"What was going on back there? It looked like you were dancing." "There was a mosquito buzzing around me. That's what made that noise." One of the loud mouthed kids pitched in, "a mosquito wouldn't make that noise. It would just go splat!" Christy giggled at the look David gave the kid.
The little star buddie had made it safely back to Care-A-Lot. There it saw the other star buddies and Care Bear family members in a briefing. And of course Tender Heart was acting like he knew everything, and his family members were occupying themselves in other ways. Playful Heart and Funshine were definitely having the most fun. They were playing footsie under the table and trying to imitate Tender Heart using funny gestures.
The Star Buddie came shrieking in flying in circles. The others flew to it to try and see why it was so frantic. The Care Bear Family watched the exchange. The older star buddies raised their brows and flew to Noble Heart and True Heart. After a whispered conference True Heart pulled away, "What do you mean Dark Heart's evil has returned! Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Her face was going slightly red. Grumpy and Swift Heart glanced at each other before trying to slink out of the room. The Star Buddie whispered something else to True Heart, who instantly focused on the two departing forms. "Hold it you two. Apparently the Star Buddies were trying to tell you about it but you were 'busy'." Swift Heart was blushing and Grumpy rubbing the back of his neck nervously, "We'll you see, we were." "Forget it! But since this was your fault we got this news so late, you two will have to find out the extent of the damage." They nodded and fled the room before True Heart really lost it.
Back at Silver Pines, the hiking group had finally made it back to camp. "Finally, I thought we would never get out of those woods. You two are horrible at leading hikes." Stated the same obnoxious kid from earlier. "Hey Billy, why don't you change into your bathing suit and go for a swim before it gets too dark." He sighed and went off to change. Christy risked a glance at David and thought she saw his eyes flicker red. 'No way! There's no way I saw that.' Shaking her head she slipped her arm around Davids. "Come on, let's get some ice cream." He grinned at her, This is perfect. "Why don't we eat it at the old cabin. After all, we have such a history there." "Okay. What flavor would you like?" "Chocolate." Christy kissed him quickly before heading to the mess hall.
From the bushes Grumpy and Swift Heart watched the exchange between the 2 teens. Actually, swift Heart was inspecting her paws while Grumpy watched them. "You 2 will have to find out the extent of the damage. Oh yeah, them finally hooking up. Real deadly." "Let it go Grumpy." Christy came back holding two cones, giving one to David they headed for the cabin. The two Care Bears followed them. By the time they'd finished the ice cream the cabin was coming into view. David leaned forward and kissed her. "I love you Christy. Always have." "Really? I love you too." He grinned and kissed her again. Giving them some privacy, Swift Heart and Grumpy wandered a few feet away. It was there Swift Heart's sensitive ears picked up the sounds of distressed squeaking. "Come on Grumpy." Grabbing his paw she dashed in the direction the noise was coming from. There they saw the star buddie pinned to the tree in a net. Quickly they told Grumpy what happened while Swift Heart tried to get them down. But as she touched the net, red electricity coursed up her arm and around her body. Shrieking she fell down unconscious, parts of her fur singed. "Swift Heart!" Eyes burning with rage Grumpy charged back through the forest intent on Dark Heart.
Christy's walkie talkie went off right when the kiss was getting interesting. "What's up Sawyer?" "One of the girls is having uh...problem and Tina, Dawn, and Stacy are out on the lake and don't have their walkie-talkies on." "Okay I'm coming. Sorry David, I'll be back as soon as I can." "It's okay. I understand." Oh for crying out loud. Almost as soon as Christy disappeared, Grumpy and the Star Buddies emerged. "Okay Dark Heart. You're going down."
He grinned evilly and turned into his cloud form. "I see you set my captives free, and found out my secret. But what can you possibly do about it?" Grumpy stared him and the Star Buddies flew at him. "Ahhhhhhhhh. I can't see!" He blindly shot red lightning at the blue bear while trying to avoid the Star Buddies. He got one shot in that hit Grumpy in his shoulder. Grabbing it he fell to his knees. "I knew it, you can't defeat me." "Not alone I can't, but just you wait." Calling up a cloud mobile he picked up the still unconscious Swift Heart back at the tree and flew back to Care-A-Lot. "I'll be waiting for you."