Getting up and leaving God's Thumb was kind of a slow process as no one
really wanted to leave. When everyone was packed and finished taking their
last drinks from the pool they all began to hike back down the mountain.
"Goodbye little mud-puddles," Armpit said, taking one last look at The Oasis before they turned a corner and it vanished from sight.
Chase would remember God's Thumb for ever; not only was it the place where they had all found refuge when they had needed it most but it was also the place where she kissed the boy she loved. That's right, Chase finally admitted to herself that she was MADLY in love with Squid, but this piece of information was still a secret only to herself. Zippy knew Chase FINALLY liked Squid but she wasn't informed about just how crazy Chase was over him. Everytime Chase just glanced at Squid she had a strong urge to run over to him and start kissing him-right in front of everyone. But she knew that was stupid and always did her best to contain herself.
Zippy would also remember God's Thumb forever, but unlike Chase, she wasn't tortured with a secret admiration-she and Zero had kissed a lot already! They had made out hidden behind some rocks for what seemed like hours the day after their first kiss. And now they gave each other little kisses every now despite the others teasing.
The romances going around him made Xray a little bit jealous. He knew Armpit, Lei, Magnetic, Magnet, Squid, and Chase weren't really falling in love with anyone but he still he felt left out. He always watched Rogue longingly but she never even glanced his way! In fact, ever since the boys had arrived at the Oasis she hadn't looked or talked to anyone. She always kept to herself, sitting in dark corners and such, her arms crossed and her brow furrowed. Even now as everyone walked down the mountain Rogue hurried far ahead of everyone and sometimes she even vanished from everyone's sight.
Fidget's bad mood did not improve as the fourteen of them traveled. The girls of D tent seemed never to notice Fidget's touchiness, nor did they ever really bother her. But the boys of D tent couldn't help noticing. Fidget snapped at everyone all day long, and even cussed a little which none of the boys had ever heard her do. One time she even took a swing at Twitch because he couldn't help going up to her and trying to talk to her (nervous energy). But Twitch ducked the blow and after that he didn't bother Fidget AS much.
The whole while they were walking Chase kept nudging Zippy in the arm and nodding towars Magnetic and Magnet. They were bot at the very end of the group-on completely opposite sides. But every now and then Magnet would glance at Magnetic-or the other way around. But if Magnetic was staring at Magnet and he caught her she would always end up sticking her tongue out at him or flipping her off or something. Zippy would always return Chase's nudges by rolling her eyes or glaring at Chase.
"Chase, just get it through your head that they DO NOT like each other!" Zippy would say.
"Sheesh, stubborn aren't you," Chase would reply. "Just wait, you'll see."
But Zippy never saw anything but hatred between Magnetic and Magnet and she wondered if Chase was losing it.
When Zippy wasn't telling Chase that she had to be going mad she was talking to Zero, who was always walking right beside her. Sometimes they would talk about the days before them, or what they would do when they got back home, or about Zero's mom and where she could be, or what they wanted most right then.
"I wanna big bowl filled with cookies and cream ice cream!" Zippy said one day. "It's the BEST!!!!!"
"I want pizza!" Zero had said, gazing at the sky as if it looked appetizing to him. "Pepperoni pizza with extra, extra cheese!" he said grinning.
"Would you guys SHUT UP!!!!? I'm starving here!" Magnetic had snapped at them.
"Onion?" Armpit said, gesturing an onion he'd taken a big bite out of at Magnetic.
Magnetic had wrinkled her nose and shook her head.
The group walked on this way for about two hours before everyone had to stop and eat something.
But they didn't stay sitting long (Magnetic the least) as some of the girls started screaming at a tarantula that was crawling over ZigZag's back pack. ZigZag just gentle brushed the tarantula off his bag though before continueing.
It took about an hour more for D tent to reach the drop off from the ledge. As they looked down over the side of the mountain though they realized that it would be harder to climb down this thing than they had thought.
Everything looked MUCH steeper from above, and they had already made most of the small crevices and ledges crumble when they had climbed up the mountain.
"So..........anyone know how were getting down?" Xray asked.
"Maybe there's an eaiser way to climb down the mountain on the other side?" Armpit suggested.
"You want us to spend three more hours walking back to the Oasis just praying that there's an easier way down on the other side?" Xray asked, advancing on Armpit.
"No," Armpit said quietly.
"Guys, ya' think we could get down this way?" Chase asked. She was standing far to the left from everyone else, where the scenery was more rocky than smooth and path-like.
Everyone walked over to Chase and looked down at where she was pointing. It looked as if there had been a land-slide as there were tons of broken rocks piled on top of each other. It looked like the easiest way down but it also looked kind of dangerous; some of the rocks looked as if they would fall if you stood on them.
"So, are we gonna go down this way?" Chase asked, looking most at Squid for an answer.
