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Tragedy!
By: SnowPuppy
Continued from the last fanfic I wrote, "In the Life of an Echidna"
Moonwatcher was walking into the living room when he suddenly felt 
something 
pointing at him. He looked over his shoulder, and there was.. Harold 
Windflyer?! Believe it or not, the mean "overlander" Harold Windflyer 
was 
back.
He moved out of the gun's way and Harold Windflyer looked straight at 
him.
"I thought you and guardian Steppenwolf were dead but it looks like you 
survived the gunshot. But this time you wont, young guardian 
Moonwatcher." 
Said Harold Windflyer.
"What did you do with my family?!" Moonwatcher wanted to know.
"Oh, they're safe... for the time being. Once I'm through with you they 
will 
be next." Said Harold.
"But why me first?" Asked Moonwatcher.
"Because your your parents' offspring." Said Harold.
"So? Tray-Si is my parents' offspring, too!" Said Moonwatcher.
"Yes, but your the next generation. The future guardian. And I must 
deal with 
you first so that there will be no more future guardians! And with no 
guardians to guard this land, I can take over!" Said Harold evilly.
"My dad wont let you get away with this!" Said Moonwatcher.
"He wouldn't, thats for sure, if he wasn't in dreamland... I sent your 
father 
and the rest of your family snoozing before anyone could act as a 
hero!" Said 
Harold happily.
"Well, I know that you WONT get away with this! You cant!" Said 
Moonwatcher.
"Oh yes I can. And, if you want me to make it less painful for you, I 
will 
put you to sleep like the rest of your family. Then you wont even feel 
the 
pain of death when it comes to you! And then your dad will be the next 
target!" Said Harold with a grin on his face.
Harold released some kind of smoke and it surrounded Moonwatcher.
"You.. wont.. get away.. with... this..." Said Moonwatcher, suddenly 
falling 
into a deep, deep sleep.
"This wont hurt one bit, young guardian. Now that your sleeping like a 
baby 
death wont even be painful for you." Said Harold, aiming his gun at 
Moonwatcher.
Moonwatcher was now in very deep danger. But it was too late;Harold 
pulled 
the trigger. He had shot Moonwatcher. He then walked out, thinking the 
job 
was done.
Moonwatcher found himself in a place with no ground, no sky, it was 
just 
black everywhere. 
Whats happening? He thought. Am I dead?
He then heard a voice, the same exact voice his mother Kay-Si had heard 
so 
long ago. (Read the story "Steppenwolf's Girl" for more information on 
that 
voice!)
No Moonwatcher. You are not dead... atleast, not yet. 
The voice startled Moonwatcher. "Who are you?! Where are you?! How can 
you 
hear my thoughts?!" Moonwatcher shouted out.
He then saw an amazing sight before him. He saw, an, an angel!
"I'm the angel of thoughts. And I've been watching over your mother 
Kay-Si 
for a long time." Said the angel.
"Are you my mother's guardian angel?" Asked Moonwatcher.
"Something like that." Said the angel.
"Why are you here? Or, for a better question, why am I here?" Asked 
Moonwatcher.
"Harold Windflyer has shot you. You must recover from the shot and save 
your 
family before they get shot, too! You must rescue them. I know you 
can." Said 
the angel.
"But how? I'm stuck here!" Said Moonwatcher.
"No, you have your own option. You can walk towards the light over 
there, and 
head on to the afterlife. Or you can walk back, and save your family, 
and 
your life." Said the angel.
"There's an option weather you die or live? Well, my dad told me a 
story 
about his dad... so then why did his dad choose to die?" Asked 
Moonwatcher.
"Edmund didn't have an option, Moonwatcher." Said the angel.
"Then why do I?" Asked Moonwatcher.
"Because it's really not time for you to die yet. But you can go ahead 
and 
die, if you want to. When Edmund got shot, that was his time to die. So 
he 
didn't have an option." Said the angel.
"Oh, I see." Said Moonwatcher.
