(Type a title for your page here) A/N: Part three. So far, Iori and Izzy have been confirmed dead. Sora is about to be rescued.Two other pairs will be rescued this time, but you'll have to guess.
disclaimer: See chapter one


Tai stopped swimming for a moment. He knew that it would be harder to start again if he stopped now, but he knew that Matt did not have the endurance that he did. Sure enough, Matt was about ten seconds behind him, and breathing hard. He gave Tai an appreciative smile between gasps.
"Thanks," he said.
"Don't mention it," said Tai.
"What do you want to do once we get home?"
"Play soccer, sleep, eat," said Tai, automatically. "And spend time with you. You know, when we aren't stranded in the middle of the ocean."
"Same thing, only I want to play guitar instead of soccer."
"Ready to start out again?"
Matt nodded.
Tai started for the island again. They had drifted away durring the night, but they had made up most of the lost ground, so to speak. In another hour or so they would be closer than ever. Tai just wanted to get to that island. Maybe it would have some shade for his sunburn.
* * *
Kari sighed. she had been searching for a way to get out, but it seemed very unlikely. The only possible way would be for her to stand on TK's shoulders, but TK could not stand.
"No luck?"
"Nope."
"I wonder if we'll ever get out of here," said TK. "Maybe we'll die in here."
"Takeru!"
"I'm serious."
"So'm I! We can't jus give up! There's still a chance!"
TK's stomach growled. It echoed in the cave.
"If I don't eat soon, I'm gonna puke."
"I thought you were past that stage yesterday."
"It's come back," he said.
Kari shrugged. She herself had gone through that stage three times, but she hadn't said anything.
"Look at it this way: we don't have to worry about getting fat."
TK smiled wryly.
"Thanks."
"Don't mention it."
* * *
Joe put his water-soaked kerchief on his forehead. He sighed. Releif. At least, temporary releif. He had horrible sunburn.
"Oh, why haven't they found us yet!"
"I'm not sure," said Joe. Mimi complained a lot, and he was getting tired of it. His fuse was getting short.
"Sorry," said Mimi. "I'm a little cranky."
"Me, too," he said.
"We're gonna die!"
"Don't say that!"
"But--"
He cut her off.
"Mimi, as long as we're alive, there's still a chance! And to be honest, I--"
"You what?"
"Shhhh!!!!" he hissed. "Listen...It sound like..."
"A hellicopter!" she said. "Over there!" She pointed to the balck dot that was growing closer and closer.
"We're saved!"
"Only if it sees us!"
The chopper was closer.
"When I say so, kick as hard as you can."
"Right," she said.
"One....two.....three!!!"
At once, they began kicking. White foam floated around them.
"Help!" Mimi yelled. "We're here! Help!"
Joe, as much as he hated it, began to join in. The hellicopter grew closer and closer to them. Joe swallowed. Maybe it wouldn't work.
No, it worked. Much to his releif, the hellicopter stopped over them, and lowerd down a ladder.
* * *
Davis sat up very suddenly. Ken jumped.
"What is it?"
"Do you hear that?"
"Ken strained his ears. It was a faint droning, almost like a...
"Hellicopter!" they said at the same time.
Davis jumed up and ran towards the direction the sound was comming from. He scrambled up onto the rocks and searched the sky, listening as hard as he could. He found a little black dot in the sky.
"HEY!" he yelled! "HEY!!!"
Ken came up behind him, but he didn't notice. He was too busy jumping and screaming.
"Davis," said Ken.
"OVER HERE!"
"DAVIS!" screamed Ken. Davis stopped and turned.
"What?"
"They can't see us, Davis. They're too far away and going away from us. Save your energy."
Davis dropped his jaw. Then he turned to the receeding black spot, then back to Ken again. Then he gave up.
"You're right again, Ken."
"Sorry. But..."
"Yeah, I know."
"We'll get another chance, Davis. I'm sure of it."
Davis shrugged and camly went back to sitting under the tree. Despite what he looked like on the outside, he was boiling on the inside. They had a chance! How could Ken just shrug it off? They weren't going to get another chance! And how could he be so calm about it? It didn't make sense.
"Well, what's the topic of discussion for today?" asked Ken.
"Your turn to pick."
"Er... I don't know. School?"
"I'll get nightmares. I'd wake you up. You wouldn't like it, 'cause you're a light sleeper."
"How--?" Ken looked confused. Davis blushed and mentally kicked himself. He had let it slip!
"Well, everytime I moved this morning, you seemed to stir."
"Oh," said Ken, nodding. But he looked doubtful.
"You know what, let's toalk about soccer," said Davis, changing the subject. Ken seemed to forget about what had been said, but Davis knew that he hadn't. He would have to be very careful from now on.
* * *
Sora flipped through the pages of her magazine, not really seeing anything. She sighed and tossed it onto the table next to her bed and crossed her arms. She was so bored! There was no one to talk to and the television set in her room was broken.
She stared at the cast that encased most of her leg. It itched.
'Six weeks with this thing on,' she thought. 'And I need to stay here for most of that time. I'm going to go insane! Just like in that little cave...'
She shiverd. She did not like to think about what had happend. It made her uneasy.
"Maybe someone else's here," she said to herself. "Like Tai or Matt or Kari..."
"Or me?" came a voice from to doorway. sora turned her head to look. It was Mimi.
"Mimi!" she said as her friend came over and gave her a hug. "You're alive! I can't beleive it!" Sora was crying. When Mimi pulled away Sora saw tears running down her cheeks too.
"Yes, I'm alive, and so is Joe. We were stuck out in the middle of the ocean together! Where were you?"
"I ended up in a little niche in the cliff we had seen."
"Was anyone with you?"
Sora bowed her head. "Yolei was. But then a wave came and...."
"Oh, no! They told me about Iori and Izzy, but not Yolei!"
Sora nooded, wiping away fresh tears. "Yes, her. Do you know about anyone else?"
"No, I don't. But I'm sure they're fine."
* * *
Kari leaned against the wall. It was the second night that she had been conscious for. She was hungry, cold, and annoyed. Her throat hurt. He back hurt. Everything hurt.
"I'm going to go crazy," said TK. "Really, I am."
"Well, Tai tells me to sing when I'm bored. He usually sings "1,000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall". It bugs me half to death."
"What do you sing?"
"You know the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'?"
"Yeah, but I'm not allowed to see it yet."
"Same here. But my dad has the soundtrack and he leaves it lying around. If I get bored I listen to it."
"Which song?"
"The time-warp thing," said Kari. "But I don't want to right now. My throat hurts."
"Then shut up."
"You don't have to be rude, TK."
"Sorry. When I'm hungry, I get irratible."
"Understandable. I'll be quiet now."
"Goodnight, Kari."
Kari nodded. 'Goodnight, TK.'

End of Part 3

A/n: Okay, I know I said two other PAIRS, but I changed my mind. Reveiw and I'll write more!