It's football practice. Coach Curtis and Walt (the trainer) Shepherd are coaching the players. Tony Garcia, the star Quarterback, is accepting praise while tossing his ball after practice to Matt. Matt is unhappily collecting the balls and putting them back in the bag. He's also disgruntled about Tony hanging all over Pam. They walk off the field with Tony's arm around her.

Getting fed up, Matt uses telekinesis to put the rest of the balls away. Walt catches him and scolds him. Matt has always wanted to play football and doesn't see why he can't now. Walt reminds him that sports injuries are worse for Matt, since he can't be x-rayed. Matt protests, saying he just wants to belong.

Not only does he tell Walt that he can pass the ball, he proves it as Walt runs out to catch on. Walt is impressed.

At the next practice, both Matt and Tony are throwing the ball. Bob's on the team, too.

In science class, Walt is talking about prisms and asking easy questions of Tony that he can't an

A set of binoculars (not to mention a cougar) watch Walt, Matt, Coach Curtis, Pam, Lisa, Anne, Fletcher and Ted hike into the mountains to build a survival shack. (Anne's boyfriend had died from exposure). On the way up, Pam sprains her ankle. Walt mentions privately to Matt that Matt's father loved the mountains.

That night, Lisa is complaining about just about everything. Fletcher won't accept help in setting up his tent. Ranger Campbell arrives and warns them to be a cautious. Two patients from West Valley Mental Hospital escaped into the mountains some time back and might be dangerous.

Arguments start and Lisa runs off, then screams. The others pull her down from a rope snare. When they get back to camp, the camp has been destroyed, along with their radio. The group votes to stay.

The next day, while gathering wood for the shack, the girls take a quick dip in a pond. Something or someone grabs Lisa's leg and frightens her.

During dinner around the campfire, the cougar thre