Chapter 5: Campfire Story
Later that night, a campfire had been set up, and Chance was handing out scripts for the camp musical.
"Auditions are tomorrow, and I expect you all there, except for the Ferguson Brothers." Chance said.
Just then, Susie, Angelica, Howard, Kuzco, Sam, and Zim walked over to Chance.
"Hey, Chance? Who's the lead character?" Susie asked.
Chance looked down at a script.
"Eliza Lockheart." Chance replied.
Angelica smiled smugly.
"That's who I'll be playing." Angelica said.
"You wish." Susie, Howard, Kuzco, Sam, and Zim said in unison.
Angelica looked at them in shock.
"That part is mine, you five." Howard said angrily.
Meanwhile, the rest of the group was roasting s'mores. However, when Phil attempted to eat his s'more, the snapping turtle let go of his foot, grabbed his s'more, and walked off with it.
"Bye, Shelly. It's been real." Phil said sadly.
Tak snorted in amusement.
"Shelly?" Tak asked.
Phil put his head on his arms.
"When you get attached to things, you tend to name them." Phil replied.
Chuckie sighed.
"Dumped for a s'mores. I guess love is fickle." Chuckie said sadly.
Meanwhile, Tommy was looking at a script.
"According to the script, the Everwood settlers were migrating west in the 1800's when they stopped here to camp. But one night, three of them mysteriously disappeared." Tommy explained.
Sitka was also reading a script.
"And the rest of them refused to move on until they found their friends. So they set up camp at Pioneer Rock, a massive rock shaped like a man's head, who's eyes glow when there's a full moon." Sitka explained.
Danny and Dil looked over at Bean. Dil thought he looked intrigued, but Danny thought he saw a dark look in the other boy's eyes, like the event was painful for him.
"And the scary part, was that when the horse covered wagon finally showed up... there was no one inside." Jim explained, also reading a script.
"Did anyone ever find the missing settlers?" Chuckie asked.
Chance walked over to the group, with Susie, Angelica, Howard, Kuzco, Sam, and Zim behind him.
"No, no, no, but in a westward note, the missing folks discover a hot springs, open up the first saloon day spa, and live happily ever after." Chance replied.
The rest of the group just stared at him.
"It was just a personal spin." Chance said.
"But not the real story." Bean said.
"Wait, you can talk?" Kuzco asked in disbelief.
Bean nodded.
"Yes, but I don't usually talk very much." Bean replied.
Peter frowned.
"Can you tell us what happened?" Peter asked.
Bean nodded.
"Legend has it, three of the pioneers went off to find food and supplies. Weeks later, there was still no sign of the missing three. Soon, they ran out of food, went mad, and perished on this very soil. Every full moon... we call it the zombie moon... their spirits are said to haunt the grounds, sucking up the brains of innocent campers that disappear, only to return as zombies, destined to eternity looking for the missing settlers." Bean replied.
Just then, there was a shrill scream in the distance, causing everyone to jump in surprise.
"What was that? Did anyone hear that?" Howard asked nervously.
Danny scowled and went ghost.
"I sure did. You guys stay here, while I go investigate." Danny replied.
He, Peter, Tommy, Dil, and Bean set off in the direction that the scream had come from, which happened to be the woman's showerhouse. The five peered out from the side of the building.
"It's coming from in there." Tommy said.
The showerhouse door opened, revealed to be Charlotte dressed in a purple bathrobe, with a pink towel over her hair. The five quickly ducked behind the building as she walked by.
"Well, apparently, the hot nozzle is just for show." Charlotte whispered to herself.
She then walked off.