"But you must hurry up and make your choice. If your not quick, you 
will die 
anyway, weather you like it or not. So you better pick if you want to 
die or 
live, and do it quickly. You only have so much time!" Said the angel.
"I want to live, angel! I dont want to die. I got so much to live for. 
And I 
have to rescue my family, before they join me!" Said Moonwatcher.
"As you wish. Just walk back." Said the angel.
Then, the angel was gone. Moonwatcher did as the angel said, and walked 
back. 
Soon everything disappeared, and he woke up, laying in the living room.
Thats when the pain struck him. He had forgotten that he had been shot, 
and, 
that getting shot HURTS. 
The pain was so intense now. But he had to get up, so that he could 
rescue 
his family. He sat up slowly, but the pain hurt more. He couldn't stand 
it! 
But he HAD to rescue his family before they were all dead! But thats 
when it 
hit him. Where was his family? Where would he start looking for them?
He didn't know the answers to those questions, but he wasn't going to 
find 
out anything by just sitting there. He stood up and slowly walked. 
There was 
more pain than before, but he didn't care. He had to rescue his family! 
He 
just had to! He held on to the walls and slowly walked out of the 
house.
And there was Harold Windflyer! Right outside their home! He was 
holding a 
gun to three sleeping echidnas laying on the ground.
"You leave my.. family alone!" Said Moonwatcher, the pain feeling more 
intense now.
"Your alive?! I thought you would be already dead by now! And I think 
the 
smart thing to do was just die, but no you had to choose to live and 
now your 
feeling more intense pain than ever! And your gonna feel more, because 
I'm 
not stopping until I kill you and your whole family!" Said Harold 
Windflyer.
"No! Dont! Please dont! I love them! Please dont harm them! Thats why I 
came 
back, for my family! I love them and I'm not leaving them now. And why 
are 
you even bothering us? We didn't do anything to you!" Said Moonwatcher.
"Maybe not, but I have to kill all of you so that I can take over this 
island! I dont think your father would let me do so if he were alive, 
so I've 
got to kill him, and the rest of your family, too!" Said Harold.
"No. Please dont do it! Have mercy, please! Dont kill us! I want to 
live! And 
I'm sure my family does, too!" Said Moonwatcher.
"Maybe some guys have mercy, but I sure dont! So dont tell me to have 
it, 
because I never have! Once I'm done with all of you I will rule this 
island 
and all who lives on it!" Said Harold Windflyer.
Moonwatcher then noticed something Harold didn't. He saw his father 
move. It 
was like he was about ready to wake up.
Harold then noticed what Moonwatcher did.
"No, he can't wake up now! Not when I've almost reached my goal! 
Nothing will 
keep me from victory! I should just shoot him now and get it over with 
before 
he does wake up." Said Harold.
"No, you can't!" Said Moonwatcher.
"Yes I can! And I will!" Said Harold, and he pulled the trigger.
But Moonwatcher leapt out from where he was and turned the gun where it 
hit 
nothing but a tree.
And that noise woke Steppenwolf with a start. Harold Windflyer noticed 
this 
right away.
"No, you can't live!" Said Harold Windflyer.
Steppenwolf noticed Moonwatcher's wound that was caused by gunshot, and 
knew 
right away that it was Harold Windflyer's doing.
"You will hurt us no more!" He said to Harold Windflyer.
"Thats what you think." Said Harold Windflyer.
"Get out of here, before I do what I did to your overlander friends 
that came 
here not too long ago!" Said Steppenwolf angrily.
"Okay, I'll go! But someday, someday, this island will be mine!" Said 
Harold 
Windflyer, walking off.
Kay-Si was the next to wake up. She opened her eyes and the first thing 
she 
noticed was Moonwatcher's wound.
"Oh my--! Are you alright?!" She said, getting up.
"I'm fine, mom." Moonwatcher replied.
"I dont think so. We better get you to a hospital." Said Kay-Si to 
Moonwatcher.
"Really, I'm fine!" Said Moonwatcher.
"I think your mother is right. Kay-Si, get Moonwatcher to a hospital." 
Said 
Steppenwolf.
