"Hey Johnny, you got the flint and steel?" I asked.
"Here ya go mark."
Before we continue my name is mark Mikaky. I am 15. And I am currently a boy scout of troop 370. I have blue eyes and I am a master at anything with nature. But there is something about me that nobody knows why, not even me, but I was born with green hair. When I was younger I was made fun of but I always just ignored them. My parents say that I had a knack for anything nature related. I mean literately, I was like a nature dictionary. I must say that my most favorite merit badge was either reptile and amphibian study or forestry.
Now time to explain the people in my troop. First of all is John Markis, but he likes to be called Johnny. He is also 15 like me. I must say that he really lives up to the Boy Scout motto of always being prepared. He always has everything that we might need for the trip and he somehow always knows if we forget something. He had brown hair and brown eyes. I must say that without Johnny the entire troop would be disorganized.
Next up is Tyler bay. He is 14. I must say that he is the master at tying knots. Like give him a piece of rope, look away for a few seconds, and he already tied 3 different kinds of knots into the rope. He had blond hair and blue eyes. Well since he was of German heritage. Whenever we go out on a campout he was always in charge of making the camp gadgets which we all, except him, disliked making.
Now let me start with our officers. First up is our historian Adam hoe, and yes as in the garden tool. He is the youngest in the troop at 13 years old. Ever since he first joined the troop we found out he wanted to be a photographer when he grew up so the first year in scouts for him he was made the historian he took excellent pictures of all the activities we did. He has dyed white hair and none of us know why. He also has brown eyes just like Johnny.
Now time for our scribe and quartermaster. They are the only twins in our troop and they are so much alike that they both share the same jobs. Their names are Clayton and Jeremy cliff and they are both 14. Sometimes they talked at the same time which sent shivers down our spines sometimes. They had brown hair and blue eyes. They loved to prank people. When one of them pranks someone nobody ever figures out which one actually pranked them since they look alike.
Now up next is our chaplain's aide. And I must say that he disliked his job a lot. All because he is a tiny bit like a Goth He absolutely loves the color black but sometimes he is forced to wear white due to his position. His name is Leo sun, ironic isn't it. That's basically all there is that connects him to being a Goth But I remember during school someone called him a Goth to his face and let's say that he had a very bloody broken nose. But he is actually very nice when he wasn't angry.
Now up next is the ASPL. ASPL means our assistant senior patrol leader. His name is Cody kingler. Yeah as in the Pokémon kingler. He was a good ASPL and always helped us settle our little fights when they happened which was quite rare. But there is one thing about him. He is a mute. When he first joined the troop his mom told us that when he was born his vocal cords never finished developing so he can't talk to us. So we learnt sign language and have been using it ever since.
And last but not least is our SPL. SPL means senior patrol leader. His name is Leroy cruise. He is 18 so this was his last year in scouts and we were all going to miss him. So the scoutmasters said that we could have one final campout with him with just us scouts. We were at our campsite in the woods finishing setting up tents and I almost got a fire going until a big gust of wind came through and put it out. As I started to put more wool into the middle Leroy walked over. "Hey little man how's the fire coming along?" he asked smiling.
"Good until a gust of wind put it out." I said pouting a little causing him to laugh.
"Well then let's get it going soon mark. It's supposed to get really cold tonight." He said patting my back. As he walked away I started to use the flint and steel and when it finally caught I blew on it a tiny bit and we finally had a good fire. As I stood up and moved the stuff away from the fire and I walked over to Johnny. "Here's your flint and steel." I said handing it to him. As he took it and put it into his large backpack.
"So all that's left to do is the axe yard and I think Tyler is already working on the camp gadgets." I said.
"How do you know?" he asked. As I pointed behind him he saw Tyler working on camp gadgets. We both snickered a little before we walked over to our trailer and we took out the rope to set up the axe yard. We found a really good spot and I handed him one end of the rope and I started to tie my end to one of the 4 trees we were putting the axe yard. As soon as we finished we walked back over to the camp and found the twins were cooking. "God yes!" I immediately said. The twins were great cooks and it was like they had one mind. Whenever they cooked when one of them is working on one thing the other knows what they need to make without even being told. As we walked over to the table we set up Cody was telling a story in sign language. But as we sat down he finished his story. "So what we miss?" I asked.
"Cody was just telling us about a recent fishing trip with his parents."
