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Max tried to escape through the night.
He really did.
He first tried tunnelling his way out until to hit solid metal.
He tried using his bedsheets as a hand glider, only to realise there was no wind.
He tried sending out a secret SOS with his phone, only for the message to not send.
However, Max was persistent even when he knew in his gut that the deranged counsellors we're watching him from afar with bandoliers and food in hand.
He eventually fell asleep because he was only 10 years old.
Max woke up to the sound of a bell ringing and found himself back in bed.
He cursed.
"Wake up, campers," said Daniel, with a large smile in the morning. "I want you all to shower and change in your activewear. Were going jogging"
Jogging?
Everybody groaned including Max.
"If you don't go, Jogging, you don't get breakfast," said Daniel. "For those who still refuse, we'll just simply feed you a can of Brussel sprouts. See you in 20 minutes"
The man came back to see everybody but Max in activewear.
"I'm going on strike," said Max, making the alien blink.
"Alright then, the rest of you, follow me," said Daniel as everybody but Max followed.
Max looked peered out the window to see the two genders jog behind their counsellor and complain.
They did push up and lift weights.
It was such a mess but the kids struggled to the end when all of them had finished their counsellors surprised them with a 2-minute message, those who had gotten it, where allowed to-go breakfast and then shower.
When all the kids came back, you could hear Max's stomach growl.
Daniel popped his head in and said. "Max is on strike. If I see any of you sliding him food, those who did will sleep on the forest floor with no air conditioning or soft pillows" putting the fear into them.
They all gave the boy an apologetic look.
"Max, it's time for your first lesson," said Daniel, walking to him.
Max sat where he was, he had no intention of moving.
Daniel picked him up and began to walk out with the rest, much to the boy's shock and protest, they arrived at the lesson room and Max was sat down in a nice chair with the rest.
"First off," said Jen before they all heard Max's stomach.
Max tried not to go red.
"First off" Jen repeated again. "If there was a name to call our race, it would be the Xangons. Our glorious leader is the warlord named Xeemuug. He is the leader of an organisation called the Galactic Confederacy." Before she said. "However, if anybody asks, he's a farmer for the people. This organisation is actually wanted all around the galaxy, that's why"
Behind her were some slides of the guy who always seemed to be chopping or blowing something up.
"Our planet is mostly wasteland but there are countries," said Daniel. "12 to be exact and every day, the residence can be seen fighting over food and water." Before he said. "Or they just steal some from the other planets. Were not very well-liked across the galaxy."
"Now, since going into the history will take too long," said Jen. "We're gonna have a little fun by coming up with messages of our own using our alien language"
Jen and Daniel gave out two sheets one had alien symbols on but had the human letter underneath, and the other sheet was blank.
"It's fine if you can't read it, just write a message and then come up here and write it on the board. All of us will then try to figure out what your message by using our own sheets" said Daniel before he said. "If somebody can guess the answer right away without looking at their sheet, by the end of class, a pack of nice, warm, chocolatey coins will be waiting for them"
Which got kids drooling and Maxs stomach rumbling, the man knew it as well because he made sure to stare directly at the boy when he said the last part.
Max looked away.
"You have 5 minutes to come up with your own message," said Jen, before she said. "And Go!"
"Make sure, nobody can see your message," said Daniel, before he sat right next to Max, smiling as he heard the boys stomach growl.
Five minutes later, pencils we're down and the first kid came up and wrote his Symbols on the board and everybody tried to figure it out.
It was so easy to forget that this was meant to train the mind to accept a new horrifying language, plus nothing is more motiving then chocolate.
Jen left leaving only Daniel in the room, Daniel was no help when it came to given them the answer and then Max came up.
He wrote it on the board and Daniel frowned when he saw the message but then he smiled again.
Max began to fill the words out as kids shouted words.
In the end, they all could see the words 'Fuck, this camp' on the board.
Max than sat down, looking strong and hungry.
Everybody but Max was given a fruit of their choice and a choice of milk or juice for break.
Jen hadn't come back.
"Now, we're going to watch an hour mini-movie with subtitles for humans," Daniel said, before pressing play.
The movie started with dramatic music and a full-on space war.
Max would have enjoyed this not for the fact Daniel was staring at him with a smile.
However, 45 minutes in, his assumption that the other was trying to creep him out did a 180 when his nose caught the faint whiff of something being grilled.
No.
Max eyes we're wide.
But yes.
Jen had started a barbeque outside.
The kids instead barely made it to the of the movie before running outside and seeing Jen put a homemade burger on a bun, with curly fries on the side.
"We thought, you could all enjoy a Barbeque," said Daniel, before he turned and said. "Max, feel free to stay here. I'll just move this giant fan over here to make sure your not hot" he moved the fan to the grill, making sure the smell moved to Max.
The man knows exactly what he was doing.
"I hate you," said Max.
