Dreamland Fantasy

Chapter 19

Author's Note: Hi everyone thank you all so much for the fantastic reviews I received. I am glad to hear all of your thoughts and reviews please keep them coming. Also this chapter is a bit longer this week and does deal with more violence than the previous chapters so please be aware when reading. Also I would really love to hear all of your feedback on this chapter as I am not one to usually write these kind of action scenes and want to know your thoughts on it. Thanks for following along with the story. Mars Light

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Serena walked back and forth in her small bedroom as she rung her hands together nervously. She closed her eyes tight to block out the noise, but could still hear the shouts in her head of the soldiers moving closer.

She slowly lowered herself down to the floor and curled up against her bed, covering her ears trying to block away the sounds that haunted her memories and the tears that welled up inside from the concern in her heart of what had become of Endymion.

She heard a gentle knocking at her door and sat back up quickly wiping away the tears from her eyes knowing she would have a hard time explaining why she was crying to her family and tried to make herself look as normal as possible, then took a deep breath and called out "come in"

Sam slowly opened the door and looked inside to see his sister sitting on the floor with her eyes all red and puffy and shook of his head telling her sarcastically "wow Serena you actually look worse than you do on a normal day"

Serena looked over to her brother not in the mood to deal with his rudeness and with an exasperated sigh she asked "what do you want Sam?"

Sam walked further into her room seeing she seemed more upset now then she did early this morning and looked to her concerned stating "you have kept yourself locked in your room all day and well I thought we had plans together"

Serena looked to her brother and remembered there conversation in the kitchen from early this morning when she had asked him to do something and he had agreed.

She nodded her head and stood up from the floor remembering Endymion's last words to her reminding her that she needed to continue on for her brother to love and protect him always, then wiped away her last tears from her face telling him "yes I'm sorry Sam your right, just give me a moment and I will be right down"

Sam looked to his sister seeing that she seemed very upset over something, but was left unsure what it was and nodded his head he replied "alright" and then slowly walked out of her room closing the door behind him.

He walked down the stairs puzzled at what it was that had Serena so upset, almost like she just lost her best friend forever.

He got to the bottom of the stairs and saw his mother by the door putting her coat on as Ilene looked to him stating "I am going shopping to get groceries for the week. Is there anything you want me to pick up special for your school lunch?"

Sam nodded his head telling her innocently "yeah some ham and cheese for me"

Ilene gave a little smile and patted him on the head telling him "you got it" then called up the stairs to her daughter asking "Serena what would you like for school lunch"

Sam looked up the stairs not sure if she would even respond and looked to his mother with a worried face stating "I don't think she is herself today. I just went into her room and found her there crying on the floor of her room?"

Ilene looked to him concerned and then looked up the stairs questioning "she was crying?"

Sam nodded his head knowing Serena was holding onto some big secret and told her "yeah, I'm not sure what it was about, she wouldn't tell me, but she seemed pretty upset"

Ilene nodded her head knowing her daughter lately had been keeping a lot of secrets and was about to reply to Sam, when she turned around to see Serena come walking down the steps looking like her casual self.

Ilene looked to Sam questionably who nodded his head back in assurance and then she took a breath telling Serena "I was going to the super market to pick up something for your lunches what would you like to have dear?"

Serena walked past her mother and told her regally with a simple wave of her hand "actually I would very much enjoy some gravitz and loy thank you"

Ilene looked to her daughter surprised by the request then shook her head telling her "I am afraid I am not familiar with that. Is it some new brand that came out?"

Serena looked to her mother's confused face not knowing where those words and actions came from, it was almost as if someone else was speaking through her mouth. She took a deep breath trying to calm her rapidly beating heart then shook her head telling her "turkey and Swiss cheese will be fine"

Ilene nodded her head a little relived that was all she had requested telling her "you got it" then looked over to Sam standing nearby, who gave his sister a strange knowing look then turned back to Serena asking her seriously "is everything alright Serena?"

Serena took a deep breath knowing she couldn't begin to be able to explain everything she was feeling inside, that a strange princess was taking over her life, and the man she loved had sacrificed himself to save her.

She shook her head telling her mother, brother and partially herself too "yeah I'm fine" as she quickly turned and continued walking away towards the kitchen. She went and sat down at the table putting her head down between her hands and took a deep breath she questioned herself quietly "gravitz and loy why did I say that? What is coming over me?"

