Thought I was DEAD, didn'tcha? Well, I ain't! I'M ALIVE, YA HEAR ME?! I'M ALIVE!
...Yeah, just thought I should get back to this. I'll be handling 95% of the writing work now, the other four are editors who'll be working close, though.
Chapter 15: Off to Camp
Out in space, Joyex was humming to himself, patting the control stick as they continued on their way to Traverse Town.
"Hey, can I try flying this?" Sakuzy asked.
"Haha-ha, NO." Joyex flatly replied. "I'm the only one who can fly this thing. Just...instinctual, y'know."
"I could have instincts, too," Sakuzy pointed out.
"No, you don't. Trust me on this one." Joyex replied.
"Gotta say this is definitely a far comfier ride than... well, my ride over there," Yozora remarked, hands in his pockets.
Becca was in the kitchen cooking something. Lucy was off to the side, sitting on the floor and doing stretching exercises. She sniffed the air and turned her head to the kitchen.
"Hey Becca, whatcha cooking? I'm starved!" she said.
"You'll see," Becca replied.
"What was up with those Crystal guys back there, anyway?" Sakuzy asked, "The green one seemed nice enough, but the orange girl...why'd she just go off the deep end 'cuz I didn't know her?"
"Just nutty space weirdos? I don't know. If we're lucky, they're eating our space dust," Joyex said.
"Lunch is ready!" Becca called, showing this well prepared meat pies
"Huh, thanks!" Sakuzy said, taking a fork and taking a bite.
"Can't eat now. Flying," Joyex said...
Just as Sakuzy took a bite he froze. He then spat it right out, "BLAGH!"
It was way too late, Lucy bit into hers and right there, a chill ran through her body and her freckled cheeks began to turn noticeably green.
"I think I'll stick to my leftovers, thanks," Yozora coughed, shaking his head, and pulling out a brown bag. Inside of which was one of the pill bugs from KuzKingdom, only this time it was tied up and smelled far more aromatic. Well seasoned, even. Snipping the twine, it uncurled, revealing what was once a thick, yellowish-green goo was now instead warm and orange with flecks of red and green from various peppers and chilis. "Gotta say, that Kronk guy's tips really helped."
"Yeah weird for some I thought I was a good cook..." Becca said.
"Well, from what I'm hearing? Sounds like you were making...cat poop dipped in ranch dressing." Joyex said, "And when I say it, you know it's nothing personal."
"Thanks," Becca said.
"Wow. Usually, people go for the face after I say that." Joyex commented with a wry grin.
"Well, you were just being honest, right?" Becca said, rubbing the back of her head with a small bit of pink flaring on her face.
"You're right, she's taking this ODDLY well," Sakuzy said, downing some water to try and wash the taste out.
"Well, least we're getting along. Still a while 'til Traverse Town and I don't want anyone at each other's throats." Joyex said.
"Or any of that stuff going down your throat?" Yozora asked with a wry tone.
Joyex jabbed his thumb in Yozora's direction with a wry grin, "See, this guy gets me."
Becca froze hearing someone singing
"If only, if only," the woodpecker sighs,
"The bark on the trees was as soft as the skies,"
As the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely
He cries to the moon, "If only, if only."
Becca looked around with a confused expression, "What's that?"
"What's what?" Sakuzy asked.
"Can't you hear it?" Becca said she looked seeing a world
"Becks, I have NO idea what you're even talking about," Joyex said, "Look, probably just a little cabin fever. Just try holding it in until we get to Traverse Town, we're about halfway there."
Out the window, Becca saw a world that looked like a massive desert. The music seemed to be coming from there...
"There!" she shouted before jumping to the controls.
"HEY! LET GO OF THAT!" Joyex shouted, grabbing onto the control stick. The ship suddenly lurched and bucked.
But Becca grabbed a hold of it back directing the ship toward the world.
"WAAH!" Lucy yelled as she flew forward and landed on her face, she groaned as she lifted her head and shook away her dizziness.
"Wha, h-hey!" Yozora protested hastily,. He managed to steady himself with relative ease and ran towards the squabbling pilots, "G-Guys, can we please not do this right now?!"
"TELL HER THAT! SHE'S THE ONE WHO GRABBED IT OUTTA NOWHERE!" Joyex shouted.
