Hello everyone! Here's is the first chapter of my new story!
1st off, Today is My Birthday! For a few more minutes anyway. XD That's kinda why I wanted to post this. :) Now onto how the story came to light:
Sometime after Pakitew Island ended, I often wondered how my OC, Stacy, would react with the campers mostly Shawn. I can see Shawn being like the closest thing she has to a brother because she only has her dad and has had no siblings or even a mother. She's used to her dad and the others but not to strange grownups. which I'll explain down below and in the story.
I just hope I did okay with describing the ship, the crew and everything. I watched a bit of Eureka Seven a while back before I even created the kids but I haven't watched much episodes recently so I hope I'm not too rusty on the details or anything. Except for the stories I do, I won't have Renton, Eureka, or her kids in any of them because I focus on the side characters with their kids.
Plus I hope I kept the Pakitew cast in character. It can be tricky sometimes with a new set of Total Drama characters. BTW, this is set a couple days after Leonard was voted off. He and Beardo are my least favorite TDPI characters out of that season (them, Sugar, and Amy). :(
This will have at least more than 10 chapters because I'm going to have Stacy involved in the challenges and with Shawn to the finale until she's reunited with her dad. And some parts you'll see the Gekko crew trying to survive. Also if you hear of the word "Lab" and stuff mentioned with it, it's part of Stacy's past like I've briefly mention in my other stories "Dethklok Kids" and "Promise". During that time, she and Gina suffered most of the torture and that's why they're very shy & timid around strangers. If you have any question regarding the subject, please feel free to ask me through PM.
One more thing: The picture you see next to the story is Stacy. I made her on Rinmaru Games that SailorMarble14 showed me. Thanks hon'! Plus, I want to thank her for supporting and helping me with this story.
And sorry if bits of the plot seemed rushed but it was all I could think of on how Stacy met the Pakitew campers.
Also, for each chapter I'm going to reference some songs. Here are some for this chapter:
So Alone by Anna Blue. That's how Stacy feels when she's alone and without her family or friends.
Somewhere Out There (Movie Version) from An American Tail. That's for the part when she's praying and hoping that her dad will come and get her.
Well, that's all I gotta say for now. Until next time, enjoy!
I don't own Eureka Seven or Total Drama.
Stacy, Gina, Matt, & Hank are my OCs. They belong to me.
P.S. sorry for the 2nd update/edit on this but I almost messed up in Stacys age. You see, when these "Lab Kids" were created, they were all born/created differently meaning some might be a tad older or younger among themselves. Stacy and her three friends are about 9 years and were the last of the kids made.
Chapter 1: Unexpected Arrival
Stacy was in her room packing her small bag, getting ready to go on a trip with her dad and the crew. Holland had ordered them to take their ship, the Gekko, out for a spin to make sure it's in working order and stop somewhere to gather supplies and some data.
Of course, the children were welcome to join their parents and have a day to themselves which gave Stacy a chance to draw some sketches of whatever would catch her interest.
"Come on, Stacy! Let's go!" her dad called from the hallway.
"Coming daddy!" Stacy grabbed her bag and headed out the door.
She ran out on to the loading bay as her friends boarded the ship.
"Bet I can get up there first!" Hank ran up the steps.
"In your dreams, dude!" Matt followed behind him.
"Boys, no running on the ship!" Hilda yelled from behind.
"Sorry mom! Sorry Hilda!" the boys answered her.
"Heh heh! Kids." Hilda chuckled as she went up the steps as well.
After stopping to tie her shoe, Stacy was climbing the steps with her best friend, Gina, walking with her while placing an arm around her shoulders.
"This is going to be great!" Gina smiled, "Don't you agree?"
"Oh definitely!" Stacy nodded, "I always look forward to these flying trips."
Stacy and everyone else went inside the ship while Stoner stayed behind to discuss some things with Holland.
"Now Stoner," Holland said, "I'm putting you in charge of the ship and getting everyone there and back here safely. Understood?"