She heard footsteps come walking into the room and turned back around expecting to see one of her parents come walking in to check on her, but instead found her brother standing there with his arms crossed asking seriously "ok what's going on?"

Serena looked up to him trying to act calmly and shook her head telling him "nothing"

Sam looked to her with his arms crossed and a shake of his head telling "gravitz and what was it? Really Serena"

Serena looked to him knowing her brother was more attentive then usual and tried to come up with a quick explanation for the odd request telling him "it is a new low carb version of turkey and cheese"

Sam looked to her knowing Serena was never one to worry about carbs before and that she was lying again now, he shook his head calling her out on her lie asking "since when do you worry about carbs and why were you crying in your room before?"

Serena looked around the room trying to find a quick answer to tell him that wouldn't require a full explanation of everything, then looked down to the floor trying to appear dejected she told him sadly "since my date the other night bailed on me for someone else"

Sam looked to her unsure if that was really the reason she had been crying and acting strangely then shook his head asking "is that why you have been acting so odd? That you went out on a date with a huge jerk?"

Serena took a deep breath trying to sound upset over the situation, seeing how in truth she hadn't given Jonathan a second thought since that night and nodded her head telling him "yeah it was really upsetting, but I don't want to talk about it any further. I don't need the reminder of just how pathetic I really am"

Sam looked to her and knew the tears that she had cried were very real, whoever this guy was she had cared about him then shook his head telling her sympathetically "you're not pathetic Serena and that guy he isn't worth your tears, you can do so much better than him"

Serena looked to her brother surprised to hear kind words out of his mouth and told him with a little smile "thanks Sam"

Sam nodded his head, he didn't know much about teenage girls and their crushes, but he knew his sister well enough and walked over to the freezer and pulled out a container of cookies and cream ice cream telling her "it looks like you could use this?"

Serena looked to her brother holding the container of ice cream out and a little grin crossed her face, then shook her head telling him with a smile "I have a better idea how about we go get our bikes and ride down to the ice cream shop down the street, it will be my treat"

Sam thought about it for a moment as his face twisted uncomfortably telling her "some of my friends might be there and see me arrive with my older sister" then looked seeing the surprised dejected look in Serena's eyes and nodded his head telling her "but sure why not, but if any of my friends are there I don't know you"

Serena looked to her brother and shook her head realizing how her father must have felt the other night when she had said almost the same words to him and made a mental note to apologize to him later for her rude behavior and nodded her head telling Sam "understood"

Sam started to walk out of the kitchen as he called out "I'll go get my jacket"

Serena heard her brother busy in the other room and for now her secrets were still safe, she took a deep breath and let it out slow knowing at least for now she had to keep her personal feelings hidden away then turned around and for just a moment she saw a man with dark hair and amazing blue eyes standing outside the kitchen window.

She quickly ran out the back door and looked around her backyard as she called out "Endymion"

She looked around, but there was no one there she was alone and shook her head knowing it was impossible for him to be here telling herself "get a hold of yourself Serena it's not possible, he couldn't have been here it's all in your head"

Ilene heard her daughter's cry from outside and walked to the backdoor quickly to see Serena searching around for something as she looked to her concerned asking "is everything alright Serena?"

Serena turned around surprised to see her mother standing in the doorway, then took a deep breath telling her "yes I just thought I saw something outside, but I was wrong" as she walked past her mother back into the house.

Ilene looked to her concerned knowing Serena was keeping a large secret asking her "are you sure dear your brother mentioned earlier that you did not seem yourself and I believe he is right, maybe if you tell me what it is I can help you?"

Serena took a deep breath knowing she had to tell her mother something and got ready to tell her the same excuse she gave to Sam about Jonathan hoping it would satisfy some of her questions, when she saw his face again in the reflection of the refrigerator only this time he had a large bruise on his cheek. She felt her breath caught in her throat as Ilene looked on concerned asking "Serena what is it dear?"

Serena looked to her mother but all she could see was his face starring back at her and shook her head trying to block away the image as she heard his voice in her head telling her "I will do what I must"

Ilene stood there seeing her daughter crying real tears, but did not know why as she walked over and put her arms around her concerned questioning "Serena what is it?"

