Sierra was tending to the beautiful roses that were growing aside her bedroom balcony. The pink roses were her favorite flower, mostly because it was the first flower that Tom gave her when they started to secretly court one another. It was only fair that the flowers grow on the balcony of the bedroom that they sleep and make love it. Sierra went to cut off a rose that was on it's last limbs to use for later when there was a knock at the bedroom door. "Enter." she called with a smile as she brought the flower inside of the bedroom itself.

A knight walked inside of the room and bowed to his queen. "My queen." she said. "The king has requested your presence in the throne room. It's important."

Sierra looked over and nodded. She left the rose down on the bedside table. She pulled up her gown and walked down to the steps to get to the throne room. As soon as she approached the double doors, she heard yelling and angry talking between her husband and himself. Sierra walked in, silencing her handsome husband. Tom looked like he was in the middle of an angry outburst. One of the vases had been thrown and shattered on the ground. Sierra walked inside.

"Tommy? Tommy, look at me. Come and look at me." Sierra said, grabbing her husband's wrists. Tom instantly calmed down in her arms. Sierra moved over to remove his huge armor. She pulled off the chest plate and the arm bands. "Are you okay? What happened?"

"Abraxas." Tom said with an angry growl.

Sierra moved her hand to move his face to look right back over at her. Right into her eyes. "Tom, look at me love. Just breathe."

Tom shook his hand, moving and covering her hand with his. "Sierra, something's happened." he said.

"What? What's happened. Tell me Tom please."

"Abraxas came back today. When I was here training the knights and the children were out in Riverdale."

"No." Sierra said with a gasp. "Not the children. Where are they?! Where's Josie, where's Kevin? Are they okay? What happened Tom, tell me… please."

Tom licked his lips and shook his head. "Abraxas… he went after Josie and Kevin. And he grabbed them both. A knight by the name of Moose was able to set Josie free, but Abraxas… he still has Kevin. He took him."

"Oh my God." Sierra gasped. "No."

Sierra moved over and pulled Tom close to her. Tom hugged her back. "That… that monster has my son. He took our son."

"And we will get him back. We will bring him back her to the palace. I promise you Tommy, I promise you." Sierra said, rubbing her sobbing husband's back.

Sierra sobbed in unison with Tom. Tom clutched her hair, tears falling down his cheeks. The beast had taken his child. He was gone.

Moose had been pacing around his bedroom for what felt like hours. The king had taken the princess back to the palace but he told him to stay home. Moose was worried. Scared shitless. He was going crazy. Kevin. His prince. He was taken by that terrible, ugly dragon that had been terrorizing the village for years. Moose thought that Kein would never be the target of the dragon. He thought that Kevin would be innocent. That he would be left alone. But now, the beautiful prince that had stolen his heart was gone. The hostage of a terrible and ugly dragon. Moose screamed in anger, punching the wall and leaving a dent in the wood. Kevin. Kevin. Kevin. His Kevin. His prince. Moose needed him back. He needed to get him back. Moose slammed his palms down onto the wall in anger. Moose screamed in anger. His beautiful prince was gone. Moose needed him. He needed to find him.

Moose picked up a book that used to be his mother's and flung it at the wall. As he did, there was a slight knock at his door. He turned over. Was it his dad worried about the noise? Moose looked up over and saw his bedroom door open. Two knights walked inside. Two knights that had been with the king when he had arrived. The knights stood there with their swords held in their hands. The knights just stood there, before moving over and revealing the princess. Josie was dressed in riding gear, her crown gleaming from the sunshine from the window. Moose's eyes widened. He already moved down on his knee.

"You don't have to kneel down." Josie said. "It's fine."

Moose stood up. "You should be resting Princess Josie." he said.

"No. I needed to come see the knight that saved my life. Thank you so much for what you did." Josie said.

"You are welcome princess. But… I didn't save Prince Kevin. I tried my hardest to-"

"Excuse me. But would you please wait outside the door." Josie said, looking over at the two knights. They both bowed and walked out of the room, closing the door behind them. Josie turned back over to Moose. "You're that knight."

"T-That knight? I don't understand Princess Josie." Moose said.

"Kevin was telling me before Abraxas grabbed him that he had been seeing someone. And seeing the way that you tried to save him and try to save me… it was obvious what you felt for him. It was obvious that you're in love with him." Josie said. Moose turned away from her. "Don't try to hide it. I can tell. I'm in love myself. I watch my mother be in love with the king everyday."

