Author’s Comment: To be honest, the next chapter really was suppose to be apart of this chapter. But I’m picky about how long or short my chapters should be. So that leads two chapters left now. And once again, sorry for taking so long, which I know y’all might strike me.

Chapter 33 – Halliluki Island

The day passed and it was now dawn. The boat was rowing as Lenny stirred the wheel. He knew that Halliluki Island wasn’t that far and that they’ll be there in another few hours. Some thoughts started running through his mind. He started sighing. His thoughts were on behalf of what has happened, starting on the first day of the trip. He started knowing that the whole trip was a big issue with only a few things that were good.

“Good morning Lenny.” Lenny turned his head around to look at who greeted him. It was the slug, Slinkman, approaching to him with a smile on his face. Lenny on the other hand turns his head around, sighing slightly. This allowed Slinkman’s smile to slowly fade. “Still upset?” Lenny sighed once more, not answering, as he reached for a donut and started dipping in his coffee. Slinkman raised a brow. “Uh…Lenny…? That’s not-” Lenny opens his mouth and shuts it swiftly. His face shook, with a sound of shattering glass. He opened his mouth to see what he just bitten. He realized that he took a bite of a rocky clam, as his teeth falls out of his mouth.

“For goodness sake!” Lenny yelled in exasperation, slamming the clam on the floor. “I can barely think straight! I wish all that has happened, never happened.”

“Don’t worry Lenny,” Slinkman said, smiling again, “for all that’s happened, it wasn’t your fault.” Slinkman walked to the ledge, resting his hands on them and looking ahead. “Besides, you didn’t give up on looking for us, so that’s a good thing Lenny.”

Lenny started smiling slightly after hearing that, but he frowns again. “And maybe we wouldn’t be in too much danger if that no good carcass wasn’t on my back so much.” His feeling was showing hints of antipathy a bit afterwards.

“Well…aside from that, you did save her, and I still think she owes you.”

“Like that will ever happen,” Lenny said, “I sometimes ask myself why I did it anyways. She has tortured me in the past and she still does.”

Slinkman started sighing, feeling bad. “You know, I admit, I wish she could let it all go like you.” Lenny was suddenly reminded of something after comprehending what Slinkman was talking about.

“Slinkman, there’s something I haven’t told you and that doe last night.”

“Oh?”

“Well…” Lenny paused a bit, tapping his finger on his stirring wheel, “while I was looking for you guys, I found this tape.” While Lenny was saying so, there was a thin shadow appearing at a corner.

“A tape?” Slinkman asked.

“Yeah, you see, I found out that this is a perfect tape”-Lenny starts smiling a bit-“to actually get me to be apart of any camp activities again. All I have to do is make a phone call.” Right after Lenny said so, the shadow disappeared.

“Really? Just a phone call?” Slinkman said, growing surprised at this as well. Lenny nodded in response. “Wow…Scoutmaster Lenny…that would be swell, even our camp could probably hold two scoutmasters..”

“If possible,” Lenny replied.

“Well, maybe that wouldn’t work, but it doesn’t hurt to try, or wouldn’t even hurt if Lumpus had two Scoutmaster assistants.” Slinkman smiled, growing ecstasy at some images that registered in his mind. He was seeing how good it would be to have his best friend to work with him at Camp Kidney. But he started remembering something. “But, even though that would be good, if possibly, how will you even be able to put up with Miss Mucus?”

“Well, that’s the problem,” Lenny answered.

“Oh, well, I understand if you don’t want to put up with her.”

“That’s not what I meant.”

“It’s not?”

“Yeah, it’s…” Lenny paused from his statement.

“It’s what…?” Lenny started wishing that maybe he didn’t have to say it that way. He starts thinking once more of whether or not he should tell him what could happen to her. Then he shook his head.

“Nothing,” he said, “I’ll be able to handle it if I ever worked there.”

“Oh, Okay,” Slinkman said, smiling at him. “Maybe you can think about that, since you already got something as good – your current job.” Lenny wasn’t listening because he was sort of lost in his own thought. He was also frowning along with his ears folding back. Slinkman started to catch his expression. “You okay?”