"She's gonna BLOW!" Yozora yelled, quickly diving for cover. Yozora heard Lucy gag and cover her mouth.
"GUYS!" was all Sakuzy could get out before the Gummi Ship suddenly bucked and spiraled towards the world below.
POHPOHPOHPOHPOHPOH
Sakuzy screamed as he suddenly fell from the sky, landing with a heavy THUD on the hard sand and dirt. Joyex yelled and landed right next to him...right in the middle of a five-foot-deep hole.
Sakuzy groaned as he sat up, feeling the impact of the landing, "Anyone get the license number of that...?"
Becca landed on her backside, causing a massive puff of sand.
Lucy coughed loudly as she brushed herself off and stood up, "Playing in the dirt is fun and all, but not like that..."
She began to look around, and noticed she and her pals were surrounded by tons of holes, each one of them five feet apart and five feet deep.
"Where are we...?" She asked.
Yozora managed to haul himself out of the five foot hole; covered from head to toe in dust and dirt. He threw his hands up in dismay as he shouted to the heavens, "WHY DO I HAVE TO KEEP FALLING INTO THESE PLACES?!"
"Stranding us in the middle of this stinkin' dust bowl..." Joyex growled, a hand slowly grabbing the edge of the hole, "That's it...I'm gonna kill 'er. Ally or not. According to plan or not. I am going to MURDER THAT IDIOT!"
Becca looked around trying to hear the voice again but she just heard Joyex. She turned just in time to see the Nobody hoist himself out with a look of pure rage on his face. She smiled and ran as he chased her.
"GET BACK HERE!" Joyex shouted, running after Becca, "I'M GONNA STRANGLE YOU! THEN BURY YOU, DIG YOU UP SO I CAN CLONE YOU, AND KILL ALL YOUR CLONES! THEN I'LL BE HAPPY!"
"YOU HAVE TO CATCH ME BEFORE YOU CAN DO THAT!" Becca shouted.
Sakuzy looked down next to him and saw...a piece of whitish-blue Gummi. He felt the bottom of his stomach drop out at that point.
"Uh...guys? I think this used to be our ride." He said.
Slowly, Yozora breathed in and out deeply. Mentally counting, "One. Two. Three. Four. FIVE..."
Lucy crouched down and stared at the small block, a really concerned look on her face. "Okay, okay, we gotta remain calm and NOT panic! Maybe if we're lucky we can find someone who can fix it!"
"Six, seven, eightnineten-"
Suddenly, both Becca and Joyex were GRABBED and lifted off the ground... Yozora casually standing in between them, the one responsible; a trail of dust kicked up in the path he'd ran from. Yet, to the naked eye, it was as if he had teleported.
"Thank you," Lucy said to Yozora. "Trying to kill each other isn't going to get us very far."
"Yeah, we need to focus on things. Like getting the Gummi back together...and maybe shelter," Sakuzy nodded.
"Okay...yeah...but I still can't promise I won't bury her in one of these stinkin' holes," Joyex growled.
"But...what even makes all these holes like these?" Sakuzy asked, looking over the vast desert.
Dirt was kicked up with the sounds of shovels digging. As a tumbleweed rolled by, the words "Camp Green Lake" were formed before a large, red kiss mark was left on them.
Later...
The group had begun going...somewhere, they were sure.
"Well, so far, this worlds 0-for-2 when it comes to naming," Sakuzy said. "It's not green and there's no lake."
Becca was still looking around for the voice. Yozora walked on, glancing around in curiosity. Something about this. Trekking along the desert with a 'crew'. It seemed... weirdly nostalgic.
"Sitting around all the time was nice..."
"Napping was even better..."
He suddenly ground to a halt, double taking at the voices that rang in his head. That second one being...his?
Becca...oddly enough, spotted a man. He was black, wore a simple white shirt, had a pair of overalls, a straw hat, and was leading a donkey. He pointed west. The moment she looked away, though, he was gone.
What was that? she thought in shock
"I think we should head west a bit more," Becca said.
"What makes you say that...?" Lucy asked, wiping some sweat from her brow as she looked out over the desert.
"Just a feeling," Becca said
"I'm pretty sure Kooz is meant to be the team leader," Yozora murmured, shaking his head. "Besides, he has not crash-landed us anywhere yet; I trust his judgment."
