Hahaha this is gonna be an amusing chapter. It's their whole car ride up to the camp site. Four guys trapped in one truck for 17 ½ hours. LOL! This chapter is probably gonna be really long.
I'll get to all the Logan angst after this chapter.
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2:16 am
"Kendall can we stop for gas first?" James asked "I don't want to stop in the middle of nowhere to find a gas station." Kendall sighed and pulled over in front of a Seven Eleven. "Be right back" he said. Kendall filled the tank while the others waited in the truck. "So you're sure there aren't any snakes in Colorado right James?" Logan asked cautiously.
"Yup pretty sure" he said back "And even if there is we have the first aid kit."
"So, that doesn't mean you know how you treat a wound or bite." Logan said
"Logan you're not going to get bitten again. I heard that's only a once in a life time thing" James said back. "You better be right" Logan said.
When Kendall came back into the truck, after the tank was full, he said "There it's full"
"Good" James said "Then drive."
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3:34 am
Logan ended falling asleep too. "They're both asleep now" James whispered to Kendall. Kendall snickered "Cute" he said.
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4: 44 am
"Are we in Nevada yet?" James asked. "No why?" Kendall said.
"I thought we would've after 2 and a half hours."
"Just 15 more hours to go buddy. Fingers crossed Carlos stays asleep for most of that time."
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5:13 am
"Hey what time is it?" Logan asked starting to wake up.
"It's a little past five" James said.
"It's going to take forever to get there" Logan complained
"Just read your nook, we'll be there in no time" Kendall said.
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6:29
"Hey the sun is starting to come out" Kendall said. Logan looked up from his nook and saw the sun rising from the east. "Finally" he said.
"It's almost as beautiful as me" James said pulling out his lucky comb and hand mirror. Kendall rolled their eyes and continued driving on the vacant high way.
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7:15 am
Kendall yawned loudly. "Do you want me to drive?" James asked.
"Yeah that'd be great." He responded then yawned again.
"Stop over there" James pointed to the side of the road. Kendall pulled over and stopped the car. James and Kendall switched spots. Kendall was asleep within 10 minutes.
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7:37 am
"Kendall's snoring is so loud!" Logan shouted. He covered his ears and James shushed him and said "You're talking too loud."
"What about his snoring?" Logan whispered.
"If you don't like it then listen to Carlos's iPod"
"But it's full of country"
"Country is good music. It's either that or Kendall's snoring"
"I choose snoring." Logan said and crossed his arms.
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8:53 am
"Hey dude I can take the wheel again." Kendall said a little groggy.
"You've only been asleep for a couple hours" James said "You sure?"
"I've gotten less sleep before" he said.
"Can you guys switch at a gas station I gotta pee" Logan said.
James made a face. "We could've gone our whole lives without knowing that Logan" He said.
"I couldn't" he said.
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9:01 am
"There's a station. Let's stop here" Kendall said.
"FINALLY!" Logan shouted then ran out of the car the second they parked. Kendall and James laughed and switched places. "I hope he doesn't take too long. We still have another 11 hours to drive."
They waited a few more minutes for Logan to come back. When he opened the door and sat back down "That was horrendous"
"What was?" Kendall and James asked simultaneously.
Logan shuttered "That bathroom." They smirked and Kendall continued to drive.
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9:12am
Carlos moaned as he slowly woke up. "I'm hungry" He said.
"You should've eaten breakfast when mom made it" Kendall said. Carlos frowned.
"Mrs. Knight put some cereal in the bag." James said. Carlos dug around in the red backpack and found a bag of fruit loops. He opened the bag and ate the fruity cereal to satisfy his stomach.
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10:25 am
"Hey guys, is my hair starting to look flat to you?" James asked while he stared into this hand mirror.
"Your hair doesn't look any different than it did eight hours ago." Logan said.
"IT'S BEEN FLAT THIS WHOLE TIME?" James shouted "I knew I should've used more Cuda this morning."
"Get over it." Kendall said. James shrieked and pulled out his lucky comb. "My hair is going to look so hideous when we get to Colorado."
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10:56 am
Carlos leaned over and tried to catch a glimpse of what Logan was reading on his nook. "Whatcha readin'? He asked. Logan looked up "I'm reading a book about snakes in Colorado." He showed Carlos a picture on his nook of a snake. Carlos for once he paid no attention to the picture and read what was below it. "In Colorado only 3 out of 28 species, that live there, are venomous. The Prairie rattlesnakes, midget faded rattlesnakes, and the smaller mes-a-gegs are pit vipers with rattles."
"It's pronounced mas-uh-guhs, Carlos." Logan corrected him.
"Right, massasaugas are pit vipers with rattles. Other physical characteristics dis-tin-guish pit vipers from non-venomous snakes." Carlos finished the paragraph. "You're probably not going to get bitten by one. It's not likely." He pointed to the picture of the green and brown snakes "We just have to watch out for those ones."
Logan took his nook away from Carlos and continued reading. Everyone kept saying that he wouldn't get bitten, but no matter how many times they said it he couldn't help but feel scared.
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11:40 am
"I'm hungry" Carlos complained.
"Really Carlos?" Kendall shouted.
"Yeah I want something to eat."
"There's some fruit smackers in the bag. Knock yourself out" James said tiredly. Carlos quickly grabbed the backpack and dug around for his favorite fruit snacks.
