The Extra One

Summary: (Based on a really weird dream I had) There was another on that plane. Someone who knew everything about the other seven. Who strangely knew what was going to happen. That someone was me.

AUTHOR'S NOTE WHICH IS EXTREMEMLY IMPORTANT

Yes, this is a dream when I crashed with the Flight 29 Down gang. But it's not totally based on the dream- in the dream when you went into the tents you went into my house, and in the jungle there were huge bats. And there was no sky… typical dream stuff that I'm not including in here.

This is what would probably happen if I A: Moved to LA B: Still watched the show and had written all the fanfics and some others that you guys know about (not including this one and C: went on this plane trip

Don't question on how the others have never even heard of the show. Or how there are actors that play them that could be their identical twins… xD

Day One

I was listening to music when it happened. Nickelback pumping through my veins, my violet pen scribbling furiously in my chicken scratch handwriting in my notebook. I was carrying all 6 of my Flight 29 Down notebooks- filled with fics I considered mediocre and the fics I posted online- and my Gregor the Overlander notebook. Right now I was writing in the latest Flight 29 Down notebook, writing the frankly violent sequel to a previous story.

Next to me on that dumb plane was a tall, mysterious boy with a ghetto like outfit and a dangerous demeanor. When he had sat down I had glared at him in my "if looks could kill" way, but he stayed anyway. Luckily I still had the window seat. Plane rides made me nauseous. Across the isle were two shorter kids- a girl and a boy. In front of me was a dark skinned, poofy haired boy sitting next to an Asian girl. Across from them was a red headed girl and a younger, dark haired boy. In front of the dark boy was a blonde girl and another, slightly prettier Asian girl. Finally, across from them, standing up, was a boy with a really annoying hat.

Naturally, I paid the Californians no mind. I was 14, so younger than most of them but still older than one, and I had just moved to LA a month ago. The school board considered me 'cut off' from all the students in my school, and sent me on this trip as a 'pity trip'. It wasn't even a real school (!) it was a 'high' school, but also had Junior High connected to it, divided by the Gym.

Whatever. As far as I was concerned, California sucked. And I wanted to go back to Illinois. They didn't even have my show here! Arg! I had to go online to watch…

I finished a chapter quickly when the plane lurched, ruining my handwriting. Odd…The ghetto boy didn't appear to shift, but the boy standing up sat down.

Stupid hat, I wanted to rip it off his head. No one in Chicago would be caught dead wearing that thing. Plus, it reminded me that I would never see snow again (how, I did not know) and of Eric's hat.

Wait a second! He LOOKS like Eric! I spun around to examine the ghetto kid more closely- Jackson! I looked at the red head and the African American went to the back… Nathan and Daley! I looked in front of me- Melissa…

Oh God! We're going to crash on some god forsaken island! But luckily my hat-red for all things LA had gone in a flash. I loved this show… but not when I was in it!

I quickly packed up my notebook, pen, and iPod in my carry-on. I braced myself as we hit the sand. The impact was a shock, but I got up (shaking) and walked through the plane. Before Nathan could open the door, I was outside.

And I knew exactly what to do.

F29DWN

Nathan watched as the brunette girl with the very long pony tail walked outside. Daley was screaming at him. As usual.

She's odd… Nathan thought of the nameless girl. He saw her during lunch- always writing, didn't really talk to anyone. Was apparently from Chicago.

Whatever. He followed her outside, making sure Mel was behind him.

"Oh no," he whispered. The island they had crashed on was deserted.

F29DWN

Captain Russell and the others had left, and so I knew exactly what to do. Like I already said. I put back on my headphones to drown out the arguing that I knew was going on, and grabbed an empty backpack from the supply area. I also grabbed the shovel and two water containers. I hid my notebooks under my stuff, and I walked up to Lex- who looked annoyed. And I knew why.

"Hey Lex?" I asked.

"Oh… hey um…" he didn't know my name. I forgot.

"Meg," I nodded.

"Yeah. Hi Meg, what's up?"

"I'm headed off into the jungle to get fruit and look for water. Should I get some vines for when the others finally listen to you and you have to rescue the plane?"

He stared at me for a second, and then nodded slowly.