"But what about you?" Asked Kay-Si.
"That Harold guy thinks he's getting away this easily, well he's not. 
I'm 
going to track him down. Dont worry about me. Just get Moonwatcher to a 
hospital." Said Steppenwolf.
"Okay." Said Kay-Si, deciding not to argue with her husband.
Moonwatcher was then in the hospital and Kay-Si was a little worried 
about 
him.
"Are you sure your okay? You dont need anything?" She asked him.
"I'm fine, mother!" Said Moonwatcher.
And he was. His wound was soon healed and he got to get out of the 
hospital. 
But their home still wasn't the same, for two reasons;Steppenwolf still 
hadn't returned home. And baby Tray-Si was killed by the gas that was 
used to 
put them to sleep. Her tiny lungs couldn't take it. Kay-Si was 
devastated 
about this. Her baby, Tray-Si, was gone. And she didn't even get to be 
a 
mother to Tray-Si for very long! She missed her small baby. And so did 
Moonwatcher. He missed his baby sister, whom he knew nothing about!
Kay-Si and Moonwatcher waited and waited for Steppenwolf to return. 
They both 
would be very devastated if he turned out to be dead. The death of 
Tray-Si 
affected them enough, but to know that Steppenwolf would join her would 
affect them again! They didn't want their family shortened to only two 
members.
But then Steppenwolf came home! He wasn't dead, which releaved Kay-Si 
and 
Moonwatcher.
"Oh, I'm so glad that your okay!" Said Kay-Si to Steppenwolf.
"I told you I would be." Said Steppenwolf.
"What happened to the mean ol' overlander guy?" Asked Moonwatcher.
"Lets just say he wont be bothering us anymore." Said Steppenwolf.
"Thats good, I just about had enough of him!" Said Moonwatcher.
"I think we all have." Said Steppenwolf.
"But.. our family will never be the same.. because of, Tray-Si!" Said 
Moonwatcher with tears in his eyes.
"What about Tray-Si?" Asked Steppenwolf.
"Well we checked her into the hospital, and it turned out that the gas 
that 
put us to sleep killed her!" Said Kay-Si, getting tears in her eyes 
too.
All three of them were pretty devastated about their loss. And 
Moonwatcher 
was right, their family was never the same.
On a cold Thursday, like any other day, Kay-Si was waiting for 
Steppenwolf 
and Moonwatcher to return from guard duty. But she was all alone 
again;for 
Tray-Si wasn't there with them anymore.
She was in the kitchen peeling potatos when she heard a noise in the 
living 
room. Curious as to what it was, she went in there to find out.
An angel appeared before her eyes. She walked backwards in shock.
"Don't be afraid, Kay-Si. I'm here to help." The angel told her.
"Who... who are you?" Kay-Si wanted to know.
"I'm an angel.. an angel that watches over you and your family. I'm 
also the 
voice that you've heard so long ago that gave you advice." Said the 
angel to 
Kay-Si.
"Your that voice that I've heard all those times? Well.. you... you 
saved me 
before!" Said Kay-Si.
"Only because it wasn't time for you to die yet, because you had so 
much to 
live for." Said the angel.
"Your... your not here to take me with you, are you? I still have much 
to 
live for! I dont want to die yet!" Said Kay-Si.
"No, I'm not here to take you with me, Kay-Si. I'm only here to warn 
you." 
Said the angel.
"Warn me? Warn me about what?" Asked Kay-Si.
"You must be very careful,  Kay-Si. One wrong decision and your life 
could be 
up in smoke. The next time you have a fatal accident, you wont survive, 
Kay-Si, because then it will be the time for you to die. But now, you 
still 
have so much to live for! And you must prepare yourself for what lies 
ahead 
in the future, or you and your family wont survive." Said the angel.
"Yes, I think I get the picture." Said Kay-Si.
"You must be brave, Kay-Si. Whatever lies ahead, you must be brave." 
Said the 
angel, and it disappeared.
"Wait!" Said Kay-Si, but the angel was already gone.
Kay-Si stopped in her tracks. 
