Gamer To Farmer

Chapter 8: The Doctor's Revenge

A/N: Wow, a lot has happened since I last updated. The Red Sox removed the Curse and I went out on a date with the real life Mage! Happy eighteenth birthday, Mage! And it is all thanks to this story. I know in the story she died, but the real one is still alive and fighting her cancer. Keep fighting the good fight! I wish to thank you all for your support of this story. It means a lot to me and Mage. On a different note, I am somewhat embarrassed by my choice of Halloween costume. I will admit that I dressed up as Jack. I have uploaded the picture on my 1up page. I have provided the link as my homepage in my profile. Please don't laugh too much. On a serious note, I will now continue where I last left off, with Elli and Tint at gunpoint.

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"I have no intention of going home." A voice from the shadows replied. The person got up to their feet. I could hardly recognize Tim based upon his wild appearance. But, I could clearly make out the gun in his hand.

Elli quickly hid behind me. This action only increased the anger in the Doctor's eyes. He looked like a madman who had escaped from the mental institute. His eyes darted back and forth between me and Elli. "What are you doing here?" I worked up the nerve to ask.

"I told you that I would get my revenge against you. Because of you, I lost everything I had in my life; my job, my friends, and my dignity. Now, I will return the favor to you." He motioned with his gun for me to separate myself from Elli.

I complied with his orders. Elli clung to me as I pulled away from her grasp. Tim stepped forward and delivered a kick to Elli's side. I almost attacked him, but he quickly turned the gun on me. Elli lay on the ground, whimpering in pain. "You didn't need to do that." I said, clearly angered by the incident.

"Oh, but I did. I will teach Elli to beg for forgiveness for choosing you over me. You should know that she always loved me more that she could ever love you." Tim announced.

"We've been through this argument before. She can't stand you! You are a creep and she would never lower her standards to accommodate you!" I yelled at Tim. Hopefully, I could make enough noise to attract the attention of a wandering villager.

"Be quiet!" Tim ordered as he grabbed hold of my bad shoulder and tossed me to the ground. I winced as my shoulder crashed against the earth. Elli had gotten up and was about to rush over to my side when Tim stopped her. He grabbed hold of her and pointed the gun to her head.

"I will ask you once, and only once. Who do you love more, me or Tint?" Tim whispered in her ear as he placed his arm around her neck. He had Elli hostage.

Elli looked over at me as I climbed to my feet. I could see a look in her eyes that said she was sorry for what she was about to do. My heart beat rapidly as Elli prepared to give her answer. I had a bad feeling that this wasn't going to turn out good.

Elli swallowed against the pressure that Tim was exerting on her neck. "Tim, I won't lie to you." She began. During the entire time she kept her eye locked on mine. "The one I love most, out of you two, is Tint."

"No! Stupid girl!" Tim yelled as he shoved Elli to the ground. He placed the gun against the back of her head. He was breathing heavily as he tightened his grip on the gun.

I saw my chance. I ran forward and dove towards Tim. Elli began to duck as I flew above her. I made contact with the doctor and drove him back. The sound of the gun firing made shivers run down my spine. Tim and I hit the ground in a heap. I noticed that the gun had fallen to the ground. He was the first one to get up and immediately began attacking me.

Fists flew in a flurry as we traded blows. He had the upper hand because of my bad shoulder. For every punch I landed, he hit with two. My heart stopped when I glanced over at Elli. She was laying face first on the ground and wasn't moving.

The Doctor noticed that I was momentarily distracted and took the opportunity to land a blow squarely against my jaw. Nearly instantly, I fell to the ground. My world was fading fast. The last thing I heard before falling unconscious was another gun shot.

"It is onlya dream, Brett." A voice told me. I opened my eyes and found myself floating. Everything around me was pitch black.

"Where am I?" I demanded as I looked about the empty space.

"You are where you've always been." The voice replied.

"And where is that? Where's Elli?" I yelled back. The darkness around me was beginning to fade away. Walls were forming around me. Everything was now a sickly white color.

"There is nobody here by that name." The voice stated. I could now see a door forming in front of me. The door had a large glass pane with little holes in it. On the other side was a man in a white lab coat.

I tried to get up and head over to the door. I tried to lift myself off the ground, but I couldn't move my arms. At first I thought that I had broken both of them, but then I realized I was in a straightjacket. My shoulder was better. "No!" I yelled out. It couldn't be. I didn't want it to be.

"Is he going to be alright, doctor?" A second voice asked. I immediately recognized it. It was my mom.

"I have no way of making that decision at this time. He is suffering from severe schizophrenia. We are just going to have to wait and see." The doctor replied.

"Thank you so much, Doctor..." My mom said.

"Tim. Doctor Tim." The doctor filled in.

"Tim. Thank you very much Doctor Tim." I watched as my mom shook the man's hand and walked away. The doctor smiled grimly at me before he took his leave.

"This can't be happening. There is no way that I thought all of that up. Elli, Karen, Popuri, Doug, Gotz, Homer, Epona, the chickens. They are all gone. Everything that I have grown so attached to is gone." I muttered.

There I was, sitting in the corner of a padded room, talking to myself. Maybe I was crazy. But that wouldn't take away the memories of Mineral Town. I needed to know what had happened. It couldn't have been a dream. It just couldn't.

"It is only a dream, Tint." A voice called out to me. This was a different voice than the first one. It was a woman who was now talking to me. Also, she had called me Tint. That had to be a good sign.

"Who are you?" I called back.

"I can't believe you. You lived in Mineral Town for nearly an entire season and you never came to visit me." The woman complained.

"Then it wasn't a dream. If you are from Mineral Town that means that I am really there." I said, relieved.

