I really rushed through this chapter, but I tried to lengthen it as much as possible. ; So far this may be the longest chapter I've written for a story. (YET!)

Harvest Moon does not belong to me but Terry and Janice do.

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"The sea is not as gentle as it's made out to be."

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A small horn wailed as the tiny boat set off from the dock. The air was slightly frigid from the winter air, but spring was slowly settling in making the remaining days of winter not nearly as harsh as they should. Dyed with a dark teal hue, the sea spread out far beyond the horizon. Dark clouds were rolling in far beyond the docks but the small crew plus two were ready to get through it.

"You two better stay in the cabins when it comes 'round nightfall," the captain shouted from his perch on top of the boat "storms a brewing over there and it doesn't look too pretty."

Janice nodded in response, but was too busy hanging off the rails on the side of the ship. She had never been on a boat before and found it absolutely fascinating. So she decided to take ever available opportunity to explore the tiny vessel as much as possible. Terry, on the other hand, was wallowing in seasickness as she hung over the side of the boat desperately.

It didn't take long for Terry to sell her apartment and quit her job after she had called Mt Realtor. She had thought it over and the sooner they left the better. She didn't want to have to slave away at the city to support the both of them and she was even a little excited. She had never traveled outside the city and a change of lifestyle might be better for the both of them.

Janice was busy bugging the crew about their jobs on the ship, but seeing her poor friend in a state of sickness, decided to comfort her. Twirling over to where Terry was situated on the rails she put a reassuring hand on her shoulder "Don't worry Terry this will be all over soon. Mineral Town is only a few hours away so you won't be sick for long."

"That's easy for you to say," Terry replied "You're not the sick one." And leaning over the rails she became sick, again.

"I guess you're right." Janice said as she looked out over the horizon. She had wished she could do something more to comfort Terry but there wasn't much she could really do. Seasickness wasn't just something you could just wish away with a wand but somehow she wished she could.

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"I still don't feel good." Terry whined as she lay in her bed in the cabin. They had been a few hours out at sea and the storm, which the captain forewarned them about, came crashing towards the boat. They had been in their cabin for a little more than two hours and Terry tried to force herself not to be sick.

"Janice?" she asked looking over "Janice are you sleeping?" Her question was answered with a loud snore and the rustling of covers. Looking over her friend with her deep blue eyes she couldn't figure out how she could just sleep in the middle of a storm. It was hard enough for herself to even doze off, even in her bed, but it was like Janice could sleep through anything.

The boat was rocking dangerously with the waves and Terry didn't even want to imagine what would happen if she shut her eyes. So she sat in the bed she was given and stared at the ceiling. It wasn't like there was anything else to do and she was already trying not to get sick in the cabin. 'Maybe if I just leave the cabin for a minute and go on deck I might feel a little better' she thought. 'After all, even though the storm is rocking the boat I would rather be sick on deck than in the room.'

Slowly getting up from her bed she felt for the wall to support herself. The cabin was pitch black and it was hard not to run into something stranded on the floor but Terry tried as hard as she could to make her way out the door. Feeling for the smooth handle she opened the door and shut it behind her as she went out of the cabin.

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Janice was startled awake as the door to her cabin was flung open by one of the crew members. She had been trying to get some sleep and had been woken earlier by the sounds of shouting from the deck. It had started to get on her nerves so she just ignored it and planted her pillow over her head to muffle the noise.

"What is it?" Janice asked in an annoyed tone of voice as she looked over at the crew member in the doorway.

"Terry fell off the ship!" He said exasperatingly.

"What?!" Janice yelled as she jumped out of bed and stood in front of the man with an almost murderous face.

"She was out on deck earlier and we tried to get her to go back in the cabin but when we were about to go a giant wave hit the boat and Terry was swept into the sea. We've been trying to locate her for the past half an hour but we can't find her." He leaned on the doorway panting from running around on the deck so much.

Those words had really hit Janice because the next thing she knew she had collapsed on the floor in a fit of crying. The man who had just been standing there the entire time had turned his head away trying not cry as well.

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Terry moaned as she tried to roll on her side. She couldn't feel any part of her body and it was difficult for her to breathe. All she could remember was when she was swept off the ship. The ocean was so cold, her body had gone numb and she struggled to keep herself above the crashing waves. She was sure that she would die out there and when she started to black out she was sure it was the end. But the next thing she knew, she found herself lying on some foreign beach and not dead.

She couldn't feel anything but she could tell she was on solid land because she could barley make out the stretch of beach she was laying upon. She wasn't at the mercy of the sea anymore but with the cold temperatures she would most likely die of hypothermia. She didn't want to die and with a small whimper she began to cry.

She could barley see and her vision was slowly fading. As she looked out on the beach she saw two figures making their way towards her. They were calling for help and one of them had grabbed her upper torso and the warmth of the person's body sent chills down her spine as she passed out again.

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Wow, I totally got that last part from Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. ; But I liked the idea and I really wanted to use it somehow. Hope you enjoyed this chapter