The Prince Of Persia:

The Long Lost Hero

Chapter 1: Welcome Back… To Hell

The sky was clear, the sea was calm. Everything was the way it was supposed to be. It was a perfect day. The ship known as the Charger had been sailing home to Babylon for two weeks now. On the ship waited two people. A man and a woman. Both set out to destroy the Mahaterage.

As the prince looked out into the sea, a thought was troubling him. The previous night, he had a dream. In the dream he saw terrible things. He saw his precious city of Babylon in flames. Houses were burning, people were screaming. War was amongst his people. The prince knew in his dream who was responsible for this. The Mahaterage. The prince knew it was all only a dream though. Wasn't it?

As the prince stared out at the sea, Kaileena walked up to him.

"Hey. You didn't sleep well last night. Whats wrong?" She asked, putting her hand on his shoulder.

"I dreamt that Babylon was burning, and was at war." Said the prince. He turned toward Kaileena, and pulled her into a hug. "If anything were to happen to my people, I wouldn't have anyone to blame myself for leaving them in the first place." The prince now had tears in his eyes.

Nobody had ever seen the soft side of the prince so this was a very different person that Kaileena was now talking to. She felt more sympathetic to this side of the prince. She kissed him.

"Don't worry. We'll finish this and your people will be safe. It was only a dream anyways. Your city will be standing tall and strong when you return." She insured him. "It's like you said. The Mahaterage will be hiding in your father's palace. We'll find him there and kill him."

"Land Ho!" cried one of the shipmen. The prince ran to the top deck and sure enough, he saw land. Persia. By nightfall, their ship should be pulling into the docks of Babylon. He couldn't wait to get off the Charger and show Kaileena the city. But first things first. He had to take care of the Mahaterage.

Later that day, when the sun was setting, the prince and Kaileena was in their cabin, making plans on how to get into the palace. The prince looked out a window and saw that they were now sailing on a river. Almost home.

The sun was now set. The prince walked out of his cabin and began looking around to see where they were at.

"Just around the bend sir. Then we'll be home." Said a man watching the prince.

Suddenly the prince caught a scent in the air. It smelt like burning wood. Fear flooded through the prince. He ran to the front of the ship.

As the boat rounded the bend, a terrible scene met the prince's eyes. There, in the night sky, rose flames. His city was burning. Flames were bulging out of houses. Just like his dream.

The prince was devastated. He couldn't take his eyes of the sight.

"LOOK OUT!" screamed someone. Suddenly a large something crashed into the boat, tearing it into two. Then a storm of arrows hammered the sinking ship.

"Prince, here catch." Called Kaileena suddenly. She was staring out of the whole the large something created. The prince caught what she tossed up to him and saw that it was the Dagger of Time.

"Kaileena get out of there." Yelled the prince. The prince knew he had to jump off the boat but waited for Kaileena to jump first. He saw her jump off the edge and land in the water. He followed her.

When he reached the water he knew he'd be an easy target for the archers that was attacking him. He swam under water for as long as his breath could hold.

Finally he reached shoreline. He climbed onto land and took a finishing look at his once marvelous ship. Then he walked through the jungles shoreline to find his comrades.

A little ways ahead he saw two people. He almost called to them when one of them turned and he saw their face. The two men wore masks that looked like an animal skull made of metal. It looked like the skull of a bull. There armor had strange designs on it.

In front of the men stood Kaileena. She began to shake her head. Then one of the men shoved her to the ground and began to kick her. This angered the prince greatly. He drew out his sword and dagger and silently ran at the man kicking Kaileena.

He up stabbed the man in the back, spun around and stabbed him in the stomach. He then jumped and stabbed the other man in the neck, making it an instant kill. The prince put both weapons back into their sheaths.

"Are you alright?" the prince asked Kaileena as he helped her up.

"Yes, thanks to you. Who were those men anyways?" asked Kaileena.

"I don't know, but I think I've got a good idea though." Replied the prince.