It was noon and the sun shown brightly over top of the island. Some of the village kids came out to play in the green pasture. Some of the older Yoshis saw Yoshida sitting under the shady tree and called their children back in.
"C'mon, Sera!" Yoshida overheard a purple Yoshi called out. "I don't want you out here with that dangerous Yoshi!" Yoshida cringed. She didn't want to be thought of as dangerous. She began crying again.
A few minutes later she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"You alright there?" A voice said. Yoshida looked up, and wiped the tears from her eyes. There stood a blue Yoshi, looking concernedly down at her.
"Aren't you going to run, too?" Yoshida asked looking back down. She pulled up a piece of grass and started playing with it.
"Run? What are you talking about?"
"I am 'dangerous'" Yoshida responded , rolling her eyes a little.
"Dangerous?" The blue Yoshi chuckled. "Don't take it personal, but you look like you just LOST a fight."
"Yeah." Yoshida said. She smiled a bit at the way he said it.
"Speaking of which, you do look in bad shape. My mom is a doctor. I can take you to her and get you all fixed up."
Yoshida looked at him puzzled. What was a doctor? She didn't know much of the outside world, since Sir never let her out of the house. She went along anyway. They walked to his house.
"My name is Natoshi, but my friends just call me Nat." He said.
"Yoshida." Yoshida replied.
They got to his house and entered a building next to it.
"Mom!" Nat called. "I have someone here for you to see!"
"Ok, have them wait in the waiting room. I'll be right out." A voice yelled back.
Nat helped Yoshida to a seat, and sat next to her. There was an aquarium in the corner of the small room, and Yoshida was amazed. She got up to look at it.
"That's so pretty." She complimented.
"Thanks. My brothers put it together for my mom."
"Cool."
Someone walked out of the office.
"Thanks Tashi. I'll be sure to take one everyday!" A red Yoshi said. She gave a wink at Nat and walked out. A few seconds later another Yoshi, in a white jacket, walked out. She was a little lighter than Nat. She walked over to Yoshida.
"Wow. You look bad. You have so many bruises and scars, and you look a bit malnourished. How did you get in such a state?" Tashi asked.
"Long story."
"Who do you live with?"
"Nobody now. I ran away."
"I can see why."
"You have no idea." Yoshida rubbed her upper arm.
"Hmmm. Well, I want you to come into my office, and I am going to check you out, see how bad you really are."
They walked into the room. Yoshida froze at all the equipment.
"No!" She began screaming.
"What? What's wrong?!" Tashi asked trying to calm the terrified Yoshi down.
"You all are just like him!" Yoshida yelled, refering to Sir. She ran out of the room and out the door. Natoshi followed her.
"Yoshida!" He called out. He flew up to her, and stopped right in her way. "What's the matter?" Yoshida didn't look at him.
"All that stuff…" Yoshida began to say. "I don't like any of that stuff."
"What stuff?"
"All over the room."
"Oh! That's doctor equipment. Those things are there to help my mom help you. I know some of it is scary, but she needs to help you get back to health. I won't lie to you, some of it may hurt, but she will be as gentile as she can, I promise. My mom wants to help you, not harm you. Trust me, please?"
Yoshida nodded. She didn't trust anybody, but she was willing to give it a chance. He seemed like he did want to help. They walked back.
Yoshida slowly and cautiously walked into the room. She sat down on the table, and Tashi looked her over. That's when she saw the bottom of a burn on Yoshida's arm. Yoshida was too nervous about the equipment around her, she didn't realize Tashi was looking at her burn.
"Oh my gosh!" Tashi said in a shocked voice. Yoshida looked at her, and realized what she was looking at that. They both sat frozen, Tashi looking at the symbol, and Yoshida looking at Tashi, wondering what is going to happen next.
"I suppose you want to kick me out too." Yoshida said in a low voice. Tashi thought for a second about how Yoshida acted earlier, and understood why now.
"You poor child! No, I wouldn't kick you out! Is this why you ran away?" Tashi asked curiously.
"Yeah." Yoshida said rubbing the spot again.