"I know," he said, smiling. "I may be allowing you on strike but I never said, I won't sabotage you every step of the way"
He then went outside, making sure Max would smell it even if he put his jumper over his nose.
If you ask anybody who has had a barbeque before, they would say, that the smell was inescapable and the smoke was a beacon.
A beacon that a certain green hair girl ran towards with a skin kid strapped to her shoe while a Red-haired Camp Counsellor ran after them.
They saw the green-haired girl rushing towards them but Daniel stopped her from advancing further with his leg.
"Excuse me but who are you?" He said.
The skinny kid appeared behind her and stared and then said. "Sorry, this is Nikki. The moment she smelled your barbeque, she went crazy"
The other kids were trying to hide their food from the girl who resembled a vicious dog.
The girl didn't even have the sense to go around his leg, that's how out of it she was.
And then the cause of the kid staring appeared in the form of the Counselor David
The man looked like a red-haired and green-eyed version of himself, but not in bleached clothing.
"Ah, David," said Daniel.
"Daniel. I didn't know the smell was coming from your Camp" said David.
"You two know each other?" Said the skinny kid, thinking they were twins.
"I introduce myself to Camp Cambell before the kids came down here," said Daniel, lowering his creep factor and becoming charming.
And then the kid took a look at the signs on some of the buildings and gasped.
"Wait. You guys have a building dedicated to science?" Said the kid. "Like actual beakers and-"
"Oh, yes," he said. "My campers are going to be split between the science lab and the computer lab after they've finished eating. Everything we have is the latest in technology, including the Internet."
"You guys have the internet?" Said the kid, wide eyes.
"We don't just have internet, we sprung for the fastest speed." Said Daniel, as the kid's eyes began to shine. "But it's a little luxury we spring for next to a shower, warm water, air conditioning, a Laundry shoot and great food chef"
The kid looked ready to explode with want.
Suddenly they all heard. "DONT LISTEN TO HIM, HE'S A-"
Then there was a door slam with several locks sounding.
"What was that?" Said, David.
"Oh, one of the campuses managed to bring an X-box with them, we just helped them hook it up to a tv" lied Daniel. "You know kids and their gadgets... they get heated some times"
"Yes, I know," said David, before he said. "Again, sorry for the intruding. Nell, Nikki, we're leaving"
"What?" Said Nell. "Can't we stay a little bit, more? At least until we check out the actual science lab!"
"Food!" Yelled Nikki.
David was trying to drag them away but to no success.
"I got this," said Jen before giving both kids a bag, inside was a special bag filled with fries, burgers, sausages, a can of coke and Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
While the kids were shocked, she said. "Now pull" and David did.
The two were way easier to pull away now.
"Thanks for visiting Camp Alien," said Daniel waving friendly, as they disappeared.
When the three got back to their own terrible Camp, the two kids were already eating.
"Is that..." Said, one kid.
"Yep, a Burger with everything," said Nikki. "There's are also fries, sausages, a can of coke and ice cream in here"
"Camp Alien is amazing," said Nell. "They have a computer lab, top-notch WIFI and a proper science lab. Who knew my dream camp was just on the other side of this awful place?"
"They got food goody bag!" Said, one kid.
"Is the camp still given out food?" Said, one kid.
Suddenly Gwen butted in and said. "I forbid anybody from going. No matter how tempting this is, don't bother another camp.-"
Something hit the stove and her nose.
"Sweet Jesus, is that pork rib?" She said, drooling before she shook her head and said. "Correction, only the counsellors can go over there, when you're all asleep"
And everybody looked at her with betrayal.
The poor campers could only fantasy about what was going on over there.
When night fell, a classic party boomed out with colourful lights shining through the forest and the musical voice accompanying the sound.
By now every camp had made the connection between the smoke and the voice.
It was all coming from one camp.
The campers must be in heaven.
#Scene change#
Max was in hell.
He laid on a cold floor after being dragged here by Daniel.
His body was so weak, he had never gone without food for so long and that bastard Daniel made sure to coat everything with the smell of food.
Daniel stood before him and said. "Are you sure, you don't want to eat, Max?" He with a smile. "You know, I don't care if you starve to death, Max. I'll just find some other kid to replace you because the sad truth is, there are a thousand other parents, who are just like yours, out there, Max. Your not special, you're a nobody. Nobody but me knows your doing here. So nobody but me will know you died." Before he put down an open can of Brussell sprouts. "I like your choice of death, though. Starvation is one of the more brutal forms of death. Every part of your body shuts down and the hunger eats right into you for 3 straight weeks before you finally get the sweet kiss of death." Before he said. "Of course, I'll be there to videotape your last moments because of course, I am"
And then the Alien walked out of the room, he shut the cold door and gave him a smile through the window before walking away.
He didn't really leave though.
Minutes later, he heard the can circling on the floor and the child saying.
"Yuck, it tastes like ass"
A small smile spread on his lips.
Indeed this child was his favourite.
And scene!