"Now what do I do?" She wondered.
She wondered what the angel meant, about what lies ahead in the future. 
The 
thought frightened her so she just went back to peeling potatos, as if 
it 
never happened.
Soon, about two weeks later, it was Moonwatcher's fourteenth birthday. 
He 
loved birthday parties but he still wished that his baby sister Tray-Si 
could 
be there.
"I'm sorry about Tray-Si, Moonwatcher." Said Moonwatcher's girlfriend 
and 
party guest, Molly-Ca.
"That's okay, Molly. I'm sure Trace is in a better place now." Said 
Moonwatcher, feeling the need to cry, but he didn't.
"Hey, Moonwatcher! Sorry about your sister. I wish she could have 
lived." 
Said Molly-Ca's sister, Zoey-Ca.
"Thats okay, Zoe. Thats, okay." Said Moonwatcher, starting to cry a 
little.
"Oh, sorry I didn't mean to make you sad!" Said Zoey-Ca.
"Thats okay.. I was sad to begin with anyway." Said Moonwatcher.
"Oh, Moonwatcher I'm sure you will soon get over it. Sorry about your 
loss, 
but sooner or later you will get over it." Said a teenage girl(much 
older 
than Moonwatcher, by the way.), who called herself Anner.
"Thats okay, Jeanie-An." Said Moonwatcher.
"Call me Anner! All my friends do." Said Jeanie-An.
"I would, if you were my friend." Said Moonwatcher.
"Hmph!" Said Jeanie-An, stomping away.
"Oh dont mind Jean, she's always a careless snob." Said Molly-Ca to 
Moonwatcher.
"I heard that, Moley!" Said Jeanie-An from accross the room.
"Yeah, and it's MOLLY!" Said Molly-Ca.
"Whatever." Said Jeanie-An.
"Anyway, sorry." Said Molly-Ca.
"Yeah, sorry." Said Zoey-Ca.
"That's okay. You guys are my best friends. Thanks for your support." 
Said 
Moonwatcher.
"No problem." Said Zoey-Ca.
"Yeah, and Moonwatcher, your suppose to be happy on your birthday, not 
sad. 
Just try to think of the good times you had with your baby sister." 
Said 
Molly-Ca.
"Okay, thanks so much." Said Moonwatcher.
As months flew by, Moonwatcher had begun to feel better. But he didn't 
forget 
his baby sister, no, he could never do that. He just remembered her by 
the 
good times that they shared. Moonwatcher remembered the first day 
Tray-Si 
came home from the hospital.
----Flashback----
"Meet your new baby sister, her name is Tray-Si!" Kay-Si had said to 
Moonwatcher.
"Oh, she's so beautiful! Your going to have a great time living here, 
aren't 
you, Trace?" Moonwatcher had said to his new baby sister.
Tray-Si had giggled at Moonwatcher and stuck out her tounge, which had 
the 
whole room  up in laughs. 
"Your silly, Trace! And your my baby sister, and your going to have so 
much 
fun in this world you were born in!" Moonwatcher had told his baby 
sister.
And thats when Tray-Si had became attached to her big brother, from the 
very 
first day that she had came home.
----End of flashback----
But what Moonwatcher didn't know then was that he wouldn't be seeing 
his baby 
sister for long. Then, Moonwatcher had a great idea! He would put 
together a 
"Memory Book" that had all the good memories that he and Tray-Si 
shared. And 
whenever he felt sad about it he could look at all the wonderful 
memories 
they had and feel happy again.
When he was finished with his new treasure, he looked at it for awhile, 
then 
sat it down on his desk. 
He then heard his mother calling from the kitchen, telling him that 
dinner 
was ready.
"Coming, mom!" He said then headed out of his bedroom.
He ate his dinner and then he told his parents about the "Memory Book" 
that 
he had made. They both thought it was a good idea and Moonwatcher 
smiled then 
went back to his room to go to sleep, it had been a long day.
It was then that he had woken up in the middle of the night. He thought 
that 
he would just get a glass of water, because thats what he usually 
wanted when 
he woke up in the middle of the night like that.
