Hello and welcome to my first Craig Of The Creek story. Being the fourth one overall.

This story took a long while in the making given the fact that the site didn't have Craig OF The Creek listed. Now that the show is now on the site I can finally post the story up! Hop onto writing upon seeing the show section appeared. I'll do my best of making the story good while having each chapter being akin to an episode. Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter!

Hyun woke up to the sound of the door opening. It was not dawn yet, as there was total darkness outside and the sound of heavy rain drumming incessantly on the shingled roof. Hyun could vaguely make out the shape of his grandfather washing himself up in his polish floored bathroom. Before long, he made his way downstairs, fully dressed and brought with him an aura of uncertainty of his current situation: many boxes were sitting and leaning on the sea green colored walls in the dining, while an 85 inch tv was placed in the living room and on top of the sofa. The kitchen, however, was fully decorated and the only area that was set up, allowing Hyun and his family to eat comfortably.

Hyun saw his grandfather pouring apple juice in his glass. "Paw Paw, are you heading out already?"

His grandfather glanced up at Hyun. He had black hair and a neatly trimmed black beard, a light complex skin tone and sea-green eyes surrounded by sun-crinkles. His hands were scarred, the result of heavy usage from his job as a fisherman throughout his lifetime. In addition, he wore casual clothes, consisting a long sleeved shirt with a sea theme, with a large size blue and white sweat jacket over it, a pair of black jeans and finally, a pair creamy brown leather boots.

"I'm surprise to see you up this early, Hyun," Hyun's grandfather spoke. "But to answer your question, I'm indeed heading out to the store, so I can resume finishing up our restaurant."

"I see," Hyun wasn't surprised by his grandfather's tenacity; He caught a bad case of the flu almost a week ago and took only about five days to get better, even though he was instructed by the doctor not to do anything else while he was recovering. Hyun's grandfather, however, scoffed at their suggestions, unwilling to let something like the common cold to prevent him from finishing up a goal he set up a long time ago.

"I've rested long enough," Hyun's grandfather then took a sip of his apple juice. "Anyway, how are you this morning?"

Hyun let out a tired yawn. "I'm fine, though I do feel a bit tied. I would have gone back to sleep if it weren't for the butterflies I feel in my stomach right now."

Hyun's grandfather nodded, as he was washing his glass out over the sink. "It must to be from the move. It's okay to be nervous, Hyun. It's natural being new here and all," he let out a sigh. "I know you want mom to come and live with us, but she's doesn't seem interested at all." Hyun's grandfather glanced at his grandson. Something about Hyun's face instantly told the him that he didn't appreciate the subject of his mother being brought up. The old man let out another sigh, before he placed his right hand on his grandson's shoulder.

"It'll get better, Hyun. I promise," It was then that Hyun's grandfather came up with an idea. "Tell you what, why don't you go explore around your neighborhood? You might make a few new friends along the way. I heard some of them hang around in a creek that's not that far around here. What do you say?"

Hyun scratched his chin considering the suggestion. "Hmm…okay. I'll think about it."

Hyun's grandfather form a soft smile. "That's my boy. Now, I gotta get going. Take care of your grandmother while I'm gone."

After they hugged one another, Hyun watched his grandfather walk outside and drove away in his car to the city. Now all by himself, Hyun made his way back upstairs to his room. But as he made his way through the hallway, he noticed one room not far from where he was and headed to his right; the room was still pitched black, but could make out the figure of what was his grandmother, peacefully sleeping on her bed, as she let out a snore. Satisfied by this, Hyun softly smiled, before he turned around to head back to his room.

Upon arrival, Hyun quickly slid under the covers and looked up to the ceiling Hyun, thinking what his grandfather had said: as much as he wasn't fond of exploring into unfamiliar places, it was a better option than being cooped up in his home all day. That and his family weren't completely done moving into their new home yet, so watching TV, playing video games or using the computer was out of the question. Heading outside was Hyun's only option he had to have any sorts of fun, since he will have the chance to meet new people and possibly make friends as well, though he wasn't so sure about doing the latter. At the same time, though, he wanted to make his grandfather happy and he has give out a few helpful advices now and then, so it wouldn't hurt to go out and have fun.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Hyun closed his eyes, waiting for slumber to take him; after a few more seconds, he was able to drift to sleep. After all, he want to reserve his energy when he gets the chance to go out and explore.