"Well, it's the only way down i can see," Xray replied. "Let's go."
Chase started down the mountain followed by Zippy then Xray and Squid. Magnetic held back-that is until Magnet pushed her.
"What, you scared chica?" Magnet asked, starting down the mountain himself.
"No!" Magnetic said, she too began slowly climbing down. "I'm not scared," she mumbled to herself.
"You can go ahead of me," Twitch said to Fidget.
"What do you think I was planning to do?" Fidget snapped, pushing Twitch aside and making her own way down the mountain.
"This is a lot easier," Zippy said to Chase as they climbed down the mountain. "Why couldn't we have climbed up this way?"
"Come on Pit!!!" Xray shouted up. Everyone was climbing down now EXCEPT for Armpit, who was staring down at the large rocks and drops with wide eyes.
"Armpit you made it up the steeper part of the mountain! You can climb down this easily!" ZigZag shouted.
"Just don't fall on me," Chase mumbled, Zippy laughed.
Armpit climbed down on to one of the rocks and soon found this was pretty easy.
"See Pit!" Xray called.
They all climbed for a while, not knowing how much time they had spent. The hardest part about climbing this part of the mountain was the fact that some of the members of D tent were too short to reach the next rock down and they would need help from one of the taller members of D tent. But other than that everyone descended down the mountain pretty quickly.
"I can't wait 'till we get home," Zippy said. "I'll invite you to my house all the time Chase. We can hang out all the time."
"I look forward to that," Chase said smiling.
"How much more do we have to climb?" Zippy asked, trying to look over her shoulder as she hung from a very large rock. "I can't reach the next rock," she said, still trying to look over her shoulder.
"Hang on," Chase said. "I'm almost down there."
"Hurry up Chase!" Zippy called up. "I'm getting sick of hanging here."
As Chase climbed down towards the rock Zippy was clinging to Zippy's fingers began to slip. Suddenly she was hanging from one arm, her view of the rock below perfect. It was a pretty small rock that would be tough to jump and land on.
"Zippy, don't you dare try and jump that!" Chase siad seeing that look in Zippy's eyes. "I'm almost there, just hang on!"
"I can make it!" Zippy called.
"NO ZIPPY!" Chase cried as Zippy let go of the rock she'd been hanging onto and dropped down to the rock below her, landing on her feet.
"See, I told you I could do it!" Zippy said triumphantly. But her triumph soon changed into shock and fear as the rock beneath her started rolling down the mountain, taking her with it.
"ZIPPY!!!!!!" Chase screamed.
"Goodbye little mud-puddles," Armpit said, taking one last look at The Oasis before they turned a corner and it vanished from sight.
Chase would remember God's Thumb for ever; not only was it the place where they had all found refuge when they had needed it most but it was also the place where she kissed the boy she loved. That's right, Chase finally admitted to herself that she was MADLY in love with Squid, but this piece of information was still a secret only to herself. Zippy knew Chase FINALLY liked Squid but she wasn't informed about just how crazy Chase was over him. Everytime Chase just glanced at Squid she had a strong urge to run over to him and start kissing him-right in front of everyone. But she knew that was stupid and always did her best to contain herself.
Zippy would also remember God's Thumb forever, but unlike Chase, she wasn't tortured with a secret admiration-she and Zero had kissed a lot already! They had made out hidden behind some rocks for what seemed like hours the day after their first kiss. And now they gave each other little kisses every now despite the others teasing.
The romances going around him made Xray a little bit jealous. He knew Armpit, Lei, Magnetic, Magnet, Squid, and Chase weren't really falling in love with anyone but he still he felt left out. He always watched Rogue longingly but she never even glanced his way! In fact, ever since the boys had arrived at the Oasis she hadn't looked or talked to anyone. She always kept to herself, sitting in dark corners and such, her arms crossed and her brow furrowed. Even now as everyone walked down the mountain Rogue hurried far ahead of everyone and sometimes she even vanished from everyone's sight.
Fidget's bad mood did not improve as the fourteen of them traveled. The girls of D tent seemed never to notice Fidget's touchiness, nor did they ever really bother her. But the boys of D tent couldn't help noticing. Fidget snapped at everyone all day long, and even cussed a little which none of the boys had ever heard her do. One time she even took a swing at Twitch because he couldn't help going up to her and trying to talk to her (nervous energy). But Twitch ducked the blow and after that he didn't bother Fidget AS much.
The whole while they were walking Chase kept nudging Zippy in the arm and nodding towars Magnetic and Magnet. They were bot at the very end of the group-on completely opposite sides. But every now and then Magnet would glance at Magnetic-or the other way around. But if Magnetic was staring at Magnet and he caught her she would always end up sticking her tongue out at him or flipping her off or something. Zippy would always return Chase's nudges by rolling her eyes or glaring at Chase.