"Well, guess we're going west." Sakuzy asked.
"Why?" Joyex asked, flatly.
"Any better suggestions?" Sakuzy asked, looking over the group. Begrudgingly, Joyex shrugged, having nothing.
"I've got a BAD FEELING about this," Yozora murmured to himself under his breath
Becca began to follow looking around she felt something off here it was as if this area had been angered by something
"...there're a lotta hearts in pain," Yozora observed, looking around, "This place... you can feel the sadness..."
"Agreed" Becca said to Yozora "It's as if the land itself knows a wrong has been committed but what was it?"
Lucy suddenly noticed a glint in the distance and put her hand over her head to get a better look.
"Hey, what's that...?" she asked. Driving through the desert, kicking up tons of dust behind it was... a school bus?
"It's our way SOMEWHERE." Sakuzy said, running after it.
"Well, here we go again." Joyex said with a smile as he followed with the others in tow.
The bus led them to a small settlement. Right in front of it was a sign that read "Camp Green Lake".
"Well, guess we got the name. Maybe they make wallets here? Sing-alongs, maybe?" Sakuzy asked.
"Sakuzy, this is a place in the middle of nowhere with desert on all sides. You're an optimist," Joyex stated.
Lucy glanced back and forth, being confused by the name of this rather desolate looking place, "Uh, where's the lake?"
Joyex's response was to give her a little whack over the head.
"I think we standing on it," Becca commented.
Yozora just stared at Sakuzy in confusion. He... had no idea what on Earth he meant. Was that what a "camp" was for?
"Hmm..." Sakuzy said, "Guys? Just follow my lead."
Sakuzy ran ahead of them, going around the side of the bus and into the camp.
"I think we have a problem, Kazu," Becca said, noticing something.
"What?" Sakuzy asked, "All we're doing is introducing two vulnerable, teenage girls into...if the smell's anything to go on, an all-boys prison detention center."
"Do you pay attention to what you're saying or did you just fade in and out?" Joyex asked, flatly.
…
Yozora casually counted down on his fingers with a whistle. Three, two, one-
"Oh...OH!" Sakuzy said, suddenly realizing the problem, "Becca, Lucy...you two need disguises!"
"I think we should look around," Becca said. "Might be some clothes somewhere."
Lucy darted her eyes around the camp and noticed a small building that was filled with orange jumpsuits and workman's boots.
"I'll be right back!" She said before darting off towards the shack.
Lucy stuck her head into an open window, she saw a young man standing behind a counter and thankfully his back was turned to her. Biting her lip nervously, Lucy stuck her arms through the window and snagged two jumpsuits, two pairs of boots, and a green army hat along with a bucket hat.
She quickly darted back to Becca and held up their new garbs, "Problem solved!"
"Great job, Luce! Let's get to disguising," Becca said as they walked behind some buildings and changed into the jumpsuits and boots.
"Which hat do you want?" Becca asked Lucy
"I'll take the army hat. My hair's shorter than yours," Lucy said, putting the army hat directly on her head.
Becca nodded taking taking the bucket hat stuffing some of her hair into it
"So, what's the plan?" Joyex asked.
"We try salvaging the Ship while pretending to be imprisoned here." Sakuzy said.
...
"What?" Joyex asked through clenched teeth.
"Well if we're gonna do that, Becca? You and I need some false names! So for a while, say hi to Lucas and... uh...?" Lucy pondered as she tried to think of a phony name.
"How about just Beck for me?" Becca suggested.
"Now shut up for a minute. Act like we just got here!" Sakuzy hissed. Joyex, though, had a look of "I want to murder you all" on his face again. "This is a really bad idea," Yozora said with a dull tone. "Please don't go through with this."
The group quickly took notice of the ramshackle state of this so-called camp. There were several beat up buildings, and nearby a group of boys were in the middle of washing a rather fancy looking car that was sitting outside of a cabin.
Too late. The bus doors opened as a man in a suit walked out, followed by a teenager with unruly, brown hair and a baseball cap.
"If you're wondering where the lake is, we're wondering the same," Joyex said, flatly.
"Hey, we were dropped earlier." Sakuzy said, waving, "Just waiting for orientation or whatever."