"Oh really. Can you tell it again Cody?" I asked. (Authors note: when there is an italic sentence/paragraph it's when Cody is signing them, unless before it says flashback)
"Okay it all started when we first got there. When my parents said that we were going to be fishing I jumped and hit my head on a branch a few inches above my head. That was the worst part of the day. As I stood back up we all got into a boat my dad rented for the day and we went out into the small lake. It was a beautiful morning and my dad said that the better the morning the better the fishing. As we stopped the boat we all grabbed a rod and we cast into the water. Not even a minute later I and mom started to catch fish. For a couple hours both me and mom caught a total of 23 fish and dad hadn't even got a nibble. Near the days end we then had a total of 53 fish. Just before we called it quits dad had finally got a nibble but we didn't notice it until as mom started to drive us away due to dad falling asleep the chair that he was sitting in went flying out of the boat because the fishing rod was attached to the chair. As we heard the splash mom stopped the boat and turned around to find a very angry dad swimming over to us. As me and mom started to laugh our heads off he got back onto the boat and didn't talk to us until we got home to say good night." As he finished we all started to laugh at the unfortunate event that happened to his dad as the twins walked over with the food and set it onto the table. Tonight's dinner I finally found out was spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, and for desert some cake that they baked. Even we don't know how they made the cake but I must say that it was delicious. As soon as we finished eating it were me and Leroy on dish washing while everyone else cleaned up. Leroy was not like other SPL's. He actually helped us with all the chores like firewood, cooking, cleanup, dish washing, you name it. So that automatically put him at the very top of best SPL ever in my book. "So how was your day mark?" he asked me.
"It was good. Except for when I dropped a big piece of firewood on my toe." I said as he snickered.
"It happens to everyone mark. But I hope that the newbies learn that quickly." He said as we both laughed.
"Yeah me to." I said. For a few minutes neither of us talked.
"I know that you guys are going to miss me and stuff but I know that you all will be fine without me. In fact, I am quite glad that you talked the scoutmasters into doing this one last camp out." He said playfully punching me in the arm.
"You're welcome Leroy. But still… I can't get over the fact that you are going to be gone from scouts. You are still a life scout and not eagle yet so it's not fair!" I said crying a little. I then felt an arm go over my neck and I looked to see that it was Leroy.
"I actually became an eagle just before we got here. Remember when we did that project to help plant trees to help regrow the forest?" I nodded yes. "Well that was my eagle project." He said.
"But why did you say that it was for fun?" I asked again crying a little.
"Because I knew that if I told you, you would have thought that I no longer had a purpose staying in the scouts. I know your dream is to get the hornaday award because it is all about nature. But I know you will fight to get it. That is why if you are going to start it you need to start it without my help for once. Do you understand me." I nodded yes. "Then let's finish these dishes so then we can get to the s'more part of the trip." As I smiled he ruffled my hair and we got back to work.
As soon as we finished dishes the sun had finally set and we all were roasting s'mores on the campfire. And we even all laughed as Leroy's marshmallow fell into the fire and he instantly put on a pouty face and that was the reason why we all laughed. Just then a wolf howled and we all instantly tensed up and looked around but we saw nothing. "So does anyone have a scary story?" Johnny asked.
"I got one." Leroy said. We all then turned our attention to him. "There once was a Boy Scout troop almost just like us. Except their SPL was so mean that he made them do everything that he wanted them to do. But one day when they went on a campout without their scoutmasters but what they didn't know was that it was a bad idea to do so. Before lunch the SPL ordered a scout to fetch him a beer and they all stood there flabbergasted that their SPL drunk beer. So as he said it again they decided that they had enough of his terror and they all swarmed him. As they gagged him and blindfolded him they started to carry him into the forest. He tried to put up a good fight to get away but they were all too strong for him. After a while he found that he had stopped moving and that his hands were untied. As he took off the blindfold and gag he instantly tensed up because he knew where he was. He was in the forest of wolves. As he started to run he could hear twigs snapping behind him and when he looked back while running he saw them. The biggest. Meanest. And ugliest wolves that he has ever seen were chasing him. As he turned his attention back to running away he suddenly tripped on a root and went tumbling down a hidden hole. As soon as he stopped tumbling he got up and took out his lighter and lit it to light up where he was. He was in a cave just big enough for him to walk in. as he walked around he suddenly fell through the floor that had broken underneath him. As he fell through them he landed in a purple liquid. His body started to change until he looked completely different. He became the beast of the forest. When the scouts made it back to the camp happy that they no longer had the bossy SPL around. As they started their activities there was a loud howl and the scouts just ignored it. Until it sounded again. But this time. It came from their camp. As the scouts took out their scout knifes and went towards where the howl came from. As they were looking it came again. But it came from the SPL's tent. As they walked over and opened the tent they stood there in horror. Inside. Was a giant wolf made of twigs and leaves. And as it pounced onto the boys it was over in a second. But as it looked at its no longer alive prey it changed. It changed into the boy that had fallen into the cave appeared. But what they didn't know about him was he was actually a criminal in a child's body. And his name was scar." As soon as he finished we all clapped and then we all yawned. "Alright guys. Time for bed. Leo. Please put out the fire." Leroy said. As soon as that was done we all went into our tents along with the people who were assigned to them and fell asleep.
