Meanwhile, the Forest...

Leo trekked through the woods for who knows how long. He had tried to find where he had landed as a way to get back, but so far, it felt as if he were going in circles. He had tried to mark his path, but found that wherever he went, his path vanished. He had had tried to climb the trees, but he has fallen down into multiple muddy puddles. He had even try starting a fire to get a helicopter's attention, but mysterious gusts of wind just blew them out. He sighed as the shadows became longer, and the light of day became less and less.

"'Sigh...' Ok Leo think. Dad taught you this when we were on that nature walk. Moss grows on the...what side did Moss grow on again?" He asked himself "Mostly the North Side." A Spanish tinted voice said behind him "Yeah! That's right! Thanks mysterious voice behind me!" Leo thanked...before he realized what he just said. Quickly turning behind him, he saw a man with graying pink hair looking down at him with a smug smile. "There you are Chico! You sure did wander off pretty far from the camp." He said, his arms crossed. Leo quickly backed away from him...only to bump into something metal "Hey Sunspot!" A familiar voice said above him. He slowly looked up to see Sundrop smiling down at him. "Hiya Camper!" He said cheerfully, causing Leo to jump into Hakim's grip.

"Alright! Let's get back to camp!" He said, Sundrop put a hand on Hakim's shoulder before he snapped his fingers, and in a flash of rose petals, the three of them were transported to to Balan's office. "Hey Balan! We're back!" Sundrop said cheerfully. Balan nodded as he put down a toy he was playing with. "Thank you, you two are dismissed!" He said as Hakim sighed "Gracias, I need a bath anyway." He said, before disappearing again. "I'm gonna charge up now!" Sundrop said, skipping away to who knows where. Balan nodded before turning back to Leo, who was covered in mud, sticks, leaves and other things from being exposed to the elements.

"Now then..." He started he said, pulling out a folder with Leo's name on it, written in golden letters. Leo was shocked, so shocked that he didn't notice Balan raising his fingers and snapping them, causing a chair to appear underneath him...and a small clamp shut around his waist. "HEY!" Leo yelled, trying to loosen the clamp, but had no luck.

Balan ignored the boy's shouts and protests as he opened the file, and to Leo's shock, it had all of his information on it, as well as what had happened a few minutes ago "So Leo...It says you needed to come here DESPERATELY. Your parents had left you to stay with your cigarette smoking Aunt Hildegard Craig for a majority of the summer until they got a yes or a no on your dad's newest code. And they wanted you to stay there as the hotel that they are staying at is not child friendly." He said.

The blonde haired boy ignored him, still trying to get out of the chair, and though it was accurate, he didn't want to confirm anything in this camp. "Your silence tells me that I'm right. It also says here that you somewhat need a haircut...and now a bath" Balan continued. He snapped his fingers again and a comb and barber scissors appeared above Leo's head. The blonde haired boy looked in confusion and horror as he tried to escape the confines of his chair again. "Oh Don't worry Leo, it's only a little bit of hair, can't have it getting caught when you do activities at the camp ya know." Balan said as the comb and scissors got to work

Leo glared "Look, I'm sure this is a big misunderstanding, I am NOT supposed to be here. And even if I was, what about Aunt Hildegard? What's she gonna do when she realizes I'm not there?" He asked, but Balan just chuckled "How can she wonder where you are? If you're already there?" He asked, snapping his fingers and making a image of Aunt Hildegard's apartment showed, and in it was Leo!

"But-I...HOW?! How am I seeing me there? And I'm here?!" He questioned "Simple duplication spell, I had cast it during orientation. The duplicate stays with your aunt, while you stay here." He explained as the image vanished. Leo shook his head "But what about my stuff?" "Hakim grabbed it after you fell from your aunt's bed" Balan said. "Yeah, but, Can't I just get to the nearest city?" Leo asked, Balan threw his head back in laughter "Dear Child, we couldn't do HALF the stuff we do here if we were near civilization." He said.

Leo sighed, everything he tried so far had been countered by the entity being. Balan raised his eyebrows at him "I've seen and heard every trick in the book. It takes a lot to get past me and the staff." He explained, walking over to a nearby window. "I should know, some of the campers here had tried to do some of the same stuff you had tried. " He said, pointing down to some of the kids playing below them.

Leo felt his chair move upwards towards the window, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing, a red haired girl had become a enormous red panda, another girl with pigtails and a boy with a aviator helmet were levitating random things into the air, two boys were flying in the air, it almost seemed impossible what the boy was witnessing. Suddenly, a large golden rose erupted from the ground and up to the window, and the little girl from earlier was on it. She waved at the duo before sliding down the stem like it was a slide.

Balan turned to Leo again "I know that you may think that things are strange for you now, but if you give the camp a chance, I promise you'll like it." He said. Leo turned away from Balan again. He heard the counselor sigh. "Alright Leo, how about this? I'll let you experience camp for a week, and if you still desire to go home, you're free to go Deal?" Balan asked, holding out his hand, waiting for a shake. Leo relented...but he realized that this was better than being in a smoky apartment. "Alright, Deal." He shook Balan's hand, and at the same time, he felt the waist clamp release him.

Balan smiled at the boy "Excellent! Now, why don't you go and freshen up, I know you don't wanna spend your first night here covered in mud and leaves." He said, gesturing his dirty appearance. Leo was about to ask where a bathroom was, until he felt a small nuzzle at his leg. Looking down, he saw a small blue chick like creature with nubby wings. "Follow the Tim, he'll show you the way." Balan said, putting the file away. Leo followed the little bird, but that didn't mean that he didn't still trust Balan...in fact, he was planning his next escape plan...