Yes! Happy Easter everyone and here's another chapter. I probably wouldn't have this finished 'cept I had to get up at like seven to go to church cause my sibs were serving. Who gets up to go to eight in the morning mass? Not many…lots of old people…sigh.
Well I worked on this all day and I'll tell you this is A MAJOR IMPORTANTLY BIG CHAPTER THAT IF YOU MISS EVERYTHING WON"T REALLY MAKE A LOT OF SENSE! No biggie…hehe. I enjoyed the first part of the Hannah Montana section…that amused me. Tell me what you thought…
Date: Year 0, Month 1, Day 3
Yeah, we've been here approximately a month and three days. Amazing huh? I put year 0 cause I have a feeling we'll be here…well for awhile. That's at least what Cody and other people of my group think. I'm not sure, actually though.
I would like to believe my way- that we'll sooner than later get rescued, but I can't shake the feeling. That I'm wrong. Gosh, I hope I'm not. Well, at least Cody is here with me. He's been down…after what happened to Zach I can't believe he's…dead. It seems so surreal. That he died..that is, I can't believe it. I don't want to. I want it to be that we were mistaken and he'll walk through the foliage, fully alive. But that won't happen. We mourn…Alex especially. She's really torn up; I understand. It thinks she liked him, like like him. If I lost Cody…oh gosh. Bad thoughts…I cry when I think about it.
Well, anyway we made it to the waterfall. It's huge and its water is pure. It's absolutely amazing. But what's even more amazing is that tons of people were already there- all from the boat crash. There's a lot!
And guess what? Somehow, Addison, Woody, and Marcus ended up there too! Sometimes I wonder if this is just all a wild dream I'm having but…then I look at all the sadness and I look at myself and I know that it's not.
Okay, here I go- I'm going to try and name everyone…and explain a bit about them.
There's…well me, Cody, Marcus, Woody, London, and Addison. It makes me feel better that I'm not here alone. But I might as well be; I've been feeling…out of sorts. Idk why though…
There's also Chad Dylan Cooper (OMG YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LUV HIM) but he's not at all like I expected him to be…he's well snotty. And mean. And he only thinks about himself- gosh why did I ever like him? And his co-star, Portlyn, appeared too. But she was all bloody- I couldn't stand it! Ugh…I feel bad. For her…yeah. Well, she hasn't had much change since she came. She got knocked in the head pretty hard, and she muttered about black creatures with red eyes. Uhm, scary?!
Sonny Monroe from So Random is here too- she's really nice; but her and Chad seem to be on thin ice with each other. I wonder…hmm. Tawni's here too- and she reminds me of London, and Zora and Nico and Grady appeared too- just as bloody and bruised as Portlyn. It scares me. It makes me wonder.
There's Alex here, duh, but sometimes I don't quite think she's here. In a sense…she's so torn up about Zach's death and all and she is so unresponsive. Yeah, she does jobs and work and stuff…but her eyes are so vacant. It's scary.
Her brother Justin is the most worried I think though, he seems stressed all the time. But as we know he's extremely smart, so he's occupying himself by making angular correct buildings and working on star charts and moon charts and doing anything to distract himself from being the over-protective brother. But I think in this situation, it wouldn't be that bad to act like that. Gee…I wish I had my siblings here watching over me. Wistful wishing, I know….I know.
Okay, there's also Harper and she is obsessed with Justin. It drives us a bit crazy. And, I've noted, she has the weirdest fashion sense. I mean, we found some oranges and she made a hat out of everyone's orange rinds. Is that even sanitary? I doubt it.
Max, the youngest Russo, reminds me of London. But I had already figured that when they came on the ship. He's been flirting with her non-stop in an oblivious way that only two truly stupid people flirt. It's amusing more than anything.
There's a lot from Seattle, where the iCarly gang is from. It was like one of the 'omg' moments…I mean; I love their web show. There's a little tension between London and the gang seeing that they're tied and always constantly fighting for the number one web show. Originally, when we came, there was just Sam, Carly, and Freddie. But then a whole group appeared. There's this really annoying kid named Neville. He runs Nevillocity. I like the site, but I always thought a grown-up ran it…guess not.
Also, there's Mandy and I swear she is the most annoying little person I've ever met! Luckily, I seem to be thinking the same thoughts as everyone else. There's also this kid that never wears a shirt- Gibby. It would be okay, I guess, if he actually had a chest, but he just has…flab.
Then there's Chuck, this small but deadly devious boy. How do I know this? Well, I can just feel it. Also, he put this disgusting salt mixture in my water I was drinking. That little…I don't know what to call him actually. Lastly, Sam has a twin sister. Melanie.
