"...yea, I'm fine, Daleys' fine to we're all just a little tired... yea we've been resting and getting food to eat that the crews' been giving us...uh huh...yea... I love you too bye," Said the small eleven year old boy, Lex. He was one of the eleven flight 29 down survivors. He, and the others were now sitting on a ship heading back to california. He and daley had just gotten off the phone with their parents. Everyone was calling their parents.

Lex turned around to his sister Daley who smiled and hugged him.

"Four more hours lex. Then we'll be home and we'll see em' again," she said encouragingly keeping her arm around him as they walked out.

Melissa, Jackson, and Eric still had to make a phone call back home. There was only one phone that could reach the coast from the middle of the pacific. As Daley and Lex walked out Melissa walked in.

Daley and Lex entered a brightly lit room even as the storm rolled around them in the open ocean. The room had a long table seated with Abby and Nathen.

"Urgh, I never though I'd say this...but I'm full," Nathen said leaning back. The long table was full of all kinds of food that the Ships Crew had filled with. Almost everything had been eaten expect the fruit.

Abby remained stern and silent as she ate more steak and patatos. Abby was the most distrubed by the events out of all of them. The others had gone back to joking around and having fun like friends. Even the the storm outside the ship shaked the ocean, it finaly felt like the emotional storms were blowing away.

Back in the small office Melissa had gotten her parents on the phone. They were both crying, so was Melissa, "...yea I'm fine, we've all been taking showers, and eating lunch all day... about four more hours... no, no ones seriously hurt except Ian, his legs broken but we're all fine...yea well i gotta go the others still need to call their parents...ok I love you too."

It was so comforting to talk to her parents again. It's like the real world was a mere four hours away and then she would be home again. Melissa happily got up and headed toward the door.

"Hey, how you doin?" Jackson asked trying to be comforting.

Melissa wiped the tears of joy away from her face, "good, I'm just anxious to get home. How bout you?"

"Um, I could wait another four hours..." Jackson said looking down at his feet.

"Are you crazy? It's about time to get back to reality, I'm even excited to get back to school man, " the enthused Eric exclaimed.

Melissa just gave Jackson a 'look'. She knew him better than anyone else. Jackson gave her an apologetic look and seemed like he was gonna say somthing but walked into the office and shut the door.

"Whats with him?" Eric asked.

"I-I dont know," Melissa said walking away quickly.

She walked into the room were they had all been eating lunch. "hey, where's Taylor and Joy?" Melissa asked

"In our room," Daley said pointing down the hall. As Melissa headed down the hallway, she and the others were lying around lazily, stuffed from all the food. Even Abby had come to a stop.

"You think Captain Russell's gonna be ok?" Abby asked. The others were a little shocked. This was the first time she had spoken since they left the island an hour and a half ago.

"Once things get back to normal I think he will to," Nathan remarked.

"We all will," Daley said, her bright blue eyes shinning bright with excitement, "I mean, c'mon guys we did it. We survived, we're going home. If we can live through that we can do anything."

"Yea we barley survived," Abby said in a flat tone. Everyone was getting a little irritated with Abby, everyone was excited to go home but Abby was being such a downer.

"Abby, I know you had a rough time this past month we all did, but..." Nathan said looking around for support, "let it go."

"How can I just let it go? I almost died...twice," Abby said getting flustered.

"Yea but we survived, everything's gonna be ok now," Joy said trying to be as sensitive as she could. She was in a group with Abby, they were friends.

"We probably would've gotten off the island alot quicker if you guys hadn't tried to turn it into home," Abby said accusingly.

"And you wouldn't have almost gotten yourself killed if you hadn't went off on your own," argued Daley. Back on the island, Abby seemed to blame Daley alot.

Abby just gave her a death glare but just rolled her eyes and looked away as an uncomfortable silence fell upon them.

In the Girls' bedroom, Melissa was sprawled out on the bed chatting with Jory about family and what they were going to do once they got hom. Taylor walked out of the bath room in a white rob and her hair wrapped in a towel.

"Ahhhh... I feel human agian!" Taylor said in bliss as she fell back on the second bed.

"Yea, I bet I will too when I get out," Melissa said getting up.

"Oh you might wanna wait a minute..." Taylor said pulling the towel out and letting her blonde hair fall.

"why?" Melissa asked.

"I uh... kinda used up the hot water... heh," Taylor said trying to shake it off with a laugh.

"Taylor! Have you been in the shower the whole time?" Melissa asked,

"Have you even called your parents yet? Or eaten anything?" Jory asked who also hasn't taken a shower yet

"Hey I was the first to call my parents and I wanted a shower more than food," she said going to the vanity desk the ship provided.

"Taylor!" Melissa whined. Befor Taylor could answer, the PA had came on.

"Attention, all crew members to your stations, all passengers, put on your life jackets and report to the main hall, repeat all crew members to your stations, all passengers put on your life jackets and report to the main hall. This is not a drill..." said a stern and worried voice that sent chills down everyones back.