"Make sure they're good vines!" he called after me.

"Can do!" I laughed and went through the jungle.

I looked around for fruit first, and then went to where Daley got nabbed by the leaches. Or was going to be, I guess; to dig a water pit. Finally, I got vines.

The backpack slung over my shoulder, the heavy water jugs in my hands and the vines wrapped around my shoulder. I walked back to camp, and put down the things and walked up to Jackson, who was sitting under a tree.

"Hey Jackson?" I asked, my hands in my pockets. He looked up and stared at me- everyone else had probably ignored him.

"Can I borrow your lighter? To, you know, start a fire," I shrugged.

He tossed me the lighter. I walked back over to where I dropped off the stuff. Lex walked over to me.

"Find any vines?"

"Yeah," I picked them up. Lex took one of them, and snapped it in half.

"Not strong enough," he sighed.

"I've got a plan," I smirked. He raised his eyebrows.

"HEY TAYLOR!"

F29DWN

Nathan and Daley were arguing. Again. Melissa sighed and watched as Nathan argued they need to go look for food and water, Daley arguing that they should ration what they had first.

I don't get it, Melissa thought sadly, have they ever heard of the concept of compromising?

She saw Taylor running back from the water where she had been splashing around to where Lex and that new girl – Meg, she was almost positive- were.

Wonder what's up… Melissa shrugged and looked back to the two fighters.

Finally, she had enough. "GUYS! Could you just do what you both think is good? They're both great ideas!"

Nathan and Daley stared in shock at Melissa.

"Fine," Daley snapped, "I'll go ration food. Nathan can go look for some."

"Just so you know," Nathan snarled, "I don't take orders from you!" he shouted before heading off into the jungle. Daley turned and walked over to where Lex, Meg, and Taylor were.

It's going to be a long day…Melissa thought, and sighed.

F29DWN

"What are you eating!" Daley yelled at me. I was eating a banana I had found in the jungle and boiling water in a container on the fire. Lex was helping Taylor braid the vines.

"A banana. Or a really long fig," I laughed. Lex and Taylor laughed too.

"Did you steal this? Wait, no, you so did. Give me the food," Daley snatched the bag and stared at the water.

"Did you steal this too?" she gasped, snatching the water jugs.

"No, she found..." Lex began, but Daley cut him off.

"I can't believe you! I knew you'd be trouble," she sighed and walked away.

"Aren't you going to stick up for yourself?" Lex asked me, shocked.

"Nah. That's not one of my strong suits," I shook my head, "and besides, I figured she'd do that. I'll just wait until she realizes she has more food from before," I chuckled.

We all laughed at that.

F29DWN

Nathan walked around, grumbling and collecting food. Melissa ran up to him.

"Hey!" she said brightly, "how's the food collecting going?"

"Good, I guess. Some areas have been picked clean," he sighed.

"Oh yeah, I saw that Meg girl go into the jungle when we got off the plane. Guess she was a step ahead of you, huh?" Melissa laughed.

"I don't like being outsmarted by a fourteen-year-old loner who writes all day," Nathan smirked.

"She's not really a loner," Melissa raised her eyebrows, "she, Lex, and Taylor were all gathered around a fire and laughing. Taylor and Lex were braiding some vines, and she was boiling water. Probably found it in a stream or something. And then Daley took away all the stuff that she found, saying that she stole it. That was really unfair," Melissa shook her head sadly.

"See what I'm talking about, Mel?" Nathan growled, "Ego-case. Should not be leader."

"You shouldn't either," Melissa muttered so that Nathan couldn't hear.

F29DWN

I was sitting with Taylor and Lex, and now Jackson had joined our circle. I had managed to nab him when he came over to get back his lighter. I told him to sit down with us and help us braid and then he'd get the lighter, so he had no choice. It was kind of funny, actually.

"So, how much time do we have to yell at the others?" I asked Lex.

"About... oh, let's just do it now and get it over with. Come on!" Lex stood up. Taylor, Jackson, and I stood up then as well. I walked over to Nathan, Taylor over to Eric, Lex to Daley and Jackson to Melissa.

"Hey... Nathan?" I walked up to him.

"Yeah?" he spun around to look at me.

