A/N: Hello everyone!(: Sorry this chapter to took longer than expected, but I was out of the country these past four days, so I haven't gotten much of a chance to write. Anyway, thank you to Ennael, jy24, The Ruisu, and The Mirror Above the Sink for being my first reviewers of this story! I hope I don't disappoint!(:

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Disclaimer: I've spent a good portion of my teenage years disclaiming this manga, and I sadly continue to do so.

Chapter 1

Day 1

—3rd Person POV—

~Lavi~

When Lavi had agreed to attend this trip, he'd looked forward to hanging out with Lenalee and causing trouble for Yuu. But this… he'd never expected this. In the dumbfounded silence that followed their crash, the redhead's thoughts raced quickly. They couldn't have possibly gone too far off from their course, so it was likely that their situation was only temporary… right? Shoving aside his doubts, Lavi shook himself back to reality, and keenly returned his attention to the going-ons around him.

"Is everyone alright?!" their pilot demanded, turning around in his seat to eye the ragtag group of teens.

Everyone murmured their consent, and beside him, Lenalee gazed through the window, frantically muttering, "We're going to be late! We were supposed to meet the rest of the class and the adults!"

"Um, you really need to straighten out your priorities, Lenalee," Lavi murmured, though he went unheard under Daisya's loud exclamations.

"Aw darn! We don't want to be late! It'll be a disaster!" Daisya snarked, before slumping back in his seat and grumbling, "It's too late. We already have one!"

Behind him, Chomesuke finally quit fussing over her little brother and was the first to stumble out of her seat. Hurrying down the narrow aisle, she finally came to a halt before the pilot and demanded, "Can't you call the other plane with the rest of our group, cho~? Or… or call the airport at Palau! Call the Navy for all I care! Just get in contact with someone!"

"Maybe I can just tune into the Yankee's game while I'm at it!" the pilot answered cuttingly.

"That's not funny, cho~!" Chomesuke snapped, arms crossed. Lavi was just as tense as his classmates as they quietly listened to their heated conversation.

"You don't want funny?!" the pilot challenged her. "Listen!"

Chomesuke was not the only one who turned their attention to the radio as their pilot switched it on, only to produce senseless static. "Which means, cho~?" she prompted him.

"Which means that this radio is about as useful as this plane! How's that for funny?" the pilot snarked.

Unable to stand the tense atmosphere any longer, Lavi was the next to hop out of his seat. In a few, quick steps, he reached the exit and unlatched the hatch, a hand reaching up to shield his single eye from the sun as he jumped down onto the sandy beach. Lavi released a low whistle. "That's one hell of a close landing," he murmured, eyeing the tail end of the plane hanging ominously over the crashing waves. Lenalee, Daisya, and Lala piled into a group behind him as they curiously observed their surroundings.

"Where do you think we are?" Lenalee wondered, stepping up beside him, eyes brimming with worry.

Much to their surprise, Daisy suddenly scoffed, "Who cares? Look at the water! I'm so going in!"

"Hey clownface, reality check!" Kanda suddenly snapped, hopping out of the plane beside them. "We nearly fucking died!"

"Yeah, nearly," Daisya emphasized, "That's the point! And did anyone get hurt? Nope!"

"But we crashed!" Lenalee stressed, though Lavi genuinely doubted that anything she said would change Daisya's mind.

"Yeah!" Daisya nodded, cocky smirk back in place, "The trip's over! We're going to get yanked out of here in no time. Might as well have fun!"

Lavi and Lenalee exchange doubtful gazes, and behind them, Kanda scoffed in disbelieve. But out of all of them, Lala seemed to buy it. Expression becoming relieved, the blonde girl exclaimed, "Right!" With a breathless laugh, she reassured herself, "It's not like we're going to be here long!" She then followed Daisya's example of stripping down to her bathing suit, before the duo rushed down the beautiful blue waters.