She appeared and I remember it so clearly. She said, when she saw Sam, "Mom is dead." The way Sam just seemed to crumple…the way it seemed like a flame devouring a paper. It made me shudder. She hasn't gotten over it…her and Melanie are mourning. But apparently, Freddie didn't believe Sam had a twin sister. The look of shock on his face was priceless…Carly had explained it all to me before. We're pretty good friends now.
Lastly, there's the California group. There's Miley, and she has a secret. Or something big that she's not telling us. What? I don't know. Her best friend is Lilly and she's the type of tomboyish girly-girl that always seemed to attract me as a friend. She's dating Oliver, who I watched on America's Got Talent. He sang a bit for us…he's good! Miley has a brother, Jackson who is slightly stupid at times, but other times says or does these profound things that we all blink at him like 'what?'
Then there's Rico…I swear I've met him before! I guess he just has one of those faces….oh and there's two stars here. Tracy, who was on my fav. TV show as the villain, and her voice is soo annoying though! I thought they just did that for the character! And Jake Ryan…he's dreamy. And he's dating Miley, but Tracy seems so attracted to him. Lilly and Miley always avoid her…I wonder why?
I've been here such a long time…so far no one has figured out my secret. I'm honestly surprised. If they ever found out I-
"Bailey?" Bailey looked up, hearing Cody's voice, and swiftly stuffed her broken pencil and birch paper away from her.
"Yeah?" She called. The sky was dark outside, and through the doorway of her hut, she saw the stars glimmering brightly. The moon was waxing and she smiled at it. Cody's silhouette figure appeared in the doorway.
"Hi, Bailey." He whispered, trying not to wake Harper, Alex, and London who were asleep in the hut. She smiled at him as he came over and sat down next to her.
"Why are you awake at this hour?" She whispered, leaning into him as he put his arms around her.
"Well…we haven't been together, alone, very often and I know you're always up at this time of hour so…" He trailed off. Bailey laughed lightly.
"We've been busy. A lot of people here." She pointed out.
"Amazing how we all ended up in the center of the island." He commented. She breathed out.
"Uh-huh." She murmured faintly.
"Do you think anyone else is coming?" He said, cocking his head. Bailey shrugged.
"I don't think so…well I mean, I hope not." She said. Cody was silent for a moment. A cricket chirped in the background.
"What's the matter?" Bailey asked him.
"Nothing really. Just…thinking." He finished quietly. Bailey's eyes flashed with curiosity.
"Thinking about what?"
"About life. How maybe life is just a big test. And if it is, I think we're failing. To bad we don't have any extra lives," He chuckled at his attempt at a joke, "Right?" It was Bailey's turn to be silent, "Bales?"
"You got me thinking. Yes, I know life is a test. And it will give you pop quizzes, and tests that count for half of your grade, and things that you will flunk. But in the long run, I say we're not failing. Maybe we just have a C- average now, but…we learn. And we re-take tests to get better. And we excel at now things. Who knows how long we'll be here? But we'll do the best we can, learn, discover, and create life here even if we're stuck for the rest of our lives." She finished and sucked in a deep breath. Cody grinned.
"I like you're reasoning." He laughed, "And I guess you're right. Life will go on." Then he looked at her warily, "Have you ever thought about…having a family." He asked.
"Everyone does." She answered quietly, "Including me."
"But do you want one?"
"Yeah."
"Will you have one?" Cody almost wanted to add, 'with me'. Bailey's face became stone like.
"No." She said simply. Cody's forehead creased in confusion.
"What….but you said…"
"I know…I know what I said. But…it's just- you see….ugh." She gave an exasperated hiss, "Look, you wouldn't understand." She said, her voice close to breaking.
"Try me." Cody said. Bailey turned around fully to face him, searching his face intently for something that obviously wasn't there. His eyes only shown with love and support thought. She opened her mouth, but said something different than what she had intended.
"Can you promise me something? Just to take life each day as it come? Eventually, it may be…a small possibility…but now..Please Cody." She pleaded. He inclined his head.
"Sure, Bailey whatever you say." He agreed. Her face relaxed. Soon, the two fell into a gentle slumber, Cody's arms protectively around Bailey. Well, at least Cody fell asleep.
Bailey stayed awake longer into the night, waiting until his breath was labored and even. She edged her way out from under him, breathing fresh air. Her head was buzzing, demanding and she denied all of it. Her throat was dry as she breathed through her mouth. She looked at her sleeping friends, but shook her head. No…
Then she turned back to Cody. She pulled her thin blanked down from his just a bit. She stroked his cheek gently, looking at him and thinking. "Sorry Cody…you'll understand soon." Then, she moved her head downward.
iCarly
"Sam?" Melanie asked quietly. Sam barley responded other than her shoulders jerked.
