Chapter 7: Final ending: Part 1:
A/N: For the final ending, I'm going to split it into parts. At least two to four parts. I want to have as many chapters as possible. Thank you all for reading. In the upcoming chapters, I have a great surprise for all of you. Most of you might not think its that great, but I though it was a great idea at the time. Please comment and review. Thank you~.
When the young prince finally opened his emerald green eyes the next morning, the bright sunlight filling the room from the small window above, his face was throbbing painfully. The young prince groaned softly from the pain in his cheek as he slowly sat up. At that moment, Shun realized he was back in the infirmary. A few moments after that as he tried to think back to what has happened, he realized some of his memory was completely black. The last thing he could remember was running out of the palace and looking up at the night sky, then everything went black from there. As Shun stood from the infirmary bed, the door to the room opened and his mother walked into the room with a soft smile upon her face.
"I see that your finally awake. Are you feeling any better?" She asked with a soft voice. Shun shrugged his shoulders before he spoke.
"Yeah. But, my face hurts a little bit. Do you know what happened, mother?" Shun asked before he took notice of a small red mark on his mother's neck, barely hidden beneath the collar of her dress.
"I'm afraid, I have no clue. Ayane was the one that brought you back to the palace." Ja'far lied smoothly resisting the urge to turn away from her son. Shun was silent for a few moments before his mother spoke again.
"Anyway, your father has an announcement to make. Especially since Princess Kogyoku is here." The white-haired female adviser said with a smile. The young prince could practically see a shine to his mother's eyes as he followed her to the throne room where everyone else was waiting, including the princess and the fallen magi. Once they got to the throne room, Shun waited by the doorway whilst his mother went to stand by her King. Everyone else was in the center of the room waiting for their King to speak.
"Hey! Idiot King! Care to explain why we're all here?" Judar asked rudely, causing Kogyoku to elbow him in the ribs. He groaned in pain as he glared at her before turning to look at Sinbad again.
"I have a couple of announcements to make. The first one is I've decided to take a wife." The King announced with a booming voice. Shun took notice of the blush on Kogyoku's face and couldn't help, but roll his eyes.
'That damn woman doesn't know a damn thing...' Shun thought bitterly to himself. Everyone in the room was excited with the news, minus Judar, until Pisti took noticed of how close Ja'far was to her King.
"The future queen wouldn't happen to be Ja'far would it?" Pisti asked with a smirk, making the other adults grin, while the children tried not to laugh. The King grinned and nodded.
"That's right!" King Sinbad said cheerfully. Shun smiled a little bit at that before looking over at the Kou empire princess, who looked sad and jealous at the same time whilst Judar didn't seem to care about what was going on.
"Sin, there's one more announcement." Ja'far said with a small smile upon her face. Sinbad nodded at her with a smile before turning back to his audience.
"I got word from King Kouen this morning. He wishes for both Judar and Princess Kougyoku to return home. The ship is already ready to go. We'll escort you to the ship." The King said, but the princess only shook her head with a defeated look on her face.
"No. It's fine. We'll be fine on our own." The princess said with disappointment as she walked out of the palace with Judar following right behind her.
After the announcements and the princess leaving the palace, Shun's eyes sparkled with excitement, a radiant smile making its way upon his face as he completely forgets about the feeling he had before.
"When do you plan on having the wedding?" Morgiana asked with a smile on her face and excitement in her eyes as well.
"A few weeks from today. Which means that we're going to need everyone's help with the planning." Sinbad said as he held Ja'far's hand in his. At that moment, the children, including Shun, looked at each other with a smile.
"You can leave the planning to us!" Kohaku said with a smile and his fist over his heart.
"I don't think you'll be able to handle it." Spartos said, shaking his head.
"Of course we can! Just leave everything to us!" Izaya said, determination in his eyes. The adults looked at each other quietly as the children paitently waited for their answer with hopefulness flashing in their eyes.
"It would be better if you left the planning to the adults. This event is too important to mess up." Sharrkan said crossing his arms over his chest. The smiles the children had on their faces faded away and were replaced with frowns as they all looked down at the floor. The other adults agreed with Sharrkan, nodding their heads in agreement as the children gathered around in a circle with their prince.
"They don't trust us enough yet..." Aoba muttered with a soft growl, his eyes holding a slight hint of anger as he crossed his arms over his chest. The other children kept their eyes on the ground as they nodded their heads in agreement before Shun remembered something. He stood up straight, looking around at his friends as they looked back at him with confusion.
"Shun? Is something wrong?" Kohaku asked with a low voice. The young prince shook his head.
"No. But, I remembered something father told us before we landed here in the past." Shun said softly enough for his friends to hear him, but not the adults as he shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Was it about convincing their past selves we're their children?" Izaya asked with a low voice as he stood straight with his arms crossed over his chest. Once again, the young prince shook his head.
"No. About Al-Tharmen. He said we need to destroy the threat that is Al-Tharmen." The young prince said as he looked around at his friends with a stern gaze. The others looked at each other silently before nodding their heads once.
