Jurassic Park Broken Lives
Chapter 16: Departure and Family
Disclaimer: I do not own Jurassic Park.
Amanda slowly awoke to the soft breaths of her mate. Amanda looked to see his head next to hers. She smiled. Amanda reached out with her left arm and gently rubbed his neck. Silver Claw stirred slightly and opened his eyes.
"Good morning Silver Claw." Amanda cooed in raptor.
He smiled. "Good morning Amanda, how was your sleep?"
"No dreams this time." Amanda sighed and gently kissed him. "What about you, are you in any pain today?"
"No," Silver Claw sighed and stretched his head up, yawning.
"That's good," Amanda said and pulled his head back to hers. "It's a little chilly in here."
"Really," Silver Claw questioned. "It doesn't feel that cold to me."
Amanda rolled her eyes, "Never mind." Amanda slowly sat up and stretched her arms into the air.
"Good morning love birds," Ellie joked. "There's some food over here if you want some, though I don't know how good most of it is."
"We know, after you disappeared, we stayed here for a few days." Amanda said and stood up.
Silver Claw slowly stood up and followed Amanda to the boxes of food. He reached into a box, grabbed several of the wrapped bars in his mouth, and sat down near Amanda. He placed the packages on the floor and scratched at them with his claws until one claw broke the wrapper and he could use his other claws to open the packaging. Amanda sat down next to him and laughed slightly.
"Here let me help you with that," Amanda said and grabbed the bars one by one and opened them. She held each one so he could eat it. Amanda held out the last bar and he grabbed the end of it.
"You can have this one," Silver Claw mumbled and held it out for her. Amanda reached for it but he moved it away from her hands. "Don't use your hands," Silver Claw teased.
Amanda rolled her eyes and grabbed the bar in her mouth. She pulled back and Silver Claw jerked his head back, pulling her forward. "So you want a game of tug a war then," Amanda snickered and pulled back as hard as she could, Silver Claw did not budge.
"You're going to have to better than that Amanda," Silver Claw said and pulled the bar into his mouth more. "I might just eat it if you don't."
"You won't eat it on me," Amanda said and looked into his eyes. He smiled slightly and Amanda pulled. The bar came free of Silver Claw mouth and Amanda quickly grabbed it so he could not bite onto it again. "See, I got it."
"Alright, if you two are done playing I would like to find a way up to the roof before the helicopter comes." Ellie said, shaking her head.
"Fine," Amanda sighed. She broke the bar in half and gave Silver Claw the part he drooled over and made soggy.
Amanda slowly stood up and followed Ellie to the door. Ellie pushed several buttons and the door clicked. She opened it and to their surprise, Loki was asleep outside. Amanda looked to Silver Claw.
"What is he doing here, I thought he was banished?" Amanda asked.
Ellie crouched down by him and put her hand by his head. "Loki what are you doing here?"
He stirred slightly and looked up. "Good morning all."
"What are you doing here?" Ellie repeated.
"I wanted to know if Amanda and Silver Claw could talk my father into letting me back," Loki said and looked down. "I miss my mate."
"Your father wasn't happy about banishing you but I don't think we can do anything until he says you are aloud back." Amanda said. "You're not supposed to be in the territory even, if he found out…"
"I know, but I don't know anywhere else to go." Loki said. "They won't find me anyway; I know the territory better than anyone else in my pack. Please don't tell them I'm still here."
"We won't but you have to stop hiding anyone we find and let stay with us." Silver Claw said and looked to Amanda, "Especially my mate."
"Don't worry, I found out all I needed to know about humans." Loki replied and slowly stood up. "I'll see you later then."
"I'm leaving today Loki, I might not see this island again." Ellie said.
"Oh… well goodbye Ellie." Loki said and disappeared down one of the halls to their right.
"So where do you think the stairs to the roof are?" Ellie asked.
"I don't know, but they better not be outside." Amanda said and put her hands in her pockets.
They started to walk down the hall to the left of the bunker. They passed by the familiar turn to the factory and continued down the hall. Soon the distance whirl of helicopter blades sounded faintly through the halls.
"Where are those stairs?" Ellie asked and quickened her pace, going further ahead of Amanda and Silver Claw. Ellie turned down another hall. "Found them!"
