Me: Welcome to Chapter Seven!
Snake: You remembered us!
Me: I just went through my stories and saw that this one hadn't been updated in a long time. I read the last chapter and I'm like, I have to add another chapter!
Papaya: Yes! The author has returned!
Sprx: 'Bout time Aud.
Me: Yup! And I have no clue what I'm writing!
Gibson: Isn't that a bad idea?
Me: Nope! I've done it before!
Antauri: Aunna doesn't own SRMTHFG.
Snake: Please Read and Review!
Chapter Seven: Sick Leaders and Deadly Storms
Gibson's P.O.V
We arrived at the top of the mountain in record time. Chiro had fallen asleep and was now shivering violently. His breath came in short rasps and he was sweating. "Antauri," I said. "Did Chiro have any sickness before you found me?"
"He had pneumonia when he found me," Antauri said. "Well, Snake found me and led me to him,"
"What did you use on him?" I asked, suddenly frightened.
"The same herbs you used on Otto that one time," Antauri said.
"Antauri," I said. "You really shouldn't have done that," I said.
"Why?" Antauri asked.
"One of the plants was poisonous," I said. "That's why I had to use that ilonis on Otto afterwards! I still haven't figured out how to replace that plant and, since I used the ilonis, the herbs you used on him are no longer fighting the sickness! He could be dying as we speak!"
Antauri looked taken back. "I'll see what I can do Antauri," I said. "But, if we don't get back to the robot soon, Chiro will die,"
Antauri's eyes brimmed with tears. I know how much this revelation hurt him. Chiro is his son. The only child he may ever have. The one child he loved with his whole heart.
And now he might die.
Antauri levitated him to the ground and collapsed. I rushed to his side and began my evaluation. "Of course," I muttered. "He collapsed because of a mental breakdown,"
A gust of wind came flying through the field. Fruit was knocked off of trees and I dug my hands into the earth to keep me from flying. Antauri was lifted from the ground and hit the solid earth hard enough to wake him up. Chiro was being pushed by the wind, toward the cliff.
"Antauri!" I shouted. "Grab Chiro!"
Antauri grabbed him and held him close. I could hear Sprx, Snake, and Papaya fighting their way up the path. I hoped that they would be alright.
The wind died and a huge wave hit the shore, drowning the beach. I was in totally shock. How in the world could a beach be flooded with one wave? How was that possible?
Sprx, Snake, and Papaya came up moments later. Antauri gave them a sad look and they knew exactly what was going on with Chiro. "Isn't there anything you can do Gibson?" Sprx asked. "We can't just sit here and let the Kid die you know? That would just be plain wrong,"
I grabbed some fruit out of the trees and began to mix them in the little bowl I had made. "This will regulate Chiro's temperature," I said. "That'll keep him stable for the time being,"
Is there any shelter? Snake asked. Staying out in the rain won't help matters,
I began to put little bits of the mixture into Chiro's mouth. "There is a cave hidden in the bushes," I said. "Be careful though. The floor isn't completely stable,"
The others nodded and went toward the cave. Antauri levitated Chiro into the shelter while I gathered more fruit. Oranges for the immune system, limes and grapes for fever, apples and coconuts for severe coughing, more ilonis incase of snakes, bananas for sneezing, watermelon for raspy breathing. Some many fruits to gather in such little time. I had a bad feeling I wouldn't be able to gather the herbs I needed.
But, as I looked over my shoulder, Snake was already gathering them. He had yarrow, goldenseal, catnip, poppies, rosemary, comfrey, feverfew, sage, and had even found some umckaloabo (All of the herbs are real!) He looked at me, winked, and ran off back to the cave.
I gathered all my fruits and made it back to the cave just as is started to poor down. Sprx, Antauri, and Papaya were fast asleep. Snake was giving Chiro some feverfew and umckaloabo. "Thank you very much," I said.
No problem, Snake said. Get some sleep. I'll wake you if something is amiss,
"Thank you," I said and joined the other sleeping figures on the floor.
