Chapter 6: Where is Feizhi now?

DISCLAIMER: The Big Rocky Eye does not:

a) claim to own Golden Sun, or

b) accept responsibility for burnt eyes.

Yes, that was copied and pasted from the first chapter. It applies to each chapter in this fanfic. Just in case I forget to put it in.
"Ughh…Hsu, where are we?" Feizhi moaned, half-fainted from exhaustion.

"We're right in the middle of the desert, according to this map."

"Let me see that."

"Here you go."

"Hsu?"

"Yes, Feizhi?"

"Can you read?"

"Well, a little."

"What is the diferrence between Lamakan and Suhalla?"

"Well, they sound different."

"YOU TOOK THE WRONG MAP, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!!"

"I took three. Is this the right one?"

"Does a five-letter word starting with the letter 'Y' even look like the word 'Lamakan'?!?!"

"No. Then I guess this is it, then."

"Sahara Desert??? NO!!!!! YOU FOOL! YOU TOOK THE WRONG MAPS!!!!!! NOW WE'RE GONERS!!!!"

"Well, have some water and we'll try to find the way ourselves. After all, Isaac found his way, so why can't you?"

Feizhi stared daggers at Hsu, grabbed the canteen and half-emptied it.

"Now we shall go. Hurry up!"

"Alright. Note to self: never get the demon-girl angry."

"I heard that."

"Shit."

The two desert trekkers dragged themselves round bend after bend, getting more exhausted with each step.

"I knew we should have gone after those people we saw! But no, they were going in the opposite direction, you said! Why, why, WHY??? They could have pointed us in the right direction! And they were clean!!!"

"My goodness, Feizhi, were you so close as to smell them?"

"No, you fool! A pupil of Master Hama knows things such as these!"

"How? I know none of Hama's teachings."

"You would never understand. It involves intense mental concentration, using the spirit to effect a change in your surroundings…"

"Note to self: be very afraid of Hama and the demon-girl."

"Watch your smelly mouth, Hsu, or you'll soon find yourself in a demon's belly!"

"Alright, Feizhi! Look, there seems to be green grass there!"

"Are you blind? There is nothing but sand!"

"But-but-"

"Nothing but sand, I tell you! Keep walking!"

"Yes, Feizhi. Oh, heavens, why must I put up with the demon-girl?"

"Demon's belly, Hsu?"

"No! No! Please!!!"

"Then watch your mouth."

"Of course, your majesty." Hsu mock-bowed.

As they neared the end of the desert (they were, in fact going in the right direction), Feizhi started becoming delirious. And, if we use synthetic reasoning, we can infer that Hsu would panic. He did.

"Oh my goodness, Feizhi! What's the matter with you??" Hsu exclaimed, dragging Feizhi through the sand.

"Cookies…good…Isaac, je les manger…Abraham gave me a cookie!...Beethoven…tochter…aus Elysium…"

"Oh, the mindless babble! What has happened, Feizhi? Could not even Hama's teaching save you?"

"The oyster, Jenna! The oyster! Grab it, quick! Haha! Do not cross my path, Yitshak, or you shall pay!!!"

"The madness, Feizhi! Don't worry! You will be cured! I will take you to a healer, and you will be cured!"

"No…no more…Mia?...Hama…WATER!!!" Feizhi started licking sand like a dog lapping up water.

"No! Feizhi, no!!!" Hsu dragged his…er…friend through the sand, trying to get sand out of her mouth.

At any rate, they were really close to the exit now. Hsu had, of course, thought they had reached a dead end. He sat down, sobbing and muttering stuff about Feizhi's stupidity and other, less meaningful stuff (like cheese, or Kolimian wood). All of a sudden Feizhi, in one of her heat-induced fits, charged right into the sand-fall (as well as a wall of rock, as far as Hsu was concerned). Seeing this, he tried to drag Feizhi's body out of the sand. In doing this, he felt for the rock. And of course, reaching farther and farther back…

He fell right into the hidden cave.

"Woah…maybe Feizhi's sickness was a good thing, after all." Spotting her lying down farther in the cave, he picked her up and continued walking.

"My, it's quite a bit cooler out here…THANK THE HEAVENS! WE'RE ALIVE!!!!"

"Mubblefubble…"

"WE'RE OUT, FEIZHI!! WE'RE SAVED!!"

"Well, not exactly. We need food and water for you to make your return trip!"

"Feizhi…you're okay!!!"

"Of course I was! I was testing you!"

"You were?"

"No."

"Alright. So now what?"

"Come with me to Kalay. We'll get supplies for you there."

"Fine. Goodness gracious, I need a drink."

"Here."

"Thanks." Hsu greedily gulped the water offered to him.

"We should set up camp. It's already sunset."

Well, they set up camp. Nothing really special happened: they sat down, sang campfire songs, cooked wieners and roasted marshmallows, then went to sleep.

And really, I think that this chapter tells us where Feizhi is. Oh, and note that at the same time they set up camp, Isaac & Co. were sleepingin the Golden Mine Inn in Altin. And yes, Garet did see Feizhi and Hsu in the desert, just as Feizhi saw Isaac & Co., in case you were wondering.

To Souungo: Thanks for your review. You were the only one to reviewthat chapter! (cries) I just wanted to tell you that Felix is NOT a pervert! He was doing a PAP test (Jenna called it a "pop test"), which doctors carry out to check for diseases in there. Just so you know :)

To anyone who reviews: THANK YOU SO MUCH! You make me feel like my efforts weren't in vain, and that people actually reac my stories! Special thanks for those with constructive criticisms, but a million curses on those who flame and not even drop clues as to why they hate it so much!!

I need constructive criticism, guys. Please. It's the only way for me to get better. But many thanks to all reviewers!