Amanda and Silver Claw turned the corner to see Ellie at the top, pushing the door open. Light flooded into the dimly lit hall and Silver Claw turned his head. A breeze blew in through the open door and rid the hall of its must air. Before long, Amanda and Silver Claw reached the top of the stairs and stood on the gravel top roof. The roof was relative flat, except for a few spot that it sunk with the roof of the rooms. At the far end of the building was the raised roof of the cafeteria and a cylindrical structure. The gap between the buildings was to the right and to the left, the front of the building.
"Where's the helicopter supposed to land?" Ellie asked.
Amanda tapped her shoulder and pointed behind them, "There maybe." The helipad was on the far right corned of the building.
"What should I do?" Silver Claw asked.
"I hope they don't bring any weapons." Amanda said and scratched the back of his head. "Just stay close to me, ok."
Silver Claw nodded in response and licked her cheek. "Just make sure you stay safe."
Amanda sighed. "It's not me I have to worry about."
In the distance, a helicopter burst from the clouds and headed towards them. The helicopter circled over the building once and moved over top of the helipad. Slowly it landed on the roof and the engine shut off. The blades stopped spinning and the doors on both sides of the helicopter opened as several armed men got out and stood facing Amanda, Ellie and Silver Claw. A man with a large medical bag, sunglasses and a cowboy hat stepped out, soon followed by an elderly man dressed in white clothing with a cane tipped with what look like amber.
The elderly man looked around and sighed before turning to Amanda, though he stayed next to the doors for the helicopter. "Hello, I'm John Hammond."
"I'm Amanda. This is Ellie and my mate Silver Claw." Amanda said and placed her hand on Silver Claw's back. The men looked at each other and then back at her.
"You said that in raptor," Ellie whispered.
"Oh sorry about that," Amanda repeated it in English.
"What was that?" The man with the medical bag asked.
"That would be raptor; Silver Claw taught me how to speak it." Amanda replied.
"So you can understand that creature?" He asked.
"His name is Silver Claw and he's my mate. I would like it if you called him by his name rather than that creature." Amanda defended and gently pet Silver Claw's neck.
"By mate, do you mean friend?" The man asked.
"This is Doctor Harding," John interrupted. "He was the vet that cared for all the animals on our islands."
"Maybe he could help then." Amanda said. "Silver Claw was wounded… maybe you could help him."
"How was he wounded?" Harding asked nervously.
"There was a man here, he's dead now, that threw a poisoned knife into Silver Claw's leg." Amanda replied.
"Dead?" One of the armed men said and raised his gun slightly.
"The spinosaur got him," Amanda answered. "Do you think you could help him?"
"I don't know, will he attack?" Harding questioned, pulling off his sunglasses.
"Not unless you threaten or hurt me or him." Amanda said. "So?"
"Have him lay down so I can see the wound," Harding said and slowly walked up.
Silver Claw looked to Amanda. She nodded and Silver Claw slowly rested himself on the gravel top. Doctor Harding slowly knelt down next to Silver Claw, watching the raptor for any movement.
"Last time I was this close to a raptor, it was sedated." Harding nervously laughed. "Are you sure he won't attack me?"
"Yes," Amanda sighed and moved over to the left of Harding. She gently pet Silver Claw's head and he purred softly.
"I don't remember any of the raptors we had doing that," Harding said as he gently examined the wound. Silver Claw flinched several times, as his leg was still tender.
"So how long have you been here Amanda?" John asked and slowly walked over to them.
"I don't know, over a two months I think." Amanda replied. "I lost count."
"Uh, I see." John said and cleared his throat. "How are you still alive, why didn't he kill you the first chance he got?"
"Silver Claw had just lost his entire pack and he was lonely," Amanda said. "He found me and wouldn't stop following me wherever I tried to run from him."
Before he could ask anything else, John started hacking and pushed heavily on his came. Harding tried to help but John waved him away. Finally he stopped and could say, "Sorry about that, I haven't been in the best health lately."
Harding knelt back down by Silver Claw. He reached into his bag and putted a bottle out and a needle. Silver Claw suddenly roared and snapped his head, biting down on Harding's arm. The men aimed the guns but prepared to fire.
"What did you do?" Amanda demanded.
"I gave him a shot of antibiotics… to help with any bacteria in his system," Harding stuttered. "Could you get him to let go?"
"You should have said something first!" Amanda said and gently rubbed Silver Claw's head until he released Harding's arm.
"Lower your guns," John said, clearing his throat.
