Derek

Juliet and Shawn got to the bottom of their run and got in the line for the Dipper Express. "Jules, we've been looking all day for this cabin. We haven't even stopped for lunch yet!"

"Lunch is really expensive here Shawn. Anyways, we'll take one more run, since it's snowing really hard. We won't be able to see a thing soon."

"Okay, fine."

"Shawn, I've got a question."

"What's up?"

"How did you manage to end up in the singles line instead of the group one?"

"Wait-what?"

"You're in the wrong line. There is a rope in between us."

"Well, ya see-" Shawn began.

"It's okay, we'll meet at the top. I need to get on the lift." Juliet quickly poled her way forward and sat down on the lift. Shawn looked over and saw a group of three men and joined them. He ungracefully got on the lift, with the men beside him chuckling quietly.

The lift went on for the first few minutes with the men next to him chattering loudly. They were saying something about how awesome the mountain was and how much better it is than skiing in the northeast. Shawn found himself drifting off until he heard the man next to him say, "I can't believe the cabin was empty when we got there."

"Dude, shut up, we've complained enough already, haha," joked the man to his right.

"Seriously though, we had to hike through all those woods below the Galaxy Woods glade, just to find an empty cabin. Also, Derek hasn't been answering any of his calls. He invited us over, the least he could do is reply."

Shawn continued to listen in. He had to confirm with Juliet, but he was pretty sure the boyfriend of their client's name was Derek too. This could be the cabin they were looking for!

Juliet eyes passed over the people coming off the chair lift. She saw Shawn get off, and waved him over. He clumsily made his way over to her and took off his helmet.

"Jules! Just the person I wanted to see! Is the boyfriend's name Derek?"

"I'm not dat-oh, ya, our client's boyfriend's name is Derek. Why?"

"I think I know where our cabin is!" Shawn exclaimed with enthusiasm.

"How sure are you? It's really snowing hard out."

"Umm, like ninety-nine percent."

"Hmm, that translates to fifty percent. So, I guess we should check it out tomorrow. If we get stuck on this mountain we'll be of no help."

"I guess you're right. What run should we take down?"

"How about Big Dipper to Nevade Trail?"

"Sounds good!" Juliet turned and began to ski down. When she reached a flat spot she turned around and saw Shawn, a third done with the hill. When he finally reached her she pulled down her neck warmer and said, "Shawn, what happened to super athlete? I've seen my grandma ski faster!"

"Well, people actually become faster with age, but if you wanna see speed. You got it!"

Juliet grinned as Shawn took off down the mountain. She lost sight of him in a minute from the snow.

Shawn began to race down the mountain. He carved left, carved right. He was doing it! He wasn't even falling. It was so exhilarating! Shawn turned around, crap! Had he passed the turn? He glanced down the mountain and saw a turn coming up. The sign was covered in snow, but it looked like it was right. He skied over, and not gaining better visibility, decided to take the turn.

He continued to the bottom of the run. 'Haha! Take that Jules!' Shawn thought to himself. He approached the chairlift and it read: Galaxy Express.

'Shit, that's not right.' He thought to himself as he pulled out the map. He found where he was and realized that he was just above the spot where the men on the lift were saying the cabin was.

'Better call Jules, I'll check it out.' Shawn pulled out his cell phone and began to hold down the number for speed dial when he realized he had no signal. 'Shit, I had signal just a second ago!'

He decided to proceed anyways and skied over to the mass of trees. The trees were large and close together, he quickly came to the conclusion that he'd kill himself trying to ski through them. He clicked out of his skis and began to carry them as he walked into the woods.

The deeper he went into the woods, the more he began to think this was a bad idea. It was still snowing hard and chances were he'd be unable to find the cabin anyway.

Shawn glanced to his right and saw footprints in the snow and began to trail them. Shawn began to pick up his pace as he stumbled through the forest. He could just make out a small building through the thick trees. He began to slow down as he approached the door of the cabin and let himself in.

The cabin was modestly furnished with only a coach and two chairs arranged around the television. He walked into the kitchen area and his eyes focused on the microwave. He opened the door and there was still a microwavable macaroni and cheese in it.

He walked back over to the television area and quickly noticed that there was a small mark behind the large clock on the wall. He pushed the clock out of the way and saw a large indentation with a bullet inside it behind it.

Shawn's phone began to go off, "Hello?"

"Shawn! Where are you? You sped off and I couldn't find you!"

"I know, couldn't keep up?" Shawn said in mock pride, "Yeah, I screwed up and took the wrong turn. I found myself right above the Galaxy Woods glade however and decided to take a moment to look for the cabin. I found it and took a look around. I'm pretty sure it's the one we're looking for. You should head on over."

"Okay, okay, fine, haha. Just tell me how to get there."