Chapter 10: Hiking Isnt Easy
It has been 5 days, 4 nights, 3 wrong turns, 2 near accidents since they had left Reefside and Tommy was 1 tired driver. He had finally made it to the small secluded town called Gwneith. It was a rather small town that was surrounding on all four sides by jungle. There was no cement pavements and the houses were made out of stone or bamboo. It wasn't a highly civilized place but there were plenty of people there. Tommy had pulled into a large dirt area, which he figured was a parking lot. He turned the car engine off and sighed in relief.
"We've finally made it."
Hayley smiled, "Good work Tommy."
Dustin hoped up of the Jeep and helped Marah out. They both turned and heard faint music in the background. Dustin noticed a baby blue van coming towards them. He waved as Hunter stuck his head out and shouted.
"Duuuustin!"
Tori turned and parked the car and the gang all scurried out of the car.
"You guys made it!" Marah exclaimed.
Shane nodded, "Yeah. On time too I see. Thought we would be late because of our little event."
Hayley walked away from the jeep and towards them, "What happened?"
Tori turned around and watched as Blake stepped out of the van. Dustin's eyes widen as he bursted out laughing. Blake was soaked, from head to toe. He glared at him.
"That's the last time I lean over to drink." He mumbled.
Tori grinned, "See, we were stopping to take a break near a spring. And well, he leaned over and I pushed him in."
Blake rolled his eyes and opened the back of Tori's van to grab his bag, "I need to change. I'll be right back."
Tommy nodded, "Yeah, I'm going to find the mayor or tribes person or whoever is in charge. Let him know that were visiting here."
Hunter concurred, "All right, come on guys. Help me unload the bags."
Dustin turned around to see Marah crouching down near the edge of the jungle, looking at a flower. He walked over there and crouched down with her.
"Isn't it pretty?" She asked.
He picked the flower and stuck it in her hair, near her ear, "Its pretty cool now." He smiled.
Marah blushed as his smile faded away, his eyes shifted into the jungle, "We'll find a way to fix your powers Dustin. Don't worry."
He nodded, "I know. I'm just glad it didn't go off on me on our way here. Tommy sucks at driving as it is."
Marah giggled a bit and then turn to see a familiar red car coming towards them, "Hey. It's Conner!"
Dustin stood up and walked towards the car as they parked. Conner opened the trunk of his car and climbed out, sticking his keys in his pocket.
"Looks like you guys beat us."
Kira opened the door and got out, "Yeah, well, we would of been the first one here if you didn't stop at that stupid World's Largest Yogurt Museum."
Eric climbed out, wearing a yogurt hat and eating a cup of yogurt, "Wooo, go yogurt! That was so huge! I could of swam in it!"
Ethan climbed out after him, "Yeah but did it had to be strawberry. I wanted banana."
Every bursted out laughing as Kira just rolled her eyes. She walked over to Dustin who waved.
"How you do bro? Hanging there?"
Dustin shrugged, "Dude, I'm fine. As long as I don't shake things up, I'm cool
Tommy walked out with a few paper work in hand, "We set to go guys? I got permission to enter the jungle." He informed them.
"How long is this going to take?" Hunter curiously asked.
"About two days to get to the temple. That's if we don't run into any problems."
Shane nodded and threw his bag over his back, "Let's get going!"
Everyone nodded and took up a bag and started to enter the jungle. Tommy held the map as he lead the group, making a path through the jungle, jumping over logs and trying to avoid the marshes. Tori was dragging behind, the heat was getting to her. She really wished she was at the beach, surfing the cool waves. Blake slowed down and waited for her to catch up.
"Would you like me to carry that?" He asked.
Tori shook her head but Blake pulled it off her back anyways. She smiled and fixed her hair, the dolphin necklace glittered in the sun.
"Where did you get that?" Blake asked, "What happened to that necklace I gave you?"
She looked at it and then back at him, "I stuck yours in the bag. I didn't' lose it don't worry. I just wanted to wear this one."
"Who bought you that one?" He asked curiously as they continued to walk.
"Hunter." She mumbled and continue forward.
Blake stood there for a few seconds, trying to take it all in. He then ran and caught up with the rest of the group. A few hours had past and night was beginning to fall. Dustin could barley see the sun as they found a large clearing.
"We'll rest here for the night. Conner, Kira. Can you get some wood?"
Conner nodded, "Sure thing."
Kira followed Conner as they went into the jungle to look for some good logs to burn. The rest of the group began forming a fire pit and setting up the tents.