"How long has she been like this?" Chuck questioned.
"Since she found out…didn't you see her just…fall?" Melanie shuddered. Chad locked his jaw.
"Took long enough, I guess." He said, referring to their mother's death. It would have been a cruel thing to say to anyone else, but Melanie understood.
"The charm only takes us so long." She agreed, "And her's was put on by our father. You couldn't expect it to last forever."
"So she wasn't a-," Chuck started but Melanie cut him off.
"No." She said simply, "She fell in love with one." Chuck's face flooded with understanding.
"Ah…that's why." He said, "Where's your father?"
"Like we know." Melanie scoffed, "We say he died but in reality…he left us. But not before putting the charm on my- on our- mother." Melanie waved her hand to Sam.
"How old were you two?" He asked.
"Quite young, not very old. I think we were um…nine?" She guessed about.
"Not very old." Chuck scoffed.
"You have to remember who, or what, you're dealing with." Melanie said, raising her chin.
"Was Sam like this when your father left?" Chuck changed the subject.
"No. I take after my father, and Sam our mother. I was very close to him, and Sam…" She paused, "She was upset, but it didn't last. I…I still am getting over it."
"But you feel pain for your mother?"
"Duh! I mean wouldn't you feel sad if your mom…oh." She cut off.
"It's okay. I never knew her anyway." Chuck said quietly, "You can't mourn very much about someone you never knew. And my dad's not gunna tell me anything about her either." He shrugged, "I got over it." Then he turned to Sam and shoved her hard.
Melanie squeaked, and punched Chuck in the shoulder. He regarded her with cold eyes.
"I can see you are not the fighter." He said dryly and looked at Sam, "Look Sam, you're going to come with us- we have something to talk about." This time, Sam raised her head a bit.
"Why?" She spat.
"'Cause I know what you are." He replied. Her eyes flashed.
"Know what we are? What are you talking about?" She muttered.
"You don't have to pretend, Sam." He gave an impatient sigh, "I've seen your sister freeze time, I know about the necklaces and I'm something too." He said crossly.
Sam looked curious, "What are you?" She said carefully.
"Not here…if you come with us, I think some others are as well." He said. Sam sat up, nodding.
"Let's go."
Sam led her twin and Chuck to a clearing far away from the main one. It was small, but fit three people comfortably.
"Now, what are you?" She demanded.
"Gargoyle." Chuck said. Sam snorted.
"I haven't' seen those in years. You're kidding." She laughed at the thought. Chuck looked at Melanie and she nodded. He took off his shirt and turned around. Sam gasped.
Right below where his neck and spinal chord met was an intricate tattoo on his back, and words written in Old Magic Speak that roughly translated to 'Gargoyle.'
"I always knew there was something…un-human about you." Sam grumbled, "But I couldn't figure it out."
"Are there others? Gargoyles?" Melanie broke in. Chuck gave a slow nod.
"My father…and his three brothers…and my eight cousins. Lots of family after that. But, we're one of the last flocks." He said sadly.
"In the Era of Magic you were wiped out, correct?" Sam said, 'Or, at least, that's what they thought."
"Someone has been studying." Chuck sounded nearly surprised, knowing Sam in the small way he did.
"Yeah, well. Learning about our existence is more interesting than what the variable 'x' is." Sam said, "Or even human history. I swear, those people don't know nothing. I mean, everything is wrong in those textbooks!"
"Tell me about it." Chuck agreed.
"I find it fascinating how humans believe their history and beginning to be. I find everything about humans fascinating." Chuck and Sam rolled their eyes.
"They say, there are two types of Old Magic creatures in the world 'Those who like human history' and 'Those who prefer how it really happened.'" Sam said, "I'm number two. Once I tried telling my teacher how Christopher Columbus really found America, but she failed me!"
"Uh-huh. Sometimes, we just have to stick in our guts and pretend like we're just like any normal human."
"Enough with this; we can talk about our being and everything else at a later date- we kind of have as much time as we possibly need here- but what were you two saying about other creatures on the island?" Sam questioned.
"We're not entirely sure…"Chuck started, "We think we know what kind but we don't know who. We creatures have seamlessly sewed ourselves into the human world. I mean, you didn't even know that I was a gargoyle!"
"And we took a course on it too, as part of Old Magic studies. We should have known." Melanie grumbled.
"Do tell, so we can be on the look out." Sam pressed.
"Well…I think there's a griffin." Chuck said and Melanie pulled out a small bag, said a spell in Old Magic and it grew ten sizes bigger. She pulled out a golden and white speckled feather, handing it to Sam.
"There's magic traces on here…gosh to see a feather up close." Sam breathed, "But the magic it's so weak…" She looked up at Melanie.
