Hi guys! I hope you enjoyed 1st chapter! I'll see you at the end or this one! XOXO


As soon as Vikus had left the room, Gregor leaped out of bed and packed everything that popped into his head including many spare diapers made of the soft towel material in the bathrooms. He knew he needed light, but doubted if there were any batteries or flashlights left in the museum after the last three trips, so all he had were three working flashlights, no spare batteries, limited duct tape, diapers, Hamnets reptile skin shoes, some flasks (intending to fill them when he got the chance) and a bag of cookies for boots. He planed to go after Luxa and her captive, He'd take Boots, Ares, maybe Vikus, Ripred, Temp would go, as would Mareth ( if his leg was up to it) and maybe he could persuade Lapblood as well, maybe Nike? He was hoping too much, he knew that, but he was desperate to find Luxa. Boots had demolished her cookie and looked up at Gregor.

"More Grego? More?" He sighed, knowing he had to save her food for the journey.

"No more baby, not now" Her eyes teared up and her bottom limped trembled but she didn't cry, stared at him in a sad way until he relented and gave her another cookie. She beamed and munched on it. How had she gotten wrapped around his little finger so easily? Then came a deep knock on his door. He didn't turn around to see who had came to see him; instead he pretended he was researching in a book 'a guide to flying for dummies' Luxa had given to him. Luxa. He had laughed at the book and she shared the smile with him, but in the end they both admitted he needed it and he was grateful.

"Gregor," came the soft voice of Mareth as he came in uninvited and sat with him at the bottom of the bed. "Gregor, I know this must be hard, she was your friend I know, but she is queen of Regalia," Gregor wondered if Mareth had a point. Mareth took the silence as a sign to continue. "We are not as stable a place without Luxa. We could be attacked within hours." Gregor only shrugged "Gregor, I don't think this is what you want to hear, but you must know. She is queen, you are an overlander."

"Overlander, warrior and Rager" Gregor corrected, but he couldn't be bothered to hear his friend try put him down.

"That to, but you really can't get your hopes up about her," Gregor couldn't stand it.

"So you are saying I'm not good enough for her? Just because she is the daughter of Judith I can't be her friend!?" He was outraged. "What about you?" he continued getting all his anger out of his system, not caring he was talking to Mareth. "You are a soldier, does that mean you can't be friends with Vikus?! I heard he's royal to! But wait, you two are best buddies, why then? Is it because I'm from the Overland!?" Mareth Backed away into the doorframe.

"Gregor . . ." Mareth begun, but Gregor jumped on his sentence.

"What! Don't you dare try and tell me to calm down, okay! I'm going to find her whether I'm allowed to be her friend or not! I wouldn't be here without her! She saved my life! I thought you needed Luxa back! I'm trying to! Now get out my way, I'm leaving!" Mareth didn't budge, and he didn't smile either, which made Gregor realise he said something, he said a lot out of place. Gregor tried to squeeze past Mareth but he could not. "Will you let me out?" asked Gregor fuming.

"No," replied Mareth. So this was it, he couldn't save Luxa or even talk to Ripred, because the soldier stood in the doorway. "Gregor listen to me, you can't, know that you can never be more than a citizen of Regalia. And as a warrior, it is your duty now to protect Regalia from the Gnawers, who will be here within the morning, and to attack Regalia whilst it is vulnerable. You need to fight" And with that Mareth patted his shoulder in a sympathetic way, then turned and left the room.

"Fiy Grego?" asked a confused Boots.

"No Boots, we're not fighting," he told her boldly.

He had left Boots with Dulcet, who bathed her and changed her clothes. Gregor was soon in the pool, letting the sot water relax his tense muscles, planning his escape route. He was hit by a strong wave of De javû, and realised he had done the exact same on his first visit to Regalia. However, this time nothing came to him when he desperately tried to think. Gregor submerged himself under the water, then Luxa flashed into his head, but she seemed different, almost as if she were tired of life, and was just giving up, she seemed older and more Fragile. He broke the surface and shook his hair.

Once he was dry and had changed into the clothes left out for him, he pulled Dulcet aside,

"Dulcet, could you have me an extra bag filled with things for boot, I've already got the diapers," he said in a hushed voice. She fixed him a confused look but she agreed.

"Are you running away Gregor the Overlander?" she asked him. He couldn't lie to her, not after everything she did for Boots.

"Yes, Dulcet, you mustn't tell anyone, I have . . ." but she cut across him finishing his sentence

"To go after Luxa, I know. I would do the same if it was someone I loved" Gregor flushed pink, and began to protest.

"I don't love her Dulcet, I'm not even allowed to "like" her" he recalled, bringing his conversation with Mareth back to his mind. "And Dulcet, if you see Mareth, tell him, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been angry with him, like I was" he said, feeling very guilty now.

