Red's Adventure

by DragonWing85

Tired of being ignored, Red runs away from home. The Four Swords team desperately search to find their missing comrade. However, as Red's trek takes them deeper into the forest, they soon realize that they can't exist without each other. Will they find Red in time or will it be too late? Rated T for minor violence and injuries.

10. Chapter 10

Along the river bank:

The trio found more of Red's tracks and followed them until they came to a broken log caught by some rocks.

"The tracks stop here," said Vio

"So…did he swim across?" said Blue dipping his fingers into the water. "Geez, it's freezing!"

"No, the current's too strong," replied Green. "He would know better."

"It's not like he walked across that broken log," said Blue.

"What if he did?" said Vio rubbing his chin.

Green paled, "You don't mean…"

Vio nodded his head slowly.

Blue glanced back and forth at them, "What?"

Vio softened his eyes, "Blue…it looks like Red tried to cross here. The log must have cracked and…"

Blue interrupted, "And he's out there waiting for us to come rescue him. So, stop talking already and let's go find him." Blue turned on his heels and darted downstream.

He can't be dead, thought Blue to himself. He just can't be!

Vio and Green raced to catch up with Blue. They found him wading into the river.

"Blue, what are you doing?" shouted Green, "Get out of there!

Vio watched in horror as he saw the river become a waterfall in the distance. "Green! Get him out of there. There's a waterfall ahead. He's going to get swept away by the current!"

"Blue, get back here now!" shouted Green in desperation. Blue ignored his leader and continued to wade the chilling waters. Finally, he stopped, grabbed something stuck on a rock, and wadded back to the banks.

"Are you crazy?" said Green helping Blue out of the water. As Blue doubled over shivering from the cold, he handed a small red hat to Green.

"He's really gone. Isn't he?" said Blue shaking.

Tears welled up in Blue's eyes as Vio slowly wrapped his arms around him. Green turned and walked away from the group. He stood at the top of the falls looking down. The bottom resembled a monster with sharp rocks for teeth waiting to be fed. Nausea took over as he fell to his knees.

"I'm sorry, Red," he whispered as the cold spray from the falls beaded his face. "I let you down. I should have been there to save you." He pounded the ground with his fist. "I'll never forgive myself for pushing you away. Never!"