"It gets worse." Melanie said, "Well this isn't so bad, but we found it just outside the magic barrier around the waterfall." She paused, "You noted that, didn't you?"
"Yeah, but we'll discuss that after!" Sam said irritably.
"I also found fur, smell it." Chuck said nodding to Melanie who took out a clump of dark fur. Sam smelled it.
"Werewolf." She grit her teeth, "It reeks of it."
"And look how dull it is-," Melanie said.
",- Which means lack of magic." Sam finished, and carefully picked up the griffin feather as if it would turn to dust, "This is…weird."
"We've found a ton of other evidence as well, it seems just about everyone here could be a creature!" Chuck said, "We went into some huts and searched around, but we can't be sure which belonged to who."
"You stole things?" Sam said, giving an incredulous look at Melanie. Her face flushed.
"Well no…Chuck did." She admitted.
"But the thing is, all are so…weak. Melanie and I decided there's a magical barrier around this island, for one, and it's just to…coincidental- I think- that we all were pretty much on a cruise- okay you were- and then we all ended up here."
"Yeah." Sam said.
"And get this- there's traces of New Magic here." Melanie's voice was a scarce whisper.
"No…" Sam gasped, "You don't mean-," She was cut off.
"Sam? Sam? Where are you?" It was Carly. Sam hurriedly threw the griffin feather and the werewolf fur to Melanie.
"Go, we'll discuss this later." Melanie urged, "Be on the look out for possible creatures, and we'll share all our evidence and talk about the magical forces around the island and the waterfall area." Melanie said, "Remember- you're sick." She winked.
"Oh, and there's something else we need to discuss. When I crashed on the island I-," Sam started.
"Later!" Chuck growled. Melanie hugged her sister, much to Sam's low grumbling.
And then she grabbed the bag, and grabbed Chuck and vanished through the trees just as Carly appeared in the small clearing.
"Sam? What are you doing so far from camp?" She gasped. Sam blinked up at her, trying her best to seem disoriented.
"Huh? Carly? Is that you? What's going on?" She asked groggily.
"Did you sleepwalk here?" Carly asked, "I think you're delusional."
As she stepped forward, Sam closed her eyes and forced her blood to run, making her whole body hot. Carly pressed a hand to her forehead.
"You're burning up, Sam. You need to lie down." She grabbed Sam's elbow and started dragging her away.
"Carly? Do you believe in magical creatures? Like dragons and unicorns and werewolves?" Sam asked airily.
"No, those are made up." Carly scoffed. There wasn't any hesitation or flash of her eyes, or body languages to suggest that she was one. Sam sighed, she probably just thought her friend was so sick she was speaking randomly and she'd forget it. But it was for the best, because Sam was sure she wasn't. I mean, this was her best friend, she would have noticed-right.
"What's wrong Sam?" Carly asked.
"Just thinking." Sam said. Carly snorted.
"You must be really sick, if you're thinking." When Sam didn't answer, Carly sighed, "What were you thinking about?" Sam wouldn't tell her the truth though.
"I think I want some fried chicken." Was all she said.
Hannah Montana
"Here's our constitution." Cody announced, rubbing his neck nervously. The day was bright and sunny, and everyone, minus Sam who was still ill, sat below him and a few others. Bailey, Justin, Sonny, Harper and Freddie were behind him, pride in their eyes for helping create the rules.
"What's a constitution?" Portlyn called out, her body still bruising and recovering from…whatever had attacked her.
"It's when you can't poop!" Max said from somewhere in the crowd.
"Why would we want to see their poop?" London whispered in disgust.
"No, no, no! That's constipation!" Cody sounded exasperated and it wasn't even five minuets into this meeting, "A constitution is a set of rules we made to be agreed by everyone mutually." Portlyn nodded in understanding, while Max and London still looked confused.
"They're kind of stupid." Oliver whispered to Lilly.
"Kind of?" She scoffed, "They're dumb as bricks!"
"Well, at least one of them is hot." Jackson said, staring at Portlyn's short cut skirt.
"Your disgusting, you know that?" Miley muttered.
"Guys like me, real guys, have needs." Jackson said with a wide grin.
"I could have gone my whole life without hearing that, you know?" Lilly pretended to gag. Jackson eyed her coldly.
"Okay," Cody said from the front, "First rule: Share resources/what you find fairly with everyone." This gave collective groans, "I mean, like food." This eased the complaining.
"Number two: Use the buddy system when going anywhere but base camp."
"Can this coconut be my buddy?" Max held up a coconut.
"Erm…no." Bailey looked at him warily.
"But this is the coconut rained from the sky and hit me on the head." Max looked at it with his adoring eyes, "It's magical."
"Hardly." Chuck snorted from behind Lilly.