"Understood sir." said Stoner, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
"Good." Holland smiled and nodded, "And if you ever run into trouble, just call me on the communicator. Other than that, you all have a safe trip. Alright?"
"Right." Stoner nodded and departed, "See you later!"
He boarded the ship and everyone was ready to hit the skies. But, what Holland and the crew didn't know was that an enemy spy was sent nearly a day ago to sabotage the controls so the ship would malfunction and crash.
Holland watched the ship took off and made a silent prayer that everyone will be safe, "Be safe everyone." he said to himself.
A couple hours later, everyone was relaxing and Stacy was doing some sketches in her sketchbook. Her dream was to become an artist and usually felt like drawing during her free time.
She looked out the window and gazed at the blue sky, "What a nice day." she thought happily, "Nothing can possibly go wrong." Oh, but it does.
Sure enough, some of the buttons wouldn't work and the pilot wheel was stuck.
"What the heck?" Stoner said to himself, "What is up with these things?"
Suddenly, sparks started to fly from the controls and the engine was malfunctioning causing everyone to worry. Hap stood from his seat and rushed to his friend as Stacy did the same.
"What happened?" Hap asked him.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Stacy asked as well.
"I don't know but this ship is acting out of control!" Stoner answered.
Then, the ship started to shake and was starting to fall into the ocean below, leaving the crew only a few minutes to act quickly.
"Holland!" Stoner called in on the ships communicator, "Holland! Can you read me?! Over!"
Unfortunately, communication was jammed and there was no way to contact their leader. There was nothing else they could do except one thing: GET OUT!
"What's going on?!" Matthew freaked out.
"I don't know but we need to get out of here now!" Stoner answered, "Everyone into the escape pods!"
Everyone else ran to the pods while Stacy stood by her father.
"Daddy!" she said as she held onto his arm, "I'm scared!"
"Stacy, get into the escape pod and if I'm not there in two minutes, you go without me!" Stoner ordered his daughter.
"Daddy, I can't leave you!" Stacy cried.
"Stacy, I know you're scared but you have do this for me!" Stoner tried to calm her and hugged her, "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Just go!"
Stacy nodded fearfully, grabbed her bag, and headed for the last empty escape pod.
Each of the four escape pods were big enough for three people to fit inside and the controls were set to have all of them land in the same designated location. The first one held Giget, Moondoggie, and Gina; Hap and Hank in the second; Matthew, Hilda, and Matt in the third; and Stacy was in the last one waiting for her father. "Hurry dad..." she said nervously.
She held her bag tightly when she saw some small sparks coming from the pods controls. "Ahh! What the?!" she cried out.
Auto-pilot Engaged! Pod Activated!
Stacy gasped in horror as her pod closed and started to move, "Hey! Let me out!" she screamed, "Daddy help!" she hadn't even realized that she had already left the malfunctioning ship with everyone still in it.
As Stoner made his way to the pods he saw that the one that held his daughter was gone!
"Stacy!" he called out, "Stacy, where are you?!"
"Stoner! In here!" Hap called to his friend.
With time running out, Stoner ran to the pod with Hap and Hank and all the pods had left the ship. Stoner was worried for his daughter and hoped that she will land with the others. The escape pods were out of the ship in a split second as the Gekko fell in the ocean.
A couple minutes later, Stoner pushed open the pod door, helped Hap and Hank out, and went to the others who's pods were scattered all over the beach. Gina was crying as her parents tried to calm her and Matt and his parents were a little shaken.
"Is everybody okay?" Hap asked loudly.
"Y-Yes. Yeah. We're good! I'm fine!" everyone else said individually.
Stoner sighed in relief until he realized that there was one person who was missing: his daughter.
"Wait!" Stoner gasped as he jerked his head around, "Where's Stacy?!"
Everyone looked around but the little brown-haired girl was nowhere in sight.
"Where is she?" Hap asked.
"I thought she was with you?!" said Moondoggie.
"What happened to Stacy?" asked a scared Gina.
"I don't know!" Stoner panicked, "I was about to head to the escape pods but the one she was in was gone! I don't know where my daughter is!"
