The Ice Prophecy- chapter 3
I do not own any characters except my OCs...other sonic characters belong to SEGA
Ages: Aquila-17 years old
Amy- 16 years old
Sonic- 16 years old
Tails-12 years old
Shadow-17 years old
Knuckles-16 years old
I wake up as I hear a familiar voice outside my door as someone knocks,
"Uh, Princess Aquila…are you awake?" I groan as I hear my door open a little bit. I pull the covers over my head as my curtains by my window seat get opened by someone. "Your father wants to see you later today, princess….after the meeting in the throne room," a female voice says as I pull off my covers and see Amy lay out my favorite dress. I have been Amy's friend since we were young and yet she still calls me 'princess' and not by my name.
"Thank you, Amy. I've told you before, but you know you don't have to call me 'princess' right?" She nods," I know, but anyways…your father wants to see you after his meeting in the throne room." I nod as she answers and is fixing to walk out,
"You're welcome….Aquila." When she walks out, I take a quick bath and quickly slip on my dress. It is Amy's dress style but different design and colors. It is a silverfish-white knee-length dress with pale, icy blue stripes going across it and has an icy blue line going along the bottom of it. I look at the time and my father's meeting won't be over for a little while longer so I go into the courtyard to waste time. I see my trainer, Espio, fighting. He quickly finishes the practice battle with one of his favorite tricks, the invisibility trick. He appears behind his opponent and jumps in the air and does a kick to his head, knocking his opponent to the ground with a mouthful of dirt. I continue waling trying not to be seen by Espio, or otherwise he'll want to know why and where I'm going. I seem to easily slip past and go into my favorite hiding place I go to when I need to think or waste time. I go into the forest of multiple powers and carefully climb a tree covered in ice. The forest is named after the kingdoms…it is in the middle of the kingdoms actually…and all the kingdoms are surrounding the forest. The forest takes on whatever weather condition its kingdom has…well the part of the forest that borders it…our part of the forest stays in winter, while the Fire Kingdoms part of the forest stays in a very hot summer and the Chaos Kingdom stays in Spring and so on and so on. I climb on up the tree and can see some of the other parts of the forest…the parts that I am forbidden to go into. I am forbidden not to enter because I could get too hot or I could freeze their part of their forest….or even because it could be too dangerous as my father put it. I look north of us and see the Fire Kingdoms forest…it's the easiest to tell, beside my kingdom which is always covered in ice and snow, because it's always day time and the leaves on the trees are red or orange because it's so hot in the Fire Kingdom. Starting from the north and going clockwise, the kingdoms are Fire Kingdom, Emerald Kingdom, Ice Kingdom (my kingdom), Chaos Kingdom, and Wind Kingdom…all with a different symbol and/or power. I start to climb down the tree until I hear a voice,
"Princess! You shouldn't be up there…and especially not in the forest!" I get startled and lose my footing on the tree and fall. I close my eyes as I scream and suddenly I stop falling. I open my eyes and see Espio holding me...CRAP! I'm in big trouble now.
"I know, but I needed to waste time and wanted to explore a little bit so I snuck out."
"Still…you shouldn't have done that. You could of gotten hurt and then where would we be?" I sigh as he has a point…my father would worry at first, then get angry at me for leaving, then I'm stuck in my room or stuck with a guard at all times for a couple of weeks.
"Sorry, Espio….won't happen again." He nods and we walk back to our kingdom and up to my room. I wash up quickly and get escorted by Espio to the throne room. I walk in just as the meeting is over, "Uh, father? Did you need me?" he looks up from his meeting and work,
"Hey Aquila, and yes I did need you…but first….why was you in the forest earlier and don't deny it. One of my guards saw you leave and couldn't find you earlier so I figured you were in the forest."
"Sorry, father…it won't happen again."
"It better not, unless you want a guard with you constantly for 2 weeks." I nod and he quickly talks with a guard about something I don't know about yet then turns to me and starts to talk, "Now as you know, you have come of age so you know what that means…you must get-" I cut him off and start off in a normal but angry voice,
"No…I can't get married…I just can't do that. I won't do it. I'm only 17 and I'm too young-"I get cut off and I sigh angrily,
"I need you to be safe, Aquila and you will do it. I already have a suitor for you and we have the date of the wedding ceremony planned for 3 days. You have 3 days till the wedding and your suitor is the prince of the Fire Kingdom. Your suitor already knows everything and on your wedding day, your suitor knows his responsibility to have a child." I shake my head to this, "No, I won't, "He raises his voice and I jump at the sudden change,
"I DON'T CARE, AQUILA! YOU WILL MARRY HIM AND YOU WILL BE MARRIED IN 3 DAYS!" I get up and run out the room. I run past Espio and continue running as he says something,
"Princess, where are you going?" He follows me as I make sure to slam my bedroom door behind me before he gets in. I quickly turn the lock in to 3 layers of frozen ice and lie on my bed, face down. I won't cry, but I can't marry someone I don't love or haven't even met. I can't do it. I know this would come but I'm not ready for it. I hear a knock at my door and I know it is Espio,
"Princess, are you alright? You know your father is just trying to protect you and the only way to do that is to get you under the security of a husband and to get you married. I know you hate it and I'm not saying you have to like it, but you could at least try to understand what your fathers intentions are…and why." I scream into my bed and yell,
"WHY THEN, WHY?!" I sit up on my bed and my face now threatening to let the tears go, but instead I go to my door and sit up against it. I calm down and talk almost in a whisper,"I can't marry someone I don't love and especially if I have never seen him before. I'm sorry, Espio…I can't…" I hear him sigh and quietly talks back,
"I know…princess, but trust me when I say this…you will like this suitor and tomorrow you will meet him, actually. Your father didn't want you to marry someone blindly so he set up a meeting with them. Please try to like him…give them a chance…I know you're both different and opposite elements, but you can do this….promise me you'll at least try to like him…ok?" I hesitate but slowly and quietly answer,
"Fine, I'll give him a chance…and what are we gonna do if I don't like him?" I can tell he is thinking about the answer before he says it…I know he is trying to put it into words so I won't freak.
"you will still have to marry someone, but maybe your dad will let you marry another prince of another kingdom…like the Chaos kingdom…but that will be your last suitor...the other kingdoms are taken. You will have a choice between the Fire and Chaos kingdom. I'm sorry, princess…at least try though…I received orders from your father before you ran out…I have to stay outside your room for tonight and escort you to the throne room tomorrow for your meeting with him….you should get some rest now, princess." I yawn and climb into bed and quickly fall asleep…what will he be like? What does he look like? Will I like him? How can I have a child at 17?
