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.