Jade awoke with a yawn and stretched her arms as she did. She rubbed her eyes and smacked her lips as she walked out of the shelter. It was then she heard the sound of giggling outside. Curious, she went outside to find some of the Buttercup Scouts lying in hammocks (which Jade showed how to make the day prior) and drinking from coconuts while the others were gathering sea shells. "Where did you get those?" Jade asked.

"Amy knocked them out of a tree with a big stick." Sasha said as she handed her a coconut. "And we found some sea shells, so we decided to do an activity we do when we go to beach trips..." She held up some sea shells. "Necklace making!"

Jade groaned. "Oh, how fun," she said sarcastically.

"Hey, it's not like what you do for fun, but it's still productive. Give it a try." Sasha resumed picking up shells. She suddenly felt a presence next to her and turned to see Jade squatting next to her.

"So," she asked. "How do you make necklaces?"

Sasha beamed. "First of all, gather your own sea shells."

Jade and Sasha regrouped with the others at the shelter, who were comparing their shells. Who had the biggest? Who had the prettiest? Stuff like that.

"Well, we got the shells," Jade said, setting her collection down on the floor. "Now what do we do?"

"Next," said Sasha. "We poke a hole in the shell, one small enough to allow string to go through it. But we have to do it very carefully without breaking the shell."

"Uh, question. Where do we get string?" That question left the girls silent. "I thought so."

"You could use the strings in your socks." Everyone turned their attention to Vanessa, who was sitting in her corner. "You can take apart their fabric and use them to make the necklaces."

"Who asked you?" Jade asked.

"Actually, that's not a bad idea," Riley said. "Well, except for the fact that mom might kill me if she finds out I ruined my new socks."

"Tch. Like we're going to listen to you," Jade muttered at the villainess.

"What? I'm just giving you some advice."

"We don't need your advice!"

"It's not hurting anything," Dana said. "Well, except for our clothes."

The scouts took their socks off and began tearing them to get the stings. Jade stayed behind to gave Vanessa a glare and did the "I've got my eyes on you." gesture. Vanessa just chuckled.

"So, what do you think?" Sasha asked, showing the girls her necklace. The other scouts showed off their necklaces, looking very pleased with themselves. All except Jade, who frowned at her creation.

"Uh, Jade? That looks more like a tangled fishing line than a necklace," Tara teased. The other scouts giggled.

Jade just frowned and tossed the necklace to the ground. "Thanks for the critique." She stormed out of the shelter with a huff.

"Jade! Wait!" Riley and Sasha ran out the shelter, but Jade was gone. "Nice going," Riley snapped at Amy.

"What? I was just telling like it is. Not my fault she can't handle a little criticism."

The scouts followed Jade's footprints in the sand, deep into the jungle and into a cave in a rocky wall. They found her sitting against a wall, her legs tucked into her chest and her arms wrapped around them.

"Jade?" Dana said softly. "Amy wants to say sorry for teasing you."

"Tch. I'm used to it at school. It's no different."

Tara sat next to Jade. "What do you mean?"

"A boy at school, Drew. He and his friends never believe my stories. I try to show them proof, but Jackie says it's too dangerous." Jade imitated her uncle. "Like nearly falling into a pit of spikes isn't dangerous."

"Isn't it?" Tara asked.

"Duh! But I always save Jackie," Jade said, folding her arms and smirking.

"That's...not what I meant."

"Look, I want to say I'm sorry," Amy said. "And, if it makes you feel any better, I do believe in you. Everyone does."

"Really?" Jade asked.

"Hey, I saw your uncle take out a thief with a magic necklace. Anyone would believe after seeing that."

Jade smiled. "I thought you guys were just pulling my leg before."

"A Buttercup Scout is always honest with her fellow scout."

Sasha heard yells coming outside the shelter. She could see Jade swinging a long stick and twirling it like a baton before performing a series of jabs. "Are you trying to be a cheerleader?" she asked. "Because that's not how you use a baton."

"Cheerleading?" Jade asked, sticking out her tongue. "Yeah, right! I'm practicing my martial arts! I don't want to get slouchy."

Sasha sat on a log and watched Jade practice her moves on a nearby palm tree. Soon, she was joined by the other scouts, sitting on the log and watching Jade practice until they thought her hands were getting blisters. Eventually, she got tired and she put the stuck down and placed a hand on the tree, panting heavily. "Well, that's enough for right now." She turned to the girls. "Hey, maybe one of you could be my sparing partner? I got a spare stick!"

The girls took one look and took off running.

"Wimps."

"Hey, Jade, check it out!" Jade had returned from gathering fruits she found in the trees to find the scouts presenting a large orange banner with a yellow flower in the center.

"What is that?" Jade asked. "Looks like a giant grandma's handkerchief."

"It's the flag of the Buttercup Scouts, silly," Tara said. "We're hoping a ship can spot it."

"Trust me. No one is going to miss that. How did you make it?" It was then she realized they were wearing leaf skirts and were missing their hats. "Oh."

"We learned how to sew patches back at camp," said Dana. "We borrowed the needle and string from Vanessa."

"Vanessa?" Jade frowned and folded her arms. "You're trusting the bad guys now?"

"She's not bad," Amy exclaimed, before correcting herself. "Okay, she is that bad. She's tolerable if anything."

"Tch. Like a flea is tolerable to a dog."

