The Guardian Chronicles

{ Chapter 4 }

{  Plan of Survival  }



"August 15, 2017: I had the craziest dream last night! I met the Decepticon Justice Division face to face, helped them kill Black-Shadow who betrayed them, and I got my arm broken by Tarn..... The pain felt SO real.. so did the dream... I'm glad that the nightmare was over. However, I'm stuck in a whole different kind of nightmare. The other pack of people and I survived a plane crash... Well, not everyone... The Veteran guy just finished counting how many of us died and who are still alive. He said they were 276 of us, 208 passengers were on the First-Class plane and 68 passengers were on the plane I was in..... We've lost 167 people— There's only 109 of us left... Unfortunately, we've checked how much food that was left that didn't get burned, sank in the ocean, or eaten for last night's dinner. And it ain't looking good. There's only enough food and water to last us for five days... The Veteran guy suggested that he and a group of volunteers go explore the jungle to find more food and water. But there were fewer people brave enough to go with him. Kevin and Sam volunteered while the rest of us stay at the beach... It's been 30 minutes since they left. I hope they're alright?"



Suddenly, Maya hears the blonde rich-looking lady and her tall dark-hair fiance walking towards her camp, arguing about who's going to talk to her. Maya closes her journal and puts it in her backpack along with her pencil as the couple got closer.

"Just ask her, don't be such a pussy, babe!" said the Rich-Blonde Woman.

"I can't just ask her if we can buy her tent, it's rude. Plus, she needs it more than we do?" said the Dark Hair Man.

"I NEED IT MORE!" the Rich-Blonde Woman shouted before calming herself down. "Please, just ask her how much money she wants for her tent, or we are breaking up, right here and now."

"But, honey..." the Dark Hair Man's fiance interrupts him before he could finish.

"I WILL NOT SPEND ANOTHER NIGHT OUTSIDE!!!" the Rich-Blonde Woman shouted, loud enough for everyone else nearby to overhear.

Maya just sat frozen on the smooth stone rock seat, unsure if she should grab her pepper spray and use it on the crazy blonde lady.
The dark hair man sighs in defeat and stands in front of Maya.

"Excuse me, miss...? My fiance and I were wondering if we could barrow your tent? I'd be happy to pay you or give you anything you want— We just REALLY need it for.. privacy." said the Dark Hair Man.

Maya had already guessed what the guy was saying. They want to use her tent to have sex without everyone watching them. And it was clear the blonde lady wasn't going to do it in the jungle.

Maya took a deep calming breath before answering. "Look— You don't need to give me anything. I'll let you use my tent for an hour, only if you clean up your 'mess' after you're done." said Maya.

"Y-yes, of course. It'd be like we were never here." the Dark Hair Man replied.

Maya sighed and went inside her tent to remove the blanket and sheet off her inflated bed to avoid them from getting wet and dirty. She placed them and her pillow in her suitcase before putting a lock on the zippers to make sure nothing gets stolen. She then exited her tent and handed a plastic-box of wipes to the dark-haired man.

"Here ya go. You may now enter my tent and, 'do your thing'— Before I leave, what're your names?" said Maya.

"I'm Dave. And this is my lovely fiance, Margret," Dave replied before he turned to face his fiance. "Shall we go in, dear?"

Margret pulled her fiance close for a french-kiss as her answer before yanking him inside the tent, zipping it close behind them. Maya just rolled her eyes and left her camp.

As she walks over towards her friends, she sees Sam and Kevin return from exploring the jungle with the Veteran man and other people. "Sam! Kevin! Welcome back!" Maya called out to her two friends.

"Hi, Maya," said Sam. "Hope you're in the mood for a smoothie? Cause we scored some yummy fruits."

Sam shows Maya her bag full of new different kinds of fruits she has never seen before.

"Wow. Those look delicious," Maya replied. "Where did you find them?"

"Just a couple East from the river we also found. Good news, we've gathered enough fruit and water for everyone," said Kevin. "Thanks to Sam's keen eyesight, none of the fruits are poison."

"Oh, stop it! You're making me blush..." Sam replied as she giggled.

"Umm, Maya. Is somebody in your tent? Cause it's shaking..." J.D asked as he pointed at Maya's tent that Margret and Dave are having a 'good time' in.

"Ah yes. Dave and his 'spoiled-rotten' fiance, Margret, asked to barrow my tent so they can have sex without everybody's eyes on them." Maya replied in disgust.

"Wow, really?" Sam asked.

"Yup..." Maya replied.

"Wish I have my iPhone right now," said Tyler with a smirk on his face.

"Ewww, Tyler, don't be a pervert!" Sam replied.

"Just kidding," said Tyler.

"That's still gross, man..." said J.D

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Later, the Veteran calls in everyone for a meeting.

"Alright everybody, listen up! As you all know, we now have enough food and water to share. However, we need a plan and establish some rules in order to survive on this island. First, we must create a giant signal fire or an S.O.S. sign to get a passing boat's attention or a coast-guard helicopter's. Second, we need to build shelters to spend the next nights in, just in case we stay here longer." said the Veteran.

"Excuse me, sir? When those things are done, what'll we do next?" Maya asked after raising her hand.

"Well, we'll figure something out. In the meantime, let's get to work." the Veteran replied. "We'll split into five teams. Team One will gather wood for fire and shelter. Team Two will be the shelter builders. Team Three will be in charge of preparing food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Team Four will venture out to the jungle to gather more food so that we don't starve. And Team Five~"