Three reviews this last chapter has made me feel a lot better about rewriting this story.
Hirasettie - I know reading the original Tetra's hope spoiled the plot, but I'm going to tweak the story to make it a little different from the original Tetra's hope to keep people interested. I'm planning on updating every Wednesday till the story is complete and I hope you keep reading.
Celeste Fox - Thanks for you kind words. I appreciate everything that you said. The funny thing is Senza is the one that is going to take care of Tetra during this chapter so I found it really funny that you said that. I've beta'd this chapter but I'm sure there's things that I missed. But anyways thanks again for the review.
Dragongirl12345 - I'm glad you liked it! Thanks again for the review.
Chapter 3
Link stood in the crow's nest of Tetra's ship staring out into the ocean. The general atmosphere on the ship was tense. Everyone's mind was on Tetra. She had been unconscious for a day now and her condition seemed to be getting worse by the minute and Link didn't know what to do to help her.
Climbing down from the crow's nest Link's boots hit the wood with a hard cluck as he landed on the deck. Glancing around the ship he instantly spotted Gonzo at the helm and wordlessly walked over to him. When Link reached Gonzo's side the two of them stood there not speaking as they stared out toward the ocean. Link was surprised at how well Gonzo took charge with Tetra not being around and with the help of Link the two of they were able to keep the men in line.
"We're on approach. I'd say less than a half an hour away from the island." Link said breaking the silence between them but Gonzo didn't say a word he gave Link and curt nodded as he continued to steer the ship. Link took it for what it was as he made his way from the deck and down below the ship to Tetra's room. Link had spent a lot of his time below deck in Tetra's room and when it wasn't Link spending time with her is it was one of her men.
Link found Senza sitting by the edge of Tetra's bed tending to the girl. In his hand he held a small white cloth, which he would occasionally dip into a ceramic bowl by Tetra's bedside filled with cool water. Wring out the excess water he ran it along her forehead to keep her fever down. Tetra had a high fever since her dip into unconsciousness and it hadn't broken since so they've been doing whatever they could.
"How's she doing Senza?" Link asked as he walked towards the bed and examined Tetra. The girl still looked pale. They were doing whatever they could to keep the girl in comfort, but it was a challenge.
Senza returned the small cloth back into the ceramic bowl and turned to face Link. "We've been doing what we can to keep her comfortable but we still can't get her to wake up. We've been keeping her cool to try to break the fever and give her liquids as we can but she's really sick Link."
Not saying a word Link looked down at Tetra on the bed. Senza got to his feet and moved away from the bed and Link sat down where Senza had been sitting moments before. He grabbed the rag out from where Senza had placed it and began to wring it out and began to run it over Tetra's hot skin. "I just hope we've made the right choice by bring her back to this island. We're risking a lot by bring her back here. I just hope the risk was worth it and they'll be able to break to help her."
"Me too." Sentra responded.
"LAND HO!"
Sentra's and Link's eyes met and Link got to his feet. "I'm going to do what I can to find a way to help Tetra. I'm going to save her Senza." Without another word Link took one more longing glace at Tetra and walked towards the door. Pausing in the doorway he looked back at Senza. "Take care of her Senza until I can find a cure for this."
Link prepped the Kind of Red Lions. He didn't know what he was going to do once he got to the island, but he needed to find whoever he could to help Tetra out. Securing the sail and ensuring that the ship was prepared he turned and noticed that Gonzo was standing behind him. "I'll be back as soon as possible Gonzo. Just make sure you guys take care of her. Okay?"
Gonzo nodded, his face still as stone cold as it had been all day. Gonzo hadn't said much since Tetra got sick but Link knew the emotions that were running ramped behind the man's look. He was angry that there was nothing that he could do to help Tetra out. "Hurry back." Link nodded hopping over the side of Tetra's boat and into the King of Red Lion ship. Gonzo gave Link a curt nodded and turned to Nudge and Mako. "Low him down."
The ship began to move slowly as he was lowered towards the water and once the ship hit the sea and the wind was at his back Link made his way towards the island.
Once Link was ashore he pulled the King of Red Lions onto the land and secured it. Pulling his sword and shield off the boat and securing both of them to his back he made his way up the sand, as he and Tetra had done days before, and he stood at the top of the hill looking down at the town down below him. There was no one around, like the last time he had been there with Tetra, and Link wasn't surprised at all when he found the same as before. Taking a deep breath Link calmed his nerves. He need to do whatever it took to help Tetra and he was going to do whatever it took.
Link moved around the "ghost town" with unease. He didn't know where he needed to go or who he needs to see but he would leave until he found the cure for Tetra.
Making his way up to a few of the houses that was down the path and knocked on a couple of the doors but he couldn't get anybody to answer. Link felt like he was getting nowhere fast, and it was frustrating Link. He turned and moved back down the pathway.
There was nothing and no one willing to help him. Anyone he saw would run whenever Link approached him and shadows by the windows would flee before Link could say a word otherwise. How was he going to find the help he needed if he couldn't get anyone to talk to him.
