"Don't say that" Ant frowned,as he nervously glanced around the beach.

"I swear Ant" Dec fretted "something or someone was watching us,I felt it"

"Don't be ridiculous Dec" Ant laughed,now deciding to take a lighthearted attitude to this information,basically so he didn't scare the shit out of himself "no one is watching us,we're the only people here"

"Well,it might not be people" Dec frowned "might be some kind of vicious animal"

"Think there are lions wandering around the island do you?" Ant teased.

"You never know" Dec shrugged.

"I do know actually" Ant assured him "this isn't Africa you know,it's a little island somewhere off the coast of Oz"

"Maybe it is a person then" Dec looked over to his right once again "or more than one person,it could be an unknown tribe,oh God,what if they're cannibals?what if they eat us?"

"Declan" Ant laughed "you're getting delirious,there's no one on this island except us"

"You don't know that for sure" Dec stated.

"Just relax will ya?" Ant advised "it's just the lack of food and water as well as the sun going to your head"

"No,it's not" Dec snapped "I've had mangoes and water,so stop making excuses,there was something there...I know it"

"Ok" Ant nodded "well,whatever you think you saw...or sensed,it isn't there now,so just forget about it ok?"

"THERE" Dec suddenly shouted out and pointed to something scurrying across the sand "I told you"

"What the hell is that?" Ant asked curiously,getting to his feet so he could go over and explore.

"Don't get too close" Dec advised "you don't know what it might do,it might attack"

"Declan" Ant laughed "look at the size of it,it's tiny,it's not gonna hurt us"

"Still got sharp teeth I bet" Dec mumbled,as he followed Ant over towards a bush,where the animal was now hiding.

"Hi there little fella" Ant whispered gently to his surprise guest,kneeling down to take a closer look.

"Hi" Dec giggled.

"Shut up" Ant laughed "I wasn't talking to you"

Ant and Dec peered down at the small animal looking nervously up at them.

"Don't be scared" Ant smiled "we won't hurt you,have you been watching us?making our Declan here go into a panic?you scary little beast"

"Yeah alright" Dec replied,as he gazed down at the cat sized animal "I wasn't to know"

"Thought you were gonna eat him,he did" Ant grinned,as he held a hand out gently for the creature to take a sniff.

"ANT,DON'T" Dec shouted "it might bite"

"Dec,calm down will you?" Ant sighed "and stop shouting,you're scaring him"

"What kind of animal is that?" Dec enquired,as he watched Ant try and entice it out of the bush.

"Can't tell until I get a closer look" Ant sighed.

Slowly and gradually,the small animal followed Ant out of the bush and the boys were able to get a good look at it.

"It's actually quite cute" Dec smiled "looks a bit like a teeny,weeny kangaroo"

"Oh yeah" Ant beamed "I recognise it,I've read about these guys,they have a funny name"

"What?" Dec asked curiously.

"Can't remember" Ant shook his head "bokka,quarker,something weird like that"

"Hmm" Dec replied "if you don't know,then I certainly won't"

"I've got it" Ant announced suddenly.

"What?" Dec asked surprised.

"Quokka" Ant replied proudly "that's a Quokka"

"Never heard of them" Dec frowned.

"Well,you have now" Ant grinned "don't know what it's doing here though?"

"Just living on the island like us I guess" Dec shrugged.

"No" Ant replied "I mean they're only native to a certain part of Australia and it ain't here"

"Where then?" Dec asked.

"The west coast I think" Ant frowned.

"Someone needs to tell him that then" Dec laughed.

"How bloody far did we drift that night?" Ant frowned.

"It wouldn't have been that far" Dec assured him "think it's this little guy who's off course if he doesn't belong around here"

"It's just weird" Ant mused "they're supposed to be really friendly though"

"Let's put it to the test then shall we?" Dec suggested.

He both slowly returned to where they had been sitting on the sand.

After just a few moments of observing the two men who were intruding on his habitat,the small animal gently hopped over to where Ant and Dec were sitting.

"There you go" Ant smiled,as he held his hand out for the Quokka to sniff once again "told you they're friendly"

"He is very cute,I'll give him that" Dec smiled.

"Yeah" Ant agreed "looks like we've got ourselves a pet"

"Aww" Dec gushed "hope he sticks around then,will be nice to have someone to talk to other than you and I'll probably get more sense out of him"

"Hey" Ant laughed "you saying I chat shit?"

"If the cap fits" Dec grinned.

"We should give him a name" Ant suggested.

"Don't know what names suit teeny,weeny kangaroos" Dec laughed.

"Bambi" Ant suggested.

"It's not a deer Ant" Dec laughed "what about cheddar?"

