Chapter Seventeen:
"Drink it, Matti, save yourself," Addie cried weakly as Mattimeo tried to refuse the curer.
"Maybe, I can get some more?" Mattimeo suggested.
"No, Matti, the others need you. Drink, and save the others. Go get my dagger; it's by your dad's sword. Use that, and give it to me." Addie collapsed. Breathing hard, and sobbing, Mattimeo drank the poison curer. He ran off to the gatehouse cottage.
Meanwhile, Matthias and the Abbot were trying to keep the snake away using arrows.
"Get back! Away!" the warrior mouse yelled at the snake. I do hope Matti and Addie are all right. he thought.
"Take that, snake!" Mattimeo had come with the dagger. He jabbed away at the giant adder.
"I thought I killed you, moussssse," the snake wailed.
"Does it look like I'm dead, snake? Hey, Dad, run for the house to get your sword. Hurry," the young mouse yelled to his father. Matthias nodded, and ran off whilst the snake was being distracted. "Run, Abbot!" The old Abbot was shaking with fear, but ran to the great abbey doors. He disappeared inside the abbey.
"I've got the sword, Matti. Now move!" Matthias had come back with his mighty sword. "Get going inside!"
The little mouse headed toward the abbey, when remembering that he had Addie's dagger. He ran back to where she lay lifeless. He picked her up, and carried her to the abbey building. He could hear the hissing fading into nothing. He then noticed that Addie was stile breathing! A small smile squirmed onto his face. He ran to the informatory.
"No one can defeat Redwall Abbey!" Matthias said standing over the limp figure of the snake. "Redwalllllll!" The mouse warrior sheathed his sword, and left for the abbey.
In the informatory, Mattimeo was searching the cabinets for more poison curer. There can't be too much stuff put in here since Addie worked on this. He thought to himself. "Aha! I found it!" Mattimeo reached deep into a cupboard. He pulled out a small bottle of chemicals and herbs. He ran carefully back to the informatory bed where Addie lay breathing like she had a lead weight on her chest. He gently opened her lips and dripped the liquid through. He knew from experience that it took a few minutes. He sat for a minute when his dad came rushing in.
"Mat." Mattimeo shushed him.
"Silence, Father. I think she's waking." The two mice stared at Addie as she began to stir.
"Huh.?"
"Oh, Addie! You're alive! I was sure you were dead!" Mattimeo exclaimed.
"I did, too," Addie replied weakly. She tried to rise, but was gently pushed back down by Matthias, who she didn't even know was there. Good thing I didn't try anything stupid! She said to herself.
"Get some rest, Addie. You deserve it," the warrior mouse said as a smile spread across his face. Addie lied back, and closed her eyes.
"So, dad, what did you want?"
"Oh, yeah, that. Well, Redwall is victorious, again. Nothing new, really." The three mice smiled. "So, Addie, you are awake." Addie nodded feebly. "Well, I'm hungry. I think I'll go have me a bite to eat. See you for now." The mouse left the two behind.
"Um, I have your dagger." Mattimeo handed Addie the dagger.
"Thank you, Matti," she replied, giggling at Mattimeo who was blushing deeply.
"No problem, Addie." The two sat in silence for a while. A worried look appeared on Addie's face. "What's wrong, Addie?"
"Nothing really. It's just, that, um, I can't stay. I'd love to, but it's not right. It really doesn't feel like I belong. It's like I'm a loaner. I'm independent. I'm not meant to be with others. I must go back to my home in Mossflower." Tears started to roll down her face. "Now, please go. I think I need to sleep." Mattimeo wiped a tear from Addie's cheek. He left with his head low, afraid he did something wrong. "Don't feel bad, you didn't do anything wrong." He looked back, still looking grim. "Don't worry, I'll say good bye." Addie them fell into a deep sleep.
"Drink it, Matti, save yourself," Addie cried weakly as Mattimeo tried to refuse the curer.
"Maybe, I can get some more?" Mattimeo suggested.
"No, Matti, the others need you. Drink, and save the others. Go get my dagger; it's by your dad's sword. Use that, and give it to me." Addie collapsed. Breathing hard, and sobbing, Mattimeo drank the poison curer. He ran off to the gatehouse cottage.
Meanwhile, Matthias and the Abbot were trying to keep the snake away using arrows.
"Get back! Away!" the warrior mouse yelled at the snake. I do hope Matti and Addie are all right. he thought.
"Take that, snake!" Mattimeo had come with the dagger. He jabbed away at the giant adder.
"I thought I killed you, moussssse," the snake wailed.
"Does it look like I'm dead, snake? Hey, Dad, run for the house to get your sword. Hurry," the young mouse yelled to his father. Matthias nodded, and ran off whilst the snake was being distracted. "Run, Abbot!" The old Abbot was shaking with fear, but ran to the great abbey doors. He disappeared inside the abbey.
"I've got the sword, Matti. Now move!" Matthias had come back with his mighty sword. "Get going inside!"
The little mouse headed toward the abbey, when remembering that he had Addie's dagger. He ran back to where she lay lifeless. He picked her up, and carried her to the abbey building. He could hear the hissing fading into nothing. He then noticed that Addie was stile breathing! A small smile squirmed onto his face. He ran to the informatory.
"No one can defeat Redwall Abbey!" Matthias said standing over the limp figure of the snake. "Redwalllllll!" The mouse warrior sheathed his sword, and left for the abbey.
In the informatory, Mattimeo was searching the cabinets for more poison curer. There can't be too much stuff put in here since Addie worked on this. He thought to himself. "Aha! I found it!" Mattimeo reached deep into a cupboard. He pulled out a small bottle of chemicals and herbs. He ran carefully back to the informatory bed where Addie lay breathing like she had a lead weight on her chest. He gently opened her lips and dripped the liquid through. He knew from experience that it took a few minutes. He sat for a minute when his dad came rushing in.
"Mat." Mattimeo shushed him.
"Silence, Father. I think she's waking." The two mice stared at Addie as she began to stir.
"Huh.?"
"Oh, Addie! You're alive! I was sure you were dead!" Mattimeo exclaimed.
"I did, too," Addie replied weakly. She tried to rise, but was gently pushed back down by Matthias, who she didn't even know was there. Good thing I didn't try anything stupid! She said to herself.
"Get some rest, Addie. You deserve it," the warrior mouse said as a smile spread across his face. Addie lied back, and closed her eyes.
"So, dad, what did you want?"
"Oh, yeah, that. Well, Redwall is victorious, again. Nothing new, really." The three mice smiled. "So, Addie, you are awake." Addie nodded feebly. "Well, I'm hungry. I think I'll go have me a bite to eat. See you for now." The mouse left the two behind.
"Um, I have your dagger." Mattimeo handed Addie the dagger.
"Thank you, Matti," she replied, giggling at Mattimeo who was blushing deeply.
"No problem, Addie." The two sat in silence for a while. A worried look appeared on Addie's face. "What's wrong, Addie?"
"Nothing really. It's just, that, um, I can't stay. I'd love to, but it's not right. It really doesn't feel like I belong. It's like I'm a loaner. I'm independent. I'm not meant to be with others. I must go back to my home in Mossflower." Tears started to roll down her face. "Now, please go. I think I need to sleep." Mattimeo wiped a tear from Addie's cheek. He left with his head low, afraid he did something wrong. "Don't feel bad, you didn't do anything wrong." He looked back, still looking grim. "Don't worry, I'll say good bye." Addie them fell into a deep sleep.