Ok the 5th chapter is finally up. All throw themselves on the floor and kiss the ground before the mighty Olmec. AND SOMEBODY GET LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE BACK ON THE AIR BEFORE WE DIE!

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Chapter 5- Problems

When Desiree woke up she was wrapped tightly in her poor

excuse for a blanket. Struggling, she managed to roll out of bed

and untangled herself on the floor. It was still dark out, but

considering the fact that she and the other boys always woke up

when it was still dark, there was no way for her to figure out what

time it was. She had just crawled back into bed when she heard

whispering outside of the D-Tent. 'What the heck,' Desiree

thought, 'It's not likely I'll be able to fall back asleep anyway.'

And with that, she got out of her bed and--- careful not to get hit by

ZigZag's arm, which happened to be hanging over the edge of his

cot and flailing around like there was no tomorrow--- swiftly but

quietly crept to the doorway of the tent to listen.

A tall redheaded woman with a cowboy hat on was talking

to Mr. Pendanski.

"--- saw it with my own eyes. There's something funny going on

here," Desiree heard Mr. Pendanski tell the woman. "As warden of

this camp, Mr. Pendanski, I urge you not to stick your nose in other

people's business- or joke about such serioius matters. You see,

what you're telling me is not possible, and never will be," she said,

"only I know how--- what was that?"

Desiree wanted to kill Magnet. He had said something in his

sleep about a. puppy? Now the two people had turned their

attention towards the tent. Considering her options, Desiree

decided that her best choice was just to stay where she was and

keep quiet, not wanting to risk making noise by making her way

back to her cot in the dark tent. Then she froze- a yellow spotted

lizard!

When she had first arrived at CGL, Mr. Sir had called to her

to watch out for yellow spotted lizards, and she hadn't the faintest

idea of what he was talking about. Now, staring one right in the

face, Desiree immediately knew what it was. The reptile had

exactly 11 yellow spots on its back, along with black teeth and a

milky white tongue that flicked out of its mouth every once in a

while.

All of the sudden, the lizard sprang and everything went

black.

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mwa ha ha! It's the end of the chapter!

Ok. im waiting for you to leave now.. Go on- that's it! NO MORE!

Squid: wait a second, that's not fair!

Why not?

Squid: that wasn't even a chapter! This is a pathetic excuse for a story. What was that, like, 10 sentences?

Puh-lease- can't you take a joke? Of course its not the end of the chapter! Four measly paragraphs isn't even enough for a fricken essay (according to Mrs. Loffredo).

Olmec, god of the hidden temple, says you can all advance to the next part of the chapter. But for his kindness you must REVIEW THE STORY!

Follow or die.

That is all.

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Desiree woke up in a dizzy blur. The white walls

surrounding her spun until she had to close her eyes again.

"Desiree."

Peering up at the large face that had spoken to her, Desiree

was confused.

"God?" she asked, "Is that you?"

Laughter surrounded her, and someone poured water on her

face. Blinking, she saw Mr. Sir staring at her from above the cot

she was lying on.

"Holy shit!" Desiree jumped a foot in the air, "Oh. sorry

Mr. Sir," she added sheepishly, as his eyes flashed red with anger.

Looking around she saw all of the members of the D-tent looking

at her and trying to suppress their laughter. Twitch was on the

floor- well wouldn't ya know it- twitching. Caveman had fallen

onto Armpit, who leaned on X-ray, and because of the drastic

weight difference, knocked him down. Soon everyone was on the

floor besides Squid, who covered his mouth and tried to look

concerned. Oh yea, and Zero was in the corner trying to figure out

what was so damn funny.

Suddenly, the red-headed woman- the warden- came into

view. "Alright everyone, get your lazy butts to breakfast and then

to today's digging site. It's five o'clock already; we don't wanna

be digging out in the sun, now do we?"

In a flash, the tent was empty. Except it wasn't a tent. For

the first time Desiree noticed that she was in an air conditioned-

read it and weep- AIR CONDITIONED cabin.

The Warden barked at Mr. Sir, telling him to see the

campers off to breakfast while she stayed in the cabin to talk to

Desiree. Somehow she (Desiree) had a feeling that the Warden

could be much scarier than Mr. Sir, but in a different way.

"That's very nice nail polish you have on," the Warden

commented in a somewhat poisonous manner. "Thank you,"

Desiree replied, unsure of what was coming, "It's just the cheep

kind they sell at dollar stores and stuff, but it is a really pretty

color," she added when the Warden didn't reply, not mentioning it

had been stolen. "I see," the Warden said simply, hiding her own

nails in her pockets, "Well, you may go now."

Desiree just stared at her blankly. "What do you mean?

Where should I go?"

"To breakfast- I suggest you eat fast so you'll have time to

dig."

"But--- I mean. I still have to dig after I fainted and

everything?"

"Of course you do, you don't think you get special privileges

just because you're a girl, do you?"

Not sure what to say to that, Desiree remained silent, shifting

her eyes away from the glare of the Warden. After a few long

moments, the Warden left the cabin. Glancing at the clock on the

wall, Desiree realized that she was going to be digging until

dinnertime if she didn't leave right away. She enjoyed the

refreshing coolness of the air-conditioned cabin one last time

before she reluctantly walked out towards the mess hall.

The hot air roughly greeted her outside the door by messing

up her all ready messed up hair and spitting some sand in her eyes.

"Nice to see you too," she retorted sarcastically. "Good God,

I'm talking to myself. This place really does screw with your

mind." She slapped herself on the head. "I'm such a freak," she

muttered under her breath.

By the time Desiree reached the mess hall, she had forgotten

completely what air-conditioning felt like, and once again (sort of)

adapted the hot, dry conditions of CGL.

After getting the crusty part of. whatever it was on her

plate (A/N tray?), Desiree was greeted by the D-tent.

"Hey Des, you're still digging today after. you know.?"

asked X-ray elbowing Armpit in the armpit (lol). "Yup. That

Warden's tough as nails. You'd think I'd at least get a foot or two

chopped off of my hole today. But nooooo. 5 by 5 seven days a

week," answered Desiree hungrily biting into the. whatever it

was (A/N remember, yesterday she hadn't eaten anything). ZigZag

looked around anxiously. "What?" she asked. "The Warden hides

cameras everywhere in camp. she can hear you right now!" he

barely whispered.

"Jeez Zig, you're so paranoid! The Warden couldn't do

that!" Squid replied, sure of himself, "Don't worry Desee, Ziggy

here is just a LITTLE anxious about these things."

Desiree just sat quietly pondering.

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It was high noon. Desiree sat in her hole, only about 3 feet in

every direction. She feared that soon she might start to hallucinate.

Staring at the quarter inch of water left in her canteen,

Desiree decided to drink it. Afterwards her dry tongue was still as

dry as ever, and her stomach had long ago digested the lunch that

Mr. Pendanski brought to her.

She mustered the strength to stand up and look out of the

hole. There she saw a yellow spotted lizard. "Curiouser and

curiouser," she mused aloud, "hey little fella, wanna join me while

I wallow in despair." Her voice came out horse and whispered, but

the lizard turned its head towards her.

Desiree sank back into her hole and saw a little head peer

down at her from the top. In jumped the yellow spotted lizard. It

sat beside her and watched the tears run down her cheeks.

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ok this time its not a joke. The chapter's over. Interesting, eh? Well you know what to do. Or at least you should by now.