A/N: And looks who's back with another exciting story to share with you all. Wait, Love Thy Neighbor was nothing but a sob fest so it wasn't that exciting, just depressing and gloomy but I somehow got a lot of people's attention and I am not sure why. But any way, this story is nothing like Love Thy Neighbor; it is filled with action, adventure, humor and just enough drama to make you go awwwwwww. Well maybe any way, I haven't written it all down yet. I am still unsure on the length at the moment but I believe I might get up to 20 chapters, maybe more since I get ideas from people. Also if anyone can think of a better title, I would be most grateful.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Simpsons.

The early afternoon sunset of the Amazon jungle glowed red with intensity as a storm cloud gathered toward it. Its dark form signaled that a large rain storm was coming, and those who were anywhere near it needed to seek shelter quickly.

Alexander Steele watched from a nearby rock formation with disappointment on her face. Even though it was a beautiful sight with all the colors and the lightning flashing in every direction, she was in no mood to see it. She had schedules to keep, but because of the impending storm, everything was delayed.

Alex was a documentary filmmaker with a degree in both biology and ecology. She was known around the world for her documentary show on the Discovery Channel called Alex Steele's Adventures. She was big on helping the planet and was not afraid to show off her love for nature, she blamed it on being raised in the wilds of Montana. So she had a fair amount of adventure in her younger days too.

Beside her stood her sidekick, Milo Sanchez, a young twenty-two year old from the wetness of Washington State. He had been following Alex for the past year and a half, learning her trade to become a great biologist like her. He let out a sigh of annoyance knowing full well how Alex felt; quietly he took off his Mariners hat and scratched his head before pulling his black hair back and putting his hat back on.

"So what's the verdict?" Milo asked.

"Paul said that it's a very powerful storm heading our way, he already went down to the river and noticed it's starting to swell. But I think this is the perfect time to go out and find the footage of a kinkajou. I'm starting to think that we could go out quickly and find one and then edit the footage later," said Alex never taking her eyes off the storm.

"Do you think they will let you?" asked Milo with a bit of nervousness in his voice. The last time he went out alone with Alex they got lost for two days in the jungles of India and was nearly attacked by a hungry Bengal tiger. Luckily for him, Alex saved him in the nick of time after scaring it off with one of the elephants they had been riding on.

"They've done so before, and besides, I've known instances where the storm went a different direction. You've seen them too, I know you have," said Alex.

Milo said nothing, there was no use arguing with her, and their producer Paul knew how Alex was very persistent in her ways. Even if he said no, she would still run off to get footage of something before the day was done.

Before Milo knew it, he was following Alex down the trail toward the jungle. It was getting dark already from the storm, and he could hear the thunder rumble in the distance. He hoped that Alex was right about it going another way, working in the jungle during a rainstorm was never his idea of fun. As he followed Alex, his mind began to wander as he thought about his next project with Alex. They would be leaving tomorrow afternoon to film wolves hunting bison in Yellowstone by the weekend. Then once that was over, Alex would be spending a week in England for a nature conference. Milo was welcome to join which he usually did any way when she went to conferences. He had nowhere else to go.

Milo had lived in foster care since he was thirteen, moving from family to family. When he turned eighteen after graduating from high school, he enrolled in a nearby community college. He studied for two and a half years before deciding to try out an internship to work for the Discovery Channel. He immediately got the job and did not even know he would be working with Alex Steele until his first day of work. In no time they became great friends and for the first time in Milo's life, he felt like he was wanted, it was the best thing he could ever hope for. His internship actually ended a year ago, but he loved working with Alex so much that Alex gave him a full time job as her sidekick. Fans loved the idea; they liked how he asked questions and would sometimes answer letters on the show. His life really turned around from being a forgotten child to a memorable biologist.

Milo continued to think about the next few weeks; once Alex was finished with the conference they were either planning a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef or the Fjords of Norway. Milo hoped it would be the Great Barrier Reef; he hadn't been there yet and dreamed of swimming in the world's largest reef seeing all the beautiful fishes.

