Popuri was at home, sleeping. Kai was in his shack, sleeping. Ann was on the couch, sleeping. Jack was on the bed, sleeping. Something wasn't right. The four suddenly woke up.

"Jack?" Ann whimpered.

"Ann?" Jack harshly whispered.

"Cliff!" Popuri yelped.

"Huh?" Kai wondered.

"Why did I wake up?" They all wondered. They stood up. Ann and Jack threw worried glances at each other and Kai and Popuri walked down their stairs. "Something is all weird." They all decided to go for a walk and ended up all seeing each other at the Goddess Pond.

"What are you guys doing here?" Kai asked as he sat on a tree trunk.

"I don't know." Ann answered.

"So, we ALL felt like going for a walk in the middle of the night?" Popuri asked the group. The rest of them nodded. They all sat on the ground or a rock or a tree trunk and talked about random things until a weird thing happened…

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"Oh Ghai…I'm so glad your okay." Elli cradled the green-haired boy. "I wish I could say the same for Cliff…" Elli glanced at Cliff's motionless body on the clinic's adult bed.

"Who's Ghai again lady?" Ghai asked. Elli's eyes were still bloodshot with tears. Ghai couldn't remember anything. Not who he was. Not even who Ciar was.

"You are, honey." Elli answered sadly. Elli still hadn't told Ghai who she was. She didn't know why yet though.

"Oh yah…" Little five-year old Ghai blinked. "Why can't I remember anything?" His glossy green eyes met up with Elli's brown ones.

"I don't know Ghai." Elli lied. She knew it was from the shock of being shot. His little brain couldn't handle the memory so it blocked it out. She didn't want to tell him because she was afraid that he might never think again! She didn't want her daughter's best friend to end up being a dead vegetable just lying on a bed for the rest of his life, waiting to die. Just then, the mayor Thomas walked through the clinic's front door.

"Hello Elli." He greeted and sat down near Elli and Ghai. They were on the sofas in the foyer.

"Hi Thomas." Elli replied. "How are you this evening?"

"Oh fine, fine." The chubby mayor responded.

"Might I ask what you are doing here at such a late hour?" Elli asked sweetly.

"Yes you might." Thomas confirmed. "I have a few questions for you." A serious look formed over his usually cheery grin. Elli nodded. "All right then, first question. Where is the doctor?" Elli hesitated. She hated telling people of her dreaded life in DustWood City.

"He's still in the city sir." Elli eventually responded, looking at the floor. "I left him sir."

"Why?"

"He beat us sir." Elli's eyes hurt from holding back tears. "His temper got hold of him and he beat us. I left him. We left together."

"I'm assuming this is your child? The one whom you left with?" The mayor motioned to the child in Elli's arms. Elli looked into Ghai's huge green eyes. They were full of cute confusion and hurt. He had no family…no mother.

"Yes." Elli sobbed, looking up at the mayor. "This is my son. Ghai." The little boy smiled.

"Mommy?" He asked, cutely tilting his head. Elli nodded.

"Yes." Tears silently streaked down her face. The mayor grunted.

"Okay. Thank you for your time." The mayor stood. "See you around sport." He ruffled the green-eyed boy's hair then left the building with one thought left in his mind. "How did he end up with green eyes AND hair?"

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The pond just sparked a few tiny yellow pebbles. Then once those pebbles landed on the dirt around the waters, they began to let out smoke. The smoke covered the whole area of the forest, but this wasn't ordinary smoke. It was coloured. Mostly blue but there was some yellow.

"What's happening?" Ann coughed.

"I don't…cough know!" Kai responded. The four all coughed until the smoke cleared. Something had appeared over the pond. It was a beautiful female figure dressed in blue that was floating over the waters. The smoke disappeared instantly as the woman spoke.

"Hello." She said. The other four jumped at the sound of her soft but firm voice. They all stared wide-eyed at the sight of the lady with beautiful long hair that gleamed over her shoulders. The woman levitated over to the group and stood amidst them. She looked around, stopping to stare a few seconds at each individual teen.

"Who are you?" Kai whispered. The woman looked shocked; her deep blue eyes seemed hurt.

"I…" She began as she floated up, her long dress covering her body. "Am the Harvest Goddess!" She glowed in a bright light and the four squinted. She flowed back down to the ground and her feet landed on the dirt. "You called?" She asked.

"What?" Popuri stepped forward. "We didn't call you; we didn't even know there was a…Goddess living in this run-down crap city."

"C…crap city?" The goddess stuttered. "I created this island…" The goddess twiddled her fingers.

