Kyle and Stitch had finally caught up with the rest of the group.
Again Kyle had been right. The trail became very steep. The hike wasn't
really that long but Pleakly's complaining made the hike seem like it took
forever. Soon the trail leveled out and they came to a sign. It said
"Hamilton Falls". "Well... it's all down hill from here. Quite literally.
All we have to do is go down these set of stairs." Kyle pointed to a set of
stairs right next to the sign. Kyle started down the stairs. "It's probably
not as nice as anything you'll find in Hawaii but it is pretty nice." As
they reached the foot of the stairs they saw a huge waterfall streaming
down a granite rock face. At the base of the water fall all of the water
swilled into a basin and then formed a river that continued off into the
distance. "It gets even cooler if you go to the top of the waterfall. You
can jump into the basin. Follow me." Everyone followed Kyle to the upper
parts of the falls and took a rest. Kyle sat down and leaned against a tree
and pulled out his camera. "You're into photography two?" Lilo asked.
"Yeah... I'm taking a photography course in college. My teacher wants me to
take time lapse pictures." Lilo looked confused. "Taking pictures over time
of the same thing." Kyle set up a small tri-pod and mounted the camera so
that it could get a good view of the jumping platform and ladder.
"So... anyone brave enough to jump first or do I have to show you that you can survive?" Everyone glanced at each other. Lilo stood up. "I'll go." "All right let me just make sure the water is deep enough." Kyle unzipped the legs off of his cargo pants making a pair of shorts and took his sunglasses off. His eyes were dark brown just like Lilo's. He then took his shirt off and started to climb down the ladder. Lilo watched Kyle go all the way down to the bottom of the ladder and stop. "What's wrong Kyle?" He looked up to Lilo. "I know from experience that the water in this basin is really, really, really cold." He was shivering even before he had plunged into the water. Kyle jumped into the water and disappeared. Ten seconds later Kyle came back up. "Yeah it's plenty deep. All you have to do is jump towards the middle." Kyle swam over to the ladder and climbed up. "You know... you don't have to jump if you don't want to." Lilo nodded. "When I was your age I wouldn't jump. I was afraid of heights. I still kind am." Lilo looked down at the water. It seemed like fifty feet to her. "On second though I think I won't jump."
Kyle put his shirt and sunglasses back on and sat down by a tree. "It's quiet here." Nani said. "Yeah... a little too quiet" Kyle commented. Stitch walked to the edge of the jumping platform and looked down at the water. "What's with you? The entire trip up here you were looking at the trail like you were paranoid." Kyle cocked his head. "You hear that?" "No." "Sounds like..." A flash of green light sped across their faces and hit stitch right in the back knocking him off the edge. Everyone took cover. Nani and Lilo screamed. "...a trigger being pulled." Kyle ripped off his sunglasses and dove head first off of the jumping platform. Lilo peered over the edge and watched Kyle dive into the water. It seemed like it took forever for Kyle to climb up the ladder holding stitch under one arm. He dropped him to the ground and put two fingers to his neck. Stitch coughed out water and started gasping for air. "He'll be fine. Go back to the camp site." Lilo opened her mouth to say something. "Don't argue! Head back to the campsite!" Kyle got up and ran off into the woods. Lilo looked at Nani with a worried face. "We have to help him Nani. He doesn't know what he's dealing with!" "I don't care Lilo. Were going back to the campsite just like he said." Everyone came out of hiding and packed up everything they had brought and headed down the trail. Lilo looked back at the woods. "I hope he's okay."
"So... anyone brave enough to jump first or do I have to show you that you can survive?" Everyone glanced at each other. Lilo stood up. "I'll go." "All right let me just make sure the water is deep enough." Kyle unzipped the legs off of his cargo pants making a pair of shorts and took his sunglasses off. His eyes were dark brown just like Lilo's. He then took his shirt off and started to climb down the ladder. Lilo watched Kyle go all the way down to the bottom of the ladder and stop. "What's wrong Kyle?" He looked up to Lilo. "I know from experience that the water in this basin is really, really, really cold." He was shivering even before he had plunged into the water. Kyle jumped into the water and disappeared. Ten seconds later Kyle came back up. "Yeah it's plenty deep. All you have to do is jump towards the middle." Kyle swam over to the ladder and climbed up. "You know... you don't have to jump if you don't want to." Lilo nodded. "When I was your age I wouldn't jump. I was afraid of heights. I still kind am." Lilo looked down at the water. It seemed like fifty feet to her. "On second though I think I won't jump."
Kyle put his shirt and sunglasses back on and sat down by a tree. "It's quiet here." Nani said. "Yeah... a little too quiet" Kyle commented. Stitch walked to the edge of the jumping platform and looked down at the water. "What's with you? The entire trip up here you were looking at the trail like you were paranoid." Kyle cocked his head. "You hear that?" "No." "Sounds like..." A flash of green light sped across their faces and hit stitch right in the back knocking him off the edge. Everyone took cover. Nani and Lilo screamed. "...a trigger being pulled." Kyle ripped off his sunglasses and dove head first off of the jumping platform. Lilo peered over the edge and watched Kyle dive into the water. It seemed like it took forever for Kyle to climb up the ladder holding stitch under one arm. He dropped him to the ground and put two fingers to his neck. Stitch coughed out water and started gasping for air. "He'll be fine. Go back to the camp site." Lilo opened her mouth to say something. "Don't argue! Head back to the campsite!" Kyle got up and ran off into the woods. Lilo looked at Nani with a worried face. "We have to help him Nani. He doesn't know what he's dealing with!" "I don't care Lilo. Were going back to the campsite just like he said." Everyone came out of hiding and packed up everything they had brought and headed down the trail. Lilo looked back at the woods. "I hope he's okay."