The Lone Moon: First Quarter

A little Dilemma (Continued...)

As Alphonse turned around, he accidentally bumped into Toby.

Alphonse: Oh, sorry.

Toby: Ha, that's alright Alphonse!

 For a brief second, Toby noticed that Alphonse was a bit down.

Toby: Hey, are you okay?

Alphonse: Me? Yeah! I'm fine.

Toby: You sure?

Alphonse: Of course! Anyway, where are you going?

Toby: I'm getting more water for Amy.

Alphonse: How's she doing?

Toby: Fortunately, she's getting a little better. She just needs to rest for the time being.

Once they were heading back, they both heard a loud cry.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Alphonse: What was that?!?

Toby: AMY!

They both started running towards her tent. Inside lay Amy, screaming and crying her head off. The scar on her right arm was scorching her bare skin.

Amy: UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She began to hyper-ventilate.

Alphonse: What's happening to her?!?

Toby: Call Adelpho! QUICKLY AL!!

Alphonse ran with all his might out of the tent in search for their medicine man. Meanwhile, Toby knelt down beside his sister and tightly held her hand.

Toby: Stay with me AMY! PLEASE STAY WITH ME!!!!

Amy was burning-up as she held Toby's hand even tighter.

Amy: I-I-l-ove you bi-g b-roth-er...

Toby: YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT!!!! DON'T- DON'T THINK THAT!!!!

Suddenly, Adelpho barged in, along with the breathless Alphonse, Sarawano and Saluke. As soon as they entered, Amy began to convulse and shout.

Sarawano: SALUKE! HOLD HER DOWN! Toby! You might as well...

Amy: UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! AHHHHHHH!!! 
W-H-A-T'S HAPPENING... T-O  M-E?!!! 

Adelpho: HOLD HER! Steady!!!

Saluke and Toby couldn't hold her down any longer. Amy broke free from their grasps and started lawing and scratching all of them. Anything she touched immediately broke for at a short time, she was invincible.

Adelpho: Hurry! GRAB HER!!!

All of them hastily made a barrier around her and in a matter of seconds, each one of them grabbed a hold of her. Sarawano and Saluke had her legs while Toby and Alphonse had her arms. Toby then noticed Adelpho carrying a mysterious green liquid.

Toby: What's that?!?

Adelpho: It's just a little concoction I made this morning. It's mostly herbs and anything the woods could provide. Once she drinks it, it will soon act as a sleeping relaxant that will not only calm her body, but also her mind. She'll be purring like a wee baby after this.

Saluke: Well HURRY-UP THEN!

By the she swallowed the mixture, Amy collapsed to the floor, exhausted.

Toby: Wil-l sh-e b-e a-lright? 

Sarawano: She'll be okay in the morning... Just give her some time.

Adelpho: We better leave then. And both of you need to rest.

Sarawano: It will be a big day tomorrow.

Toby: Why is that?

Sarawano: We'll start your training.

Toby: What tr-

Sarawano: ENOUGH. I'll tell you everything you need to know by tomorrow. For the mean time, get some sleep. You'll need it...

Confused and tired, Toby simply agreed and let things fall to place. Like everyone else, he has no clue as to what had happened to his little sister. It seemed that his young innocent sibling was  nothing more than a cold-blooded killer.