Serena wasn't listening to her mother as she closed her eyes and imagined herself back in that cave again seeing him standing there saying his good byes, she had tears streaming down her cheeks she cried out "stop it, please don't do this"

Ilene held onto her daughters shoulders tightly to steady her, seeing Serena falling apart in front of her own eyes asking worried "Serena, Serena what is it please talk to me?"

Serena opened her eyes up and took a few deep breaths knowing what she saw was only in her own memories and tried to get a hold of her feelings, knowing she was still in her kitchen while saying to herself " it's all in your head, it's not real"

She let out her last deep breath and looked up seeing her mother's worried expression then shook her head telling her "sorry mom, I don't know what came over me, but I'm fine now"

She walked away from her mother's tight hold and over to the kitchen sink and started to splash some water onto her face, but she still saw his face looking back at her through the window reflection while her mother's words came from behind telling her strongly "you are not fine, what is going on Serena?"

Serena took a deep breath and knew after the scene she just made it would not be an easy explanation of why and went to grab the dish towel to dry her hands off when she heard her mother calling out to her "Serena what is it? What's wrong?"

She turned around to face her mother hearing her panicked voice, but was no longer in her kitchen. She shook her head wondering what happened, this time there were no warning, no headaches, no falling asleep, no spinning, or jerk movements, but yet here she was again.

She looked around trying to get her bearings seeing she was sitting in a wooden cart full of hay in an old fashioned village of some sort with three tall men wearing grey uniforms stood nearby, they seemed to be guarding her, from what though she wasn't sure.

She kept her head lowered and her ears open hoping to get some idea of where she was and with whom when she saw two older men standing nearby whispering to each other. She tried to move to the other side of the cart careful not to draw too much attention to herself and overhear what they were saying, but found that her leg was tied up to one side of the cart restricting her movements.

She let out a loud gulp not having a good feeling about where she was at the moment, when she saw a boy maybe a couple years younger than her brother Sam look up at her and with a shake of his head he spit down on the ground and looked at her with hatred in his eyes saying the words aloud "white kingdom scum"

Serena was taken back by his words not understanding why a boy of his age could feel such hatred for her when all of a sudden she heard shouting and cheers coming up from the other side of a tall structure. She stood up on her tippy toes and tried to look out to see what it was that had everyone so excited about, but was unable to see over the large crowd of people.

She heard a woman's voice speak out loud over the crowd, a leader commanding of her people as she rallied up the crowd. She couldn't see the woman's face, but heard her voice and felt a chill go down her spine knowing who it was. It was a voice she hadn't been able to forget or ever would, Beryl.

Serena listened intently and heard her speak to the people around her about change and protection making it sound as if she was the enemy, that she meant to harm and destroy this world and those who lived there, but what frightened her the most were those who listened so closely.

They obviously believed Beryl's lies as she heard the angry shouts from the crowd and wrapped her arms around herself a little tighter feeling a cold shiver.

She sat back down on the hay and wrapped her arms around her knees tightly then looked over and saw the two older men who still stood by the wooden cart speaking as they whispered back and forth one quietly said "I don't know about this Beryl woman her ideas are not one of peace such as when Endymion was ruler"

The other man shook his head afraid someone had overheard them speak and told him quietly "yes you are right, but you better not be caught as an Endymion sympathizer otherwise you could end up at the end of a hangman's noose also"

Serena covered her mouth in shock as she heard them speak afraid to know what had become of Endymion what he had suffered because of her, then stood up and looked around, seeing for the first time what the large structure was in front of her, then put her hand up to her throat realizing what her own fate would be.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and shook her head knowing now was not the time to fall apart, she had to find some way out of this. Some way to stop this from happening, to escape, but how?

She looked to where the two older men were standing and hoped maybe she could convince one of them to help her, but then she heard the deafening sound of a loud drum start rumbling and then came the order she dreaded hearing "bring out the prisoner!"

The crowd went quiet and she couldn't speak, but felt her legs go weak underneath her as her breathe became hitched in her throat, knowing this is how it would all end.

