(Real quickie. I added a little bit onto the end of the previous chapter, for those who had read it before I updated it. Well... happy readingz!)

In that faraway kingdom, the young King was standing in his throne room looking out the window. It was relatively quiet that day, for which, he was thankful.

"Your Majesty." The grand Visor said as he stepped into the room "I'm here to speak with you about a subject that you will not enjoy."

The king smile slightly "I think I'm used to those by now."

"Well..." the visor cleared his throat several times "You... need a... wife."

The king shook his head "And?"

"I know you don't want one." the man continued "But you need one. And if you would like... I can find one for you."

The younger man looked over at a small table that was sitting nearby. On the table was a small picture of her. He sighed and shook his head, then he laid the picture face down on the table "Go ahead." he shook his head as he left the room "I don't care anymore."

He walked down the long hall, then up a staircase into his room "You should have been back by now." he whispered as the tears began to, once again, build up behind his eyes "I guess everyone's right. You aren't coming back. Ever."

Just then, he felt a hard hand on his shoulder "What a pity." a voice growled as a stone cold blade was pushed to the king's throat "You're coming with me. And you'd better not make a sound."

Angel ran as fast as she could down the winding paths "They can't be too far ahead." she groaned.

Ro bit her bottom lip "Will we find them?"

"We're going to try." Angel pressed ahead. A few seconds later, a splash of water hit her face, then several more followed "Oh no."

"What?" Ro asked as she looked up at the raindrops that were starting to swiftly fall.

"The rain will wash away the tracks!" Angel answered. And even though Ro didn't think it was possible, she sped up.

The rain started to pour harder, soaking both Angel and Ro to the skin, and completely wiping the tracks from the road.

Angel sighed and shook her head "Great."

"Don't worry." Ro said encouragingly "We'll find them." then she sighed "I hope."

Angel glanced up at her with a raised eyebrow "Mood swing much?"

"Sorry." Ro pushed some hair from her face "I've been feeling that was a lot lately."

Angel shook her hair back "Oi. What I wouldn't give for a hairband right now." she glanced up at the sky as the rain began to fall harder "We've got to get out of the rain."

"But we can't stop!" Ro said urgently "We have to find them!"

"And we will." Angel said immediately "We're just going to have to cut through the tress so you don't get sick!" she chuckled "Can you imagine trying to sneak through a castle and sneezing every three steps?"

Ro laughed "Alright. To the trees!"

Antonio paced the small room that he, his family, Luciana and Queen Melissa had been pushed into "I hope Ro's okay." he said as he walked back and forth "Maybe they didn't get her."

"Of course we didn't." A man growled, opening the door "And that was on purpose."

"Gustov!" King Peter growled "I should have known! You've been trying to figure out how to get my kingdom for years!"

King Gustov shrugged "Just another kingdom to add to mine." Gustov was tall with broad square features. His steam gray hair was slicked back, and he had nearly black eyes.

"Where is Ro?" Antonio demanded.

"Hopefully she's heading here." Gustov answered "And hopefully, she's bringing that horse with her."

"Horse?" Antonio shook his head "What horse?"

"The most wanted horse in the world. A snow white animal with a shining mane, streaked with pink that reflects in the sun, and a shining gold streak down her left side." Gustov answered "She has no name, and no one knows where she came from. Some thinks she a phantom, others thinks she's a spirit of some sort." then man laughed "But, this one man I happen to knows, thinks she would make a beautiful statue to add to his collection."

Melissa gasped "You mean... kill it?!"

"But of course." Another man said, stepping up beside the enemy king "That's the only way to keep that animal in one place."

"Ah!" Gustov said "Peter, Danielle, all you others, This is Jackson Turner. He's been following that animal for several weeks. And when he saw your dear princess getting along with her, he came to me. He gave me the idea and way to get your kingdom. In return, all he wants is the horse. How could I refuse a deal like that?"

"Listen," Antonio said, trying desperately to keep his voice even "I don't know what horse you're talking about. But if you hurt my wife!"

"Sire." Another man interrupted "We have brought your last prisoner."

"Good." Gustov said, almost mockingly "This is my backup. Just in case by some unlikely chance my plan for Appolonia goes wrong, he'll be easy to bribe."

Thus saying, a young man, right around Antonio's age got shoved into the room "I'm just warning you." he snapped "My guards are never far behind!"

"Cousin?" Antonio said slowly.

The young king spun around "Antonio!? What are you doing here?!"

"Probably the same reason you are." Antonio answered "But, unfortunately, I don't know where my wife is." he raked his hand through his hair "So... how does it feel to be horse bait?"

"We'll be out of here soon." Antonio's cousin said "My Bodyguards will track us down. They always do."

"They're just too late." Gustov laughed as he reentered the room. He snapped his fingers and pointed to Antonio "Take him."

The young King, and Peter leapt to their feet and stood in front of Antonio.

"I don't think so." His Cousin growled.

Gustov rolled his eyes, then snapped his fingers again.

