's of the essence, it seems really tempting to just fly over these woods and look for shelter with a bird's eye view. However, even if you do know how to fly, that's a terrible idea. Never, ever fly in a thunderstorm. Lightning naturally looks for the highest objects to try and connect to. Add to that the wind and poor visibility, and you have a recipe for disaster. Remember, if the animals think it's a bad idea, don't do it."

He squinted, staring out over the horizon. "I think I see a cave over there. Let's check it out, see if we can't find shelter in there." He clambered his way through the brush and made his way to the cave. Inside, it was pitch black; nothing could be seen in the footage at this point. Bear whispered behind him, "Camera. Engage Night Vision." To the viewers, the cave was now colored in shades of green. In reality, the cave was still pitch black. Bear continued to whisper. "It takes several minutes for eyes to adjust from dim to dark. In complete sunlight, it can take up to thirty minutes to adjust to total darkness. At first, you won't be able to see anything. This is not the time to be fumbling about blindly. The best thing to do in this situation is close your eyes and focus. Your other senses can alert you to danger, if it exists, while your eyes adapt. If you have a light source, you may want to use it. However, be very careful..."

A deep growl in the cave caused Bear to tense up. He could hear claws and shifting weight, and the smell that was starting to come to his nose was all too familiar. A grizzly, apparently unhappy that its nap was disturbed. "There's always the chance that something else claimed the cave before you did."

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With his eyes starting to adjust to the darkness, he looked the bear up and down. It was definitely fully grown, and definitely surly. It lumbered to its feet and roared at the young man. Bear's expression hardened. "Camera. Cut." He made a motion with his hand, and the camera shut down and turned into a capsule. Bear undid the buttons on his coat and took a cautious step back. "Easy, fella. Easy..." Bear pressed the toes of his shoe against the capsule, causing it to flip up into the air with a pop. Catching it in mid-air with a slow, deliberate motion of the hand, he continued to back up. "I'll be out of your fur in a second, friend. Just take it easy..." The grizzly, unconvinced, roared more loudly and began to charge. Bear opened his jacket all the way and held it far from his body, like a pair of cloth wings. He flared the jacket open and closed a few times, whooping as he did so in a deep voice. "Haa! Hyaa! Back off!"

The bear took a step back, wary of the threat Bear just put forth. Bear smirked, making a mental note to edit in that little technique in post for the viewers. He backed out of the cave,