She closed her eyes tight and counted to five hoping she would wake up from this nightmare and be back in her kitchen again safe as she counted backwards and then opened her eyes, but she was still held on the same cart and cried out "please, please, please wake up, you must wake up"

She closed her eyes again and took a few deep breaths then opened her eyes again, but she was not in her safe home, but still in the cart and could hear the sounds of the crowd going restless while the three men who were standing guard turned around to face her, the one with long silvery hair stated coldly "its time"

She was trembling as she saw them motion for her to walk forward, she moved forward towards them shuffling her feet slowly. Two men one with long brown hair and one with short blonde hair reached out and took her by the arms. They followed behind the man with long silver hair who was obviously in charge.

She let out a loud gulp as they led her through the crowd as there prisoner with her ankles bound together attached with a long piece of rope. She shuffled slowly along behind them not feeling in any rush to end her life, while others looked down at her as she passed with hatred in there eyes, spitting down on the ground by her feet while calling out to her much worse names then scum.

She closed her eyes to trying to block out there hateful words as they led her up to a high wooden platform that overlooked the crowd. She opened her eyes and looked out on the crowd of people that came to watch her life being taken away, so she could be there entertainment to show off Beryl's power.

She looked out hoping to see one friendly face or one sad eye in the crowd, but all she saw were the scowling and victorious faces looking back at her. She shook her head wondering what kind of place this was. It certainly wasn't the wonderful land that Endymion had once spoken to her about.

The woman Beryl stood up in front of her with a gleam in her eyes telling her happily "you lost princess" and then turned speaking out loudly to the crowd "you see the it is I who will protect this kingdom, it is I who will bring about peace and prosperity once the rulers of the white kingdom are all gone, all our troubles will soon be over"

Serena looked to Beryl feeling a hatred inside of her she never knew existed before and shook her head telling her adamantly "you're wrong, the only man who could have brought about peace and given hope to these people was Endymion"

Beryl turned and looked at her with disdain then shook her head telling the crowd "do not listen to her lies, she is from the white kingdom and trying to trick all of you"

Serena looked out and saw the crowd murmuring, then shook her head hearing how they all responded and worshipped under Beryl's rule as a tear ran down her eyes thinking of her last conversation with Endymion and questioning what it was that he had been trying to save. What hope could possibly be left?

Her thoughts were broken when she was dragged up to the front of the stage where a trap door was set under her feet and a rope hung high above reaching just down to her neck.

She immediately started breathing heavy as they dragged her forward and she was unsure what would kill her first the rope tied around her neck or having a heart attack before she got there.

She closed her eyes and felt them put the rope around her neck as she heard Beryl's evil cackling nearby then took what she was sure would be her last deep breath and waited for the moment of her death to come when she heard a voice at her ear whisper quietly assuring her "all would be well"

She opened her eyes unsure what he meant that she would end up in heaven when all this was over as she felt the noose being tightened and heard the crowd counting down from five, four, three, two, one

She closed her eyes tight hoping it would be a quick death and her neck would just snap in half as she felt the floor open up from underneath her as she let out a scream and dropped down, but she continued dropping right through the wooden platform and into someone's waiting arms.

She opened her eyes wide and took a few deep breaths knowing she was still alive and that she was safe at least she thought so seeing the man who caught her dressed in all black with a dark hood covering his face he told her "come we must leave now"

Serena nodded her head in response unable to use words at the moment. She didn't know who he was or where he was leading her to, but if it wasn't to the end of a hangman's noose she would take her chances with him.

He quickly cut away the bondage that restricted her movement and removed the noose from around her neck, then grabbed hold of her hand and they moved quickly through a small tunnel that led underneath the stage as she heard the angry shouts of the crowd above and then another voice rang out loudly, one she never thought she would hear again loud and clear as she heard him speak "Beryl this time you have gone too far"

In that instant she felt like all the rain clouds above had just opened up and a rainbow appeared high above leading the way to the pot of gold at the other side as she recognized Endymion's voice and pulled on the arm of the masked figure telling him "no wait please"

The man turned to look at her and she saw his face for the first time, he was a young man not much older then sixteen with kind eyes as he shook his head telling her "no, we must keep going your majesty. I must get you away to safety come now"

Serena turned back to where she had heard Endymion's voice wanting desperately to look at him with her own eyes, as she heard the roar of the crowd above and did not want to leave him alone to deal with that on his own, not again she shook her head begging him "no please he needs help"

