Warning: I do not own Harvest Moon or any of the characters in this story. It is 100% fan made the only things I own are the words that I have choosen to write in telling the story. But this is 100% fan made and simply based off the game Harvest Moon Island Of Happiness, I do not claim to have made or help make, any of the Harvest Moon games or the characters within the game.
Any of my own characters that I made and use in this Fanfic that are non-Harvest Moon original characters will be stated and claimed as mine.
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First Chapter:
Tough Beginings
The salty waves crashed against the shore. I filled my lungs with the scent of the sea and the beginning of my path to a new life.
I could already see it. A lumbering boat anchored to the dock and bobbing up and down gently on the sea. That boat was the key to my new life. Now 18 years old and finally out of my parents house. Just like the seagulls above, it was finally the time for me to spread my wings, leave the nest, and sore though the big blue skys of life.
"We're raising anchor! All aboard!" shouted a man on the dock near the boat. "Crap." I muttered to myself snapping myself from my day dreams to rushing over to the dock dragging my bags behind me. I skidded to a stop and hunched over breathing heavily, 'made it.' I thought to myself, trying to catch my breath. "Hello! Good timing. We were just about to leave without you." Said the Sailor smiling broadly. "Now I just need you to sign in on our passenger log." He held out a clip board and pen to me. I smiled and nodded taking it from him.
Gender: Female
Name: Chelsea Nightling
Date of Birth: Fall 11
The last box was for comments after the trip so I left it blank and handed the clip board back to the man. The man looked it over and nodded once. He called to someone on board and another two men came to get my bags. I tried to protest, I could carry my own bags after all, but left it to them. The man guided me on board. "Okay, you're all set. It's going to be some adventure huh? Leaving the city behind to start a new life on one of the islands... How exciting!" he didn't really sound like he felt it was that exciting, perhaps he just liked the life on the sea better? I wouldn't know. "Well here is your room key, the room number is 208, it's down one flight and on your left. Your bags will already be there, there is a piece of paper of meals and activity times, and if you have any problems just contact a member of the staff." The man handed me a small silver key and pointed me in the right direction I smiled thanked him and headed to my room.
"Attention all hands! We are now embarking!" spoke a man I assumed was the Caption over the intercom of the ship just as I reached my room. I large horn sounded off from above and I smiled to myself. Finally I was on my way. I opened my room, just as promised my bags lay at the foot of a bed covered in light blue blankets. I sighed making a dive for the bed and flopping myself down on it resting my head on the pillow.
So; finally the day has come. After three years of part-time jobs, and saving up every coin I got. I was finally able to buy a ticket for a boat to the Mageen Islands. I had enough money to by an apartment room there, and from there I would get a job to continue my way up in life. When I was young I had always dreamed of living on a island. Well I dreamed of living in a castle on a private island with my own prince charming that would ride with me on sliver stallions and were I would rule as a princess over my kingdom. But now I've just settled with living on a regular island. But I'm sure I'm bond to met my prince charming on that island anyway. Even if I wouldn't get to live in a castle and ride sliver stallions at least I might someday have my prince charming.
I sighed, I really did day dream to much. I sat up and stretched, I could at least take a look around. I got up off the bed smoothing out my brown hair and re-tying my favorite red bandana onto my head. I walked out to and up to the upper deck of the boat. I looked out over the side, watching as the boat sliced it's way though the water like a gigantic knife. The air smelled of salt and fish, but I kind of liked that smell now that I had gotten used to it. It was a good thing I didn't get sea sick.
I looked up to the sky, I could see large fluffy clouds roll in and float though the sky. Today was a really beautiful day. Not to hot, not to cold. Not to windy, not to calm. Just perfect. I sighed, feeling a bit sleepy in such lovely weather. I decided to head back to my room, feeling up to a quick cat nap.
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I was woken by being thrown from my bed onto the hard wood floor with an audible bonk. I was intently snapped out of my sleeping state. The boat rocked violently and pounding rain beat furiously against the sides and top of the boat sounding against the side window like hundereds of tiny stones. I scrambled to my feet quickly reaching for the light switch. But the light merely flicked on then died away leaving the room in a blackened state.
What in the world was going on!
Another violent larch of the boat made me loose my footing and fall to the ground. A crackling sound suddenly came from the intercom. I could just make out the voice and words of the Captain. "What a storm! We're getting tossed around like a feather in a typhoon!" A creak of thunder roared in the air and a flash of light filled the room. "All hands....er....hang on tight!" Suddenly the boat leached again, much more violent then before I let out a grunt as I was once again thrown to the ground; face first. Another two creaks of deafening thunder ripped though the sky. I half stumbled half crawled my way to the door and flung it open. People run by my door panicked masking they're faces. "And get those lifeboats ready! I've got a bad feeling about this..." shouted a sailor and he raced by. He suddenly turned back to me. "Hurry up and get to a lifeboat!" He grabbed my arm roughly and tugged me up to the upper deck.
The deck was soaked with water from both the waves and pelting rain. Already I was getting soaked to the bone. Another creak of thunder filled the air with a burst of bright light.
'I don't understand! The weather was so perfect before! How did it become like this so fast!?' I thought to myself as the Sailor directed me toward a lifeboat and another salior slipped a life jacket over my head. "Wemon and Children first!" Yelled another sailor as people herded they're ways to boats. A salior guilded me forward "This way Ma'am."As soon as I was in the boat a man yelled to lower it and it suddenly dropped into the sea with a large splash. I was confused and terrified, my heart was beating fast and my breath was heavy. Before I could understand what was going on the boat tipped and I was in the water and struggling to keep my head above the surface. I could hear screaming and shouting but with my head bobbing up and under the waves I couldn't be sure what was being said. All of a sudden I felt the water drag me under, I couldn't seem to get my bearings; I didn't know up from down anymore.
Then finally everything went black....