Chapter 7

Day 73 - Afternoon

It's almost lunchtime and the day seems to be going pretty well, for now!

"Eric, go get Lex tell hem it's time for lunch," said Daley.

"K" said Eric

Eric walked off towards the garden. When he reached the garden he called:

"Lex! Time for lunch." called Eric.

Eric looked around but there was no sign of hem.

"Lex! You here? Answer me!" he called.

But there was no answer. Eric began to panic. He then ran back to camp.

"Guys, please tell me Lex is here," said panicked Eric.

"No, he's at the garden. Isn't he?" asked Melissa

"No, I called his name but there was no sign of hem." said Eric.

"Oh God! Lex!" called Daley as she ran towards the jungle calling his name.

Everyone then jumped up and split up all across the beach.

"Lex!" called Jackson.

"Lex!" called Taylor.

"Lex!" called Melissa.

"Lex!" called Eric.

"Lex!" called Nathan.

"Lex!" called Daley.

Everyone searched everywhere.

Jackson then panicked "Mel, Eric, what if he's in the cave?" said Jackson.

"The three exchanged looks and ran to the spring. When they entered the cave they all gazed around.

"Oh No! Lex!" screamed Melissa. as she gazed at the slide the boulder was moved.

"Oh Crap!" said Eric.

"We have to go find," said Jackson.

The three ran back to camp to get the first aid kit and tell Nathan, Taylor, and Daley where they think Lex went.

"No way! I am going with you!" protested Daley.

"No way, Eric and Melissa and I have been down the slide before!" said Jackson.

"But he's my brother!" protested Daley.

"Daley, we will bring hem back, he's smart, he's probably fine," said Eric.

"You guy's should wait here with the first aid kit, just in case," said Melissa.

"I'll bring some stuff in my little pack, just in case." said Melissa.

"Hurry back!" called Taylor.

Jackson, Melissa, and Eric all entered the slide and 'Whoosh!' they were off. They screamed all the way down. When they came out of the tunnel they flew in the air and land in the dirt.

"Everyone ok?" asked Jackson as he stood up and dusted some of the dirt off his pants.

"Fine." said Eric and Melissa at the same time as they both stood.

"There he is said Jackson!" as he pointed to Lex who was laying against a tree.

"Lex!" said Melissa as she ran ahead.

Followed by Jackson and then Eric. Melissa reached Lex, but before Jackson and Eric could catch up a Panther jumped out in front of Jackson. Jackson slides like he was on a baseball field.

"Oh Shit!" said Eric.

"Oh Shit, is right!" said Jackson as the two backed away.

Melissa had made it to Lex, when she saw the Panther, she grabbed Lex and pulled hem and herself behind a near by bush. "Lex, wake up!" she whispered.

"I'm awake, I was waking so the Panther wouldn't kill me!" He said.

Where's Eric and Jackson?" he asked.

"Fighting a Panther." said nervous Melissa.

The two peered through the bush and watched hoping that there friend's would be ok.

Jackson grabbed a stick on the ground and panicked, Jackson backed away and started to back up in a different direction he took a few steps back and fell the Panther was just about to claw hem when suddenly Eric threw a rock at it."Hey over here!" called Eric. The Panther turned to Eric and clawed his arm, pushing hem a little in the air as he fell. "Eric!" called Jackson he then took the stick that he was going to use and threw it at the Panther. The stick went right into the Panther's stomach. It was dead in seconds.

Melissa and Lex then jumped up from the bush and ran towards Eric.

"Jackson!" called Lex.

"Lex, your ok!" he said.

Yea, but is Eric?" said scared Lex.

"I don't know, that Panther clawed his arm real bad!"

"We have to wake hem." said Melissa.

As she unzipped her little pack and she got out the waterbottle.

"Eric!" she yelled as she splashed some water on his face.

"Can u hear me!" she asked in a quiet tone.

"ughhh, Mel? Jackson? Lex? What happened?"

"Your ok, the Panther is dead," she said.

"Ughh, My head!" he complained.

"Can you stand or walk?" asked Jackson.

"I'll try." Eric said as he stood up he wambled but Jackson ad Melissa helped hem up and up the cliff.

"Your back!" called Nathan as he saw Melissa, Lex, Eric, and Jackson.

"Lex, your ok!" said Daley as she hugged hem.

"Eric! Are you ok?" asked Taylor as she ran up to hem and helped Jackson with helping Eric walk.

"No, My head hurts and so does my Arm." he complained.

"Let's get you back to camp, so we can fix you up." said Daley.

Everyone walked back to camp the sun was setting when they got back. Daley, Melissa and Lex wrapped up Eric's arm, but Lex figured out that he had a small concussion, Lex said that he shood rest in the tent for about 3 days.

Jackson sat on the beach watching the sun set.

"Hey" said Melissa.

"Hey" said Jackson.

"He's going to be alright." said Melissa.

"I know, but still I should've been the one who got hurt."

"Don't blame yourself." said Melissa in a calm voice.

"He will be fine in about 3 days."

"Anyway remember, he's charmed." said Melissa.

End of Day 73

Al/N: Please R&R!!!!!!!!!!