Cheer Fear

Part 1

Cheer rubbed her face, trying not to think about all the things she had to do today. She was barely keeping up, and she knew it wouldn't be long before she failed. She had been up all night thinking about it. Unfortunately, she also lost track of time. She didn't realise that by now she was supposed to be out with the others checking for bad vibes and such.

"Hey leader! In case you didn't realise, the cloudseeker needs a pilot." A familiarly scathing voice suddenly called from outside her bunk. "Not to mention your lukewarm pancakes... anytime this year would be fantastic,"

"Oh-Right-I-I'm coming! Coming!" Cheer leapt off her bed and looked around frantically. There was something she had to do that morning but what was it? Where was her list?

Cheer ran her paw over her bedside desk, where a couple of reminder notes scattered onto the floor.

"Not here..."

She bent down and looked under her bed.
"Nothing!"

She went through her blanket.

"Where did I put it?!" Cheer wondered to herself, beginning to panic.

What did she need to do? Where did she put her list? Oh, the cloud seeker- pancakes! The Cloud Seeker!! She had to get out to the front! But- there was something she had to do, what was it?! What was it?!

Just go out before your too late and everyone asks whats wrong!

Cheer opened her room door and stumbled to the front room in a frazzle.

"M-morning guys!" She said as casually as she could, hopping into her seat.

"Whoa Cheer, you look tired!" Funshine commented, to which Cheer winced a little.

"Did you have breakfast Cheer? Y'know that's the most important meal of the d-"

"No time, we got a big day!" Cheer interrupted Share, rather rushingly. She was still racking her brain on what she'd forgot to do that morning. Other than breakfast of course.

"Csh. You're welcome for the pancakes," Grumpy scoffed mildly irritated at the waste of food, his time and his cooking skills.

"So Cheer, where're we headed?" Good luck breezed, leaning back in his seat.

"Well, yesterday Tenderheart said..." Cheer froze. What did he say?

"Um..." Quick, think of something!

"..."

Cheer put a paw on her forehead, lost.

"Goodmorning care bears!" Tenderheart suddenly greeted, his face appearing on the video hologram screen.

The bears and Dibble all greeted him in return, except for Cheer, who was thinking hard.

"Just thought I'd check in and remind you to head to the Forest of Feelings, the whiffles have planted a seed and you better make sure you-know-who doesn't show up."

The bears nodded, and waved goodbye as Tenderheart's call ended.

"Forest of feelings," Cheer repeated to herself, struggling to keep focus as she stepped on the engine and the Cloud Seeker began moving forward.

They contuinued on at a steady pace for a little while.

Oh- Cheer thought to herself, I should ask Good Luck if there's any bad vibes on his map, oh but, hey- I'd better not forget we need to clean the cloud seeker from me and Share's belly badge stunt last night, Oh! Also I need to send Tenderheart that list of rations we need this week! That's what I forgot this morning! I was supposed to count-

"Cheer where are you going?!" Funshine suddenly cried, his paws pulling at his steering wheel.

"What?" Cheer shook her head. Where was she going? Oh! She's driving the cloud seeker.

OH.

She's driving the cloud seeker.

"CHEER!!" Several of the bears screamed, as Cheer quickly pulled at her steering wheel. The cloud seeker screeched to the side, halting right before a huge rock. 

The bears sat silent for a moment, the sound of everyone catching their breath filling the vehicle.

"Would you mind explaining why you almost drove us into a rOCK?" Grumpy emphatically expressed, throwing his paws in the air at the last word.

"I..." Cheer's head spun. She hadn't gotten any sleep, she couldn't gather her thoughts, she lost her to-do list and there was so much she had to do that wasn't being done or should have been done! Now, a whole new problem was being thrown on her, along with the pressure of explaining to the others what just happened.

"Cheer, is everything ok?" Share asked from the back corner.

Cheer flinched, another question?

She tried to from an answer, but there was too much to stuff to put into one reply, and she couldn't think. She just couldn't think. She was silent and still, staring into space.

"B-be right back..." She said after a few moments, her tone empty. She swivelled out of her seat and tread towards the door. With each step she could feel the others eyes on her.

She retreated into her room, sat on the bed, and tried with all her might to pull herself together.