He walked in the kitchen, which was dark and quiet. His parents had 
went to 
sleep a long time ago. He got a glass that he found on the kitchen 
counter 
and filled it with water. After he had a drink of water he went back to 
bed. 
But it was strange, he just couldn't go back to sleep! Something was 
keeping 
him awake. He stared wide-eyed at the ceiling for a moment, and he 
could've 
sworn he saw something move on the ceiling, but he didn't think nothing 
of 
it, for he knew it was just his eyes playing tricks on him in the dark.
After awhile he got upset because he couldn't go back to sleep. He 
decided to 
check what time it was.
It was 3:51AM! His father would soon get up for guard duty, and 
Moonwatcher 
had to, too! But he didn't want to get up for guard duty now, he didn't 
get 
enough sleep! He was still very tired. He rubbed his eyes and wished he 
could 
go back to sleep. Finally, he did.
Until Steppenwolf came in his room and woke him up for guard duty. 
Moonwatcher was upset and still wondering why he couldn't go back to 
sleep 
when he tryed to! He sighed and got up anyway, even if he was tired.
His father noticed him opening and closing his eyes over and over 
again.
"Did you get enough sleep?" He asked Moonwatcher.
"Hardly any. I dont know why, though. I tryed to go to sleep, but I 
couldn't. 
And I have no clue why." Said Moonwatcher honestly.
"Well, you better get back to bed. You need your sleep." Said 
Steppenwolf to 
Moonwatcher.
Moonwatcher tryed to go back to sleep, but he couldn't! It was 
happening 
again! Even though he was very tired, he couldn't go back to sleep. He 
just 
couldn't! He had no idea why. He asked his mother about it, and she 
said that 
he should visit a doctor. Maybe the doctor would know what was wrong 
with 
him. Soon, the doctor had the results.
"Your son is sick. He has a disease that is unknown to me. It seems 
that this 
disease won't let him sleep, but not just that." Said the doctor.
"What else?" Kay-Si asked, concerned.
"It wont let him eat, either. If he eats anything he'll just puke it. 
It 
seems he's got an irritation. We've never came in contact with this 
disease 
before. It's a new disease, and we have just discovered it in your son 
today. 
We shall call it irrititis. It seems your son is the first victom of 
this 
"irrititis"." Said the doctor.
"Oh no! How will he eat?" Kay-Si started to panic.
"We will have to feed him through his veins, Mrs.Echidna. We'll keep 
him here 
until his irrititis is gone. It's the only way he will survive. But you 
will 
have to pay extra, ma'am." Said the doctor.
"Okay, if it's the only way. My husband is the guardian, and I'm sure 
he'll 
take care of that." Said Kay-Si.
"Wonderful! Your son will be kept here until the irrititis is gone. 
It's a 
newly discovered disease so we know not much about it, but we will do 
all 
that we can." Said the doctor.
"Thank you, sir." Said Kay-Si.
"My pleasure, ma'am." Said the doctor.
Kay-Si went in to see Moonwatcher.
"Are you alright, honey?" She asked him.
"I'm fine.. except I'm hungry and sleepy." Said Moonwatcher with a 
yawn.
"The doctor will take care of that. He said they would feed you through 
your 
veins and put you to sleep with some of that gas that puts you to 
sleep." 
Said Kay-Si.
"But I dont like it! I like it better when I could live my life like 
everybody else, instead of cooped up in a medical place!" Said 
Moonwatcher.
"I know, sweety, but this is the only way you can survive. You will 
have to 
stay here until your irrititis is gone. Then you can come home again. 
You'll 
be okay. You'll be home and living a normal life again before you know 
it." 
Said Kay-Si to Moonwatcher.
"Yeah... but that might take forever!" Said Moonwatcher.
"Mrs.Echidna! Mrs.Echidna!" Said the doctor, coming in the room.
"What is it? And please, call me Kay-Si." Said Kay-Si.