"It didn't pierce the skin." Dr. Harding sighed. "That's good." He wiped the saliva off with his shirt. "I've had a raptor bite me before so it's nothing new."
"Do you think you'll be able to make the cure for DX?" Ellie asked.
"Maybe but I'll need a blood sample from an infected person," Harding said.
"Ellie," Amanda immediately said.
"Why me," Ellie said, "I'm just as afraid of needles as you are."
"But you're leaving Ellie." Amanda said. "And I pass out."
"Fine," Ellie said. "We can do it later though."
"Just keep the wound clean," Harding said and stood up, as did Amanda and Silver Claw. "Other wise it looks health and should be healed in a few days."
"So Mr. Hammond," Ellie started. "Your company is the one who created all the dinosaurs on this island."
"Yes," he replied, "Every single one of them until they started breeding."
"What do they mean by he created all the dinosaurs on this island?" Silver Claw asked.
"What did he say?" Harding asked.
"He's wondering what John meant by when saying that he created every dinosaur on the island." Amanda said.
"Oh, I mean that my people created the first raptors along with ever other dinosaur on this island." John replied and leaned on his cane.
"So he's the reason my mother and father and all the other elders were kept in cages!" Silver Claw hissed.
John and Harding backed away slightly and looked at Amanda.
"He's angry because you had his parents and the other first raptors locked away in cages." Amanda said and gently placed her hand on Silver Claw's side, trying to clam him down.
"We had to, they killed several people." John said.
"The last of which was a friend of mine," Harding said. "When we set them free my friend when looking for one of the raptors in particular but she was killed."
"Why did she go looking for a raptor?" Ellie asked.
"She said that it could understand her but every time I went near her when she was near or talking him, he hissed at me." Harding replied.
"Was she talking in raptor?" Ellie asked.
"No, she always talked to him in English." Harding said and looked down. "She loved that thing. She stayed with him most of the day just talking to him by the fence. That raptor probably killed her when she went to find him to say goodbye."
"Maybe not," Amanda said. "I overheard one of the raptors yesterday say that the male when looking for her but was devastated when he found her dead."
"Who was the raptor?" Ellie asked.
Amanda looked down. "I think it was Silver Claw's father."
Silver Claw stared at her. "Are you sure?"
"We can ask when we get back." Amanda said. "What was her name?"
"Tessa," Harding said. "She was one of my students."
"Oh," Amanda said. "Well I'm sorry."
John walked away from the group and toward the edge of the building. "I've missed this place," he sighed. "I wish I could get it operational again."
"The raptors wouldn't approve of that, not to mention all the other carnivores on the island." Amanda said.
"I know," John said. "It was my dream to clone the dinosaurs, to have something you could… touch."
"Like that miniature elephant you had." Harding remarked.
"Yes," John sighed. "But that's all over now, I'm getting too old."
John turned around and walked back to the group. He reached them and looked at Silver Claw, who stood slightly taller than he did.
"Maybe Silver Claw will let you pet him if you ask." Amanda said.
"May I?" John asked.
Silver Claw nodded his head. John slowly reached out with a slight tremble in his hand and placed it on Silver Claw's head. He laughed slightly but then started hacking and had to cover his mouth.
"Are you alright Mr. Hammond?" Dr. Harding asked as he moved to help the old man.
"I'm fine, it's just a cold." John said and waved away Harding once more. "What is that?"
Amanda and Silver Claw looked to see a raptor looking out the doorway of the stairs, a female raptor.
"We know you're there," Amanda said. "You can come out."
"I just came here to say goodbye to Ellie, as did several of the other members." Sunayana said revealing herself.
"What's your real reason?" Ellie asked.
"We wanted to see why they haven't left our territory yet." Sunayana sighed. "My father is not happy with more humans here."
"Who's this?" John asked.
"Her name is Sunayana, she the daughter of the alpha pair." Amanda said. "Please make sure those men don't aim their guns because more of the pack is around here."
"Is it ok if we come over there?" Sunayana asked.
Amanda repeated what Sunayana said in English. John gave a simple nod. "Yes," Amanda replied. "Just please don't attack anyone, they have weapons."
Slowly the other members emerged from the stairway; Jack and Sara were among them. In total, seven members of the pack walked over to the group. The sniffed the air and Jack seemed to be agitated slightly.
