Return To Camp Campbell

Chapter 4

Max stared at the guy known as Preston Goodplay. He looked the same except older and like everyone else here dressed differently than his kid self. His hair was a little longer and tied up in a small ponytail.

It was weird to Max to see the theater kid, well grown up, with a toddler in his arms and holding the hand of what he was guessing a four year old. "Nurf, where is he?!" He hissed.

Nurf shrugs, "the last time I saw him he was with you."

The four year old looks up at Preston, "Mr. Goodplay what's wrong? Where's my brother?" He looked like he was about to cry.

Preston looks at the kid then at Nurf worryingly. Nurf ended up rolling his eyes and bent down placing a hand on the kid's shoulder. "We'll find him Antony. I promise."

"Cross your heart?" The kid whispered.

Nurf crossed where his heart was, "cross my heart." The little kid smiled and Nurf ruffled the kid's hair before standing back up. He looked at a worried Preston, "I'm sure we'll find him Pres."

Preston smiled weakly before he glared at someone behind him. He lets go of Antony's hand and handed the toddler to Nurf. He walks over to a kid with pastel pink hair. He was looking at a phone annoyed, "Jason! Where were you!?"

The kid looks at Preston before flipping him off, "why do you care?" He looks back at his phone, "it's not like you're my real dad anyway."

Preston pinched the bridge of his nose trying to calm himself. He stops and looks at the kid, "Jason I am your foster dad and as long as you're under my care you need to listen to me. I told you not to go anywhere."

Jason looked at his foster parent in a bored manner, "hmm how about no?" He starts walking to the mess hall, "come on let's get this funeral over with."

Nurf, Preston, and the kids walk into the mess hall. Nurf was trying to calm the annoyed Preston.

Max stood in his spot. Foster kids? Nurf being a nice father figure? Things have changed. Max started looking around as David started telling Neil and Nikki what to do. He saw his old fellow campers and thought about how much has really changed.

Nerris and Harrison showed up and Max took notice that the still were fighting over magic and DnD. Nerris grew her hair out and half of it was shaved. Harrison actually looked pretty handsome.

Not that Max would admit it.

More and more campers showed up and Max was getting bored... Well until a Ford truck pulled up. A person he didn't recognize got out of the passenger side and an older Snake got out of the driver's side of the truck. The unrecognizable person had brown hair, and was wearing one of those 1940 bomber jackets.

Neil and Nikki walked over and they noticed Max was staring at them. "Max you okay?"

"Hmm? Oh yeah, just wondering how much longer before the summer is over," Max shrugged.

"Oh I thought you were staring at Snake and Space Kid," Nikki smiled.

Max was wide eyed. That was Space Kid? He looked back over to them and saw the two of them walking over. Space Kid smiled when he saw the trio. "Hey Nikki, Neil, and," he looks at Max. His smile almost flattened before it was back to normal. "Hey Max. Long time huh...?"

Max simply nodded because he was distracted by Neil and Snake. Or well distracted by the fact Snake kissed Neil's cheek. Afterward Neil fiddled with the band on his ring finger.

Neil is with Snake? Wow that's actually pretty surprising.