I do not own Lucky Star or any cruise ship or really any thing for that matter. This is a fan story made not for profit but to merely express my enjoyment of content above. I also do not own the concept of Isla Nublar or INGEN. Also reviews are welcome so please review
-Bold is in 'English'.
-Regular is 'Japanese'.
Chapter 5: Distancing Aloofness
Konata strained under the weight of the dry wood she now lugged, behind her she heard Minami and Kentaro who were both carrying double the loads of the small bluenette as they made their way through the jungle back towards camp.
"Oh i hope we don't have to do this every day." Konata complained loudly. "I'm just not a high enough level for this." Minami and Kentaro both said nothing as they continued they were just about to Enter the clearing when Konata heard a low rustling in the woods nearby. She quietly stopped and placed the pile of wood on the ground, eliciting strange looks from Minami and Kentaro but suddenly they hear the rustling too and follow like wise. The three of them move quietly through the woods towards the noise and when they get close they smell a sickly sweet smell like putrid meat. They slowly push the fronds off to the side and peered forward. On the other side was an animal carcase. It would have been the size of a pig but what ever features it had were chewed off and very little was left there and there bits of ripped scaly skin curled and festered on the ground. The trio were some what taken aback by the sight.
"Um perhaps we should leave in case what ever got this thing comes back!" Stammered Kentaro.
" Its unlikely that it will be back. This thing has been dead probably a couple of weeks." Minami stated with slight disgust as she looked at it. However Konata looked back and stated.
"Then what was making that rustling?" The trio stayed silent for a while until they heard a small chirping and their heads darted in the direction. Just within sight of the carcase stood a small green lizard with a long chicken like neck and a pointed snout, it had an equally long tail and small front arms with five little fingers but most curious of all it had long straight hind legs. It was chirping in agitation at the three unwelcome guests to its dinner party.
"What the hell is that?" Konata questioned frankly. "It looks like a cross between and iguana and a chicken."
"Do you think its dangerous?" Kentaro asked as he eyed it suspiciously, but Minami interjected.
"Its too small to have killed that thing." She was right the little chicken lizard was 1/4 the size of the carcase.
"I think we should leave!" Konata said suddenly as she made a move to grab the wood and walk away, uneasily the other two followed grabbing their piles and hurrying after Konata. Five minutes later the trio reached the coastal clearing and spotted the camp and made their way over to it. As the group reached their destination Kentaro asked suddenly.
"Why did you leave suddenly. I thought you were the most curious of us there." Konata looked at the others with disbelieving fear.
"Your telling me you didn't see them?" Minami and Kentaro quirked there eyebrows and shook their heads. "Well, they weren't moving and it took me a while to see them too but there were like two dozen of those lizards around us." The others opened their eye's wide with surprise. Konata, Minami and Kentaro discussed how they should explain what they found to the others when Miyuki, Hiyori and Yukari approached.
"Ah Konata -San, Minami -San, and Kentaro -Kun." Miyuki greeted as she politely bowed to them in turn. "Your efforts were fruitful i see." She commented as she observed the large pile of fire wood.
"Sure were Miyuki, however we saw something weird." Said Konata as she glanced back at the tree line.
"Oh what was disturbing Konata?" Miyuki asked genuine concern evident in her voice. Konata focused her gaze onto Miyuki.
"I don't think this is an uninhabited island." Konata said finally Evoking looks of shock from her fellow castaways.
"What do you mean Konata -San?" Eagerly questioned Miyuki the sun reflecting brilliantly off of her glasses.
"Wow you think there are people here!" Hiyori squealed excitedly before Yukari smacked her on the head playfully.
"I was going to say that." Yukari pouted her eyes closed in mock agitation. Konata silently gazed back at the tree line before she answered.
"Maybe but to be honest I'm not sure all i know is since i saw those lizards I've been afraid and i think there could be something worse."
"Lizards?" Hiyori and Miyuki questioned simultaneously.
