"Move!!!"
"Why are we chained?"
"Daughters of Nightmaster aren't to be taken lightly."
"Understandable, but why am I chained? I'm your queen."
"Just move….AND KEEP YOUR EYES FORWARD!!!!"
"Ashimama…meeer!!!!"
".....My staff."
"Here you go."
"........MARCUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?"
"KNEEL BEFORE YOUR KING!!!!"
"Ouch….."
"Ouch!!!!!"
"ENOUGH!!!
To your posts."
"Yes, my king."
"Well, well, well!!!! Thought I'd never see the day.
It's been a long time coming, I can tell you that.
So, to what do I owe the pleasure in having the acquaintances of Anne and Nightmaster together under one roof?"
"I'm sorry, my king, but it is all a big misunderstanding. I swear. We chanced on your planet by mistake."
"Mistake?"
"WHY AM I HERE? WHY AM I CHAINED? AS YOUR QUEEN, I demand you release me AT ONCE."
"BUT YOU'RE NOT...NOT YET.
I don't see you sitting, do I?"
"Na….na…no."
"Then calm yourself."
"Marcus, I should've known. I toured with your daughter Adalyn, but I had no idea. She has said that you're all about rules, so what better place than here, am I right? I just thought that she was a...…MMMMM.
What are you do...MMMMM!!!!!"
"HUh? Look at that. You're almost inseparable from your father...
...….I have no daughter!!!!!!!"
"Not in this timeline, but in the future. She came back to the past to help stop a catastrophe."
"...Was she successful?"
"She never waivered, sir."
"Helpful?"
"Uhhh...ummm…..uhhh!!!!!"
"Helpful?"
".....*Gulp*
She brought our families together, sir. Anne and mine both. My father killed himself because he didn't believe he could change. He thought it too late. All of us kids were coming together, and he couldn't bear it. He said he failed us. She said she was going to do it, not just with force, but with love...…and she did it."
"How did she die?"
"What makes you think she...….*Phew*
"My father killed her. She was just doing what he told her to do, but then he forgot what he told her to do and then killed her because he got mad that she did it. She turned my family good.....and she turned Anne's into warriors. She was amazing, sir."
"Now that you mention it, I have heard of her. From planet to planet, we all sing her praises. Although never a Messenger, her orders were not from a king, but from Greater. Cept, she never came here."
"She never knew of here, and neither did I until Kerina told me."
"Have you only come to sing praises of my daughter? I am grateful...flattered…. uplifted, but grateful. My wife will be relieved that our future is bright. Our daughter will grow up strong in her arms. In her arms, she will..."
"You'll kill her. The Dragon in her will become so great that you will fear for other people's lives, and kill her before she can commit harm. Then the spirit will fall on your daughter, and your love will turn dark towards her as you realize that you must kill her as well.
Huuuuu...hewww… Thankfully, you don't, and instead, take an arrow for her."
"I would...…..YOU'RE LYING!!!!!!!!"
"Why would I come to darken your future, for it is not just yours that shys from the light. Adalyn came to turn darkness to light, but I have come to help keep it."
"You seem to have inherited the future tense from your father, I see. If you haven't inherited anything else....then I will hear your proposition."
"Sire, we can't take any chances. What if she….."
"Let her speak."
"Thank you, Marcus. The thing is, I only have two hands and the strength to lift one Heir for Adalyn. I know the risks and I will....."
"SPEAK!!!!!"
"Huuuuuuuuu...…..whoooooooo!!!!!!!
Plan A involves me journeying down to Everone's core, taking a sample, bringing it back to Adam, and then having him use it to charge his Healer Vontrel using Adalyn's heart so that Vontrel will never die and everyone can keep the peace...….huuuuuuuuuuuhhhh....haaaaauuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!"
"....NO!!!!"
"But Marcus. Vontrel could save countless lives and never grow weak or tired. Adam has assured me that his intentions are for good and not evil."
"I am well aware of who Adam is. He was a great mentor and the best of the best. He practically mentored every person you see in one way or another, but even the most well-intentioned of us...fall.
Tyran has made it his mission to disperse Healers elsewhere for fear when they turn. I'm not saying Adam has turned, but he trained Aaron as well as countless others, and now look.
Option B!!!!!!!!"
"Sir, I haven't even....."
"OPTION B!!!"
"Marcus, I have lived a few days with Adam. He is well-intentioned and well...."
OPTION...….B!!!!!!!!!!!"
".....The only other one who is relatively close to Adalyn in heart...….is Wolf."
"Excellent. Now, we're making progress. We've heard stories of him. He does not disappoint. Bring him in at once. Where is he?