"As you wish. Well, it's time for Moonwatcher's nap. We have a schedule 
so 
that we will have the times when he eats and sleeps. And this is his 
sleeping 
time!" Said the doctor.
"Yes, Doctor Erik." Said Kay-Si.
Soon, Moonwatcher was sleeping like a baby because of the gas. 
"Ma'am.." Said the doctor, Doctor Erik.
"What is it?" Asked Kay-Si.
"If you want all this for a much lower price, I know a way, and I will 
lower 
the price for you." Said Doctor Erik.
"Okay, what is it?" Asked Kay-Si.
"I will price this all lower, for a much more affordable price, if you 
give 
me a kiss! It's as simple as that, and bingo, the price will be 
lowered." 
Said Doctor Erik.
"What?! No way! I'm already married!" Said Kay-Si.
"Well think of how happy your husband would be if this was all for a 
cheap 
price. All you have to do is give me a kiss, and everything will be 
cheaper." 
Said Doctor Erik.
"No! I told you.. I'm already married! I'm not giving you a kiss!" Said 
Kay-Si.
"Dont you want a cheaper price?" Said Doctor Erik.
"I dont care if you made me a millionaire! I'm not kissing you!" Said 
Kay-Si.
"Fine. Have it your way. But some day I will get a kiss out of you;some 
day!" 
Said Doctor Erik.
"Yeah, some day in your DREAMS." Said Kay-Si.
Moonwatcher was kept there for as long as he had his "irrititis". 
Kay-Si and 
Steppenwolf came to visit Moonwatcher almost every day. The doctor told 
them 
that their son was getting better but still not well enough to leave 
the 
medical place.
Moonwatcher wished he wasn't here. Everything bad was happening;first 
his 
younger sister died. Then he got this "irrititis" and had to live in a 
medical place for who knows how long! You could say that this all was a 
"Tragedy". Moonwatcher just wished his life would end then and there, 
because 
things sure weren't getting any better.
I wish I were home, and I wish my sister was there. But I'm not home, 
and 
neither is my sister. My life will never be the same. Even if I do get 
better 
and get to return home, my sister still won't be there. No one can fix 
that 
problem. I wish I would just die, because I'm sure not getting anywhere 
by 
suffering. Thought Moonwatcher.
Then he went to sleep. He thought there was nothing else he could do. 
When he 
woke up, it was time for him to get fed. He sighed and wished this 
nightmare 
was over.
Weeks after weeks went by, and Moonwatcher showed improvement. But he 
still 
couldn't go out of the medical place, so it wasn't really an 
improvement to 
him. His fifteenth birthday was coming, and he wished he were out of 
this 
medical place. Celebrating a birthday in a place like this wasn't at 
all 
going to be fun.
This is going to be the worst birthday party of all time!  Thought 
Moonwatcher, knowing that his birthday was tomorrow.
Then, his mother came in.
"Whats wrong, Moonwatcher?" Said Kay-Si, noticing that there was 
something 
bothering her son.
"Everything, mom! Tomorrow's my birthday and it's not going to be a 
good 
birthday because it will be celebrated in a medical place! I can't 
believe 
it! I'm going to have the worst birthday party ever. I know I am! That 
and 
everything else! Spending your life in a place like this isn't at all 
fun!" 
Said Moonwatcher upsettingly.
"Moonwatcher, your not staying here forever. And even if having a good 
birthday party seems hopeless, you never know... it might be the best 
one you 
ever had." Said Kay-Si.
"Well it sure seems like I'm staying here forever! And I dont think my 
birthday party will be even fun, mom. Dont try to cheer me up, because 
it's 
not going to work!" Said Moonwatcher.
"Sweety, I'm telling you this because you never know. It might be a fun 
and 
exciting birthday party, and then it could be a boring and lame 
birthday 
party. But you'll never know until it's here." Said Kay-Si.
"The second one is most likely." Said Moonwatcher.
"Oh, Moonwatcher! We'll see." Said Kay-Si.
Then she walked out of the room, without saying another word.
THE END
To be continued in the next fanfic, "Life Isn't Always Easy".
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