Only to be woken up later to a blood curdling scream. As I scurried out of my tent I saw that somehow our surroundings had changed. "What the hell happened to our surroundings?" I said. I then snapped out of my confused trance because of another scream. I watched Leroy come scrambling out of his tent and then the scream rang out again. But that was when I noticed something… it was a combination of screams… like the twins. As I started to run towards the twin's tent I then saw why they were screaming. It was the beast from the story. The wolf made of nature. "Mark, get the twins out of the tent. Ill distract the beast." Leroy yelled to me. I nodded at him as he picked up a rock and threw it and the beast. As it bounced off its head it turned towards him. "Hey butt ugly! Over here!" he yelled as he started to run. As the beast gave chase I ran over to the tent and I pulled out the twins that still had looks of fear on their faces. As they got out I noticed all the damage to their tent. And let's just say that they might want to sleep in a cave with bears then sleep outside in this tent. There were so many holes it reminded me of Swiss cheese. As I pulled the twins with me I ran over to the others, but before we could start running there was a very loud scream. "Cody! Take them and run from here. I'm going back for Leroy." As he nodded he grabbed the twins and they started to run out of the campsite I started to run towards where the scream came from. As I made a sharp turn I instantly stopped in my tracks. In front of me was the beast. And it was walking towards a body on the ground surrounded by blood. And that was when I saw who it was. It was Leroy. "HEY MOTHERFUCKER!" I yelled. As it turned to look at me I started walking towards it. That was when I noticed something on its eye. A scar… "I think I'll call you scar. Now leave my friend alone!" I yelled. As it growled at me I instantly felt fear in me. This might have been a bad idea. As I started to run I heard the beast give chase to me.
As I dodged tree after tree, rock after boulder. But no matter what I did I couldn't lose it, and Leroy was running out of time. As I lept over a boulder I suddenly felt myself get slashed in the back and I was sent flying forwards into a tree face first. That hurt a lot I thought as I fell off of it leaving a body print of me in it. As I landed back onto the ground which caused more pain to flow through my system. As I tried to get back up I struggled as I fell back onto the ground. I then saw the beast. As it started to walk towards me with what seemed to be a smile on its face. As I slowly tried to get up again I was forced to fall back down due to all the pain surging through my body. I then could feel something warm coming onto my face. When I opened my eyes I saw the beast face coming closer and closer with its mouth open ready to kill me. Just then I heard multiple yells coming from all around us as I watched the other boys jump out of hiding and start to distract the beast. I watched as Cody ran over and helped me up. "Leroy is seriously injured and bleeding badly. That way." I said as I pointed in the direction of Leroy.
As Cody helped me go that way while the others kept the beast busy when we reached the spot we spotted the pool of blood. But Leroy wasn't in sight. "Where is he?" I instantly said. Maybe another one of those beasts came and took him away. Just then the other boys came barreling through the bushes and a couple seconds later the beast came charging through them as well. "RUN!" I yelled as we all started to run. As we were running I could hear the beast gaining on us with every passing second. But as we rounded the corner we found ourselves at a dead end with the stone walls around us about 10 feet high. "You guys go. Ill distract it long enough for you guys to get away." I said.
"We aren't leaving you mark." The twins said.
"I said GO!" I yelled. As they nodded accepting my decision they all ran over and started to climb the walls. As I watched them reach the top they all saluted me and they started to run away. At least I was able to save them I thought as I walked to the back of the wall and sat down against it. As I watched the entrance of the dead end I saw the beast appear and start walking towards me. I was weak from all the blood lost from the cuts on my back so there was no way I was going to be able to fight it. As it got closer and closer I thought about my life before I was killed. Making my first friend in school, my friend standing up to bully's for me, joining the scouts, being accepted by all the other boys, the wonderful family I have, Leroy always being there for us, Leos hatred of white, the laughs we all shared, the campouts we all went on. As the beast reached me I was slowly losing consciousness and as my eyes were about to close I saw the beast instantly get sent flying into the wall and the last sight I saw was a pony running towards me. And that pony was purple.