"He's not cheese either" Ant replied "and anyway,food names are just gonna make us hungry"

"Fair point" Dec nodded "what about Piccolo?I vaguely remember you saying you liked that name for a pet ages ago"

"Yeah,I did" Ant frowned "I love it,it's so cute,but I want to save it for when I get another dog"

"Ant" Dec laughed "you've already got Hurley,Milo and Bumble,why didn't you use the name for one of them if you love it so much?"

"Well" Ant sighed "Lisa chose the name Hurley and me and Anne-Marie chose Milo and Bumble together,Piccolo wasn't really in the mix"

"I really like it though" Dec beamed "will suit him"

"But it will be weird naming any future dogs that if we use it now" Ant mused "I've loved the idea since I was a kid"

"I love it too" Dec grinned "pleeeeeaaaassseeee can we call him Piccolo?then I'll help you name any future dogs"

Ant sat in thought for a few moments,knowing very well that Dec always got his own way.

"Ok" he sighed "if it makes you happy,then that can be his name"

"Great" Dec grinned "come here Piccolo,come to Daddy"

"Oh God" Ant laughed "please don't start with that daddy crap"

Piccolo immediately hopped up to Ant and Dec and laid down on the warm sand in front of them.

"You see?" Dec giggled "he knows his name already,don't you Piccolo?"

"Might be a girl" Ant shrugged.

"Well,I ain't looking" Dec frowned as he stroked Piccolo gently.

After enjoying some time on the beach with their new pet,Ant then decided to get on with the tasks he had planned earlier in the day.

After sharpening the scissors on a rock,he set to work on shaping the end of a large stick into a spear.

"Look" he announced proudly,as he held the finished result up to show Dec.

"Brilliant" Dec replied "well done,so when are you going fishing?"

"No time like the present" Ant grinned and immediately made his way to the ocean.

Dec had a great time watching Ant splashing around in a not so simple attempt to spear the fish,before he finally returned to the beach empty handed.

"Where's all the fish then?" Dec winked "was looking forward to dinner"

Unfortunately Dec had read things wrong and Ant just wasn't in the mood for Decs joking,he was incredibly annoyed and angry with himself that he hadn't been able to catch anything and Decs teasing was the last thing that Ant wanted or needed at that precise moment.

"Shut up Declan" Ant snapped "it's not bloody funny"

"Well,it is really" Dec laughed "you should have seen how ridiculous you looked with all that splashing around and chasing fish"

"I said shut up" Ant stomped off angrily towards the sea in an attempt to calm down and not completely lose his rag with Dec.

Unfortunately,Dec still wasn't getting it and followed his irritated friend to the water.

"Bet I can catch some of the slippery little buggers" Dec announced.

"You go ahead then" Ant snapped "if you're so bloody brilliant"

"I will" Dec replied "but I'll wait till tomorrow,this will be the best Ant versus Dec ever"

"Just fuck off Dec" Ant shouted angrily and shoved Dec over into he sand.

"Hey" Dec exclaimed shocked "what was that for?"

"For being a complete idiot as usual" Ant retorted.

"I am not" Dec replied,as he stood up and dusted himself off "you're obviously the only idiot around here"

"Oh yeah?" Ant bellowed "you'd be fucking dead by now if it wasn't for me,I'm the one who's taken care of everything since we've been here"

"That's not true" Dec snapped "I rebuilt the shelter and I found the mangoes"

"Yeah" Ant nodded sarcastically "and you'd have been too scared to even go into the forest if I wasn't with you,big baby that you are"

"That's not true" Dec fumed,as tears began to sting his eyes,he tried desperately to hold them back so as to not prove Ants point about him being a baby.

"Just fuck off and leave me alone Declan" Ant retorted and pushed Dec down onto the sand once again,but even harder this time.

"Stop fucking pushing me" Dec yelled,as he leapt up and threw himself onto Ants back,clinging on tightly with one hand and thumping him in the side repeatedly with his other clenched fist.

"Get off me" Ant screamed and managed to shake Dec off,although Dec was still flailing his arms around wildly and punching Ant in just about any part of his body that he could reach.

No way was Ant going to take that and swung one almighty right hook that landed squarely and painfully on Decs cheek.

Once Dec had recovered from the shock,ignoring the stinging in his face,he went for Ant even more viciously,punching,hitting,kicking just about anywhere he could reach,until Ant grappled him to the ground and the two men rolled around in the sand,violently trying to get the better of each other as a bemused Piccolo looked on.

Eventually,after many punches had been thrown,they were both so exhausted from the endless fighting,that they both just collapsed in a messy,blood stained heap on the beach.

"I'm going to the shelter" Dec snapped "and don't you dare come"

"Don't worry about that" Ant retorted "you're the last person in the world I want to be with right now,get out of my sight"

So Ant and Dec went their separate ways,with Dec enticing Piccolo into following him to the shelter and Ant staying on the beach,mulling things over,as he stared out to sea.

"Dont want to fucking go with you anyway" Ant mumbled as Dec walked off in a strop.

"This friendship is over!"