The man shook his head telling her "No Endymion gave me strict orders, come we must get you underground"

Serena stood where she was, being so close to him, but still unable to help him again as she heard the man tell her calmly "do not fear it is all part of his plan, he will be along shortly"

Serena turned around to look at him unsure how scaring her to death was part of some great plan, but nodded her head and continued following the man into hiding, but in her heart she wanted to be there with Endymion. She wanted to know he was safe and that he hadn't just taken her place on the hangman's noose as the man continued to pull her along down the long dark cavern telling her desperately "come now, while we have the chance to escape"

They walked for what felt like forever when in reality it was probably only about four miles in complete darkness, it did not help either that the shoes she wore while they looked stylish. They were no help for walking miles on an uneven surface as she felt the multiple calluses forming on her feet; and with each step she took the pain and soreness only got worse. She desperately wanted to sit and rub her aching feet, but she continued on walking without complaint knowing she still had air in her lungs thanks to this man as she followed him deeper down into the rabbit's hole.

They walked for a while longer and then suddenly the young man stopped. Serena looked ahead and felt a weight lifted off her shoulders starting to see a trace of some light in front of them.

In that instant she wanted to run past him, be out of the endless darkness to feel the sun on her skin once more, but the man held her back with his arm telling her cautiously "we must tread carefully princess, this land is still under the control of beryl's supporters"

Serena nodded her head listening to his warning as they carefully stepped forward towards the light and the dangers that waited ahead of them. The man stepped out into the light first as Serena went to follow him, but he quickly put his arm out to hold her back protectively as she looked past and saw a man with a deep red scar running down along the side of his face standing in front of them.

The young man who had led her this far and came to her rescue earlier looked to her with a stoic face and shook his head, letting her know in that simple movement that this rescue may have all been for not as the scarred man ordered out "state your rank and reason for your business here"

Serena gulped hoping the man she was with would have some sort of good explanation for them coming out of the tunnel as she saw him shake his head replying calmly "don't mind us, we are just out for a stroll on this beautiful day"

Serena looked up to the guard in front of her knowing he wouldn't believe his story and she was right as she saw the guard waste no time and ran her rescuer through with his sword right in front of her face.

Serena covered her mouth to keep herself from screaming, never seeing a man die right before her eyes like that and this one was too young with his whole life ahead of him.

She looked down to where he lied with blood pooling from his chest and shook her head regretfully knowing she shouldn't even be here right now, that he had died to save her own life.

She turned back to the scarred man with fear in her eyes knowing she would face the same fate as he looked back at her holding out the bloody sword in front of him questioning her "now tell me the real reason why you are here?"

Serena stood there trying to find some likely explanation, but her mind was a blank and she was left unable to speak of what to say to him. She started to breathe heavily and shook her head not sure why all this happened to what purpose, nothing she did seemed to make any difference. It only made things worse as she looked down at the body of the man who saved her life now lying dead at her feet and shook her head telling him "I…I"

She didn't get to finish what little thought she had to say when the next thing she knew a knife was plunged right through the throat of the guard in front of her. She took a deep breath of her own wanting nothing more than to get out of this horrible place when she witnessed the guard drop down to his knees in front of her and then fall face first to the ground into the dirt.

She stood there for a moment looking down at the scarred man shocked and then carefully looked up afraid to know what came next and saw another dark figure dressed all in black with a dark hood, wearing a mask that covered his eyes standing behind him.

She stood there for a second unsure what to say to him, to ask who he was? She let out a small gulp and saw he seemed to be wearing a similar garb to the man who rescued her earlier, but this time she couldn't see his face and it left her unsure if he was friend or foe, but whomever he was he had just saved her life again.

She quietly whispered out the words "thank you" and waited for his response, but she didn't get one back as he looked down to the bodies in front of them and shook his head with pity, and then put out his hand for hers and in a mumbled voice said "come now"

She carefully walked past the dead man's body and looked back to the young man that lied on the ground protecting her and realized she didn't even know the man's name that died saving her life, the tears ran down her cheeks for him and his lost wasted life.

She looked in front of her and saw the masked man extend his gloved hand out for her to take and she carefully walked forward and took it following behind him unsure where she was being led to now.

