(A/N Hey guys, sorry about the cliffie...I just HAD to! I couldn't not! But any ways, heres the next chapter, as promised! Thanks to every one who reviewed!)

"Taylor!" Melissa screamed again, running to the edge. Soon Jackson was behind her, pulling her into a hug. This wasn't happening. No, it wasn't. Melissa refused to believe that Taylor was...was...was...

"MELISSA!" Melissa heard from behind her. Funny, it was a female voice...it almost sounded like...Taylor. Melissa shook the thought from her head. No...

"Melissa!" She heard again. 'Maybe it's my conscience?' She thought to herself.

"Melissa, Jackson! Down here!" She heard for the third time, and pulled away from Jackson, turning around and looking over the cliff. Taylor had apparently caught hold of a root that was poking over the side, and was hanging on for dear life. She wasn't that far down, and Melissa and Jackson managed to get her up and safely over the edge. (A/N She's my favourite character...what did you think I was going to do, kill her off?)

"Oh my god, Taylor!" Melissa embraced her friend into the biggest hug the world had ever seen. "I'm so sorry! I thought..." Tears started streaming down her face.

"It's ok. I'm fine." Taylor said, a little shakily. "A little scared, but I was lucky you guys were here, I don't know if I could have hung on for much longer."

Jackson bent down to give Taylor a hug too. "What happened?" He asked.

"Well, I was minding my own buissness when the thing started chasing me. So, of course, I ran. And I ran right to the edge of the cliff. After a little while of just standing here, having a staring contest, the thing lunged at me. I was so startled I stepped backwards, even though I knew I was on the edge." Taylor admitted.

"What happened to the beast?" Melissa asked, curious.

"Well...it went over the edge." Taylor said.

"I'm just so glad youre ok!" Melissa said, giving Taylor another hug. They didn't need to say any thing else, they both just knew every thing was forgiven. Near death experiences can do that to people.

"I guess there goes the cure for every one else." Jackson said.

Melissa and Taylor looked at him, startled. "What?" They both asked, in unison.

"Well, the beasts spit was the cure, wasn't it? And now that it's gone...what do we do?"

Melissa, Jackson and Taylor had made it all the way back to camp (despite the fact that it was pitch black out) with out any one getting injured or any thing. Taylor had a few bruises and cuts from her fall, but nothing major. (Or so Melissa and Jackson thought.) But that wasn't even what any of them were thinking about. They were all thinking 'What now?'

The fire was out at camp, but the plane was fine. Every one was exactly where Melissa had left them.

Jackson handed Taylor the firestarting rod. "Taylor, can you..?"

Taylor smiled, and took the rod from him. In a few minutes, they had a fire.

Melissa came out of the plane with the first aid kit, and sat down beside Taylor at the fire. "Ok, let me see your arm." She said, trying to grab Taylor's arm, but Taylor stood up, wrenching her arm from Melissa's grip. "I'm fine Melissa, it's ok."

Melissa stood up. "No Taylor, you need medical attention! Even if you do only have a few bruises!"

"No, the sick people need medical attention! How are we going to cure them Melissa?" Taylor snapped back at her, although she didn't really mean to.

"Taylor, let me see your arm!"

"No!"

Jackson came walking back from the tent with another flashlight in hand. "What's going on here girls?"

"Taylor won't let me see her arm!"

"I don't want you to see my arm!"

Jackson smiled to herself. These two would probably never stop fighting. But at least they weren't mad at each other any more. Or so he thought.

"Taylor, let Melissa see your arm." Jackson said, sitting down.

"Why?"

"Why are you making such a big deal about all of this Taylor?"

"You really want to know why?" Taylor asked, sitting down in defeat.

"Yes!" Both Melissa and Jackson said, at the same time, then looked at each other sheepishly.

Taylor stuck out her arm. "Here's why."

Melissa fought the urge to scream. Taylor had the deepest and biggest gash on her upper arm that Melissa had ever seen.

(A/N I was going to stop here, but considering what I did to you all yesterday, I won't.)

"Taylor! Doesn't that hurt?" Melissa asked.

Taylor snorted. "Uhm, you think?"

"Why didn't you want us to see?" Jackson asked quietly.

"I don't know." Taylor admitted. "I guess I just thought that...we couldn't afford to spend time on me. We need to cure the others!"

"Taylor, you need to fix that arm! How did it happen!" Melissa asked frantically, fumbling with the first aid kit.

"Well...I didn't tell you guys the whole story before." Taylor took a deep breath. "The thing lunged at me, and bit my arm. I stepped backwards over the cliff, and I guess it wasn't expecting me to or some thing, so I let go. It was by pure luck that I caught onto the root sticking over the edge...but...my arm hurt. That's why I said I didn't know how much longer I could have held on."

Melissa went to work on Taylors arm, while Taylor and Jackson sat in silence. After a little while, Melissa finished wrapping a bandage around. "Good as new. Well, not really. Your going to have to take it easy for a while."

Taylor looked like Christmas had come early. "You mean...no more lugging around water?"

Melissa nodded.

"No more looking for food, and boiling water?"

"Well..."

"No more WORK!"

"Taylor I..."

Taylor made her face contort into a frown. "I don't know how I'll survive." But a smile was creeping into the corners of her mouth.

Jackson and Melissa started laughing. This was the Taylor that they knew and loved. Taylor joined in too, and, even though they were all exhausted, Taylor was hurt, it was pitch black, and four of their friends were still really ill, for the first time in a week, they all knew, eventually, things were going to be alright.

(A/N There we go! I hope that enough drama was created for you. Mwahahaha, I have some more ideas after the whole illness thing gets cleared up - uhm..I mean...IF it gets cleared up...- that I can use too, because I'm just not ready to say goodbye to this story! Any ways, I hope you liked the chapter. Please review! Thanks guys!)