"About that, Max…I-," He stopped mid-sentence, "Never mind. Only human buddies. It doesn't have to be the same person every time, but we don't want anyone wandering off alone. Third Rule: We will switch jobs every week unless decided by a group of one person's spot."
"Eventually, we'd like everyone to have specific jobs, but this is so we can figure out who should work where. We don't have jobs yet, but if you have a suggestion, come tell one of us- the council, and we'll announce the choice soon."
"That's a good idea." Rico said, and then grinned mischievously, "Is there a job for ruling the island you think?"
"No, I doubt they'd pick you even if there was." Miley answered.
"Rule Four: Majority Rules, everyone has to be present and have a say." Cody said, but Lilly could already see some problems with that one. Such as….
"So you mean if we get more than half of the people here to vote for the coconut to count as a buddy or sticks on a necklace then it would happen?" Max cried out gleefully.
"Okay, no. One: STOP WITH THE COCONUT THING!" Justin yelled, "The coconut has never been, isn't now, and will never qualify to be a partner! In fact, the place it belongs is in our stomachs! Number two: We only use the vote for important stuff the council has decided to vote on, and three: Why would you want a stick on a necklace?"
"Well," Max said, drawing out the word, "Have you ever had a time when you really needed to start a fire, or you couldn't reach something stuck in a tree, or you needed a stick to play catch with? Well, if we had sticks on a necklace that would never happen again!" He said proudly.
"Let's move on." Cody said, ignoring Max's statement, "Number Five: No one can go past the boundaries, unless decided as a group- and even then, you have to have a buddy." Cody said, looking hard at Max who opened his mouth to speak, "Which is not a coconut." Max closed his mouth.
"Number six: No killing and cannibalism, respect one another, and work as a team." This rule brought fourth some questions.
"Why would we kill anyone?" Jake asked.
"Oh there are some people I would enjoy killing." Neville said, looking at Chuck.
"Cannibalism? Ew….that's gross! Do we even need that as a rule?" Tawni said, "I mean, eating regular met is gross enough here!"
"When you're starving, you're pushed to the limit." Addison said darkly, her eyes swimming.
"Push it-push it, to the limit-limit…" Nico and Grady starting singing the popular Corbin Blue song.
"Work as a team?" London sounded appalled, "Work? Can I have a team work for me?"
"Okay, everyone QUIET!" Sonny yelled, surprising everyone, "There ya go Cody."
"Thanks Sonny. Rule Seven: If you leave the group, you can- but you're on your own." This rule was met with silence. The question floated in everyone's head. Why would we do that?
"Rule Eight: You get at least, if not more some days, one hour of optional privacy a day. Privacy is a right. Rule Nine: Punishments will vary on problem and be decided by the council. And the last rule…kind of, is that your rights are not limited to the ones listed." He finished. A few people murmured, but it was surprisingly quiet for a while.
"I will now tack this to the biggest tree here, as a reminder." Cody announced and did so. He turned around, "Meeting dismissed."
The groups dissolved into huts and the forests only a few people staying in the main clearing.
"I like those rules, they make sense." Lilly decided out loud.
"Yeah, I mean just think how horrible it would be with NO RULES." Jackson muttered sarcastically.
"Awe come on, Jackson, I mean what would happen if someone tried to bite off your leg 'cause the got so hungry? And what if we all went 'well it's not a rule so we can't do anything about it?'" Lilly suggested.
"Ew…who'd want to eat Jackson? He'd leave his stink in his mouth like a skunk the rest of their life." Oliver said.
"That's how I'd fend them off." Jackson said, "But I still don't REALLY see the need for rules."
Miley's argument to that was interrupted by Cody, "Hey- uh do you guys mind maybe going and finding some food? We're a bit low."
"Yeah sure." Lilly agreed and Cody dipped his head to her before walking away, "Where should we look?" She asked.
"What about this way?" Oliver questioned, "I haven't seen many go that way."
"Okay, but we need to use the buddy system." Jackson mocked.
"I call Jake!" Tracy said, who hadn't spoken much since she arrived.
"Fine, then I get Lilly!" Miley announced. Lilly looked slightly crestfallen, but then nodded at Miley. Oliver turned to ask Jackson, but Rico was already paired up with him.
"I guess you need to go and find someone, Oliver." Lilly said. Oliver shrugged.
"I don't think I need too… I mean, we'll all be around each other, right? I'll be fine." Lilly gave a wary glance over at Cody and the other members.
"Okay, let's go."
The group made their way into the forest, immediately looking all around for any traces of food. They brought it to Rico, who seemed to have the best survival skills, just by a look seeing if something was poison.
"Whatta bout this plant?" Jackson asked, pointing at a plant. Rico shook his head.