"Do you have a plan, my prince?" Ayane asked with a soft voice as the adults finally took notice of their children gathered around in a circle.
"We'll talk more later tonight. Meet me in the palace garden at Midnight when everyone is asleep." Shun whispered quickly as he broke away from the circle and started making his way towards the palace door, passing by his father and mother.
"What were you all whispering about?" Sinbad asked curiously.
"That is none of your concern." Aoba said rudely, his arms crossed over his chest. This time, Shun didn't even bother to scold Aoba for being rude to others as he approached the palace plaza before his mother called out to him.
"Shun! Would you be willing to do my hair when the time comes?" Ja'far asked with a smile on her face. The young prince stopped walking and turned to look at her silently with a blank look before walking out of the palace without a word. The adults stared after him in confusion since they had expected him to be excited.
"Don't expect him to do anything for you now." Misaki said with a hint of anger in his voice as he turned away from the adults and started walking towards the hallway.
"Shun wanted to show off how well he could plan and organize the wedding. Now, we all think you don't trust us enough to do a simple job like that." Lily said before the children left the throne room and went in different directions. The adults looked at each other silently before running off after their own future child.
Sinbad and Ja'far quickly ran off towards the palace plaza as Shun started to walk down the stairway towards the town. The two adults quickly ran to catch up with the young prince, who completely ignored their footsteps and kept walking towards the town.
"Shun!" Sinbad called out to him as the young prince quickened his pace. The young prince stopped walking when Sinbad called out to him and turned slightly to his parents of the past with a blank look still present upon his face.
"What is it?" Shun asked with little to no emotion at all in his voice.
"That's no way to speak to your parents." Ja'far scolded. Shun scoffed before turning away from them.
"You're not my parents. You're only their past selves. You will never be my parents." The young prince said rudely before walking away from his stunned parents on the staircase as he walked into town, his bangs covering his eyes that of which were looking towards the ground.
Aladdin and Alibaba quickly ran around the palace corridors in search of their future daughter, who was purposely avoiding them. The two adults turned a corner to finally see Lily walking slowly down the hall.
"Lily! Hold on!" Aladdin called out to her. But, Lily ignored her and started to walk faster. The two adults ran in front of her and stopped in front of the young girl. The young girl looked up at her parents with a calm look.
"Why didn't you listen to your mother the first time?" Alibaba asked.
"Neither of you are my real parents. You're only their past selves." Lily stated calmly, her aqua-colored eyes dull as she walked around her shocked parents before disappearing around a corner. She, too, had her bangs hiding her eyes as she walked away with a frown on her face.
Sharrkan and Yamraiha followed after Misaki, who walked with anger in each step, towards the training grounds.
"Misaki, why are you so angry, dear?" Yamaraiha asked sweetly with a smile upon her face.
"Don't call me that! You're not my parents, only their past selves. So, stop acting like it!" The blue-haired boy said, not turning around to see the shocked faces of his parents as he walked away, leaving them stunned. A dark shadow hid his eyes as he walked away from his parents and a deep frown made its way onto his face.
Izaya calmly walked away from his parents with a frown upon his face as well. He could hear them calling out to him, whilst he walked back to his temporary room, but he completely ignored them.
"Izaya! Do not ignore your parents!" Rurumu scolded as she approached her future son with Hinahoho walking beside her. The young Imuchakk turned his head slightly to look at his parents.
"You're only my parents past selves...You're not actually my parents..." Izaya said calmly before he walked into his room, closing the door behind him. Rurumu and Hinahoho stared at the closed door in complete shock.
Ayane walked fast towards the back of the palace, intending to avoid her mother and father, but was unsuccessful. Both Masrur and Morgiana caught up to the young Fanalis girl without any trouble.
"Ayane..." Morgiana started to say, but was interrupted by the said girl.
"You should just stop acting like my parents. It's true your technically them in the past, but you're not my parents either." Ayane said softly before walking off quickly. Masrur and Morgiana looked at each other in shock as the young girl walked away from them.
Aoba hid from his parents behind a giant rock by the shore. He completely ignored them calling out his name as he sat there staring out at the open ocean. There was also a slight breeze blowing that day, but the young dragon boy didn't pay any attention to it as he muttered quietly to himself.
"Their only the past versions of my parents. I should stop getting close to them before something happens..." Aoba muttered as he leaned back against the rock, looking up at the sky with dull eyes and a frown upon his face.
Spartos and Pisti were roaming around the palace in search of Kohaku, who was hiding in his room. He sat against his door silently as he heard the past versions of his parents pass by his room, calling out his name. He laid his head down on his knees with dull eyes and a frown upon his face as well.
"Forgive me, but the bond we have built this far must not grow anymore." Kohaku whispered to himself as he looked up, looking out his own window at the darkening Sindrian sky.
Later that night, with the crescent moon high in the sky and the stars twinkling in the dark, seven children made their way towards the palace garden as the adults slept in their beds. The young prince lead his friends to an area in the garden where they wouldn't be disturbed. He sat down in the clearing followed by his friends. Izaya sat on Shun's right whilst Ayane sat on his left; Lily sat beside Ayane; Kohaku sat beside Izaya; And both Aoba and Misaki sat beside each other, closing off the circle. The children were silent for many moments before the quiet was broken.