"Isn't that convenient?" Kanda sneered, referring to the swimsuits they wore beneath their clothes.

Lavi's lips twitched. "Yes Yuu, those two conspired with one another to cause a plane crash and now they are reveling in the fruition of their hard work."

Lenalee smacked his arm. "Be serious."

It was then that the rest of their classmates began to pile down onto the beach with them. Timothy being one of the first suddenly piped up, "Hey! You know what I think? I—"

"I'm going to have a look around," Lavi remarked, and Lenalee nodded in agreement as she tagged along, leaving the group behind.

As they began to trek around the small airplane, Lenalee asked him, "Where do you think we are? I mean we can't be far off course… can we?"

Lavi wished he could be his usual self; to just grin and reassure her that everything would turn out just fine. But the dreaded feeling in his gut told him otherwise. "I don't know, Lenalee," he admitted, "But who knows. Maybe we were lucky enough to land where somebody will find us quick!" But as they rounded the airplane, they caught sight of the smoking engine. Lavi grimaced. "Maybe we're just lucky to be anywhere."

Expression downcast, Lenalee nodded in agreement.

Their wandering didn't last very long. It seemed that everywhere they went there was either ocean or greenery awaiting them. It got old real quick, and they soon decided to take a break, plopping down along the tree line. Down by the ocean, Daisya and Lala continued to mess around.

Lavi shook his head, unsure of whether to laugh or go down there and smack some sense into them. "Are they in denial or what?"

Thankful for the more lighthearted topic, Lenalee grinned, bumping shoulders with him. "It's weird to think you actually dated her."

"Hey! Only for about a minute!" Lavi defended himself.

She shrugged. "Whatever you say, Lavi. I mean, I guess she's just not the type of girl I see you with. You need someone to keep you grounded, otherwise Kanda will soon kill you with all those ridiculous stunts you keep pulling on him!"

"But for now, that'll be your job!" Lavi declared.

Any protests Lenalee could've made were cut off by Chomesuke's call, "Hey, come on back, cho~!" Lavi and Lenalee exchanged a glance, before rising to their feet and trekking back. Soon, everyone who'd wandered off was gathering back near the plane. "Hey, everybody, come here!" Chomesuke called once more, before turning to fret over Timothy.

"Hey, Cho!" Timothy piped up. "I was thinking—"

"Wear this," Chomesuke cut him off, placing a cap on his head. "If you get heatstroke, Mom will kill me!" Taking out another cap, she offered it to Lala, who stood nearest her.

Lala eyed the cap for a second, before shaking her head. "No, thank you," she chirped, "I want highlights!"

"Allen?" Cho offered it to the boy with the stark white hair, but Allen shook his head before shouldering his pack and stalking off.

Lavi's single eye lingered on the odd boy. Allen had joined their school only a few months ago, but throughout all that time he'd remained a recluse, even refusing Lenalee's offer of friendship. Lavi had tried talking sense into him, but Allen had only given him a scary glare before sauntering off. He gave Lavi the creeps.

Before long, everyone was gathered and sitting, the gruff pilot standing before them. Said man appeared slightly irritated as he began, "Look, um, I ain't no camp counselor."

"You're not much of a pilot, either," Kanda sneered from where he stood at the very back, but his comment rang loud and clear.

"Hey!" the pilot snapped, "I saved us."

"Yeah, you got the landing part down. I think your flying needs a little work though," Daisya scoffed, before wilting slightly beneath Lenalee's frightening glare.

Turning to the pilot, Lenalee demanded, "So, where are we?"

"Technically, I, uh, I don't know…" he admitted, and in response, Lavi's classmates erupted into shouts, though none of their indignant demands could be heard over one another. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy!" the pilot shouted above them.

Fortunately, the majority finally quieted only to hear Lala's frantic demand of, "Okay, we're not going to be here that long, right?!"

