Description:
Slinkman hits a wolf on the way back to camp one night. Slinkman feels guilty and takes her back to Camp Kidney and helps her regain her strength. She becomes friends with everybody, including Edward, at camp. But what will happen when the pack finds her and tries to convince her to come back to the pack. And is someone out to get Starlight?
Disclaimer:
I do not own Camp Lazlo. But I do own the wolves in this story.
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Chapter 2: Meeting Slinkman
Starlight's eyes flickered open. All around her was big machinery and the color white. She looked down to see that she was one of those beds you find in a vet's office. She looked away from the bed and glanced around the room, trying to figure out where she was. "Where am I?" Then she suddenly remembered her pack. "The pack! I need to get out of here." Her eyes darted around the room to try and find a way out. She spotted a window. Perfect she thought. She tried to get up, but fell back down on the bed again. "Ow, my leg!" She glanced down at her right front leg, which is where the pain came from, and discovered a white cast wrapped around it. "Well, I guess I won't be going anywhere anytime soon." She glanced back at the window. "Oh great. It's morning. Now I'll never find the pack in time."
Suddenly the door of the room swung open. A female grizzly bear with golden hair in a white vet's outfit entered the room. "Good morning", she directed to Starlight in a cheery voice. She was small for a grizzly bear and had sapphire eyes. "And how are we feeling?" Starlight wanted to scream, "I don't know. I'm just a little concerned that I'm lost from my pack and nearly died last night." But she didn't want to worry the nurse, so she merely said, "I'm fine, except for my right leg." "Oh yes. You were very lucky to have lived that accident." The nurse pulled in a tray with Starlight's breakfast and what looked like pills in a bottle.
Starlight was suddenly confused. She had thought that that thing that had hit her was a wolf eating monster, which was coming to eat Caspian. She didn't think that was an accident. "What accident", Starlight asked? The nurse pulled Starlight's breakfast platter off the tray and placed it in front of her. "Don't you remember? You were hit by a bus last night." Now Starlight was even more confused. "A bus?" Starlight didn't know what a bus was. She was a wild forest animal. She didn't know about citizens' technology.
Now it was the nurse's turn to be confused. "Don't you know what a bus is?" Starlight shook her head "no". "Well, I don't have time to explain what a bus is to you because you have a visitor and I have to see to other patients." A visitor? "Who would be visiting me", Starlight asked? The nurse walked to the door, looked out of it, and beckoned someone in. "This gentleman right here." At that moment a yellow banana slug entered the room. He had on a tan outfit with a red bandana around his neck and a small tan hat with a red stripe across it near the top, on his head. You guessed it…it was Slinkman. "Now if you'll excuse me, I must see to other patients. I will be back shortly." Without another word the nurse left the room, leaving Starlight and the slug alone.
Slinkman was the first to talk. "Hi, I'm Slinkman." Starlight nodded and answered, "I'm Starlight." There was an awkward silence after their introductions. Starlight was the one who broke the silence. "So, um, why are you here?" Suddenly Slinkman looked nervous. "You won't be mad at me if I tell you, will you?" Starlight gave a quick laugh, "No, I won't be mad." Slinkman shifted nervously in his position and gazed at the ground. Hey, you can't blame the guy for being afraid of a wild wolf.
"Well, you see…I was the one who hit you last night." He quickly glanced up to see Starlight's expression. He hoped she wasn't going to get mad. He was surprised to see a confused expression on her face. This caused him to relax a little.
"You hit me last night? But you're not a bus." Slinkman quickly explained, "No, no, no, no…I was driving the bus that hit you." Slinkman noticed that Starlight still wasn't getting mad, but instead listening to him. He relaxed a little more. He continued. "See, I had taken a few of the boys from Camp Kidney to town to do laundry. Well, these boys are um, well…they like to horseplay. That usually causes something to be destroyed. But this time nothing bad happened. So, on the way back to camp I was congratulating them on a job well done, and wasn't looking where I was going, when suddenly Lazlo, one of the campers, yelled, "Look out!" I tried to hit the break, but couldn't stop the bus in time, and ended up hitting you. Well, the campers and I found you and took you to the Vet's Office, which is where you are now. I came here this morning to make sure you were okay. I was relived to hear that just broke your right front leg and hadn't died. If you would have died I would have lived with that guilt forever."
After Slinkman finished Starlight still wasn't upset. She actually didn't understand most of what Slinkman had said, but she understood that he was very sorry for hitting her. She smiled warmly at him and said softly, "Its okay Slinkman." Immediately after she said that the nurse joined them in the room again. "Okay Starlight, I have to give you your painkillers for your leg and then you can leave with Mr. Slinkman." Starlight's expression turned from soft and relaxed to stunned. "Leave with Slinkman? What are you talking about?" The nurse asked, "Didn't he tell you? Mr. Slinkman wants to give you a place to stay while you have your leg in a cast and he wants to help you get your strength back in your leg, after the cast comes off in two weeks."
Starlight turned to Slinkman and asked, "Why are you helping me?" Slinkman shrugged his shoulders. "I guess since I'm responsible for what happened to your leg, I should be the one who helps you recover for it." Starlight thought about it for a second then nodded her head in agreement. "Makes sense to me."
After she was given her painkillers she hopped along on three legs to the bus. She had to move slowly so she wouldn't lose her balance. "That's gonna take some getting used to", Starlight said once she reached the bus. Starlight stopped once she reached the bus and stared at it. "Is this a bus", she asked in amazement? Slinkman just nodded his head and started up the bus. Starlight jumped back in surprise. "Boy, I haven't heard anything that loud since my sister, Tala, got porcupine quills stuck in her snout", Starlight remembered as she hopped onto the bus. Slinkman laughed. Once she got situated on the bus Slinkman left the Vet's and started down the bumpy road.
After a few minutes of silence Starlight asked, "Where are you taking me?" Slinkman answered, "I'm taking you to Camp Kidney. I'm not sure where you will sleep, but we will figure something out. After you get your cast off you can partake in the activities to get the strength back in your leg." Slinkman paused for a second then continued. "It's an all boy camp, but I bet you can handle it." "I'm sure I can." Starlight answered in a tone that convinced Slinkman that she was thinking about something else. He almost asked her what was wrong, but knew it wasn't any of his business, so he kept quiet.
Soon, Slinkman brought the bus to a halt. Starlight looked out her window to see her new temporary home. She saw campers running around and little houses with funny names and other things. "Here we are…Camp Kidney", Slinkman announced.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------How do you think Starlight will like it? I lied on the last chapter and said I have writer's block. Now I have writer's block. Please R&R, and give me some tips for what should happen next.