Dee woke up the next morning to sunlight shining through his balcony. He stretched and got out of bed and walked to the kitchen. He could smell food and smiled. Jessie was cooking this morning. She was an amazing cook and loved to cook. He entered the kitchen and sure enough Jessie was there, smiling as she cooked. Katie was through the archway in the dinning hall setting up the table.

"Morning girls." Dee smiled to them both.

"Good morning Dee." Jessie said with a smile. Katie smiled too from the other room.

"Morning!" Said Katie.

Dee helped Jessie with breakfast. It was done by the time Carol and Bikky emerged. "Breakfast is ready." The group of five sat at the table and eat their breakfast. Dee looked around for the rest of the inhabitations of his house.

"Where are Iason and the twins?" Asked Dee.

"They're out with the horses." Said Katie. Dee nodded. He quickly finished off his breakfast, said his goodbyes and headed for the stables. The sixteen-year-old twins Atalo and Calix were identical apart from Calix who had a scar across his left cheek were they're old Master had cut him. The old Master had wanted to sleep with Atalo, the younger twin, but Calix was having none of it so the guy cut Calix's face. They both had short blonde hair, blue eyes and tanned skin.

The twins smiled at Dee and he walked up to them. "Morning." Said Dee. The twins were leaning on Moonbeam's stable door. Iason was inside stroking the white horse's neck as she drank. "How is she?" Moonbeam was heavily pregnant and Iason thought she was due any day now.

Iason smiled. "Moonbeam's fine, its Nightfire that's the problem."

"What wrong with him?" Asked Dee looking at the black stallion in the stable behind him.

"He's restless. He wants to check his mate's okay and I let him check on her but he still thinks bad is going to happen." Dee smiled at the black horse.

"Silly boy." Dee went to Nightfire's stable and opened it for the horse to come out. The horse was ready to go with its reins and saddle on. Dee took the rein and led the horse to Moonbeam's stable. "See, she's ok." Dee said to Nightfire as the horse lowered his head to nuzzle his mate. "Come on we have to go now. I promise you we won't be gone all day long. Anyway Iason will be looking after her." Dee told the horse.

"We'll be helping Iason today." Said Calix. Dee smiled to the twins and turned back to the horse.

"See three people looking after you're mate. She'll be fine." Dee put his foot in the stirrup and jumped onto Nightfire's back. "See you guys when I get back." Said Dee as he left the stables.

"Bye Dee." Replied the three in unison. Dee rode fast to get to the site where the Athenians trained they're soldiers. Dee was a soldier and was to do to training everyday. The Persians were just itching to start a fight with Athens. So Athens was preparing itself for the inevitable. Dee led his horse to the temporary stables then walked over to his friends.

"Hey Dee!" Shouted his friend Drake. "Did you hear? They're picking a new Captain for our unit."

"Really?" Asked Dee. "I wonder who will get it?"

"Probably Darius." Aloysius scoffed. "That man could buy his way through the entire system."

"He would be a the worst Captain yet." Said Ted. "You would be a good Captain Dee."

"Me?" Said Dee pointing to him self. "No way."

"Yeah way. You would be great. Plus you wouldn't get a bighead like anyone else would get. " Said Ted.

Drake smirked. "Are you sure about that?" Dee glared at Drake.

"Dee can I see you for a minute?" Said General Kyros.

"Umm… sure." Dee followed the General into a tent. Kyros took a seat behind a desk. Darius was there too, smirking. Dee glared at the man. Darius wasn't liked too well in the unit Dee was in. Darius believe that the more money you had the higher you should be a society. Dee really wanted to punch the man.

"Now gentlemen I'm sure both of you will have heard that there is a space for a new Captain for your unit. I want you each tell me why the person beside you isn't good enough for the position. You first Darius."

Darius smiled sweetly. "Yes sir. In my opinion Dee here lacks the muscle to handle a group of twenty men." Dee glared at Darius. "Dee treats his fellow soldiers as friends which is not a quality a Captain should have. A Captain demands respect from those below him."

The General nodded. "Dee." Dee nodded.

"Darius doesn't believe in teamwork. It is necessary to be respected by the other soldiers but that doesn't mean you can't befriend them. Teamwork needs people to work together. Most of the unit would rather jump into the water and drown that follow Darius's led because he doesn't know what teamwork is. He'd happily sit back while the rest of the unit is killed in battle."

The General nodded again and smiled. "Thank you gentlemen. You have helped me a great deal." Darius smirked as if he had already won. Dee waited for the answer and prayer to the Gods that if Darius was chosen that he would be kill in his sleep. "Dee?"

"Yes sir." Replied Dee.

"I would like to offer you the position as Captain, if you would like it."

Dee smiled. "Yes sir." The General smiled too. Darius was shocked into silence.

"Could you please leave as Darius?" Darius left in silence. The General smiled. "I had made up my mind beforehand." Said the General. "I needed to make sure you could fight just as well with your mouth as you do with your sword."

"Thank you sir."

"Go now. I'm sure you'll want to celebrate."

Dee nodded. "Yes sir." Dee left the tent smirking. The rest of the unit immediately crowded around him.

"What happened?" One of them asked.

"Why was Darius so angry looking?" Asked another.

"Darius was angry because he wasn't chosen to be the new Captain." Said Dee.

"Who is then?" Asked Aloysius.

"I am." Said Dee. Everyone smiled and congratulated him and shook his hand.

"Does this mean you'll be having a party then?" Drake asked hopefully.

Dee nodded. "It does indeed."

"Great." Said Ted. "Your parties are always great. So when is it?"

"When it's all planned I'll tell you all."

Dee and Nightfire rode home later that day after training, which went really well. When Dee reached home he was exhausted he led Nightfire to Iason and the twins at the stables.

"Wow Dee. You looked bushed." Stated Atalo.

"Yeah. We trained hard today. Although the new Captain was pushing everyone really hard."

"You have a new Captain?" Asked Calix. "Who?"

Dee smiled. "Me."

"Wow congrats Dee." Said Iason, taking Nightfire from Dee.

"Thanks guys. Beware though. This means I'm having a party." The three boys groaned.

"Not another one." Said Atalo.

"We're just getting over the last one." Said Calix.

Dee raised his hands. "It won't be like the last one. Less drinking."

"You promise?" Asked Iason.

Dee nodded. "I promise."

"Good. You better go tell the girls and Bikky then." Suggested Iason.

"I will. See you guys inside." Dee walked into the house. "Carol!"

"I'm in the kitchen." Dee walked through to the kitchen smiling.

"What are you happy about?" Asked Dee's niece.

"I just got promoted to Captain of my unit and I have a plan to rescue Ryo."

"Brilliant. So what's the plan?"

"Well I'm thinking of having a party which I'm thinking of inviting Berkeley to."

"What?" Exclaimed Carol. "You can't be serious."

"Just hold on a second it's just to get him out of his house, which Ryo would be in while Berkeley is at the party."

Carol clicked on to what Dee was trying to do. "That could work." The pair talking together planning out the party and things they would need to get and who to invite. By the time they had sorted everything dinner was ready. After dinner Dee got a shower and headed to bed with a smile on his face.