He led her down a path full of trees where it was only them and the wilderness surrounding them and still he had not said a single word to her.

Serena looked around trying to follow the path that they took in case she needed to find her way back, but she was doubtful she could and then quickly decided she was tired of being led and wanted to take back some of her own destiny.

She stopped suddenly putting her feet down hard on the dirt and shook her head demanding "I will not go another step further until you tell me who you are and where we are going?"

The man stopped walking and looked around surveying the area and then turned to her with a shake of his head replying "always the stubborn one aren't you" as he pulled back the mask that he wore and Endymion looked back at her

Serena immediately felt a wave of emotions coming on her happiness, relief, excitement, surprise, and some guilt as she saw his face looking back at hers and then reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck crying, while holding onto him tight she released all the fears that she had welled up deep inside of her.

Endymion put his arms around her holding her close to her as he breathed in her scent relieved he could still do so while keeping his eyes surveyed on the area around them, knowing danger was never far behind, he slowly released her from his hold as he took hold of her hand telling her "come we must keep moving deeper into the forest where the trees will provide more protection"

Serena nodded her head knowing he was right as she looked around feeling the woods has eyes, but she felt protected with him and that she would follow him anywhere knowing he would keep her safe as she held firmly onto his hand while he led her deeper into the woods.

She held onto his hand tightly with both of her hands looking around seeing how dark it was, she knew it was foolish to be scared of the dark seeing how she hasn't felt so since she was a young girl and her parents would turn her nightline on before going to bed, but here in the dark woods, it was creepy as she heard the wind blow howling through the trees and grabbed onto his arm tighter.

He looked down at where her hands grasped his arm and gave her a small reassuring pat that he was still right beside her as she they continued walking through the shadows. She watched his other hand return back to lying on the hilt of his knife where it stayed, ready for action at any moment.

They walked in silence until they could go no further as she carefully let go of his hand and walked forward seeing only an abyss in front of them that was endless and she was unsure if they had reached the end there was nowhere else left to go.

Endymion reached out and took her arm pulling her back towards him telling her protectively "not to close"

Serena nodded her head knowing even now when he was busy listening to make sure no one would jump out at them he was watching out for her safety too as she felt her heart beating in a steady rhythm for him only.

He gently pushed a stray hair away from her face seeing her hair sloppy and out of place and the dirt that was left on her usually perfectly looking royal face and smiled then took a deep breath he told her "this wasn't how I imagined things going between us"

Serena looked up at him and saw in his eyes sadness looking back at her and a sense of foreboding took over as she shook her head questioning him "what do you mean?"

He gently reached down and put his lips to her own, she wanted him to deepen the kiss for it to go on forever and never end, but it was just simple and quick then it was gone as he looked to her saying with regret "I thought we would have more time together, but apparently the stars were not in alignment for us"

Serena looked to him unsure what he spoke of. She knew they had reached the end of the trail they had followed, but he must have some other plan to come next, he couldn't just give up, but right now it sounded like this was the end she shook her head asking him "Endymion why? What is happening? why does it sound like you're saying goodbye?"

He took a deep breath and took both of her hands in his own as he placed a small kiss on them then told her "follow me"

Serena nodded her head not sure where he was leading her to, but felt a sense of dread was following behind them until he led her up to what appeared to be a small river where water ran through, but it did not seem to be that deep. She looked out on the river feeling unsure of his plan knowing it was a wide open space where the two of them traveling together would be an easy target.

He kept his face turned to the small river and told her calmly "follow this down to the end, it will lead you back to another who will lead you safely back to your own kingdom, where you will be safe Serenity"

She looked to him and shook her head questioning "but what about you?" inside though she already knew his answer as he took a deep breath and told her "I will stay here and be a diversion so you may make your escape"

Serena looked back at him knowing she wanted to go back to her own time, get out of this horrible place and never return, but her heart would never let her do so and replied back "no Endymion I won't go. I won't leave you not now, not ever again. We will do this together or not at all. I can't stand the thought of losing you, not again"

Endymion looked into her eyes and saw the strength and determination looking back at him and was a little taken back as he questioned "Serena?"