"That scent…. I recognize it." Jack said and looked at Harding and hissed. "You, you're the one who put me in that cage. Fang, Grey, Elise, we have the human that locked us away in front of us."
Harding became nervous. "What did they say?"
"Jack, the alpha male recognizes you from when you locked him in a cage." Amanda said. "And there are three others whom you also locked up."
"Christ…. Mr. Hammond it think it would be best if we leave right now." Harding said and backed away.
"Why should we let you leave," Jack hissed, "When you forced us to eat that filth you called food, not able to hunt, the small enclosure, the unending boredom!"
Amanda repeated what Jack said. "Jack, it was for their safety as well as yours."
"Maybe so but we escaped four times and every time they put us back in those small enclosures, except for my mate who managed to hide by herself for a long time until we found her again." Jack hissed. "She was alone almost since she hatched."
Amanda sighed and repeated again, what Jack said.
"I'm sorry that you had to live like that but you did kill several of our people in the process," Harding said. "Remember the girl who would talk to your leader."
"We did no such thing. We never touched a human in our escapes." Jack said. "That was another, a green one."
"Tyrannous…" Silver Claw hissed. "He is going to die."
"Who is this Tyrannous?" Sara asked.
"He killed my father, mother, my siblings, and two females, one that offered to be his mate and the other defending our nests."
"What were the female's names?" A male raptor asked and stepped forward.
"I think it was Sapphire, Ruby and then my mother Amber." Silver Claw replied.
"That monster will pay for killing three of our daughters," the male hissed and looked to his mate. "My name is Fang by the way and this is my mate Elise."
"So you're my…" Silver Claw started.
"Yes I am your mother's father." Fang said. "How many siblings did you have?"
"Four others," Silver Claw said and looked down. "I had two brothers and two sisters."
"If you don't mind," Elise said. "What happened to them?"
"Tyrannous killed them in front of my mother then pushed her off a cliff." Silver Claw whimpered and lowered himself to the ground, looking away from them.
Fang and Elise looked to each other and then to Jack. "Can we hunt this raptor? He shall die a painful death for this!"
"What are they talking about?" John asked. "Is it about us?"
"No, they're talking about the raptor that may have killed Tessa," Amanda said, "Though it might be best if you leave."
"Wait a moment…" Jack said, ignoring Fang, "The other human, the old one. I remember him as well. He was the one who held me after I hatched."
After Amanda translated it, John sighed. "Yes I did."
"What happened to my parents?" Jack asked.
Amanda looked to John. "He wants to know what happened to his parents."
"Uh… he has none; we created him in this lab just like all the other dinosaurs." John said. "I guess the raptor the DNA sample came from would be his parents."
Jack looked down.
"I think it would be best if we left now." John said and turned away, walking to the helicopter. He entered the helicopter and sat down.
"Remember to keep the wound clean and I'll work on that cure." Harding said and followed John.
"I guess I should go as well," Ellie said. She hugged Amanda, "Goodbye."
"Goodbye Ellie," Amanda said, tears started to roll down her face. "Be sure you come back for a visit sometime."
"I will," Ellie said and stepped away. "Stay safe."
"I will," Amanda said.
"Bye Sunayana, bye Silver Claw," Ellie said in raptor, "Goodbye everyone else." Ellie walked to the helicopter and hopped in next to Harding.
John looked at the raptors. "I think I have a way to preserve the island from the investors." He said to Harding. "I need to contact Ian."
The armed men got in and closed the doors. The engine started and the blades spun. The helicopter lifted off and started moving off towards the mainland. Ellie waved in from inside the helicopter until it disappeared from sight.
Amanda wiped the tears from her eyes. "Goodbye Ellie," She said quietly.
Silver Claw looked up to Amanda and slowly stood up. He gently licked her cheek and then nuzzled her neck. "Her family will be happy."
"Yeah I know," Amanda said and placed her hand on Silver Claw's neck. "Should we go back to the nests?"
"Yes," Jack sighed. "We have a lot to think about. I'll decide later if we should hunt do Tyrannous, but for now lets just rest."
The trip back to the nests was a quiet one. Jack seemed almost saddened as he walked through the jungle and separated himself from the group. Silver Claw stayed close to Amanda, gently brushing up against her and licking her cheek. After an hour of walking, they emerged from the jungle and into the nests. The raptors went their separate ways, checking on their eggs and tending to their nests.
