Chapter 11- Marco the Horse
Ace entered his brother's lair. He and very few others knew about the place, but only a couple knew where it was and how to get in. Even if someone snuck in, they would have to face the threat of traps and spells or the Jabberwocky itself. There was no hope in or out the place. But, with the Jabberwocky's blessing his spells could also lead people on the right direction. In fact this was the only place Ace would never get lost.
Soon he made his way through the giant checker board court yard and to the den where he could already smell his brother's smoke. When he opened the door he saw Jack sitting on the couch, feet up on the coffee table, and relaxing reading sorts of business papers. On the other couch was Maddy. Ace was shocked to see her here of all places, and by the look on her face she seemed frustrated.
"Well Ace are you going to stand there forever," Jack slithered.
Maddy jumped when she realized Ace was there. For the first time ever Ace saw her hair down, which made her look older and less innocent. "Puppy, what are you doing here," Ace asked?
She blushed, and looked away from him. "Sit down, may I offer you something to drink," Jack spoke.
"Brandy," Ace replied.
While Jack stood up to get his drink, Ace sat beside Maddy on the couch. He wrapped a hand around Maddy's waist and pulled her onto his lap. In one quick move he locked lips with her and nuzzled his face into her hair mumbling 'puppy'.
"Ace," Maddy whispered, to fluster to speak.
'He's doing this in front of Jack' Maddy screamed inside her head. Jack handed him the drink and sat back down on the other couch.
"So, why is Maddy here," Ace asked?
"I ran into her a while ago, she was running a high fever and is still recovering I brought her here to recover," Jack replied.
"Sorry to here that Puppy," Ace spoke.
Despite the fact he was doing this all in front of Ace, she felt extremely comfortable against him. So much that she snuggled against his chest, and breathed in the fresh smell of the forest on his clothes. The comfort caused her to fall asleep in his arms.
"Must you be such a show off Ace," Jack joked.
"I can't help it," Ace spoke.
Jack chuckled; he was struggling ton not show any signs of jealousy. This was his brother and it caused him sickening pain that he wanted to rip his brother's head off for touching his love interest. But, he knew how to play a fair game and kept quiet.
When Maddy awoke she felt herself being carried. But, she didn't open them because she knew that it was Ace. Softly, she snuggled even more into his chest desperately not wanting to wake up.
"Oh, puppy," Ace spoke with a sigh.
"Where are you taking me," Maddy asked?
"I suppose back to the Castle though I'm having some trouble finding my way," Ace replied.
"I don't care where you take me as long as you're with me," Maddy whined.
"Now you're just being to adorable, are you trying to make love with me again," Ace teased.
"Wah, Acey is a perv, Acey is a perv," Maddy whined.
Ace laughed, and lifted her up to his face so he could kiss her. Then just as he was about to descend onto her, he heard a loud snort. Both of them looked ahead to see a creature of some sort that looked like a horse.
It was a large creature no doubt. For a horse it raised 30- Hands which was incredible height for a horse. But, it was not bulkily looking it was lean, with elegant muscles striding across all of its body points. With long lashed orbs of gold and yellow. The hoofs were a solid gold that gleamed at the light and shone even in the dark. Its head was covered in armor and attached itself at the throatlatch of the neck. There was shiny color of his fur that was a beautiful dark blue that appeared more a black. Inside of long stranding hair for the mane it was butchered cut so it was standing up straight and thick like the ones seen on Chinese horses. Inside of short normal horse chomping teeth the creature had long fangs as those of a shark's. Last but not least the tail was cut short to the same length as his hock joint.
As for what it was doing was strange to Maddy. Lying around the beast was dead bodies and emerging out of the bodies were black spirits rising up in the direction of the sky. And as they raised the beast would bring them into his mouth and devour them.
"Marco, enjoying your meal," Ace spoke.
"I'm afraid it's more of a bother then an enjoyment being as though you killed these peasants," Marco spoke.
Ace laughed and set Maddy down just in case his aquatint would try and attack.
"And who is this," Marco the horse spoke spying on Maddy from a far.
"Not your dinner I hope," Ace joked, bringing a hand to the tilt of his sword.
"Do not think that you can challenge me knight, I am older and a master at my unpleasant job, I can also see very well that she is a foreigner," Marco spoke.
"Horsey," Maddy spoke softly.
"That's and insult Miss I am without a doubt a wrangler," Marco spoke.
"What's that," Maddy asked?
"A soul eater," He replied.
"Sounds creepy," Maddy whined.
"It is and I wouldn't have to do it if some people disposed of the bodies before they become a hassle," Marco growled.
"But then you wouldn't need to exists, so I'm actually doing you a favor," Ace joked.
Marco sighed," You're an impossible man."
"Ha-ha you're so mean," Ace spoke.
Marco sighed and turned his attention away from the annoying knight." What is your name young lady," He asked?
"Maddy," She replied." Is this just a form that you have or are you always this way," She asked?
"I have other forms but I do not use them often," He replied.
"Well since you don't have hands at the moment can I pet you," Maddy asked?
"Of course child," Marco replied, walking to her and stretching out his neck so she could pet him.
She stroked his muzzle the moved to his neck, there was nothing in the world Maddy loved more then to stoke a horse even a kind of horse. Marco used his horse lips to kiss Maddy on the forehead and let go to back away from her.
"Perhaps I'll see you another time dear Maddy," Marco spoke, turning around and bolting off in a sudden mind twisting gallop that left him out of sight amongst the trees.
"He's strange," Maddy mumbled.
"Yes and very dangerous," Ace spoke.
"Can we set up camp," Maddy asked, and looked up at Ace in the eye.
"Why," Ace spoke surprised?
"Because its dark now and I'm tired," Maddy answered.
"Of course love," Ace spoke, and gently kissed her on the lips.
In a couple seconds Ace was able to magically make camp being that he was a master at tent making. Maddy kept remembering the Jabberwocky and the Wrangler and how they had their own forms. She thought of how strange it was that the roles matched the monsters.
"Ace does all the role holders have forms," Maddy asked?
"I think every one does, for example Jack and Marco have their forms, Julius is the clock guard, Boris the Cheshire cat, Blood the Hatter, Elliot the March Hare, and me the knave," Ace answered.
"Knave," Maddy spoke.
"Heh don't worry about it, it's not really a form just a name," Ace said with a shrug.
"Oh, hey Ace are we," Maddy spoke but cut off her words.
"Are we what," Ace asked?
"Like together," Maddy replied.
Confused Ace tilted his head. "I mean like boyfriend and girlfriend," Maddy explained.
In response, Ace pulled Maddy into him and lay down on the ground so that she was on top of him. "Puppy, of course we are what made you believe we were not," Ace asked, right next to her ear so with every word his lips brushed against her.
"Well I'm not one to just figure," Maddy spoke.
"Heh Puppy do you remember the last time we were in a tent together," Ace asked?
"Yes we were wrestling," Maddy replied.
Ace chuckled, and kissed her on the lips. "We should continue where we left of," Ace suggested.
"Okay, but I'm gunna win this time," Maddy growled.
"Really, well the first one to get the prisoner back in its prison wins," Ace purred.
Author's note: Shazam! Short chapter but whatever! Okay so I'm really bored right now and have no humor in my writing like I usually have, sigh. Anyways, goodday.
Chapter updates:
Chapter 12- Personal Maid
Will force myself to post this one in between Wed-Fri night okay.
All my other chapter's are a blank right now but I usually get ideas when I'm writing a current chapter.