It's Lost in the Everglades!

Alabama was reading a book in her house when Florida burst in through the front door, leaving muddy footprints on the floor she had just cleaned.

"Hey, Allie! Do ya want to go to the Everglades? It's got all kinds of wildlife and it's really beautiful! I could be yer personal tour guide!" She screamed as she ran up to Alabama.

"No," Alabama quickly replied, "I'm fine."

"What? Why not?" Florida demanded, jumping on Alabama.

"Ow! Get off me!" Alabama exclaimed as she tried to swat Florida off of her.

"No! Why won't ya go to the Everglades with me? It's fun!" Florida cried, latching onto Alabama, "Why not? Why not?"

"Yer acting like a child!" Alabama shouted, "Why should I go to the stupid Everglades? It's boring, and it's going to be a waste of time!"

Florida began to tear up, and Alabama realized she had gone too far.

"It's-it's not-a was-ste o-of time-" Florida stuttered, "It's fun, I promise-"

"I'm sorry, Flo. I didn't mean it-" Alabama tried to apologize but Florida interrupted her. "I understand, I'm being annoying," She sniffled. Alabama shook her head. "That wasn't what I was trying to say," She said.

"I feel like everybody's been avoiding me lately," Florida said, "They say I'm too energetic and wild. I thought, maybe spending a day with you would be nice." She wiped her tears and stood up, "But I guess being alone is fine too." She turned to leave the house. Alabama watched her walk with a slumped back, and felt a twinge of guilt. "I'll go," She said, and Florida stopped in her tracks. She slowly turned her head around. "Really?" She asked. Alabama nodded.

Florida's face lit up. "Okay! We have to make sure ya have everything ready! Get some comfortable clothes, and put on some bugspray and sunscreen!" She screamed as she ran out of the house, "Be ready in 15 minutes!"

"Ugh, what did I just get myself into?" Alabama muttered.

Alabama and Florida sat in the canoe, idling in the river.

"Yippee. So fun," Alabama said in a bored tone. She had her arms crossed, and she was on the verge of dozing off.

"Yeah, I know right!" Florida was snapping pictures of every little critter that showed its head from the trees or from the water, "This is so cool!"

Alabama rummaged through the knapsack Florida had brought. "Hey," She looked up at Florida, eyes twitching, "Why are there only oranges in here?"

"Oh, because they're good for yer body!" Florida replied. Alabama groaned. "Ugh, whatever, things can't get worse…"

The canoe rocked up as a shadow appeared under the water. It emerged, revealing a large alligator.

"Oh my god! That's a rare alligator! I have to see it up close!" Florida exclaimed. She began paddling at an inhuman speed, throwing the canoe forward. The rear of the boat was floating in the air, and Alabama had to hold for dear life. "Slow down!" She screamed, her lower body flying in the air, "For the love of God, slow down!"

The canoe once again sat idly in the river, surrounded by thick vegetation. Both girls were panting hard, Florida from all the paddling, and Alabama from trying not to get thrown out of the canoe.

"Damn, I lost that crocodile," Florida mumbled.

"I thought it was an alligator," Alabama muttered.

"Where are we?" She asked. Florida looked at her map. "Um," She said, turning the map to its side, "I dunno."

She looked over her shoulder at the wide-eyed Alabama. "We're not on the map."

"Wha-what?" Alabama grabbed Florida by the shoulders, "Ya-ya gotta be kidding, right? We can't get lost in here!" She shouted, shaking Florida's head.

"Yer makin' my head hurt!" Florida shouted, and Alabama let go. "Damn it Florida!" She shouted, "Ya had to chase some damn crocodile!"

"It was a alligator.." Florida mumbled.

"Whatever, because of you we're lost in the wild," Alabama chastised her, putting her hand into the bag, "And we're all out of oranges!" She threw her hands into the air, rolling her eyes.

"Oooh, I can use the gps on my phone!" Florida exclaimed as she pulled out her phone. However, the phone slipped out of her hand and sailed into the green water.

Florida and Alabama stared at each other. Alabama checked her phone; it was dead.

"It's all my fault!" Florida wailed.

"No...no it's not," Alabama tried to console her, but to no avail.

"I should've never dragged ya here!" Florida cried, "I'm the worst tour guide ever. No wonder everybody else doesn't want to be around me." She put her head in between her arms and started whimpering.

"Come on, we gotta do somethin'," Alabama tugged at Florida, who swatted her hand away.

Damn it, Florida's sulking. She's not going to move fer a while, Alabama thought worriedly. She picked up her oar. I gotta do something. The idea of hitting Florida in the back of the head nagged at the back of her head, and she had to resist that temptation.

Then the water around them began to ripple, and both of them heard the loud whirring of a helicopter.

They looked up to see a large green helicopter hovering above them, with a male figure leaning out of the open doorway.

"Hey girls, need some help?" America waved down at the two.

"America!" Florida cried, "You came to rescue us!"

"Yup, because the hero always saves the day!" America gave off a toothy grin.

Alabama smiled. She loved his goofy expressions. "How did you find us?" She asked. America laughed. "I placed gps chips into you so I can track wherever you go! I did it to all of the states!" He explained. A small shiver went down Alabama's back. "Oh, alright," She muttered. "That's all, right?"

"Oh, I may have also placed cameras…" America trailed off as he threw down a rope.

Alabama flushed red with embarrassment and anger. "Wha-are you peepin' on us when we don't know it?" She shouted as she climbed up. America laughed. "It's a joke!" He yelled down. Alabama grumbled as she reached the helicopter. America leaned over to haul her up. When Florida's head popped into view America picked her up and plopped her down onto the seat next to him.

"Thanks…" She mumbled. She notices something behind America. "What is that?" She asked. America glanced backwards. "Oh, I came down here for another reason; to hunt a crocodile!" He leaned back, revealing a huge alligator tied down to the floor.

"Aaah! That's the super rare alligator I was looking for!" Florida shrieked, putting her hands up to her face, "You're not supposed to hunt it! That's against the law!" She began pounding America's chest, letting out loud sobs while America laughed, and Alabama rolled her eyes.

Hey, it's ya boi once again. It's nearly December, holy shit. I am not ready for the end of the year. I haven't even done any college stuff yet, I'm so screwed. Anyways, until next time!