"THERE IT GOES!" Milo's momentary mind wandering was quickly brought to reality as Alex ran into the trees. She must have spotted a Kinkajou. Without a word Milo ran into the trees to follow Alex. He soon found her, her video camera on a skinny rat like creature eating a piece of fruit on a tree branch. Alex gave the camera to Milo who quickly started filming for her.

"You ready Milo?" asked Alex.

"Yeah," he said as he adjusted the lens.

Alex gave a quick smile before pointing at the Kinkajou who didn't seem to care that there were two humans standing next to it, the fruit it was eating was more important. "This my faithful viewers is a Kinkajou, a creature related to the raccoon. It's arboreal which means it lives in the trees and rarely moves about on the ground. It is nocturnal as you can see and it's out a little early tonight probably because of the storm that is about to hit, it's getting its nutrients early. As you can see it does have a tail but what is really cool about this tail is that…." Alex paused for a minute as she moved her hand forward to show the camera its prehensile tail. She knew these animals were tame and since it hadn't run away, she would have some good luck in showing off the tail.

Instead, the kinkajou let out frightened squeak before dropping its fruit and ran into the bushes. Alex grumbled under her breath while Milo let out a heavy sigh, he knew that Alex was not going to give up on this and would search for another one until she got all she needed to say out. To make matters worse, the storm was starting to hit, he could feel small droplets of rain hitting his shoulders and hear them hit his hat.

"Do you think we will find it again?" Milo asked as the camera still rolled.

"We'll find another one, leave the camera on this will interest our viewers as we search," said Alex as she started moving through the trees in search of the lost kinkajou. Milo followed as he tried to avoid the tree branches and vines while still holding the camera.

As they moved further into the forest, they both heard the storm getting closer, the rumbles of thunder became louder and the trees around them lit up from the lightning that struck. But Alex showed no signs of stopping she wanted to make everything special for her viewers, she hated letting them down and did not want to disappoint them.

Finally the rains started to fall heavily and the only sound that could be heard were the raindrops hitting the trees. Not even the birds were singing like they usually did in the early twilight. Milo looked around nervously; this seemed more dangerous than usual. He really did not want to be lost in the forest now, even with someone like Alex who knew what she was doing.

"Alex, are you sure you want to keep going?" He asked as loudly as he could through the rain.

"I'm positive, and according to my GPS there is a tributary this way, Kinkajou's usually spend time in rooted trees near there," said Alex through the rain.

Milo said nothing, hopefully Alex was right and that they would find one soon. Everything on him felt damp and now he was hoping that when he got back that he would settle down for a nice bowl of soup from one of the staff members.

"Oh here's the tributary!" exclaimed Alex when she suddenly stopped. Milo moved forward with his camera and videotaped the medium sized river that lay before him. It was not as large as the Amazon but he knew that it most likely ended at the Amazon. It was a good thing to know in case they got lost, they would find their way back to one of the largest rivers in the world and to civilization.

"Look what I found here Milo," Alex suddenly called out. Milo turned around and found Alex squatted on the ground, looking at what looked to be scat. "A Kinkajou has been here, not too long ago either, it's still fresh."

"How do you know it didn't get moist again because of the rain?" asked Milo. Milo loved testing Alex on loopholes like that.

"It's still warm," said Alex with a grin.

Damn! Milo was so close to talking Alex into heading back. Nevertheless, he continued to tape her as she scanned the ground for more clues. A moment later she found tracks and strangely enough, they did not lead to a tree, but toward a rickety looking bridge that crossed over the river.

"Looks like our little guy had to cross to get to the tree he wanted, let's see if we can do the same," said Alex as she motioned for Milo to follow.

Milo videotaped the bridge to show everyone what he was dealing with. He had been on bridges many times before. Some were sturdy and easy to cross while others moved every which way, he had nearly fallen off a few crossing them. Luckily Alex was there to save him. This bridge was no exception, it looked old and very unsafe, and it was a rope bridge too, so there was no telling how easily the ropes could snap or the boards to break. Even the river looked unsafe and he knew that it was because of the rain that was currently falling. The waves lapped up against the bridge, swinging it back and forth, almost as if you could get seasick just crossing the thing.

