"Someone please explain to me what is happening?! Teddy! Your alive! COME HERE!" Olivia opened her arms and hugged Teddy. After the embrace, Stephen got the plan started.
"Wait before anything happens! I need to know! Teddy how are you alive?"
"My story is so crazy, I don't think you'll believe it sis…..When we were sent out for search and rescue missions, i begged Fitz to take me with him…..As we were leaving Jake joined in. So, as we did our duty and were about to head back we noticed a child in the forest….So I went down after her…..When I was coming back up my rope was jammed….I tried to contact Fitz, but communications were down.
Finally I was relieved that Jake came down…..He told me to hand the kid to him which I did…..So when it was my turn to hook on to his line….He smirked at me…..Then he said to me "I'm sorry Teddy….It has to be done…..I want the throne and you and your brother are in the way…..Hope you understand." Then he cut my rope and went up to the aircraft. As I landed the fire was fuming. The big man was looking out for me because I felt my oxygen still effective and I ran to the nearest waterfalls and jumped in…..With share luck I was able to survive in that water hole and withstand the fire…
With an old radio frequency I was able to contact Stephen and he rescued me…..But, I'm not important right now…..What's important right now…..What's important is clearing my brothers name and taking down Jake and Uncle Henry."
"We've hatched up a plan…..So Sunday is when Jake wants to be announced as the crowned prince…..I'd say we do our research enough time to expose all of them on live television. We have one another advantage which is that Teddy's body camera made it out of the rescue, so we have on tape what he said to Teddy." Stephen finished.
"So August Rashford…..He's got to be tied to some royal of sorts in England. An ordinary person does not have the name Rashford….."
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Olivia smiled and rolled up her sleeve. Then the doorbell rang and Olivia went to answer it. When she opened it Isabell bolted through the door and ran to Teddy.
"Theodore Grant! DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN!" She cried and Teddy closed his eyes and embraced the love of his life. For the rest of the night Olivia checked on Teddy's injuries and emailed her boss saying that she is taking some personal time off from the hospital.
The next morning the group got started. Isabell ran to the library to do research on the precise detail about Laconia laws. Stephen and Abby got in touch with their people in England. Olivia prepared the information board and gathered all of the information. There was so many Rashford's that were linked to the royal family that it was hard to narrow now. So they had no choice but to go through every one of them. Meanwhile, Fitz was drowning himself in alcohol and in misery. He lost his brother, then finds out out that the man he loved and looked up to wasn't even his biological mother at all, and to top it all off what he has trained for his whole life have been taken away from him. Life was amazing. The irony, a month ago he had it all. Then there was one person who he couldn't stop thinking about. Olivia. His Livvie…..He keep trying to tell himself that it was over now and that he needed to move on, but deep down Fitz knew he was just lying to himself.
He missed Ethan terribly as well. This was terrible. Fitz looked up as there was a knock on the door. Look who it was his mother who lied to him and the man that's supposedly his father.
"Fitzgerald….."
"Hello...mother." Fitz replied in an unamused voice.
"I know you are hurting and that you are upset….but if….."
"I don't want to hear it mother! The man who I thought was my dad wasn't really my dad at all. And the man who is a drunk sea captain…..You should have never made me the crowned prince…...My life would have been simple…..And now….Now I have nothing….I'm nothing…."
"Don't say that…..I'm sooo sorry…."
"What's done is done mother, I will be out of the Palace Monday morning."
"Fi…."
"Get out…..Please...Both of you…." Fitz did not have the energy to talk anymore and especially if August was with her. Sunday was quickly and it seems that all hope is lost for the group. The only positive is that they can work around Laconia law. It say the person who shall inherit the throne must be of royal blood on both parents. But it does not say they had to be king or queen.
They must not give up, for Fitz. For the country. Olivia's living room was covered with books, papers, and more. It's been tough because the rumors got stronger that her and Fitz have spilt. To the point where she just wants to confirm it. This is not the time for that right now. Now it was Friday night and the group have almost lost hope. Stephen was on the floor next to Abby who had her head on her shoulders. Olivia was sitting on the chair. Isabell was readdressing Teddy's wounds. Ethan got bored and started to color on one of the papers that was on the table.
When Olivia noticed this she went to stop him.
"Ethan, no we don't color on these documents okay baby…."
"Come on buddy, let's go outside." Abby smiled and took Ethan out. Olivia was cleaning up the mess and then notice something on the paper that Ethan was coloring. Price Samuel Reed Allen Martin of England. She researched the name, put things together and pinned it down.
"I GOT IT! I GOT IT!"
Everyone gathered around.