She looked to him and let out a little chuckle reminding herself to find out one day if they live through this how he always knew when it was her, then gave him a nod of her head telling him "yes it's me and you can forget whatever it is your thinking. This plan of yours is nonsense, I am not leaving you here to be slaughtered and you know what else. I am tired of having you risking your life over and over again to save mine. I am sure if we just work together we can figure another way out of this. Besides apart we are not doing that much better, I was almost hung you know, can you honestly say that is a better way to deal with all of this"

He looked to her and let out a small grin knowing even in the middle of all this she found a way to put a smile to his face telling her "I promised to protect you always"

She looked to him proudly and then made a strong muscle with her arm telling him "well maybe it's time that we start protecting each other. I maybe a girl, but I can still handle myself too you know"

He looked to her with a little smirk not understanding how this all came to be, how she came to be into his life, but was grateful for each moment telling her "that I can believe"

Serena looked at him with a grin knowing she won this argument and told him "then we'll do it togeth…"

She didn't get to finish her thought when they heard movement coming through the woods behind them.

Endymion quickly stood in front of her blocking the way knowing it was too late, but turned to look at her with a shake of his head telling her "go now"

Serena looked back at him expectedly unsure what to do when she saw an officer dressed in the same grab as the scarred man come walking up closer and in that moment she knew what she must do and shook her head then walked up beside Endymion taking his hand in her own.

Endymion looked to her seeing the brave look in her eyes and something else more than that as together they saw the officer come through the woods and stand right in front of them, but he wasn't alone he had two other officers with him.

He held onto Serena's hand tightly and knew what would come of them just standing here, then took a deep breath asking "you and me right?"

Serena nodded her head knowing this was it, no more running, but if she had to go down this time at least this was how she wanted to go with the man she loved beside her.

She went to reach down to pick up a stick off the ground to defend herself with, but he stopped her then turned her face to look at him. She watched unsure what he was thinking as he let go of his hold on his knife and took hold of her hand tightly in his own telling her "quickly come on"

She held tightly onto his hand as they quickly ran forward, but there was nowhere else to go, just the edge of a cliff overlooking the abyss. He held tightly onto her hands and took a deep breath, she looked and saw the officers coming up closer behind them screaming out "stop traitors"

Endymion picked up her hands and gave them a light kiss telling her "all or nothing right" she closed her eyes wordlessly knowing what they were going to do and nodded her head in acceptance, then together with their hands and hearts connected they jumped.

Serena opened her eyes wide to see she wasn't lying at the bottom of a ravine, she wasn't dead, but still alive with air filling her lungs, then turned around to see she was back in her own room again sitting on the floor as she heard knocking at her door.

She took a few deep breaths feeling each breathe, not wanting to take a moment for granted knowing she was still alive and called out "come in"

She watched her door slowly open and saw Sam standing in the doorway looking just as he had done earlier with a shake of his head telling her sarcastically "wow Serena you actually look worse than you do on a normal day"

Serena looked over to her brother feeling a bit of Deja-vu coming on and shook the thought away asking him "what do you want Sam?"

Sam looked to her just as he had earlier stating "you have kept yourself locked in your room all day and well I thought we had plans"

Serena looked to her brother and knew without a doubt the conversation was just as it had been before. She stood up from the floor wondering what was going on and nodded her head puzzled telling him "I'm sorry Sam your right give me a moment ok, I will be right down"

Sam looked to his sister seeing that she seemed different almost confused about something and nodded his head he replied telling her "alright" then slowly walked out of her room.

Serena sat on the floor for a second longer, blinking her eyes knowing this was definitely different than any of the dreams she woke up from before as she heard her mother call up to her "Serena what would you like for school lunch"

She shook her head knowing something very strange was going on and then looked down to the hand that she had grasped Endymion's moments before, but knowing he could not have survived the fall.

She stood up from the floor feeling a lost piece of her heart was now gone, but knowing she still had a family and a life to lead telling herself "this isn't a dream anymore, this is real and you can do this" then opened up her bedroom door and walked down the stairs ready to go over the same conversations she had earlier that same day.

Author's Note: Hi everyone a bit of a longer chapter this week, but don't worry this isn't the last chapter still more surprises to come. Also I would really like to hear your thoughts on this chapter, there was a lot of action which is not something I usually write about and would like to hear your thoughts on how it was written so please let me know what you think. Thanks Mars Light