"How old do you think the bridge is Alex?" Milo asked as Alex began to make her crossing.

"Oh I would say at least thirty years, probably built for the natives in the area. If it wasn't raining, the water would be at least five feet below me but as you can see, its touching it so we have to be careful," said Alex as she moved forward holding onto the ropes as best she could

Milo continued to tape her, he decided to wait and cross once she was all the way through, just to make sure it was safe for him to try it as well and that she could run back on land if she needed to. He watched as she inched along, he could hear the boards underneath her creaking and the bridge sway even more as she tried to hold onto the ropes.

For a second, Milo lowered the camera to wipe off the rain that was falling down his face, it didn't really help much though since he was now soaked to the bone. But it felt better to get the water out of his eyes. As he did so, he heard a loud crack and he looked up just in time to see Alex hit a rotten board and fall into the water below. Milo gasped in fear as he saw his mentor disappear for just a moment before coming back up and holding onto half the board.

"Milo!" she cried.

"Oh crap!" Milo said as he threw the camera down and ran forward to help, ignoring the swaying of the bridge.

He arrived at the nick of time too, a second later the board ripped off the rope and just as Alex was about to be taken away by the rapids, Milo grabbed a hand and held on tight.

"I got you Alex!" He cried as he started to pull and grabbed Alex's other hand. His plan was to walk her back to the land as he held onto her; he knew the bridge was too unstable to even try to get her up there. Alex seemed to sense this and began to move sideways as Milo started moving back to land. It had worked before when he had fallen in, so it had to work this time.

This was a costly mistake though, just as Milo started to move forward his weight stepped on a weak spot on the one of the boards. The next moment, Milo felt a horrible pain hit him in the back of his left thigh as a piece of the board pierced him as he fell into the water. Milo let out a cry of pain but amazingly did not let go of Alex. Both were now in the water though and the only thing keeping both of them from floating away was a large rope that Milo was hanging on to by his upper arm.

"You alright?" Alex asked.

"Yeah, let me just try to figure a way out of this," said Milo as he tried to ignore the pain in his leg.

Milo looked from the left to the right as he tried to find a way to maneuver out of this. He tried to find a foothold but because of the rain, the water was too deep to find a rock. He needed to lift himself out, but he also needed to pull Alex forward so she could cling to the rope as he did so.

"Alex, try to move forward and grab the rope so I can lift myself out," said Milo.

Alex nodded as she tried to move forward, Milo trying to pull her toward him as well. But the current was so strong and the water so deep that Milo was having a hard time balancing himself. Alex was having the same problem and just as she tried to move forward, a rogue wave suddenly appeared and pushed her back. Right before the wave hit Alex, it went full force at Milo who went under. Milo clawed his way to find the rope and was soon able to grab on, only this time, he found himself on the outer edge of the bridge still clinging to Alex but only this time she was being dragged under by a current.

"Just hang on Alex, we can get us back to land," said Milo when he knew that Alex could hear him.

"You can't do that, the current is too strong," Alex said between mouthfuls of water.

"Then what do I do?" Milo asked knowing that Alex always had a solution for everything.

"You're gonna have to let go of me," Alex said.

Milo stared back at Alex, the thought of even doing such a thing seemed like a horrible sin to him. Let go of Alex Steele? The most renowned biologist in the world? The person many people looked up to? He couldn't do such a thing; she was his mentor, the only person that ever showed compassion to him. The only person whoever believed in him and the only person who made him feel wanted.

"No Alex I can't do that," Milo finally said as he tried to pull both of them toward land.

"Yes you can Milo, you have to if one of us is to continue on," Alex said.

"No, I can do this, I know I can save you," said Milo as tears started to form in his face while he kept trying.

"Milo, one of us has to make it," Alex said as she looked into his eyes for a brief moment.

"No," Milo shook his head fearfully.

