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Stranded
Chapter 6: The Island part 2
On the Ship
The boat that had the remaining students of Casper High on it was currently searching the waters to look for both Danny and Star but with no luck. Needless to say, everybody was getting more worried by the minute for the two students that have gone overboard.
"Daniel Fenton! Star Strong!..."Mr. Lancer shouted out of his bullhorn as the captain continued to search in circles, looking for the missing students.
All the while, Tucker and Sam were also searching the waters, out of worry and fear for their missing friend. After Tucker and the other nerds managed to fix the radio, the captain is still trying to get in contact with the cost guard but what mattered to the tech geek is finding his best friend.
"This is driving me nuts...'Sam said in worry.
"Don't worry too much Sam, powers or no powers, Danny is strong... and besides, he's a good swimmer..."Tucker said in a light tone, while Sam sent him an unamused look.
"I hope you are right Tuck...'Sam said in a wary voice as the boat continued to move around in circles as they both tried to find their missing students and get rescued themselves...
Back on Specter Island
Danny and Star were currently walking through the island's nearby forest. After drinking some water and eating some berries, Danny suggested that they go look for some stuff in order to make a shelter for the evening. Suffice to say, Star is getting tired.
"Oh man, can't we stop for just a minute...'A tired Star breathed as she was carrying a bunch of big banana leaves while Danny carried some sticks, vines and logs.
'No, we can't Star...It will be dark soon and we need to have food, water, fire and a shelter if we want to make it to tomorrow..."Danny said to the blonde girl as they continued to look for stuff they could use.
"Fenton...um...mind if I ask you something?..."Star asked as she was in the middle of trying to pull off a big and comfy looking leave from a tree.
'What is it Star?..." Danny asked the pretty blonde girl, wondering what could be on her mind.
"How is it that you know so much about this whole survival stuff?...'Star asked.
Sure, it seemed like a dumb question but she is curious. Danny is one of the least fit kids at their school but so far, he has this entire situation under control.
"I have done a lot of camping in my day...plus my mom and dad taught me a few tricks..."Dany said.
"Your mom and dad..."Star muttered, not seeing those ghost hunters as surviving in the wild, especially Fenton's kooky dad.
"Hey...for scientists, they are good in the wild..."Danny said.
Before Star could say anything, she ended up tripping and falling to the ground.
"Ow!..."Star yelped, getting Danny's attention.
"Are you okay?..."Danny asked as he put his stuff down and went to help her up.
"I think so...I just trip on this hole..."Star said as she got up.
However, both she and Danny looked down and were shocked to see that the suppose hole that the blonde girl tripped on wasn't a hole at all...it...it was a...
"Uh...I don't think that's a hole...'Danny said, getting a sinking feeling here.
"Is...is that a foot print?...'Star, in a terrified voice asked.
This means that they are not alone on this island and that terrified the blonde girl out of her wits.
Danny looked worried but took a closer look and sighed in relief.
"Don't worry, this is an old print...whatever it was...it's long gone now..." Danny said to the nervous looking blonde girl.
'How can you tell?..."Star asked.
"It's dry...which means it's old...and I don't see any fresh prints or animal droppings around here..." Danny said as he looked around the area to be sure.
"W-What do you think left it?..."Star asked as she looked around, as if worried that the creature would suddenly spring out and attack them.
"I'm not sure...let's get out of here before it comes back...'Danny said as he and Star gathered their things and ran back to the beach.
Unknown to them, at the top of a large cliff that was overlooking them, a creature had witness them from a distance and let out a low growl.
"Grrr….'The creature said while Danny and Star continued to head back to their camp.
At the beach
"What about that thing out there?..."Star asked as she and Danny had arrived to the beach and started making their shelters.
"Don't worry, after we have our shelters made...we'll leave some traps...and if whatever that thing was comes over here...well, it will just be our dinner for tomorrow...'Danny joked.
'Gross..."Star quipped before she tried to tie her leaves together to make at least a semi-adequate shelter.
'Here, let me help..."Danny said as he went to made it better.
"You need a strong shelter unless you want the wind to send it flying away...'Danny said as he finished with it.
Star was impressed. For a small house made of leaves, it actually looked pretty cool...
"Wow...um...thanks..."Star said, making Danny smile at that.
"Alright...well, you go put some more firewood in the fire, I'm going to see if I can catch some fish for dinner...'Danny said.
"How can you fish without a pole or a net?..."Star questioned.
"The same way out ancestors did I guess..."Danny said as pulled out a large stick with a very pointy tip on it.
Star watched him go and sighed. She couldn't believe that she was stuck on this island and taking orders from a guy that isn't even popular. And even more over the fact that this guy actually knows what he is doing and is keeping them alive so far and now he s going to actually fish for their dinner.
"If he can manage to get a fish that way...I'll be impressed...'Star muttered as she went to go throw fresh firewood onto the fire.
Later
Star stared idly to the still roaring fire, and saw that it was getting a little close to sun down. She could also feel her stomach rumbling a bit.
"I wonder what's taking Fenton so long..."Star muttered as she added another bunch of twinges to the fire to keep it going.
"I'm back..."Danny said.
Star looked and her jaw nearly dropped when she saw the kind of fish that he brought. It looked to be about 2 feet long!
"Wow, how did you manage to get that?...'Star asked, actually amazed.
"Luck I guess...and I managed to find some worms to use as bait..."Danny shrugged.
"Sorry it took a while...Uh...they weren't biting all that much..."Danny lied smoothly.
The truth is, it took him a while to find a safe spot to fish that wasn't covered with Spectral algae and even then, fishing without a real pole is a huge challenge but at the very least he managed to get this fish, and he is more than willing to share with Star.
"Just one fish, huh...'Star pointed out.
"Not exactly...'Danny said as he held out what looked to be a dead or at least an unconscious crab...two of them actually.
"You like shellfish?...'Danny asked.
After a while, they managed to cook the fish that Danny caught and split it down to the middle and Star was thankfully that she did like shellfish, though it was pretty bland without any herbs and spices but as the saying goes, beggars can't be choosers.
"Bon apetit...'Danny said before he took a chunk out of his half of the fish and Star followed suit.
"Mmm...not bad...'Star said, trying to make the best of it.
If Fenton isn't worried or freaking out, then she doesn't have to be. I mean, as bad as this situation is at the very least her stomach is full now. Not only that but they had access to water, they had their shelter for the night and Fenton at the very least knew how to catch fish and tell which berries are safe enough to eat and they had a fire for warmth.
"Glad you are pleased...'Danny said as he ate a bit of the crab that he managed to catch.
Star saw him eating his roasted crab and despite herself, she couldn't help but send him a small smile, since so far, he has managed to a pretty decent job at this whole survival thing...better than she expected him to, anyway.
So, despite the fact that they were stranded on a desert island with no communication, TV, bathrooms or sun screen or the fact that this island is full of mosquitos, snakes and wild animals that she really hope won't venture through here thanks to the traps they laid around...she knew that it could be worse, at the very least they are still alive...thanks to Danny.
"Maybe this won't be so bad...'Star thought, trying to be optimistic.
-To be continued-
Next time on Stranded
Nightfall
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
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Ghost Writer Girl-1: It was venomous and thus, very dangerous to our hero and the blonde girl.
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