Several guards entered the room, a couple grabbed Peter and the other young man, while a couple kept the ladies back. Then one grabbed Antonio and dragged him from the room.

"Antonio!" Danielle cried.

"Don't worry." Gustov said "You will... Never see him again!" then he laughed and left the room.

The rain had let up, so Angel returned to the path.

"How are we going to find them now?" Ro asked.

"Do you remember what I told you when we first started?"

"To trust my instincts?"

"Exactly." Angel stopped as they came to a crossroad "Left, right, or straight?"

Ro closed her eyes and thought.

Angel smiled as she realized what the princess was doing "Well?"

Ro opened her eyes and pointed "Left."

Angel turned down the path "Who knew birds could be so handy?"

Ro laughed "I know." but the mood soon turned back serious as a dark castle appeared before them.

"Whoa." Angel mumbled "I'm betting on Frankenstein."

Ro laughed nervously "Are you sure it's not Count Dracula?"

"Nope."

When they got closer, they could see guards lining the wall.

Angel looked towards the gate "Alright. If we can get one man to fall, the others will be distracted long enough for us to get through." she nodded towards the spot "He didn't close the gate all the way. So it should be pretty easy. Then we can hide behind that line of trees and sneak up to the castle that way."

Ro nodded "Okay. But how are we going to knock the guard off the wall?"

Angel looked above her head "How is your aim?"

"Pretty good. I used to throw sticks to knock fruit out of trees." Ro shrugged "And I threw one into a runaway carriage that Arianna was driving."

"Wow." Angel motioned to the trees above her head "See those apples?"

"Yeah?"

"See if you can climb up and get one. Then you can throw it."

"Okay." Ro grabbed onto a lower branch and began climbing up the tree.

Angel watched her amused "What kind of princess are you again?" she whispered to herself.

Ro grabbed an apple, then jumped back to the ground "Remember, I grew up on an island." she turned to face the wall, then threw the apple.

The red torpedo flashed through the air, hitting on of the guard square in the forehead. He swayed a little, then fell.

"There was a bush there." Ro said as she watched the other men run over to him.

"Come on." Angel and Ro ran through the gate and behind the line of trees.

"There's the door." Angel whispered "And I don't know why I'm whispering. You're the only one who can understand me."

Ro slowly crept towards the door "Because of you neighs and whinnies?"

"Ri-ght."

They slipped inside of the castle and looked around.

"Where do you suppose they are?" Ro asked.

"My guess, downstairs." Angel answered "That's generally where they are." they began walking down the long dark halls "Let's just hope that no one starts coming. Because I will not be able to hide easy."

"I've got an idea." Ro said, dropping to her knees.

Angel cocked her head "Dig a hole? Through bricks?"

Ro chuckled and shook her head, then she pointed to a mouse hole "They know everything." she tapped on the floor "Hello? Is anyone there?"

a few seconds later, a small gray mouse poked it's nose out "Who's talking to me?"

"I am."

The mouse looked up at Ro and squealed "Ah! A human's talking to me!"

"Yes. I am."

"Ah! The Human understands me!"

Ro nodded and smiled. It never got old "Listen. Do you know where they keep their prisoners here?"

"But of course!" the mouse answered "Down the hall, make a right, go down those steps, make another right, then you'll come to a HUGE iron door. They're in there."

"Thank you." Ro stood back up "Do you think you could run ahead and tell them that we're here."

"There's more that understand?"

"No. But if they see an animal talking to them, they'll guess that I sent you."

"Ookey-dokey." the mouse squeaked. Then he ran back into his hole.

"Well," Angel said "Let's go."

"There had to be something we can do!" Danielle said "There has to be!"

"Look!" Princess Rita said, pointing to the floor "A mouse!"

"A mouse!?" Queen Melissa squealed, running out of the way, then she stopped "Wait. It looks like it's trying to tell us something."

Melissa and Danielle looked at each other "Ro."

a few seconds later, they heard steps outside the door.

"How do you open a locked door?" Ro asked.

A horse's whinny answered.

"I think she brought the horse." Peter said gravely.

"Mom?" Ro called through the door "Are you in there?"

"Yes. We are." Melissa answered "But Ro..."

"Then stand back! I don't want y'all to get hurt!"

everyone quickly scattered from the door. A few seconds later, there was a large crack and the door flew off of its hinges.

"Ro!" Melissa cried as she ran and pulled her daughter into a warm hug.

"Wow." Princess Sophia gasped "She is pretty!"

All eyes turned to Angel just then.

The young king cocked his head slightly. That horse looked... familiar.

Angel looked over at him just then. Her eyes grew as she stared. What was he doing here?

"Ro, you shouldn't have come!" Peter said quickly.

Ro looked around "Where's Antonio?"

"Don't worry about him!" Gustov laughed from the doorway "You'll never see him again!"

Ro spun around "What did you do with him? Tell me, now!"

Gustov raised an eyebrow "Alright. If you insist. He's dead."

(Thank you everyone for reading and reviewing! I hope this chapter didn't leave you too stranded. ;) Laterz!)