So this is the first stage in the series that deals with the book. Just to clarify I'll be going along with the sequence of events in the book, which will make it seem very familiar, but with the twist of Gregor having grown up in the Underland.

Here we go(:

Chapter 1-

Luxa blinked at her friend, "You think the Prophecy of Gray is upon us?"

"Let us go talk to Vikus, he will tell you I am right."

Gregor turned to see said old man watching The King and Queen playing with Maggie with a sparkle in his eye.

"Vikus," Gregor walked up to him.

"Ah Gregor, would you mind giving little Maggie here a ride to the Palace on Ares?"

"Of course."

"Thank you my boy, Dulcet will take her and bathe her from there." Gregor smiled at the mention of his old babysitter.

"Ok, uh, Maggie!" the boy called, Maggie ran to him and he lifted her onto Ares' back.

"Bat!" She said while happily stroking Ares' head. The bat chuckled his 'Huh huh huh' laugh. Gregor jumped on behind the little girl and Ares took off.


Later that day, Gregor stood in the Prophecy room re-reading the Prophecy of Gray for about the 10th time that hour, when he heard the ancient wooden door creek open.

"Gregor?" The young Queen called, "Are you not coming to dinner?"

"Yeah, I was just looking at the prophecy again."

Luxa walked to her friend and stared at the stone wall that held the prophecy, "Why are you stressing over this?" she asked.

He sighed, "Because Lux, when we were 8 Vikus told me I was the Warrior in the prophecy, and ever since then, I've been obsessing over these prophecies and training. You know that."

"Yes, but why do you keep insisting it is starting now? How can you be so sure?"

"Look at the prophecy Luxa! Two over, Two under, of Royal Descent. 'Two over' obviously means two Overlanders, I'm one and now that Maggie's here there's two. 'Two under, of Royal Descent'. Is it just me or is it a just a caqinky-dink that Henry, your ROYAL cousin is also visiting right now?"

"Well yes, that is all true."

"I believe the boy is right Luxa." A voice said from the doorway. The two 11 year olds turned around to see Vikus, the King and Queen, Aurora, Ares, and Henry standing there. "I do believe the Prophecy of Gray is upon us."

"Which means we need to start negotiations with the other species mentioned in it to allow members to join the quest." The king said.

"Luxa, while we work on the spinners and crawlers, would you take Gregor, Aurora, Ares, and Mareth and his bond will go with you, to the flier's land to get permission from Queen Athena?" the Queen asked her daughter. It was the perfect opportunity to practice dealing with the other species for once she is queen, her mother thought.

Gregor looked at his friend, who was close enough to him that he could feel her starting to shake. She was noticeably paler, if that was possible, and she looked like she was going to be sick.

"Yes mother." Luxa said with more confidence then Gregor thought she had at the moment. The Queen smiled at her daughter before she and her husband left to start the negotiations.

"Well, I shall tell the staff to get the food for our dinner ready. Gregor, Luxa, will you fetch Maggie from the Nursery?" They nodded, "Very good!" he said with a twinkle in his eyes. The old man turned and left the three friends to themselves.

All was silent for a few minutes before Henry spoke up, "We came looking for you two when you did not show up for dinner. Ripred thought you were off 'Sucking face'" he used air quotes for the words sucking face, "What ever that may mean."

Gregor blushed hard, he didn't remember much from the six or so years he spent in the Overland, but he remembered that meant kissing. And he certainly did not want to kiss his best friend.

"We should get Maggie." He muttered, grabbing Luxa by the arm and pulling her out of the room.

"Why are you blushing?" Luxa asked her friend. He tried to cover his face with his hair, he needed a hair cut, but she wasn't fooled. "Gregor." The tone of voice she used made Gregor sigh, he knew she was serious when she used her 'Queen voice' as he has come adapt to calling it.

"I just remembered what Henry meant when he said 'sucking face'." he said. Not even trying to lie to her, she would see right through it anyway. This angered Gregor because it meant he couldn't get away with anything.

"What does it mean?" she asked curiously.

"It- uh, um it just means -it is-"

"Gregor! Luxa! How nice to see you again." Gregor let out a sigh of relief when Dulcet interrupted him. "I believe it is time for dinner yes?" The two nodded, "Very good, Maggie time for dinner! Are you hungry?"

"Ye-es!" the toddler came running and Dulcet picked her up mid run. They all shared a laugh and headed to the Dinning Hall.


Gregor got down on his knees and looked under the table. Still nothing. The 11 year old was looking for his boots. He couldn't find them anywhere and they were his favorite pair. "Luxa have you seen my boots?" he called to his friend currently sitting in her room not 10 feet from him.

"No, I have not." Gregor let out an agitated sigh. Luxa came out to the door and raised a silvery blond eyebrow at him. "Where did you put them?"

"If I knew would I be asking?"

She shrugged, "I suppose not."

"So are you going to help me find them?"

Luxa faked like she was thinking about that, "Hmmm, no." she smiled sweetly at Gregor before returning to her room.

Gregor humphed, "Girls." and returned to searching the Royal wing for his boots.

10 minutes later and Gregor still hadn't found his boots. "Where are they!"

"Ge-go!"

Gregor looked up, there was Maggie, and to his surprise, she was holding his boots.

"Maggie! You found my boots!" she giggled and that and the look on her face made Gregor think she did more then just find them. "Did you steal my boots Maggie?"

His question only set the small girl into another fit of giggles. "Ye-es!" she said like it was perfectly normal.

"You know if you keep taking them we might just have to call you Boots." He joked with her. The way Maggie's eyes lit up when he called her 'Boots' gave him an idea. Gregor reached out and picked the girl up. Out of instinct (he was always to young to play with his little sister Lizzie, who was even younger) he lifted up her shirt and blew raspberries into her stomach. Maggie laughed so hard she dropped Gregor's boots, and so loud Luxa came out of her room to investigate.

When she saw what was happening in her sitting room, the queen-to-be leaned against the frame of her doorway and smiled at the two. Gregor was right when he said they were related, she thought. They acted just like a brother and a sister would/should. Not like Luxa had any experience in that field, being an only child.

Gregor finally noticed his friend standing and watching him, "I found my boots, well more like the thief returned to the scene of the crime." he sent a pointed look to Maggie, "I think we should call her the Boot thief."

"Or Boots for short." Luxa laughed.

"Yeah," Gregor chuckled, "Come on Boots, its lunch time."


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~Arty