"Hey Charlie!" I looked up from a web page I'd been browsing for the last half hour on my laptop. "Did you see that just now? Kris up and left me!" I shook my head, laughing.

Charlie laughed with me. "What are you two, sisters?"

"No! Just very close cousins, though we almost are sisters. Only months apart."

I looked to Charlie, I had to ask him something that was on my mind since Kris was attacked. "Is something wrong Charlie? I mean at least before. You just left us."

He turned his head away from me. "Yeah, something was wrong, I needed to clear my head." He paused for a while. "But I think that the stuff that was bothering me isn't going to anymore."

"It's gonna be ok." I whispered, Charlie didn't look entirely confident in what he just said. "I have an idea." I turned back to my laptop, Charlie following suit.

Before I could tell him, a sound erupted through the trees, almost like thunder, but it sounded very prehistoric. A huge downfall started, I quickly put my laptop into my backpack. This couldn't be normal. "Charlie?" My heart started to beat fast. "What was that?" It came again, and it sounded closer this time.

Charlie looked around frantically. "This has happened before. Yet not this close, let's get out of here." He grabbed my hand.

"Wait! What about Kris?"

Though there was no need to call for her, Sawyer burst through the trees with Kris behind him. Kris was crying, harder then she was when Sawyer attacked her. The monsterous sound had ended, but I was still worried.

"KRIS!" I ran toward her, bringing her into the shelter of the camp. She was totally soaked and shaking. I shook her gently, come on, why won't you talk to me??

Another sound came from the forest, a bark, feeble but strong, it was Bosco. Kris ran to the sound of his bark. A few other people from the camp and I tried to stop her. Suddenly, she rushed back, carrying what looked like a big ball of fur with blood on it.

I gasped, it was Bosco and he was hurt, but still alive.

Jack came out to her, she said something and he nodded and they both came into the shelter.

"I don't believe it. He was attacked by a bear and is still alive. That's one dog I'll always remember." Kris smiled at Sawyer's comment, there was hope for him yet.

LATER...

I was at my laptop again. Weslar ran up to me, I felt guilty not being able to play with her today. "Sorry girl, wanna play fetch?" She barked appreciatively. "Good, there you are, get the stick." I threw it so it was still in camp boundaries, so she wouldn't go into the forest. Since Bosco got hurt, I was being extra protective of her.

Kris was coming toward me. I got up and ran to meet her, Weslar following closely behind, the branch still in her mouth.

Bosco was in her arms, looking a lot better then before, he even licked my face. "Someone's looking better, I tenderly rubbed his head.

"How are you? Better?"

"Yeah, fine! Now that Bosco is!" Kris beamed at me.

It was totally dark out now.

"What were you doing out there? I know you didn't go to the beach."

"Can't keep anything from you can I? Guess not." She sighed. "I went to inform Sawyer that I'm tougher than I look."

"You didn't do anything too bad did you?" Kris shook her head. "He pretty much saved my life. I thought Bosco had died, there was a polar bear and it attacked him." The thought of it still haunted her.

"Listen, I have a plan, though it's really risky, don't tell Jack because I don't want him to know. I gotta go get Charlie because he's going to be in on this as well." Kris nodded and looked over to Charlie. "I'll be right back, come on Wes!"

Charlie was sitting alone, playing his bass guitar. I felt bad interrupting him but Wes beat me to it. She ran up to him and licked his face. "Looks like you two are becoming best friends eh?" I smiled at Charlie.

"Do you think you can come with me? You can take your bass you know, I don't mind if you play it." I winked at him.

He nodded and put his bass in its case. "Yeah sure."

Heck yeah I wanted him to bring his base guitar, he was after all the best bassist ever.

We walked back to Kris who was scratching Bosco between the ears.

"Alright you guys, I have an idea, don't tell Jack, he won't like it." Charlie looked at me weird. "I've been spending some time on the internet, Claire is missing, right? I haven't seen her around the beach." Charlie nodded sadly. "Ok, um, what if we went off and searched for her? I mean taking the proper precautions of course, since we don't know what is out there."

Charlie nodded, determined. "Let's do it." Kris nodded in agreement.