The teenager stared quizzically at them. And their clothes. And the remarkably spiky hair before hesitantly asking, "Verum... Rex fans, I'm guessing?"
THAT caused Yozora to double take a bit.
"Sure, why the heck NOT?" Joyex asked.
"Come on." The guard said, roughly.
"So, what're YOU in for?" Sakuzy asked as they followed him.
"The worst luck in the world," the cap-lad grumbled bitterly.
Yozora snapped out of his surprise, before he groaned in exasperation, "Here we go again.."
"It can't be that bad," Becca said slightly changing her voice to sound male
"And me?" Lucy said in her best deep voice. "I got into all kinds of fights! If anyone got in my face, they'd be on the ground before they knew it! Got them MANLY URGES, Y'KNOW?!"
"Cool your jets a bit, Lu...Lucas." Sakuzy said as they were herded into a room.
Inside, a man sat at a desk, chewing on sunflower seeds before spitting out the shells. He had auburn hair and a general air of irritation.
"What's with the seeds, sir?" asked the guard.
"I gave up smoking." The man grunted. He took a file as the new teen was put in a chair. The other five just...stood around, awkwardly. The man took up the file and read aloud, "Stanley Yelnats...the Fourth?"
Slowly, the cap-clad young man shuffled forward before quietly murmuring, "Sir."
"And who're THESE?" The man asked, gesturing at the others.
"I'm Sakuzy." Sakuzy said.
"Sah...koo...zee?" the man asked, arching an eyebrow as if asking 'what kind of name is that?'.
"Uh...my parents...lost a bet and named me after a Japanese playing card," Sakuzy invented, wildly.
"I'm Joyex," Joyex said, quick to explain, "It's a family name. From...uh, Sweden."
"Beck," Becca said in her faux male voice
"And I'm Luke!" Lucy said, smiling nervously.
"I cannot believe this is actually happening," Yozora groaned to himself, kneading his forehead.
"And this is Yozora," Sakuzy said.
The man gave them all withering looks before saying, "My name is Mr. Sir. When you address me, you are to call me by my name."
On that, Sakuzy barely contained a snicker. Mr. Sir gave him another look before asking, "You kids thirsty?"
Stanley winced. Oh. Just great. His luck was about to somehow get even worse.
"Way to go, 'Ace Card'," Yozora murmured, a bead of sweat running down his brow. He then looked up, taking a note of the man's chewing. "Ever thought of toasting those?"
"Uh...yes, actually." Sakuzy said.
"Well, better get used to it. You're going to BE thirsty for the next eighteen months." Mr. Sir said. At that point, Joyex began laughing. With QUITE the unsettling grin on his face, "Somethin' FUNNY 'bout that, boy?"
"Yeah! 'Cuz life sucks!" Joyex laughed before slowly turning to Becca, "Sleep with one eye open, 'Beck'! I'll be coming for you!"
Yozora took a slow step BACK from Joyex, "Seriously, though, Mr. Sir? Roast 'em, squeeze lemon juice, toss 'em with some salt while still hot."
Becca rolled her eyes at Joyex.
"C'mon," Mr. Sir said, leading them out, giving Yozora stinkeye as he did.
"Just a thought," Yozora murmured blankly to himself.
Mr. Sir led them out, showing the camp. Full of teenage boys, all shouting and bickering. At the same time, there was an orderliness about it.
"Look around, whadda ya see?" he asked, "Any guard towers? How 'bout electric fences? Ya wanna run away? Go on, I won't stop ya." A young boy ran by, yelling as he did so, "I'M WARNIN' YOU, SYRUS! STEAL MY SUNFLOWER SEEDS AGAIN AND I'LL-"
They then noticed the pistol on his hip. Mr. Sir looked over and shrugged, "Don't worry. This here's for Yellow Spotted Lizards, I won't waste a bullet on any o' you."
"I...think we're good. Right, guys?" Sakuzy asked, looking at the others.
"Uh huh, yep," Becca nodded.
"Yes Mr. Sir, we're great!" Lucy said, smiling like a little kid that got caught stealing a cookie.
"Good thinkin'. And y'know why?" Mr. Sir asked, "We got the only water for a hundred miles! our own little oasis! So, if any of you try to run away? Them buzzards'll pick you clean by the third day!"
