In this chapter the cast comes off. She gets a present from the Bean Scouts. And discovers that Nova is looking for her. Hey, thanks for the reviews from the previous chapters.

Disclaimer:

I do not own Camp Lazlo. But I do own the wolves in this story.

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Chapter 7. The Cast Comes Off

For the next two weeks Starlight could do nothing but watch the other campers have fun partaking in the activities. Oh how she wished she could use her right foreleg again. All she could do now was to sit under a cabin and wait for her leg to heal. She would get up and walk around sometimes, just to watch nearby activities.

She didn't need to get up to eat of drink because her meals were personally brought to her by Slinkman. He wanted to make sure that she didn't tire herself out by walking to and from the Mess Hall.

When she first came there she complained that there wasn't anything edible for her to eat. She was a wolf, she had a certain diet. Slinkman knew he wouldn't be able to get Starlight the food in her diet, so he bought the next best thing…Dog Food. At first Starlight refused to eat it, but Slinkman said that it was either this or Chef McMueseli's food. Starlight automatically answered that she would take her chances with the Dog Food. Actually Starlight came to love the Dog Food…although it would never replace the deer and elk that she hunted with her pack.

While Starlight was never really active, she was never lonely. She had campers come up to her all of the time during the day to talk to her. Most of the campers came up to ask her about nature, like if they spotted a bird they couldn't identify they would ask Starlight. Edward actually ended up coming to see her most often, besides Slinkman and the Jelly Trio. He thought Starlight was really cool and actually asked her to give him 'Cool Lessons'. She agreed, but wasn't exactly sure how to teach anybody how to be cool. She just taught him to be himself and always stand up for himself and what you think is right. (Yea, I know it sounds cheesy.)

After two weeks of campers' conversations and sitting around doing nothing, Slinkman told her that her cast was ready to come off. She was so excited for a moment she forgot she couldn't run with her cast on. She had gotten up, slowly, and then started to sprint towards the bus. She fell, of course, as soon as she tried to do so.

She eventually got on the bus and got situated in her seat. Even though she wasn't at the vet's office yet she was already planning what she was going to do once she got the cast off. For a moment she thought of leaving Camp Kidney once she was cast-free.

No, no, that wouldn't be good. First of all I don't know where the pack is. And second, everybody in Camp Kidney thinks I'm going to stay there until my leg regains its strength.

After she cleared this thought form her mind she went back to her planning. She was only half way done by the time they got to the Vet's Office. This time when she got off the bus she was prepared for the long drop. Once she and Slinkman were off the bus Slinkman asked her, "Are you excited about getting your cast off?" Starlight sat on the ground, smiling and gazing at the Vet's Office, and answered, "More than anything." Slinkman smiled too and they both ventured into the Vet's Office.

In the room where the veterinarians were to remove the cast Starlight was still excited. That it until she saw the tool they were going to use to take the cast off with. (A/N: I think it's called a cast cutter) Then she started freaking out. The vet told her to relax, and to think good thoughts. Starlight thought about how good it was going to feel to get the cast off. She kept telling herself that it was all going to be worth it in the end. And before she knew it the cast was off.

Starlight nearly leaped right off the table she was so happy. She was helped off the table by the vet, so she wouldn't break her leg again, and was placed gently on the floor. Once on the floor she spun around in circles, jumped around, and started having fun again. Slinkman, who had been outside the office while her cast was being taken off, entered the room and laughed at the sight of her.

Back at camp Lazlo and the gang had a surprise for Starlight. Because she had helped the campers, and spent so much time at Camp Kidney, she was actually now considered a Bean Scout. It was also a Congratulations neckerchief for getting her cast removed. They had pulled some strings with the Big Bean himself and were able to attain a neckerchief with the BS sign and a wolf paw print underneath that.

When Starlight got back to camp all of the campers were surrounding the flagpole in a semi circle. Lazlo was in the middle of the circle with a small package in his hand. Once she and Slinkman got off the bus, Slinkman smiled and casually walked over to where Lazlo was standing. Lazlo cleared his throat and then spoke directly at Starlight.

"Starlight, for helping out the Bean Scouts, and getting your cast off, we present you with this neckerchief. To us you are now considered a Bean Scout." When saying this Lazlo approached Starlight and tied the neckerchief around her neck. Then, once he was finished with his little speech all of the campers saluted her.

Starlight was speechless. She was actually accepted by these scouts, and they were boy scouts. Boys usually didn't want anything to do with girls. All Starlight could do was stand there, mouth agape, as the scouts saluted her.

Later that night Starlight laid under the Jelly Cabin while deciding that tomorrow she would start her activities. First she would play fetch with Lazlo, Raj, and Clam. They were probably going to have to use a pinecone or something like that. Then she would go swimming. And then while the others were doing activities she couldn't partake in she would run around in the woods.

Starlight glanced at her neckerchief. It was so cool that Camp Kidney was able to get this neckerchief with a wolf paw print on it. But just looking at the paw print made her think of Nova. She had missed him so much ever since she got to Camp Kidney. She wondered if he was looking for her. She hoped he was. She didn't want him to find her to make her leave, but she missed him and wanted to see him again.

Starlight's gaze slowly drifted from her neckerchief to the full moon that lit up the sky. She and Nova would always howl at the full moon together. Then Starlight had an idea.

She walked around the camp to make sure everyone was asleep. Once she was sure, she walked out onto the dock and stared at the moon for a moment. Starlight then took a deep breath and howled at the moon. Her howl was medium high-pitched, and it stayed at the same pitch until the end of her howl, then it got lower. Her howl wouldn't send chills down your spine. It wasn't creepy sounding or anything like that. It sounded like the howl you would picture coming from a wolf.

She strained her ears, listening for a replay. If Nova was looking for her near the area where she had gotten hit he would be within hearing range.

After a few moments Starlight heard another howl. It was a low howl that sent you to listening in awe. Starlight knew that howl. It was Nova. He was looking for her. She howled back, and then paused to listen again. He howled back to her, but this time his howl was a little louder. This went on for a few more minutes, each time the howl getting a little louder than before. After Starlight's sixth howl she heard a voice behind her.

"What are you doing?" Lazlo had heard her howling and woke up to see what the matter was. Starlight talked to him like she had discovered mammoth bones underneath Jelly Cabin. She was so excited she could hardly contain herself for screaming with joy. "Lazlo, I was howling to see if someone was looking for me. And when I howled some other wolf answered me. It was Nova; you know the wolf that found me in the tree stump. He is really close to here. Maybe he will show up soon and you can meet him." Lazlo lifted his hand to stop her from continuing. "All right- but first things first…we need to get some sleep." Lazlo and Starlight walked back to the cabin and drifted off to sleep.

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Nova is looking for her? Hmm...do I smell romance coming?

By the way, I'm thinking that this takes place after Hello Summer, Goodbye Camp; since they got the neckercheif from the Big Bean.