Hey everyone! By the time you are reading this, I'll be on vacation again! Yeah, again, just like a couple chapters ago! (Jeez, that feels like so long ago) anyways, how about a

STORY SUPOOOOOORT!

This is something a little different, how about a Fire Emblem story? This one is called, "Fire Emblem: Awaken to Dreams". Plot is simple on the outside, a group of kids get transported into the Fire Emblem universe, but it is actually much more! Sprinkle in some special deities for each kid, lots of hilarious dialogue, and some special S support stuff? (Don't worry, there are no sex scenes in this) And you got yourself a hidden gem of a story! Go check it out now, after you are done reading this chapter. Well, now that that's out of the way, let's get onto the story!

Chapter 19: A Watery Detour

Midna's POV

We finally got back onto the road, so we began walking. It was going to take much longer to get places without the portals, so hopefully we won't be too late when we gather everyone back up. We all had to go the same way to get where we need to go, but we would soon have to split up. Oh well, for now, we would have to make do of the situation. So with Adri sleeping on Epona's back, we all set out.

I just remembered, we forgot to ask Adri about that strange clay creature. She hadn't even seen it, since we stored it in one of the backyards of the houses. We didn't know what happened, it sort of drooped and became really slow. Almost like it wanted to sleep, and hopefully that would fix it.

We'll ask Adri about that when she wakes up.

Not even five minutes later, I'm bored, and I'm pretty sure that everyone else is too. So, I might as well talk to someone.

"Aden?" I ask softly. He looks towards me. "Are you sure you're okay? Does your back hurt at all?"

He gave a reassuring smile. "Don't worry Midna, I'm fine. It's only a little sore, like last time." I sure hope so, him being okay I mean. This was the second time he almost died from that gash on his back! If this kept happening, ehh, I don't even want to think about it!

"If you don't mind me asking," Aden and I turned our heads over to Zelda. "What is your relationship with each other?" My face turned a little hot, did she mean- No, no she didn't. Of course not!

"W-we're just friends!" I said rather too quickly.

"Yeah, j-just friends!" Aden said as well right after me. Looks like we both felt the same way, but I was getting strange looks from Link.

"Eh, you sure you're j'st friends?"

"Oh shut up Link!" I yelled back. I could feel my face get warmer and warmer. A couple seconds of walking in silence later and Link finally answers. "Okay, if y' say so."

I took a quick glance at Aden, and he was looking back at me. I took a couple steps away from him, maybe I shouldn't have talked in the first place. Oh sweet Din this was embarrassing! We were now at the long stone bridge. It looks like anything that was broken or torn down two years ago was now rebuilt. There were now sides on the bridge (This is actually really important) and the big crack in the middle was gone.

I suppose it would be too late to thank Zelda's soldiers for this, since all of them were probably dead right now. Right now at our pace, we would probably reach the main Hyrule Field by nightfall. I wish our portals were still here, that would make this trip much faster. But, we can't always have what we want, can we?

"Midna, I apologize for my poor choice of words earlier," Zelda decided to speak again. "But what is your past with Aden?"

This question, I was fine with. And call it a sense, but I feel like Zelda's "Poor choice of words" was intentional. At least it wasn't something like, "Do you love Aden?" This will do.

"A long time ago, when all of us were still little kids, I was an overprotected little girl. Always holed up in my castle, forbidden to go anywhere outside it. Then one day, a group of kids were bullying Aden with some magic, and levitated him up to my window. Long story short, we became friends, getting into trouble from time to time.

"But one day, uh…" I tried to remember what happened. It was the day he disappeared, but all I remember is a bright light. What happened? Maybe it was just because it was a long time ago? I sighed, "Sorry, I don't really remember, it was a long time ago. All I remember is that Aden just, disappeared."

Aden decided to continue the story for me. "Then up to now, I woke up in the Great Fairy's cave. I can't remember anything, so she helped me and taught me how to use some of my magic." He summoned a memory orb as an example. "This is a memory orb, which can bring up some things from the past. From fixing up a chair to creating some sort of spinning top that you can ride on. I have other magic as well, but I think it would be best to preserve my energy for now." As he finished that sentence, the memory orb faded away.

"Hmm… That certainly is strange" Zelda said. "I do hope you regain your memories soon." Suddenly, her face lit up like she had a great idea.

"We are trying to find not only Triforce bearers, but the golden goddesses, correct?" We all nodded. "Then perhaps you can simply ask them if they can restore your memories!"

…Wow. How have we not thought of that before?! Well, can't exactly expect less from a bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom! I was about to thank her, but then-

WOOOOOSH

A strong gust of wind appeared out of nowhere! And when I say strong, I mean STRONG! As in, you could probably fall of a bridge if the sides were not big enough, strong. This bridge had sides, but guess what, the sides WERE NOT BIG ENOUGH!

