The Newcomer
Hello! It's me, Undead Warrior! Thanks for the review that I received about my first chapter! I'm really new at this and would appreciate your opinions! Oh, by the way, the next chapter will go back to the people in Hollow Bastion! Look for some unexpected people to appear! ___________________________________ Wakka sat up, aware of the throbbing in his arm. He looked around from where he sat, amazed at the change. The wave had torn apart or flattened everything in its path. He was glad he been able to climb one of the sturdy palm trees when the wave hit. That had probably saved his life.
He shook his head to clear the cobwebs and then stood up shakily. Then he remembered Tidus, Selphie, and Kairi. He had to see if they were okay! Had they been has lucky as he had? He jogged up a sandy hill, hopped across the top of a few palms, then slipped into the opening that led to the other part of the island. He was to preoccupied to even pat the queer star tree that grew next to the short tunnel for good luck, as was the island's custom.
Once he was out the other side, he was relived to see Tidus and Selphie on the beach. They were bending over two people, seemingly trying to wake them. He grinned and ran towards them, happy to see that they were alive.
"What's happenin' guys?" he asked in his usual cheerful manner.
"Wakka!" squealed Selphie. "You're okay! Oh, I thought you were dead for sure!"
"What happened to you're arm? It looks broken!" Tidus exclaimed.
"Aw, I musta hurt it when I fell off that tree. I climbed on top of the tree right before that dang wave hit. Stupid thing, it flattened the island." He looked around surveying the damage.
"Oh, Wakka! The most exciting thing happened! Kairi thought Riku and Sora were on a raft, but it really wasn't them at all, and she paddled out- " she said so quickly that her words slurred together and she was unintelligible.
"Whoa, whoa! Slow down!" Wakka laid a hand on her shoulder. "Just slow down and start from the beginning!" _______________________________________________________________________
As Selphie filled Wakka in on all that had happened right before the monster wave had hit, Tidus bent down and started gently shaking Kairi, trying desperately to wake her. He knew she wasn't dead, he could see the steady rise and fall of her chest. She did have a large, bloody lump on the back of her head, where she must have been hit by something when she was caught up in the swirling monster wave. He hoped she didn't have a concussion or something worse. He frowned. He probably should go for one the adults.
"Hey, I think that I should go get a doctor or someone else to check these two out. I'll be back in a bit!" he waved as he started to the place where they kept the spare boats, just in case something like this happened. He pushed it out into the water, then jumped in and started to paddle towards the largest island where everyone lived.
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Zio stirred and opened her eyes. They were almost sealed shut and she had to reach up and rub some of the sandy grit away before she could open them. She found herself looking up at a beautiful blue sky. She sat up, gritting her teeth against the fierce pain in her head. There were two kids sitting close to her, and there was a girl laying beside her, eyes closed but breathing.
"Hey, Wakka! She's awake!" said the the girl, who was sitting about four feet away from her.
"Yeah, yeah. I see her. Don't stare, Selphie, it's not polite." said the boy.
I must look like a monster, Zio thought. She cleared her throat and said rather hoarsley, "Do you have a drink? My throat's killing me!"
"Yeah, kid. See that waterfall over there?" At Zio's nod, Wakka continued. "That's full of the freshest water you'll find on Destiny Islands."
"Thank you." Zio stood up, realived to see that she could and made her way towards the waterfall. When she reached it she tilted her head back, and drank from the crystal clear water. Then she stood under it and managed to get some the sand off. It felt good to get that scratchy, itchy grit cleaned off. She got out of the little pool and sat down on a nearby barrel to dry.
"So this place is Destiny Islands" she mused. It had been trashed by that huge wave that had seemed to come out of nowhere. It was still beautiful, a paradise in constast to all the other places she'd visited. She reached back and tried to comb out her waist-length platinum hair. She looked down in dismay to see that her black, leather pants were badly torn at the knee and that her form-fitting red shirt had lost almost all of its color. Her pack was probably washed up on some distant shore, so these were the only things she had.
