Emma's eyes fluttered open the volgende day, and she saw that Ryan was still asleep. A warm sunny glow was filling the tent, as she searched for her phone.

How did I end up in my sleeping bag? She wondered, as she finally found it. She glanced at the time which was only 9am. In the middle of the tent was the activity sheet, which she grabbed with her free flipper. Today they were doing horse riding and Emma brightened when she realised that it was starting at 1pm. I'll get up at 12 then. She thought, snuggling down into the blanket and beginning to fall asleep. Something was still bugging her though. She looked over at Ryan, then down at her sleeping bag. Did he.......nah, I probably got into it without realising. She told herself, as she fell asleep.

At 11:50am, Emma got up, and realised that Ryan was just waking up too.

"Morning." She managed through a yawn.

"Morning Em." Ryan replied yawning too. Emma rubbed her eyes, and crawling put of her sleeping bag. She got out a pack of sweets and offered one to Ryan. "Ooh yes please." He said, taking a sweet out. Emma found herself blushing a little, and she tried to focus on something else.

"So we've got horse riding today haven't we?" Emma asked, though she already knew.

"Yup, in about an hour. I wonder how long it'll take for us to get there?" Ryan wondered, trying not to blush too. Emma sat Lulu on her pillow, and wondered what to do for a bit.

"Should we go and get breakfast?" She suggested.

"Sure." Ryan agreed, climbing out of the tent. Emma climbed out after him, and the two penguins headed to the cabin. Emma came out with a big bowl of cereal coated with sugar, and Ryan got a few slices of toast. They noticed that Rochelle, Ashley, and Kowalski were already sitting down where the campfire usually was.

"Morning u guys." Emma greeted brightly, sitting beside them.

"It's afternoon now." Kowalski told her, smiling a little

"Meh." Emma replied, digging into her breakfast. Emma saw some of the other kids were just getting up too.

"So have any of u rode a horse before? I have." Rochelle asked. Everyone except for Ashley shook their heads.

"It can be easy, it matters on how well behaved the horse is, and how good u are with animals." Ashley told them.

"It'll be fun either way." Emma said, shrugging her shoulders.

"And it will be a little funny to see who will fall off." Rochelle added, trying not to giggle. Emma smiled, as she finished off her breakfast, and took the bowl back. When she got back, they were all poking eachother.

Hehe what is it with them and poking? Ah well, I might aswell kom bij them. She thought, trying not to laugh. She sat down volgende to them, and started to poke Kowalski, who poked her back. As they were messing around, the three teachers came out of the cabine and asked for the kids to come over to them. The five penguins got up and sat down on the gras near the teachers.

"Ok so we're going to be doing horse riding today, and the stables are only a mile away, so it should only take about 20 minuten maximum to get there." Mr Hague explained, whilst drinking a coffee.

"So when are we leaving sir?" Kowalski asked curiously.

"In about 20 minutes, because we need to get there early, so the stable owner can explain health and safety rules." He replied. Kowalski nodded in response, ad the penguins scurried off to their tents getting what they wanted to take with them. Emma just grabbed her water bottle, and her phone, and headed out, patting Lulu on the head just before she did. Ryan caught her eye and smiled at her, Emma smiled back shyly, and they went back to the group. About 10 minuten later, they set off, and as usual, the five penguins messed around the whole time. As they reached the horse stable, they were greeted door an unpleasant smell.

"Ugh, horse poo." Emma whispered to her friends. She held her breath, and walked in after the others. She couldn't help smiling as she saw the horses though, shaking their manes, swishing their tails and stamping their hooves. She saw one in the corner that wasn't looking the same way as the others, It stared out of the window volgende to it, and seemed much calmer than the others. Emma watched it curiously, but her attention was caught door the stable owner, who began talking about health and safety. Emma listened but she kept looking back at the horse. It had a blackish jas with a white underbelly and white hooves. It's eyes were light blue, and it's mane was white.

"Now, go and choose the horse u want to ride." The stable owner said. Emma walked over to the horse curiously, and it looked directly at her. "Ooh be careful with that one lass, Midnight's a bit of trouble." The stable owner warned her.

"I'll be careful." Emma promised, not taking her eyes off Midnight. She reached out a flipper cautiously, and she gave her, what looked like a questioning look. Emma stroked her mane gently and she made a content noise. Emma smiled and continued stroking her. "You're not trouble are you?" Emma whispered still smiling. "That stable guy doesn't know what he's talking about." She added. Midnight whinnied in response, and Emma opened the little stable door carefully, and lead her out. The stable owner watched in astonishment. As she got out, she saw that everyone else had got their horses. She went over to her friends, who had a different variety of horses. Ryan had a toffee coloured one, Rochelle's was light brown, Ashley's was light brown, and Kowalski's was pure white. The stable owner gave the kids instructions to mount the horses, and Emma winced as she saw Ryan fall off instantly. He got up and climbed on again. She noticed that Ashley and Rochelle were doing really well. There was a little trail that the horses could be lead around, which they all started to go around, The trail went from the stable, into the woods, and back again. Emma moved vooruit, voorwaarts cautiously, but her attention was caught door Ryan, who fell off a seconde time.

"You ok lad?" The stable owner asked, helping Ryan up.

"I think so, but I really can't ride horses." Ryan replied, rubbing his flipper.

"Hmm.... u could share with someone else if they'll let you." The stable owner suggested. Ryan looked around the little stable area, and saw that Emma was the only one there.

"Em, can I share with you?" He asked.

"Sure, hop on." Emma replied, cheerfully. Emma helped him up, and she started riding off. Ryan had to inpakken, wrap his flippers around Emma to stop himself from falling off which made them both blush.

"Can we go a little slower?" Ryan asked, feeling a little sick.

"Alright." Emma agreed slowing down a little. Her whole body was tingling right now, and she tried not to shiver in happiness. She felt so much warmer too. Emma patted Midnight, as they trotted along, and Ryan pointed out a few squirrels fighting over an acorn nearby. Emma and Ryan giggled and they continued through the small wood. Emma heard a rustle in the bushes and alarm bells went off in her head. Midnight had stopped abruptly, and was looking around the trail nervously.

"What's going on?" Ryan asked, a hint of worry in his voice.

"I.. I don't know." Emma admitted. "But something doesn't feel right." She added, a shiver gong down her spine. And not a good one. The rustling got nearer, and Midnight anchored to the floor. Emma heard a growling noise, and her hart-, hart skipped a beat. She edged closer to Ryan, who's eyes were full of fear. The rustling was only a meter away from them now, and whatever was there started to come out of the bush.....