"Look!" the pilot snapped once more, "The storm came out of nowhere! I tried getting around it, but everywhere I turned, things just kept getting worse! I was flying blind for near three hours!"

"Oh? So technically you got us lost!" Daisya shouted back, jumping to his feet.

"I kept us in the air! Then lightning hit one of the engines, and it must have torn open a fuel line!" the pilot defended himself, before grimacing and muttering loud enough for them to hear, "I had to bring her down."

The silence was penetrating, until Chomesuke finally broke it, "And the radio doesn't work, cho~?"

Waving it off, he replied, "Oh, sure it works. But it has to be in range of another radio." When he received expectant looks, he elaborated, "It isn't."

"So that means… we're real lost," Lenalee realized, becoming horrified.

"But we're not going to be here that long, right?" Lala repeated herself, as if it would make a difference. No one paid her any mind.

Up until now, Lavi had remained silent, listening but also lost in his own thoughts. Finally seeing his chance, Lavi suggested, "What about a homing beacon?"

When he only received puzzled gazes, the pilot stepped in and explained, "Emergency positioning radio beacons. Satellites can pinpoint their exact location."

"That's great, cho~!" Chomesuke grinned in relief.

"Yeah. We don't have one of those," the pilot pointed out bluntly.

"Are you even a pilot?" Lavi heard Allen mutter under his breath, and he couldn't help but agree.

The silence reigned once more, and the pilot could only scoff at their anxious expressions. "It's okay," he stressed, "I've been in worse messes than this." But no one seemed convinced, so he instead said, "Listen. I'm going to go inland. Look around for a little."

"What? No!" Chomesuke suddenly jumped up in protest. "We need to stay together!"

"Why?" demanded the pilot. "For all we know, there could be a resort past those trees!"

"Really?" Lala grinned. "I hope there's a Starbucks!"

"You guys," Chomesuke said anxiously, "I really think we should stay together!"

"Aw, where'd you learn that?" Daisya teased, "Girl scouts?"

Lavi stepped in. "Sorry Cho, but I really think he should go. We don't know what's out there, and this is probably our best bet of finding out."

"Oh, yeah? And what if he gets hurt?" she demanded.

Calmly, Lavi pointed out, "And what if help is just a few yards away?"

They remained at a standstill, before Rikei suddenly stood and offered, "I'll go with him."

Beside Rikei, Shifu and Lou Fa rose to their feet. "Yeah, me too," Shifu added.

"Yes, we'll be safer in a group," Lou Fa reassured Chomesuke, and so the decision was made.

"I disconnected the power, so there's no chance of fire," the pilot explained as he exited the airplane, "But don't touch nothing!"

"We're with you, sir!" Rikei saluted him mockingly, much to Lavi's amusement.

The pilot suddenly paused, eying the trio and demanding, "What's with the packs?"

"Camping," Lou Fa explained, "Who knows how long we'll be gone!"

"I do. Couple hours, tops," the pilot scoffed and sauntered off. The trio followed closely after him, and stumbled to stop when he turned around and eyed them. "Now you guys are making me nervous."

"Oh uh, hey Captain Crunch!" Daisya called after the retreating group, "Can you get me a sandwich when you get the resort?"

"And a venti latte! Low fat!" Lala piped up.

"This is a bad idea," Chomesuke muttered beside him, "We should be working together, cho~."

Lavi rolled his one eye. "It's a good idea. And we are working together."

"Hey," Timothy popped up, "There's something you guys should know—"

"Yeah, we'll see," Chomesuke muttered darkly, appearing to not hear Timothy.

Lavi shook his head at the stubborn girl. "Yeah, we will."

~Lenalee~

Feeling restless in the wake of their situation, Lenalee went looking for something to keep her hands busy while they waited for the pilot and the others to get back. Fortunately, it appeared that Chomesuke had the same idea, and together, they trekked back down to the plane and began to unload some of the camping gear, just in case they were forced to spend the night. (Though Lenalee really hoped that wasn't the case. By now, the other plane must've landed, and Komui would certainly have a panic attack if she wasn't found soon.)