"Edible, but not particulary something you'd wanna eat. Tastes nasty."
"This one good?" Lilly asked, brining him a string of berries. Rico took one between his fingers and pinched it, making berry juice squish out.
"It's good. I'd say we could make this into a nice drink." Rico said approvingly.
"Ohh! Oliver, Miley, help me find more!" She squeaked. She took them over to the place she'd found them, and Miley started picking them quickly. Unfortunately, there wasn't many.
"I'm going over this way to see if there's any more." Oliver informed the girls, and Lilly gave a nod to him- he thinks.
Oliver pushed through the brush and saw a few of the berries on bushes. He picked them, following the trail. He hadn't even noticed the weight of the magical barrier press down on him and then vanish. Oddly, he couldn't hear anything inside the barrier now. But of course, he didn't actually notice that.
Oliver went on, dropping them in his shirt, not much caring the greenish goo of the berry leaking onto his clothing. As he went farther, he saw something odder.
First off, there was blood splattered on the bushes, with the bushes deformed and bits of fur and feather caught between them. The ground was scuffed up from a previous battle. The way he went, there was large footprints that resembled something he couldn't name.
He brushed it aside, as he found the jackpot of all berries.
"This is awesome!" He smiled, and grabbed handful after handful. He stopped, though, when he heard a low caw. It was threatening and evil sounding. He turned around and nearly dropped his berries.
No man, you're imagining it. It can't be… His mind wheeled with thoughts as he tried to locate the name of what stood in front of him…a griffin. In all it's glory with sleek tawny feathers, sharp beak, and twinkling eyes. Also, it didn't look happy.
"Oh," Oliver said, "Is this…you're berries? I'm so sorry…you can have a third of the ones I already picked…I kind of need them…"
The bird roared. "Okay, fine, half!" Oliver tried to banter. The creature shuffled its hoof like a bull ready to charge. Oliver gulped, turns and ran. Which, apparently, was the stupidest thing he could have done.
The griffin soared, knocking him to the ground, making him spill the berries. He still had some in his hand, and the griffin swooped down, and big him hard on the hand, making him spill the berries.
Then it left him, just like that, with a deep wound in his hand. Oliver's hand shook. It felt like his blood was on fire, and he couldn't ever make it cease. The pain was incredible, and his vision fuzzed. He saw the blood spurting and his skin was beginning to dissolve around the wound. This made him want to barf.
He had cried out, and he didn't understand why no one was coming to his aid? Feebly, he stumbled in the direction of the camp, moaning and his body jerking with pain.
Soon, he went through the barrier, and everyone pretty much heard his moans. He had fainted by the time they all came running.
When he awakened several hours later, he was in his hut, his hand wrapped in thick, white sheets. It burned, but in a burning like cold. A cold sweat was on his brow.
"Are you awake?" A voice asked, "Do you remember what happened?" He blinked to see a blond, no two blond heads and a small boy.
"Yeah, but it was probably a dream." He snorted, "I mean, there was a griffin that bit me…and wait-," He looked at the blond that had spoken, "Sam…aren't you sick in your hut?"
"We're both in the new medicine hut, helmet head!" Sam snapped.
"Okay, that hurts!" Oliver grumbled, rubbing his head down, "Wait? Newly finished? I…it…how long have I been asleep?"
"Nearly a whole day." The second blond one said, Melanie, "Griffin bites will do that to someone." She said.
"Griffin?" He chocked, "Okay, look. Griffins don't exist! I just…cut my hand and fainted- right?" He almost didn't want to believe it.
"Does this look like a knife cut to you?" The third, Chuck growled, pulling back the gauze. His skin was the grossest thing he'd ever seen. Deformed, bleeding goo, and still smoking. Oliver squeaked.
"It smells like burning flesh!" Chuck reeled back.
"Griffin venom…painful huh?" Chuck asked.
"He must have gone outside the barrier…the griffin wouldn't have been able attack him within. And the bite looks like a Western Griffin, but even those kind aren't vicious."
"Do you think it was controlled? Or-,"
"Well I think I was stealing its food." Oliver spoke up. Everyone stared at him in amazement.
"How stupid can you get! You never do that!" Sam whacked him on the arm.
"How would I suppose to know! I just found out that griffins are…real, and I'm not even sure I believe it!"
"Don't believe it?" Melanie sounded incredulous.
"Well, I mean we've always been taught they're make believe. How do I know it's not just a dream?" He chuckled.
"Sit up." Sam demanded. He did, and felt stiff.
"Why is this gauze all over me?" He groaned, trying to make him comfortable, "I thought it only got my hand?"
"Peel it back, we put it on you. No one else can see this- just not yet." Melanie said softly, and Oliver did. All over his body, there were different shades of brown, red, and yellow feathers popping up.