"Man, this would be lot easier if we had a TV and fridge and everything." Shane groaned.
"You mean like your last camp out." Cam pointed out, "Before Zurgane ruined it all."
Dustin snickered, "That was fun." He said. He then felt a sharp pain and fell to his knees, "Arg..man. I can't wait till this trip is done."
Marah crouched down to see if he was okay, putting her hand on his back, "Come on Dustin. You need to stay rested. I don't want to wake up to an earthquake." She giggled.
Ethan and Eric were trying to set up a tent, but Eric was making it harder then it needed to be, "Dude, this is suppose to here!" He wailed.
Ethan smacked him in the head with a tent pole, "Would you stop touching things unless told." He barked at him.
Hayley laughed as she poured some water in a pot and began to set up for Dinner. Tommy had set up a table and laid the map on it, and was trying to calculate how long it was going to take to get to the temple. Cam walked over and looked over the map, adjusting his glasses.
"You do know where were going right." He asked
Tommy nodded, "Yeah. Where right here. About half a mile from a river. The temple should be northeast."
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Conner and Kira were busy picking up firewood. Conner was humming a small tune as they wondered anywhere, till they found good burning material.
"Conner, why did you really come?" She asked, as she picked up a stick, "You barly know Dustin."
"Hey, he's a ranger. Rangers stick together. Besides, you wouldn't think I let you go alone would you?" He asked.
Kira shrugged, "I can handle myself thank you very much."
Conner turned around and smirked, "Kira, you couldn't get yourself out of a paper bag. Let alone a jam." He said without thinking. He gasped and covered his mouth. Kira's jaws dropped.
'"Excuse me! Conner Mcknight! Are you purposely trying to piss me off!?" She barked.
Conner snickered, "Of course not babe. Why would I do that?"
Kira threw down the small sticks and picked up a huge log, "Oh your going to get it. Don't think your dino speed is going to save you now!" She glared.
Conner threw his collected sticks in the air and dashed forward as Kira began screaming like crazy, holding the stick up and chasing him.
Conner spun around and made a face at her, "Your so slow Kira. Try to keep up!" He laughed
Kira couldn't help but crack a smile as she continue to chase him through the dense forest. Conner jumped over a lug and pushed past some condense branches. He looked back and still saw her chasing him, he then turned forward and saw a cliff. He stopped himself right near the edge, losing his balance. He saw a huge river right below. He tried to pull himself back but Kira didn't' know there was a cliff and grinned.
"I got you!" She screamed as she ran and jump at Conner.
'Kira don't!" He yelled.
Kira's eyes widen as she realized where she was heading, as she slammed into Conner and they both fell off the cliff. Kira was screaming as they fell, Conner tried to stay calm, pushing himself towards Kira as they continue to fall. He grabbed her hand.
"Don't let go!!!" He screamed.
They both crashed into the water, causing a huge splash. The birds in the trees all flew off from the sound...
--
Hunter was sitting on a rock in the corner at the camp ground. He was tryingg to tie something. Tori slowly snuck up on him, to see what he was working on. He looked up and smiled as she took a seat next to him.
"What's that?" Tori asked curiously.
"A bracelet. Made out of hemp." He responded showing her.
She stared down at it, "Wow, that's really nice." She said.
He reached out and grabbed her arm, trying the bracelet around her wrist, "There. Now it's done." He smiled.
Tori blushed, "You made this for me?" She asked.
He shrugged, "I had to see if I could make one.. But I don't wear those things.. So guess its yours." He laughed.
Blake was on the other side, his arms crossed as he watched. Shane walked over, taking a sip out of his water bottle.
"You all right man?" He asked.
"Dandy." Blake mumbled as he entered his tent.
Hayley watched as the sun began to disappear and it started to get really dark, "I'm worried. Conner and Kira have been gone for a while."
Tommy turned on a small lamp, "I'm sure they are on their way back. If not, we can go out and search for them." He said.
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Conner gasped as he opened his eyes. He looked up at the pitch black night, the stars were everywhere. He groaned as he rolled over to see where he was. He must of have gotten washed up. Who knows how long he had been in that river, but he was sore. The rocks he was lying on weren't exactly helping either. He slowly tried to get up and look around. He fixed his hair, trying to see where Kira was. He heard coughing behind her and saw Kira move slowly. He dashed forward and helped her up.
"You all right?" He asked.
She looked down at her soaked clothes, "Where are we?"
Conner looked around, "I have no idea..."