"I think I should tell you about the pack order and who's related to whom," Sunayana said.
"Maybe," Amanda sighed. "But I think I'm going to get a drink first."
"Alright but I have to tell to about the pack order before the end of the day," Sunayana sighed. "My father told me to do so because he doesn't want any problems."
Amanda walked over to the stream and cupped her hand, scooping up some water and then drinking it. Silver Claw stood next to her and soon knelt by the stream too. He lapped up some water and looked around. Soon Amanda stood up and looked at Sunayana.
"Are you done?" Sunayana asked.
"Yes." Amanda replied.
"Ok, come with me," Sunayana said and walked over to an empty area in the nesting grounds by a large bush. As soon as Amanda was there, she said. "This is your nesting area."
"So this is where I am to sleep." Amanda said.
"Yes, I suggest you build a nest before night." Sunayana said. "But first I have to explain some things to you." She lowered herself to the ground.
Amanda sat down in front of Sunayana and crossed her legs. Silver Claw slowly sat down next to Amanda and stared at Sunayana.
"So what do I have to learn first?" Amanda asked.
"The pack order," Sunayana said. "Ok, the alpha pair is Jack and Sara, out beta is Anna." Sunayana pointed her out in the nests. "Next was Loki her mate, then Fang, myself." She looked around for a moment. "Marks next but he's not here right now, then it's Rebecca, she's Talon's mate." Sunayana pointed out the female and sighed, "After Rebecca is Elise who you met already, Talon, my mate Blaze." Sunayana smiled briefly. "Samantha is after Blaze then Arthur and Grey." Sunayana sighed. "And now after Grey is Silver Claw then you Amanda."
"So I'm at the very bottom of the list." Amanda sighed.
"Yes," Sunayana sighed. "When a higher member tells you to do something, you should do it unless you want a fight. Also you won't be expected to do anything but watch the eggs while you're here."
"I can hunt," Amanda said. "You saw me before we went back to Silver Claw."
"No I didn't actually. I came afterward."
"Oh, well I'm sure Talon or Samantha saw me." Amanda said.
"Sunayana are you coming hunting?" Jack asked.
"Uh…. Yeah, be right there." Sunayana said. "I'll explain how each raptor is related to each other later. Bye." Sunayana stood up and walked over to the small group of raptors by Jack.
"Anyone else," Jack asked even though only Amanda and Silver Claw were the only ones left in the nests. "No… alright. Amanda, Silver Claw you are in charge of nest duty."
The group soon disappeared into the jungle, leaving Amanda and Silver Claw alone. Amanda looked to Silver Claw and smiled.
"I guess I should teach you about building your nest." Silver Claw said.
"You mean our nest."
"A nest isn't big enough for both of us." Silver Claw replied.
"We could make it big enough for the both of us," Amanda said and rubbed his neck.
Silver Claw purred. "Ok my mate."
"So how do we start?" Amanda asked.
"Let's decide on a spot first." Silver Claw said then looked around.
"Maybe there," Amanda said and pointed to the base of a tree where it opened up to form a large triangular opening. "It's sheltered from the rain and overlooks the nests."
Silver Claw walked over to the spot and nudged the ground. He pushed several of the leaves around and nudged the wood. "This would be a perfect spot. Good choice Amanda."
"Thank you," she smiled. "What do we do first?"
"Gather some leaves and sticks," Silver Claw said as he cleaned the area of any debris, exposing the dark soil beneath.
Amanda sighed and stepped into the bushes, gathering branches. When she had a bundle of branches in her arms, Amanda walked back to Silver Claw and placed them by his feet. "Are these good?"
Silver Claw pushed several through the pile, throwing several back into the bushes. "Most of them, several were rotten."
"Ok, now what do you want me to do?" Amanda questioned.
"Line them up to how you want the nest shaped." Silver Claw said. "We're going to need more branches after."
"Ok…" Amanda said and knelt down. She moved the branches into a large circle and stood up. "How does that look?"
"Very good, now we need to cover it with dirt from inside the nest." Silver Claw said and using his front claws, dug into the center. He brought dirt up and covered the circle of sticks. Amanda quickly helped him until the covered the entire circle in a thin layer of dirt. "Get some more branches please."
Amanda sighed. "Alright, could you help me?"
"Yeah," Silver Claw said and followed her into the bushes. They gathered several larger branches and returned to build their nest.