"Ya we came across a couple of chicken sized lizards eating something in the woods." Kentaro informed the ladies. "They were kinda creepy though." Puzzled Miyuki tried to pry her friend for more.
"Are only a few lizards what have you worried Konata -San? Because lizards a generally harmless so i..." Konata cut Miyuki off suddenly.
"Sorry it's not just the lizards, its what Patty told me?" I don't think this island is safe. Miyuki narrowed her eye's imperceptibly.
"What did Patty -Chan say Konata. Tell me please." Despite her feelings of dread Konata flashed her cat grin at Miyuki.
"Tell you what Miyuki -Chan, if you gather the whole camp at the fire and find Patty, we'll tell you whats up Kay?" Miyuki thought about that before she quickly agreed and wandered off to find their fellow castaways.
After an hour and a half, little over half the group was gathered around the entrance of the boat. Kagami was sitting on her log eyes half lidded as she gazed around at the gathering.
"Whats going on here?" She asked arching her eyebrows.
"ENTMOOT!" Yelled Konata loudly as she pushed her head out of the boat doorway suddenly. This of course caused the exhausted lavender haired girl to squeak and promptly fall off her log.
"wa...waaah?" Groaned Kagami as she lay stunned in the sand. Konata placed her hand behind her head in mock embarrassment while everybody(who was present) looked shocked.
"Sorry its just something i heard from a movie a few years ago and it just got stuck in my head." She then flashed her cat grin before her face returned to it's earlier seriousness. "So where is every body i don't wanna have to explain it all multiple times, plus it'll be hard to explain without Patty." Every body looked at Hiyori expectantly.
"We may be best friends but i have no idea were she went. I haven't seen her all day." Hiyori pouted as she worried for her friend. Kagami quickly pushed her way into the conversation.
"I saw Yui, Yutaka, and your dad go for a stroll down the beach." Yawned Kagami as she pointed lethargically a Konata. "They should be back soon its been over an hour. And as for Patty, did anybody look under the boat?"
"Actually i did Kagami -San. I asked around but i think Konata -San is the only one who saw her today." The entire group fixed the attention on the petite bluenette. Konata looked around irritation evident on her face.
"Ya, i saw her but that was for a few minutes this morning." Konata 's eye's darted between their face's each face asking for more answers then the last. Well Konata had warned Patty that if she didn't tell the group what she knew then Konata would tell them what little Patty had accidentally let slip. Konata had been reluctant to do this because while she was miffed at the American she knew that the group back lash could be pretty harsh.
"Do you remember the story i told last night, you know the one about EVIL corporation." Stated Konata putting on her evil face as she said this.
"What about it? You don't honestly expect us to believe that stupid story, do you?" Kagami interrupted angrily. Konata shot a hurt glare at Kagami before she continued.
"No i wasn't saying the story is true besides whats with the tude?" Kagami merely looked away as Konata said this. "All i was going to say is that when we first arrived here and Patty left on her walk she told me this morning he came across a path fairly deep in the woods." Konata finished and looked solemnly around at the group. As she gazed at each castaway that was present she noticed Miyuki raise her hand part way. This action brought a smile to Konata 's face, even castaway on a deserted island Miyuki was still following classroom etiquette. "Wotcha need Miyuki?"
"Konata -San what kind of path, did she find an animal path or something." Konata thought quietly bringing he hand to her chin when they suddenly heard a low rumbling noise and hundreds of birds took flight deep in the forest causing the group of people to turn and gaze at the large grouping of specks that was the birds in the distance.
"What was that." Hiyori whispered slowly her eyes wide with terror. Miyuki however despite the sweat running down the side of her face came up with a totally credible response.
"Well Hiyori -Chan as with many small islands i believe that this place may in fact be a sea mount, an island created by geological processes such as volcanic activity and earthquakes so we probably just heard a geological phenomena."
"Ahem!" Konata cleared her throat bringing all the others attention back to her. "As i was about to say Patty said that it looked like an overgrown jeep path." When she said this everybody but Kagami perked up. The castaways began talking excitedly about how if there were car paths there had to be people mean while Kagami quickly and with surprising strength grabbed Konata by the collar and pulled her into the boat.
