Chapter Twenty
It was getting light. Scott was up and looking at everything.
"Time to get up,'' Scott said.
The others quickly jumped up and they started to go.
"What's next?" Todd asked.
"I forgot,'' Scott muttered.
"The river,'' Jean said,'' I remembered.''
Theywalked until they came to the river, which was pitch black. Everyone looked at Jean.
"Who polluted the water?" Jean asked,'' Did someone dump something in it?"
"The fruit the lady gave me is gone,'' Gambit said,'' I lost it when I droped Rogue. you t'ink dat what cause it?"
"She said not to eat it for a reason,'' Scott moaned,'' Now I know why.''
"The fruit,'' Jean said, making everyone jump.'' The black fruit. If someone is in your path, just drop the fruit. It should create a block, so you can get away free.''
"You remember that?" Lance asked.
"It just came to me,'' Jean said,'' We can't touch the water, very dangerous. We'll get sick and could die.''
"Good job swamp rat,'' Rogue muttered.
"Can't ve do something to get acrossed?" Kurt asked.
"Not that I know of,'' Jean sighed,'' Unless you want to get sick again.''
"No,'' Kurt said.
"We'll have to stay here until the stuff clears,'' Scott said.
"But that's the problem,'' Jean said,'' It won't clear. We are stuck here, FOREVER.''
Jean started laughing like crazy. Scott grabed her shoulders and shook her.
"Snap out of it, Jean,'' Scott yelled,'' This is no time to go crazy.''
Jean stoped laughing and Scott let her go.
"Sorry,'' Jean said,'' Got a little carried away there.''
"A little,'' Kitty said,'' That wasn't a little.''
"You laugh kind of weird,'' Pietro said.
"I do not sound weird,'' Jean whined,'' Scott, tell them I don't sound weird.''
"Well,'' Scott said, really not wanting to get involved.'' You kind of do have a weird laugh, but maybe the island did it.''
Jean didn't say anything else.' He took their side,' Jean thought,' So much for sticking up for your girlfriend.'
"So,'' Todd said,'' What are we going to do?"
"Let me-'' Scott started, then noticed something.'' Where is Kurt?"
Everyone looked around.
"He was just here,'' Rogue said,'' Did anyone see him run off?"
"When you guys were talking,'' Todd said,'' He said he needed some time alone, since we might never get off this mountain.''
"WHAT?" Jean, Scott, Kitty, Rogue, Lance, and Pietro shouted.
"He can not go off by himself,'' Jean said,'' He might of run off.''
"No,'' Pietro said,'' He's on the other side of the river.''
Everyone looked on the other side and there was Kurt, sitting in the sand.
"What are you doing over there?" Jean yelled.
"Just thought a svim vould be nice,'' Kurt yelled,'' And something told me it vould be okay.''
"I'm not carrying him if he gets sick,'' Scott muttered.
Just then Todd jumped into the water. They watched as he swam to the other side.
"If he did it,'' Pietro said,'' Then I can do it.''
Pietro jumped into the water. Lance and Kitty jumped in next.
"Sould we go?" Gambit asked.
"If they go,'' Rogue said, holding Gambits hand.'' We go.''
They jumped in at the same time. Jean and Scott watched as Gambit and Rogue got out of the water.
"Come on,'' Lance yelled.
"Has everyone gone crazy?" Scott asked.
Jean smiled and jumped into the water. Scott watched as she swam all the way acrossed.
"Come on,'' Nearly everyone yelled.
"I'm the only one sane here,'' Scott sighed and jumped in.
Scott swam acrossed.' Cold,' Scott thought as Gambit helped him out.
"About time,'' Gambit said,'' We were beginning to t'ink you were not coming.''
"Freezing,'' Scott shivered.
"Don't worry,'' Lance said,'' We are about half way down now. We'll be there in no time.''
"Well,'' Jean said,'' The sun is going down.''
"But,'' Kitty said,'' We have only walked for about three hours.''
"We'll be lucky to sirvive the night,'' Jean said,'' We were not suposed to touch the water.''
"Are we staying there then?" Scott asked.
"We'll need to stop,'' Jean said,'' If we keep going, we'll get sicker faster.''
"So,'' Pietro said,'' Any way, we are going to die?"
"No,'' Jean quickly said,'' We will get sick and might die. The sickness should only last about a few hours. If it last longer then that, then you might die.''
"Lets set up camp,'' Lance sighed.
"What camp?" Rogue asked,'' We left everything on the other side of the river.''
"Just sleep on the ground,'' Scott said.
Everyone found a spot and laied down. About twenty minutes later the sun went down and everyone went to sleep.
Thoughts
Pietro: I'm going to die young. I never even got to talk to that girl I met when we were going on that camping trip. I wonder what happened to her.
Lance: If I die, I hope Kitty lives.
Todd: Bugs in my hair, cool.
Kitty: I hope my hair don't fall out, because of the water.
Kurt: I bet everyone is mad at me.
Rogue: I'm so happy that I've lasted this long.
Gambit: T'is is all my fault. I should of been more careful wi'h de fruit.
Jean: I'm going insane.
Scott: Everyone is going insane and I'm afraid I might be too.
End of thoughts