Hilda went over to her friend and gently shook him, "Stoner! Stoner! Calm down! We'll look around and see if Stacy landed here somewhere. Everyone, spread and search! Kids stay with their own parents and stick together!" she ordered.
"Yes ma'am!" everyone agreed and took off except for her and a sad looking Stoner.
"Don't worry, Stoner." Hilda said in a comforting manner, "I'm sure Stacy is alright. We just have to believe that."
Stoner was silent as Hilda ran to join her friends on the search. He stood on the beach and stared at the ocean with a worried heart. "Stacy...please be alright." he said very quietly.
He, along with the crew and kids, hoped and prayed that their beloved Stacy was alive and well.
Speaking of which, the pod flew down onto an unknown island that was several, several miles away from the Gekko. Stacy couldn't work the damaged controls, she didn't know where she was heading, her hands and face were a little scratched from all the rough movement, and she was panicking every passing second.
"Oh my gosh!" Stacy screamed some more, "Help! Someone help-Ah!"
The pod had landed roughly on the ground which caused Stacy to, accidentally, hit her head against the wall. But, luckily, the pod crashed with no serious damage inside or outside. Unfortunately, Stacy hit her head so hard, she started to black out.
"Dad," she said softly, "Please...help...me."
She was out cold within seconds after the pod came to a complete stop, sitting there in the forest all alone.
Somewhere from the forest, five teenagers were hanging at a cave somewhere but came out in surprise after hearing the crash. They happened to be Team Maskwak (The Confused Bears), and they are competing against another team on a season of a reality show called Total Drama.
"Oh my!" said a Princess-looking girl named Ella, "What on earth was that?!"
"I don't know!" said power player Sky, "Maybe we should check it out."
"Are you kidding?! No way!" exclaimed zombie-obsessed Shawn, "It might be an army of zombies launching a surprise attack!"
"Oh, quit your belly-achin' and let's go!" Pageant queen Sugar pushed him forward.
"I just hope it's clean, at least a little bit." said germophobic Dave as he walked with the others.
They all ran towards to where the crash was and stopped when they saw the wrecked pod on the ground. They all stared at each other briefly before Ella broke the silence.
"What do you think it is?" she asked.
"I have no idea." answered Shawn before walking towards it, "But I'm gonna find out."
"Hold it!" Sugar announced making Shawn stop in his tracks, "You ain't taking on this mystery stuff without me! You need some muscles!"
"Alright." Shawn sighed, "Come on then." the two teens , carefully, walked towards the damaged pod together.
"Be careful you guys!" Dave said worriedly, "It could be full of germs and who knows what else?"
The two nodded as the approached the pod, "Okay Sugar. When I tell you, you rip that door off!" Shawn said.
"You got it, partner!" Sugar eagerly replied.
Shawn grabbed a thick branch from a tree and was ready to attack any threats that would come out, "NOW!" he shouted.
Sugar tore off the door with one hand. Without anything jumping out at them, they all looked inside to see an unconscious Stacy with her bag right on top of her.
"It's a little girl!" Dave gasped.
Shawn threw his branch away as he, carefully, pulled the child out of the broken pod and held her in his arms while Sky grabbed the bag off her. Everyone else remained silent as they gathered around to see if she was alright.
"Is she alive?" Sky finally asked.
"Not sure." answered Shawn.
He laid the girl down, puts his ear on her chest, and listened closely. Slow but steady breaths came from Stacys mouth as Shawn lifted his head and turned to his teammates, "She's alive, just knocked out."
Everyone sighed in relief before Sugar spoke up, "You think that lil' gal came from outer space or somethin'?"
Dave gave her an annoyed look, "Does she even look like an alien?" he turned back to Stacy, "Still, I wondered where she came from? I hope she's not hurt."
Shawn looked over the child making sure she's not seriously injured, "Well except for a couple cuts and a little bump on her head, she appears to be just fine."
"But, that still doesn't explain what's she's doing in that strange machine." Ella pointed out.