"How long have you had that?"
"For as long as I can remember. According to him, I was his since birth."
"Oh my! In that case, I am going to have to a thorough check up. I wanna make sure EVERYTHING is alright."
Yoshida nodded.
"First, I need to take a blood sample, if you don't mind."
"Blood sample?" Yoshida asked with a little squirm.
"Yeah. It won't hurt."
"What do you mean?"
"I need to use a syringe to get it out, but it'll be quick." Tashi said taking out a needle. Yoshida started whimpering. She jumped off the table.
"Yoshida, I need to do it! I am not going to hurt you like he did!" She saw Yoshida wasn't going to work with her. She called Nat, and the both held her down while Tashi took some blood. As soon as she they let go, Yoshida blew a flame at them and ran out the door. Nat just stared.
"Mom. Do you know what is the matter with her?"
"She had a rough childhood. Really rough."
"Why?"
" She just ran away from Sir's place. She said that according to Sir, she was born there and was raised there." Tashi paused. "Oh my gosh!"
"What?!"
"She must be the only survivor from that Green family that disappeared a long time ago! It was said that they were all taken by Sir because one of their ancestors tried killing him. I wonder why he had kept her alive. I can only imagine what she went through. Hey! Why don't you and your friends go find her and make her feel comfortable here. She seems to really need a friend."
"I think I will!" Nat said. "It is kinda dark though. Would it be ok if we all go camping if we find her?"
"Sure!"
"Great!" Nat ran out to call his friends.
***
Nat and his friends were now searching for Yoshida. There was Yoshiko, a red Yoshi, Sashi, a light blue Yoshi, Nobi, a very clumsy and wacky bluish purple Yoshi, and Summer, a very quiet yellow Yoshi. Nat explained to them the situation, and they all felt bad for Yoshida and were willing to help her.
They walked around looking for a green Yoshi. They asked a few people if they saw her, but no luck.
"Is she still here? I hope she didn't decide to go back to that creepy Koopa!" Sashi said.
"I hope not. Besides, who would be crazy enough to do that?" Yoshiko asked.
"Who knows, but let's keep looking." Nat said.
"Can we take a break? My legs hurt!" Nobi whined.
"Alright, alright. For five minutes only!" Nat responded.
They sat down next to a large tree. They listened to the music of the crickets, and talked a bit. They heard sniffling mixed in with the crickets, and began looking around. It was Nobi who found the source.
"Hey, is that her?" He asked looking up in the tree.
"Yoshida?" Nat called.
"Go away, please! Leave me alone!"
"Yoshida! What are you doing up in that tree?".
"Nobody can get me up here!" Nat smiled and flew up behind her.
"Oh, no?"
Yoshida screamed, and hit Nat with her stuffed animal. He fell to the ground, and the other Yoshis laughed, which caused Yoshida to laugh for the first time in a long time. Nat smiled.
"C'mon down Yoshida. I have a few people for you to meet." Nat said, after dusting himself of from the fall. Yoshida peeked from the bottom branch and looked at the others. The other Yoshis waved at her. She came down, and was acquainted.
***
Sir was looking out the window like a little kid waiting for a package. It was one day already, and no sign of anything. He figured nothing would happen as quick as he wanted it to, but he was still wondering if he did the right thing.
"Dad, You have been staring out the window for four hours now. She isn't coming back." Erick said, plopping on the couch and turning on the TV.
"Someone is bound to bring her back. That, or she finds out here is much better then being totally alone on a strange island."
"I don't think you should have let her go. That brand you put on her could actually help her out. People may feel bad for her and take her under their wing." Erick said, putting his feet up on the table. "She could be doing very well out there, and you will never get her back. Now we may have to go back doing things for ourselves, which stinks by the way."
Sir pondered this. This isn't what he wanted. When he doesn't get what he wants, he gets quite angry. He had to get Yoshida back soon, before it was too late, before she gets too comfortable, and too accepted in the Yoshi community.
"No, we won't."
"What do you mean?"