"I understand," she smiled at him, "I will have a bag ready in a few minutes, perhaps you should see Grace in that time?" Grace, his mother, of course his mother!

"I'll be right Back!" he called as he raced down the hall to the hospital.

His mother was up on her feet and walking with a nurse, when she saw him she beamed and went over to him.

"Can we have a moment?" he asked the Nurse, she nodded and left the room.

"Gregor! I . . ." She began but Gregor got there first.

"Mom, I have to go," the smile vanished of her face, but she seemed to understand.

"What for now?" She seems worried and he felt sorry that he had to put her through this again and again.

"Luxa was kidnapped last night, but they won't let me go, I have to, so I'm escaping" he told her the whole plan afterwards but she bit her lip in worry.

"Which on is Luxa again?" She eyed me. I sighed.

"She's the one with purple eyes white hair and translucent skin." I said as I couldn't be bothered, but she didn't seem to take it as a joke. "The girl you like! The one with the attitude!" She got it now and she looked down at me. "Would you, if she was like your friend, would you go after her, or abide your orders?" Gregor asked his mother solemnly. She clutched his shoulder.

"Go after her honey," and with that he left the hospital back to see Dulcet.

Gregor felt Dulcets and Boots' eyes on his back as he stuffed the bag with the bag Dulcet had given him. "Now Baby, Dulcet is going to take you to the stadium okay? There will be bats, don't see them just wait for me there okay baby?" she looked sad.

"No talk to Awora?" she sniffed. Boots had become quite attached to Luxa's bat. Then Gregors brain clicked.

"In fact, you remember that Zebra bat you like? Nike? Dulcet, tell Nike to gather Ripred and Lapblood and Temp, could you do that? Tell her we will meet her in ripred's cave okay?" Dulcet nodded and he hoped she could remember it all.

Soon Gregor was standing on the walls with other soldiers, a sword in his hand, facing the upcoming rats. They drew closer, till they were metres away and as the fight begun he screamed."Ares!" and threw himself of the wall. A soft bat came underneath him and he opened his eyes to silky black fur. "Ares! Thanks!"

"You are always welcome Gregor. Gregor, you are aware we are followed. Do you want me to lose them?" Gregor looked behind him and saw Hazard, flying a bat. It was Nike, and boots sat with him.

"No it's okay, let him be" Then Gregor saw another person mount their Bat. He heard them call,

"Gregor the overlander, I will hunt you for this, you can not leave Regalia!" and the person on the bat chased him. It was Solovet.

As soon as Vikus had left the room, Gregor leaped out of bed and packed everything that popped into his head including many spare diapers made of the soft towel material in the bathrooms. He knew he needed light, but doubted if there were any batteries or flashlights left in the museum after the last three trips, so all he had were three working flashlights, no spare batteries, limited duct tape, diapers, Hamnets reptile skin shoes, some flasks (intending to fill them when he got the chance) and a bag of cookies for boots. He planed to go after Luxa and her captive, He'd take Boots, Ares, maybe Vikus, Ripred, Temp would go, as would Mareth ( if his leg was up to it) and maybe he could persuade Lapblood as well, maybe Nike? He was hoping too much, he knew that, but he was desperate to find Luxa. Boots had demolished her cookie and looked up at Gregor.

"More Grego? More?" He sighed, knowing he had to save her food for the journey.

"No more baby, not now" Her eyes teared up and her bottom limped trembled but she didn't cry, stared at him in a sad way until he relented and gave her another cookie. She beamed and munched on it. How had she gotten wrapped around his little finger so easily? Then came a deep knock on his door. He didn't turn around to see who had came to see him; instead he pretended he was researching in a book 'a guide to flying for dummies' Luxa had given to him. Luxa. He had laughed at the book and she shared the smile with him, but in the end they both admitted he needed it and he was grateful.

"Gregor," came the soft voice of Mareth as he came in uninvited and sat with him at the bottom of the bed. "Gregor, I know this must be hard, she was your friend I know, but she is queen of Regalia," Gregor wondered if Mareth had a point. Mareth took the silence as a sign to continue. "We are not as stable a place without Luxa. We could be attacked within hours." Gregor only shrugged "Gregor, I don't think this is what you want to hear, but you must know. She is queen, you are an overlander."

"Overlander, warrior and Rager" Gregor corrected, but he couldn't be bothered to hear his friend try put him down.

"That to, but you really can't get your hopes up about her," Gregor couldn't stand it.

"So you are saying I'm not good enough for her? Just because she is the daughter of Judith I can't be her friend!?" He was outraged. "What about you?" he continued getting all his anger out of his system, not caring he was talking to Mareth. "You are a soldier, does that mean you can't be friends with Vikus?! I heard he's royal to! But wait, you two are best buddies, why then? Is it because I'm from the Overland!?" Mareth Backed away into the doorframe.

