Summer Camp
Chapter 4: Stranger Danger
I'm actually having fun with this story! I keep getting kicked off my computer
which is causing my updates to take forever. Sorry! Disclaimer- I do not own
anything Sega related. Della belongs to R.L Stine. Hope you enjoy the story!
I shot up from my cabin bed and looked around frantically gasping for air with
my heart pounding. After a while my breathing calmed down and so did my heart. I
looked around my cabin slowly. It was empty. Everything was gone. "Huh?" I
wondered as I got out of my bed and walked over to my window. It was snowing
outside. I did a double take. I rubbed my eyes. "How could it be snowing in the
middle of summer!" I thought frantically.
I tried to yell but no sound came out. Wait a second, why can't I yell or speak
or do... Anything! I was starting to freak out a little bit. "And why was
everything and everyone gone?" A million things were running through my head as
I walked out the door. My teeth started to chatter as I draped my hands on my
shoulders. I started to shiver. I couldn't help it, the only thing I had on was
my swimming trunks. I couldn't even find my jacket! Everything was quiet. Too
quiet.
Maybe everyone just went on a hike and left me while I was sleeping. But that
wouldn't explain why everything was gone and I knew Mighty wouldn't leave
without me. Wait MIGHTY! Where was he? Wouldn't he be here with me too? I was
about to run back to where all the cabins were but before I even reached the
clearing I heard a soft and quiet weeping. I slowly turned around. My ears
twitched slightly.
The crying got a little louder. As I walked deeper and deeper into the forest I
started to get a little worried. Finally I came upon a little lynx girl who was
sobbing. She looked no older than five or six. She was wearing a white t-shirt
and white pants. She had a pair of white sneakers to match. Her fur was so white
that it matched the snow. Her pale, curly blonde hair was about shoulder
length. I bit my bottom lip.
I wasn't to great with kids. Especially the little ones. I slowly stepped
towards her. Her tiny head perked up. She stared at me with her tiny, black,
beady eyes. Her stare sent a chill down my spine. I cleared my throat. "Are you
okay?" I asked curiously. Hey, I can speak again! I cheered silently in victory.
I then looked back at the girl She still just stared. After about three minutes
or so she shook her head no. (A/N wow, that rhymes!). I stepped towards her
again. "What's your name?" Still no answer. I held out my hand.
"Come with me... I'll bring you back somewhere safe!" I assured her trying to
sound calm about it but I knew that I was just saying that to keep myself from
crying like a baby. She stared at me for a while longer, then got up and took my
hand. As we made our way through the woods I shuddered again and it wasn't just
because I was cold. Something about this girl just didn't seem right. "Della"
the girl whispered softly.
I looked at her strangely. "Huh?" I said curiously. She stared up at me with her
tiny dark brown eyes. "My name is Della" she repeated. I nodded slowly. I
shivered a little bit. It was really cold outside. As we wandered over to the
cabins, Della started to pull me over to where girls slept. I wrapped my arms
around my shoulders as I began to sneeze and shiver even more. Soon we were in
front of the girls cabins. They looked the same as the boys.
"Stay right here I'll be right back" Della replied quietly. She ran into one of
the cabins and then came back out with a lumpy, grey blanket. I took it
gratefully. "...Thanks?" I mumbled in confusion. Where did she get that blanket,
weren't all the cabins empty? I shook the thought from my mind as I wrapped the
blanket around myself. As we made our way back to the lake, I had an uneasy
feeling. I sat down on the sandy shore of the lake. Della began to walk towards
me.
I turned my head to her and wrapped the blanket slightly tighter around myself.
"Ray... Will you be my buddy?" Della asked me. "Um, Sure I- " I stopped
abruptly. I tilted my head. "How do you know my name?" I asked shrilly. My voice
cracked. Della was right in front of me. I got up and started to back away from
her. "Everyone needs a buddy Ray, remember the buddy system... Will you be my
buddy?" Della stated as she started to walk a little bit faster.
I closed my eyes as I started to remember the meeting we had when Chad talked
about always having a buddy. I shook my head. "Get away from me Della, I'm not
being your buddy!" I told her sternly. She started to walk faster. "It's been
such a long time Ray, such a long time... Ever since I died, I've been alone...
Will you be my buddy?" She asked again. Suddenly my blood ran cold. "Your...
Dead!" I murmured. She slowly nodded.
Wait, if she was dead, wouldn't I be dead too? This couldn't be happening. "A-am
I dead?" I shrieked. She looked over at the lake and slowly nodded.