Alex only looked back at him, she knew his reasons but if he continued to hold on like this, they would be stuck there until his arms got sore. There was no way out of this. She was still holding on to his hand but now she had to save him. She loosened her grip but apparently Milo was the one holding on harder, he really had a tough grip.

"I'm not letting go!" He said again in a voice that almost sounded childlike.

"Please," Alex said, her eyes filled with regret, but at least one of them would go back and let everyone know what happened.

Milo sensed this and he didn't like it one bit. Finally with a heavy sigh he loosened his grip.

Milo clung to the rope of the bridge as he watched and waited for his mentor to appear again. There was no sign of her, she wasn't even clinging to a rock, it was all over. He continued to stare at the river for a few more minutes, waiting and hoping. She never appeared again, finally he pulled himself back to land and as he did so, he noticed something. The camera was on the ground and pointing at him, its red light flashing.

Milo stared at it for a minute before slowly pulling himself up; he regretted it immediately as he felt the pain from falling into the water shoot back into his leg. He had no idea how bad the injury was, but he was not about to find out, he had something more important to do. Quietly and slowly he limped toward the camera and picked it up. He stared straight into it, tears mixing with the raindrops as they fell down his cheeks.

"This is Milo Sanchez, sidekick to the great Alexander Steele. I don't know if the camera actually got everything but as you can see I did something I regretted doing. …I am so sorry everyone, I know she meant a lot to you all including me…… and she died doing what she loved…" Milo paused for a moment as he tried to hold his sadness in, he tried to wipe the tears away but they kept falling. This was the worst experience in his life, even worse than before Alex took him in. Milo sighed once more and then continued. "…When you see this tape, I will be long gone, …I don't deserve to live with the regret that I just did, even if it was for the best. So goodbye everyone, thanks for the memories."

Maggie Simpson watched as the computer screen went black before it asked if she wanted to replay the video. It had been almost three weeks since Alex and Milo had been reported missing, two days into the search, the camera was found. The producers of the show watched it and wondered if it was appropriate to show it to the audience that followed their adventures through many wild places. Everyone believed they needed to see it and Maggie was no exception.

Maggie stood still on the chair while Lisa stood behind her; she had watched it the night before after Maggie told her to watch it for her, just to see if she could take the grief. Lisa believed she could, but once the screen went black, she started to regret it.

"They can't be gone, it can't be real," Maggie said, her nine year old voice filled with sadness.

"But they've searched everywhere, there is no trace of them," said Lisa.

Maggie said nothing but simply got up from her chair and made her way up the stairs to her room. Lisa watched her go. She had comforted her many times these past three weeks but nothing she could say could bring her hero's back. She knew the feeling, eight years before she lost Bleeding Gums Murphy and it took her a long time to cope with his loss. Maggie would accept it one day, but for now, it was best to mourn until her heart's content. She could not stop her.

Lisa then made her way up the stairs to her room; she passed Maggie's on the way over and saw her sobbing on her bed. Lisa watched her for a moment, during the past three weeks; she was the only one that Maggie would confide in. Bart now lived away from home, so talking to him was limited. Her mother Marge tried her best but, according to Maggie, she didn't understand any of it, and her father Homer, well he only made it worse. Lisa was slightly glad to feel wanted, but every time she walked out of her sister's room, she felt that nothing was accomplished and a horrible gloom remained in the air for a few hours afterward. Lisa decided to leave her alone this time and went to her own room, there she grabbed her saxophone and began to play a song for her little sister. Maggie listened as he sister played; quietly she wiped the tears from her eyes and sat up before staring out the window and wondering if Alex and Milo would ever be heard from again.

A/N: ZOMG teh Drama!!! Sorry, any way that last part probably wasn't the best but I didn't want too much dialogue in it, plus it was starting to get too long. I don't think it worked very well but oh well, I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter any way. Just to warn you in advance, the first few chapters are gonna be a bit slow, I just want to set up the mood and everything so nobody complain about it being slow, I will be well aware of that. Also I probably will not update as much but we will see how that goes. And if anybody is wondering what a Kinkajou is, just go to Wikipedia they are very cool animals. Other than that please review and have a nice day.