The sun shined brightly over the horizon, as morning was coming to a close and the afternoon was about to begin on a beautifully clear blue sky, especially on a Sunday. For Craig Williams, a boy who lived close to the creek, any day was just another day of adventuring with his two best friends: JP, Kelsey and her pet companion Mortimer. From waking up early in the morning and eating breakfast to digesting his usual fill of weekend morning cartoons, Craig wasted no time in getting ready for another day at the creek, bidding a hasty farewell to his family, before running towards to his usual hangout, the Stump. About a few minutes later, Craig arrived at his destination, only to find…no one. He instinctively checked the bottom of the stump, certain that his friends were just hanging out, but still found nothing.

"Guess I got here before them," Craig concluded and decided to wait around in the Stump for his friends. A few minutes have passed and they have yet to show up, leaving Craig more concerned than ever.

"Maybe I should check up on them," Craig got up and was about to head out, when his cell phone starts ringing. He quickly pulled it out and looked at the caller ID: It was Kelsey. Without hesitation, Craig instantly answered the call.

"Hey Kelsey where are you and JP? I've been waiting around at the Stump." Craig voiced his concern.

"Sorry about that, Craig," Kelsey answered. "JP and I are at The Trading Tree. There is a huge commotion happening between Jason and a new kid!"

"What new kid?" Craig arched an eyebrow with intrigue.

"Well, I haven't seen his face before and we pretty much know everybody."

"Point taken. I'll be right there."

Ending the call, Craig made the trip o the Trading Tree as fast as his feet could carry him.

After running for what seemed like an eternity, Craig arrived at the the Trading Tree, but was worn out by the time he arrived. Kelsey was the first one to spot him.

"Craig!" she called out and ran towards her friend, trying to catch his breath.

"Hey Kelsey…I'm here," Craig barely spoke, trying to compose himself. "Where's JP?"

Kelsey pointed her sword to the direction where their friend was, prompting Craig to turn around and found JP acting like some sort of peacekeeper, firmly standing between Jason, Tony and Boris, Junior Forest Scouts and an unfamiliar kid, with Jason's friends trying to glare back at the latter with some sort of intimidation; however, the kid in question didn't back down from it. He was quite short, barely matching Kelsey's height and but was at least around either her or Craig's age. His hair, however, was rather distinct compare with everyone else: it was thick and curly, though looked like it was platinum blonde. It also seemed quite long, resulting in it being tied up like a ponytail, with several hair strands braided in the front sitting on his shoulders. In addition, he had golden yellow eyes, had a pale complexion, wore a lavender colored t-shirt, with a navy blue cloth jacket over it, a pair of charcoal jeans and white sneakers.

"That's enough, you two," JP uncharacteristically spoke with a serious tone. "There's no need to call each other names."

"If he hands over the last chocolate bar to me, then maybe I'll apologize," said Jason, a claim that was met by skepticism from some of the kids.

"Yeah right, as if I believe something like that," the new kid bark. "I'm the only one with real money, while you and your so-called friends want to make a trade with only a few rocks."

"You know, I agree," Kit spoke up, before facing down at the Junior Forest Scouts. "It's rare to see someone bringing in actual money and while I do accept a few trades, bringing rocks that are NOT from the Creek are not one of them. Besides, he made his purchase fair and square in the first."

"So it's settled then," the new kid grinned at the Boy Scouts. "Do yourselves a favor and take those rocks you found and throw them back in the river where you got it from."

Jason fumed from hearing his insult, while Boris glared back in response.

"These rocks are not from the creek!" Jason adamantly insisted. "Tell him, Tony!"

"Actually…these rocks are not from the creek. They are from our headquarters," Tony sheepishly admitted.

"Does that makes any difference?" the new kid asked, clearly unimpressed by his Tony's answer.

At this point Jason lost his patience. "That's it! Tony, grab that candy from him."

With that, Tony swiped the candy bar from the kid's hand without warning, much to his shock, as he glared at Tony's direction. "Hey four eyes! Give me back my candy bar!"

"Come on! Don't steal!" JP objected.

"As a member of The Junior Forest Scouts, I have the right to confiscated anything from any kid that isn't a scout." Jason spoke with a mixture of smugness and confidence.

"So? That's doesn't give you the right of being a world class jerk!" The new kid yelled. "Give me back my bar or else I'll gladly take it back by force."

In response to his threats, the Junior Forest Scouts burst into laughters, prompting JP to rush over to the new kid's side.

"I'm sorry about this, but not everyone in the Creek acts like that," he tried to console the new kid, but he wasn't paying any attention to him.

"You?! A nobody that would challenge me?! You must been joking!" Jason dismissively said and continued to laugh loudly, before the new kid marched towards to the older Junior Forest Scout face-to-face.

"Want to repeat that again?" he sternly asked, only for Boris to push him down in response, before towering over the new kid.