"Mmmm. Mmmm." Stacy stirred.
"We better back away guys!" Sky said, "She's waking up."
Everyone took a few steps back while Shawn remained at the girls side. As Stacy opened her eyes, she looked around to see that she was in an unfamiliar area and quickly turned her head to see an unknown teenage boy right next to her.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Stacy cried out as she scrambled away.
"Hey, hey! Take it easy!' Shawn said.
She tried to run but accidentally tripped over a nearby log, nearly spraining her ankle. Without even checking her leg, Stacy ducked behind a tree and did her best to hide from the five teens staring at her with concern.
"Oh, the poor thing must be terrified." Ella said sadly.
"What do you reckon she's scared of?" Sugar asked with everyone giving her a glare that says "Really?"
Shawn inched himself to the tree but kept a safe distance between him and the girl, which made Stacy crouch even further. He knelt down to her level and spoke as softly as he could.
"It's okay, sweetheart." Shawn tried to calm the frightened child, "We're not going to hurt you. You're alright."
That wasn't enough to convince Stacy to calm down because the awful torture she endured at the Lab nearly ten years prior has made her afraid of any strange adults or older teens she came across. Giving a small sigh, Shawn crept a tiny bit closer and held out his hand to her.
"Don't be afraid. Come on out." he spoke again, "It's okay. No one will harm you, I promise."
Seeing that the older boy and the other teens actually had no intentions to harm her, the child came out from her tree and, slowly, made her way towards Shawn. Stacy hesitated for a second but she reached out and took his hand. Shawn caressed her hand as he, gently, pulled the girl closer.
"There, that's better." Shawn smiled softly, "I'm Shawn. What's your name?"
Although she barely trusted the boy, Stacy remained silent as she continued to stare at him and slowly shook her head.
"No?" Shawn asked, "Can you not speak or do you just not want to say anything?"
No answer as the others took a couple steps towards the two, "Uh Shawn? I don't think she even wants to give away her name because we're strangers to her." Sky pointed out.
"Oh right." Shawn realized and introduced the others, "That there is Sky, he's Dave, that's Sugar, and she's Ella."
"*Hello little one!*" Ella sang.
Sky took a couple steps towards the two and looked down at Stacy, "It's so nice to meet you." Sky smiled at the girl.
She extended her arm as if to shake her hand, but Stacy flinched and backed away a little which made Sky frown in concern.
"No, no, no. It's okay, it's okay." Shawn tried to reassure Stacy, "She won't hurt you. She's nice."
Stacy looked away but turned back to Sky and gave a quick smile before she felt herself being smothered in a bone-crushing hug.
"Oh, aren't you just a little darling!" said Sugar as she hugged the child tight, "I always wanted a lil' sis'! I can teach her all about pageants and hairstyles and all kinds of girly stuff!"
Stacy scrambled out of Sugars arms and fled behind Shawn, who frowned at the blonde girl along with everyone else.
"What?" Sugar asked in confusion, "What'd I do?"
"You freaked her out, that's what!" Shawn snapped and turned to the cowering child, "It's okay, sweetie." he said gently, "Her bark is a lot worse than her bite."
"And what's that's supposed to mean?!" Sugar asked in anger.
"I think he means you need to be more discreet to the child." Ella said and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Stay outta this, prissy skirt!" Sugar yelled and swatted her hand away, "I know what I'm-a doing!"
Ella frowned as Dave tried to calm everyone, "That's enough, you guys! Can't you see this poor little girl is scared enough already? No wonder she doesn't want to talk."
Stacy watched as the teens talked and argued with each other. During the few minutes they had spoken to her, she could see that they really mean no harm but still wasn't entirely sure if she can trust them completely. Taking a deep breath, she finally spoke.
"S-Stacy." she said very quietly.
"What did you say?" Shawn asked a little surprised.
"M-My n-name is S-Stacy." she said again, a little louder than last time.
"Oh, what a pretty name." Sky smiled at her again.