"We are going to get Yoshida back. She will be in our possession again." Sir said with a mischievous smirk and his fists clenched. "That is a promise!"
"C'mon, Sera!" Yoshida overheard a purple Yoshi called out. "I don't want you out here with that dangerous Yoshi!" Yoshida cringed. She didn't want to be thought of as dangerous. She began crying again.
A few minutes later she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"You alright there?" A voice said. Yoshida looked up, and wiped the tears from her eyes. There stood a blue Yoshi, looking concernedly down at her.
"Aren't you going to run, too?" Yoshida asked looking back down. She pulled up a piece of grass and started playing with it.
"Run? What are you talking about?"
"I am 'dangerous'" Yoshida responded , rolling her eyes a little.
"Dangerous?" The blue Yoshi chuckled. "Don't take it personal, but you look like you just LOST a fight."
"Yeah." Yoshida said. She smiled a bit at the way he said it.
"Speaking of which, you do look in bad shape. My mom is a doctor. I can take you to her and get you all fixed up."
Yoshida looked at him puzzled. What was a doctor? She didn't know much of the outside world, since Sir never let her out of the house. She went along anyway. They walked to his house.
"My name is Natoshi, but my friends just call me Nat." He said.
"Yoshida." Yoshida replied.
They got to his house and entered a building next to it.
"Mom!" Nat called. "I have someone here for you to see!"
"Ok, have them wait in the waiting room. I'll be right out." A voice yelled back.
Nat helped Yoshida to a seat, and sat next to her. There was an aquarium in the corner of the small room, and Yoshida was amazed. She got up to look at it.
"That's so pretty." She complimented.
"Thanks. My brothers put it together for my mom."
"Cool."
Someone walked out of the office.
"Thanks Tashi. I'll be sure to take one everyday!" A red Yoshi said. She gave a wink at Nat and walked out. A few seconds later another Yoshi, in a white jacket, walked out. She was a little lighter than Nat. She walked over to Yoshida.
"Wow. You look bad. You have so many bruises and scars, and you look a bit malnourished. How did you get in such a state?" Tashi asked.
"Long story."
"Who do you live with?"
"Nobody now. I ran away."
"I can see why."
"You have no idea." Yoshida rubbed her upper arm.
"Hmmm. Well, I want you to come into my office, and I am going to check you out, see how bad you really are."
They walked into the room. Yoshida froze at all the equipment.
"No!" She began screaming.
"What? What's wrong?!" Tashi asked trying to calm the terrified Yoshi down.
"You all are just like him!" Yoshida yelled, refering to Sir. She ran out of the room and out the door. Natoshi followed her.
"Yoshida!" He called out. He flew up to her, and stopped right in her way. "What's the matter?" Yoshida didn't look at him.
"All that stuff…" Yoshida began to say. "I don't like any of that stuff."
"What stuff?"
"All over the room."
"Oh! That's doctor equipment. Those things are there to help my mom help you. I know some of it is scary, but she needs to help you get back to health. I won't lie to you, some of it may hurt, but she will be as gentile as she can, I promise. My mom wants to help you, not harm you. Trust me, please?"
Yoshida nodded. She didn't trust anybody, but she was willing to give it a chance. He seemed like he did want to help. They walked back.
Yoshida slowly and cautiously walked into the room. She sat down on the table, and Tashi looked her over. That's when she saw the bottom of a burn on Yoshida's arm. Yoshida was too nervous about the equipment around her, she didn't realize Tashi was looking at her burn.
"Oh my gosh!" Tashi said in a shocked voice. Yoshida looked at her, and realized what she was looking at that. They both sat frozen, Tashi looking at the symbol, and Yoshida looking at Tashi, wondering what is going to happen next.
"I suppose you want to kick me out too." Yoshida said in a low voice. Tashi thought for a second about how Yoshida acted earlier, and understood why now.
"You poor child! No, I wouldn't kick you out! Is this why you ran away?" Tashi asked curiously.
"Yeah." Yoshida said rubbing the spot again.
"How long have you had that?"
"For as long as I can remember. According to him, I was his since birth."
