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Enjoy the new chapter of "The Last Wish"!

-C.H.

A few days later, Svain's warship had finally docked at Windfall. For once, Tetra was finally glad to be on land as the rocking motions of the ship and morning sickness do not mix very well. As she and Link got off the ship along with the other soldiers, they saw in shock at the changes wrought on Windfall since their last visit.

The waters around the island were filthy with a grayish film on the surface. If someone were to look, they would see various garbage floating in it. The sun was blotted out with thick smog coming from a large foundry that had been built recently, making it seem like it was night all the time. The island itself was no better, as there were patches of dying grass, buildings falling apart, and streets covered in soot. The few people that were out and about were either citizens hurrying to their destination before curfew or soldiers patrolling the streets, intent on snatching up those unfortunate enough to not to make it.

"Disgusting." Markada seethed, "Tyran, have some of your men clean this mess, when I say we are running an island I want to run it in an orderly fashion, understood?"

Tyran nodded, "Yes Ma'am."

Link was walking in a long row of men and Tetra was somewhere in line with the women. She was feeling ill but it wasn't as bad as the usual morning sickness or heart burn she usually suffered.

Markada standing ahead of the lines, seemingly towering over the soldiers. "May I have your attention please," she shouted loud enough for everyone to hear, "We will be spending a few weeks cleaning up this mess and getting new weapons and armor for our army until further notice."

Link and Tetra didn't like the sound of it, but had to keep their disgust hidden. They didn't want to make things worse than it already was.

Markada stood silent for a moment to let her announcement sink in before continuing, "The new recruits will be assigned to guard duty while others will be assigned to tasks according to their rank. Are we clear?"

They all said 'Yes Ma'am' in unison and separated into different groups. The new recruits included Tetra and Link so they were put in the same category. After everyone separated they took that time to explore and see if they could find anyone they recognized.

"It seems so dead here..."

Link glanced at Tetra as she looked around with a bit of a frustrated look on her face. Everything looked abandoned and she seemed so distracted that she just continued to follow Link wherever he went.

Everywhere they walked, the streets were devoid of life, save for the occasional rat. Even then, Tetra couldn't shake the unsettling feeling that they were being watched.

Link, however, looked around, a sad expression on his face as he recalled the Windfall he knew in his youth. It had been a much brighter and livelier place back then, with people walking out in the sun and the wind wafting across the island. He remembered when he searched for lost pigs and return them to their owner, having to endure pig-poots as he carried them back. He looked sadly at the empty stall where a man in a parka sold things that couldn't be found anywhere else. Link had wondered what became of the Pictograph Man who had introduced him to pictography while on his first adventure. He prayed the man was safe somewhere.

They continued on, trying to find some sort of sign that the Windfall of old still existed in some way.

Soon Tetra and Link arrived at what was the old cell after exploring the island for a long while. Link pushed open the door though nothing seemed too different. There were still spider webs and the boxes and things were still in the same place. The shelf was moved inside the cell instead of outside it.

"That's funny," Link said as he looked it over, "Why is shelf in the cell in the first place?"

"Who knows?" Tetra said, examining a box. She wondered when it was the last time the cell was used. She had hoped it was deserted for a long time.

"Hmmm, I wonder..." Link started to say as he thought. He got next to the shelf and began to push. It budged just a little, but he kept on pushing. He looked back at Tetra, who was looking at him like he was crazy. "Could you come over and help?" Link asked as he pushed harder at the shelf.

Tetra frowned slightly only because she knew he'd pushed things bigger and more complicated than that shelf.

"Sure..." She walked over and mentally apologized to her little unborn baby before going on and helping him push the shelf.

I think I'm getting out of shape, Link thought mournfully as he and Tetra pushed on the shelf, I should be able to have pushed this out of the way by myself by now! The self moved a little bit despite the combined effort. Tetra decided to take a look at the shelf rather and risk her baby further. "Hmm," she murmured as she examined the lower shelf, "What's this?" She grabbed it and started pulling, mindful of her unborn child.

Link looked off to the side and saw his wife pulling on what looked like a small iron block. "You need any help with this?" he asked as it looked like she was having trouble.

Tetra was begging in her mind and with her eyes.

"Alright." He came over and pulled it out making it so that the shelf would move out of the way.

"There, it should be easier to move the shelf now," Tetra said as she stood up. She prayed that little one within her hasn't suffered much.

"Let's see," Link said, giving the self a shove. Sure enough, the self moved smoothly and easily. "There we go!" he said as he looked at his handiwork, "Now let's see here..." He looked at the wall where the shelf was and there was a hole! "Just as I suspected," Link said, "All those years of wandering through dungeons have paid off!"

"That hole... it used to be so small, now it's huge." Tetra gaped and started walking ahead of him into the long tunnel.

"You're right," Link replied as he followed after her, "It's way bigger than I remembered it." He stayed as close to her as he could, not wanting to be separated. As they continued, the tunnels got more and more twisted, with multiple branches either leading deeper into the underground or a dead end.