It has been 5 days, 4 nights, 3 wrong turns, 2 near accidents since they had left Reefside and Tommy was 1 tired driver. He had finally made it to the small secluded town called Gwneith. It was a rather small town that was surrounding on all four sides by jungle. There was no cement pavements and the houses were made out of stone or bamboo. It wasn't a highly civilized place but there were plenty of people there. Tommy had pulled into a large dirt area, which he figured was a parking lot. He turned the car engine off and sighed in relief.
"We've finally made it."
Hayley smiled, "Good work Tommy."
Dustin hoped up of the Jeep and helped Marah out. They both turned and heard faint music in the background. Dustin noticed a baby blue van coming towards them. He waved as Hunter stuck his head out and shouted.
"Duuuustin!"
Tori turned and parked the car and the gang all scurried out of the car.
"You guys made it!" Marah exclaimed.
Shane nodded, "Yeah. On time too I see. Thought we would be late because of our little event."
Hayley walked away from the jeep and towards them, "What happened?"
Tori turned around and watched as Blake stepped out of the van. Dustin's eyes widen as he bursted out laughing. Blake was soaked, from head to toe. He glared at him.
"That's the last time I lean over to drink." He mumbled.
Tori grinned, "See, we were stopping to take a break near a spring. And well, he leaned over and I pushed him in."
Blake rolled his eyes and opened the back of Tori's van to grab his bag, "I need to change. I'll be right back."
Tommy nodded, "Yeah, I'm going to find the mayor or tribes person or whoever is in charge. Let him know that were visiting here."
Hunter concurred, "All right, come on guys. Help me unload the bags."
Dustin turned around to see Marah crouching down near the edge of the jungle, looking at a flower. He walked over there and crouched down with her.
"Isn't it pretty?" She asked.
He picked the flower and stuck it in her hair, near her ear, "Its pretty cool now." He smiled.
Marah blushed as his smile faded away, his eyes shifted into the jungle, "We'll find a way to fix your powers Dustin. Don't worry."
He nodded, "I know. I'm just glad it didn't go off on me on our way here. Tommy sucks at driving as it is."
Marah giggled a bit and then turn to see a familiar red car coming towards them, "Hey. It's Conner!"
Dustin stood up and walked towards the car as they parked. Conner opened the trunk of his car and climbed out, sticking his keys in his pocket.
"Looks like you guys beat us."
Kira opened the door and got out, "Yeah, well, we would of been the first one here if you didn't stop at that stupid World's Largest Yogurt Museum."
Eric climbed out, wearing a yogurt hat and eating a cup of yogurt, "Wooo, go yogurt! That was so huge! I could of swam in it!"
Ethan climbed out after him, "Yeah but did it had to be strawberry. I wanted banana."
Every bursted out laughing as Kira just rolled her eyes. She walked over to Dustin who waved.
"How you do bro? Hanging there?"
Dustin shrugged, "Dude, I'm fine. As long as I don't shake things up, I'm cool
Tommy walked out with a few paper work in hand, "We set to go guys? I got permission to enter the jungle." He informed them.
"How long is this going to take?" Hunter curiously asked.
"About two days to get to the temple. That's if we don't run into any problems."
Shane nodded and threw his bag over his back, "Let's get going!"
Everyone nodded and took up a bag and started to enter the jungle. Tommy held the map as he lead the group, making a path through the jungle, jumping over logs and trying to avoid the marshes. Tori was dragging behind, the heat was getting to her. She really wished she was at the beach, surfing the cool waves. Blake slowed down and waited for her to catch up.
"Would you like me to carry that?" He asked.
Tori shook her head but Blake pulled it off her back anyways. She smiled and fixed her hair, the dolphin necklace glittered in the sun.
"Where did you get that?" Blake asked, "What happened to that necklace I gave you?"
She looked at it and then back at him, "I stuck yours in the bag. I didn't' lose it don't worry. I just wanted to wear this one."
"Who bought you that one?" He asked curiously as they continued to walk.
"Hunter." She mumbled and continue forward.
Blake stood there for a few seconds, trying to take it all in. He then ran and caught up with the rest of the group. A few hours had past and night was beginning to fall. Dustin could barley see the sun as they found a large clearing.
"We'll rest here for the night. Conner, Kira. Can you get some wood?"
Conner nodded, "Sure thing."
Kira followed Conner as they went into the jungle to look for some good logs to burn. The rest of the group began forming a fire pit and setting up the tents.