Reaching the edge of town with little to no help Link was beginning to regret his decision of coming back here, there no one was going to help them or Tetra. Link debated turning around and heading back when he saw a building at the end of the path. It wasn't a large building and looked rather dilapidated but Link knew that this was his last hope; if he couldn't find help here Link knew he was out of luck. Before he knew what he was doing Link found himself running up the path and towards the dilapidated building.
The building was even worse condition when Link reached it. The wood of the building was gray in color and had a black roof that had singles missing off of it. It was an old building and looked like one good gust of wind would knock the building over in a second. He was surprised the building had last as long as it did now.
Link walked up to the building reaching the large brown oak door and pulled it open. It squeaked loudly and Link cringed but without further hesitating Link moved through the doorway into the building the door shut with a loud bang behind him.
The building turn out to be a dilapidated bar with a hand full of people inside, a middle aged woman was tending the bar with three other patrons scattered around the room. None of them looked up when Link entered; al l of them two engrossed in their drink or in their sorrows to notice the young boy that had entered their bar.
The smell of the bar was dank and Link felt slightly sick but he ignored it and took a deep breath to steady himself before making over to the bar. The wood was splintery and was faded and Link wondered if he should touch in fears of getting a fist full of splinters. The elderly woman eyed Link has he approached and she placed the rag that she had been using to clean the bar back and underneath and out of sight.
As the woman hobbled towards Link, from the other end of the bar, he could tell she had a bit of a limp in her step and slight of a hunch in her back that became more apparent as she moved closer to him. She started him down as she reached where he stood and for a few seconds nothing was said between the two of them. Link felt uneasy under hear gaze but he didn't let it show on his face. "I need your help, is there a doctor or a healer on this island."
She continued to stare at him for a few seconds and Link uncomfortably shifted from foot to foot but he doesn't back down. "I need help; please anyone will do but…"
The woman holds up a single finger to her lips before beckoning Link to follow her. She turns without a word and move back down the bar, from where she came, and disappears into a back room. Link takes a quick glance around the room and realizes that all the eyes of everyone inside were on him now. But not saying a word he quickly moves around the room and makes his way to the other end of the bar and into the room where the woman had disappeared.
The room was dark; the windows on the opposite side of the wall had been covered by a very large dark sheet letting very little light seep through the window. There were several rusted cots scattered around the room, most of them had occupants while the free ones were leaned up against the wall and several tall dressed make into medicine cabinets filled with glass bottles and medical bandages. Link could tell the room had been transformed into a sort of makeshift hospital.
Link felt sick as he walked around the "hospital". There were so many people sick, so many people dying, so many people in the same shape that Tetra was in. What was he going to do?
"What's happened here?" Link asked as he turned towards the woman. The elderly woman didn't say anything and pointed to a middle age man that was bent over a young unconscious woman on a cot a few feet away. "Uh…thanks." The woman gave Link a nod before turning quickly and hobbling away from him, the old wooden cane grip tightly in her hand clicking softly on the floor as she walked back through the door shutting the door behind her.
Link moved his way towards the corner of the room and to the doctor. The man didn't notice Link's approach and that gave Link a few minutes to study him. The man was middle age, despite looking he looked a lot older, had light brown hair that was graying around the man's ears and throughout his beard. He had a stethoscope in his ears and listen to the chest of a man that was lying on the cot in front of him.
Link cleared his throat and the doctor stood up remove the stethoscope from his ears and wrapping them around their neck as he looked at Link. "I've never seen you around here before. What can I do for you young man?"
"I um…" Link took a quick glance around the room feeling uncomfortable by all the sick and injured people around him. "You're the doctor in this town?"
"Yes," the doctor replied, he looked as tired as he sounded. The doctor turned from Link and walked to the front of the cot, there was a small metal object, a clipboard, attached to the front of the cot and the doctor snatched it up in his hand removing the pen from the pocket of his white shirt and scribbling something down on the clipboard before returning it to the front of the cot and moving on to his next patient. "Was there something you need young man, I've very busy as you can tell and you don't seem like you're in need of my care."
Link's mind caught up with the doctors words and he instantly remember the entire reason that he was here in the first place. "I need your help, my friend she's very sick, I don't know what's wrong with her, she's unconscious and is running a fever. "
The doctor stopped writing on the next patient's clipboard and turned to look at Link this time; however his eyes were filled with confusion instead of exhaustion. "Have you ever been to this island before boy, you and this girl?"
"A few days ago," Link replied we weren't here long; we saw the warning message and turned a left as quickly as possible. "She was fine until two days ago."
"Where is she?" the doctor asked returning the clipboard to the patient's cot and moving to Link's side once again."
Link looked confused. "Uh…She's on our ship. It's docked about a hundred yards off shore and I…"
The doctor grabbed his gray overcoat and pulled it over his shoulders. He grabbed a small black portable medical bag and steered Link out of the back room. They walked through the bar without a word and the two of them walked back through the empty town and to Link's boat.
I pretty much completed chapters 1-4 of this story and I'm going to get those up here pretty quickly but after those it might be a while before the updates come out. Thanks again everyone. Don't forget to review please.