“Huh?” Lenny snapped out of it. “Oh, I-I’m okay.” He forced a smile on his face afterwards. “Just, uh, make sure everyone’s awake and whatnot, because we should be there in a few hours.” Slinkman nodded and turned around.

“Hey Lenny?” Slinkman said suddenly, turning his head around to look at the wolf.

“Yes?” Lenny turns his head around as well.

“I just want to say thanks. Even…if the tape don’t work, it’s good enough that you know how to let things go.” Lenny nodded at him, and Slinkman walked off. Once Lenny turned his head back around, his fake smile faded back to a frown. He felt bad for not telling him. At the same time, he did agree with the banana slug about him having a good job now. He suddenly slammed his fist on the ledge. The cup filled with hot coffee tips over and spills. Lenny’s eyes widen as he suddenly feels the coffee spilling on his tail. He jumps up, flying up high, yowling excruciatingly.

After a few hours past by, Lenny looked back at his tail, which the middle was stitched at the spot it got burned at. He turned around, sighing exasperatingly, and picked up his binoculars. He saw the island, realizing that they finally made it. After getting closer, Lenny sighed. Not from being relieved that they made it, but something else. They all gathered up to get ready to get out of the boat.

“Come on dear,” Jane Doe said, as she was holding the moose, which he looks dizzy.

Scoutmaster Lumpus was constantly groaning in pain, holding an ice pack on his head, putting up with a harsh headache. The Doe started sighing. Even Lenny frowned, as he looked at the giddy moose.

“I hope he comes out fine soon,” Lenny said ruefully. Afterwards, Lenny finally lowered the steps, letting everybody out of the boat. All of the bean and squirrel scouts’ eyes were widened.

“This is it?” Edward said with his eyes widened. “THIS is Halliluki Island?” Edward started frowning along with all the other scouts, as they continued walking down the steps, toward the island. They all stopped and looked at the island some more. It wasn’t what they were expecting.

The place looked old and messy. Some of the buildings were boarded, showing that they were closed. Windows from different building were either half-broken or gone. Even a tree was old that the trunk just broke, making the top part of the tree fall to the ground. Not only that, they saw folks carrying boards with hats on. Obviously they were all workers. And they even saw working trucks as well.

“Miaya!” Almondine shouted, already disliking what the island is like. She was still in a slight concussion from yesterday’s incident.

“You said it.” Samson said, standing beside her.

Slinkman was standing beside Lenny, as he asked, “Are you sure this is the place.”

“I’m really sure Slick, look over there.” He pointed his finger at something. Slinkman looked and saw that he was pointing at a sign. It had ‘Halliluki Island’ with only a few lights shining on certain letters. Then a letter fell off and drops on a lizard that was walking underneath the sign. The lizard groaned painfully afterwards.

“But, if this is Halliluki Island, where’s-” Jane Doe paused and saw the mall, which the building was half gone. She placed her hands on each side of her cheeks in a slight panicking expression. “W-What happen to the big mall?”

“Lady, that mall is long gone,” said an approaching rabbit, carrying lumber.

“Gone?” Jane Doe started frowning. “Are they building a new one?”

“No lady.”

“No? What about the restaurants, the trains, and parks?”

The rabbit shook his head. Then he turns his attention to everybody else that was standing there. “I take it that y’all didn’t know that we’ve turned this island into a constructive facility.”

“You mean that this is really like an industrial factory?” Nina, the squirrel scout giraffe, asked.

“Exactly.” The rabbit answered plainly, before he turned around and walked away. They all couldn’t believe it; even after all they’ve been through. Halliluki Island is no longer an island. Their expressions were showing hint of indignation.

“So Halliluki Island is gone, how convenient of coming here.” Lenny crossed his arms together. Then everyone turned their attentions to the wolf. Lenny cocked his head back a bit, looking at them glaring at him. “I think I’m a go get some gas fuel.”

“Yeah you better get,” Miss Mucus said at the same time Lenny was walking off, which he ignored her.

“I knew it,” Gretchen said annoyingly. “I knew going with these freakish bean scouts would be bad.”

“Freakish?” Edward responded. “Can you even spell it?”