As Lenalee passed Chomesuke a sleeping bag, said girl spoke up and began rambling, "Ugh, this is such a mess, cho~. Especially with everyone going off and doing their own thing! Daisya and Lala think this is a vacation, Lavi refuses to so much as cooperate with me, Allen and Kanda have completely disappeared, and now the pilot and the others are gone! What if something goes wrong?"

"Hey," Lenalee called her attention, and waited until Cho was calm enough before explaining, "Everyone is just dealing with this in their own way, Chomesuke. Daisya and Lala haven't completely accepted the fact that we might be in more trouble than we think, and you and Lavi are so headstrong that you clash when it comes to the best of way of dealing with all of this. And I'm sure Allen and Kanda will come around as well. As for the pilot and the others, you heard them; they'll be back in a couple hours. Okay?"

Eventually, Chomesuke nodded. "And you? How are you dealing so well with this situation?"

Lenalee shook her head. "I'm not dealing well with it at all. I'm just trying my best to do something productive so that I don't drive myself crazy fretting over something that might not even become a real problem. We just have to take this one step at a time."

"But… but if it does become a real problem, cho~?" Chomesuke murmured, but Lenalee didn't have an answer for her, so Chomesuke came up with one on her own. "Maybe we should have a leader… We can't… we can't be so disbanded like this, otherwise we might not survive, cho~."

Lenalee fidgeted uncomfortably, the thought of being forced to survive here… it was a frightening one. But she was right. They couldn't just dig their heads in the sand, expecting for rescue to come soon when there might not even be a rescue. And that was an even more frightening thought.

"You're right," Lenalee finally consented with a nod, as they continued to work on setting one of the tents up, up by the tree line.

"Really?" Chomesuke perked up, before taking on a determined expression. "Maybe I should be the leader. What do you think Lenalee? Can I count on you?"

Lenalee pursed her lips, and as they headed down to the plane to pick up some more of the gear, another thought occurred to her. "What about the pilot?"

Chomesuke gave a bitter scoff. "Yeah right, we trusted him once and look where that got us."

Lenalee wasn't willing to argue her point, and their conversation was interrupted by the sight of Lavi popping up. "Hello, ladies! So, I've been thinking that if we're going to be stuck here a while, we're going to need to find a fresh water source, as well as food! Who wants to come exploring with me?"

Though Lenalee was prepared to volunteer, Cho immediately answered, "We can't, Lavi. We're setting up camp."

"But we also need water," Lavi pointed out, and Lenalee cringed slightly. Dealing with these two in the same vicinity was bound to be troublesome.

Pointing to a nearby cooler, Chomesuke replied, "We've got plenty of bottled water, cho~."

Lavi rolled his one good eye. "And what if it runs out?"

"Then we'll deal with it," Cho snapped, "Right now, we've got to get ready to spend the night."

Lenalee finally decided to step in. "You're both right. But we need to remember that this is all about cooperation. Lavi, we'll be done in a bit, and as soon as we are, I'll look for you so that we can do a search together, okay?

"Whatever you say, Lenalee," Lavi nodded, and though on the surface he appeared laidback and not at all worried, Lenalee had known him along enough to know that he was irritated.

Fortunately for everyone involved, it was just as Lenalee said, and soon she was hunting Lavi down. It took a while, but she eventually spotted him up by the trees, though not too far from the shore. And… he appeared to be talking to himself?

"Hey! What are you doing?" Lenalee asked, popping up from behind a nearby tree.

"Nothing!" Lavi jumped up, snatching up a square, silver object.

Lips quirking up in amusement, she asked, "Do you still need help looking for water?"

"Of course I do, Lena-Lady!" Lavi grinned.

"I can still see the camera, Lavi," Lenalee pointed out, curiously eyeing said object clenched in one of the redhead's hands.