She was mostly dry from the sun's bright rays. She began to walk down the beach towards the others, noticing that the other girl was sitting up and, besides an ugly lump on the back of her head, looked none the worse for the wear. They had been lucky. She also noticing three other boats coming towards the island. They weren't more than about a yard away and closing the distance fast. In fact, by the time she had gotten to the other children, the first of the boats had already landed.
"Are you kids all right? That freak wave sure did tear up the place!" the loud-voiced shrilled as she walked up to the children. "We all thought you were dead for sure! Wakka, my goodness what happened to your arm! It looks terrible!" She turned and noticed Zio standing there. "Oh my, you gave me a turn! Wait, have we ever met before? You don't seem familiar. Do you come from one of the other islands? Well, I still should at least should have seen you at least once before.....Did you tell me your name?" She finally finished, leaving Zio with a rather long list of questions to answer.
"My name is Zio. No, I don't from this island, or any of the others for that matter. I came from a-"
"You come from a different world don't you?" the other girl, who had been unconscious moments before, now was looking at her curiously. "See, she comes from a different world! I told you there were different worlds out there! Now do you believe me? I was telling the truth!"
"Kairi, honey, calm down! She didn't say whether or not she came from a different world or not! There could be other islands out there!"
"Actually, I do come from another world. I came here to-"
"See, I told you! There are other worlds! Why don't you believe me?" Kairi broke in angrily.
"Kairi! I don't expect you to disrespect me! Young lady, you've been acting very oddly lately, and I want you to stop this nonsense now!" the other woman shrilled.
The young girl that the islanders called Kairi stood their for a minute, then ran into a small shack that had miraculously survived the wave. Zio had stood, just as the others had, stunned and embarrased, as the lady and Kairi had had their bitter argument. Zio shook her head. Looks as though things weren't as peaceful at the islands as they at first seemed....
Hello! It's me, Undead Warrior! Thanks for the review that I received about my first chapter! I'm really new at this and would appreciate your opinions! Oh, by the way, the next chapter will go back to the people in Hollow Bastion! Look for some unexpected people to appear! ___________________________________ Wakka sat up, aware of the throbbing in his arm. He looked around from where he sat, amazed at the change. The wave had torn apart or flattened everything in its path. He was glad he been able to climb one of the sturdy palm trees when the wave hit. That had probably saved his life.
He shook his head to clear the cobwebs and then stood up shakily. Then he remembered Tidus, Selphie, and Kairi. He had to see if they were okay! Had they been has lucky as he had? He jogged up a sandy hill, hopped across the top of a few palms, then slipped into the opening that led to the other part of the island. He was to preoccupied to even pat the queer star tree that grew next to the short tunnel for good luck, as was the island's custom.
Once he was out the other side, he was relived to see Tidus and Selphie on the beach. They were bending over two people, seemingly trying to wake them. He grinned and ran towards them, happy to see that they were alive.
"What's happenin' guys?" he asked in his usual cheerful manner.
"Wakka!" squealed Selphie. "You're okay! Oh, I thought you were dead for sure!"
"What happened to you're arm? It looks broken!" Tidus exclaimed.
"Aw, I musta hurt it when I fell off that tree. I climbed on top of the tree right before that dang wave hit. Stupid thing, it flattened the island." He looked around surveying the damage.
"Oh, Wakka! The most exciting thing happened! Kairi thought Riku and Sora were on a raft, but it really wasn't them at all, and she paddled out- " she said so quickly that her words slurred together and she was unintelligible.