"Shun, earlier you were telling us something about Al-Tharmen. What were you talking about again?" Kohaku asked in a hushed voice.
"Before we were sent to the past, my father told us to destroy Al-Tharmen, so our time is once again peaceful. We won't be needed here anymore, so now's the best time to track them down." Shun explained.
"What about the wedding? They planned to have it sometime next week. The adults won't be able to plan that quickly. We all know that." Izaya pointed out. Shun nodded before he started thinking of a solution.
"We'll do the planning for them without them knowing. We can have everything ready to go and before we leave Sindria, we'll leave the plans somewhere they'll find them." Shun suggested.
"It's a good idea, but how are we going to pull it off?" Ayane asked.
"Try to avoid the adults as you work. Izaya, Kohaku, you two are in charge of the cake design and telling the baker the plan. Make sure to have it down on paper as well for the adults." Shun said as he took control of the jobs like a true leader. Both Izaya and Kohaku nodded.
"You can count on us." Kohaku said before the young prince turned to the two girls.
"Lily, Ayane, you both are in charge of the outfits for the wedding. Pre-order them and have them ready to go. Write it down on paper as well." The young prince said.
"This is going to be fun!" Lily said cheerfully with a nod.
"Misaki, Aoba, you're in charge of the decor order. Write the list for the adults too. As for me, I'll teach the servants the hairstyle I chose for the wedding tomorrow." The young prince said with his arms crossed over his chest.
"What about Al-Tharmen?" Aoba asked.
"I'll tell you tomorrow night. I'm going to ask both Kuro and Mika to join us on our journey." Shun said with seriousness in his eyes.
"My prince, didn't you tell us those two were dangerous?" Izaya asked with surprise in his eyes and his voice.
"I know what I said, but I know I'll be able to get them on our side." The young prince said without any uncertainty in his voice or his emerald green eyes as he looked around at his friends. The other children looked at each other for a few moments before nodding at their prince.
"Do what you have to." Izaya answered with a nod and a smile.
"We'll follow you know matter what." Ayane said with a grin.
"We'll trust in your decision, my prince." Kohaku said with a slight nod of his head.
"Just hope they don't kill us." Aoba muttered as he leaned back against a tree slightly. Misaki and Lily said nothing, but they agreed with the others as well.
"Don't tell the adults anything about what we're planning." Shun said as they all stood up. The children nodded before walking back into the palace and headed straight for their rooms. Shun, on the other hand, left the palace all together. The young prince walked towards the apple tree, until he was under it's leaves. He was still for a few moments as he stared out at the gleaming ocean water.
"Kuro, Mika, I know you're there." The young prince called, turning to look behind him just as a laugh was heard. The said twins jumped out of the apple tree, landing a few feet in front of the young prince with grins plastered on their faces.
"So, how did you figure out we were still in Sindria?" Mika asked, leaning back against the apple tree.
"Why are we still in Sindria for again?" Kuro asked, trying to remember the reason, his sister sighing and rolling her eyes at her brother's forgetfulness.
"Because, you're waiting for another oppurtunity to kill me, aren't you?" Shun asked grimly, his demeanor calm and composed as Mika smirked at him.
"That's right." The younger twin said plainly, her eyes narrowing.
"Then, why are you here if you know that?" Kuro asked with his arms crossed over his chest, looking at the prince with suspicion.
"I have a proposition for the both of you about the future war." Shun said, his eyes glimmering with a pure fire of determination. The twins looked at one another with a frown before turning back to the young princeling. They were both quiet for a few moments before Mika decided to speak up first.
"We're listening." The younger twin said softly, with a hint of interest in both her voice and her eyes.
"In our time, I know both your mother and father were killed because of the war. If you help us destroy Al-Tharmen in this time, then our own time will be peaceful again and both of your parents will still be alive and waiting for you to return to them. What do you say? Will you join us?" Shun asked. As he spoke, his words were spoken wholeheartedly with his genuine belief in his own words.
The twin looked at each other with an unknown emotion in their eyes. Time seemed to move by slowly as the young prince waited for an answer. A few moments passed when finally the twins turned to look at the young princeling again, their eyes filled with a burning fire.
"We accept." Kuro said with a nod and a hint of determination in his voice.
"We believed that if we killed you, the one who started the whole war, we'd avenge our parents, but seeing them again would be so much better than revenge." Mika said softly with a small nod as well. Shun nodded at them with a small smile.
"Tomorrow night at midnight, meet us in the palace gardens and we will discuss a plan of action." The young prince said as he started to walk away. The twins nodded before they disappeared from sight again. Shun walked back to his room in the palace in silence with a smile plastered upon his face.
'Our future will soon be restored. I will make sure it happens no matter what.' Shun thought to himself as he walked into his room, closing the door behind him gently before walking over to the desk in the corner of the room. Once he sat down, he instantly got to work on the hairstyle he planned for his mother, writing what to do on a piece of paper as the candle that was lit, flickered every few moments.