"What's happening to me?" He said. The three exchanged looks, and Chuck chuckled nervously.
"We have a lot to talk about."
Zach blinked awake, his muscles aching. It felt like he'd been run over by a train. It was very dark, and he couldn't see anything at first. But when he did, his breath was nearly taken away.
"Alex?" He whispered, his heart thudding in his heart. Alex looked confused.
"Alex? Who's that?" She said.
Zach propped himself up into a sitting position. He saw bruises covering his whole body, and each movement made him groan.
"Of course you're Alex." Zach said, his brow creasing.
"You're horribly confused." Alex shook her head, "I'm Mikayla." She said.
"But…but you look just like Alex!" Zach protested.
"Stop talking about this…Alex person! I'm not her, I'm Mikayla… you know the singer and actor?" She prompted. Zach bit his lip.
"Yeah, I think I've heard of you…erm, where's everyone else?" He tried to change the subject.
"Everyone else?" The Alex-look alike who called herself Mikayla snorted, "We're the only ones here!"
"What…huh? But…the bear and Alex and…" he blubbered and Mikayla nodded,
"Look, kid-,"
"My name is Zach! And you're not much older than I am!" Zach snarled.
"Fine, look Zach when I found you, you were DEAD!" She said, "Any traces of people were long gone. Sorry." She looked pretty sincere.
"Dead? Then how am I here now…or is this heaven?" He asked.
"No, well you were in a coma of sorts…and if I hadn't found your freezing body buried halfway under the ground, you'd have been dead in about a few minuets after you woke up…well you'd be dead."
"That's so reassuring." Zach rolled his eyes.
"I didn't HAVE to save you, you know!" Mikayla snapped.
"Okay fine then! Just leave me to die…Alex's gone…" The reality of it all makes his heart sink to the bottom of the world, leaving a cold shell that was once Zach behind.
Mikayla's eyes softened, "You like her a lot huh?" She asked.
"I think…I mean, she's not like any other girl I've liked." Zach admitted.
"Let me guess, you're a guy who has girlfriends all the time, but different ones like each week?" She guessed. Zach nodded, "I'm good at reading people."
"Okay, so where are we?" He asked,
"Underground tunnel…to where? Well that's what I'm figuring out." Mikayla said, and pulled out something slim and wooden.
"What's that?" Zach asked as she twirled it through her fingers.
"What you've never seen a wand before?" She asked.
"Well of course I've seen one- I got one from my favorite video game!" He said grinning. She rolled her eyes, and muttered something in an odd language. Sparks shot from it and she cussed under her breath.
"What did you just do?" Zach gaped.
Mikayla grinned, "What you've never seen a wizard before?" She laughed.
"Wizards? Those aren't real." Zach coughed.
"You wanna bet, kid?" Mikayla said.
"Prove it!" Zach demanded.
"I can't! My wand is working here! Not my fault…" She trailed off with an angry huff.
There was an awkward silence, and then Zach said, "We'd better start digging." He grabbed a long stick and dug into the crumbling dirt in front of him and started working. As he started working up a sweat, he noticed Mikayla staring at him.
"Aren't you going to help?" He asked, and when she didn't answer, "What?" He saw her coming toward him, and didn't have time to react as she put her mouth on his. He felt bad for kissing back, but she was good. He wondered if Alex was this good at kissing?
She pulled back, "I like you." She said, her eyes glowing. She leaned back in for another one, and he let her.
Because if he really tried hard, if he looked at her and ignored her name was Mikayla, it was like he was kissing Alex.
Sonny looked at the medicine hut. She stared hard at it, hoping Oliver was okay. He'd been brought in, knocked out with his hand in such a horrible state. They'd all heard his moans, but Sonny had stayed behind. Then, they had started constructing a medicine hut-, which took maybe three hours, and they'd moved Oliver and Sam into it. There was no word on how he was doing.
"You worry about others too much." A voice said from behind. She turned to see Chad with his hands in his torn jeans and ratty shirt, "Sometimes, you just need to relax."
Sonny raised an eyebrow, "Oh, really?" She snorted, "And how do you suggest that?" Chad shrugged, and walked over to her.
"I might have an idea." His dark blue eyes twinkles as he looked at her. Sonny felt her heart melt.
"So you do?" She found her voice, trying to make herself sound uninterested to whatever he wanted. He smiled his dazzling smile.
"You'll see Monroe." He chuckled, and leaned in.
"CHAD!" Chad drew back, and Sonny felt a pang of sadness.
"Yeah?" He said turning around. Addison stood, her bow and arrow slung over her back, a miffed expression on her face.
"I told you to meet be by the waterfall ten minuets ago." She huffed.