Stacy returned a small but warm smile to Sky but turned her head to see seven more teens approaching her and the group. The happened to be Team Kinosewak (The Floating Salmon) and they wanted to know what all the commotion was.
"What on earth is going on out here?!" self-claimed "Evil genius" Max yelled.
"What are you guys doing here?" asked Sky.
"We heard a crash and came to see if you guys were alright." farm boy Rodney replied, "You are alright, right?"
"Yes, we're fine." Ella nodded, "Especially our new friend!"
"What new friend?" asked redheaded Scarlett.
Shawn stepped to the side so everyone could get a look at the little girl before them, "This little girl is Stacy. She just "flew" here so to speak." he chuckled slightly.
Most of the other team smiled at the young girl, who walked back to Shawn and wrapped her arms around his leg.
"Aw! She's so cute!" cheerleader Sammy smiled until her older twin sister nudged her shoulder very hard.
"Oh puh-lease!" Amy scoffed, "I bet she's another you who's here to ruin everything for everyone, especially me!"
Samey frowned sadly as Rodney smiled at Stacy, "Hi there!" he waved, "You're cuter than a kittys tail on the Fourth of July."
Stacy raised her eyebrow at the comment as someone else approached, "Hi there, sweetheart." Outback Jasmine greeted the child as she knelt down, "Aren't you a pretty little thing?"
Stacy shook slightly and hid her face a bit more on Shawns side.
"Bit of a shy one, isn't she?" Jasmine looked up at her friend with a questioned look.
"She's been that way since we found her in that pod thingy over there." Shawn said and pointed to the wreckage.
The other team turned towards the trashed contraption and Max gave himself an evil grin, "Hmmm. I could use the parts from that vehicle for an evil scheme! Hehehehe!"
"Uh, why was she in there?" asked Amy a little rudely.
"She wouldn't tell us." Sugar shrugged, "She's been more quiet than a hog sneaking in for a private buffet."
Scarlett was next to approach her and held out his hand to her.
"It's wonderful to meet you, young lady." she said politely.
Stacy took one look at Scarlett and she had a very uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. "Something's not right about her." she thought to herself, "I can't put my finger on it, but there's something very wrong with her."
Very hesitant, Stacy shook the redheads hand. "V-Very nice to meet you, Scarlett." she said softly and pulled her hand away quickly.
As for Max, even though he was frowning most of the time his thoughts said otherwise, "What an adorable little sweetheart!" he thought to himself, "I hope she's not too frightened by all these teens surrounding her."
Topher pushed Max aside and struck a pose, "I'm Topher-Chris Mclean, at your humble service." he bowed like a gentleman.
Stacy lets go of Shawn and stares at Topher, "Are related to this Chris Mclean?" she asked him in a soft voice.
"Oh no, I'm not." Topher shook his head and smiled hopefully, "But I wish I was."
"Attention campers!" a voice called out from a speaker, "Everyone meet me at the clearing area right now!"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion because they already did a challenge and eliminated a fellow camper only three days ago and the next challenge wasn't supposed to start until tomorrow.
"Guess we better see what's going on." said Jasmine as she walked away with her team.
Team Maskwak was about to follow them except for Shawn, who saw that Stacy was standing a couple inches away from him.
"Hey." he took a couple steps towards her, "You coming or what?"
Stacy said nothing and just looked down at her feet. Then, Shawn thought about carrying her himself, "Here." he opened his arms out to her, "Let me carry you."
Stacy cringed as she held her arms up to her chest and shut her eyes tight. Shawn was a bit taken back at first but he bent down, picked up the scared little girl, and held her close. Still shaking, Stacy slowly opened her eyes and felt something different. She felt...warm and safe in the arms of the teen who rescued her. She could hear a soft beating coming from his heart, because her ear was up against his chest.
"You don't have to be frightened anymore, little one." Shawn said in a comforting voice, "You'll be safe with me, I promise."
Shawns soft voice and his gentle hold caught Stacy by surprise. Other than her father and the other adult members of the Gekko, Stacy never thought any other grown-up, or teenager for that matter, would be so kind and affectionate towards her.