Everything was swaying. My knees were shaking then soon gave out. I fell to the
ground and just sat there. "I-I'm dead!" I stammered. I looked up at Della the
followed her gaze. She was staring out into the middle of it. "You drowned
like... Me?" I She looked back over at me. "Will you be my buddy?" Della
repeated. I shook my head again then turned around and broke in to a sprint. I
threw the blanket off me as I darted down the shore. I looked behind me and saw
Della was gone.
"Huh!" I cried. As I turned back around Della was right in front of me. I
screamed. I could only do one thing. I dove into the water. It was freezing
cold. I swam deeper and deeper in to the lake. My chest started to ache. I heard
someone calling my name. Was it Della? I wasn't sure. I closed my eyes. When I
opened them I found that I was no longer in the water and that I was on the
shore.
I opened my eyes and coughed up some more water. I looked around and saw that
Della was nowhere to be found. I saw that all my friends where standing with
shocked and nervous faces. The counselors wore scowls. "What were you thinking?"
Chad barked at me as he threw a towel at me. I cowered back and grabbed my tail.
"You could of drowned!" He yelled again. I looked around at all my friends.
Huh? I rubbed my eyes. Everyone was here except Mighty and of course, Tails. I
slowly started to get up. I gave Chad a cold stare. His eyes were hidden behind
his cheap little black sunglasses. "Where's Mighty?" I asked quietly. Chad
stared at me. "Who's that?" he questioned. My eyes narrowed. "Where..
is...Mighty?" I demanded through gritted teeth. Everyone stared at me strangely.
They started to whisper to each other. Chad didn't answer. "Where's
Tails...WHERE'S MIGHTY!" I shouted.
The counselors gave me worried looks. "Kid, are you alright?" One of the girl
counselors asked me. I glared at her. "Maybe you should go to the nurse" Another
counselor replied. I shook my head. "NO...THERE IS NO NURSE AND YOU KNOWIT!"
I screamed. Knuckles came over to me. "Calm down Ray, what are you talking
about?" He asked. I frowned.
"What do you mean?" I hissed. Knuckles stared at me. "We don't have anyone at
this camp named Mighty or Tails " Knuckles explained. My blood ran cold.
Everyone nodded in agreement. Knuckles words sent a shiver down my spine. "Now,
everyone back to their cabins," Chad announced, "We have a big day tomorrow!"
Everyone started to walk away. I heard Silver grumble. I guess he really wasn't
into athletics. I shook my head. N-no Mighty, No Tails? Where are they and why
doesn't anyone remember them? I thought as I walked with everyone else.
Something was definitely wrong with this camp and one way or another I was going
to figure it out. As soon as we were out of sight Chad turned to the other
counselors. "He knows..." Chad growled.
When we got to our cabins I felt queasy. After I dried off and got some new
clothes on, I went to look for Knuckles. Maybe I can try to get him to remember. I
stepped up to his cabin and saw Sonic sitting in the door way. "Where's
Knuckles?" I called. Sonic pointed to inside the cabin. I nodded and went and
found him sleeping on his bed. Sonic followed behind me. I tapped his arm. He
didn't stir. "Knuckles" I whispered.
Still nothing. I face palmed. I pulled him off the bed. He woke up abruptly as
soon as he fell off the bed. Sonic smirked. "Mommy, help me!" He shrieked. My
pupils went small as I stared at him. "Um...I'm not going to ask" I replied
slightly disturbed. Knuckles sat up. "What do you want?" he yawned. I scratched
my head. "I wanted to talk to you about Mighty and Tails" I began. Knuckles
stared at me.
"You mean those two kids you kept blabbing about?" Knuckles wise-cracked. Sonic
laughed. I nodded my head. "They are real, you guys just don't remember!" I
argued. Sonic looked at Knuckles and shook his head. "The kid has turned crazy
on us" Sonic joked. I gave him a dirty look. "I'm not crazy and I can prove it!"
I insisted. Sonic rolled his eyes.
"Just listen!" I begged. Knuckles and Sonic finally sat down to listen to me. I
started to tell them everything about all there times with Mighty and Tails. The
more and more I said, the more they looked like they started to remember them.
When I was done they both looked surprised. "Hey, I remember them!" They both
said in unison. I smiled. Finally, they remembered! "What happened to them?"
asked Knuckles. I shrugged my shoulders.
It seemed like things were actually starting to let up. "Hey, wanna play some
football with us?" Knuckles suggested casually. I shook my head. "Nah, thanks
guys!" I responded cheerfully as I walked out of the cabin. "I'm to tired
anyway" I added. Sonic shrugged his shoulders. "Suit yourself!" Sonic stated as
I walked back to my cabin. If only I had known that would be the last time I
ever saw Sonic and Knuckles again.
