Jade and the scouts munched happily on the fish they cooked that night. Jade hated to admit it, but Jackie was right. This scout thing was pretty fun. But not as fun as controlling an army of Shadowkhan.

"That mean lady's awake," Dana said. The group turned to look at Vanessa Barone, who was sitting on her knees with her hands still tied and glaring at them. "What are we gonna do?"

"What can she do?" Jade asked. "That necklace is broken so she's not getting off this island."

"What if she tries to attack us?" Sasha asked, worried.

Jade shrugged her shoulders. "What has she to gain from killing a bunch of kids?"

The kids resumed eating their meals. Soon, there was a growling sound. The girls huddled around Jade. "What was that?" Tara asked, afraid.

"It sounds close," Riley whimpered.

They heard the growl again. She was right. It was real close! The girls looked in the direction of the noise and they realized it was Vanessa's stomach. "Oh," was all Jade said. "Not to worry."

"I don't know about this," Sasha said. "It feels wrong."

"She tried to hurt my Uncle Jackie. Don't feel bad for bad guys."

"Still, a Buttercup Scout should help those in need. It's in the guide."

"Tch. You help the bad guy then."

Cautiously, Sasha approached the bound thief and held out a cooked fish on a stick. "Oh, goody," Vanessa said sarcastically. "Food. If only I had my hands to hold it."

The girl placed the fish just in front of her before returning to the fire. Vanessa just looked at the fish for a minute.

"So," Jade asked Sasha. "How is our prisoner?"

"Mean."

"Not surprised."

The girls resumed eating, not talking much. Then Riley said, "You know, we usually sing campfire stories at this time at night back at Buttercup Camp."

"You want to hear stories?" Jade asked. "Wait until you hear my stories of my adventures with Uncle Jackie!"

"Like what?" Dana asked.

"Oh, where do I begin? Well, there's the time Uncle Jackie got turned into a puppet..."

"...and then we turned the Monkey King back into a puppet and buried him under cement. I don't think anyone will notice that an evil monkey puppet is under the floor of an office building."

"And you say this happened for real?" Amy asked. "Yeah right."

"Hey! You just saw Jackie and Vanessa fight over a magic necklace that can take them anywhere! What do you say to that?"

"I honestly don't know. Magic isn't something normal people talk about!"

Jade made a smirk. "And that's why I like my life. It's not normal at all! Not like a boring Buttercup Scout."

"If you think the Buttercup Scouts are boring, why did you even sign up?"

"Tch. I didn't. Jackie said I needed a 'hobby'," Jade air quoted the last word. "And now, here I am, stuck on an island until he arrives."

There was a moment's silence. Then Riley said, "Can I confess?" Everyone's attention was on her. "I joined the Buttercup Scouts for the same reason. 'You watch too much TV,' Mom says! 'You need to go outdoors more often,' Mom says!"

"My dad said the same thing," Tara said. "Although it was less like too much TV and more like too much visits to the mall."

All the girls laughed. Jade sighed with content. "Yep. My life is the coolest."

"I'm a little jealous right now," Sasha said. "I wish I had a cool uncle, too."

"Don't we all?" Jade asked. "Don't we all..."

Later on, the girls had finished their meals, the fish reduced to skeletons. "So, what do we do now?" Jade asked.

"Normally after we tell our stories," Sash said. "We close things off by singing a song."

"Well, I don't know any campfire songs."

"I think I got a campfire song book with me," Dana said, searching her pockets. "Here it is. What shall we sing?"

"How about Country Roads?" Sasha suggested.

"What about Don't Fence Me In?" asked Tara.

"Boring," said Jade. "How about Tomorrow Comes Today?"

Dana looked in her book. "That's not a campfire song."

"Well, let me introduce you to a new song." Jade coughed a little and began to sing.

Everybody's here with me
Got no camera to see
Don't think I'm all in this world
The camera won't let me go
The verdict don't love our soul
The digital won't let me go

Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll pay (yeah, yeah, yeah)
When tomorrow
Tomorrow comes today

As Jade sang, the other girls began to hum along with her.

Stereo I want it on
It's taken me far too long
Don't think I'm all in this world
I don't think I'll be here too long
I don't think I'll be here too long
I don't think I'll be here too long

Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll pay
When tomorrow
Tomorrow comes today

The whole island echoed with the sound of little children singing.

The Buttercup Scouts kicked their shoes off and placed them outside the door of their shelter. They entered and settled into their beds made out of leaves they found around the island. All except for Sasha, who turned to look at Vanessa who was still sitting on her knees, looking down at the ground. Beside her was a fish skeleton. "Hey," Sasha said. "Are you cold?"

Vanessa glared at the girl. "I don't want your kindness, girl."

"I don't want you to get a cold, that's all. Don't you want to come inside?"

Vanessa laughed. "A cold? I've survived prisons far worse than this island. And the prison guards were less annoying."

Sasha made a sympathetic face. "Won't you please come?"

"Bah. And you think I won't hurt you the second you fall asleep?"

The girl sighed. "Honestly, I don't trust you. But I would feel bad leaving you out in the cold."

Vanessa groaned. "Fine." She followed the girl into the shelter. The other girls were asleep, but not Jade. She was leaning against a wall with her arms crossed and frowning.

"I've got my eye on you," she said, giving her the "I'm watching you" finger-eye gesture.

"Ooh, I'm so scared," Vanessa said. "Just let me sleep in my spot." And she went to sit in a corner of the hut, legs curled into her chest.

"I still don't like this," Jade said.

"Neither do I, but my conscious won't forgive me."

Jade sighed before going to bed and Sasha followed suit.

While the girls slept, Jade's eyes opened, glowing red and skin turning blue. Making sure everyone was asleep, she floated a few inches off the ground and hovered out of the shelter. She concentrated on her powers and three Shadowkhan appeared. She gave them their orders, "Bring us some blankets and food. We're going to be here for a while." The Shadowkhan bowed and vanished into the darkness. She looked back at the shelter. "No one's seen me. Good." She hovered into the jungle of the island, unaware that a pair of eyes followed her with amazement and a little fear.

Jade found a nice secluded spot and decided now would be a good time to train. "Let's see if I can't get this flying thing down without crashing into anything this time." She jumped up into the air and began to fly over the tree tops, then began circling around the island a couple of times. "Okay, now for the landing. Please don't crash, please don't crash, please don't crash!" She tried to land feet first, but she was coming in way too fast, she began kicking her legs rapidly, making her gently hover down until her feet touched the ground. She looked around then cheered, "Yes! I landed without crashing!"

She began doing a victory dance, humming a happy tune. Three Shadowkhan appeared out of nowhere and held up signs that said things like, "Go Jade, go!" and "Long live the Queen!"

"Oh, yeah! Who rocks, I do!" She hit a tree in her excitement, causing some coconuts to fall down on her head. She let out a growl and punched the tree, causing it to explode in a blast of purple fire and smoke. "Stupid tree, throwing off my groove," she grumbled before walking back to the shelter.