"What can a pipsqueak like you do us?" Boris asked.

"Pipsqueak?' The new kid lifted his head up, looking a bit more angrier than usual.

"That was uncalled for!" JP shook his head. "You guys have to stop follow Jason's every whim!" He continued with his argument, until Kelsey and Craig join in, much to his relief. "You came!"

"I'm glad to be here, JP!" Craig happily greet his friend, before turning his attention to the new kid. "Hey, are you okay?"

The new kid, however, didn't respond, still looking at Boris for what seemed like forever. Slowly, but surely, he managed to get himself up and calmly walked towards Boris.

"What do you want this time, pipsqueak?" he asked once more, but was met with only one simple response from the new kid.

"NEVER. CALL. ME. PIPSQUEAK."

"What are you gonna do about it pipsq-" Boris was painfully interrupted when the new kid swiftly but brutally punched him where the sun don't shine, letting out a scream so loud, it practically echoed throughout the Creek, leaving everyone totally speechless.


"I'm so sorry you had to deal with those jerks!" Kelsey apologized. "If it was me I would gladly have them taste of my blade!"

"Right…" the new kid nonchalantly said.

"I managed to stock on some snacks," JP interjected

"Sweet!" Craig exclaimed.

The trio, along with new kid, were all inside the Stump, simply relaxing and and eating. After witnessing what he had done with Boris, Kelsey was the first person to act, offering her friendship to the new kid, partially to comfort him, but also to calm him down. Despite what she just saw, Kelsey took the kid to their usual hangout and gave him a short tour around, while JP and Craig were calming things down at the Trading Tree. Once the tension died down, everyone continued on with their usual routines, though they have something to talk about for days to come.

Craig and JP ate some chips, while Kelsey had some sour worms. The new kid, however, wasn't in the mood to eat, still upset towards the Junior Forest Scouts.

"So what are your guy's name?" The new kid finally asked.

"I'm Craig." Craig introduced himself lifting his head to make eye contact. "And this is JP and Kelsey…"

"Hey," JP simply greeted.

"It's nice to meet you," Kelsey similarly greeted the new kid

"…And the bird sitting on top of her is Mortimer," Craig pointed to the parrot that was calmly perched on his owner's head. "What's your name?"

"…It's Hyun," the new kid finally responded.

"Hyun…" Kelsey pondered for a moment, before shrugging her shoulders. "Nope, I don't think I recall you before. Are you new here in the Creek?"

"Yes I am." Hyun answered.

"That's what I thought," Kelsey simply said.

"What do you mean?" Hyun asked suspiciously.

"Sorry about that, Hyun," Kelsey sheepishly rubbed her head. "You see, the three of us have been here in the Creek for so long that we are able to memorized every kid that hangs out around here and your the first person I'm not familiar with."

"Trust us, we know almost everyone around here," Craig added.

"This is the first time I ever heard such a name," JP spoke, while munching on a few chips.

"I see," Hyun let out a sigh.

"If you have the time, Hyun, we can show you around the creek," Craig said with a smile.

"Really?" Hyun was surprised but a bit ecstatic. "Are you sure? I don't mean to disrupt your guy's day by showing me around."

"Nonsense!" Kelsey got up on her feet. "My companions would gladly accompanied you while I shall protect you from any foul creature that may bring you harm!" she drew out her makeshift sword like the warrior she envisioned herself to be.

"Kelsey, I can handle myself." Hyun stubbornly insisted. "Who do you think I am? A damsel in distress?!"

"What is a damsel in distress?" JP cluelessly asked.

"You see…" Hyun leaned over to JP and whispered what a damsel in distress was. As soon as he was done, JP blinked for a few seconds, before opening his mouth.

"Wait, ain't damsel in distress is limited to only girls? There shouldn't be damsel in distress for boys then.."

"JP, of course male versions of damsel in distress exist!" Kelsey facepalmed by how clueless JP can be at times.

"Sorry Kelsey! This is just new to me!" JP quickly defended himself.

"Why are you guys are arguing over for something this stupid?" Hyun deadpanned.

"You know, you're right. We got other things to do," Kelsey cleared her throat up. "To the creek we shall explore!"

"Is she always act like this?" Hyun quietly asked Craig.

"You get use to it," Craig replied.

"Great..." Hyun couldn't believe what he just heard, before he sighed and joined up the three kids on the elevator and ascended back up outside the stump to start the tour.


"What is this?" Hyun couldn't believe what he was looking at: in front of him was a hill, with a large rock sitting on top of it and several torches lighting up the path.

"That Hyun…" Craig began speaking "Is where the Elders Of The Creek reside."