Sheepishly, Lavi rubbed the back of his head. "It was just an idea, but I thought I should record my side of what's going on. You know, just case we're stuck here for longer than expected. Plus, if they do find us, it'll totally make me famous!"

"Wow, maybe I will too!" Lenalee decided, snatching up the camera.

Lavi nodded. "The case for the camera should hold clean tapes." The redhead then paused and turned to face her, expression serious. "So, I was thinking that considering our situation, maybe we should have a leader, and I think it should be me. Can I count on you?"

Now those words were a little too familiar.

Lenalee sighed, expression tired. "You were eavesdropping on Cho and I, weren't you?"

Completely unashamed, Lavi grinned and nodded. "Yep!"

"And now you're just doing this to get back at her?"

"You know me so well, Lena-Lady!" Lavi exclaimed, tossing an arm around her.

Lenalee shook her head in disappointment, but she knew that when Lavi got an idea into his head, there was no stopping him, not matter how life threatening. "You're awful."

"Truer words have never been spoken!"

~Chomesuke~

Wasn't it enough that she was one of the few out of all her classmates to have common sense, cho~? Wasn't it enough that not only did she have to worry about herself and all those boneheads, as well as the pilot running off with some of her classmates, but that she also had to worry about her little brother? Wasn't it enough that this whole trip, the one that she had been looking forward to, had turned into an absolute nightmare?

No, it apparently wasn't enough, cho~!

"What do you think you're doing, cho~?!" she demanded, stalking up to Daisya.

Daisya gave her an odd look, only causing her to become even more irritated. "What does it look like?" he shrugged, waving the small, silver package. "Lunch!"

"You can't!" Chomesuke protested, "That has to last!"

"Till when? Dinner?" Daisya scoffed, ripping open the package. "Give me a break."

"Forget it!" Chomesuke decided, snatching it away. "Nobody eats until we figure out how to ration it, cho~!"

"Ration? Are you kidding me?!" Daisya demanded. "Rescue is going to be here in no time! This is practically vacation time till then!"

"No," Chomesuke stressed, "This is survival!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Daisya shook his head. "And who put you in charge?!"

Before Chomesuke could continue to argue, she noticed someone else following Daisya's example, and taking another package. It was the weird kid with the white hair. Ignoring Daisya for the time being, she chased after him, calling, "Hey! Hey! You can't eat that! Allen! Allen! We've got to share!" But despite her protests, Allen had already disappeared. Ugh!

"Hey, this tastes pretty good," Daisya suddenly stepped up beside her, picking food from the open package she must've dropped back into the bin. "It's some sort of chicken or something."

"I'm starved! What is that?" Lala suddenly appeared.

Great! Just what she needed! Even more numbskulls to deal with!

"It's camp food," Daisya replied around a mouthful, "They've got a ton of it!"

"Okay, gross?" Lala muttered, wrinkling her dainty nose, before touching her rumbling tummy, "But whatever."

"Uh, no!" Chomesuke butted in, "We've got to ration it!"

And just what she needed. More people to show up. "Hey, what's going on? Nobody invited us to the party!" Lavi exclaimed, as he and Lenalee joined the gathering group.

"Cho is trying to starve us!" Daisya suddenly accused her.

"I am not, cho~!" she glared at him. "We've got to conserve food!"

"Says who?!" Lala demanded.

Lavi shook his head. "She's right, Daisya. It's for the best."

Feeling utterly overwhelmed and on the verge of breaking down, she snapped, "I don't need your help!"

Lavi blinked. "Calm down, I was just backing you up."

"I… I don't need backup," she insisted, feeling frantic, feeling as if everyone was closing in on her.

"Uh, Lavi, you aren't in charge here!" Lala pointed out, her irritation reaching its peaking point.

"Uh, nobody's in charge here!" Daisya added.

"Can I please say something?" Timothy suddenly piped up. Where had he even come from?!

