PROLOGUE

JANUARY 5, 1978

They all watch as the Governor's Aid approaches the castaways and begins to talk to them. The camera pans to the group who look scared and are listening to every word. The camera pans back to the Governor's Aid who gives them the key to the city.

The camera pans back to the castaways as they hand the key around and they see that Will now has an ice cream cone and note that their eyes are scanning the crowd.

"Not to worry folks!" The Governor's Aid assures them. "Your families wanted to avoid the mob so they are waiting at their hotel. They are all watching as we speak."

"Really! Hi Mom!" Will replied trying to wave but accidentally smashing his ice cream cone in Jonas's face. "Oops sorry Skipper!"

Everyone in the room and the crowd on TV chuckle.

"That's all right Will!" Jonas replies while wiping the ice cream off his face and tasting it. "That's very good!"

"Vice Admiral Haddock here will escort you to the hotel." The Governor's Aid replies Vice Admiral Haddock appears on camera. They see Jonas's eyes widen and smile.

"Brandon!" Jonas exclaims as they shake hands and hug.

"It's great to see you Jonas!" He replies.

"Everyone this my brother-in-law Vice Admiral Brandon Haddock of the Coast Guard!" Jonas explains to the others.

Will salutes and Brandon salutes back and shakes his and the others' hands.

"Everyone how about I take you back to the hotel to meet up with everyone," Brandon began. "Then later on you all can come back here to collect whatever you have in that hut of yours! How does that sound?"

"Great!" The Castaways answered with emotion in their voices.

"Fantastic!" Brandon replied. "Follow me!"

The Castaways were about to follow Brandon when Will tripped on something and knocked into someone in the crowd causing a line of people to bump into the camera man who almost dropped the camera. The camera man straightened up but the camera was now upside down making the feed come in upside down. The camera man quickly righted the camera.

"Oops sorry everybody!" Will replied shamefully as everyone groans and chuckles.

"That's all right!" Replied the Governor's Aid who was being helped off the ground. "As long as nothing is broken everything is fine."

They all followed Brandon through the crowd and to the limo. The Castaways all paused and stared at the limo in shock. They all look back at their hut then at each other. Then they all took deep breaths and filed into the limo.

Back at the hotel they all look at each other, take a deep breath and headed for their rooms.

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After a silent fifteen minute drive they arrived at the hotel and Vice Admiral Haddock got out and held the limo door open as the castaways filed out. They stared wide eyed at the entrance of the hotel.

"This way everyone," Brandon replied as they followed him inside.

Just like before men and women met them and hung leis around their necks and kissed them. They walked them to the elevators. The men and women got in one elevator and Brandon and the castaways got in another. Brandon pressed the button for their floor and they went up. The castaways gasped and gripped the rail as the elevator travelled upwards. Brandon looked behind him at the castaways. They all smiled weekly. They gasp again as the elevator came to a stop. Out the corner of his eye Brandon notices that Will and Mary Ann are holding hands. They stare into each other's eyes for one more second then lets go as the elevator door opens.

The men and women from downstairs meet up with them and escort them down the hall to their rooms. The men and women stop each castaway at the door to their room and Vice Admiral Haddock escorts Jonas to the end of the hall to his.

Jonas looks back at Brandon then down the hall at the others who are staring back at him. They all take a deep breath and knock on their doors.

"Come in!" Jonas hears his sister Josephine's shaky voice.

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