Derp was sat at the docks for minutes on end, his face buried in his paws, crying hard. He didn't want to bring harm to anyone, that nightmare he had was just so real. After a while, he felt a paw on his shoulder. He looked up to see a white mouse looming over him, his black hair and blindfold covering his eyes, a blank expression on his face. The red and black striped scarf concerned Derp a little, thinking he was hostile. Soon enough, Kagerou, Bela, Mel and Sapph- who had just recovered- walking towards him. Derp soon turned his head away in arrogance.
"Leave me alone, guys." he muttered, burying his face in his arms. Sapph looked up to the others to see if they knew what was wrong with him, concerned about Derp as he was never like this before. They all shook their heads.
"Kage did ask, but he didn't respond. We thought it was that his neck was bleeding," She pointed to the wound. "But that may have been when I tackled him. That may have been the agonising scream. He didn't recover from his neck injury in time and now the tackle made him start to bleed. We should really bandage that injury before it worsens..." She looked back to Sapph, only to see she disappeared. She looked behind her to see Sapph running towards the hospital. She shook her head, realizing something about Sapph. 'Poor girl' she thought, walking towards Derp and placing her paw on his head, giving his fur a tousle.
"Hey, cheer up. I heard what you were mumbling, you're not gonna hurt us. You may have just had a nightmare when you passed out..." Derp's ear twitched as he heard this, standing up.
"... You sure?" he asked, looking towards Mel. She nodded, without saying anything. Derp stood there for a while, looking down at the ground and thinking, before looking up again, a smile slowly creeping onto his face.
"Alright, then." he said, nodding and wiping the tears from his eyes. The team sighed with relief as the white mouse stood up, looking towards everyone.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Kagerou exclaimed. "Derp, this is Killermousii, but I think he would rather be called Killer. He was the one who saved you from drowning." He stood up and held his paw out.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Derp." he said, calmly and quietly, as Derp shook his paw.
"Pleased to meet you, Killer." Derp replied, nodding.

Killer, Derp, Kagerou and Mel sat by a fountain, while Bela showed Sapph around the town.
"You're fortunate that there was a town nearby, otherwise you would certainly have been a goner." Killer said, finishing off wrapping a bandage around Derp's neck. "There you go, that should stop the bleeding.
"Thank you." Derp said, smiling. "How did you know where we were when we were attacked, though? Were you nearby at the time?" The three of them awaited an answer from Killer, who looked at the three of them with curiosity.
"Well, you guys were near where I liked to hang around and relax." He said, looking at the small red jewel attached to his tail by a chain, watching it swing side to side as he lifted his tail up.

"I was looking for something that I treasured most- A rose that I've been growing, it's beautiful- and I heard an explosion. I looked to where the explosion was and saw a boat. There was blue smoke coming from the boat, and I saw someone with a cake on their head, a scarf and a pair of glasses, hanging over the side of the boat, trying to get back up. The mouse that loomed over wasn't friendly, and I ran into the water to do what had to be done. I was too late, as you fell into the water and started to sink. They vanished and soon enough I had to fend myself off from all of those mice. It didn't last long as they didn't find me much of a challenge. I was clearly outnumbered. I continued to swim towards the boat, and dove underwater to get you out of the water. They must have damaged your neck pretty badly, as blood was emerging from your shoulder. I grabbed you and swam back to the surface quickly, before I drowned, myself. Using one paw, I had to climb up onto the boat, luckily your friends were kind enough as to help me up. I set you onto the wooden surface and checked your pulse. Luckily, you were still alive. I didn't really have much medical experience so I took the boat back to town and got you into the hospital. I informed the Shaman about your arrival and asked her to take care of you since you were struggling to breathe. She asked the nurse you met to accompany her, and she treated your shoulder to stop the bleeding. Your friends carried Sapph to the hospital and the doctor agreed to help. Her neck was damaged by the hand chop which was why she was unconscious longer than you were. I would have helped out, but I was getting medical supplies for the Shaman afterwards."

Killer stood up and started walking to the hospital. "I'll let the Shaman know of your location. She got a little concerned when you vanished. It's incredible how you were able to move hours before recovery." He walked away, leaving Derp, Kagerou and Mel to go into their own conversation. Derp was extremely quiet, though. "That was what happened at the time?" he asked, standing up. The others nodded as Sapph and Bela returned.
"Hey, guys." Sapph said, looking at Derp. "What's wrong with him? It's like he was told something scarring." The team nodded, looking at him. "Is he gonna  be alright?"
"I certainly hope so." Mel said, standing up. "I'm gonna look through the clothes supplies to see if we can get something Derp can wear." She ran off to the dock.

The team remained silent for a while before the Shaman appeared next to them. She wasn't noticed, which gave her a sly idea. She grinned mischievously, looming over them.
"Boo." she whispered, nearly giving them all a heart attack. Derp put a paw on his neck, as did Sapph. "That can't be good for our recovery..." They all stood up, looking at the Shaman. Derp had a somewhat agitated expression on his face, Sapph was annoyed, and Kagerou and Bela were pretty much in tears of laughter.
"You scared us half to death, Sham!" Derp said, growling. "Why would you do that when you knew that Sapph and I haven't fully recovered?!" The Shaman bowed her head in apology.
"I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself. You guys didn't notice me and I was in the mood for being mischievous, so..."
"So you scare us half to death and nearly make me scream in pain again?" Derp asked.
"No, I just wanted to surprise you." she answered, patting his head softly. "Relax." Derp let out a frustrated sigh, shaking his head and looking back up at the Shaman. "Well, I guess it was just a one-time moment... Anyway, we should get going now. We'll try to take it easy, thank you for your hospitality." she smiled, giving them a small feather she was hiding in a bag she was holding. "Here, take this. It'll help you on your journey when the time comes." Kagerou took the item and looked at it.

"A Shaman's Feather..."