"Gregor . . ." Mareth begun, but Gregor jumped on his sentence.

"What! Don't you dare try and tell me to calm down, okay! I'm going to find her whether I'm allowed to be her friend or not! I wouldn't be here without her! She saved my life! I thought you needed Luxa back! I'm trying to! Now get out my way, I'm leaving!" Mareth didn't budge, and he didn't smile either, which made Gregor realise he said something, he said a lot out of place. Gregor tried to squeeze past Mareth but he could not. "Will you let me out?" asked Gregor fuming.

"No," replied Mareth. So this was it, he couldn't save Luxa or even talk to Ripred, because the soldier stood in the doorway. "Gregor listen to me, you can't, know that you can never be more than a citizen of Regalia. And as a warrior, it is your duty now to protect Regalia from the Gnawers, who will be here within the morning, and to attack Regalia whilst it is vulnerable. You need to fight" And with that Mareth patted his shoulder in a sympathetic way, then turned and left the room.

"Fiy Grego?" asked a confused Boots.

"No Boots, we're not fighting," he told her boldly.

He had left Boots with Dulcet, who bathed her and changed her clothes. Gregor was soon in the pool, letting the sot water relax his tense muscles, planning his escape route. He was hit by a strong wave of De javû, and realised he had done the exact same on his first visit to Regalia. However, this time nothing came to him when he desperately tried to think. Gregor submerged himself under the water, then Luxa flashed into his head, but she seemed different, almost as if she were tired of life, and was just giving up, she seemed older and more Fragile. He broke the surface and shook his hair.

Once he was dry and had changed into the clothes left out for him, he pulled Dulcet aside,

"Dulcet, could you have me an extra bag filled with things for boot, I've already got the diapers," he said in a hushed voice. She fixed him a confused look but she agreed.

"Are you running away Gregor the Overlander?" she asked him. He couldn't lie to her, not after everything she did for Boots.

"Yes, Dulcet, you mustn't tell anyone, I have . . ." but she cut across him finishing his sentence

"To go after Luxa, I know. I would do the same if it was someone I loved" Gregor flushed pink, and began to protest.

"I don't love her Dulcet, I'm not even allowed to "like" her" he recalled, bringing his conversation with Mareth back to his mind. "And Dulcet, if you see Mareth, tell him, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been angry with him, like I was" he said, feeling very guilty now.

"I understand," she smiled at him, "I will have a bag ready in a few minutes, perhaps you should see Grace in that time?" Grace, his mother, of course his mother!

"I'll be right Back!" he called as he raced down the hall to the hospital.

His mother was up on her feet and walking with a nurse, when she saw him she beamed and went over to him.

"Can we have a moment?" he asked the Nurse, she nodded and left the room.

"Gregor! I . . ." She began but Gregor got there first.

"Mom, I have to go," the smile vanished of her face, but she seemed to understand.

"What for now?" She seems worried and he felt sorry that he had to put her through this again and again.

"Luxa was kidnapped last night, but they won't let me go, I have to, so I'm escaping" he told her the whole plan afterwards but she bit her lip in worry.

"Which on is Luxa again?" She eyed me. I sighed.

"She's the one with purple eyes white hair and translucent skin." I said as I couldn't be bothered, but she didn't seem to take it as a joke. "The girl you like! The one with the attitude!" She got it now and she looked down at me. "Would you, if she was like your friend, would you go after her, or abide your orders?" Gregor asked his mother solemnly. She clutched his shoulder.

"Go after her honey," and with that he left the hospital back to see Dulcet.

Gregor felt Dulcets and Boots' eyes on his back as he stuffed the bag with the bag Dulcet had given him. "Now Baby, Dulcet is going to take you to the stadium okay? There will be bats, don't see them just wait for me there okay baby?" she looked sad.

"No talk to Awora?" she sniffed. Boots had become quite attached to Luxa's bat. Then Gregors brain clicked.

"In fact, you remember that Zebra bat you like? Nike? Dulcet, tell Nike to gather Ripred and Lapblood and Temp, could you do that? Tell her we will meet her in ripred's cave okay?" Dulcet nodded and he hoped she could remember it all.

Soon Gregor was standing on the walls with other soldiers, a sword in his hand, facing the upcoming rats. They drew closer, till they were metres away and as the fight begun he screamed."Ares!" and threw himself of the wall. A soft bat came underneath him and he opened his eyes to silky black fur. "Ares! Thanks!"

"You are always welcome Gregor. Gregor, you are aware we are followed. Do you want me to lose them?" Gregor looked behind him and saw Hazard, flying a bat. It was Nike, and boots sat with him.

"No it's okay, let him be" Then Gregor saw another person mount their Bat. He heard them call,

"Gregor the overlander, I will hunt you for this, you can not leave Regalia!" and the person on the bat chased him. It was Solovet.


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