(Disclaimer: Whoohoo! I woke up this morning and found 10 reviews! Half of 'em are from Marty98 o.O he made some good suggestions though. I guess I still lack detail and use pronouns too much O.o' I'll try and correct that. Thanks so much for your suggestions =P)
Pressing On Into Timber
The train came to a stop. Irvine, Zell, and Selphie left the train. She kept looking back at both Irvine and Zell. Why had they suddenly snapped? She was cautious to be around them, fearing they could turn on her any second, not that she wasn't concerned about them turning on each other.
Zell had ripped the end of his shirt for Selphie to use as a bandage around her arm. Already, within a few minutes, the cloth had completly absorbed the blood. He suggested if they should seek a doctor. She refused. She wasn't sure how much time they were going to need to find Rinny, if they were going to even find her at all.
They crossed the bridge to a set of houses that were scrunched together. They knocked on the door of one of the taller houses: "Chief's" House. After a few knocks, the door opened.
"Ah, welcome." She looked to them all. "I remember you, Selphie, and you, Zell.." She noticed Irvine. "But who is this?"
Zell tapped his foot. "This is Irvine. Sorry, we can't be giving names right now, Chief. We have something to ask you."
She opened the door wider. "Well, come in. Stay a while, and tell me about what's on your mind."
They walked in, and she closed the door behind them. The house was small and provided much heat from the open oven and fireplace upstairs. They each took a seat.
"Now, what is it you wanted to tell me?" She asked them, standing over the oven, boiling hot water for their tea.
Zell asked her, "Have you seen Rinoa pass through here?"
She turned to him. "Why, yes, a few days ago. She stopped in shortly to tell me that she couldn't stay long. She was on her way to Esthar."
Selphie's heart raced. At least Rinoa HAD gotten this far. She started to feel light-headed. She looked down at her arm, at blood that was starting to run down the bandage, for it couldn't absorb anymore. She didn't want to worry Chief, so she hid her arm behind her back.
Irvine asked Chief, "Do you know if she made it to Esthar?"
Chief returned to the oven, and poured them each some tea that was finished brewing, and handed them each a cup before saying "Zone says she made it to Esthar safely. He asked the staff at the Memorial to notify him when Rinoa had arrived."
"But that doesn't mean anything, does it?" Zell told her.
"Well, you wouldn't suppose they would lie, do you?"
There was silence, then Zell stood. "We need to leave. We need to get to Esthar."
"Well," Chief told him, "If you intend to make it to Esthar within a day, talk to Zone. He runs an underground railroad that leads directly to Esthar. He helps any of the Balamb students that need to go there. It's been opened after the Sorceress Battle."
They stood, and thanked her before leaving. They headed left for the station, and they could already identify which was Zone. He always disguised as a bum in ragged clothing that begged for money.
"Hey, I haven't seen you in a long while, Selphie!" He noticed Selphie's face quicker than the others. "So, what are you and Zell doing around these parts?"
"We need to get to Esthar. Chief told us that your train system takes Balamb students directly there."
Zone nodded. "Yes, it does. May I ask why you're going there?"
Irvine blinked. "You didn't know? Rinoa hasn't returned to Balamb."
Zone was silent. "Do you think she's in trouble?"
Selphie told him "We're going to go see."
Zone gestured them to follow him. He didn't want anyone, except for Balamb students, to know about the underground railroad. He unlocked a door beyond the Subway that led to a set of stairs descending down.
"Take these stairs down to the train. Tell the conductor that Zone sent you, and you'll be on your way."
"Thanks," Selphie said.
"Oh, and Selphie," Zone added, "Come back safe with Rinoa, okay?"
She nodded, and they followed the stairs down into the secret station. They boarded the train. It was nice and had it's own little cabin, similar to the Timber train. Zell passed through each car and into the front. He told the conductor that Zone had sent him, and he started the ignition immediatly.
Zell returned to the car to find Selphie staggering a bit. Her face was pale, and she finally fell to her knees. Zell ran to her.
"Are you okay?" He asked, concerned.
"I'm fine..just tired, I suppose.
"No, you're losing blood. We need to find you a doctor."
Before Selphie could respond, her eyes rolled in the back of her head, and her head fell to the floor. She was unconcious.