We all struggled to keep our balance, and Link was doing the best. He still showed struggle, but not that much, surprisingly. Suddenly, an even larger gust of wind blew, and we were practically lifted off our feet! We all started to fly off, one by one. First Adri flew off of Epona's back, then Zelda, Aden, and then I flew. I guessed that Link flew off too.

That is, until I felt someone grab my leg as I was about to fall.

I was upside down, Link was bending over the side of the bridge. He was grabbing my leg with both hands and (thankfully) closed his eyes with the struggle. I heard screaming from below me, I quickly looked down. Zelda, Aden, and Adri were flying down to the valley below.

Aden's POV

I was screaming at the top of my lungs, why did it have to end like this?! I had to be killed by my one true fear, HIGHTS! We were just falling and falling, down and down. No life flashed before my eyes, I could not see my true past. No Midna, no old family (whoever those people were from my dream), no friends. To think, I would be killed from this.

I couldn't use Farore's Wind, for it could only be used to cross short distances. And right now, we were far, far away from the bridge. Falling, falling, spinning, spinning…

It seemed like it would never end, and this was my torment for existing. I could not pray to the goddesses, for they were now powerless. I could feel tears exit my eyes and fly upwards like birds lifting off their perch. My eyes were slammed shut from the blasting wind, so I could not see when my death awaited.

How long have I been falling for? Seconds? Minutes? Days? Would this pit ever end? Why was I thinking of all these things so quickly? Maybe I wa-

WHOOMPH

KER-SPLOOOSH

Water, that was the last thing I expected to greet my fall's end. But water, thank the goddesses! I'm not dead! But, owww, I landed on my stomach. That really hurt! The river wasn't going that fast, but there was still a current. I struggled to get above water, trying to get air from that little impact.

I got a quick sharp breath of air, right as I broke the surface. I had to thank whichever goddess had luck factored in with them! I floated above the water, and soon saw Zelda break the surface as well! But, something was wrong.

…ADRI!

I dove back underwater, and struggled to open my eyes. I eventually did, and saw Adri just floating underwater. She was unconscious, and her lifeless body wasn't moving. Losing air fast, I swam to Adri's seemingly dead body.

I grabbed onto her, and I was almost out of air myself. I looked ahead, a boulder was about to ram into us! Not only that, but I was almost out of air! The boulder was dead in front of us, Zelda would be able to avoid it, but I would not be able to get out of the way fast enough if I swam.

Seems like the perfect time to use Farore's Wind.

I pictured myself somewhere else, yet somewhere close by. I pictured the river, and the big boulder. I pictured myself above the water and out of the boulder's way. There, that was where I would escape.

I focused my energy to that spot, transferring it to there. I could feel myself disappear, and I blacked out. What seemed like only a second later, I woke back up above the water. I took in a deep breath before I fell back in with a splash.

It was hard to keep myself above the water with Adri, so I was constantly dipping in and out of the river. Suddenly, it felt easier to swim. I kicked above water, and saw Zelda carrying Adri's legs.

"Thank you" I said through breaths. It looked like she was struggling as well, so she didn't say anything in response. We still had a long way to go.

Link's POV

I managed to pull Midna back up, but as soon as I did, she started to freak out!

"Oh gods oh gods oh gods, they fell! I let them fall and it's all my fault! They are all probably dead right now!"

I put my hands on her shoulders, and yelled, "Midna, calm down!"

She smacked them away. "Calm down? Calm down?! How can I calm down?! I just let three of my friends fall to their deaths! They died and it's all my fault!"

"MIDNA! THEY FELL INT' THE RIVER, THEY'RE NOT DEAD!"

Everything was quiet, the big gust of wind disappeared, and the only noise was Epona's breathing. But after a couple seconds, a tear went down her cheek.

Then she lost it, she began to bawl, creating a pool of light tears. I crouched down to comfort her.

"How ma-any times is A-aden going to be close t-to de-eath?" she chocked through.

"H-he is almost de-eastened t-to die!"

"Midna, don't say that!" I put my hands back onto her shoulders.

"We're goin' to keep Aden alive, we're going to keep as many people alive as we can! I'm not goin' to let anyone die 'n me, and you can't either! I promise, I will keep Aden alive!"

Her breathing slowed down, and she took her hands away from her face. She did not look up to me though, she just put her hands to her sides. She probably thought I won't be able to keep it.

And to be honest, I wasn't sure myself.

Zelda's POV

"We're almost there!" Aden yelled. We have been trying to keep Adri above the water the entire time, and it can get tiring after a while. Both Aden and I have been going through this river for what seemed like a long time, avoiding boulders and rocks so we could stay alive. Adri still had no signs of life, she had very faint, short breaths.

But we were almost to the end of the river, almost to Lake Hylia! There we could try to wake Adri up! Hopefully, it wasn't too late. We were kicking ourselves above water as hard as we could, and they weren't going to be okay after this. I could already feel the soreness. We were approaching the exit rapidly, three, two, one.