Sakuzy gulped as Mr. Sir led them to a locker room and tossed some orange jumpsuits at them. Except Becca and Lucy, since they were already dressed in them.
"Ya get two suits; one for work, one for relaxation. After three days, your work suit'll be washed, and your relaxation clothes become your work clothes." Mr. Sir said, "Gotta watch out for Yellow Spotted Lizards, rattlesnakes..."
"Basically anything desert related, gotcha," Becca said in her male voice
Lucy froze and felt a chill go up her back, just that word alone gave her the willies. "Rattlesnakes...?"
"You don't bother them, they don't bother YOU...usually. But you don't wanna get bit by a Yella Spotted Lizard. You'll die a slow an painful death. ALWAYS." Mr. Sir said, ominously.
"But I didn't do it," Stanley murmured.
I'd take my chances, Yozora thought to himself. He wasn't particularly listening to Mr. Sir. He was more annoyed that they were even IN this position right about now. This world was in so much pain it was almost.. SUFFOCATING. He didn't like it. He wanted to just leave this place and fix things so that it would stop seemingly trying to crush him.
"Oh, this just keeps getting better and better..." Joyex muttered, shooting Becca another death glare, "Thanks a lot, Beck."
"Hey, Joyex?" Sakuzy asked, in a quiet voice, "You said you didn't have a heart. Why're you so...like THIS?"
"Well, I guess I was emotional before losing it, so even without a heart, I'm still a bit more feely." Joyex said, "And, well, I remember what it's like to have one. So, I act like this because I know it's what I should do."
"So, what didn't you do, exactly?" Yozora asked quietly, glancing towards Stanley. Anything to distract him from the soul-crushing aura.
"I was accused of stealing a pair of shoes," whispered Stanley in return, "But I'm really here because my family is cursed."
Beat. A bead of sweat slowly ran down Yozora's head, "Wow, uh... that's... a pretty bleak way of putting it."
The shack's wooden door creaked open and the group turned to look. They were greeted by a skinny man wearing cargo shorts, hiked up socks, and a sun hat. "A new batch of campers! I just want you to know, just because you did something bad, that doesn't automatically make you bad kids!"
"This here's Dr. Pendanski. He'll be in charge o' the rest," Mr. Sir said, spitting out another shell as he walked out.
Pendanski led the group outside and they got a better look at the camp, "You all will be bunked up in D Tent, the D stands for Diligence! Over there is the mess hall, the rec room, and there's the showers." Lucy saw a row of outdoor showers set up, and stared longingly at them. A shower sounded really nice right about now. "There's only one knob because there's only one temperature, cold! And over there is the Warden's cabin! That's the one big rule at Camp Green Lake, do not upset the Warden!"
"This guy is definately hiding his true self," Becca mutter to Sakuzy
"I know, but what choice do we have?" Sakuzy murmured, "We're stranded here and all..."
Joyex shot Becca a dirty look at that last part, as if giving another reminder about WHY that was.
Becca shot Joyex her own glare, "Can you please let it go already? Honestly, you are acting like a child!"
"Oh, you did NOT just say that." Joyex hissed, venomously, "YOU went for the wheel like a lunatic! YOU stranded us in THIS dust bowl! YOU are the reason we're now in this prison! AND why Qu...our Gummi Ship's now in pieces! If anything, I'm UNDER-REACTING here!"
"Look, we can easily find the pieces and fix the ship up. Sakuzy already found one, so it's probably all here. We just find all of them then leave! But there something is definitely wrong here and I want to know WHY," Becca whispered, angrily.
"It's the fact that we're IN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE," Joyex hissed back.
"Yo, Ma!" Called a voice. A young man trotted up to them, wearing the same orange jumpsuit. He was a tall youth, probably in his late teens with spiky, brown hair, pale green eyes, and a tan, broad-brimmed hat that had the words 'Aussie Shade' emblazoned across it. When he spoke with a deep, hearty voice with a rough, Australian accent, "Bringin' in some new blood, eh? Well, good on ya! If ya c'n make it 'ere, nothin'll scare ya!"
He tipped his hat with a wide grin as a group of teens walked up. Becca tilted her head. Something about this inmate seemed...unusual to her. Like he didn't quite fit in.
