I woke up to a blinding sun and the sound of waves crashing on shore and seagulls. I opened my eyes to find myself on an island with no one around. I pushed myself up, trying not to panic.

"MOM? DAD? STANLY?" I yelled out. "ANYONE?" Tears made their way down my face. I was all alone. How could I survive? I'm only 10, well, about to turn 11, but still. I can't take care of myself. Where are they? Is everyone ok? Are they alive? All these thoughts swam around my head. I got dizzy and collapsed on the piece of wreckage that I had floated to this hell on.

"HELLO! IS SOMEONE THERE!" I heard some one call out to me

"YES! YES! I'M HERE! I'M ON THE SHORE!" I screamed back. I ran forward to try to find the voice.

"Sandy! I am so glad I found you!" It was Maxwell. I reached him and hugged him, not wanting to let go. I sobbed into his shoulder. "Where is everyone? I can't remember much of anything! All I remember is falling and then I was here!" The tears that were like rivers streamed down my face.

"I haven't found anyone else yet. Don't worry. We still have each other." He smiled at me. My stomach did flips again as he grabbed my hand. "You're ok and that's all that matters. We are going to go look for the others then we need to set up a temporary place to live. We are going to make it through, ok Sandy? We are!"

We walked around the island, marking where we had been with our initials and arrows, just in case we or someone else could find us.

A while after, we found the others in groups of 3. First was Pashmina, Penelope, and Pepper, Next was Bijou, Hamtaro, and Boss. Then came Panda, Cappy, and Oxnard. We were only missing one person in our group.

"Has anyone seen Stan?" I asked quietly. No one responded, they just looked at the sandy ground beneath us.

A single tear ran down my face. I missed my brother. I knew he would have taken care of me.

"Wait! Guys!" A voice shouted behind us. I turned around and there was my big brother.

"Stan!" I yelled and I ran to him. I tackled him to the ground, hugging around his torso. "I thought I almost lost you! I thought you were gone forever!" Tears were making way down my face. Even though we had no adults to take care of us, I was so happy to have him here alive.

"Calm down, sis. I'm fine." He told me. We got up and looked at the rest of the group who was on their way towards us. We decided to divide into groups and have jobs. The girls would stay at the campsite and find food for us. The guys decided to divide into 2 more groups (group 1: Maxwell, Stan, Oxnard, Boss group 2: Panda, Cappy, Hamtaro). Group 1 would find supplies and then group 2 would build the campsite. Maybe we would make it after all.