So this is my first Community fanfiction. I hope you like the premise and cast. This takes place after the episode when Troy and LeVar Burton leave Greendale.

CHAPTER 1

Characters: Troy, LeVar Burton

(Third person POV)

There was a boat, in the middle of the ocean. There were two people inside the boat, and they were lost, in the middle of nowhere. Ocean currents had them in a different direction to where they were supposed to go.

In this particular day, there was a thunderstorm ravaging the waters the boat was in. The boat rocked back and forth, and the two people inside that boat were seasick. They tried to sleep through the thunderstorm, as they had run out of fuel already, and it was no use steering the boat anyway. The sails were already down, and they were at the mercy of the storm. Wherever the storm wanted them to go, well, that was where they were headed.

The storm had lasted for already a few days, and the two people inside were already running out of supplies. They hoped to see land before they run out of supplies, and they hoped the storm bring them towards land. But the storm was not letting up, as they were still within that storm, even after a week. They did not know how the storm could have lasted a week, but then it was no ordinary storm, and they did not know that yet.

(Troy's POV)

I wake up. I look around and see that I am still in the sleeping quarters of the boat I and LeVar Burton are in. LeVar was still sleeping, and I realize that it was a sunny day outside. That was a relief. It was unusually calm inside the boat. I could feel no waves, nor can I feel the boat moving at all. I stand up and climb a ladder upstairs towards the ship's deck, and what do I see?

The boat was stranded on an island beach, and it was not just a small island. It was somewhat large, and it had mountains inland. It looked like one of those lost, undiscovered islands I watch on TV.

I walk down and wake LeVar Burton, my favourite actor, and I tell him that we are stranded on an island. He did not want to wake up at first, but when he heard that we were in an island, he accompanied me to the deck and looked outside.

"Whoa, this is one big island, Troy. Do you know where we are?", LeVar asks me. "I don't know, sir.", I reply.

Being with LeVar Burton for a while was really great. Now, I can speak to him freely, unlike before that I can't even say a word. I guess I just got used to it.

LeVar Burton brings out the GPS tracker he had packed, but it did not seem to be working, as it was showing that we were in the middle of the ocean. There was no island, so to speak. We zoomed all the way in on the device, but there was no island being shown on the screen. "That's weird.", I tell myself, but that was not a grave concern.

We sat on the boat for a while, each in his thoughts, until I decided to break the silence.

"What if we explore the island?", we both ask each other at the same time, and we chuckle a bit as a result. We look at each other, and decide to pack our bags and leave the boat. We got all the things we figure we will need, and we head on inland. I just knew that we won't be back to the boat for at least for a while.

At first we were walking through the palm trees, then there was some bushes we had to go through, and then we reached a jungle. The jungle looked thick and unwelcoming, and we had second thoughts on whether to go through the jungle or not. We could hear the sounds of birds and monkeys in the distance, and also sounds of a nearby stream. We were really thirsty, so we decided to walk into the jungle. Once we got into the jungle, I realized how beautiful it was. It was almost as if I was in a wonderful dream.

After half an hour of walking, we reach part of the stream, or was it a creek. I did not know for sure. All I knew was that I was staring at the cleanest, purest water I have ever seen in my whole life. No, I am not exaggerating. It's true. We watch in awe as the fast-flowing water runs through the stream, and we can clearly see the stream bed of rocks and gravel. We almost quenched our thirst just looking at the water. Almost.

I cup my hands on the stream and have a sip of the water, and it was very refreshing. Just like that, I did not feel tired anymore. It was as if the water had relieved our exhausted selves and made us fresh to walk again. I can see that LeVar Burton was also experiencing the same enlightenment when he too took a sip of the water.

"What kind of water is this? Is this for real?", I ask LeVar, and all he can do is nod. "I agree, if there was such a thing as perfect water, then this must be it." "I know." "But, we must go on exploring the island, Troy." I did not want to leave the stream, so I said, "What if we follow the stream?" "That's a wonderful idea, Troy. Let's follow the stream and see where it leads to."

We follow the stream up, while appreciating the beauty of the jungle. There were no paths, so it was more difficult to walk, but we made it to a part of the stream where two smaller streams of water converged.

"Where shall we continue, Troy? Left or Right?", LeVar asks me. I look at the two streams of water. One was larger than the other one, so I thought about heading there first, but something was pulling me to choose the smaller one. "I think we should go left." "Very well, let's go."

We follow the smaller stream for a while, then as we look forward, we realize that we were almost out of the jungle. We look at each other, and decide that we should go for it.

When we finally get out of the jungle, we see another beautiful sight. It was a gentle slope of beautiful grass, and it looked perfect. We look to the sky, and realize that the sun was near the horizon, so we clear a patch of grass and lie down on the ground covered in the grass we just cleared. The grass was soft, and the sky was clear, so we just sat down on the clearing and watched the sun set on the horizon. It was a perfect sunset as we watched in awe of what was all happening. My mind wandered for a moment, thinking that this must be heaven, because everything seemed perfect.

As nightfall came, I stared at the sky as it slowly became night and stars began to appear all around the sky. The moon also started to rise from the mountains on the other side of the horizon we were staring at a while back. We did not say a word, not wanting to break the silence of the night. It was the perfect conditions to go star-gazing all night, which I had not truly appreciated until today. I silently looked for the constellations I have learned when I was in school, and I whispered to myself the names of the constellations I was seeing. LeVar must have heard me whispering, because he asks me, "Troy, what are you whispering?" I sigh, then reply, "Hmm… I'm just mentioning the names of the constellations I have spotted on the night sky." "You like star-gazing?" "Not really, not until now." "Well Troy, I do like star-gazing, and I can say for sure that this is the best thing I've ever seen in my whole life." We both sigh, then look back at the night sky.

"So, how do you think your friends are doing, Troy?", LeVar Burton asks. I think to myself, how they are doing without me. "I think they may be doing fine, but I'm not really sure about Abed. I sure hope he is doing well. How about you?" "Oh, I do not really have a lot of good friends, Troy, which is one of the reasons why I decided to go with you here. I wanted a change of scenery, I guess." "Oh, okay."

We look up to the sky for a while, then I feel a little drowsy. I look towards LeVar Burton, and I see he's already asleep. I look at the sky just in time to see a shooting star fall out of the sky. I make a wish on the star, then I fall asleep a few moments later.

Wow, that's the start of my new story. Do you want to know what happens next? Please review.