Suddenly, after a very long walk, Tetra heard some voices and decided to follow that. There were a few deep voices and some women talking as well. Link sped up to follow her and eventually they came into a large dome like room.

"Guards!" A woman cried.

"No! No, it can't be!" A boy with almost auburn colored hair stepped forward, "Link?"

"I-Ivan?" Link frowned and tore the crest off his shirt, "What is this?"

"You know him?" Tetra asked, confused.

"Yes," Link replied, "He's Ivan, leader of the Killer Bees, remember? I told stories about him and his gang."

"Oh, now I remember!" Tetra said as her mind clicked.

The people assembled in the room stared at the couple, not sure of what to make of them.

Tetra looked around and recognized a few faces before she took off the crest as well to show that they were not a threat.

"What a relief!" Ivan sighed, "You're just in time, this island is ruined... and..." He stopped, "I'm sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself."

"I saw," Link said gravely, "And Outset was taken over as well." Several people had gasped in shock as they realized if the Svain Army had taken over an island as remote and peaceful as Outset, then no island in the Great Sea was safe. "Are the other Killer Bees here as well?" he asked, hoping to see more familiar faces.

"Two of us are on guard... but we're not called Killer Bees anymore." He said, "It's been so long."

Tetra nodded and sat down, she was fatigued.

"Could you fill me in on what had happened?" Link asked, wanting to know how Windfall got into its deplorable state.

"It was horrible," Ivan continued, "They just came one day without warning. We were taken by surprise as the soldiers marched out of the ship and seized anyone who tried to fight back. The rest of us fled as they took the officials prisoner." He let out a bitter laugh, "Kind of ironic, since they had been telling us that the army taking over the Great Sea was just a bunch of pirates looking to raise trouble."

"That's what we heard," Tetra began, "but we were wrong and sad to say we have joined them but only to find out what their main goal is."

"Exactly." Link replied solemnly.

Ivan smiled, "Well disappear then. We need a leader."

"What do you mean?" Link asked, curious.

"Over the past few months, the remaining islanders who were still free, myself included, have formed a resistance movement," Ivan explained, "So far, the only things we have done were to steal their supplies, tamper with their equipment, and vandalize their warships whenever they come to dock. However, we barely made a dent in their operations as our actions only slowed them down." He looked around the room at occupants before continuing, "Before you came here, we were trying to decide on a leader. We knew if we were organized enough, we may be able to disrupt their operations to the point where it will take them months to recover."

"But what then?" Link asked, crossing his arms and looking around uncertainly, "What would you do while they stalled? You don't have very many people in your rebellion."

"I was thinking along the lines of making sure they stay stalled," Ivan said, "Though now that you mentioned it." He looked around, seeing that there were indeed fewer people than what was needed. "Hmmm... Maybe I should have thought this through."

Tetra sighed, wondering how they had managed to last this long, especially when the guards have been stepping up the security.

"Well now you can. But we're going to have to come up with a reason to get me out of the army..."

Tetra's heart nearly stopped, by the look on Link's face, it was clear what they'd have to do.

Two days later it was late at night where the warship was docked for refueling and repairs when it happened.

"Hey! I caught this guy sneaking around!" Link's voice rang out as he chased Ivan around a corner. The soldiers assigned to the docks could only watch in amazement as the new recruit had spotted the vandal and was chasing him. They envied the young man's luck as they wished they had done something like that.

Ivan smiled to himself as the commotion attracted more observers. The plan was working well as they needed witnesses to the next step of the plan.

Link had cornered Ivan at the end of the pier, his sword drawn. "Any last words?" he asked in a menacing tone, glaring at his victim.

Ivan smirked. "Yeah," he said as he pulled out a knife, "Get off our island, you dirty swine!" He lunged after Link, pouncing on him and the two began to fight! They slashed, punched, and kicked at each other as the violence escalated, one trying to dispatch the other first. Both Ivan and Link tried to get at each other's vitals as the soldiers gathered around, cheering and egging them on.

Then all of a sudden, the two combatants fell over on the side of the dock and into the murky water. Some of the soldiers that were brave enough to look immediately noticed a reddish cloud of what appeared to be blood.

Tetra's eyes widened in horror when she saw the blood cloud the water, something was off and she knew there had to been an accident or a flaw in Link's plan. She tried not to panic in front of other soldiers who had no idea she was married to him.

This can't be happening, Ivan thought as he swam underwater in the shallows with a wounded Link in his arms, I stabbed him for real! I got to get him out of here before it's too late! He and Link surfaced long enough to take a breath air out of sight of the soldiers before going under again. He had to keep the pressure on the stab wound so he won't bleed to death and leave a trail for the soldiers to follow.

Tetra escaped around the corner before any of the soldiers could ask her anything or notice her presence - especially since the Svain crest was missing from her forearm. She started to run towards the hideout but stopped and put a hand over her stomach.

