(6:00pm) 7 minutes later…

Summer Bay – The Den – Main Area

After hearing the news, the teens moved into the Den as no one was currently in there as it had closed early due to the news from Amanda.

Cassie was pacing and getting herself worked up which was concerning the other.

"Cassie, you need to calm down." Ric told her.

"Ric's right Cass, you don't want anything to happen to the baby after everything else." Ruby replies.

Cassie stops pacing and sits down: "They can't stop searching."

The others looked at Cassie knowing that nothing any of them say will change the adults' minds.

"Cassie, you heard them." Aden states "They've got no money to fund the search for more than another 24 hours. They don't have a choice."

"They can't stop. They just can't." Cassie continued to sob as Matilda pulled her into a hug.

Matilda stayed with her best friend to comfort her while the others moved to the side to talk.

"Maybe I shouldn't have put it in the group chat." Aden said quietly "I didn't think."

"It's not your fault mate. She misses Rocco and wants him home." Ric replied "

"What are we going to do?" April asked, "Because I don't want to lose my sister or my boyfriend either."

"I don't want to lose Kyle." Casey chimed in.

"Guys, there's nothing we can do." Ruby said, "And I know you don't to lose them, but Johnny was right we need to start facing facts it's been nearly two weeks and they haven't even found any wreckage, so what does that tell you."

Just then the door separating the kitchen from the Den opened causing all the teens to turn around.

"What are you lot doing in here?" Irene asked as she wasn't expecting them to be here.

"We heard Irene." April said.

"Heard what?"

"The search is being called off due to no more money." Casey said angrily.

That's when Irene noticed Cassie sobbing at the nearest table: "I think you lot better come next door."

At the same time…

In the Middle of the Bush – With Xavier and Colby

"What if you don't come back?" Xavier asked the cop as he finally broke the silence.

Sitting down beside the teen, Colby answered him: "Hey, I will come back. I promise."

Xavier just stares at him as he hisses in pain once more.

"I'll see you soon." Colby said.

With that Colby goes to look for some water leaving Xavier alone.

In the Middle of the Bush – With the Group

Eventually Rocco had convinced the others that they needed to keep moving.

Rocco was currently helping Bianca who was feeling sick walk through the bush, while the other three trailed behind them.

"We're never going to get out of here." Belle said from behind Rocco.

"Don't say that." Rocco said not wanting to think about never seeing Cassie, the baby or his brother again.

"Do you think they'll ever find us." Belle wondered.

"Don't Belle. Don't talk like that." Rocco said as he let go of Bianca who walked a couple more steps and stopped.

Bianca wobbled and fell down, Rocco noticed and went to help her: "Bianca, come on get up."

"I'm going to be sick." Bianca said causing Rocco to quickly move out of the way as she did just that.

Kyle who had brought up the rear of the group sat down due to feeling dizzy: "Rocco, we need to rest."

"We can't stop now guys."

"Look at your friends' son." Ryan told him "They can't keep going and neither can I."

Suddenly, Kyle asked everyone a question: "Can you all smell that?"

"Sm smell what Ky Kyle?" Bianca asked after she had finished throwing up.

"Petrol."

"There's no petrol smell Kyle." Ryan remind him "We are in the middle of the bush where there is no petrol."

"I know where we are, but I can smell petr…" Kyle stopped speaking and before the others had a chance to say anything he fell to the side and started to shake.

"KYLE!" Belle screamed as loud as she could.

Both herself (granted she was slower) and Rocco rushed to his side to help him.

"Don't touch him." Rocco said to Belle.

"Why not?" Belle questioned her friend.

"You could hurt him." Rocco replied "He's having a seizure Belle. Just help me move this branch and his bag out the way."

Belle tried to do what Rocco asked but she was too busy staring at her boyfriend who was fitting on the floor. Noticing that Rocco was struggling to pick up the branch, Ryan slowly walked over and helped him.

(6:05pm) 5 minutes later…

Finally, Kyle stopped fitting just as the branch was moved away.

"Bianca, what do we do?" Rocco asked the woman as he had no idea what to do.

"Tr try to wak wake him up." Bianca said slowly "He ha has one tabl tablet left."

"But he needs that for tomorrow and the day after." Belle said, "We can't give him it."

"Belle, we haven't got a choice now help me wake him up." Rocco said as he rubbed his friend's chest to try and wake him.

Belle who was on the other side of Kyle, gently tapped his face which seemed to do the trick: "There he is."

"Wha what happ happened?" Kyle slurred as he came around.

"You had a seizure mate." Rocco answered and then helped him to sit up "I need you to take this Kyle as it will help."

Handing his friend, the only remaining tablet he had left, Kyle took it without a second thought and placed it in his mouth and swallowed.

"That should hopefully help you feel a bit better mate." Rocco replied, "Belle keep an eye on him while I help Bianca."

Belle nodded her head in reply as Rocco went to help Bianca: "Bianca, we need to get you sitting up so put your arm around my shoulder."

"I can't Roc." Bianca told him as she laid back down on the ground.

Rocco knew that he was fighting a losing battle, so he removed her arm from his shoulder and locked at the other three. Ryan was lying with his head on his bag while Belle was trying to keep Kyle awake so the tablet had time to work, but she was also losing that fight as Rocco noticed his best friend's eyes starting to close again.

"This is it." Ryan finally told them all "This is really it."

Belle started to cry as Kyle shut his eyes again and the realisation that they weren't going to make it home alive sunk in completely.