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The next morning, Captain Russell woke them all up. They stumbled out of their tents. Lex glanced at his watch.
"It's only 6:30." He grumbled.
"I think you're going to like what I have to tell you." He said.
"Well, spit it out, so we can go back to sleep!" Eric said. Taylor whacked his shoulder.
"I radioed a passing plane. They're contacting LA. Your parents should be here in a week." He said.
Taylor screamed in delight, and hugged and kissed Eric. He hugged back. "Junk food at last!"
Melissa smiled wider than was physically possible, and her and Jackson gave each other humongous hugs.
Abby, Ian, and Jory all jumped up and down, screaming "We're going home! We're going home!"
Daley, Nathan, and Lex shared a group hug, and Daley and Lex started jumping up and down.
"They're coming just in time for Christmas!" Taylor said, unable to conceal her excitement.
Jackson's face fell. Melissa gripped his hand comfortingly. No one noticed, as they were too busy dancing around.
"Now I'm too excited to sleep!" Eric said.
"Let's have a tropical feast later to celebrate!" Ian said.
Everyone nodded and 'yeah'ed at the idea.
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Jackson still wouldn't let Melissa fish, so she and Abby sat on the beach a couple yards up, letting the water touch their toes. Melissa asked Abby if she wanted to go look for oysters and seaweed to make Taylor's favorite dish. They skipped off, and Jackson stumbled after them.
"Wait up!" He yelled.
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Taylor, Eric, Jory, and Ian were around the fire, cutting the fruit into slices. Eric sat back and took a bite out of a slice of fruit.
"It'll be nice not to have to lug water all the time anymore." He said.
"It'll be nice to take a real shower!" Taylor said.
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"It'll be nice to use the computer again!" Lex said.
"It'll be nice to sleep in a bed!" Daley sighed.
"It'll be nice not to have sand in our shoes all the time." Nathan said.
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"It'll be nice to be home." Abby said.
"It'll be nice to see my dog." Jackson said.
"I can't wait to see my family!" Melissa said. Jackson bit his lip. "Oh Jackson, I'm sorry, I forgot…"
"It's okay." Abby looked at the questioningly. "My mother died on Christmas Eve a couple years ago."
"Jackson that's horrible!" She said sympathetically.
"It's okay. It's just kinda hard to get over it." Melissa grasped his hand comfortingly.
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A/N: Yay! They're going home! No I won't stop when they get home! I have to tell you what happens when they get back, duh! Then it will end, then a sequel that takes place when they are all grown up. I've got a question for you-in the theme song (if you can call it that) they show a picture of two people holding hands on the plane when it was crashing. I know the right hand is Jackson's, because he is wearing that same jacket on the cover of one of the books.Do you think the other hand is Melissa's? Is that possible, seeing as Jackson was a loner on the plane?Lots of happy reviews make a happy author who's more willing to update! Ciao!