Li rushed onto the deck, her dark hair swinging to and fro. When she saw the peacefully sleeping Hex, she groaned.
"Crap. HEX WAKE UP BEFORE WE END UP IN TIMBUKTU" she screamed, pounding the deck wrathfully. Alex emerged from the cabin, tousle-haired and only half dressed. Amber stormed out of the girls cabin with a murderous expression that could only be described as enough to kill the entire population with one bomb. Paulo stuck his head out of the boys' room and tumbled out as Amber wrenched the door open. He stood up, bleary-eyed until he caught sight of Amber and then raised his hand up in surrender.
Meanwhile, Li had been screaming at Hex, as Amber began to whack him with her maps.
"Ummm, people? You do realise that we are totally off course? We are headed straight for..." Alex paused to consult the palmtop. "A tiny little island that is not far away from the centre of the ocean."
"Great. How are we gonna get out of this, huh? Code boy? You can't use your palmtop to get us out of this goddamned mess, so what are you going to do, Einstein?" asked Amber, her voice dripping with sarcasm and malice.
"People, when you are done, I think we are going straight on course to, whats that called again, a little forest that is wet." said Paulo, trying to find the right word in his not-so-extensive vocabulary.
"Rainforest?" asked Alex, as Paulo nodded in understanding.
"Oh god." whispered Li, shielding her eyes, as the current rolled the boat towards the island...
A/N: I love cliffhangers... Review if you want more!