The bandaged man advanced toward Aron.

"Back, you mummified man!" Aron jumped back.

"Please, your highness. I mean you no harm." he reached out to Prince Aron.

"I SAID BACK!" Aron took his beer bottle and smashed against the side of the man's head.

Chip watched in horror as the man fell to the ground.

"CHIP! LET'S GO!" Aron ran to grab Chip. But in his drunken state, he stumbled, almost falling on top of Chip.

"Aron!" Chip ran to Aron and managed to help him up.

Aron grabbed Chip's arm. "Hurry!"

The two ran off without looking back. Aron bumped into several people thanks to his intoxication.

"OUT OF THE WAY, PEASANTS!" Aron screamed at the top of his lungs.

Aron kept running until they came to an abandoned alleyway. He released Chip and he leaned against the wall, he collapsed on the ground.

"Oh, no! This is bad!" Chip had to help Adam. There's no way he would return them to the castle in his condition. "I have to get help!" Chip ran off in search of a doctor.

After several minutes, Aron was still laying in the alley, all by his lonesome.

Aron began to stir when a shadow fell over him. He opened his eyes and looked up.

It was the bandaged man.

"You..." Aron groaned, he tried to stand, but he could only sit up.

The bandaged man glared right through Adam's soul. "Why did you do that? I was trying to help you."

"I don't need any commoner's help!" snapped the prince. "Especially not from you, you repulsive, lowly bandit!"

"You beastly man!" hissed the bandaged stranger. He pointed a gnarled finger at him. "You will regret this until you learn to love and be loved in return!"

He sent a blast of greenish magic right at Aron. It swirled around the prince and disappeared inside him.

Aron didn't notice anything since he was out cold from the alcohol.

"Aron! Aron!" a voice called out.

Chip, Belle, and Adam found Aron by himself lying in the alley.

"Brother!" Adam came to his brother and helped him up. "We must get him to the castle right away!"

Adam and Belle helped Aron onto the coach. Once he was placed safely inside, everyone got in and took off.

"Good thing we ran into you, Chip." Belle said to the little boy.

"I knew it, I knew it!" Adam threw his hands in the air. "My brother just had to go drinking! If Belle and I hadn't of come to check up on you two, who knows what could have happened?!"

"Please don't be upset, Master." Chip said honestly.

Adam huffed and looked away, fed up with his brother's boorish behavior. It reminded too much of what he was like.

What everyone didn't notice was the little tuft of black fur sprouting on the back of Aron's neck.

newbienovelistRD: I did this chapter for guestsurprise! We are working on this story together! ^^

Do you want to do the next chapter or me, guestsurprise?