"Crap city? Nonsense." Jack coughed. "This is a wonderful place." He blushed as the goddess smiled back at him. She nodded in approval.

"Anyway, we didn't call you." Ann interrupted the awkward silence.

"Oh? Then why am I here?" The goddess asked, looking very wise. "Someone MUST have called me. I don't come for no reason you know." The others looked around at each other.

"What reasons DO you come out for?" Kai asked suddenly.

"If someone is in grave danger or pain. Or just needs some advice." She replied. The others nodded in approval. They all were in grave danger, pain or needed advice.

"Well…yes…that's us… How would you know?" Popuri asked.

"I watch over the island." The goddess responded. "Not with my eyes, but my heart. I can sense troubled spirits." The goddess smiled. The four were still confused.

"So then, how do you help us?" Ann inquired. "How will you make things better?"

"I guess it's up to you. If you let me help or not I suppose. Oh." The goddess had an idea. "How about a vote? Whoever wants me to help uh…Raise your hand?" The four looked at each other. "All right… if you don't want me to help… Raise your hand." No one raised their hands once again. "Well, you have to vote sillies." The four sighed.

"I vote she helps." Popuri sighed and raised her hand.

"I second that." Jack squeaked.

"I think she should let us figure it out by ourselves." Kai crossed his arms and pouted. Ann was silent.

"What about you?" The Goddess motioned to Ann. "It's up to you. Should it be a tie, or will you let me help you?" Ann glared.

"I just want to die." She answered and turned away from the flowing lady.

"Then it's a tie. Only one way to solve a tie." The Goddess confirmed. "We will have two people compete. One from each side of the vote. Helping and not helping. All right? Choose your representatives."

"You should Jack." Popuri nominated. Whatever it is, I won't be good at it. I mean, you ARE the farmer." Jack blushed.

"I'm not so sure." He muttered, but Popuri didn't hear him.

"You." Ann pointed at Kai then poked him on the shoulder. "You do it."

"No, you!" Kai yelped back, giving Ann a poke on the shoulder. "I want you to do it!"

"No! YOU'RE DOING IT!" Ann shrieked and shoved Kai into the pond. He fell in with a splash and the goddess shrieked.

"NO! It's bad enough that you petty mortals fish in my pond BUT NO ONE SHOULD EVER TOUCH THE IMMORTAL WATERS!" She yelped at Kai. "I WILL NOT HELP YOU! LEAVE ME BE!"

The goddess shrank into a tiny water droplet and sank back into the pond. The four stood there, wide-eyed, mouths gaping wide.

"Uh…" Kai was still sitting in the pond. Jack ran over and pulled him out. He was soaked to the bone and started shivering. "Well, that was weird." He concluded.

"I just wish that Cliff would wake up." Popuri sighed. "Maybe the goddess could've HELPED Ann!" Popuri shot at Ann.

"What? It wasn't MY fault!" Ann yelped back.

"It wasn't? You're the one that pushed him!" Popuri accused.

"I pushed him but…" Ann looked down. "I didn't…I…" Popuri rolled her eyes and walked off, to the hospital to visit Cliff. Kai stared at Ann, then at Jack, then back to Ann.

"A…" Kai started until Ann cut him off.

"Shut up!" Ann shouted as she advanced on Kai. "This is your entire fault! Popuri wouldn't hate me if you hadn't tried to kill Cliff! She wouldn't hate me if you weren't here! SHE WOULDN'T HATE ME LIKE SHE HATES YOU!" and with that, Ann ran into the cave that was right next to the pond. Kai was hurt, his eyes showed it.

"Kai she…" Jack began.

"Forget it Jack. Thanks but, I deserve this. I've treated everyone terribly. I just wish there was someway that I could make it up to all of us." Kai sighed, stuck his hands in his pockets, and walked to Rose Square.

"I should let her have some alone time." Jack thought. "Maybe, a swim in the hot spring will calm my nerves." Jack walked to the shack near the spring and stepped inside. Once inside, he saw a nerve wracking sight.

"Oh. Heh. Hello." A black haired girl with glasses and an orange haired boy were making out in the shack. "Uh…"

"Excuse me." Jack said, stepping out and closing the door.

"No, we were just leaving." The boy responded. "Well, see you." He dragged the girl along with him out of the door and back to the town. Jack sighed and stepped back in, closing the door behind him. He locked it, which the couple had failed to do. "They couldn't have heard anything." He assured himself. He stripped down his clothes and opened the other door in the shack. He leaped into the boiling waters and landed with but a tiny splash. Then, he waited.