"I do." Moose said. "The first night that we met, I knew how much I cared about him. I held him every night. I wanted him close every single night to me. I love the prince. He's… he's my prince."

"I understand that." Josie said, moving to take a step forward before limping. Moose lunged over and held her up. "I'm okay. Thank you. I'm just saying… why don't you come to the palace? We can find a way to get Abraxas. Bring Kevin back home where he belongs."

"This is Abraxas you are speaking of Princess Josie. What can I do? I'm one knight" Moose said.

"If you managed to almost stab him in the eye with a spear and slice through his scaly skin with just a sword, you can help us." Josie said. "Please… come back to the palace with me. Talk with my mother and my new father. You can help us find Kevin."

Moose sighed. He licked his lips. "I'll return to the palace with you."

"Good. Thank you." Josie said. "Now come. My carriage is waiting for you outside."

When Kevin came to, there was some kind of cooling sensation on his side. It felt like mint and water mixed together. Kevin groaned and moved over. He pressed his hand over to the cooling part of his body and begun to sit up. Kevin opened his eyes and looked around, trying to find out where he was. He could barely recognize where he was. It was dark. Almost like he was in a completely black room with no windows. The prince could barely see. He was completely blinded at the moment. Kevin moved up and looked for a source of light. No light. None visible to his eyes. Kevin's heart was starting to hammer. Where the hell was he? Where was Abraxas? What the hell was happening?

Just as he was beginning to think of ways of escape or ways to locate light, there was a loud roar that scared Kevin. He screamed, moving his hands to cover his ears and his face. The darkness then disappeared. Kevin looked up and saw a whole shining some sunlight. Kevin looked around and saw that he was inside some kind of ditch. Dirt was everywhere. And there must have been a blanket covering the entrance. Kevin looked over to his side to see what was over it. Firstly, his shirt was completely tattered and ripped on the side where Abraxas' claws had hit. And on his wound was some kind of green paste. Probably some herbs from the woods. The prince looked back up and saw the bright eye silver of Abraxas. Kevin screamed again as he moved closer inside of the ditch. But there was nowhere else to go. Kevin screamed in fear as Abraxas pulled him out by holding some of Kevin's shirt with his teeth. Kevin was pulled out and he fell down to the ground.

Abraxas was crawling around Kevin, almost eyeing him. Taking a look at his prize. Kevin was shaking in fear. What was he going to do to him? Kill him? Eat him? Kevin's whole body was vibrating in fear. What was happening? What did the dragon want? He seemed smart enough to know and remember things, from the same familiar look that he was giving Kevin when he kidnapped him. Abraxas moved closer to the prince. Kevin backed away from the dragon, covering his face. The dragon sniffed Kevin, inhaling his scent of cinnamon and strawberries. He would remember it. Abraxas smiled. He moved up in the air and grabbed Kevin again by the body. Kevin squirmed and screamed.

"No! Ah!" Kevin cried out. "No! Let me go! Put me down! Let go of me!"

Abraxas flew off with Kevin up towards the high mountains. Kevin was pulling and pulling, slamming his fist against the dragon's fist to try and get free. Abraxas flew over and moved close to a crumbling mountain. It looked like the slightest addition of weight would cause it to crumble. Abraxas dropped Kevin down on the crumbling mountain. But not hard. Kevin fell down on his back softly. Kevin moved over and watched as Abraxas flew around the mountain, in a full circle. His cold, dark and deadly eyes completely locked on his captive prince. Kevin moved over and hugged his knees. He wanted to be set free. He needed to escape. He had to try and find some way of escape. Kevin looked around. A jump from this height would probably kill him, if not break all of his bones. And Abraxas would probably haul him right back over to this crumbling mountain. The sun was beginning to set. And Kevin saw no source of escape now. If it was dark, he would probably die. Kevin rubbed whatever herbs was on his wound. Someone was coming for him. Someone was going to rescue him. Someone was going to come back and save him.

But he needed to meet them halfway. Kevin needed to try.

Josie was carried by the knights back inside of the palace, Moose following directly behind her. The king and queen made their way over to the two. Tom looked completely worried for his stepdaughter. Sierra looked like she was about to sob. She ran over to her daughter and swiftly hugged her. "Oh Josephine." she cried. "Thank the heavens that you're alright."