"Prince Samuel Reed Allen of England was the last child of Mary II of England, but he died after he was married and had a son. The son and the wife disappeared and was found in later in southern England. The Son of Prince Samuel is the direct descent of August Rashford. The wife of Prince Samuel remarried to Bradeley Rashford, hence the last name."
"OH MY GOD LIV! YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? This means that Fits can be the Crowned Prince still. August is of Royal Blood. Everyone got up and celebrated. They were so close to giving up, but fate had another way. With this new found information, everyone got to work about how they will pull this off. Once the planning was done the group headed to bed because tomorrow was going to be one busy day. Saturday was spent setting everything up and making sure it will work. Sunday came and it was time to head to crowning ceremony.
Olivia and Ethan got seated and a few minutes later the Queen, Prince Henry and Jake proceeded in. As the ceremony began a projector came down and the video on Teddy's body cam came on. Inside and out the ceremony. They leaked the footage to all of Laconia media outlets. Then Teddy crutched over.
"This is nice and all, but my Uncle and cousin have been plotting to take the throne from my mother and my mother. They have no shame and have tricked each and everyone on of you.
Laconia deserves a leader that is pure and works hard to make this country prosper. Prince Jacob is not one. I know what you are thinking now I will be the crowned prince. Although, I love my country and the citizens. I am not fit to rule. My brother deserves the throne more than any person in this room. I know our laws said that whoever shall inherit the throne must have both parents of royal blood…...Well we've discovered that my brothers biological father is the direct descendant of Prince Samuel Reed Allen of England. If you turn your attention to the prompt to the left you can see how they all tie into each other….."
When Teddy was finished there was a stunned silence. Fitz has gotten through to the guards and reached his brother. He couldn't believe it but he had to embrace his brother to make sure this was a reality. Teddy hugged his brother tight and long.
"Please, don't ever do that to me again….." Fitz cried hugging his brother. Then Catherine came down and hugged her boys. She had her boys back.
As everyone was soaking all this in Prince Henry pulled one of the guards gun and managed to get a shot off. They tackled him down and had Jake in handcuffs as well. Fitz felt the bullet hit his shoulder and instantly yelled out. Olivia got up immediately and went to Fitz. She knelt down and noticed it was just a flesh wound and that the bullet did not hit any arteries.
"Your going to be okay baby…Hang on okay…." Fitz was still alert, but was in inmance amount of pain. Soon they had him on a stretcher and to the hospital.
Two weeks have passed and a lot has occurred. Henry and Jacob have been stripped of their titles and have been given trail dates. They were going to go to jail for a fact. Fitz have been given back his title of The Crowned Prince of Laconia. The world was shocked on the news of Prince Henry and Jacob, but now people were trying to head back to their normal lives and trying to move past this. Fitz was sitting down at the back entrance of the Palace, when his mother sat down next to him.
"I'm sorry…..I wasn't a good mother…."
"Mother….I know I haven't been this pleasant, but you are an amazing mom….."
"No, I'm not because if I was you wouldn't be torturing yourself like this…."
"Mother….."
"You know when life throws you a curve….you tend to be alone….Handle it by yourself…..Shut yourself off…..And it's all my fault….."
"No….." Catherine didn't let him finish and continued.
"You know when I came back to the Palace once leaving August I was a broken girl. I married your father out of rash decisions and when I had you I was happy again…..Our marriage was happy, and your father kept me happy…...But when he died I was consumed with grief….Although he was not the love of my life, I still loved him…..I was filled with my own sadness because I lost August now I lost your father…..Somehow I ignored how much you were hurting as well…...I was mom and dad for you and your brother….Somehow I lost myself…
I didn't teach you how amazing it is to love someone and for them to love you back….."
"Mother….this is nonsense…."
"Oh, yeah? Okay well then why are you alone?"
"Don't worry about me mother…..I am fine."
"Of course I have to worry about you...I am your mother…" Just as Fitz was about to speak his phone lit up and it was a picture of Olivia and Ethan on the swing.
"You know when I saw you interacting with Ethan this summer….It reminded me of your father and you…..You were always following him around and wanted to be just like him…..You wanted to give Ethan what you didn't have for that much…..Which was a father figure…"
"He's a great kid…"
"I bet you miss him….."
"You have no idea….."
"What about Olivia…..Do you miss her too….?"
"That's over with now mom….."
"That's a shame Fitz…..She was perfect for you." Catrina gave her son a kiss on his forehead and left.
Olivia pulled into her driveway and she almost slammed onto her breaks when she saw the two Range Rovers were there. Fitz got out of the car and stood there looking at her with intense sad eyes. She observed him and he looked like he aged ten years. He was in jeans and a long sleeve. He also had a sling on because of his healing shoulder. Olivia got out of the car, being careful not to slam the door because Ethan was sleeping. Fitz walked over and gave Olivia a small smile.
"Hi…"