I'm back! Sorry for the long wait. I just had to wait for a good chapter layout to form. Anyways, thanks to Emma Barrows and my brother for the ideas for this chapter. I owe you guys a bunch!

Chapter 18. Into the Night

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"So when do we head off?" Tawny asked as they finished getting all their stuff packed and ready to go.

"I guess as soon as everyone is ready." Ren answered. "Just let me take a look at the compass...uh oh."

"What?" Larry said putting on his backpack.

"I can't find the compass!" Ren said frantically as she searched her backpack.

"I guess it fell out when you fell into the lake." Larry said recalling what had happened only a few short days ago.

"Now how are we going to get home?" Twitty said sitting down on a rock.

"Wait. Larry, didn't you say that we could tell how to go home by looking at the Big Dipper?"

"Yeah! You're right! But how can we see it in the day time?"

"We'll just have to travel by night. It'll be a little more dangerous, but we can do it!" Ren said taking off her backpack.

"Wait! Now, I have done some pretty crazy things in the past. But never this crazy!" Louis said once he heard the new plan.

"Need I remind you the deal we have. Ren said walking over to her brother with a smirk on her face. "You listen to me, or I tell everyone about..."

"Stop! I'll go! I'll go! Just don't say it!" Louis said dropping to his knees and grabbing one of Ren's legs.

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"Every body stay close." Ren said as they walked almost single file through the night.

"But what if we get lost!" Tom said. " Mother says never go outside when there are no streetlights, trained officials..."

"Ttttttom! Cccchill! Wwwwe'll be fffine." Twitty said through chattering teeth. "I am sso ffreakin CCCOLD!"

"Just try to keep moving." Larry said at the front of the line. "Now be quiet! It's hard to see the skythrough the trees."

"This reminds me of a scary movie I saw! Want me to tell you about it?" Beans said to Twitty.

"I'd rather you didn't..."

"Well, there was these two guys lost in the woods. And they didn't have any food." Beans started.

"I told you not to Beans!" Twitty said through clenched teeth.

"And then they came across this big rabbit." Beans continued.

"Hey! I told you to quit! Don't you listen!" Twitty half yelled.

"Well geez! You have anger problems!" Beans said.

"Ren! Tell him to stop!...Ren?" Twitty said as he noticed that the gang was no longer in front of him and Beans.

"Louis? Tawny? Larry?" Beans and Twitty called out into the night. But no sound could be heard but their own.