We shot out of the river and into the lake! But we still weren't done yet. We frantically looked around for a dock or the closest opening to land. "Over there!" I said, looking over to a strange floating house. It was childlike and colorful, like some sort of attraction. We swam over there, thanking Hylia that there was no current pushing us away from it.

We weren't getting anywhere with carrying Adri, and our legs couldn't go on for much longer. But right as we were at the halfway point, Aden put his hand on my shoulder. I was confused, what exactly was he doing? But suddenly, a green light appeared around us. It swirled and circled all three of us, and right as it went above us, I blacked out.

What did Aden do? I did not exactly know what sort of spell he used on us, but did he kill us? I was fortunately wrong, for only a couple seconds later, I woke back up. Light shot into my vision, and I could see again. We appeared to teleport in mid-air, for we soon fell onto the ground.

We took a couple deep breaths to calm ourselves down, but then I looked down to Adri. She wasn't moving, I checked her pulse, it was beating very quickly to keep her alive. She was breathing in and out rapidly in short, small bursts. She was going to die soon!

Aden soon noticed this as well, and dragged her over to his side. I knelt down, to see what he was doing. He was pushing both of his hands into Adri's stomach again and again. I do not know what he was trying to accomplish. (A/N: I'm pretty sure CPR doesn't exist in the Zelda universe. If it is, I'm a goof)

He then pressed his lips against Adri's, was he kissing her?! What was he trying to accomplish? After a couple seconds, he checked her pulse again. Then he repeated whatever he was doing. Over and over, he pushed against Adri's chest, pressed his lips against Adri's, and checked her pulse.

"Aden, what are you doing?" I asked, I was clueless on what he was doing to try and save Adri. He looked over to me while he was pushing against her chest. "CPR, I'm trying to get her breathing again!"

"Aden, I'm sorry, but I don't think that this is working." I said, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"No, it has to work, she's my friend, and I need her to live! She can't die!" he yelled. He stopped pushing against her chest, and left his hands there. It looked like he was giving up on saving her.

"She ca-an't die, I don't w-want her t-to." He was crying, he knew that this wasn't working either. I don't think Adri was going to survive-

Wait a minute.

A gray orb appeared around Adri's chest, Aden's memory orb. I looked at his face, his eyes were still shut, and tears continued to flow down his cheeks. Did he know what was going on? The memory orb continued to grow larger and larger, until it engulfed all three of us.

"Aden?" I asked softly.

"Ple-ease, d-don't go. I-I don't want t-to be-e alone ag-gain." He bended over, and wrapped his arms around Adri. He didn't want to let her go. Then, a bright light shined from Adri, getting brighter and brighter each moment. It got so bright, I had to squeeze my eyes as tight as I could to keep myself from going blind. What was going on?

The bright light faded, and I opened my eyes back up. Everything was still the same. We had the same clothing, we were in the same place, Aden still had Adri in his arms, and Adri still wasn't moving-

"HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH"

Adri took in a large breath, and began to cough over and over. She was alive! Aden pushed Adri out, and held her in front of his face. His eyes were red and watery, and his cheeks were shining from his tears and the light. Adri's coughing faded away, and she opened her eyes.

"Aden?"

He smiled, and hugged her again, and began to cry once more. But this time, he was crying in relief and happiness that his friend was alive.

"Aden, Aden, I'm okay. What happened?" she said, her cheerfulness returning to her voice. He didn't answer, he kept crying, so happy that she was alive again and that he saved her. She pushed herself out of the hug, and asked, "Aden, what happened?"

"You almost drowned." I decided to answer for Aden. She looked over to me, extremely and obviously confused at what was going on.

"We fell off of a bridge, and into the river leading to Lake Hylia. You were still sleeping when this happened, and almost drowned if not for Aden." She looked back to Aden, who was still crying in joy.

"I like fish, but I really don't like the thought of sleeping with them. So thanks Aden."

…What exactly did that mean?

She got up onto her feet, and pulled Aden up with her. Her legs weren't shaking anymore, so it looked like she got enough rest now.

"Alright, now that we're all okay," she said before striking some sort of pose and pointing up into the sky.

"ONTO SNOWPE"-

BOOOOOOOOOM!

MWAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! CLIFFHANGERS SHALL MAKE RAGE! I AM SO EEEEVILLLLL! …..what? Oh, did my evil villain side kick in? Yeah, I do that sometimes. Anyways, sorry for this being late again everyone, I finished typing this on Thursday, but there isn't any Wifi over at our little vacation spot. So we had to go somewhere to upload this chapter. In other news for those TOME watchers reading this story, HYPEHYPEHYPEHYPEHYYYYPPPEEEEE! EPISODE 15 IS EIGHT DAYS AWAY! I CAN'T FREAKING WAIT! …aaand there is my fangirl side. Sorry again. Anyways, R,R&S! Bye everyone!