Each of the campers shot up in bed. After Jamie and Kayla, Effie and Shane woke up, and, after them, Victoria, Sam, and Cameron awoke from their nightmares. They kept asking questions. What happened? Why? Who? Chef had gone to the bathroom and hadn't returned yet, a fact most likely caused by his own inedible food. As the other campers worriedly flittered about the infirmary, Nicki was roused from her sleep by the noise. She sat up in bed, moaning, and the others' heads snapped around to look at her. Cameron was the first person to storm over.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO US?!!!!" He demanded, shaking her by the shoulders. He felt himself grabbed by the shoulder, as Jamie and Sam both struggled to pull him off of Nicki before he hurt her. She squeaked out, "I-I don't kn-know!" and Cameron scowled. "YOU DON'T KNOW?!! GUESS!!!!" He demanded. Kayla and Effie moved in between the two. "Step off, hot-head." Kayla growled, and Effie nodded in agreement. Cam looked between the two, sighed harshly, and stalked out, grumbling. "Not worth the trouble." He ground out as he let the tent flap slap behind his as he left. Chef came running in with Chris, and the host said, "Well, welcome back to the world of the living, campers. " The host said with a smile. "Now, since no one finished the course, we'll have to have you do another-OOF!" He never got to finish his sentence, as a base-ball sized force field, small hail torrent, fireball, and gorilla fist smacked him out through the wall of the tent. The campers all flowed out of the tent, Victoria spiting on Chris's shoe as she walked past. It sizzled and made a nice hole in the Corinthian leather as she trotted past.
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The next morning, Chris was still out cold, so the campers all got a free day devoid of challenges. Jamie was walking and having an animated conversation with Shane about the pros and cons of comic books. "How can you not like the Doom Patrol?! They kick ass!" Shane demanded, and Jamie rolled his eyes in exasperation. "How many times must I say it? I. Don't. Like. Comic. Books." He clarified, annunciating each word. "Why not?" Shane asked incredulously. Jamie sighed. "Because, it makes a mockery of me and the rest of us." Jamie finished. Shane was about to reply, when the ground gave way beneath him. He fell about three feet, and crashed in a heap on a stone floor. Jamie looked over the edge, asking, "You okay?" Shane sat up. "Yeah, I'm fine. God, I hate this island." Jamie nodded, looking off down the hole. It had concealed a metal staircase, shiny and new, that lead down to a door with a window in it, giving off a warm glow. And, the two did what any teenage boy would do. Raced each other to the door. Jamie cracked it open, stepping inside, his converse crushing down springy lime green carpet.
Inside, there was what could only be described as teenager heaven. They were in a room at least as big as the mess hall, which was decked out with every cool piece of stuff imaginable. There was a huge plasma screen T.V with an X-Box 360, Playstation 3, and a Wii hooked to it, a huge sound system that looked way high tech with a bunch of blinking lights, which sported an iPod dock and a bookcase full of CD's and video game disks. A long, dark red leather wrap-around couch sat in front of the T.V, with an all-glass coffee table in front of it. There were bean bag chairs, a computer system hooked to a 23-in. plasma monitor, complete with a few X-Box controllers, with a few different CPU's hooked to it, making it lighting fast. There were even a few lap-tops on a charging rack. The walls were painted with swirls of electric blue and blood red, while certain sections were made of curved metal plates. There were inset florescent lights in the ceiling, which lit up the area brilliantly. There were a few doors which led off the room, but the two ignored those for a moment. Shane turned to Jamie. "Dude." Jamie only nodded and said, "I know."
They tore off into the room, Shane going off into a branch in the corner, while Jamie opened a few of the doors, which opened up into different areas. One led off into a fully stocked gym, one led off to a room with an Olympic sized pool, and one went to what looked liked a maintenance room. Jamie walked back into the main room, and saw Shane sitting on the couch, munching on a hotdog. Jamie gave him a look, and he swallowed his food quickly. "There's a big kitchen over there." The teleporter clarified, pointing to the nook he had explored. Jamie walked over and stuck his head in. There was a counter hugging one wall, which was topped with tan granite speckled with black. The fridge looked big enough to store a lawn-mover in, and there was a full Viking range with a microwave above it. Jamie opened the fridge, discovering it was fully stocked. He grabbed a can of soda, popped it open, and guzzled it, his first taste of sugar in the two weeks he'd been at the camp. He walked back into the main room, and finally asked the obvious question. "Okay, Shane. What is this place?" Jamie asked. Shane shrugged. "Do we care?" He asked. Jamie thought for a moment, then grinned impishly. "Nope."