Spending nearly ten years in an awful laboratory, along with twelve other children, she had to endure not just physical but also mental training/abuse so the scientists could mold her into a ruthless soldier as part of their plan for world domination. If not for her new friends, she'd either be a killing machine or alone for the rest of her life. Still, everything she had been through has made her afraid of anyone older than her, especially men. So for Stacy she felt that maybe, just maybe, she can trust Shawn. Only a little at a time though.
Shawn walked a little faster and caught up with the others with Stacy in his arms. As soon as they were at the clearing, they could tell that their host, Chris Mclean, was not in his usual good mood. And by good, I mean sadistic.
"I bet you're all wondering why I called you all here." he said blankly before turning towards the teens, "Would anyone mind telling me what that is?" Chris asked in a slightly irritated tone and narrowed his eyes at Stacy.
"What are you talking about, Chris?" Sky asked.
In a frustrated groan Chris grabbed Stacys arm and, roughly, snatched her out of Shawns arms, "I am talking about this!" he pointed at Stacy as he held her by her arm.
"Chris, put her down!" Sky said in anger, "You're going to hurt her!"
Chris lets go and Stacy landed on the ground pretty hard, "Just who are you kid and what are you doing on my show?" he asked in a stern tone.
Stacy stood up and rubbed her backside before answering, "I-I was on a ship with my dad and some others w-when the ship started to malfunction and crash. When we got into the escape pods, s-something went wrong with mine and I landed here somehow. I don't even know where-" she explained before being cut off.
"Oh come on!" Chris rolled his eyes, "Do you expect me to believe that story?! I bet you were smuggled by one of these guys, weren't you?!"
"N-No!" Stacy stammered fearfully, "I-I didn't...I mean..."
"None of us brought her here, Chris!" Dave snapped, "She's telling the truth!"
"Besides, how can she be smuggled when all our stuff was tossed out the plane like a bowl of week old cow juice?" Sugar retorted.
"I don't care if she's the granddaughter of the king of the world or something!" Chris yelled, "She doesn't belong on my show nor on my island! She has to go!"
"What?!" everyone yelled in shock.
"Chef, toss this girl into the cannon and fire her out of here right now!" Chris ordered.
"I'm on it." replied cook and hard-hearted Chef Hatchet.
Chef made his move to grab the child. Stacy's face turned from concerned to frightened as she ran behind Shawn again, who placed a protective arm in front of her.
"Hey, take it easy!" Shawn defended, "She's just a little girl! You can't just shoot her from a dangerous cannon like a cannonball or something!"
"Yeah!" Dave agreed, "Since where do you get off blasting little children into unsanitary waters?!"
"What kind of person would hate a child so much?!" Ella said sadly.
"If that's not child cruelty, I don't know what is!" Jasmine barked at the host.
"Yeah!" everyone else shouted in agreement.
Stacy was, again, surprised that most of these teens would stand by her even though they hardly know her.
"Ugh!" Chris nearly tore out his hair at the complaints, "Then what do you propose we do about this?! I have no time to take care of little brats other than the twelve I'm looking at now!"
Shawn looked down at Stacy and saw how scared she was because of Chris's yelling. He could even see the frightened tears forming in her eyes. Giving her a small smile and lightly patted her on the shoulder he faced Chris again, "I'll take care of her." he said firmly.
Everyone looked at him in surprise, including Chris, Chef, and the interns. "I'll look after Stacy and take care of her until we find her parents."
Giving a deep sigh Chris made his decision, "Alright! Fine!" he said in annoyance, "You're in charge of this kid and I don't want any problems from this. Further more, during any challenges she either stays out of the way or she competes with you. Understand?"
"Yes." Shawn nodded.
"Alrighty then." Chris shrugged casually, "Carry on."
The host and chef left the teams alone. While Team Kinosewak went their separate ways, Jasmine stayed behind to see if she can help in some way. Sky went over to Stacy, sat on her knees, and stroked her hair.
"It's okay, Stacy." the older girl comforted her, "Did that mean man scare you?"