(Kay, I'm not sure if I still broke some of rules Marty wanted me to follow. I may have to be given examples of my stupidity that I put into my writing '.' I'm a bit slow at catching on. Hope I'm doing a little better.)
Pressing On Into Timber
The train came to a stop. Irvine, Zell, and Selphie left the train. She kept looking back at both Irvine and Zell. Why had they suddenly snapped? She was cautious to be around them, fearing they could turn on her any second, not that she wasn't concerned about them turning on each other.
Zell had ripped the end of his shirt for Selphie to use as a bandage around her arm. Already, within a few minutes, the cloth had completly absorbed the blood. He suggested if they should seek a doctor. She refused. She wasn't sure how much time they were going to need to find Rinny, if they were going to even find her at all.
They crossed the bridge to a set of houses that were scrunched together. They knocked on the door of one of the taller houses: "Chief's" House. After a few knocks, the door opened.
"Ah, welcome." She looked to them all. "I remember you, Selphie, and you, Zell.." She noticed Irvine. "But who is this?"
Zell tapped his foot. "This is Irvine. Sorry, we can't be giving names right now, Chief. We have something to ask you."
She opened the door wider. "Well, come in. Stay a while, and tell me about what's on your mind."
They walked in, and she closed the door behind them. The house was small and provided much heat from the open oven and fireplace upstairs. They each took a seat.
"Now, what is it you wanted to tell me?" She asked them, standing over the oven, boiling hot water for their tea.
Zell asked her, "Have you seen Rinoa pass through here?"
She turned to him. "Why, yes, a few days ago. She stopped in shortly to tell me that she couldn't stay long. She was on her way to Esthar."
Selphie's heart raced. At least Rinoa HAD gotten this far. She started to feel light-headed. She looked down at her arm, at blood that was starting to run down the bandage, for it couldn't absorb anymore. She didn't want to worry Chief, so she hid her arm behind her back.
Irvine asked Chief, "Do you know if she made it to Esthar?"
Chief returned to the oven, and poured them each some tea that was finished brewing, and handed them each a cup before saying "Zone says she made it to Esthar safely. He asked the staff at the Memorial to notify him when Rinoa had arrived."
"But that doesn't mean anything, does it?" Zell told her.
"Well, you wouldn't suppose they would lie, do you?"
There was silence, then Zell stood. "We need to leave. We need to get to Esthar."
"Well," Chief told him, "If you intend to make it to Esthar within a day, talk to Zone. He runs an underground railroad that leads directly to Esthar. He helps any of the Balamb students that need to go there. It's been opened after the Sorceress Battle."
They stood, and thanked her before leaving. They headed left for the station, and they could already identify which was Zone. He always disguised as a bum in ragged clothing that begged for money.
"Hey, I haven't seen you in a long while, Selphie!" He noticed Selphie's face quicker than the others. "So, what are you and Zell doing around these parts?"
"We need to get to Esthar. Chief told us that your train system takes Balamb students directly there."
Zone nodded. "Yes, it does. May I ask why you're going there?"
Irvine blinked. "You didn't know? Rinoa hasn't returned to Balamb."
Zone was silent. "Do you think she's in trouble?"
Selphie told him "We're going to go see."
Zone gestured them to follow him. He didn't want anyone, except for Balamb students, to know about the underground railroad. He unlocked a door beyond the Subway that led to a set of stairs descending down.
"Take these stairs down to the train. Tell the conductor that Zone sent you, and you'll be on your way."
"Thanks," Selphie said.
"Oh, and Selphie," Zone added, "Come back safe with Rinoa, okay?"
She nodded, and they followed the stairs down into the secret station. They boarded the train. It was nice and had it's own little cabin, similar to the Timber train. Zell passed through each car and into the front. He told the conductor that Zone had sent him, and he started the ignition immediatly.
Zell returned to the car to find Selphie staggering a bit. Her face was pale, and she finally fell to her knees. Zell ran to her.
"Are you okay?" He asked, concerned.
"I'm fine..just tired, I suppose.
"No, you're losing blood. We need to find you a doctor."
Before Selphie could respond, her eyes rolled in the back of her head, and her head fell to the floor. She was unconcious.
(Kay, I'm not sure if I still broke some of rules Marty wanted me to follow. I may have to be given examples of my stupidity that I put into my writing '.' I'm a bit slow at catching on. Hope I'm doing a little better.)