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Stranded
Chapter 5: The Island
Danny rolled his eyes as he watched Star lay down a large, fallen tree branch in the middle of the beach, all the while, sending him a dirty glare.
"This is our border...this is my side of the island and that's yours, and unless an earthquake happens on your half of the island, don't cross it or else, and it's every survivalist for themselves here...got it!...'Star said in a threatening tone to the dark haired boy who couldn't care less.
"Loud and clear, Ms. Dictator ...anything else?...'Danny said sarcastically and Star growled before she turned around to ignore him.
"Just stay on your side, Fenton...'Star spat as she turned her back from him, Danny just rolled his eyes again at her antics.
"I can't believe this...'Danny muttered as he sent another dirty look on the "border" before he sighed and looked around to see if he could find stuff for food and shelter.
He's not sure how long he is gonna be stuck here, but the most important thing now is to remain calm and try to find the essentials. Every survivalist knows is that you need to have food, water and a decent place to sleep before nightfall, along with a signal fire if you want any chance of making it to the next day. He then proceeded to do the first two things on the survivalist agenda, most especially with water...He had to find that creek from earlier if he wanted to make it by sundown.
"Now, let's see..." Danny said as he looked around and he couldn't see anything for them on the shore, with the exception of some coconuts at on way to high palm tree, but he decided to go to that only if he couldn't find anything else to eat.
Danny was about to go deeper to see if he could find something, only for Star, who despite her silent treatment, got his attention.
"Uh, where exactly are you going?..."Star asked in an uncaring tone, that hide her curiosity.
"Where else? To get food and water..." Danny said to the blonde, who blinked.
"Oh...I...I was just about to do that to...'Star said as she got up.
"Whatever..." Danny said as he went inside, leaving the blonde behind.
Star didn't want to admit it, but despite not liking Danny all that much, this place seemed even scarier if he isn't around, making it seem even more deserted. Star looked around and tried to regain her nerves..
"It's okay Star...you...you can handle this..you're co-captain of the Cheer Squad and you managed to survive a semester of Ms. Teslaff's "survival" drills...you can handle this...'She said as she looked around, hoping to find something for her own survival.
Besides, there is no way she was going to let that Fenton guy think that she couldn't take care of herself, to give him the insane idea that she actually might need his help...HA!
"The day I ask for his help is the day that shoulder pads come back in style...'Star muttered as she explored her half of the beach, to see if she could find food, water and all the other necessities for survival.
Besides...how hard can it be trying to find some food and water, anyway?
Later
Danny had been relieved that he managed to find that creek again, and even more relieved to see that it was relatively clean and thus, drinkable. He was also glad that he remembered from that summer camp experience with Sam, that in order to drink water from creeks and rivers and such, you need to boil it first. He had found an old, dried out coconut and managed to open it in order to use it as a make shift canteen, he would boil it when he makes a fire later...
"Okay, that takes care of water...'Danny said, happy that he now had the route to the creek memorized and that it wasn't that far from the beach.
The boy had looked around and saw s bush that had some berries and due to remembering the time he and his mom were stuck in the wild, he knew that these ones were safe to eat. He then made it to the beach, or to his half anyway and then began to make the signal fire, along with the fire he needs to boil the water. He gathered a lot of nearby twigs, branches and even some leaves. Using two sticks together, he was rubbing them, only to hear rumbling and complaining on a nearby "camp".
'Oh! These were my favorite shoes!...'A loud, whiny voice shouted as a muddy Star suddenly appeared, her hair is a mess, her shoes were caked in all sorts of jungle muck and she carrying some bananas. She also looked mad enough to bite someone's head off.
"What happened to you?...'Danny asked.
"None of your business!...'Star snapped at him, not wanting to tell him of the worst hour of her life.
She had been trying to look for water for an hour, her shoes being ruined by stepping into all sorts of island stuff she didn't even want to know the names of but she still couldn't find any, water but she did end up finding a big mud puddle...and by find, she means tripped and fell in, thus ruining her clothes even more. She did however managed to find a bunch of banana's for her trouble and some berries but that's about it.
Danny would have ignored her, and managed to get his fire going...
"Perfect...'Danny said as he made the fire grow by blowing on it.