“Don’t get me started, duck.”

“I am not a duck you hag!”

“Hag?!” Gretchen shrieked and pounced on the platypus, causing both of them to fight. The fight was suddenly moved toward the edge, before they both end up falling into the water, yelling along the way. Just as soon as the water splashed, Slinkman sighed and shook his head. Then he turned to look at Denmother’s direction. Lumpus was still standing there with her, seemingly looking like he was moping.

“Are you going to be okay Lompus?” Ms. Doe asked. Lumpus just stood there, still moping, while holding the sack on his head.

Lazlo and his buddies suddenly approached to Slinkman. “Slinkman?” The banana slug turned his attention to the monkey. “Since this isn’t an island anymore, what’re we going to do now?”

“I don’t know…I guess go back to Leaky Lake,” Slinkman said, looking at the three bean scouts giving him sad looks.

“You know? Maybe the island we were in wasn’t half bad.” Samson turned and looked at Almondine, since she was the one that said that.

“Wow, you’re back to normal,” Samson said, happy about that. At the same time, he started pondering on about the island.

“Actually, that island actually bad, now that you think of it,” said Dave, with his brother Ping-Pong nodding agreeably.

“I bet it’s not as good as the island Lazlo and I were in.” A few of the scouts look at her. “I mean, the place is like a double-island, it’s so nice and romantic, large trees, the good smell, perfect green grass and-”

“Boring,” some of the scouts interjected in unison. This made Patsy to frown. “The island we were in has a large swimming pool,” said amber the rabbit squirrel scout.

“And you got to love that fruit.” The bean and squirrel scouts continued talking about how swell Haliotis Island was.

“The island we were in had a waterslide,” Lazlo said suddenly. Everybody paused. They all looked at the spider morning. “I mean yeah, it’s like…70 feet high and whatnot.”

“BIG SLIDE!” Clam blurted out happily, jumping up and down.

The bean and squirrel scouts looked at one another and then back at Lazlo. “Okay, we so got a go to that island one day.” Then an idea pops in Lazlo’s head.

“Hey I know, since Halliluki Island…isn’t an island anymore, maybe we can just go to that island for our vacation.” Then the scouts starts agreeing with him happily. “What you think Slinkman?” He looks at the banana slug.

“Well…maybe we should ask Lenny.”

“Oh right, leave it ALL up to that moronic, furry prick,” Miss Mucus growled.

“Excuse me.” The warthog, suddenly looked to her left. He saw that there was a weasel approaching to her. “Are you Rubella Mucus?”

“Who wants to know?” The warthog folds her arms. The weasel nodded.

“That’s all I needed to know.” Then suddenly some cuffs attaches on the warthog’s wrist.

“What the?” She looked back and realizes there was a dog police behind her, cuffing her hands. “What are you-?”

“You’re under arrest,” The weasel said boldly, showing her his badge.

“What’s going on here?” Jane Doe approached to the polices, along with Slinkman and the scouts approaching to her.

“The warthog has committed a felony.”

“Committed a felony?” Miss Mucus growls. “What the heck are you talking about?”

“It’s about the 18 year reclined of framing a student to be provoked from a license.” Miss Mucus widens her eyes, knowing exactly what he’s talking about. Then her face deepens a hatred frown, growling low.

“Lenny…”

Meanwhile, Lenny was on his way back to the boat, as he was carrying a tank of gasoline. “And to think I would have to pay for this? Lucky me. Now to go…what the heck?” Lenny paused, looking ahead of him, seeing that everybody watching Miss Mucus arrested. Then he starts walking toward them. “Hey!” Both the officers, and Miss Mucus, were now looking at the approaching wolf. “Hey, what’s this?”

“Oh like you don’t know,” Miss Mucus said angrily. “I guess you really was eager to put me in jail for the rest of my life, huh?”

Everybody gasped at what the warthog just said. “For the rest of your life?” Jane Doe asked before covering her mouth with both of her hands.

“I guess that really makes you a good bean scout,” Miss Mucus said angrily at him.

“Lenny…?” The wolf turned and looked at the banana slug. “Is this true..?”