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? Why am I asking you these questions? Read and find out.

Disclaimer:

I do not own Camp Lazlo. But I do own the wolves in this story. Oh, and I owned the nurse in the last chapter.

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Chapter 3: A Jerk Put Straight

Slinkman pushed the door of the bus open. Starlight carefully got down from her seat, and walked to the steps. Once she reached to where the steps started she paused and stared down at the steps and then stared at her leg, which she would tuck up close to her body, like birds do when they are flying, when she was doing anything besides lying down.. She didn't want to get down quickly because she might hurt herself, but she didn't want to keep Slinkman waiting. Slinkman, who was still sitting in the driver's seat, could tell she was thinking this and assured her that she could take her time getting down. "Take your time, Starlight. I'm in no hurry to be anywhere." Starlight nodded, then said, "But, I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to get down. I can't go face first with only one leg working." Slinkman paused for only a brief moment, and then suggested, "Why not go down backside first?"

If Starlight had been able to, she would have hit her forehead with one of her paws. She quietly whispered, "I'm such an idiot." She turned around and carefully started down the steps. The first two steps were easy for her, but she had a little trouble on the bottom step. She thought that the step would be as small as the first two. She had forgotten what it had looked like when she had first come into the bus. So when she reached for the third step the sudden drop surprised her. Her leg went farther down than she expected, causing her to lose her balance and slip. She tumbled the rest of the way out of the bus, and landed flat on her back. She quickly rolled over onto her feet again, making sure she didn't roll to her right and over her cast. She stood up, shook off, and pretended nothing happened.

Slinkman, who was still in the bus, was laughing quietly. "Well, that one way to get off a bus." He walked off the bus and stood next to Starlight. "Are you okay", he asked her? Before she could answer she heard a loud, booming voice.

"SLINKMAN!" Starlight and Slinkman both turned to their left to see an angry looking moose quickly approaching them. He had on an outfit similar to Slinkman's outfit, except he had on a hat that looked like something Mounties would wear. Only the hat had three points, instead of one.

Slinkman quickly answered the moose. "Yes, sir?" By now the moose had reached them, and started yelling at Slinkman. "Slinkman, where have you been all-." Before he finished his sentence, the moose noticed Starlight and screamed in terror. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Distracted by his screams of terror, all of the campers stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to where the scream had come from.

The moose pointed at Starlight and screamed in terror, "WHAT IS THAT WILD ANIMAL DOING IN MY CAMP?" Slinkman tried to calm the moose down. "Scoutmaster Lumpus, calm down. This is the wolf I told you I hit last night. And she's not going to hurt you." Unless I decide to hurt him, Starlight thought. Lumpus lowered his finger, but stayed in his guard. He was afraid of setting this animal off and being attacked. "Oh, so this is the critter you were worried about all night? Well, that's real nice and all, but-wait…did you say 'she'?" Suddenly Starlight felt worried. "Yes, sir, I did." "Well, then, why isn't she at the Squirrel Scout Camp across the lake?" "Well, sir, since I was the one who hit her I should be the one to help her." Starlight could tell that Lumpus didn't care for Slinkman's reason. "Blah blah, Slinkman. Just take her over there." With that Lumpus turned and started to walk away, indicating that the conversation was over.

Slinkman let out a sad sigh, and then turned to enter the bus. But before he even took a step, Starlight stopped him. "Wait a minute Slinkman. I'm going to have a word with this Scoutmaster Lumpus." Slinkman lifted his finger and opened his mouth to say something, but stopped himself. This wolf has guts, he thought. And from the way she just said that sentence, I'm gonna let her "have a word" with Scoutmaster Lumpus.

"Hey, Scoutmaster Lumpus!" Lumpus turned to look at the speaker. Starlight spoke again. "Come here…I want to have a word with you." Lumpus stood there, stunned. His mouth was open in shock. Finally he spoke. "Are you talking to me?" Starlight scoffed. "Um, yeah. What? You didn't think I could talk?" Lumpus shook his head 'no'. Starlight let out a long, heavy sigh. "Good Lord", she whispered to herself while shaking her head slightly. Starlight was so flabbergasted that she didn't even notice the campers had come closer to the three and were now watching Starlight to see what she was going to do.

Getting back to her original mission, Starlight again said, "Come over here. I want to have a word with you." Lumpus shrugged his shoulders and approached her. He stopped in front of her and stared down at her. She sat down and stared back up at him. "Hey, could you come down to my eye level? That way I won't have to speak very loud." Lumpus sighed and got down to her eye level. No sooner had he done that then Starlight, using her one leg, pushed and pinned him to the ground.

"Now listen, Lumpus. I'm staying in Camp Kidney", she said threateningly. "I don't care what you say. Since Slinkman wants to help me, and says I will stay in Camp Kidney, I'm staying in Camp Kidney. Got it?"

Lumpus was scared to death. He was shaking and sweating like no tomorrow. He gulped and said in a scared, shaky voice, "G…G…G…Got it." Starlight stared at him for a moment and then unpinned him. "Good."

Lumpus slowly got up and brushed himself off. He turned to Starlight and Slinkman, who were both smirking, and said, "Slinkman, please help this wolf get situated here at Camp Kidney", then added quietly, "While I go and change my pants." Slinkman answered, "Yes sir", while trying to keep himself from laughing.

Before Slinkman could show Starlight around they both heard a voice from behind. "Wow! That was the coolest thing I've seen all summer."

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My Writer's Block is gone! So, how do you like Starlight in this chapter?

The "unless I decide to hurt him" was on a Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode. The Keeper of the Reaper, i think it was called. Only the line was "Unless they decide to hurt you.'