Authors Notes: Well everyone here is the next chapter to Fated Quest. This is where the story truly starts; also do not expect Nanoha to pop up for at least a few chapters Fate has to get there first.

This story is going to have a lot of interesting characters blended into it. Some classic cartoon/anime will be in this story. [The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings/Return of the King, ThunderCats, She-Ra and Blackstar]

This story's rating will be a T at this time I do not foresee it becoming an M. Although if there is excessive violence I may bump it up to M.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to MGLN, The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings/Return of the King, ThunderCats, Blue Drop, She-Ra or Blackstar. Also books written by Mercedes Lackey and her wonderful world of Valdemar.

However, I do own the DVDs. ^_^ I also own books written by Mercedes Lackey. I would love to be chosen by a Companion and be a Herald. {Looks off dreamily envisioning a white horse with blue eyes choosing her.} *_*

This story is a Yuri/Shoujo-Ai/Girl Loving Girl type of story.

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Fated Quest

By

Zona Rose

Chapter 1-The Sickness


Fate's POV

*Clank… … Clank… … Clank*

'We've been at this for an hour not including the half-hour warm-up beforehand. I'm having a hard time controlling my breathing and I can feel the fatigue starting to hit my legs and arms, not to mention the sweat has been getting into my eyes and making my site blurry.

The Arms Master doesn't even look like she's short winded or fatigued in the least. It looks like I have a long way to go before I can ever be her equal. I am still young yet and hopefully I have many years ahead of me; someday I will be close to being her equal.'

"Princess! Princess Fate!"

I threw myself backwards to avoid the Arms Masters last swing that probably would have taken my head off. Signum turned to the maid that had called out my name and interrupted our dual. The rage that was on her face at the fact that she could have seriously hurt me because of the interruption and distraction.

"How dare you interrupt us like that? I could've seriously hurt Testarossa if she had not acted so quickly! What is so important that you had to endanger her life like that?"

"I am sorry Arms Master Needes, but the Queen calls for Princess Fate to come immediately." Turning her head towards me as I struggle to get up on my shaky legs, "Princess it's your sister Alicia she has fallen ill and the Queen demands your presence."

My fatigue and weariness leave my body in an instant as I sheath my sword and start running for the Palace. Running through the halls of the Palace I head straight for my twin sister Alicia's rooms. There I could see my mother pacing in the hallway both waiting for my arrival and for the healers' news of her beloved daughter.

"Mother what news is there of Alicia? Is this simply a cold or is it something worse?"

My mother looked at me squinting her eyes and backhands me across the face. "How dare you demand those types of questions of me when I don't even know the answers myself?"

As I stepped back away from my mother holding my bruised and sore face, the door that we're waiting outside of opens slowly and there stands the Master Healer Verossa Acous. He steps outside the door and quietly closes it behind him, his face looks grim almost fearful at the Queen's reaction to his news.

"Your Majesty; Princess Alicia has fallen into a coma she is very ill, the sickness that she has there is but only one cure. But I fear that the cure may not be able to get here in time to save her life.

It would take a year to travel to where the cure is and locating it and then another year to travel back. I am sorry you're Majesty I have done everything that I possibly can for her, the only things that we can do now are keeping her comfortable and hope that we can get the cure back in time."

"So the faster I dispatch someone to get the cure the faster my Alicia will be saved. Is that what you are trying to tell me?"

"Yes your Majesty you would need to send out an expedition to seek out the cure as soon as possible. Their quest will take them to Khazad Dum it is the only place that the cure is found. There is no other choice you're Majesty, I'm sorry."

"I will handpick my team and we will set out in two days." Turning to my mother, "Unless of course Mother there's someone else you would like in charge of this expedition, or that you wish to handpick the team yourself?"

Glaring at me with cold eyes, she replies. "No you will be in charge so that you can prove to me that you are worthy to even be a member of this family. I warn you though fail me and Alicia dies the people will need a new heir to the throne, because both of you will be dead."

I felt the cold shiver run down my back, as I knew my mother meant every word she said. The Master Healer Verossa suggested that I take his top apprentice Shamal, as she would know how to harvest and preserve the cure for the return trip. The Arms Master Signum volunteered to be my right-hand woman on this expedition. I had Signum choose three men at arms and the Chief cook, Lilith Rinis, chose Jail Scaglietti to be our cook on the expedition.


In a day and a half, we had our supplies packed and ready to go; we chose our steeds for endurance and speed. The morning we were to head out my company and I went to the Temple to have our expedition blessed by the High Priestess.

As we were leaving the Palace gates most of the Palace staff came out to see us off. But the one person that I actually hoped would see us off did not, mother did not show her face nor did I see her in any of the windows that were facing us from the Palace.

Mother has become glued to Alicia's bedside since she was diagnosed with the sickness. I didn't even get a chance to say farewell to my sister as mother refused me entrance into her rooms. I hardened my heart knowing I had to be strong to endure the hardships that were sure to come.

The seven of us set out on the expedition, not knowing if any of us were going to return home alive. All we knew was that our destination was extremely dangerous and even deadly, and every night I prayed to the Lord and the Lady of my ancestors that they would see us through to the end safely.

Village after village and town after town, even city upon city we saw the same thing, boarded up homes and businesses as the sickness has started to take hold in our Kingdom of Mid-Childa. It would seem that Alicia getting the sickness was the start of my subjects starting to come down with it. I hoped and prayed that when I cure her it will cure my people.

We would try and stay at inns and taverns but there were times when that was not possible, so we would set up camp and while Jail cooked our evening meal, Signum and I would spar until Shamal came and told us the food was ready. It would seem that my training has been kicked into high gear, as we would train after the morning meal and then trained before the evening meal.

With this new training regimen, I have noticed that my endurance has been getting stronger and stronger. We now do four hours of training a day. I have been able to hold my own against Signum for the past week.

We're almost to the other Kingdoms border so I sent one of my men at arms with a message to the King of Thundera, for safe passage through his Kingdom. We have a good treaty with this Kingdom so I'm not too worried about the safe passage, but what I am worried about is what kind of shape his kingdom is in with the sickness that is spreading.


Authors Notes: Well everyone here's the end of the next chapter I hope you all enjoyed. I will post the next chapter tomorrow.

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In Love and Light,

Zona Rose };-


9/19/2011