Seriously, you peeps do not even know how much I appreciate that you love this story so much! So you ALL get cookies this time! And the reviewers get a brownie with the cookies(: I'm getting near the end here, I think... yeah, it's getting very close. So enjoy this chapter!(:

Chapter 10:

Nico's message alert was heard from his pocket. He stopped, along with Portlyn and Skyler, and took his phone out of his pocket, flipping it open. He opened the message from Tawni.

'We found the girls. Meet back at the lodge.'

Relief spread through his body. He smiled and looked at his companions. "Sonny, Chad, and Tawni found the girls. They said to meet us back at the lodge."

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Dakota soon found herself way ahead of the teens that were running behind her. She reached the tree where Zora still slept before they did. "She's right here!" the girl yelled to the teens. They were at her side in less than a minute. Both Tawni and Sonny fell to their fallen friend's side. Tawni shook the Zora's shoulder.

"Zora? Zora wake up."

Sonny removed her glove and felt the 11 year old's forehead. "Dakota's right, she is running a fever."

Both girls continued their attempt to wake Zora up. It wasn't long before her eyes opened, trying to focus on the girls in front of her.

"S-Sonny? Tawni?" she responded weakly. Both girls sighed in relief, but noticed that their younger friend didn't seem to be all there. "Are you lost too?"

"No Zora, Dakota said you fell asleep out here and luckily she found us," Sonny said.

"Oh," was all Zora replied. Her heavy eyelids began to close once more, her body still exhausted.

"Zora, Zora come on girl, stay with us," Tawni said shaking the younger girl.

Zora didn't open her eyes, rather her head drooped down as she mumbled, "I'm tired."

Chad knelt down between the two older girls, placing a hand on Sonny's shoulder. "I'll just carry her back," he said. "We need to get her back to the lodge before she gets worse."

"Right," the girls said. They stood up and allowed Chad to easily lift their young friend so they could get back to the lodge.

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"Did they come back yet?" Grady asked as he, Chastity, and Ferguson walked into the lounge.

"Not yet," Nico said. "I hope they weren't too far out in the woods."

"They'll be here soon," Skyler said. "The woods can't be that deep."

Nico and Grady nodded. They stood up and went out to the lobby to wait for their friends. They were soon greeted by the doors opening, revealing the group that had found the lost girls. They immediately went over to Chad, who was still carrying their younger friend.

"Is Zora okay?" Nico asked.

"Sort of," Tawni answered.

"She's sick," Sonny continued. "She's exhausted and running a fever."

Chad looked at Sonny. "So where am I bringing her?"

"Just to our room. All she needs is some medicine and rest."

"Okay Dr. Sonny," Chad said with a smile. Sonny returned his smile and led him upstairs to her room while Tawni, Nico and Grady took Dakota to get warmed up with some hot chocolate.

Yay! They're back safely! So yeah, I'm thinking maybe one more chapter will close the story. But we'll see when I write it.

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