"Um... Lex just realized that we're going to loose the plane if we don't pull it in to the high shore... could you come help?" I asked. I felt like blushing, but didn't.

"Oh, sure," Nathan went and put his fruit down, "But why is it so important to keep the plane…?"

"Because it has everything we need to survive on it! Duh, Nathan," I rolled my eyes, "now come on!"

He followed me over to where everyone else was. Lex was handing them vines that were tied around the plane. I grabbed one and grinned at him.

"Got Nathan…" but then I noticed that Daley wasn't there, "Where's Daley?"

"She wouldn't listen to me," Lex sighed."

I angrily walked over to where I knew Daley would be collecting food.

"Now you listen to me," I snarled at her as she looked up, "Lex had something really important to tell you, but you just blew him off! You have to listen to everyone and their ideas! Lex, Nathan, me, it's all the same to you! Dumb ideas! Now right now we have to save the plane, and we can't do that if we don't have you, because we need everyone to pull. No you can take the food I found in the jungle and the water too, and say I stole it, and I don't care. But you just don't blow off your own brother like that!" and I stormed off. I could hear Daley following me.

"Got her," I laughed with Lex and grabbed my vine. Daley walked over sulkily and took hers.

"Okay, wait until the huge wave comes! Wait…" Lex yelled. I held my rope stead enough, and then…

"PULL!" Lex screamed, so I did. So did everyone else. We pulled like our lives depended on it. Which it did.

I staggered backwards in the sand, stumbling over myself, until we all h ad managed to pull the plane to safety. I collapsed on the ground, and grinned at Lex. He grinned back.

"Job well done everyone," Lex panted, "job well done."

F29DWN

Nathan walked over to where Melissa was, "Hey Mel?"

"Yeah Nathan?" she asked, sighing.

"I've been thinking. I've been thinking that while we are here there should be a leader, and that leader should be me. Are you with me?" Nathan asked earnestly.

"Well, I…" Melissa sighed. Just then Daley ran over.

"Hey Melissa, can I talk to you?" she asked, "ALONE?" directing that at Nathan.

"Um… sure…" Melissa mumbled as Nathan walked away in a huff.

"I was thinking that while we are here there should be a leader, and that leader should be me. Are you with me?" Daley asked.

"Oh no," Melissa sighed.

F29DWN

"I should be the leader!" Daley screamed at Nathan. I was sitting back in my tree, sighing. Jackson was trying to break them up.

"Come on guys, seriously. We don't need a leader that fights all the time!" he sighed.

"We also don't need a leader who is an EGO CASE!" Nathan yelled.

"I hate you, Nathan!" Daley cried and walked off in a huff.

That better change… I thought to myself. Nathan was dumbstruck.

"Well…I…" Nathan looked completely shocked.

"Good job. Way to tell her how you feel," I whispered under my breath, and then controlled myself. They couldn't know I knew these things.

They couldn't know I knew anything! Oh my God! I've made a terrible mistake! I've got to stop acting like I know so much! I thought desperately as Daley grabbed Lex by the arm and led him to the jungle.

F29DWN

It was a few hours later when Daley came back SCREAMING from the jungle. I don't have to go into lengths to tell you what happened- we all know. She got nabbed by the leaches.

"Just hold still," Lex sighed, "I'm going to burn them off."

"But… but…"

"You sound like a motorboat," I laughed as I walked by and into the jungle. They all stared at me, shocked.

"Now be calm," Lex sighed, and attacked her with the hot poking stick. I sat by Melissa as the sun went down.

"It's been a long day," I murmured quietly.

"Well at least we'll be home soon," Melissa said brightly. I sighed and shook my head.

"I won't be," I murmured quietly, referencing Chicago. But then again, they wouldn't be either. We weren't going home for a very long time.

"We're not going to be here long, right?" Taylor whined as they all began talking in a circle. I cringed. I didn't know how to answer that question.

As I turned in to the girl's tent, I made a pact with myself. I wasn't going to let anyone know I knew all about them. I would play my cool.

After all, these weren't the same exact people and the same exact situation… right?

(2, 335 Words) Each 'chapter' is one day. So that's why most of them will be really long.