SEER GILLIGAN

"Skipper?" Gilligan asked.

"Yes, Gilligan?"

"Do you know what I think?"

"No."

"That's good!"

"What that's supposed to mean?" the Skipper wondered, he got up and saw that Gilligan had fixed his hat so it covered his face. "Gilligan!" The Skipper shook him.

Gilligan lifted his hat and sighed. "Skipper, let's not get into a fight… its why I destroyed the seeds, I like my thoughts to be just mine," he answered, and the Skipper rolled his eyes.

"All right, fine. I guess its better that I don't know, anyway," the Skipper said, giving up… Or that's what he led Gilligan to believe. He began muttering instead. "I already know what you really think," he said, and Gilligan felt badly. He jumped out of the hammock.

"Say it," Gilligan commanded, gritting his teeth. The Skipper looked up at him in surprise. "Go on, I heard you. I messed up and made everyone fight, didn't I? But you know what? The Professor thought the seeds would help the world, too. You all ate the seeds… I didn't force you," he went on, upset.

"Gilligan, calm down! I never said I blamed you for this! I'm glad you burned them… we were the ones who got power-hungry," the Skipper answered, jumping up, and Gilligan took a breath. However, he calmed down a bit too late. Everyone had rushed in hearing upon the very loud argument.

"Captain… Gilligan… if you must argue, can't it be in the daytime?" Mr. Howell snapped, clutching his Teddy.

"Yes, I mean really, were trying to sleep!" Mrs. Howell added,　snapping just like her husband.

"It's nothing," the Skipper started, but Gilligan cut in.

"Skipper thinks I started all the fighting," he said.

"Skipper? That's a little harsh… we all ate the seeds. It's not like Gilligan forced them down our throats," Mary Ann scolded, first, as always, to defend the first mate.

"I didn't say that, Mary Ann. In fact I'm glad those dumb seeds are gone, it's getting we can't even trust each other anymore, and I want it all to end," the Skipper defended himself.

"I agree, though it was pretty amusing arguing just in my head, I apologize to you all… especially you, roomie," Ginger put in, glancing at Mary Ann.

"Me too. We've put up with living here too long to fall apart. Who knows if we'll ever get rescued? I agree with the Skipper - we shouldn't jeopardize our friendships," Mary Ann added.

"I third that notion. I admit I also got carried away with this foolishness. Gilligan, I'm proud of you for being smarter than me, for once," the Professor said, completely shocking the first mate.

"Th… thanks, Professor," he answered, and shook the scientist's hand. Then the Howell's smiled at each other.

"Lovey, dear, let's not fight anymore," Mr. Howell proposed, and she nodded and kissed her　husband's cheek before the two left for their hut. After they had hugged everyone and apologized, the girls and the Professor left, too.

"Wow, Skipper! We were pretty lucky! We could have had mean, grumpy passengers who wouldn't help us but we got good friends here instead," Gilligan commented, as he stared at the door.

The Skipper nodded, putting his hand on his little buddy's shoulder and squeezing it. "How about tomorrow I help you with the chores and we both spend the afternoon fishing?" he said, and Gilligan grinned. "Now let's get some sleep," the Skipper finished, and Gilligan nodded, but instead of climbing into his hammock, he grabbed his diary off the table.

"I'll be right back, Skipper," he said, and left, too excited to sleep.

Dear Diary,

I fund a new wey to cumunikat, but dont buther tryen it cuse I distrued evry seed. See I fond these seeds that can let you read minds but it led to every one fighten. I thowt we was nevur gunna stop so I burnt the bush. Im serprized tho, no one yelled at me for burnen the bush, I gess freinshep is mor impurtent.

Gilligan