"Whoa, whoa! Slow down!" Wakka laid a hand on her shoulder. "Just slow down and start from the beginning!" _______________________________________________________________________
As Selphie filled Wakka in on all that had happened right before the monster wave had hit, Tidus bent down and started gently shaking Kairi, trying desperately to wake her. He knew she wasn't dead, he could see the steady rise and fall of her chest. She did have a large, bloody lump on the back of her head, where she must have been hit by something when she was caught up in the swirling monster wave. He hoped she didn't have a concussion or something worse. He frowned. He probably should go for one the adults.
"Hey, I think that I should go get a doctor or someone else to check these two out. I'll be back in a bit!" he waved as he started to the place where they kept the spare boats, just in case something like this happened. He pushed it out into the water, then jumped in and started to paddle towards the largest island where everyone lived.
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Zio stirred and opened her eyes. They were almost sealed shut and she had to reach up and rub some of the sandy grit away before she could open them. She found herself looking up at a beautiful blue sky. She sat up, gritting her teeth against the fierce pain in her head. There were two kids sitting close to her, and there was a girl laying beside her, eyes closed but breathing.
"Hey, Wakka! She's awake!" said the the girl, who was sitting about four feet away from her.
"Yeah, yeah. I see her. Don't stare, Selphie, it's not polite." said the boy.
I must look like a monster, Zio thought. She cleared her throat and said rather hoarsley, "Do you have a drink? My throat's killing me!"
"Yeah, kid. See that waterfall over there?" At Zio's nod, Wakka continued. "That's full of the freshest water you'll find on Destiny Islands."
"Thank you." Zio stood up, realived to see that she could and made her way towards the waterfall. When she reached it she tilted her head back, and drank from the crystal clear water. Then she stood under it and managed to get some the sand off. It felt good to get that scratchy, itchy grit cleaned off. She got out of the little pool and sat down on a nearby barrel to dry.
"So this place is Destiny Islands" she mused. It had been trashed by that huge wave that had seemed to come out of nowhere. It was still beautiful, a paradise in constast to all the other places she'd visited. She reached back and tried to comb out her waist-length platinum hair. She looked down in dismay to see that her black, leather pants were badly torn at the knee and that her form-fitting red shirt had lost almost all of its color. Her pack was probably washed up on some distant shore, so these were the only things she had.
She was mostly dry from the sun's bright rays. She began to walk down the beach towards the others, noticing that the other girl was sitting up and, besides an ugly lump on the back of her head, looked none the worse for the wear. They had been lucky. She also noticing three other boats coming towards the island. They weren't more than about a yard away and closing the distance fast. In fact, by the time she had gotten to the other children, the first of the boats had already landed.
"Are you kids all right? That freak wave sure did tear up the place!" the loud-voiced shrilled as she walked up to the children. "We all thought you were dead for sure! Wakka, my goodness what happened to your arm! It looks terrible!" She turned and noticed Zio standing there. "Oh my, you gave me a turn! Wait, have we ever met before? You don't seem familiar. Do you come from one of the other islands? Well, I still should at least should have seen you at least once before.....Did you tell me your name?" She finally finished, leaving Zio with a rather long list of questions to answer.
"My name is Zio. No, I don't from this island, or any of the others for that matter. I came from a-"
"You come from a different world don't you?" the other girl, who had been unconscious moments before, now was looking at her curiously. "See, she comes from a different world! I told you there were different worlds out there! Now do you believe me? I was telling the truth!"
"Kairi, honey, calm down! She didn't say whether or not she came from a different world or not! There could be other islands out there!"
"Actually, I do come from another world. I came here to-"
"See, I told you! There are other worlds! Why don't you believe me?" Kairi broke in angrily.
"Kairi! I don't expect you to disrespect me! Young lady, you've been acting very oddly lately, and I want you to stop this nonsense now!" the other woman shrilled.
The young girl that the islanders called Kairi stood their for a minute, then ran into a small shack that had miraculously survived the wave. Zio had stood, just as the others had, stunned and embarrased, as the lady and Kairi had had their bitter argument. Zio shook her head. Looks as though things weren't as peaceful at the islands as they at first seemed....