Chapter 25: Seeking the Truth
Helia drove all the way home in tears. He didn't know what to believe anymore. He wanted to believe his love but his father, the one that cared for him and raised him. How could he not believe his father?
"I just don't know who to believe" Helia said to himself as he got off his bike and ran all the way inside the castle. He ignored everyone as he ran to the castle library. "There has to be answers."
Helia went into the library and started collecting books and documents that had any involvement with the deceased King and Queen. Helia looked through every book trying to find any reason to believe that the man who raised him killed his true loves parents.
Hours had passed in the library. As Helia was about to give up he turned to a page and caught a glimpse of the deceased King and Queen holding their beautiful daughter. Helia gazed at the princess and at the queen and found similarities between the two and Flora. "They both have Flora's eyes." Helia cried "And the queen look so much like her, so beautiful in every way." Helia then closed the book and left out of the library. He knew he needed to talk to Flora. He also knew he needed to hear his father's side, for he believed that his father really was a murderer.
As he walked down the hall he heard familiar voices talking in his fathers chambers.
"Your Highness. I have an important issue that I would like to speak to you" Helia heard a woman say to his father
"I'm busy Rapunzel. We can talk later" Helia's father replied. Helia was about leave until...
"But your majesty it's about that girl Flora." Helia stopped dead in his tracks as he heard Rapunizel say Flora's name
"What about her?" Edward asked
"Well I did some tests on her the day she was under that spell."
"And?" Edward questioned a little nervous
"Why are you so nervous all of the sudden your "Highness"? Is it because you know that Flora is the daughter of King Charles and Queen Iris."As Helia heard this he lost all respect for his father
"I ummm... That's mad woman. My friends and their daughter died from a posion plant." Edward told her
"So you say. Well I have proof that Flora is the true princess. She's the same blood match as her parents and she has the same powers as the Queen her "Mother."
"Well then if this news is true then how did Flora survive and what happened to her parents" The king said calmly
"Queen Iris, one of my good friends sent her to my brother and his wife where they raised Flora." Rapunizel explained
"Oh no."
"Oh no is right Edward. I know everything that went down that day. I know you murdered the true king and queen and tried to get away with it. The only thing you didn't think of was Princess Flora surviving and one day meeting your son again."
"This is not what I planned. What am I supposed to do now?" Edward yelled then got a quick thought. "Wait. I got it. I have to kill Flora before she finds out everything...And you Rapunizel... I'm afraid you will have to die to. I don't want you running around telling anyone."
"WHAT!" You can't do this." Yelled Repunizel who was struggling to get out of Edwards grip.
"Yes I can and I have to." Edward smirked "I didn't mind Flora and Helia being together, but now that you know my little secret I can't have you telling her now can I?"
Edward took Rapunizel by the neck and started chocking her. Helia couldn't take it anymore so he used his laser gloves, he used the strings to grab Rapuizel out of his fathers grip and bring her to here.
"Are you ok Rpunizel?"
"Yes... Thank you...Helia." Rapunizel said as she tried to breathe right. "You... have... to help Flora before its too... late."
"Helia what are you doing here?" His father questioned
"So it is true." Helia said as a tear ran out of his eyes
"What?"
"Don't play games with me, I heard everything you killed Flora's parents to become king." Helia exclaimed
Edward smirked at his son. "Yes it's true son I did kill the true king and queen, and if I would have been smart enough Flora would be dead too."
"Why did you do it?"
"Because I wanted the best for my family. I wanted you and your mother to have the best."
Helia couldn't take it anymore. He knew his father was lieing. He then punched Edward causing him to fall. "YOUR WRONG. We had a wonderful life before you did this. Our life was perfect and we had the best."
"O well." Edward smirked. "GUARDS!" After that said the royal guards came in. "Sieze them."
The guards came running towards Rapunizel and Helia but Rapunizel placed a shield around them "Go Helia. Go find Flora before he does and kills her. That's his next plan now that he knows the truth."
"But what about you?" Helia asked he didn't want to leave Rapunizel.
"I'll be fine. Please just go and protect Flora and tell her everything. She will understand, she loves you." Rapunizel explained
"But?"
"Just go." Rapunizel yelled as the shield was getting weaker
"Right." Helia soon ran out of the shield and jumped out the window. He then escaped the palace on his bike and rode to find hiss true love.
"I'm sorry Flora. I should have trusted you."
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