Wolf!!!! WOLF!!!! WOLF!!! It's me, Marcus. WOLF!!!!!
Have you not brought him with you? I do not see him."
".....HE'S DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!
Tyran killed him.....so, I killed Tyran.
Unless you do as I say, Kerina is all you got."
*Tish!!!!!!*
"That's just perfect...….PERFECT!!!!!!
How…..do you propose we crown Wolf...…IF HE'S ALREADY DEAD!!!!!!"
"I…..ptaww. I'm….hu….ptaa….uuuhmmm.. I…..uum…..
I'm a Healer!!!!!!!!!"
*Chic....chic...chic, chic, chic…..chic*
"Woo, hey now. Let's be reasonable. I said I was a Healer, but I didn't say that I was a powerful healer."
"That makes you more dangerous. You don't know your limits or your risks which means...neither do we.
I'm sure it was your….plan….all along, wasn't it? Adalyn combines the families, but now that they're combined, they need a new…..improved ….Figure!!!
With your family dead, you looked onward, and fearing Wolf and Tyran might take over, you knew you didn't have the numbers, so you made sure they couldn't. Why?"
"Well, isn't it obvious? If people want something....anything, they have to now beg and plead….on your behalf. Now, you could shapeshift, but who needs that when you already have blood?"
*Berzzzzzzaaaziiin*
'I leave you all a Queen, but I shall come back an Empress.'"
*Click*
".....Where'd you get that recording?"
"Did you not say that?"
"I asked where did you...."
"I have friends, Abby. Friends!!!!!"
"That's not what you think, Marcus. You know me."
"No, no I don't. My future self may know you, but I do not know you.
You kill the Heirs, and then come here demanding that you do as we say or else?
What am I supposed to think, Abby?
Take them away!!!!!!"
"Marcus, what are you doing? Abby is good. She's nothing but good. You have my word. Trust me."
"Trust you?
My men told me that two Beasts were seen fleeing your presence. Can you confirm that?"
"Errr…..well, yes, but...…..Abby brought them here. They were just following her."
"LIAR!!!!!!!"
"She's putting your lives in danger, not me. I am your Queen. I am for the people, remember? As Queen, wanting to protect this land, I did the sensible thing and brought her here before you."
"You little liar. I didn't bring them here. You did.
If you're trying to earn brownie points for my love, then you just backpedaled...hard!!!!"
"Is this true, Abby?"
"NO!!!!! I told you, I have never been here before, so how could I possibly? I was simply luring Kerina away because she was attacking us. She brought the Beasts to chase me, I bolted, and now we're here. I swear to God."
"Kerina, I thought you said Abby was good? So, why would you turn on her?"
"We can discuss this later. Right now, you need to let me back out there. Beasts are like children without a parent. They're Wild."
"We've successfully dealt with them when Aaron brought his fleet. How are two any different?"
"As I said, they have no leader. I'm sure they did everything Aaron told them to do and weren't able to fend on their own. Now they can. There is a reason why Abby's father always had them in chains. They're....."
"STOP!!!! STOP!!! STOP!!!!!!!!"
"As the stand-in king, I have to decide an Heir for Tyran, and since there are still a few of you three left.....right now, I don't believe in any of you.
Take them, and keep the chains on. We'll talk tomorrow.
Oh, and Abby, don't try escaping. These holds were made from Nature way older than any of us, so when I put someone in these chains...…they stay there."
"My King, tomorrow will be too late. I left the Wilds with no mother. Who knows what they could get into. Please, sir."
"Oh, now you care.
Their blood….will be on your hands.
Just another error of your negligence. You'll have plenty of time to rethink your morals in Holding.
(Ps, my computer broke and my new one came yesterday (the 15th) So, I was busy charging it all day, and now...today, (the 16th) I am hurriedly typing over all my chapters I wrote up so that you all can enjoy them) Bought a hp Chromebook 11.6 inch 2 in 1 because my last com broke because I tried to push the monitor as far back as possible to see and.....*snap* it didn't work anymore. Breaking in this new smaller improved Chromebook. The keys are a lot bigger so will be a while before I can fast type like usual, and the trackpad is unresponsive so I am using the keyboard, but also a Bluetooth keyboard as well. I took out $300 so it was either buy, one laptop barely, or buy a laptop, accessories like a laptop stand, holder, mouse, headphones, and other stuff. I went with option B just like Marcus wants Abby to do.) So, if it takes me a while to get chapters to you, you know the reason. Breaking in my new Chrome. Hope you all have an awesome day, God bless you, and *huge virtual hug* Stay cool out there!!!