"I'm fine mother." Josie said. "Just a bit of ankle pain. I'm okay."

"Are you absolutely sure?" Tom asked. "You need some rest. I'm putting you on bedrest."

"Okay. I am okay with that. Just as long as you find Kevin." Josie said. She smiled and held her hand over to Moose. "Mother, this is Marmaduke Mason. The knight that managed to free me from Abraxas' grip."

"My queen, please. Call me Moose." Moose said with a bow. He moved up, turned to Tom and bowed. "My king."

"Thank you so much for being so brave Moose." Sierra said with a smile. "You did so much to get Josie back here at the palace. She might be a little bent out of shape, but she's here and she's safe."

"But I didn't manage to rescue Prince Kevin." Moose said with a sigh.

"I understand that."

"Mother, Tom… there's something that you need to know." Josie said, turning to the knights. She gave them a look and after a few moments, the bowed and walked away. Tom crossed his arms across his chest, eyeing his stepdaughter suspiciously.

"Josephine." Sierra called. "Is there something that you're not telling me about Kevin?"

"Did something else happen when Abraxas took him?" Tom asked.

"No, no, no." Moose said, speaking up. This is about me. Josie turned back over to her mother and stepfather, eyeing their looks before looking back over to Moose "Your majesties, when I met your son… I was inside your garden in the middle of the night. And he came by. And ever since that night, I've been meeting him over and over. I've been calming him… holding him."

"You've been courting the prince in secret." Tom said.

"Yes my king." Moose said.

"Why have you been meeting him in secret?" Sierra asked.

"I've been busy training as to become a knight. Trying to live up to my father's expectations of a perfect son." Moose said. "And Kevin told me that he was busy trying and trying to be accepted and happy in his new family."

"He's always been accepted in this family." Tom said. "This is his family."

"He's been thrust into a new family. A new mother and sister have scared him. And I was there to calm him down, talk him down, hold him in the night." Moose explained. "My king, my queen, I adore your son. I… I love him."

"Love?" Sierra repeated, pressing her hand against her husband's chest. "Love? You… you love him?"

"How could I not? Forgive me my queen if I come off to rude to you, but I adore your son. He's my prince and I love him so so much. I would do anything to bring him back. To rescue him."

"Then that should be exactly what he does." Josie said, moving over to her parents. "Mother, Tom, Moose can go out and rescue Kevin."

"What?" Sierra said.

"Josie, you can't be serious." Tom said. "I'm already gathering an army to go after that dragon."

"No, that's the thing. If you send forty men, seventy men, what do you think will happen? Abraxas will get angry. He will either attack you, your men or worse Kevin." Josie explained. "One man. No, one knight… going out into the woods to save Kevin will seem less suspicious to Abraxas."

Sierra nodded. She turned over to her husband. "She does have a point Tommy."

"Her point is valid." Tom said, looking back over at Moose. "Would you be willing to go off into the woods to find my son."

"I would do anything for Kevin. I love him." Moose said. "And if I have your blessing to go out and search for him, I will."

Tom and Sierra gave each a look. "Mother, Tom, please. This is Kevin's life. Let's not gamble with it."

Tom exhaled. "I want to test your strength before you leave. See if you are willing to get the prince back."

"I'm willing to do anything to bring back my prince." Moose said. "As long as I have your blessing King Tom and Queen Sierra."

Sierra nodded. "I'll speak with some of the nights, see if they can get locate where Abraxas might be."

"I'll draw a map from their sightings." Josie said, turning over to Moose. "You should stay here in the palace so that you can leave the first thing in the morning."

"Of course princess." Moose said with a bow.

Sierra wrapped her arm around her daughter's shoulder and started to lead her over to the hall that would lead to her bedroom. Moose turned back over and looked back over at the king. Tom was staring down at Moose. Tom snapped his fingers calmly and earned the attention of some of the servants outside. They walked inside and bowed to their king. Tom gave them a warm smile, holding his hand out to tell them not to bow.

"Tina, Ginger, would you please escort this knight down over one of the guest bedrooms?" Tom said. "Fit him with some new armor and then send him to the field. I would like to spar with him before the sun completely sets."

"Of course my king." the two women said together. They walked over to Moose and moved their hands to escort him. Moose gave them warm smiles and followed them.