If I hadn't been so over obsessed over the idea of trying to make everyone
remember Mighty and Tails, then maybe I would have noticed that one of the
counselors were crouched down beside the cabin listening to my conversation the
whole entire time. Maybe I would have noticed her watching me walking away. (A/N
That counselor is such a perv!) I went inside my cabin and crawled into my
bed when a million thoughts came to my mind.
Where could Mighty and Tails be? Why doesn't anyone remember them? I hope I
finally got through to Knuckles and Sonic. Do they believe me? What if they
don't? Who was that little girl who drowned in that lake? What's going on with
this camp? I sighed and closed my eyes as I fell into a very troubled sleep. The
next morning while everyone was in the mess hall I stayed in my cabin. I was
trying to figure out what to do about my situation. Before Charmy went out the
door, he stared at me. "Are you still thinking about those guys?" Charmy asked.
I nodded. Charmy shook his head and walked out. "People these days..." he
muttered to himself
After a while everyone came back. Manic burst through the cabin doors singing
one of those annoying camp songs while Charmy and Silver came in with their ears
covered. (A/N I know Charmy doesn't have ears but you get the picture, right?)
"BANANA REPUBLIC UNITE! Peel banana, peel peel banana! Peel banana, peel peel
banana! Mush banana, mush mush banana! Mush banana, mush mush banana! Eat
banana, eat eat banana! Eat banana, eat eat banana! GO BANANAS, GO GO BANANAS!
GO BANANAS, GO GO BANANAS!" Manic sang cheerfully.
I turned to him with my eyes twitching. "What the hell are you doing?" I
snapped. Manic looked over at me with a confused expression. I glared at him. I
really didn't get much sleep last night and I felt real crappy at the moment and
wasn't in any mood to be hearing Manic sing retarded songs. "Where were you this
morning man?" Manic questioned I looked down. I had been sitting there trying to
figure out where Mighty and Tails were.
"You okay?" Silver asked as he started to walk over to the desk. "Just fine" I
muttered. Manic leaned against the wall. "Do you wanna know what I had for
breakfast?" he went on. I stared at him. I was getting a major headache. I
started rubbing my temples. "I would rather you not" I grumbled. Manic let a
smile creep onto his face. "Come on, it will probably make you feel a lot
better, you nutty little squirrel!" he urged.
I scowled at him. "You better shut up and leave me alone!" I retorted heatedly.
I was starting to get aggravated. Manic gave me a devious grin. "I like eggs, I
like eggs, eggs and cheese , eggs and cheese ,eggs and cheese with bacon , eggs
and cheese with bacon, say amen say amen, I like eggs, I like eggs, eggs and
cheese, eggs and Che-" was all Manic could say before I exploded.
I jumped off the bed and tackled him. He was laughing his head off. "SHUT UP,
SHUT UP, SHUT UP!" I screamed as I strangled him. Manic just kept laughing
and coughing. Silver and Charmy just stared. Suddenly Chad came in and tried to
pry Manic away from me but I kept a tight grip on him. I was sick of Manic
always getting under my skin. It was pay back time. "Get off him now!" Chad
bellowed.
Two male counselors came over to me and pulled me away from Manic. I stuck my
tongue out at Manic. "JERK!" I exclaimed. Manic smiled at me. I gritted my
teeth and shook my fists at him. The last thing I saw before I was brought to
the mess hall was Chad turning to Manic and yelling at him. I couldn't make out
what they were saying but I could tell that Chad was getting angry about
something.
The counselors made me sit down at one of the tables inside the mess hall.
Everyone was in there. Some eating and laughing and some chasing each other.
Everyone was there except for four people. Mighty, Tails (A/N Of course), Knuckles
and Sonic. Wait, SONIC AND KNUCKLES! I was mentally screaming. I looked
around trying to see if maybe I just overlooked them but no, they were gone.
What is going on here?
"How could no one notice they're gone?" I thought gloomily. It just didn't make
sense. I waited for Chad to come back with Manic because I was figuring that I
was going to have to give some big apology to him. I waited and still nothing.
After awhile I was starting to get worried. Manic still wasn't here. Not a good
sign. I started to fidget in my seat.
I looked at the counselors that were still standing next to me. "Hey, when is
Manic coming?" I asked quietly. They didn't say a word. Now this was starting to
get frustrating. Then it hit me. Manic wasn't coming back... And it was all my
fault.
Well that's all I have for now, hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing
it. That's pretty much it.