"Well you know what? Somebody's got to take the lead!" Lavi insisted.

Right! That's what she was aiming for! Leadership! Frustrated, Chomesuke pointed out, "I've been setting up camp all day!"

"Camp?!" Lala demanded. "But we're not going to be here that long!"

"You guys, we shouldn't argue!" Lenalee said, though it was to no avail.

"This is really important!" Timothy shouted.

But the group only descended into chaos as they shouted over one another in their effort to be heard. Chomesuke could feel the headache forming with an acute pressure on her forehead, and she was once again ready to break down.

Thud!

Everyone paused, wide-eyed as they gaped at the sharp, silver katana that had landed in the center of their circle.

"Okay… scary…" Lala muttered, and Cho couldn't help but agree with her.

"Now that you've all shut the fuck up," Kanda snarled, regular scowl in place, "Would you all listen to the kid?"

Slightly astonished, Chomesuke turned to her kid brother as Timothy exclaimed, "Thanks!" Turning to them, the nine-year-old boy scoffed, "It's about time! Sheesh! Anyway, what I've been trying to tell you, you bunch of boneheads, is that the tide is coming in!"

"Yeah, that's so interesting," Daisya grumbled, but once he was on the receiving end of Kanda's glared, he quickly muttered, "But continue."

Timothy shook his head. "If you can't figure out the rest for yourselves, it means that—"

"That the plane will float away!" Lavi realized, almost face-palming.

"Bingo," Timothy grumbled.

"But we have everything on there!" Lenalee pointed out. "Our gear, the first aid kits, and all the tools! And it's also what the search plane will be looking for!"

"And the storm we flew through is only going to make it worse," Chomesuke added with a grimace, feeling absolutely dreadful. Had she really been so caught up in her own worries that she hadn't even bothered to pay attention to her brother? It had taken Kanda of all people that got her to listen!

"But we're not even going to be here that long, right?" Lala remarked for the umpteenth time. No one bothered to reply, and she demanded, "Right?!" Instead, they all exchanged nervous glances, and Lala added, "So what if we lose the plane? It's not like it flies anymore."

Timothy shook his head in protest. "We really have to do something!"

Get it together Chomesuke, she rebuked herself, before stepping up and asking, "How much time do you guys think we have?"

After a moment of observing the waters, Lenalee predicted, "Maybe an hour at most."

"An hour?!" Daisya demanded, before turning an accusing eye on Timothy. "Why didn't you say anything before?!"

Timothy's eyes narrowed. "That's a joke, right?"

Fortunately for Cho's fraying nerves, Lavi stepped up as well and told her, "I'll try to save the plane, if you get everything out while you still have time!"

Not wasting a second, Chomesuke pointed towards Lala and Lenalee. "You and you, come with me!" Before hurrying off, she begged Lavi, "Hurry!"

Chomesuke didn't miss Lala's comment of, "Kind of bossy, isn't she?"

But she didn't have time to dwell on that, and Lavi hurried Lala along. Once they reached the other side of the plane, she commanded the two other girls, "Start with the water! Then the food! Then the camping gear!"

"What? No way! I have such bad memories of this place," Lala protested, eyeing the doorway of the plane.

Not in the mood for Lala's ridiculous ideas, Cho snapped, "If you don't get moving, I'll give you more!"

That set her into motion. Together, the three girls began to run back and forth across the beach, lugging out all the supplies stored inside.

~Allen~

Even from where he sat, Allen could hear the commotion going on down by the plane. He briefly contemplated not bothering to get involved, but if something serious was going on, it'd probably be best not to avoid it. So with a grimace, Allen rose to his feet and trekked down, arriving just in time to see the crazy Asian dude with the sword getting involved. Oh joy.

Fortunately, by then they'd calmed down enough to listen to reason. And from a kid of all people! But as Allen continued to take note of the problem at hand, he now knew there was no choice but to get involved in order to help. That plane was not only their best chance of getting rescued, but it was also probably the best shelter they'd find around here.