Stacy nodded silently as Jasmine came over and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry about it, love. He may be a big jerk but he'll warm up to you eventually." she smiled and muttered under her breath, "Hopefully."
Sky then remembered something and pulled something from behind her back, "Here. I think this belongs to you." she handed Stacy her bag which she brought with her on her trip.
"Thank you!" she said as she held her bag, "Thank you so much! I thought I lost it?"
"No you didn't." Sky shook her head, "I held on to it for you and wanted to give it back."
"Well...um...thanks Miss S-Sky." Stacy blushed.
"You're welcome." she grinned as Shawn sets the small girl on his lap while sitting down, "So, do you know where your parents are? Where are you from?"
Stacy's eyes started to fill up again, but it was more than when she was scared upon meeting Shawn and Chris the first time. She placed her head in her hands and started to cry, making Sky regret asking her those questions.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Sky immediately said, "I shouldn't have said that!"
"Hey, hey, hey." Shawn tried to calm her and rubbed her back, "It's okay. I'm sure they're looking for you."
"R-Really?" she sniffled and looked up at him.
"Sure." Dave said as he joined the group, "And even if he doesn't, you have us to help you. It'll be okay, honest."
Jasmine and the others nodded and gave their own comforting smiles at Stacy, who gave them a weak but noticeable smile in return. Still unsure if she could trust these teens, she started to feel safe and cared for in their hands.
Later that day, the six teens did their best to help little Stacy feel welcome.
Jasmine took Stacy to the stream to wash her face and clean up the small cuts, Shawn gave her some apples and blueberries to eat, Dave gave her some sanitizer to rid herself of germs, Ella sang some welcome songs, and Sugar spent most of the time hugging and smothering her, much to the disapproval of the others.
After Jasmine left for her team, Stacy and Team Maskwak walked off to the cave because it was starting to get dark.
"Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Shawn waved while he walked in a different direction.
"Bye!" the rest of the team waved back.
Stacy looked at Shawn until he was out of sight. She tugged Ellas dress to ask her something.
"Where's he going?" asked Stacy.
"He doesn't sleep in the cave with us." Ella answered, "But at least he's with us in our hearts!"
Stacy sighed and continued walking until they stopped at the cave, which is the same one the team came from before they heard the pod crashing. Stacy stepped inside and looked around, "This is where you all sleep?"
"Yeah." Dave nodded slowly, "It's not much but it does keep us from the rain."
Sugar went over to the smoothest rock in the cave and dusted it off for Stacy, "Here ya go, darlin'!" she patted the rock, "Nice and comfy as a bag of flour!"
Stacy went over to the spot Sugar pointed out and sat on it. "Guess it'll have to do." she shrugged.
"Don't worry." Dave rubbed her shoulder and then yawned, "Everything will be better in the morning. Now, let's all try to get some sleep."
"Now if you ever need anything, just let us know. Okay?" Sky asked.
"Okay." Stacy nodded softly, "G-Goodnight."
"Goodnight Stacy. Goodnight. Sweet dreams!" everyone else said before turning in.
As soon as they were all asleep, Stacy sat up on the concrete and looked at the entrance close to her spot. The moon was shining through the opening and Stacy swore she saw a shooting star blinking right down on her. She got on her knees, held her hands up, and prayed into the nights sky.
"I hope dad will come and find me." she prayed, "I hope the others are okay. And I hope Holland will try to find us.
She curled up on her rock and did her best to fall asleep. But, she cried silently and hoped that she wouldn't be heard by the campers who were already asleep.
Shawn went to check on his teammates and noticed, right away, that little Stacy was shivering in her sleep and had a couple tears in her eyes again. Thinking quickly, he took off his jacket and wrapped it around her like a blanket.
"Sleep tight, kiddo." he said very quietly, "Pleasant dreams."
He, gently, stroked Stacys hair, wiped the tears from her eyes, and left the cave to go back to his tree. Hopefully the next day will open things up for the new girl on the island.
To Be Continued...