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"I guess we should try to do the same." Simon said, and sat down, laying his head on the side of the dingy. Ralph didn't feel tired, so he sat on the side of the dingy, looking out at the water, hoping that he would see land. He was lost in thought when suddenly, something peaked up in the distance.

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He didn't wait a second before he shook Simon's sholder, and whispered frantically, "Look! Look, over there!" He pointed in the direction of the silver of something that he saw on the horizon.

"Oh. My. GOD!! Land! It's land! We are safe! Oh my... get the paddles! Let's GO!" Simon cried happily, jumping up and down. That woke up most everyone else, exept for Samantha and Roger.

Everyone was grumbling, and Karly said angrily, "What the hell is goin' on with you?"

"God. Calm down." Simon growled, and then announced, "Everyone, we have spotted land in the distance!" He said happily, and pointed in the direction. Piggy squinted through his glasses, and his face lit up.

"It is! He's right! Land!" He cried joyiously.

Eveyone began talking excitedly at once, and Ralph had to shout to be heard over everyone else. "People! People! Listen. Me and Simon are going to paddle for a while, and then all boys over 13 will take turns switching with us whenever we get tired. Okay?" He asked, and everyone nodded in agreement, and Karly scowled. She could help, she was sure. But she didn't want to get in their way, and certainly didn't want one of them telling her that she was "doing it all wrong" or that "she should just let a man handle it."

"Uhh... Kar... Karly?" A weak voice asked, and Karly whipped her head around. Sam!

"Hey, Sam." She said gently, and put a hand on her arm. "How are you? Do you feel sick?" She asked, sounding concerned.

"Well... my head hurts... a lot. And I don't feel well at all... and I'm tired. Really tired. Where are we?" She asked, and then winced. She carfully brought her fingers up to her scalp, and ran them gently over her deep cut. She winced again.

"We... well... none of us have any idea, but we just saw land, so Ralph," Sam smiled a little, "and this boy named Simon, I think, are paddling towards it."

"Was Ralph the one that helped me? I don't really remember... last night is kind of a fog to me right now." She said, sounding tired.

"Yea, he did. You're lucky, too, because I don't know if I could have helped you." Karly and Samantha both shuddered at the thought of Sam sinking deep into the water with the plane, still alive.

"Can you tell him thanks? I am going to take another nap..." She mumbled, and soon enough she fell back asleep.

Karly then scooted over close to Ralph, and got his attention.

"Sam says thanks for saving her." She said simply.

"What? She's awake?" He asked so qiuckly that Karly had to fight back a laugh.

"Yea. Well... she was. She's sleeping again. She's really tired, and her head hurts."

Ralph frowned, and thought for a moment. "And what about Roger."

"Who?" Karly asked, not sounding very interested as to who he was.

"Roger. The other person that's siriously hurt." Ralph growled, upset by her attitude.

"Oh... I don't know. Do you want me to check?" She asked, sounding bored.

"Yes, thank you." He said, and then turned around focusing on the paddling once again. Karly scooted down the dingy, and leaned over the boy that looked like he had a chunk taken out of his side. She felt his forehead, and it felt cold and clammy. She didn't think that was a good sign. Then, she put her fingers up to his throat, but... she didn't feel a pulse. What? Is he... dead? No. No, he isn't... I'll check his breathing, and he'll be fine... she thought frantically to herself, and put her cheek up to his mouth. She felt no air being breathed out onto her, and quickyl she felt the place where the pulse should have been on his wrist. There was nothing.

"Um... Ralph?" She called out. No answer. "RALPH!!"