"Elders Of The Creek? What? Are we talking about actual old men and women stay here?!" Hyun asked with confusion.

"Not really," Craig replied "They're teenagers that have been around in the Creek much longer, but they take their roles very seriously! The last thing you want is to get on their bad side."

"Or what? What can a group of teenagers can do to me?! Probably cry in a corner and being useless," Hyun jokingly responded.

"Who's that laughing outside our base?"

The four kids turned their heads and before them was Mark, Berry and David coming out of their grotto.

Kelsey let out a gasp. "It's them! She, Craig and JP bowed before the three disgruntled teenagers, before she turned to Hyun, the only one not bowing down to them. "Hyun, pay your respects!"

"What? I'm not going to do that!." Hyun rebuffed, prompting Kelsey to whack him with her sword, forcing him down onto his knees. "OW! What the heck Kelsey?! I didn't need you to whack my knees from your sword!"

"Shush!" was Kelsey's response, before facing the Elders of the Creek. "Oh great ones, I apologized for my new friend's ignorance. He is new here and we were was just showing this lost puppy around the creek."

"I am not a lost puppy!" Hyun angrily retorted.

"Ignore that." Kelsey quickly countered, prompting Hyun to groan.

"Oh, it's just you three," Mark was the first to speak. He watch the four kids lifted their heads, allowing him to get a better view of their faces. "Wait, that kid has platinum blonde hair…"

"One of the elders are talking about you!" Kelsey gasped.

"Already?" Hyun asked, perplexed by his friend's reaction.

Then it was Barry's turn to look at Hyun. "Hey new kid, we want to speak with you."

Hyun hesitated for a moment, before looking back at Craig, JP and Kelsey, motioning their heads in response. Letting out a sigh, Hyun made his way towards the three teenagers, making his way to the front of the grotto and crossed his arms. "You wanted to speak to me? Well, let's hear it."

Craig, JP and Kelsey eyes widened by Hyun's lack of respect fully displayed in front of the elders.

"We're doomed," Craig gulped.

"For starters…" David kneeled down on Hyun's Level. "Is it true that you assaulted one of the members of the Junior Forest Scouts?" His question prompted Hyun to grin in response.

"So you heard about that? I'm surprised words would so fast. But yeah, I gave him a taste of his own medicine."

"Interesting," Mark formed a smirk while adjusting his glasses. "You seemed like a very strong person for your age. If your willing to assist us with requests, you will be rewarded handsomely."

"Is that so?" Hyun titled his head. "I don't know about taking requests and all, but I just got one question: will I have to fight?"

"Most certainly!" Mark excitedly replied.

"…Okay, I'm in," Hyun happily accepted.

"Excellent!" Mark grinned. "We'll let you know if anything comes."

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it," Hyun casually shrugged.

With their conversation over, The Elders let the four go, allowing them to resume with their tour.

"Wow, can't believe that kid was able to take down someone by using a cheap blow," Barry shook his head. "Are you sure it's a good idea to have him as a lackey?"

"Who cares," Mark casually dismissed his friend's concern.. "Besides, I have the feeling that the kid be the type of person who would use dirty tactics to beat his opponents and that could be useful."

Barry shook his head in disapproval. "I don't like the sound of this…"

"I don't care!" Mark got back inside the grotto. "Now let's resume our session of Dungeons and Dragons!"


Craig, Hyun, Kelsey and JP continued on the tour. They visited through the several areas of the creek and met the Horse girls, ten speeds, the paintballers and the ninja kids, among others, along the way. The four kids could hear several comments about Hyun standing up to Boris and how he took him down. Hyun didn't seemed bothered by this, but was amazed nevertheless.

"Gee, I'm a bit shocked of how my actions spread fast." Hyun commented. "And I thought the creek was supposed to be big."

"It is, but there are so many kids here that news does hear in all across the creek." Craig assured him.

"Fair enough." Hyun accepted his new friend's answer.

Soon, they reached their next destination. The four kids were standing in front of a large pipe that got dark further inside.

"Are we really going inside there?" Hyun asked with uncertainty. "Do someone really have a base in there?"

"Yes and they are called The Sewer Kids." Craig answered.

"Eww, really?!" Hyun was grossed out by Craig's response. "They hang out in a place as disgus-"

"Hyun, it's not an actual sewer!" Kelsey interrupted. "Trust me, if it was, Mortimer would never sit on top of head again!"

Hyun roll his eyes. "Yeah, I can obviously see that happening to you."