"That's where ya got to, Croccer. Now, who're the Neanderthals?" asked the one at the head, a shorter black teen with round glasses.
Sitting on the bed was a another young man who seemed smaller than the other boys, with poofy brown hair.
"So are they like...dysfunctional guy love between two guys or something?" Stanley whispered to Sakuzy, slowly shuffling away from the two. Beat. "Croccer?"
"Ignore those two; they're having a domestic," Yozora sighed, gesturing his thumb to point behind him.
"This is Stanley, Luke, Beck, Sakuzy and Joyex, your new best friends!" Pendanski said, introducing the group.
"Yo what's happening with Barfbag?" One of the larger kids asked, Pendanski's smile fell and his voice went stern.
What the actual heck, man? I'm right here, Yozora thought to himself in offense.
"Oh... uh, Louis won't be returning just yet, he's still in the hospital." he replied.
"The hospital?" Stanley repeated quietly, all the color just draining from his face, "I am going to die..."
Pendanski's attitude immediately switched to 'happy go lucky', "Now then, I want you to meet Rex, Alan, Theodore, and Scott."
"Hi, nice to meet ya." Sakuzy said, cheerily.
Evidently, NOT the right call.
"Yo, my name is X-Ray." Said the bespectacled boy Pendanski introduced as 'Rex'. He looked at each one in turn and said, "That's Squid, Armpit, and Croccer."
"Him? He's Mom," said Squid.
"What about this fella, Ma?" Asked Croccer, looking at Yozora, "Usually pretty good at this, but him, ya forgot. Really losin' yer touch there. Should really look into vacation time. Me ma shoulda done the same...that's how I lost me poor, baby sis. Got swiped 'way by some bloody dingos. Just like me uncle, dad used ta say..." there was a pause as everyone looked at him. He grinned before saying, "That was a JOKE, mates. We're in YOUTH prison, not joke jail."
Becca waved and looked at Scott for a bit, subconsciously touching her Wayfinder. She didn't know WHY, though.
Pendanski turned to Yozora and the others. "The campers here all have their little nicknames for each other, but I prefer to use the names their parents gave them! Names that will be recognized by society. Now why don't you be kind to your new friends and show them their cots?"
Three other kids walked in-one Hispanic with a bandana around his head, one taller with unruly hair and what one could only describe as "crazy eyes", and a short blonde kid.
"Hey, I'm Magnet. That's Zigzag," said the one with the bandana.
"And I'm ADHD!" said the kid.
"Sounds more like a diagnosis," Sakuzy said.
"Now, nice li'l place we got 'ere. Few places just opened up. Not exactly five star material, but they'll do in a pinch!" said Croccer as he unfurled a mattress with a rather...noticeable stain. "Uh...this used ta be Barfbag's mat. We'll, uh...we'll let ya decide who gets that."
"Not it," Becca said, quickly.
Lucy glanced down at the cot and visibly cringed, "Ugh, great..."
Off to the side, another kid was kicking back in his cot. This kid was noticeably smaller than the other ones, and he didn't even bat an eye at the others.
"And this is Zero. Say 'hi' to the new campers, Zero!" Pendanski said, only to have Zero not respond. "You know why we call him Zero? Cause he's got nothing going on in his stupid little head!"
Pendanski ruffled Zero's curly hair. The boy stayed silent and walks back to his cot. Becca grit her teeth as she used every ounce of willpower to keep herself from punching this guy.
"Gonna put Mr. Sir's shells in his shoes," ADHD murmured, quietly.
"Hey," Yozora turned and GLARED straight at Pedanski. "You need to apologize to that kid. Right now."
Pendanski stared Yozora down, not breaking his eye contact. "I'm in charge here. You know your place. Do yourself a favor and stay there."
Yozora did not back down. He instead took another step, "That's where you're wrong. I do know exactly where my place is. Now, apologize, right now."
Becca touched Yozora's shoulder, "Easy, Yoze. Right now he's in charge. We can handle it later. Trust me, I don't like it either."
"Nono, it's cool Beck, he can apologize to 'Zero' and then we can all move on," Yozora reassured cheerfully, brushing her hand off of his shoulder, "I can handle this guy's nonsense."