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11:50 am
"I'm thirsty." Carlos complained again. James rolled his eyes and grabbed a water bottle full of grape juice. "Whoa, what are you doing?" Kendall asked.
"I'm giving him something to drink" James retorted.
"That stuff stains." Kendall said. James turned the water bottle upside down and said "It doesn't spill."
"Fine" Kendall said. James handed Carlos the juice. "Hey don't get that on the leather. My dad sent me the money for this truck and I don't want any part of it ruined." Kendall warned. Carlos rolled his eyes and drank his favorite juice.
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12:47 pm
Everything was so silent. Everyone was tired and they wanted to stretch their legs so badly. But Kendall wouldn't stop the truck. He just wanted to keep driving. "Hey guys let's play a game." Carlos said to break the silence. "What would we play in a car?" Logan asked a little irritated.
"I spy?" Carlos asked.
"No." They all said.
"How about 20 questions?"
"No" They said again.
"How about rock, paper, scissors?"
"No. Let's not play a game" Kendall said. Carlos groaned and leaned back in his seat.
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1:45 pm
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Thud
"Oops" Carlos said picking up his helmet. He was so board he was fiddling with his helmet. The sound of his hands hitting the black piece of plastic was getting annoying to Logan.
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.
"WOULD YOU STOP THAT?" Logan shouted. Carlos caught his helmet and said "But I'm so board."
"That racket your stupid helmet is making is tedious! Stop it!" Logan yelled. Logan was sleep deprived and was in a very bad mood. It was extremely hard to sleep for him with the thought of snakes biting at his legs and ankles.
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3:02 pm PDT/ 4:02 MST
James fell asleep. "Welcome to Utah" Kendall read aloud the sign as they passed the Utah boarder line "Mountain Daylight time zone".
"Should we change our watches?" Logan asked. Kendall pondered for a minute. "Logan you and Carlos change your watches an hour ahead. James and I will keep California's time" he ordered. They did what their leader told them to do. Yes it was extremely confusing but at least they knew what time it was where they were.
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5:26 pm PDT/ 6:26 MST
James wakes up to the sound of honking horns. They were in a traffic jam. By the look on Kendall's face he just wanted to be camping and not driving. "OH! THE EARS!" Logan shouted. "THIS IS ANNOYING!" Carlos shouted. Can't wait to get out of traffic James thought to himself.
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6:04 pm PDT/ 7:04 MST
Carlos fell asleep, again, after the traffic had cleared up and the loud horns stopped honking every twenty seconds. "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" Kendall read. James looked up from the 'Man Fashion' magazine he brought with him. "Yes! We're only a few hours away!" Logan exclaimed.
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6:27 pm PDT/ 7:27 MST
"Hey the sun is setting." Logan pointed out. Kendall put down his visor "God the sun is so much brighter as sun set". The sky was painted with reds and oranges and pinks and even a little purple. "It's almost as beautiful as me" James proudly stated. Logan and Kendall rolled their eyes at their cocky friend.
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7:49 pm PDT/ 8:49 MST
"Rocky Mountain National Park, 5 miles." Kendall read.
James and Logan sighed a sigh of relief. They were only about 20 minutes away from their destination.
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8:13 pm PDT/ 9:13 MST
Finally they arrived at the campgrounds past 9:00 Colorado's time, but they were used to it being 8:00. They paid the admission fee, at the entrance to the camp grounds, and drove into Moraine Park. "There are the cabins" James said thinking that's where they were gonna stay. Kendall drove past the cabins. "Dude they were back there. Didn't you see them?" James asked. "We're not staying in those. We're roughing it this week." Kendall laughed. James's eyes widened "What!" he almost shouted.
"Yeah why do you think we packed tents?" Logan asked. James was in disbelief until they stopped at a grassy opening, near a lake, that was surrounded by trees. "This is where we'll be staying James" Kendall said as he put the truck in park. "Let's set up camp and get dinner. Logan you kindle a fire, James you get Carlos up, then help me get the things." Kendall ordered. The three of them stepped out of the truck, campfire songs of other campers and scouts could be heard in the distance. Kendall went around to the back and grabbed a flashlight "Find a place to put a fire" he said then handed Logan the flashlight.
James went around to Carlos's door and opened it. "Dude wake-up" He said while shaking him slightly "We're here. Get up." Carlos wouldn't wake-up. James would have to wake him up the same way he did in the morning. James carefully unbuckled Carlos's helmet then removed it from his head. "HEY GIVE IT BACK!" Carlos shouted. Got him up every time. Carlos unbuckled his seat and stepped out. James gave him his helmet back and they both went to help Kendall get the bags.
It took a while but they finally got everything set up. They put up 2 dome tents, started a fire, and set up a light weight stove. They didn't bother cooking on the stove; instead they just got some turkey sandwiches that Mrs. Knight put in a cooler for them. After that they retired into their tents. James and Kendall slept in the yellow, black, and white tent. Logan and Carlos shared the red, black, and white tent.
A/N: THAT WAS THE LONGEST CHAPTER I'VE EVER WRITTEN! It was tons of fun though. That took me a long day and a half to write. Sorry if the time thing was confusing, I honestly didn't get it myself. I'll get the next chapter up later.
Also while I was in the process of writing this chapter a question came across my mind. Has anyone on fanfiction ever finished the 100 themes challenge?
