Chapter 9

The wombat continued to charge in the direction of House and Cameron, but it passed them right up, apparently not realizing that they had just dove to the side.

Cameron heaved a sigh. "That was close."

House nodded in agreement. Since when were wombats so aggressive?

"Thanks for saving me," said Cameron. Blush crawled over her face.

House noticed her blush. "No problem."

Unfortunately, wombats aren't as dumb as they appear (so why was House always comparing Chase to one?). The wombat had realized that the two humans were no longer in his line of vision, but he did hear voices. Once again, he charged in the direction of House and Cameron.

House immediately pushed Cameron down the hill and into the clearing. He followed suite. They both quickly got up and ran (okay, so House "quickly limped") in the direction of Foreman and Katie. With some help from Wilson and Cuddy, who had just joined the party, House finally made it out of the clearing in one piece. Unfortunately, the wombat was still chasing them.

Wilson put House's arm around his shoulder so they could move slightly faster. Katie and Chase ran for dear life towards the beach. Cuddy and Cameron followed their men. Foreman ran ahead, occasionally glancing back to make sure the wombat hadn't caught up with any member of their party yet.

Now, considering they aren't they fittest of creatures, the wombat was having troubles catching up with any member of the group. As soon as they had neared the beach, they all noticed that the wombat was no longer following them. He had probably realized he didn't eat human, and he could now safely go back to retrieve the pile of Jimmy Snacks.

All the castaways regrouped on the beach and caught their breath before speaking. It was House, as usual, who spoke first.

"All that trouble," House sighed. "And you didn't even get us the damn Jimmy Snacks?"

Everyone, including Cameron, rolled their eyes.

"Just be thankful we're alive," said Chase. He knew House had only cared about those Jimmy Snacks!

Cameron sighed. "Well, we don't have anymore food thanks to Chase," she gave him a glare. "So what do we do now?"

Everyone had the same question in mind, and they all began staring at each other expectantly.