"Man, this would be lot easier if we had a TV and fridge and everything." Shane groaned.
"You mean like your last camp out." Cam pointed out, "Before Zurgane ruined it all."
Dustin snickered, "That was fun." He said. He then felt a sharp pain and fell to his knees, "Arg..man. I can't wait till this trip is done."
Marah crouched down to see if he was okay, putting her hand on his back, "Come on Dustin. You need to stay rested. I don't want to wake up to an earthquake." She giggled.
Ethan and Eric were trying to set up a tent, but Eric was making it harder then it needed to be, "Dude, this is suppose to here!" He wailed.
Ethan smacked him in the head with a tent pole, "Would you stop touching things unless told." He barked at him.
Hayley laughed as she poured some water in a pot and began to set up for Dinner. Tommy had set up a table and laid the map on it, and was trying to calculate how long it was going to take to get to the temple. Cam walked over and looked over the map, adjusting his glasses.
"You do know where were going right." He asked
Tommy nodded, "Yeah. Where right here. About half a mile from a river. The temple should be northeast."
--
Conner and Kira were busy picking up firewood. Conner was humming a small tune as they wondered anywhere, till they found good burning material.
"Conner, why did you really come?" She asked, as she picked up a stick, "You barly know Dustin."
"Hey, he's a ranger. Rangers stick together. Besides, you wouldn't think I let you go alone would you?" He asked.
Kira shrugged, "I can handle myself thank you very much."
Conner turned around and smirked, "Kira, you couldn't get yourself out of a paper bag. Let alone a jam." He said without thinking. He gasped and covered his mouth. Kira's jaws dropped.
'"Excuse me! Conner Mcknight! Are you purposely trying to piss me off!?" She barked.
Conner snickered, "Of course not babe. Why would I do that?"
Kira threw down the small sticks and picked up a huge log, "Oh your going to get it. Don't think your dino speed is going to save you now!" She glared.
Conner threw his collected sticks in the air and dashed forward as Kira began screaming like crazy, holding the stick up and chasing him.
Conner spun around and made a face at her, "Your so slow Kira. Try to keep up!" He laughed
Kira couldn't help but crack a smile as she continue to chase him through the dense forest. Conner jumped over a lug and pushed past some condense branches. He looked back and still saw her chasing him, he then turned forward and saw a cliff. He stopped himself right near the edge, losing his balance. He saw a huge river right below. He tried to pull himself back but Kira didn't' know there was a cliff and grinned.
"I got you!" She screamed as she ran and jump at Conner.
'Kira don't!" He yelled.
Kira's eyes widen as she realized where she was heading, as she slammed into Conner and they both fell off the cliff. Kira was screaming as they fell, Conner tried to stay calm, pushing himself towards Kira as they continue to fall. He grabbed her hand.
"Don't let go!!!" He screamed.
They both crashed into the water, causing a huge splash. The birds in the trees all flew off from the sound...
--
Hunter was sitting on a rock in the corner at the camp ground. He was tryingg to tie something. Tori slowly snuck up on him, to see what he was working on. He looked up and smiled as she took a seat next to him.
"What's that?" Tori asked curiously.
"A bracelet. Made out of hemp." He responded showing her.
She stared down at it, "Wow, that's really nice." She said.
He reached out and grabbed her arm, trying the bracelet around her wrist, "There. Now it's done." He smiled.
Tori blushed, "You made this for me?" She asked.
He shrugged, "I had to see if I could make one.. But I don't wear those things.. So guess its yours." He laughed.
Blake was on the other side, his arms crossed as he watched. Shane walked over, taking a sip out of his water bottle.
"You all right man?" He asked.
"Dandy." Blake mumbled as he entered his tent.
Hayley watched as the sun began to disappear and it started to get really dark, "I'm worried. Conner and Kira have been gone for a while."
Tommy turned on a small lamp, "I'm sure they are on their way back. If not, we can go out and search for them." He said.
---
Conner gasped as he opened his eyes. He looked up at the pitch black night, the stars were everywhere. He groaned as he rolled over to see where he was. He must of have gotten washed up. Who knows how long he had been in that river, but he was sore. The rocks he was lying on weren't exactly helping either. He slowly tried to get up and look around. He fixed his hair, trying to see where Kira was. He heard coughing behind her and saw Kira move slowly. He dashed forward and helped her up.
"You all right?" He asked.
She looked down at her soaked clothes, "Where are we?"
Conner looked around, "I have no idea..."
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The End