"Oh my! In that case, I am going to have to a thorough check up. I wanna make sure EVERYTHING is alright."
Yoshida nodded.
"First, I need to take a blood sample, if you don't mind."
"Blood sample?" Yoshida asked with a little squirm.
"Yeah. It won't hurt."
"What do you mean?"
"I need to use a syringe to get it out, but it'll be quick." Tashi said taking out a needle. Yoshida started whimpering. She jumped off the table.
"Yoshida, I need to do it! I am not going to hurt you like he did!" She saw Yoshida wasn't going to work with her. She called Nat, and the both held her down while Tashi took some blood. As soon as she they let go, Yoshida blew a flame at them and ran out the door. Nat just stared.
"Mom. Do you know what is the matter with her?"
"She had a rough childhood. Really rough."
"Why?"
" She just ran away from Sir's place. She said that according to Sir, she was born there and was raised there." Tashi paused. "Oh my gosh!"
"What?!"
"She must be the only survivor from that Green family that disappeared a long time ago! It was said that they were all taken by Sir because one of their ancestors tried killing him. I wonder why he had kept her alive. I can only imagine what she went through. Hey! Why don't you and your friends go find her and make her feel comfortable here. She seems to really need a friend."
"I think I will!" Nat said. "It is kinda dark though. Would it be ok if we all go camping if we find her?"
"Sure!"
"Great!" Nat ran out to call his friends.
***
Nat and his friends were now searching for Yoshida. There was Yoshiko, a red Yoshi, Sashi, a light blue Yoshi, Nobi, a very clumsy and wacky bluish purple Yoshi, and Summer, a very quiet yellow Yoshi. Nat explained to them the situation, and they all felt bad for Yoshida and were willing to help her.
They walked around looking for a green Yoshi. They asked a few people if they saw her, but no luck.
"Is she still here? I hope she didn't decide to go back to that creepy Koopa!" Sashi said.
"I hope not. Besides, who would be crazy enough to do that?" Yoshiko asked.
"Who knows, but let's keep looking." Nat said.
"Can we take a break? My legs hurt!" Nobi whined.
"Alright, alright. For five minutes only!" Nat responded.
They sat down next to a large tree. They listened to the music of the crickets, and talked a bit. They heard sniffling mixed in with the crickets, and began looking around. It was Nobi who found the source.
"Hey, is that her?" He asked looking up in the tree.
"Yoshida?" Nat called.
"Go away, please! Leave me alone!"
"Yoshida! What are you doing up in that tree?".
"Nobody can get me up here!" Nat smiled and flew up behind her.
"Oh, no?"
Yoshida screamed, and hit Nat with her stuffed animal. He fell to the ground, and the other Yoshis laughed, which caused Yoshida to laugh for the first time in a long time. Nat smiled.
"C'mon down Yoshida. I have a few people for you to meet." Nat said, after dusting himself of from the fall. Yoshida peeked from the bottom branch and looked at the others. The other Yoshis waved at her. She came down, and was acquainted.
***
Sir was looking out the window like a little kid waiting for a package. It was one day already, and no sign of anything. He figured nothing would happen as quick as he wanted it to, but he was still wondering if he did the right thing.
"Dad, You have been staring out the window for four hours now. She isn't coming back." Erick said, plopping on the couch and turning on the TV.
"Someone is bound to bring her back. That, or she finds out here is much better then being totally alone on a strange island."
"I don't think you should have let her go. That brand you put on her could actually help her out. People may feel bad for her and take her under their wing." Erick said, putting his feet up on the table. "She could be doing very well out there, and you will never get her back. Now we may have to go back doing things for ourselves, which stinks by the way."
Sir pondered this. This isn't what he wanted. When he doesn't get what he wants, he gets quite angry. He had to get Yoshida back soon, before it was too late, before she gets too comfortable, and too accepted in the Yoshi community.
"No, we won't."
"What do you mean?"
"We are going to get Yoshida back. She will be in our possession again." Sir said with a mischievous smirk and his fists clenched. "That is a promise!"