Chapter seven! Oh yeah! Uh huh! Uh huh uh huh uh huh! Woo! This chapter is in Duncan's point of view! No confusion! Duncan! Yeah. I know I've been putting it as Klaus telling the story and he still is but not in his point of view. I can't have it in his point of view because there's something in Duncan's mind that needs to be said and I don't know how to make him say it without it being weird. The italics mean memories or thoughts. Keep that in mind. Let's do this!
"You what?" Klaus, Quigley, and I yelled.
"I think we found a way to cure Isadora of her blindness," Captain Shaider repeated. "A few crew members were trying to see if they could do it and I believe they have it ready." Everyone looked at Isadora. She had a surprised look on her face.
"I still don't even know how she became blind," Klaus said. Everyone got quiet. Quigley and I looked at each other and then towards Klaus.
"There were eagles," I said. "Isadora didn't see any of it. She was inside a small room on Hector's air balloon. The eagles began attacking. They pooped balloon after balloon. Isadora came out in time to see a man with a beard but no hair landing in front of her. Two eagles on his shoulders had carried him on. Then, we heard Quigley's voice."
"I had flown to them with Kit Snicket in a helicopter. When I saw the man in front of Isadora, I freaked. I jumped onto the balloon and ran in front of her," Quigley paused. "I was too late though. The man had already done something to her."
"She fainted. Quigley was able to catch her though. That's when the man flew off of the balloon and the eagles popped the last balloon. I ran over to Quigley and Isadora and that's when we fell." I had tried to put my memories as far away in my mind as I could because they scared me. It didn't work though. They were coming back to me now.
"Quigley! You're alive!" I yelled.
"Yes! It is so good to see you again Duncan!" The water hit us and it hurt a lot. Quigley held Isadora tight to his chest. I was being pulled away from them. He was frantically trying to grab my hand and also not drop Isadora. We were pulled underwater. Quigley still tried to get to me. I was swimming with all my might trying to reach him, but the ocean was stronger. Quigley looked at me as I was pulled farther away. His face was sad and understanding. (He later told me that it was because he understood how Violet had felt when he was pulled away from her.) We were suddenly brought back above the water and we saw Kit putting a bunch of books together for a kind of raft. She told us to climb up on it with her. I tried to and so did Quigley but the water pulled us under again. I stayed underwater. I couldn't find the way up. I was drowning. My mind went hazy as my lungs burned for air. My eyes began to close slightly. Then, I felt strong hands grab me and pull me above the water and onto something cold and hard.
"Duncan! DUNCAN! Come on! Come on breath!" I coughed and turned onto my stomach. I felt water pour out of my mouth. I gasped for breath and continued to cough. Then, I felt arms around me. The person separated from me and I looked into a mirror. With the mirror me's hands on my shoulders, he spoke. "Duncan are you okay?"
"Quigley," I said. I was still surprised that he was really alive.
"Hello." We turned towards the sudden voice. "I am Captain Shaider. Welcome aboard 'The Great Unknown.'"
I looked up at the Baudelaires and sighed. My older brother and younger sister had been saved, and then my older brother saved me. "We have been on this submarine for a year. We didn't know what we were going to do. We just stayed here," I finished.
"Isadora got some pretty bad cuts on her arms and legs from the air balloon's wood when we crashed into the water. They still aren't healed because they were so deep," Quigley said. "But Klaus, we are confused too. For when Isadora woke up, she couldn't see."
"She wouldn't tell us what happened," I said looking at her.
"That's only because I wasn't even sure what happened," Isadora said. "I remember walking out of the room and seeing the man land in front of me. He did something. He pulled something out of his pocket and put it into my arm. He did it so fast that I didn't even know what had happened. I remember seeing someone else in front of me and everything going dark. When I woke up, everything stayed dark."
"Well we can make the dark go away now. But..." Captain Shaider said then paused.
"But what?" everyone but Sunny asked.
"We need permission from her family to do it. It is dangerous. It isn't a surgery but just a vaccine. We give her a shot with the medicine in it. The medicine, if it works, will make her tired more often but will give her her sight back." Quigley and I looked at each other and hesitated. We were the only family that she had left. But how dangerous was this medicine that he needed permission?
"How do you mean dangerous?" we asked.
"If it does not work, the vaccine could very well attack her heart and cause it to stop." Everyone went pale. Quigley and I were the most pale. We had to make a decision to either give our sister back her sight and her life or kill her? How could we possibly make that decision?
"What?" I asked in a whisper.
"I don't want to rush you, but you have until tomorrow to decide. If you don't, the vaccine will not be of use anymore. It has a limit," Captain Shaider said. He then turned around and walked out the door, leaving us and the Baudelaires alone. Quigley and I were left with a decision. How can we do this? I used to think over and over again.
That night, I couldn't sleep at all. No one else could either. We had until morning to find out if we should give our sister back her sight along with her life and happiness, or to leave her blind for the rest of her life. I knew she longed to see Klaus's face again. I had seen them before when they were alone in the room.
I knew she also longed to see Quigley again. Last time she could see, she thought he was still dead. I wanted to give it all back to her, but what if the vaccine killed her instead? How could I live with that? I made my decision. Now I just have to hope that Quigley agreed with me.
So, next chapter will be in Quigley's point of view so that we can see what's going through his mind at this point. Also, apparently when Klaus had thought he heard the door open slightly when he was kissing Isadora, Duncan took a little peek into the room. Someone else did to though. It's rather obvious who. But for those of you who don't have a clue... READ THE NEXT CHAPTER! and review please!
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