Young Apprentice for Hire [Mission]

[Zari A'Soul]

Name: A Helping Hand
Rank: D
Objective: Your client needs help with managing a new pharmacy in Magnolia Town. Anyone is welcome, with or without prior chemical knowledge.
Reward: 100J and a potion that can heal minor wounds (bruises, scratches).

As the midday sun rolled through the clouded sky, a young mother walked with her child into the newly furbished pharmacy. The fresh flowers blossomed as a young man, Zari, sat behind a counter crushing herbs and roots. As the woman approached, Zari placed down his tools before reaching into his pocket for his eye-patch. Quickly throwing it onto his face, the part-time alchemist turned around with his melancholy face. Looking to the mother and child he instantly stood up and walked over to them. They were familiar. The woman had came in yesterday looking for some medicine in regards to her son's cold. A mild case, the doctor informed the owner. A simple mixture should be well enough for the job at hand. The owner, an elder man, had already crafted the mixture last night and left it out for them today. "Hello." The woman said with a slight tone of discomfort with Zari's one-eyed stare. "I am here for my son's medicine. I was in here last night."

"Ah yea. I know. This is for...Christopher correct?" He asked while reading the name of the boy off the white bag to his side. With an assured nod of the head, the brunette woman pulled out her purse and presented twenty-five Jewel. Which Zari would take before placing the small bag of medication into her hand. Until now he had kept his eyes on the aging figure of the woman. Yet now he turned his eye to the child, whom obviously looked sick. Red nosed, crust-coated eyes, and pale skin. The very appearance of the lad gave Zari a visible shiver. How sick could one kid be to get like that?" Reaching over to the flower vase, Zari plucked and then lowered down a blue flower for the child. "In my family, blue flowers help people heal faster. Get well soon young boy." Offering a small wave paired with a level lip, Christopher and his mother both left the pharmacy quickly.

A sigh escaped the young man's lips before he returned to his work. Making a new batch of pulls and potions.

[Zari A'Soul]

The smell of ginger and other common ingredients filled the air as Zari finished crafting tablets for common flues and immune boosters. The young man sat up straight as he saw the sun fading out beyond the buildings outside his window. The guild hall of Fairy Tail captured the glowing ball, casing a great shadow onto the pharmacy. Tablets and pills of light blues and whites were rolled off of the table into a small bottle. Each one being labeled by hand. Cramping Zari's hand. As he did this, he looked to his massive bundle of bags which peered around the door to the back room. It was a natural reaction as he always made sure it was still there and safe. Just then his vision was broken by the figure of the pharmacy owner. A bald old man in a white robe and black apron. With the crack of his back, the owner, Tonnio, walked up to the hired hand and gave him a pat on the back. "You have been of major help my young lad. I have been going a little blind in my older years so the finer details are bit of a pain. Stem cutting, pill assurance and mixing require a vastly better eye sight than my own."

"I am glad to be of service, Tonnio." Zari said with a humble boy of the head before standing up. It was almost time for the shop to close for maintenance when once again someone came rushing towards the door. Zari turned just in time to see it was Christoper, being carried in by his mother. The child's face was bright red and breathing heavy and deep. His eyes were shut tight at what Zari could only determine was pain. "Help me! For God's sake help my baby boy!" In unison, Zari and Tonnio ran to the pair before the older one began examining the child. "Zari, go grab the cot from the back! Quick!" With a flash-fast step, Zari ran into the back of the pharmacy and pulled out a thin and long cot. 

Bringing it out to the front, Tonnio lifted up Christopher onto the low platform. Taking out a stethoscope, Tonnio listened to the boy's heartbeat. Rapid and overworking. His skin was cloaked in a cold sweat and felt clammy. "His fever as gone up. The medicine is working. We need the doctor to take a look at him. I don't know how to do determine what else is wrong with him." Just then, the mother threw her arms in an outrage. "I tried his home and office and I couldn't find him!" She grabbed onto his collar and pulled his back and forth. Crying for him to save her son.

In the background, Zari was in the back, his eyes darting back and forth between the number of herbs and chemicals before him. With arms crossed, he picked out the ginger, lavender, and garlic. Along with that, he plucked up a bottle of a blue liquid. To finish off his collection the hired help grabbed two Echinacea flowers from a vase. The alchemist rushed back to the work station before grabbing his mortar and pestle before throwing the various herbs into the small pot. Generously adding a small amount of the blue base every so often. Tonnio came into the back looking for his assistant. Finding him working, he blurted out, "What are you doing? We need to find the doctor now!"

"Start giving the boy water." Zari said in a nearly cold tone. His eyes not moving. Two pints before sitting him up straight." Zari then began to pour the new compound into a vial and started to shake it. "The boy has an infection. His body is not responding to the medicine you gave him. Or worse he might be allergic to it. This will boost his immune system to combat whatever it is plaguing him. And lower his fever and heart rate." Tonnio blinked a few times before asking him how he knew that. Inquiring if Zari was a doctor. "Yes I am." Zari turned to Tonnio with gusto. "Now please do as I have instructed, Sir." 

With that dealt with, Zari continued to finalize his mixture by shaking it rapidly. Allowing the base ingredients to synthesize. Chemical colliding with chemical until the one greenish-blue liquid turned clear. A single breath escaped his lips before the man of medical traits shifted his body towards his bag of personal belongings. With his free hand, the healer pulled out a single cube of sugar before walking back to the front of the pharmacy.

There he could see Tonnio raising the boy up with the assistance of his mother. Walking over and kneeling beside the low standing cot, Zari placed the sugar cube against Christopher's lips. "Having sugar right before medicine, in my experience, allows the body to heal faster." Zari explained before he placed the vial against the boys lips. Slowly pouring it, and assisting the boy to drink it. After several minutes, his fever began to decline and his heart returned to a stable and normal pattern. Slow and deep breathing began to take over room with it's echo of peace. 

As the boy slept Zari examined his body before giving out a relieved sigh. "He seems to simply have a respiratory infection. With the correct medication it should be fine this time. Also, keep the windows open in his room. Air is the best thing for him. Also. There is a flower that could help him breath easy. I will contact the florist to gather them up." At the same time as he spot, Zari wrote all the information down on paper. A trained doctor's chicken-scratch marked the whole slip. With all that said and done. Christopher'smother took the young boy home. Paying for Zari's assistance before hand.

Looking out as the woman left, Zari grew a small smile. Which was broken when Tonnio walked up behind him. "You know, Zari my boy, you are really good at this. Could I interest you in a full time job here? As my apprentice?" The young man gave a half chuckle before shaking his head. "That would be nice. Thank you, Tonnio. But I can't stay long. I must continue on my journey soon." The elder sighed sadly before placing his hands behind his back. "Truly sad. But I understand. I shall gather your dues."

[Eve Quickk]

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