"Fine, I'm sorry." Pendanski said in a nonchalant tone. "Better?"
"Like you MEAN it, 'Mom'." Yozora said with a firmer tone.
Croccer put a hand on Yozora's shoulder, and speaking, in a hushed tone, "Don't like it, either, mate. But gotta let this go."
Too late.
WHACK!
Yozora's arm moved before anyone could stop it.
And a small dust cloud in the distance where Mr. Pedanski made impact, courtes of his flight with "Air Yozora". ADHD's eyes followed Pendanski's trajectory before he hit the ground.
"Can I have your autograph?" He asked.
"IT WAS A FIVE LETTER WORD!" Yozora yelled out into the distance, dusting his hands off. "Heh. Maybe that'll knock some humility into his thick...skull..."
Every single camper was just gawking at him in silence. Stanley looked like he was about to faint. The question from every inmate was obvious. And the best thing Sakuzy could come up with was to give a shaky laugh and awkwardly offer...
"Uh...puberty?"
"Now you've done it..." Lucy said murmured as Becca nervously shook her head.
"That was AWESOME!" Zigzag laughed as he grabbed Yozora's shoulder.
"Yeah, man. Mom totally didn't see that comin'!" Magnet grinned.
"Huh. Whadda ya know," Sakuzy said.
"Huh?" Yozora was genuinely aback at the wave of enthusiasm.
Stanley just... gawked. And the only thing he could do in response was squeak out, "I'm camp mates with an anime character..."
Hitchhiker Entries:
Stanley Yelnats IV: This fourth descendant of a Latvian immigrant would mostly seem like an unassuming youth. But, thanks to a curse on his family, a man who crossed paths with a black cat, stumbled under a ladder to break a mirror, and stepped on every crack on the way over would be luckier. Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit (stealing shoes), he will be spending time in the misleadingly-named Camp Green Lake. His misfortune began in Holes (2003).
Mr. Sir The head counselor and the word "sketchy" does not begin to describe him. Jumpy and paranoid, he seems to enjoy enforcing the rules of the camp to...absurd degrees. Also an odd fixation on Girl Scouts which is best not worth examining. He first appeared in Holes (2003).
Dr. Pendanski The supervisor of D-Tent, affectionately known as "Mom" by the inmates. While having a nice, understanding facade, he's actually quite cruel and arrogant. Even his credentials are questionable. While The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy does not legally endorse physical violence, we DO find it entertaining. He made people eagerly await karma in Holes (2003).
Croccer An odd inmate in Camp Green Lake who seems to be a walking mass of Australian stereotypes. Becca seems to think he rings a bell. His real name is Scott. He began addressing folks with "G'day" in Prince of Heart (2008).
X-Ray The unofficial leader of the D-Tent boys. Generally not someone you want to be on the bad side of. His real name is Rex. He began pressing his control in Holes (2003).
Squid One of the D-Tent boys. He was sent to Camp Green Lake after assaulting an officer who confiscated his apple juice. His real name is Alan. He first appeared in Holes (2003).
Armpit The largest of the D-Tent boys. He was sent to Camp Green Lake for beating up two older boys over a bucket of popcorn. His real name is Theodore, but don't let him hear you call him that. He threw his weight around in Holes (2003).
Zero One of the younger members of the D-Tent boys. He was sent to Camp Green Lake for repeated thefts due to being homeless. His real name is Hector Zeroni and destiny may have a significant hand to play with him. Called "Zero" due to his presumed lack of intelligence. In truth, he just doesn't like answering stupid questions. His enigma began in Holes (2003).
Magnet One of the D-Tent boys. He was sent to Camp Green Lake for stealing a dog worth $1000. Earned his nickname for his kleptomania. His real name is Jose. He showed off his sticky fingers in Holes (2003).
Zigzag One of the D-Tent boys. He comes off a little more...unhinged than the others, which is saying a lot. He was sent to Camp Green Lake after setting off fire-crackers that set off multiple alarms. His real name is Ricky. His questionable sanity began in Holes (2003).
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One of the younger D-Tent boys. Has a smile as bright as the sun and seems to like stealing Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds to put their shells in places that would annoy Pendanski. Is actually quite close to Croccer. His real name is Ryan. He first appeared in Prince of Heart (2008).