Just then, they hear the sounds of footsteps from inside the pipe. Before long, the source of the noise was getting closer to them; Unfortunately, it wasn't the Sewer Queen herself, but Frisboy, one of her many followers. His demeanor wasn't a happy one,; in fact, it was filled with worrisome and dread.

"Frisboy!" Kelsey ran up towards the bald headed kid. "What's wrong? Where is the sewer queen?"

"She's not here!" Frisboy creid out. "According to the message we received, She is currently under the weather!"

"Under the weather?" JP scratched his head. "What does that mean?"

"It means that she's sick!" Hyun groaned, irritated by his obliviousness. "Geez, is there anything that you do know?!"

Before JP could answer, Craig spoke up first. "Sorry Hyun, looks like we won't get to meet the sewer queen."

"That's fine," Hyun assured him, before they turned around to head back. As the four kids were leaving, Frisboy caught a glimpse of Hyun, seemingly quite intrigued.

'Wait, that kid with the grey hair…is he the one that everyone's talking about…?'

Before the bald boy could say anything, they were already gone, much to his dismay. But he had not time to worry about it, as he hurried back inside the sewer pipe to resume temporary leadership of his group and right now, he can't mope around for any reason.


"And we're done!" Kelsey finally shouted victorious as if the tour itself was an important quest.

"About time," JP quipped, resting on his back on top of a log and looking up it the sky.

"Thanks for showing me around." Hyun expressed his gratitude.

"Not a problem Hyun." Craig felt happy for helping his new friend out. Hyun awkwardly looked away for a moment, unsure what to say next.

"…So how long do you guys stay out here?"

"We stay here until the timekeeper informed us it's getting late," Craig explained.

"You guys have a timekeeper?" Hyun asked. "Does he or she actually go around the creek and tell them it's getting late, so get lost?"

"Not quite. Beth just blows on her large instrument several times so that everyone in the creek can hear," Craig corrected Hyun.

On cue, the four heard large noise from outside that echoed throughout Creek, lasting a bit longer until they can no longer hear it.

"I'm guessing that was the timekeeper?" Hyun asked.

"The one and only," Kelsey nodded.

"Alright it's time for us to go," Craig got up on his feet. "Hey where do you live? We can walk together Hyun."

"I live a bit further down," Hyun answered, scratching his head. "The distance is quite long, so I won't be able to join you."

"That's fine," Craig accept his answer. "We'll see you next time."

Hyun smiled humorously. "Yeah, I'll see you guys later."

After saying their goodbyes Hyun parted ways with Craig, JP, Kelsey and Mortimer, before they made it out of the creek and went their separate ways.


After just ten minutes of walking, Hyun was able to safely made his way back home. As he approached the front door of his house, he was greeted by his grandmother sitting nearby the porch.

"Hello Hyun! You finally came back," she happily greeted her grandson.

"Yeah sorry about if I ended up worrying you." Hyun looked at his grandmother as she embraced her grandson.

Contrary to what most people think about grandmothers, Hyun's grandmother was fairly different from them: she had a fair skin tone with little to no wrinkles in sight, dark mocha like eyes and long obsidian black hair with a few grey streaks, pinned back in a net of pearls and silk and a smile that can warm a person's hart. In addition, she was wearing a black t shirt and pair of blue swimming shorts, but was barefooted, having spend her activities in the backyard for some time.

"I see that you went swimming earlier." Hyun noted.

"I sure did, Hyun." his grandmother happily answered. "Your grandfather told me that you might have went to the Creek. How did that go?"

Hyun explained how his day went at the Creek, as they both went inside the house, including how he met and befriended with Craig, JP and Kelsey, much to his grandmother's delight. Since dinner was ready, Hyun didn't have to wait at all and can eat right away which he did. His grandfather had yet to returned, so Hyun and his grandmother just focused with their conversation.

"Oh Hyun, I'm so glad that you were able to make friends," Hyun's grandmother smiled. "I know things are rough between you and your mother and moving in with us, but getting a fresh start will help you get better. It may not happen right away, but it will get better."

Hyun frowned the moment his mother was mentioned, but his time at the Creek was much important than that, choosing not to let that subject ruined his day and focus on the now. After all, it had felt like a long time since he first smiled for a change.

"Yeah, maybe your right grandma," Hyun muttered, as he and his grandmother resume the rest of the night together, looking forward to spending another time at the Creek tomorrow.

And that will conclude the first chapter. Looks like Hyun's first day at the creek started off bad but ended up on a somewhat good note. But little does Hyun knows is in for an 'interesting' adventure with Craig, Kelsey, JP and Mortimer. Who knows what kind of events would transpired?

Anyway hope you enjoyed it. I'll see you next chapter!