Quest Log,

Entry 5

Da-xia's sickness, Damn lizards!

Disclaimer: This is based off Legend of Zelda, the wind waker, except Link is a girl and a few things have been changed. I don't own the avatar characters. Pluse, I am using Zelda, and a few of the characters from the game for fun. DONT SUE ME IM TOO CUTE TO GET A LAW SUIT :D

Da-xia lay in bed for a great deal of the sailing. The lizard bite had made her sick, she sweated, and coughed. She got a high fevor, and slept alot. Zuko always sat beside her, she was his fighting partner, and his friend. He never wanted to see her so sick, and in pain. Da-xia hardly ate, and when his uncle offored her tea, she wouldn't take it, and continue sleeping. It looked to Zuko, like he'd have to fight by himself. She got worse rather than better,so much worse that they had to stop at an island inbetween Dragonroost, and their next destination. A doctor was brought on the ship to examon her status, and tell them what was wrong. After finishing up what he was brought on there to do, he told Zuko the news.

"She is very sick. What did this?"

"A pink lizard with green spots." Zuko replied to the doctor, while sitting beside her bed.

"Well then, I can't say I have much hope of her making it. Those lizards are usually peaceful, but can be vicious when botherd. They are poisonis and well..." Zuko's heart stopped. Da-xia...was going to die? She can't! She still has to find her sister!

"She can't die!" Zuko protested, crack in his voice and tears in his eyes. "She's still got so much she has to do!" But the doctor just shook his head.

"Im sorry, but You can't fight against fate. Here." He was given a bottle of purple pills. "That should keep her alive for a while, But It would be easier on her if you just take her out of her misery now." As he left, Zuko staired down at the bottle he was given; Then, at Da-xia. She sat up before he could give them to her, and looked him in the eye.

"So..im going to die?" He couldn't tell her that she was, but she probably already knew.

"Maybe." Tears trickled down her face, but Zuko wiped them away. "If you want...I mean...If you do...ya know...I could still look for Arylle." She nodded at Zuko.

"Okay. I want that." But Zuko couldn't stand the thought of losing his only real friend, and continuing on without her, on her quest. Not only that, if he did find Arylle; what would he tell her? That her sister died while trying to find her? No, that would make her feel guilty for the rest of her life, but that seemed like the best thing to tell her. Damn those lizards, they ruined everything that Da-xia had worked for; they had taken away a life that alot of people cared about. Iroh, Zuko, Arylle, Da-xia's grandmother, the entire crew, Prince Komali, Medli, and The king of red lions. They all cared about what happend to Da-xia and would be devistated if she passed away at such a young age. If she passed away at all.

Zuko's sudden silence worried her. She didn't want to be such a burden apon him. He was her friend, and she knew that he didn't feel burdend by her, but she couldn't help thinking that, if she had never met him, maybe he wouldn't be so upset if she died. She placed her hand on Zuko's small puff of hair and smiled.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be okay. I mean, im the hero after all." What she said, it made Zuko smile. She was so optimistic, even when times seemed bleak.

"You got it. hey, have you ever been to Forest Haven?" She shook her head.

"Nope. But I read in Orca's brother's books that it has a giant tree called the Deku tree, and that all the fairies that live inside the tree can cure any ailments." Zuko's eyes widend at the last part, so he asked that she repete the part about the fairies. "They can cure any ailment?"

"Thats it! All we- I have to do is get you a fairy and then you'll be okay! Damn, were still three days away."

What went wrong with his plan, was that by the second day, she coughed more, and the pills hadn't helped at the least, they were actually pills to make her sleep, but when she woke up she was still in pain. When they docked at Forest Haven on the third day; Zuko left Da-xia on the ship with the King of red lions, and went to capture a fairy. He brought an empty bottle with him to store it in and the grappling hook just in case he needed it. He began his quest inside, but was greeted by three unwanted Boko Babas. They looked like harmless flowers, but like the venus fly trap; they await their pray to venture closer, and then attack. Zuko fell for the trap, and got bitten on the shoulder. It hurt like hell and bled like there was no tomarrow; but he fire bended his way through the monsters, and was stuck with the task of going upstream, and without drowning, or falling over the tiny waterfall. There was an octupus that shot some kind of...shiny, deadly ball at him? but he counterd it with a fire ball.

Iroh sat with Da-xia and the king of red lions as his nephew made his way into the forest. It seemed like she'd pass away while he was away, so he prayed to the gods that she would stay alive, just untill he came back and was able to help her. He hated to see such a pretty face to go waist, and such a noble girl she was. She brought out what in Zuko, had been hidden. He'd hate to see his nephew's sad state if she died, but her skin went white, off white, not exactly paper white, but it was close. A few more minutes and she'd be paper white, and dead. Her skin was cold, even though she was sweating and struggling for breath,Iroh feared the worst for her had come.

Zuko finally got in by using the grappling hook multiple times, he didn't have time to admire the beauty that was the inside of Forest Haven, he had to capture a fairy before Da-xia... Oh he can't even imagine it. He tried multiple times but kept missing, he was terrible at catching faries, he learned that during the whole ordeal. Finally, he caught one! Making his way back down, he retraced his steps and ended up back at his ship.

When he got into Da-xia's room, she was paper white, and his uncle looked at him with sad, tear filled eyes. Her skin was cold as ice, and she wasn't breathing. His hands trembled as he sat the fairy on the end table and stood beside her bed. He couldn't believe it, he wouldn't believe it. But as much as he wanted to deny it...Da-xia...at the age of sixteen...had died...

Sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but thats how it goes. ;;