After their snack, the two hurried off to get the others, eager to show them their awesome new hide-out.
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Kayla was chatting with Effie and Nicki, who were chatting about the boys. " I think Sam is really handsome." Nicki said thoughtfully. Kayla shrugged. "Maybe, but Jamie has him beat. That boy has the best chest…" Kayla trailed off, a dreamy look on her face, while the other two stifled a fit of giggles. Suddenly, Effie sat up completely straight, moving from her position against the Fighting Beavers cabin wall. She looked over at Kayla, grinning slyly. "Sooo…" She began. "How far have you and your "Animal Man" gone?" She asked teasingly, and Kayla turned bright red. "Th-That's private!" She stuttered out, but Effie plowed on. "I bet he's a real animal in the bedroom…"she trailed off playfully, and Kayla did the impossible; she turned even redder. As she tried to stammer out a reply, she saw Jamie running over to him. "Speak of the devil." Nicki whispered as he came to a stop in front of them. He grabbed Kayla's waist and pulled her into a kiss. After a second, they broke for air and he said breathlessly, "Whoa. Anyway, I gotta show you guys something!" He announced excitedly, dragging Kayla behind him as she sprinted to keep up with his animal-like speed. Effie and Nicki were right behind them.
Meanwhile, Shane teleported over to the Chipmunk cabin, shocking everyone inside. "What do you want?" Cameron grunted, and Shane grinned insanely. "Dudes! Follow me!" He shouted euphorically, dragging Sam behind. Victoria looked at each other and shrugged, then followed the hyperactive boy. Soon, they all arrived at the hole which led down into the Cool Cave, as Shane had called it. The others crowded down into it, and gasped in astonishment. It truly was heaven on this island from Hell.
Everyone rushed inside, each taking to their own thing. Of course, all the guys raced each other to get to the couch, flipping on the T.V and switching on the X-Box. Cameron found a huge stack of games in a cabinet underneath the T.V. He popped open a brand-new copy of Gears of War 2 and slipped it in. He, Jamie, Shane, and Sam all grabbed controllers, while they built up their teams. They decided to do a two-on-two match, Chipmunks-versus-Beavers, and began playing.
The girls,, however, had found a branch-off from the main room hidden behind a chair, and discovered a closet the size of a school bus filled with clothes. Effie and Nicki squealed and took off inside, while Victoria and Kayla sauntered off to watch the boys play. Kayla sat on the couch next to Jamie, while Victoria slung her arms around Cam's neck. He stiffened for a minute, then relaxed as Sam shot him a thumbs-up. "You guys dating'?" The other boy asked, and Cam blushed, (Yes, fire boy actually BLUSHED! ALERT THE MEDIA!) and nodded. "Sort of." He said vaguely, and then she gave him a peck on the cheek. "…yes." He admitted, and went back to focusing on blowing the others to kingdom come.
After about five minutes of carnage, the tally was; Beavers- 23 kills. Chipmunks- 25. Jamie groaned as Cameron and Sam knocked fists. Shane put down his controller and said, "I'm gonna grab a Coke." He walked off and, on his way to the kitchen, noticed something on the wall. A big, shiny red button, just waiting to be pushed. He automatically moved to it, but stopped himself. "No, don't do it Shane. Ignore the button." He scolded himself in his head. The last time he had pushed a button like that…well, he was banned from gym class the rest of the year. He didn't understand why, though. The gym teacher's doctor said the injury was non-lethal. And, it's not like he needed all ten fingers. Seven was fine. Heck, it was a lucky number. Regardless, he told himself not to push it. However, his finger inched towards the button. "Don't do it…" He thought. It moved closer. "Don't…" He pressed the button. "Aaaaand, you do it. Idiot."
Well, I think I have achieved the impossible. I have managed an uber-long chapter…ON A WEEKDAY! I love it! SO much better then a book report (I'm gonna do it rrrrreeeeaaaallllyy early tomorrow morning) Anyway, I thought that Cam could be evil, but only if he had to. I wanted him to not be completely hated, after all. He will still be a villa, though. Have some serious plans for him. Muhuahahahaha! But, Blazing T-Rex, dude, if you want him full-time Lex-Luthor/Joker evil, I can do that too. Just tell me in a review. ALL OF YOU , REVIEW!!!!