In this chapter Nova visits. There isn't much more to say about this chpater. Just R&R please.

Disclaimer:

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

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Chapter 8. Nova Comes to Town

The next morning Starlight was so excited about hearing Nova the previous night. She couldn't stop thinking about him. She hoped she could she his sweet face again. She was thinking about him so much that when other scouts were talking to her she wouldn't even hear them. She would just say, "Yea, that's nice", and walk away.

The Jelly Trio actually tried, many times, to get her to pay attention long enough for her to play a game with them. Finally by bugging her they got her to play. They were going to play Rouge Wolf Hunters. Starlight was the rouge wolf and Lazlo, Raj, and Clam were the hunters. Starlight went off and hid in the woods and Lazlo, Raj, and Clam had to find her before she attacked them.

They went after her, walking cautiously and looking about them, trying to find Starlight. They had sticks with them that represented hunting guns. As they walked Lazlo whispered to the other two, "Be very careful. Rouge wolves like to jump out at you when you least expect-." Suddenly, Starlight jumped out from behind the trees and pounced on Lazlo. Raj and Clam screamed with fright. Lazlo was too scared to move. Suddenly Raj looked at his stick and then pointed it at Starlight. Starlight knew that this meant she had been shot. She groaned in agony and staggered around before she fell on her right side.

The three cheered, but that didn't last for long. Another wolf pounced out of the trees, just like Starlight had done, but pinned Raj to the ground instead of Lazlo. He was as black as a moonless night sky. His teeth were baring and he was growling. All three screamed with terror. Raj screamed the loudest. Starlight immediately got to her feet and turned in the direction of the terrified screams. When she saw the wolf on top of Raj she grew angry. She charged at the wolf, hit him with the side of her body, and knocked him right off his feet. She stood over him, so he wouldn't get up, and growled at him. He shook his head and looked up at her. His eyes then grew wide and he asked in amazement, "Starlight?"

She immediately stopped growling and got off of him to let him get up. Then she asked back, "Nova?" Nova nodded and Starlight's heart leapt with joy. They hugged by the necks and were yipping and jumping around with excitement. Nova said to Starlight, "I've been looking for you everywhere." Starlight then asked, "You have?" Just then Lazlo, Raj, and Clam came up to the two wolves. Lazlo interrupted them. "Sorry to interrupt, but what in the world is going on?" Starlight turned to Lazlo, "This is Nova, the wolf I told you about last night." Starlight then turned back to Nova, "Why did you just attack my friend, Raj?" Nova looked embarrassed, since the elephant was a friend to his best friend. "Well, you see, I, um, actually thought he hurt you…so, um, you know, and yea. Sorry."

Starlight smiled again. She hugged him again, and said, "Its okay." Nova spotted the neckerchief on Starlight's neck and asked, "What is this?" Starlight put a smile in her face and happily told him, "Oh, this is a neckerchief that Bean Scouts wear at camp. I got one because I have been here so long and I am now considered a Bean Scout." Nova was confused. He asked, "What are Bean Scouts?" Lazlo answered this question, "Bean Scouts are what the campers are called at Camp Kidney. That's the camp behind us."

Nova shook his head and laughed, "This was the last place I expected to find you, Starlight. I just didn't think I'd find you at a camp." Starlight chuckled too before saying, "Well, I'm glad I'm here instead of back on the road. I would be dead if I were still there. I own my rescue to these three right here, and my friend Slinkman." She paused for a brief moment and then continued, "By the way, this is Lazlo, Raj, and Clam." She pointed to each one as she said their names. They all smiled a cheek-to-cheek smile. Nova smiled back and nodded to them. "Where is Slinkman? I want to know the other guy who saved my best friend's life."

Starlight smiled and said slyly, "If you follow me back to camp I will introduce you." She knew Nova would be nervous about going with her. Ever since Starlight told him about the poachers, he had never trusted the citizens. Nova said nervously, "Maybe we can go later. You don't have to go now do you?"

Starlight shook her head right before she heard a voice from the loudspeaker, "Attention campers, lunch is now being served in the Mess Hall." Now Starlight looked at Nova and said with another sly smile, "Well, now I do." She turned to the Trio, "Hop on my back. You'll need to hang on to my fur right above my shoulder blades if you want to stay on my back. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt us." The three now looked amazed. She had never let them ride on her back before. They wasted no time accepting this offer. Luckily they were small enough to all fit on her back.

Starlight started to leave when Nova stopped her. "Wait Starlight…why don't I carry one?" Starlight smiled at him. She knew he just needed an excuse to come back to the camp with her. She looked behind her at the Trio. "So, who wants to go with Nova?" There was a long moment of silence until Raj spoke up. "I'll go with him." He slid off her back and climbed onto his. He asked nervously, "Um, you're not going to hurt me again are you?"

Nova looked ahead and saw that Starlight had already left. She wasn't running very fast, but he was going to have to run fast if he wanted to catch up. He smiled slyly to himself and then looked back to Raj, and said, "Not if you hold on tight." With that he broke into a sprint. At first Raj was screaming in terror, but before long he was having the time of his life. They soon caught up to Starlight, and Nova slowed down to a jog.

Starlight and Nova spoke while they jogged. Starlight asked Nova how she found her. He shrugged his shoulders and told her, "Well, it wasn't easy. After Caspian caught up with me he told me that you had been hit by something big. He wasn't sure what it was, but he knew it hurt you. Anyway, I waited until my dad stopped so I could talk to Caspian. After we stopped, which took another day, I demanded Caspian take me back to where you were. I had another wolf come with me on the trip. It was Jasper, my friend. We actually got lost for three days during the trip back. When we were in familiar territory, which took us another three days to find after we got lost for the three previous days, Caspian knew right away where the spot was. Once we were there I told Jasper to take Caspian back to the pack and let me continue my journey alone.

"Well, I couldn't find your scent so I looked all over for you. I looked for about another week. I looked all over the woods. I stayed away from the citizens and camps. Who knew that the place that I was staying away from was where I would find you. Anyway, I was about to give up when I heard the howl last night. I knew right away that it was your howl. Your howl is unmistakable."

At this Starlight blushed. Nova continued. "Well, when we howled I drew closer and closer to where the howl was coming from. Then when it stopped I camped out for the night and continued my search this morning. And then I spotted you with these three and…you know the rest."

When Nova finally finished his story he looked around himself. He was inside the camp, with campers staring at him. They had been on their way to lunch. He suddenly froze up and stared into the part of the forest in front of him. Starlight had known that they had wandered into the camp, but knew if she said anything Nova would freak out. She looked nervously at Nova, not knowing what he would do now, on front of his fear.

She nervously asked Nova, "Are you scared of the campers?" Nova stiffly shook his head 'no'. Starlight was confused. She asked him, "Then what are you scared of?" Nova slowly lifted his paw in front of his face. He pointed to the woods in front of him. Starlight's gaze followed his paw to where it was pointing. When Starlight saw what he was staring at she froze up as well.

There were two eyes shining in the dark woods. You could hardly see the figure, but you could make out the shape of it. It was a buck (he stood on two legs). He hid behind the trees, so he was only visible if you really looked. You couldn't tell what kind of clothes he had on, but neither of them cared right now. His eyes burned with anger and determination. But what Starlight and Nova were really scared about was the hunting gun he held in his hands.

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Dun Dun Duhhhhh! I was actually scared when I wrote this chapter. I'm not a wimp. It's just that I picture this much scarier in my head than if I write it down. Anydangway, more romance coming.