"Sorry…got side tracked." He said without glancing at Sonny, "So are we still on?"
"Of course!" Addison said, "Hi Sonny!" She said perkily as if just noticing her.
"Hi, what are you and Chad doing?" She tired to sound like she didn't care. Chad and Addison had been spending a lot of time together, and as much as she didn't want to say it didn't annoy her…it did. Like an over-sized mosquito that had chosen her to feed on.
"Addison is showing me something in the forest- something secret." Chad said, "Cause I'm cool like that." He winked.
"Oh, sure." Sonny rolled her eyes.
"Well, got to go. The magical forest isn't gunna stay forever!" Sonny couldn't tell if she was joking.
"Let's go." Chad said and turned to Sonny, "See you later."
Those three words made Sonny feel mixed emotions. Annoyance from an old flame, the fluttering feeling that she got whenever she was around him now, and jealously. But mostly jealousy.
"You like him." An accusing voice came from beside her. She turned and jumped three feet in the air when she saw Tawni standing beside her.
"Jeeze!" Sonny exclaimed, "Where did you come from! It's like you appeared from the earth!" Tawni didn't' answer, but a smile played on her face,
"You like him." She repeated. Sonny scoffed.
"Yeah right!" She snorted, "As if! Whatever! No way!"
"Whatever you say, my confused little friend. But you know you do." And then Sonny blinked and she was chatting with Zora on the other side of the clearing.
"Creepy." Sonny muttered.
When Tawni wasn't looking, she carefully followed them through the forest. Twenty minuets later, she crept through the undergrowth to find Chad and Addison sitting in the grass together.
They were talking softly, too quietly for Sonny to make out what they were saying. She felt bad for spying but…
Addison's bow and arrow were shimmering off to the side, discarded with the grass around it practically glowing. This struck Sonny as odd.
She turned her attention back to Chad. He blushed hard, looking away from her, chuckling as he explained something. He ran his fingers through his hair like he did when he was nervous.
Addison had a big grin on her face, her teeth were just as dazzling as his. She laughed hard at something, which made Chad scowl, his face growing redder with embarrassment.
Then her laughter ceased and her expression became serious. Chad sucked in a deep breath, looking away. For a second she swore he was looking right at her. Then he looked down, bringing his knees to his face. He rested his chin in them.
He didn't speak, and when his lips moved, they were slow deliberate words. Addison nodded gravely and then put her hand on his shoulder. She spoke quietly to him, causing him to raise his head.
And what she did now made Sonny want to kill her. She leaned in and kissed Chad deeply, and Sonny turned and ran.
Hot tears pooled in her eyes and she made her way back to the main clearing. Just before she approached, she made herself take deep breaths and make the tears stop. Tawni's words came flying back.
"Oh gosh…I do like him. Not good, not good at all!" Sonny gaped. She didn't know what to do. She was afraid, jealous, mad as heck, and felt the need to punch something.
"Tawni will know what to do." She decided and crept around the main clearing without going in, and when she wasn't there tried the waterfall. There she found Tawni alone, washing off oranges in the cool stream.
"Tawni?" Sonny whispered. Tawni looked up and Sonny came to sit beside her. The two didn't speak, and Sonny was glad for it.
"Are you okay?" Tawni asked quietly after awhile. Sonny felt the tears again, but pushed them back.
"I need your advice…" Sonny started, "And after I probably need your help."
Tawni put aside the oranges and smiled knowingly, "It took long enough."
Yeah! Do you guys wanna see the next chapter? Well you might have to wait…Okay, so Chuck's a gargoyle and there are griffins and magical creatures on the island. Like I said before, this is a MAJOR turning chapter. You'll see why eventually. You also know there are other magic creatures and Melanie and Sam are one- although I didn't tell you what. If anyone guesses correctly, you get a prize J I don't actually know all that stuff is true about gargoyles and griffins, I'm kind of making it up as I go along. They are like my own breed okay? So don't yell at me! Zach's alive! YEAH! I couldn't kill him…yet. Haha, just kidding. And Chad and Addison? Gaspeth! Don't worry, this is a Channy fic and you'll see it all fold out…erm eventually. And the Constitution rules is something I actually did in school so yeah. We were put in groups of six and had to make ten rules if we got stuck on a deserted island. I thought this would fit nicely J I think Bailey will continue her diary, I like it…do you? And how about Max and the coconut! I love it…haha. I think that's about it…but oh the poll will be up until the update of the next chapter. Even if you've already voted, VOTE AGAIN!!!
just pick something from the 'A' side and the 'B' side. Please!
A: Battle, unknown, water, storm, traitor, accident
B: London, Miley/Hannah, Tawni, Sam, Jake, Mikayla, Harper
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