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Chapter 3
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Recap
" Yes... He has been bitten by the Odious, a large snake whos venom can not be cured by an antidote" The eler said grimly
" We already know he can't be cured by an antidote, thats why we are here" Balthier said, anoyed.
" You have three days to cross the plains and find a cave. This cave is hidden deep in the plains, and in the cave there grows a plant in the inner most chamber that holds what you need to cure this man" The elder said
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" His life is in you hand's" The elder said.
Vaan suddenly felt somthing, a strange feeling in his stomach. It was horrible it was as if somthing was moving inside him. He stood up, stumbling a little and walked over to the rest of the group. I can't stand to see him like this. Penelo thought to herself.
" So when do we leave?" Vaan weakly asked.
" I don't think so Vaan, you'll be staying here where it's safe." Balthier calmly said.
" But, I can help!" Vaan said. Vaan as quick as he could (which wasn't very quick) drew his sword. He stumbled a bit trying to get his footing. He looked over at Baltier, who was raising an eyebrow at him.
" Go on" Balthier said.
" But he could hurt himself" Penelo protested
" No this is something Vaan needs to see for himself!" Balthier said with a rather serious look on his face.
Vaan had completly ignored Penelo's protests and swung his sword at the air, to try and show everyone that he could still fight. As his swordcut through the air Vaan could feel it getting heavier, and heavier, until it's weight pulled him down to the ground with a thud.
"Vaan" Penelo screamed as she ran over to him.
Penelo wnet on one knee and rolled Vaan onto his back. She put her hand on his neck to check his pulse. At that moment Vaan was haveing another blackout. He could no longer open his eyes, and his hearing was going. Words were starting to echo, and he could not interperit what they were saying. Then very clearly he heard Penelo say.
"Please be all right, I...I--" At that moment the darkness overwhelmed him and Penelo's word were complettly cut off from him.
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Out of the darkness came an eerie light that reaveled to Vaan that he was in a big black dome standing there, as if he were on nothing. The ground started to shake, and coulors and shaped emerged from underneath him and flowed into the sky, as if someone were painting a picture around him. The coulors started to take place and reaveled he was on the Ozmone plains. He ,being a litle freaked out, took a step back, only to stumble on a rock which was behind him. As he stumbled back a bit, a hand grabbed his and helped him stay up. The hand was smooth like silk. He looked beside him and standing there stareing into his eyes, was Penelo. Her gaze was soothing and beautiful. He could feel his heart pounding as she leaned into him and put her face just past his. He could feel her breathon his ear, as she whispered.
"Vaan"
Instantly she vanished. The air got colder, the grass on the plains started to wilt and wither away. A dark red slowly replaced the light blue of the sky. He heard a rustle in the withered grass.
"Penelo?! Balthier? Ashe?, Anyone?"
He looked back to see what it was. Nothing, there was nothing, no one but him. He turned back around to see where he was in respect to the village. Standing there, right in front if him, huge, the Odious. It opened its mouth and slowley its teeth drew out of him gums, and he shot towards Vaan like a bullet--
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Vaan at that moment woke up yelping in pain as he felt his wound burning.
"Vaan!"Penelo yelled.
She ran over to him, got on her knees and pulled himup to her until their chests were touching and the side of their heads were leaning in the other.
"It'll all be over soon Vaan, I promise" she softly said to Vaan.
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Well thas chapter 3, hope you liked it! please reveiw