"Why didn't you tell us this earlier hmm?" Kagami accused angrily. Konata some what taken aback by the venom in her friends voice shakily tried to respond.
"I-I was just told a few hours ago and i simply was hoping Patty would tell us first, seeing as i think she knows a lot more than i do. Why are you acting like this Kagamin?" Kagami however couldn't shake off the feeling her horrifying dream had caused, and the image of her dead eyed twin repeating the same phrase. 'I saved you but you lost your chance to save me! You hesitated!' Echoed endlessly in her ears.
"Are you okay Kagamin?" Suddenly disturbed from her thoughts she looked up into the worried face.
"Y-yes, I'm fine now go and find that little bitch and make her tell us whats going on." Kagami yelled harshly which caused Konata to flinch.
"Why are you mad what did i do, please tell me." She whined Kagami just shot her a withering tired glare.
"Please Just go, now!" Kagami responded with a snap. As Konata left there was an easily perceivable droop in her shoulders, which did not go unnoticed by the shell once known as Kagami. Kagami saw how Konata had reacted to her harsh tone, and as the midget left she had to discreetly blink back her tears so they would go unnoticed. Despite all the comforting she had received on the first night, the pain was almost to much to bear and now every time she slept or napped she had some horrific dream. To be truthful it was only the one dream but it had been utterly shattering and Kagami had decided to distance her self from the others. She just couldn't bear to imagine feeling the same pain again, so she was understandably angry at Patty for withholding valuable information. Even Kagami had to admit she probably could have been a little more tactful with Konata.
Every body out side was waiting for the girls to return, so when Konata exited she had their complete and undivided attention. She delved back into what she new for sure was true, which solely was that there was a path in the forest, and that roads usually go somewhere. Suddenly the group heard shouting and everybody including Kagami who bolted out when the shouting started, looked down the beach and saw Yui, Soujirou and Yutaka running towards them waving their arms. Unfortunately their shouting was incomprehensible from that distance. As the natural reaction to seeing people running and screaming is to run over and help the two sides met fairly quickly.
After the trio had been lead over to were the log bench was and were allowed Soujirou breathlessly explained all that they had seen.
"We found a derelict port terminal down the beach!" The castaways all gasped when they heard this, because if there were building there might be people. Hiyori turned to Miyuki.
"What does derelict mean?" Miyuki thought for a second before replying.
"Derelict means a building abandoned or not used for extended periods of time, Hiyori -San." Miyuki explained with a smile before they went back to listening.
"It looked fairly big i think it was made for cruise ships and ferry's." Soujirou said as he looked from face to face, with Yutaka and Yui nodded in agreement.
"So there could be a settlement or buildings here?!" Kagami blurted only to be silenced by Soujirou again.
"I'm not done!" Commented Soujirou his eye brow twitching in irritation. "Anyway the worst part is it looks like my bundle of joy may have been right." He of course was talking about Konata.
"What was i right about?" Konata asked bluntly smile falling from her face.
"The building had a large metal sign that said INGEN inside it." Every body stopped and considered the implications from Konata 's story and finding that sign. Konata looked at Kagami and in a monotone voice said.
"If INGEN is real, then..." Kagami softly finished the sentence, causing fear to creep into everybody' hearts.
"... then the dangerous parts might be true as well." With this new information the group of castaways decided that the best plan would be to scout the island and also try to find Patty as much as they were angry they didn't want her hurt. So the retrieve Patty team consisted of Hiyori, Miyuki, Konata, Kentaro and Yui. Island scout team would consist of Kagami, Yukari, Yutaka, Minami, and Soujirou. The teams were split into teams of even strength and they would all take 4 days worth of rations and Matches just encase they got lost, each team was given a compass. Their plan, too set out on their missions at dawn the next day and return by sun down. So they got all their stuff ready, their plans made, and went to bed as the sun dipped into the horizon for tomorrow they would all need their rest. Patty however didn't return during the night.