A small chirp sounded and Silver Claw's head snapped up to see a compy over one of the female raptor nests, one with eggs. He dropped the branches he had. Silver Claw lunged at the compy and managed to grab it just before it bit down on an egg. He tossed the small animal at the tree where Amanda stood, breaking the creatures back. Silver Claw examined the eggs.
"Are they alright?" Amanda asked.
Silver Claw sighed. "Yes." He returned to Amanda and helped place the branches in a circle again. They pile more dirt on the nest and soon it was almost complete.
"What else do we do?" Amanda asked.
"We fill in the hole in the bottom with leaves and other soft things until it is the desired height." Silver Claw said and reached for the leaves.
"Wait," Amanda said as walked over to the bags, she grabbed both bags and walked back. She opened Ellie's bag and pulled out some cloths. "Could we use these?"
"Sure," Silver Claw said. "How high do you want it?"
Amanda placed the cloths in the bottom but pulled them back out. "It's too low yet. Could you put some leaves in?"
Silver Claw pushed a pile of leaves into the nest and stepped back. Amanda placed the cloths on the leaves and pushed down. She smiled.
"Is it good now my mate?" Silver Claw asked.
"Yes it is Silver Claw," Amanda smiled. "You want to try it out?"
"Sure," Silver Claw said and curled up in the nest. "Are you going to join me?"
Amanda smiled and laid her head on the rim of the nest but her legs stuck out on the other side. "My legs are sticking out but other wise it is fine."
"Do you want to make the nest larger my love?" Silver Claw asked as her tenderly licked her cheek.
"No," Amanda said and turned to her side to look at him. "I think I'll have a little sleep."
"Alright but what about the compsognathus I killed, it is by your feet."
"You can have it," Amanda sighed and shifted until she was comfortable.
Silver Claw slowly stood up, grabbed the compy and moved over to the stream. The blood trickled from his jaws and onto the ground as he ate. Finally, he finished and looked into the stream. His reflection stared back. Silver Claw sighed and swatted at the water.
"I hope she doesn't feel I forced her into being my mate." Silver Claw mumbled. "I only want her to be happy."
Silver Claw dragged his claw through the water, stirring up the bottom. He lowered his head and lapped up some water then looked back to Amanda. She was asleep. He smiled.
She seems happy, Silver Claw thought. I wonder what she would look like as a velociraptor. From the sound of her dreams, she would like to be one but…. how?
Hours passed and the sky began to darken. It was dusk when the pack finally returned. Four of them had their head hung low; one member was not among them.
Sunayana walked up to Silver Claw. "Don't mention anything about Grey to the other members, we lost him." She whispered.
"How?" Silver Claw quietly asked in shock.
"One of the triceratops rampaged when we attack the gallimimus herd and killed him in the process." Sunayana said. "He had four children in this pack."
"Oh," Silver Claw sighed and looked down. He slowly stood up, walked over to Amanda and curled up with her.
"Hello," Amanda moaned and opened her eyes. "Wow, it is pretty dark out."
"Yeah," Silver Claw sighed. "Don't mention anything about Grey, he died."
"How?" Amanda asked in a low tone.
"Triceratops," Silver Claw replied.
"That's sad." Amanda sighed.
"Yeah," silver Claw sighed. "Amanda, I have a question to ask you."
"Yes Silver Claw," Amanda said and snuggled up closer to Silver Claw.
"I was wondering if you felt almost forced into being my mate because of the way I asked you." Silver Claw said and looked down. "I mean it looked like I was going to die."
"No!" Amanda said. "Even if you asked me properly I would have said yes."
"Really," Silver Claw questioned and looked up.
"Really," Amanda smiled and kissed him in the snout. "Are you going to sleep?"
"Yes," Silver Claw sighed. "I stayed up watching the nests."
"Goodnight then," Amanda said and shifted to get comfortable again.
Silver Claw yawned. "Goodnight Amanda." Silver Claw licked Amanda's cheek and placed his head next to hers. He curled his tail over he legs and soon was asleep.
Amanda stared at the night sky. The little bits of sky she could see through the canopy glittered with stars. Amanda yawned and closed her eyes. I love this island, Amanda thought. I hope nothing happens to ruin this.
Author Note: Thanks for the reviews. I worked on this all day because as I said before, I update faster with more reviews. A hint a next the next chapter is the title:
"Trouble in Paradise"