"Chase, just get it through your head that they DO NOT like each other!" Zippy would say.
"Sheesh, stubborn aren't you," Chase would reply. "Just wait, you'll see."
But Zippy never saw anything but hatred between Magnetic and Magnet and she wondered if Chase was losing it.
When Zippy wasn't telling Chase that she had to be going mad she was talking to Zero, who was always walking right beside her. Sometimes they would talk about the days before them, or what they would do when they got back home, or about Zero's mom and where she could be, or what they wanted most right then.
"I wanna big bowl filled with cookies and cream ice cream!" Zippy said one day. "It's the BEST!!!!!"
"I want pizza!" Zero had said, gazing at the sky as if it looked appetizing to him. "Pepperoni pizza with extra, extra cheese!" he said grinning.
"Would you guys SHUT UP!!!!? I'm starving here!" Magnetic had snapped at them.
"Onion?" Armpit said, gesturing an onion he'd taken a big bite out of at Magnetic.
Magnetic had wrinkled her nose and shook her head.
The group walked on this way for about two hours before everyone had to stop and eat something.
But they didn't stay sitting long (Magnetic the least) as some of the girls started screaming at a tarantula that was crawling over ZigZag's back pack. ZigZag just gentle brushed the tarantula off his bag though before continueing.
It took about an hour more for D tent to reach the drop off from the ledge. As they looked down over the side of the mountain though they realized that it would be harder to climb down this thing than they had thought.
Everything looked MUCH steeper from above, and they had already made most of the small crevices and ledges crumble when they had climbed up the mountain.
"So..........anyone know how were getting down?" Xray asked.
"Maybe there's an eaiser way to climb down the mountain on the other side?" Armpit suggested.
"You want us to spend three more hours walking back to the Oasis just praying that there's an easier way down on the other side?" Xray asked, advancing on Armpit.
"No," Armpit said quietly.
"Guys, ya' think we could get down this way?" Chase asked. She was standing far to the left from everyone else, where the scenery was more rocky than smooth and path-like.
Everyone walked over to Chase and looked down at where she was pointing. It looked as if there had been a land-slide as there were tons of broken rocks piled on top of each other. It looked like the easiest way down but it also looked kind of dangerous; some of the rocks looked as if they would fall if you stood on them.
"So, are we gonna go down this way?" Chase asked, looking most at Squid for an answer.
"Well, it's the only way down i can see," Xray replied. "Let's go."
Chase started down the mountain followed by Zippy then Xray and Squid. Magnetic held back-that is until Magnet pushed her.
"What, you scared chica?" Magnet asked, starting down the mountain himself.
"No!" Magnetic said, she too began slowly climbing down. "I'm not scared," she mumbled to herself.
"You can go ahead of me," Twitch said to Fidget.
"What do you think I was planning to do?" Fidget snapped, pushing Twitch aside and making her own way down the mountain.
"This is a lot easier," Zippy said to Chase as they climbed down the mountain. "Why couldn't we have climbed up this way?"
"Come on Pit!!!" Xray shouted up. Everyone was climbing down now EXCEPT for Armpit, who was staring down at the large rocks and drops with wide eyes.
"Armpit you made it up the steeper part of the mountain! You can climb down this easily!" ZigZag shouted.
"Just don't fall on me," Chase mumbled, Zippy laughed.
Armpit climbed down on to one of the rocks and soon found this was pretty easy.
"See Pit!" Xray called.
They all climbed for a while, not knowing how much time they had spent. The hardest part about climbing this part of the mountain was the fact that some of the members of D tent were too short to reach the next rock down and they would need help from one of the taller members of D tent. But other than that everyone descended down the mountain pretty quickly.
"I can't wait 'till we get home," Zippy said. "I'll invite you to my house all the time Chase. We can hang out all the time."
"I look forward to that," Chase said smiling.
"How much more do we have to climb?" Zippy asked, trying to look over her shoulder as she hung from a very large rock. "I can't reach the next rock," she said, still trying to look over her shoulder.
"Hang on," Chase said. "I'm almost down there."
"Hurry up Chase!" Zippy called up. "I'm getting sick of hanging here."
As Chase climbed down towards the rock Zippy was clinging to Zippy's fingers began to slip. Suddenly she was hanging from one arm, her view of the rock below perfect. It was a pretty small rock that would be tough to jump and land on.
"Zippy, don't you dare try and jump that!" Chase siad seeing that look in Zippy's eyes. "I'm almost there, just hang on!"
"I can make it!" Zippy called.
"NO ZIPPY!" Chase cried as Zippy let go of the rock she'd been hanging onto and dropped down to the rock below her, landing on her feet.
"See, I told you I could do it!" Zippy said triumphantly. But her triumph soon changed into shock and fear as the rock beneath her started rolling down the mountain, taking her with it.
"ZIPPY!!!!!!" Chase screamed.