"I'm sorry, but I think Daddy is hurt, he needs us." She whispered to herself before speed walking up the path.

Link found himself laying on a bed half-conscious. He felt the searing pain on his side, making him wince. What had happened? he thought as he laid still, The last thing I remember was falling into the water with Ivan. He tried to move his limbs, but he felt so weak they felt like lead to him.

"Link..." Tetra sighed in relief as she smoothed back his messy blond hair, it was still wet and stuck to his face. She kissed his forehead and smiled knowing that he was alright and opening his eyes.

"What...?"

"Don't talk, there was a bit of an accident, but Svain thinks you're dead now. As for me..." She frowned a little, "I have to announce something."

"I hope it's good news because I could use some," Link murmured as he gently felt his side. He noticed there were a lot of bandages on his torso. Was he somehow stabbed?

"It could be," Tetra said as she thought up a way to tell him about their baby. She had almost lost him and wasn't willing to put it off any longer.

"I really-"

"Link!" Ivan came running in with three other guys behind him, he assumed the other three were Jin, Jun-Roberto and Jan.

"So it's true!" Jin called, "That's definitely Link, what did you do, Ivan?"

Tetra was annoyed, her moment had been stolen by the former Bees.

"It was an accident, when he fell on top of me in the water my knife went right through him!"

Link winced as the memory of that incident returned. He realized how lucky he was to be alive despite all odds. He sighed, wincing as he felt the pain erupt.

"Link, I hope you're not mad at me for nearly killing you," Ivan said apologetically, "I guess we got a little too carried away with our acting."

"Don't worry about it..." Link sighed, "I've been through a lot worse, trust me."

Tetra wanted her moment back right then but said nothing.

"I think we should leave you two alone," Ivan said, his eyebrows waggling as he walked towards the door, "The boys just wanted to see for themselves and the two of you seem cozy..." He motioned towards the guys and Jin, Jun-Roberto and Jan followed suit, exiting the room as quickly as they entered.

"Sorry." Link kissed Tetra's knuckle and then reached up to finger one of her lightening bolt shaped strands of hair.

"Don't apologize." Tetra leaned against his hand and closed her eyes, relishing his touch, the warmth of his palm against her cheek and the callouses that made his hands feel so rough, yet so amazingly gentle despite what this particular hand was used for more of the time.

"There was something you were going to say." Link reminded softly.

"Oh." She closed her mouth tightly and her eyes followed suit. "I can't remember."

"Try and remember."

"Y-You can't expect me to tell you now." Tetra winced as tears began to pour down her cheeks rapidly. She'd never cried in front of him before.

Link took his thumb and rubbed it just under her eye, "No tears."

Tetra just let him wipe away her tears. The truth was that she knew what she was going to tell him, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. So many questions plagued her mind, but the foremost ones were "How would he react?" and "Is this the right time to be pregnant?"

Link could tell something was bothering her, but he didn't know what. He wondered if this was what she wanted to tell him.

"Link, there's something I need to tell you," Tetra said finally, "It's very important."

"I'm listening," Link replied, wondering what his wife has to say.

Tetra took a deep breath, knowing there's no turning back. "Link," she said, her voice shaking slightly, "You remember that night on your birthday?"

"How could I forget?" Link replied, smiling at the memory, "It was the best birthday I ever had! Of course, waking up next to you the morning after was just as good."

"Well, yes," Tetra said, blushing for a moment, "It was wonderful, I can tell you that. But that's not what I was talking about. You see..." She paused as she gathered the courage to blurt it out and get it over with, "There's going to be a permanent reminder of that night."

Link stared at her in confusion. "What do you mean exactly?" he asked.

Tetra fought the temptation to roll her eyes back and said rather bluntly, "I'm pregnant." After saying this Tetra was certain that she could feel the baby stir inside her but that could have been butterflies too, she felt her face burning up and looked away, biting at her lower lip shakily.

"Pregnant? We're having a baby..." Link looked at the ceiling of the dome shaped room they resided in, he was silent. He heard her words and was trying to take them in and with the thought that she joined Svain's army.

"When?"

Tetra gulped, "I found out just before we left." She said, "I..."

"From who?"

"A fairy."

Link started to sit up but he stopped and clutched his side, it wasn't time to sit up yet and he found himself slowly resting himself back against the pillows. He tried to contemplate this, the fact that there was now a tiny unborn child involved in their many problems. He moved his eyes and looked at her stomach. Nothing had really changed but if he calculated things just right she was over a month pregnant at least, it was still early and no one would be able to tell.

"We joined the rebellion at a bad time." Link stammered as he laid a hand over his eyes.

"No, we didn't! We'll be fine, Link." Tetra sighed loudly, "We'll be fine, we can do this."

"We can't. Tetra, I hate to say this..." He squeezed her hand, "Go with Svain."

Tetra's eyes widened in horror.

"Listen to me," Link said in a stiff voice, "go."

To be Continued...