Night soon came and it was time for dinner. The girls caught their fish and started the fire. "I think I might develop a craving for fish after this," Sasha said.

"You should try sushi," Jade said.

"Ick," Dana gagged. "I won't eat anything raw."

The girls laughed. "So, shall we sing another song to pass the time?" Amy asked.

"Actually, I wouldn't mind telling a ghost story," Jade said.

"Well, I know one," Tara said. She cleared her throat. "Once, there was a couple going to make-out park-"

"Hook on the hand," Jade exclaimed.

"My turn," Tara said. "There was a babysitter-"

"Man in the attic," said Jade.

"Okay, fine," Sash said, losing her patience. "If you know so much, why don't you tell one?"

"Gladly. Once, me and Uncle were visiting Paco and El Toro Fuerte Mexico-"

"Amy gets bored and gives Jade a wedgie," Amy blurted out. Then she said, "Sorry. Please go on."

"...and then Jackie threw the potion into El Toro's mouth and as the sun rose, we all watched as he turned back into a human. And on that day, Jackie won bragging rights, no matter what Paco says!" Jade finished her story. The other scouts were huddled together, both afraid and amazed. "But..." Jade lowered her voice. "...even though we destroyed the Chupacabra that cursed El Toro and cured him, we don't know if there are other Chupacabras out there. Hunting for goats, cursing people... They could be anyone. Anywhere. Any... THERE!" The girls turned around and saw a black humanoid monster with red eyes. They screamed and Jade burst out laughing. "Oh, this is the funnest night in my life so far!"

The girls looked again. The monster was gone!

Dana laughed. "Now that was a scary story! Bravo, Jade!"

The girls applauded and Jade bowed.

"How did you do that monster effect?" Sasha asked.

"I'm a girl with many talents," Jade said, lying down on the sand with her hands behind her head. She chuckled to herself. She wondered if she could use the Shadowkhan as part of a haunted house for Halloween.

"I wish I had those talents," Sasha said, lying next to her. "I would love to see how many badges I could get before being promoted."

"Promoted?"

"Yeah, Jade," Dana said as she and her friends liked down. "When we get enough badges, we're promoted to Honeysuckle Scouts. That practically makes us troop leader."

"You know," Tara said. "You have the potential of being a Honeysuckle Scout."

"Eh, sounds tempting, but no. Besides, how am I going to save Jackie whenever he gets in trouble while I'm in the scouts?"

"From the sounds of it," Amy said. "You're the one who needs saving."

Jade scoffed. "It's a fifty-fifty scenario!"

The other girls just laughed. They sighed. "Hey, Jade."

"Yeah, Sasha?"

"Do you ever learn anything about star gazing on your adventures? Early sailors used the stars as their compass." Sasha pointed up. "Like there. Can you see Polaris?"

Jade squinted. "You mean that little bright star on the left?"

"Yeah. It's also called the North Star. And over there. There's Orion."

"Tch. Everyone knows that."

"Well, do you know what that one is?" Amy pointed up at another star cluster. "There's the Big and Little Dippers."

Jade made a chuckle. "I can never figure out what they're supposed to be, a pair of ladles or long-handled pots?"

"Actually, they're bears," Tara said. "A mama bear and a baby bear. But it's all up to interpretation."

"When Uncle talks to my about the stars," said Jade. "He talks about how the Dippers and Draco are actually a man riding a chariot."

The scouts looked up at the sky. "I don't see it," said Tara.

"No! Look, the Little Dipper is the head, the chariot is the Big Dipper and Draco is the arms and horse whip! See?"

"Kind of..."

There was a moment's silence. Then Sasha asked, "Hey, Jade, the girls and I were thinking and...do you think you could teach us some of those moves?"

"I thought you didn't want to do it. You guys running away seemed to send a clear message."

"Well, we talked it over and we figured it might be a good way to cure our boredom."

Jade thought it over. "All right. But you're going to have to promise me you won't cry if you wind up on your butts in the sand."

"We'll try," said Tara.

Dana let out a yawn. "Well, I think it's time to go to bed, girls."

"I'm with you," Sasha said. "Let's go."

"Wouldn't it be nice to sleep in a bed with sheets again?"

"Oh, come on," Jade teased. "I thought you liked roughing it up in the outdoors, Amy."

"There's a limit to how much outdoors I can take."

While everyone slept, Jade crept out of the shelter and made her way to the center of the island. Her skin turned blue and her eyes glowed red as dark smoke started coming out of her palms. With a single thought, ten Shadowkhan appeared. "Let's try some target practice." Some Shadowkhan lifted some heavy boulders off the ground and uprooted some trees. "Okay. Heave!"

With some effort, they tossed the trees and rocks up into the sky. Jade pointed her finger up and said, "Bang." A blast of energy fired out from her finger and blew up the rock into pieces. "Nice," she said with a grin. She fired a few more times, destroying the trees and rocks before they hit the ground. "Excellent. Now, why don't we try doing that with some moving targets?" The Shadowkhan obliged and brought some seagulls. "Not what I had in mind, but..." They released the birds and Jade began shooting them down like a hunter. "Well, now we got some southern fried seagull for breakfast tomorrow." She dismissed the Shadowkhan and her skin and eyes returned to normal as she went back to the shelter.

As she crawled into the makeshift bed and went to sleep, she was unaware of a pair of eyes watching her. "Well, well," the stalker said. "You're full of more surprises. Maybe I can use that to leave this rock."