A/N: What? I'm actually putting a Harvest Moon story up that isn't Tina's diary? Wow. Okay so this is what I wrote as a prequel to a future story. It was going to be called Mina's love story and it would based on Back to Nature for Girl. However, now I'm way too busy for a project like that. I'll write Mina's love story one day though. It may take a year or two before I get to it. Anyway, I wrote two prequels that are just collecting dust. So I decided to post them in one story. This was originally in script form. But I edited it for posting. Here's the background. If you've seen the beginning to that game then ignore the next paragraph.

Mina meets an older man named Phil on a ship. He gives her advice on how to have a happy life. They spend time together and then notice a storm coming. Then they decide to go to their rooms to sleep.

Prequel ½ What happened at sea

Mina fell asleep. Thinking of what Phil said to her. Meanwhile...

"Captain! The waves gonna hit!" A shipmate yelled.

The Captain almost fell over as he yelled, "I know! There's no time to-"

The huge wave crashed on the ship practically throwing the ship over. Everyone was knocked over. Mina and the rest of the people looked around. That sudden jolt woke them up.

"What in the world just happened?" Mina asked.

Some random person yelled, "It's the storm! It's getting worse!"

Everyone started to panic. But that panic was nothing compared to the turmoil the crew was going through. A gigantic hole was in the ship. The desperately tried to cover it.

"What's the damage?" The Captain asked.

The waves violently rocked the ship as one shipmate answered, "60 percent of the equipment is damaged including the radio. The life jackets were sucked out into the storm. And the engine is shot. The hole is barely being contained. The ship is going to sink, sir!"

Lightning flashed and thunder roared. This was the worst possible thing that could happen.

"Tell the passengers to get on the life rafts." The Captain said.

"But Captain, the waves are too rough. Those escape rafts will be torn apart."

"I know! But we don't have a choice! Water is getting in! The ship will only last for a little while. The escape rafts are our only hope now."

The shipmate finally agreed with a heavy heart and ran to the passenger room. One thing running through his mind. They were all doomed. He made it to the stressed out passengers and yelled so they could all hear. "I need you all to get on the escape rafts! I need you to cooperate and not go wild! The last thing we need is for someone to get left behind because of chaos! Forget all your things and go now!"

He didn't say it, but they knew he was saying the ship was going to sink. They all ran. Mina ran with the crowd and tried to not get trampled. Despite what that shipmate asked, everyone around her was hysterical. Phil surprisingly found her as they were running.

"Mina!"

She looked over and noticed him beside her. "Oh it's you. I can't believe all this is happening."

"I know, but I'll stay by you my friend. We'll get through this together." Phil said.

Everyone made it to the escape rafts and stopped. Looking at the storm made them realize how bad the situation was. One man really didn't want to brave the storm. "I'm not getting on that! This rafts can't save us! This is a death warrant! We don't even have life jackets!"

A lot of people started complaining. But a few started getting on a raft. The shipmate ran up. "This is our only chance! The Captain and the rest of the crew are stalling for time! Now get on the rafts before it's too late! The life jackets were knocked overboard. I know that many of us will probably die, but we can't do anything about it. I'm sorry."

Many of the people started boarding. But the rest were undecided. Including Mina.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go." Phil said.

Mina looked at the raging waters in fear. Would it really be better to get on a raft? "But... I... I don't know."

They looked over the edge as the first group of people's raft landed in the water. The raft was instantly flipped and the waves washed the people away. The screams could be heard clearly over the storm.

Mina backed away shaking her head. "I can't. I can't do it."

"Then I'll stay with you." Phil said.

"What?"

"You are my friend. And I know you have a bright future ahead of you. I'm going to make sure it happens."

Another wave suddenly hit the ship. It knocked people who were trying to get in a raft into the water. Never to be seen again. More rafts were lowered still. Back where the Captain and the rest tried to cover the hole, things were looking bad.

"We can't hold it!" Another shipmate yelled.

The Captain yelled back, "Keep trying! We have to hold it until the passengers are off the ship!"

At that moment, the pressure became too much. The entire room was instantly submerged underwater. And the rest of the ship quickly started filling up with water.

Back with Mina and Phil... Only 10 people, including Mina and Phil still haven't gotten on a life raft.

The shipmate with them started to beg. "Please people, we need to get on before-"

The ship suddenly lurched. And they could feel it sinking fast. Windows were breaking and another big wave was coming.

This was it.

The wave crashed on top of them and the ship shattered into pieces. Mina and the rest were swept up in the sea. Mina found herself underwater and swam up. She gasped for breath and looked around as she was tossed about. One thing stood out. A lifesaver! Mina tried to swim over. But the current was strong.

Phil found the lifesaver and put an arm around it. This storm was crazy. And it was nearly impossible to stay above water. The current pushed him towards Mina to their surprise. "Are you okay!?" He asked her over the thunder.

"I think so!" Mina grabbed the lifesaver and they had a hard time holding on. The storm was relentless. Wave after wave fell on them. But they barely hung on.

Phil coughed out a little water and saw Mina was losing her grip. He was losing his grip too. "Mina! I can't hold on!"

"Keep trying!" She yelled to him.

"We'll both die if this keeps up! I- ah!" He lost his grip completely!

But Mina quickly grabbed his hand. "Don't give up on me!"

"Only one of us has a chance!" Phil yelled.

"Don't talk like that!" Phil grabbed the ring and Mina was glad. Until he took the whole thing and put it over her head. She put her arms through but didn't like what he was doing. "I'll have this on! But don't you dare let go!"

"I'll hang on as long as I can! Stay above the water! Please live on! You can do it! Remember what I said and take it to heart! Be happy!"

Another wave was about to fall on them. Mina grabbed his hands and they held on. The wave crashed down and Mina felt his hands rip from her grasp. After the wave, she looked around, but couldn't see Phil. She knew exactly what became of him. "No! This can't be happening!"

No one else was around. The current dragged her all around. No other person could be seen. It was true. They all drowned. It was so dark and cold. The storm eventually blew her far out. The rain stopped. Mina wondered if the current was taking her away from the storm. Another wave hit her, and Mina was flipped upside down. She quickly dropped out of the life saver before she could drown and surfaced. The life saver was tossed out of reach and the current was taking her the other way. Mina was so tired. She doubted she could swim for long.

But she could see a beach in the distance. Land! Mina desperately swam in that direction. The tide was one her side. For once. The thunder could no longer be heard. She really did escape the storm. Now if only she could make it to shore. Mina swam as fast as she could, but her body gave out on her. She sank into the water. The tide pushed her towards shore. And just when she felt she was about to run out of air, she felt sand. Using all her strength, Mina pushed herself up and took in a deep breath. She floated a few feet and got to the shallow water. Mina crawled the rest of the way to shore. She saw a house. Maybe someone would come out and help her. Mina couldn't take it anymore. She fell to the ground unconscious.

The moment she collapsed, she forgot most of the night. She remembered Phil, she remembered the approaching storm. But everything after she went to sleep on the ship was forgotten. The trauma of seeing people die and the sinking ship would probably be lost forever in her mind.

A/N: That's the end for this one. I'll edit and post the other one on here some other time. It continues the story.