i went into the nether and it said the area was protected so i went out until it wasn't protected and found another portal that i went through and then i tried to tp back to my island and it said i didn't have an island. zEmbrace said i should try to start a new one and see if that works and it did. so now i am on a brand new island and i don't know if mine is gone forever. i share it with someone but i started the island. i don't know what happened its as if the island just disappeared.
do you remember the coordinates of the old island? So we can go there and see if it is still around. I doubt it being lost unless you ran out of lives.
its ok. my partner in the island mineyishmachine was still on the island. heart attack averted. thanks for your help though!