You guys ready for the next part? Of course you are!
Sorry for the very long delay! I was working on another new story called, "Love of Family", please check that out too, if you have not!
Other than that, let's continue!
Mistaken Part 4: Innocent
As Nightfly was being taken to the fort, where Blu, his family, and bodyguards were, he was wondering what fate he would encounter as he was being told repeatedly to move by the soldiers with him.
"Okay, I'm going!" Nightfly shouted in retaliation as a soldier poked him with a dull end of a spear. "May god have mercy on me." Nightfly said under his breath.
Blu, Jewel, along with some of their bodyguards were in a tent, talking to each other when Ralph came in with a couple of soldiers, who were holding onto Nightfly and pushed him froward, causing him to knee down on the ground.
"Ralph, who is this?" Blu asked, wondering why Ralph brought a teenage blue macaw in here.
"This, your majesty, is the bird who kidnapped the princess." Ralph reported.
"I see." Blu said while putting a wing under his chin.
"How many times do I have to say it!" Nightfly shouted in vain. "I didn't do it!"
Before Blu could respond, Marcus, infuriated by the young one's actions, stepped forward and brought his axe up against Nightfly's neck.
"How dare you speak such tongue to his majesty!" Marcus shouted right in his face. "I would chop your head off now!"
"Marcus!" Blu yelled. "That is enough! I will handle this."
"My deepest analogies, your majesty." Marcus bowed and then stepped aside where Stella comforted him.
And Blu came forward right in front of Nightfly, who had his head bowed down, while still being tied and kneeing.
"So, you like to kidnap royalty right?" Blu said sternly, Nightfly not saying anything. "And yet you say you didn't do it."
Blu paused before continuing.
"You do realize you have a lot of witnesses, a whole group of soldiers who seen you with the princess." Blu said while circling around Nightfly.
Blu took out his sword, the noise attaching Nightfly and he started sweating as he expected the king to take off his head right in front of everyone. However Blu only stopped in front of Nightfly and just like Marcus, brought his sword right up against his neck.
"Care to say anything in defense." Blu ordered.
Before Nightfly or Blu could say anything, Jewel had enough of this and stepped in.
"Blu!" Jewel yelled sternly. "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Blu replied.
"It looks like you are torturing a young one, I will not have that!" Jewel shouted.
Before anyone could say anything, Jewel continued on.
"Everyone out, and that includes you Blu." Jewel ordered. "And Ralph, untie him."
"Excuse me, my queen?" Ralph asked, unsure of what he just heard.
"You heard me Major, untie him." Jewel focused her eyes sternly on Ralph.
Ralph nodded to the two soldiers behind Nightfly to untie him, which they did. Nightfly stood up, confused at what the queen was doing. And as soon as everyone was out of the tent, Jewel smiled at Nightfly to come over and sit down. Nightfly was rather confused, but did as the queen instructed.
"Are you comfortable, young one?" Jewel asked.
"I didn't do it, my queen." Nightfly hastily blurted out.
"Okay, slow down, here have some water." And Jewel held a cup of water for Nightfly to take, which he did and drank it, cooling his warm throat. "Now calmly and slowly tell me what you do know." Jewel asked him after he finished drinking.
"Well, my queen, I am a wanderer, I was walking through the forest when I noticed a group of macaws tying up the princess. I knew it was not a good sign as I noticed they were bandits, so I decided to confront them. I fought them with my sword and shield and managed to kill all of them, I untied the princess and before going to return her, I washed my sword in a nearby river. When I was going back to town, I saw the soldiers looking for her, so I walked towards them and allowed them to take her. However, they thought I kidnapped her so they tied me up and brought me here."
Jewel knew Nightfly was telling the truth because of how calmly he explained it and the look in his eyes told her that he was being honest. Plus, he was only a teenager, committing such a crime was unnatural for such a young one, a young one would know that such a crime would get him or her a beheading.
"Well I believe you." Jewel comforted Nightfly. "You would not mind if we prove that what you are saying is true?" Jewel asked.
"Of course!" Nightfly yelled excitedly, but calmed down. "My queen." He bowed his head.
"Alright than, let's go."
Jewel and Nightfly went out of the tent to find everyone standing out, in case something should happen to Jewel.
"Are you alright, my queen?" Alex asked, while bowing.
"I'm alright Alex." Jewel replied to the snow owl. "Where is his majesty?" Jewel wondered, not seeing Blu anywhere.
"He went to go see Princess Bia in the hospital building." Alex told Jewel.
Blu, in his upset state, decided to go see Bia, who was resting on a bed in the hospital building of the fort.
"How is she Sorrel?" Blu asked, sorrow in his voice.
"She will be alright, your majesty, she suffered a big wound on her head, but I managed to heal it. It will take some time for her to wake, she just needs some rest and quiet." Sorrel reported.
"Okay, thank you, can you leave us?" Blu requested.
"Of course, your majesty." And Sorrel left to give the two some private time.
Blu looked down at his resting princess, a big bandage wrapped around her head. She was motionless as she was still unconscious.
"I am so sorry sweetie, this is all my fault." Blu quietly and sadly said while tears started coming to his eyes. "I'm just glad you are alright."
As Blu was sitting down beside Bia, Jewel and Nightfly came in, to see Blu crying a little.
"Blu." Jewel said coming to him and wrapping her wing around him in comfort.
"I shouldn't have been so hard on her." Blu cried.
"It's okay, she is okay and is fine." Jewel tried to assure Blu everything was alright.
And then Blu noticed Nightfly standing behind them, anger starting to refill him.
"What is he doing here?" Blu quietly, but in an upset tone, said.
"He is going to prove he didn't do it, just give him a chance." Jewel told Blu before he may do any harm to Nightfly.
Blu got up and stood before Nightfly, towering over him.
"I hope for your sake that you are telling the truth." Blu sternly said.
"I am, your majesty." Nightfly bowed.
And Blu, Jewel, Nightfly, and some of their bodyguards got on their horses and rode off into the forest, Nightfly leading them to the place where he fought the bandits to save the princess. Nightfly really hoped that this evidence would clear his name.
So? Will Blu believe now that Nightfly is telling the truth? You guys have to wait!
And you have to wait for a long time because I now have to start working on something special for Valentine's Day!