Allen didn't have to volunteer himself though.

As soon as the girls had run off, the tall redhead spotted him and called, "Hey, shortstack!" Allen's hands fisted, but he didn't comment on the ridiculous nickname as the redhead continued, "If you heard all that, we could really use your help!"

Sauntering down the rest of the way, Allen nodded and said once he stood beside them, "Alright, I'll help."

"Whoa!" Daisya suddenly gasped, "He spoke! Another crazy twist!"

"Knock it off!" Kanda scowled, punching him in the head.

"Ouch! Okay, sheesh man!" Daisya snapped.

"Okay, listen up," Lavi called their attention, "Here's what we're going to do! We'll have to secure the plane so that it doesn't float away! Timothy, go through the camping gear on the plane and see if you can find us some rope. The rest of us, we'll go and search for vines in the jungle that we can use. Let's go!"

Considering the way his classmates had been acting towards each other up until now, Allen was slightly astonished by the way they actually worked together. Then again, the situation was quite severe. Not that it kept his shock at bay. But soon, after running around, they gathered back at the sight of the crash with a pile of vines.

"I'm already sick of this place!" Daisya grumbled, "Please tell me these are enough!"

With a frown, Timothy reached down, and with a small grunt, managed to snap one of the vines in half. "Uh, guys, I don't think these are strong enough…"

"I can fix that!" Lenalee exclaimed as she passed by and quickly set a plastic bin down. Seizing three different vines, she began to skillfully braid them. "See? Home Ec wasn't useless!"

"What's so special? I've been braiding since I was two," Lala gasped, setting down her own bin.

"Then you're up!" Lavi handed her the vines.

And because Allen was completely useless when it came to braiding, he instead grabbed the rope Timothy had found for them, and with Lavi's help, tied each piece onto the wings of the plane. It was more difficult than expected, considering that by then, the waves were crashing against his legs, pushing him down. But they got it done, and soon after, the braided vines had been tied onto a chain that was hooked to the nose of the plane.

"Ready?!" Chomesuke shouted once they were all gripping either a rope or vine. "Now pull!"

"No, wait! It's too heavy!" Lenalee protested. "Wait till it floats!"

"Isn't that what we don't want?!" Daisya demanded.

"O-ouch!" Lala cried, as the rope burned into her hand. "I don't think I can hold on much longer!"

"Are you sure about this?!" Chomesuke asked Lenalee.

"Wait! Just wait!" Lenalee insisted, and Allen was getting ready to pull out some real snarky comments as his muscles protested.

"Wait for what?!" Cho asked.

"That!" Lenalee pointed at the sweeping waves that suddenly crashed in and lifted the airplane. "Pull, now!"

As they did, the plane suddenly began to move up, and that was the boost they needed to haul the enormous piece of machinery closer to the tree line.

"We… we did it!"

Allen was surprised to find himself joining in the celebration, brief as it was. Of course, even after all their hard work, Lala found it in herself to point out, "That was a total waste!"

Incredulous, Lavi demanded, "Saving the plane was a total waste?!"

"Well, duh," Lala snapped, repeating her favorite catchphrase, "It's not like we're going to be here that long, right? Right?"

Allen shook his head with a small scoff. "Why don't you ask them?"

Everyone quickly jumped up when they noticed the pilot and their other classmates arriving. But whatever excitement they might've had was thwarted by the pilot's careless comment of, "Get nice and comfy kids, 'cause there ain't no resort in that jungle."

A/N: Phew! And that's a wrap! Hope everyone liked the first chapter! And I'm sorry, I know Allen isn't too involved yet, but he will be soon enough! Please, please let me know your thoughts in a review!^-^

By the way, this isn't even the end of the first day! Heh, our characters have a lot more in store waiting for them, so stay tuned!(;