"Actually, that's not entirely true. For all you know, you could be dead. The decision is up to you. Would you rather stay here or would you rather be in Mineral Town?" The voice asked.

"Mineral Town." I instantly answered.

The room began to vanish around me. I found myself falling through nothing. "Who are you?" I asked as I fell.

"I am the Harvest Goddess. It is my job to protect the citizens of Mineral Town and to ensure that there is a good harvest for the farmers." The woman explained. "I have been watching you for quite some time. Ever since you first rented harvest Moon: Back to Nature I knew that you were the one destined to save Mineral Town."

My feet touched down on something solid. No longer was I entangled in the straight jacket, just merely hampered by the broken shoulder. I found myself standing in front of a beautiful woman, who must have been the Harvest Goddess. I quickly knelt before her. "I apologize for never paying my respects before now." I explained.

"Never mind that, there are more importing things to deal with." The Harvest Goddess waved her hand over a crystal ball that magically had appeared. This was turning out to be one weird dream.

"You probably want to know what happened." The Goddess explained as an image began to form inside of the crystal ball. There were two beds, each with someone lying in it. I couldn't see who the people were. Each person was hooked up to a heart monitor. One of the machines showed a faint pulse, while the other had flat lined.

"One of those is Elli and the other is Tim." The Harvest Goddess explained.

A could feel tears forming in my eyes. I knelt before the crystal ball and softly touched it. "Please, don't let it be Elli. Take me instead." I whispered. I closed my eyes and silently prayed.

"Open your eyes, Tint." I heard the Goddess order.

I did as she asked. I found myself lying on the shore of a lake. I was completely soaked. "What happened?" I asked myself.

Standing beside me was the Harvest Goddess. She pulled me to my feet. "You have been given a second chance. Apparently, when you said you were willing to take Elli's place, someone higher up broke the rules. Oh, and also, your shoulder appears to be better."

She was right. The cast was gone and I was able to move my arm around without it hurting. "I must take my leave now. Go to the Clinic." The Goddess said before vanishing into the air.

"This is getting really weird." I muttered as I headed towards town.

A large crowd had gathered before the Clinic. "Excuse me." I apologized as I pushed myself through the people. A frightened murmur filled the crowd. "What?" I asked.

Gotz took a step forward. He pinched my arm, causing me to wince. "He's not a ghost." He stated.

"What do you mean not a ghost? I feel perfectly fine." I said.

"After Tim knocked you unconscious, you rolled down a hill and into the lake. I watched you sink all the way to the bottom. I dove down and couldn't find you anywhere. I was sure that you had died." Gotz explained.

"I don't feel dead." I commented as I quickly checked over myself. "What about Elli?"

"She isn't doing that well. Same goes for Tim. They're both in there being taken care of by a doctor visiting from a nearby town. They sure are lucky that Mayor Thomas had invited him." Popuri answered my question.

"What happened up there?" Someone asked from inside of the crowd.

"I don't know exactly. Tim had been waiting up there for us and caught us by surprise. I'm pretty sure he shot Elli, but I never saw her get hit. Tim and I got into a fistfight and he knocked me unconscious. I did hear another shot before falling unconscious." I explained.

"That would be Elli. I got there in time to see her grab the gun and shoot Tim. She got him right here." Gotz explained as he tapped his chest.

"Do you think they'll let me in there?" I asked.

"Don't know. They've been keeping a lid on things." Doug commented.

"I have to know if Elli is ok." I stated.

Gotz quickly pounded on the door. "Tint's here!" He yelled. Almost immediately the door creaked open. I was ushered inside and the door shoot behind me.

Mayor Thomas stood before me. "Finally! Some good news on this dreadful night. That changes the death toll for tonight from three down to two."

My heart stopped. "Did you say that there are two dead?" I asked. The Harvest Goddess had lied to me. They were both dead.

The Mayor nodded his head. "It is true. Tim was found dead on the scene. We ruled that it was self defense on behalf of Elli. The other victim was Ellen. She succumbed to cancer earlier this night. Elli was pretty depressed by the events of the night. You should probably go inside and visit her."

I headed towards the room where Elli was in. Right before I got there, the new doctor emerged from the room. He took one look at me and shook his head. "No visitors tonight. She needs time to recover. You can head home."

"But..." I argued.

"No visitors." The man ordered. He extended his hand to me and introduced himself. "I am Doctor Evan. I am sorry for being rude, but it is extremely important that Elli has sufficient time to recover."

I took hold of the man's hand and shook it. He seemed like a trustworthy guy. Plus he had a really cool looking beard, which was dyed a bright red, while the hair atop his head was blond. "I'm Tint." I admitted.

"Oh! You are her boyfriend, aren't you? I was told that you had also perished tonight. In that case feel free to go in." Evan said.

"Thank you very much." I said as I turned the knob on the door.

"Go away Doctor. I want to be left alone. Almost everyone I love is gone." Elli had her back turned to the door. I felt really sorry for her. I know what it is like to lose a loved one.

"What if I told you that Tint hadn't died?" I said, changing my voice to sound like Evan's.

"Then I would call you a liar. I saw him fall into the lake and not come back up." Elli replied.

I walked over to the edge of the bed and placed a hand on her shoulder. I used my regular voice this time. "I came back for you." I whispered into her ear.

"Tint!" Elli called out as she rolled over and grasped me in a giant hug. I could feel her tears mixing with my already damp clothes. I planted a kiss on her lips before whispering, "Everything will be alright." I hope that was the truth.

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A/N: Did I fool you guys? That would have sucked if I had made it all a dream. But I didn't and have finally gotten rid of that evil Tim! No, he won't come back as a ghost and terrorize the town. Thanks for reading and please review. Tint signing out.