He looked to see how Star was doing, only to notice the kind of berries she had picked up from her venture in the jungle on this island. His eyes widen when he saw what kind of berries she had in her hands.
"Star, have you eaten any of those berries yet?!..." Danny asked in a panicked voice.
"No, and you're not getting any...so go find your own...'Star said as she was about to eat one, only for Danny to start yelling.
"THOSE ARE NIGHTSHADE BERRIES! THEY ARE POISONOUS!...'Danny shouted, just in time before Star had placed it in her mouth.
Star blinked, looked at the berries and screamed as she through them away.
"Are you sure?...'Star demanded, freaking out over nearly being poisoned.
"Positive...remember in science class, Lancer had been talking about poisons in the wild, he mentioned those..."Danny said.
Star blinked in surprise. Usually Danny is either cutting class or sleeping in Lancer's classroom to even notice his lessons...but it seems he had, in his own weird way, at least had paid enough attention to that.
"Can...can touching them be deadly?...'Star asked, fearing for her life now.
"I don't think so... only eating them or touching the juice or the plant's leaf can hurt you...so I think you are good...'Danny said, and he saw Star out a breath of relief and immediately got rid of the poisonous fruit.
Danny sighed, he didn't forget about her big shtick earlier about separating their camps but he could tell that Star can't handle staying on this island...at least not by herself. He was about to say something, to try and convince her to chance her mind of working separately, until he noticed something moving out of the bananas that she picked and Danny's eyes widen when he saw what it was...
"Star, SNAKE!...'Danny shouted, loudly.
"What?...'Star turned around and screamed when she saw a snake having slithered out of the banana's she had picked from earlier.
The blonde girl screamed and even ended up running to Danny's half of the island, now hiding behind him and the snake was now on that half.
"AH! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING?!...'Star shrieked as the snake started hissing menacingly at them.
Danny however, was not afraid as he had grab a nearby stick, lit it with fire from the campsite and used it to intimidate the snake away from him and the terrified Star.
"BACK! Come on ! Get out of here!...'Danny shouted as he waved the fire and even though he hissed in pain when he accidentally got burned on his finger, he didn't show it and kept using the fire to get rid of this dangerous creature.
'HIISSSSS!..."The snake let out,only for Danny to get closer to it with the flames, while Star looked at the entire scene stunned.
"F-Fenton...'Star said, unable to believe that the wimpy guy was actually protecting her from a snake of all things...
Thankfully the snake got intimidated by the flames and slithered away from them and Danny sighed in relief, happy that sort of trouble had been taken care of.
"He's gone...'Danny said in relief as he turned to a still stunned Star...
"Fenton... you...saved me?...'Star whispered to herself before the realization that she nearly died twice in the last ten minutes came to her, and it ended with the terrified blonde girl to whimper and she found herself on the ground, trying hard to not cry over the whole thing.
Danny looked at her in concern.
"Star, are you okay?..."Danny said in worry.
"Snakes...spooky island..snakes...poison berries...snakes..."..'Star said in a whimpering voice as she hugged her knees, making it very clear that she had a phobia toward the horrible reptile and just how terrified she is right now.
Danny saw this and despite all the lip she gave him earlier...he couldn't help but feel pity for her. Star is way out of her element here and there is no way she is going to ask for his help...so he had to be the mature one here and offer it for her own good...
"Look Star...I don't like this any more than you do...and I know we aren't friends but the fact remains that until somebody comes to save us...working together is our best chance at survival...so...truce?...'Danny said as he offered his hand to the trembling blonde girl.
Star looked at his hand in an unsure way, then at him, who was even giving her a small smile of encouragement..
She thought about it and realized that this is the guy who had saved her from both a snake and form being poisoned and...maybe there are times were social status isn't the most important factor in a situation...maybe working together, really is their only hope now...After a moment of thinking it over, the blonde girl sighed and took it in a shake.
"Truce..."Star said in a defeated voice, while Danny smiled, happy that at least she will be cooperating now.
"Good, now come on...I got water and you can have some of my berries, and don't worry, they're not poisonous..."Danny said to the blonde girl who was now on his end of the island.
Hopefully now, working together will make things easier for the both of them until they get rescued...
-To be continued-
Next time on Stranded
The Island part 2
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