Chapter 23

Back at Valisia palace Elena was in her room looking through some old books, she was trying to figure out what the 200 year old prince did. Maybe it was a miss understanding about something, only she got was what they wear an what they did for some servings about food. Getting frustrated Elena flops back into her bed causing the pillows to move, she closed her eyes a breaths inward opening her eyes once more. With out any indication Zozo was in her face, "hey there Elena I got some news from your family an friends", Elena jumps back from Zozo from his sudden approach. Zozo laughs taking his paw over his stomach holding from the pain, "sorry sorry it's been a while that I had a good laugh, but anyways you're grandparents are upset you're cousin Estibon is venting, and you're two best friends are demanding to come an get Gabe, Isabel, and you."

Elena sits back up "did you tell them why I can't come home?" Zozo thinks for a bit "hold on I'll make sure" he disappears, then reappears again "yeah I did but they don't like that at all Estibon say this isn't queenly." Elena rolls her eyes at Estibon comment she stands up from the bed, "well there's nothing I can really do thank you for doing this for me." Zozo winks at her then disappearing for good leaving Elena alone in the room, walking out the room towards the dining room by the time she gets there dinner, would be ready for her to eat she wondered what kind of food she was getting. Elena opens the doors to the room she only saw Gabe, Juliette, and the servants an maids.

They didn't seem to happy at all Gabe turns to Elena "hey have you seen Jake an Borgan they miss cleaning duty?" Shaking her head no Elena watched Juliette scratched her head nervously, "are you sure Simrah is freaking out saying their not here." Elena looks around then asked "where's Simrah is she around here?," Gabe shakes his head no "she was looking around for them then bust into tears she's still crying, Jake's mom with her so any idea you last saw them." Elena nods her head yes "yeah last I checked they we're with Isabel brain storming about the robot," Juliette grins "okay I'll tell Simrah not to worry maybe their with Isabel." Elena nods an heads to her sister's room walking down the same old hallway, facing the room Elena knocks on the door no response then she try's again.

Getting irritated "Isabel I know you're still upset about the robot but are the boys in here with you," nothing again she opens the door "can you shut the door we're trying to sleep," Says Jake with a groggy tone hearing two more voices also mumbling. Elena puts her hands on her hips "I'm sorry am I messing with your sleeping party, cause right now you two just made Smirah cry." She opens the door more letting light come in more showing only the bed in the light, "please Elena I'm not up for anything right now," that was Isabel sounding upset still not facing Elena at all. Sighing Elena walks over to the bed an sits down trying to not sit on either of them, "look like I said let's do this another time of mopping, cause right now Smirah wants the boys in the kitchen right now." She lifts up the covers thinking Isabel an the boys we're under them but she was meet with only pillows, she moves them around but only a small metal box in the middle.

"Their not here" Elena says with a whisper running out the room an back to the dining hall, slamming the door open causing everyone to look her way "their not in Isabel's room." Elena was panicking as well Isabel wouldn't run off like that, "they must of left the palace there was pillows making it look like they were in bed, an I found this box that had their voices recorded on it." Gabe walks over to Elena "did they said anything about going anywhere?," Elena shakes her head no she was getting agitated more she was walking left an right. A male servant came through he had nearly 15 fairies flying around him, "I'm sorry your majesty but I got word around the palace no one can find them," he bows sorrowfully the fairies moved out the way not wanting to get hit. That means they aren't here at all Gabe speaks "so their not in the gardens or the underground servants hall," the man straightens up "I checked the gardens but the other one I'll ask the other for help on that."

Elena looks at Gabe "underground servants hall?" Gabe looks at Elena with a smile, "yeah they told me some areas are off limits, so they have the underground servants hall to pass through the construction." The door opens once more revealing not a servant or maid but Amir, he was holding a mug his hole body was disheveled his eyes were closed for tiredness. Both Gabe an Elena ran up to Amir he lifts up his mug so that one of them won't hit it, "wo wo wo what's the rush it's like in the morning" both giving Amir a confusing look. "Amir its dinner time not in the morning" Elena says to him, Amir puts a hand on his chin "huh it is man I must have slept nearly a day now." Elena begins to say something to Amir "we can't find the children at all, their not here an we're afraid they went outside in the blizzard."

Amir looks at them blankly "you all lost three children in just one hour or so how?," looking at them both as he watched them have worried looks. Sighing Amir snaps his fingers mumbling some curse words, "if something bad happens or goes wrong around here it's always me, hey you're a royal wizard you have powers can you use them for me." A mirror floating with white mist that was holding the mirror, "I'll just let Alexzander know what's going on when we do find them," Elena hurry towards the mirror "no! no! Alexzander must not know." Amir looks at her strange "an why is that? Alexzander will get upset everyone knows he keeps track of things here," Elena crossed her arms then leans awkwardly "he'll pin this on me I just know it." Amir looks at Gabe as he just puts his hands up an shrugs his shoulders, "don't look at me I have no idea what happened between them."

Amir waves his hand over the mirror which moves Elena out the way, revealing the children who we're looking around in a somewhat familiar cave, Elena looks at Isabel as her sister was pointing at some rocks. Looking closely now Amir gives a understanding ahh "their in the Crystal Dwarf Mines that area been off limits," Elena looks at him "off limits is there something dangerous like a animal staying there, or something wrong there that I don't know about Amir?" Amir raises his hand "their fine just discredit the falling ceiling," Elena gave him a shock of horror on her face "falling ceiling Amir that's like falling off a cliff for them." Elena gestures towards the mirror but Amir waves it away then turns to face away from her, "fine then seems that joke wasn't funny to you anyways it's best to get Alexzander anyways." Elena frowns "no I can get them I done it before an you don't have to get Alexzander I can do it on my own, thank you very much Amir I'll just get my scepter an a dragon an be there."

Amir looks back at her "an you know how to ride one I presume miss Elena," Elena smile with confidence "how hard can it be it looks like riding a horse." Amir shakes his head at the remark "but still I'm calling Alexzander he's close by an if anything happens he's right there," Elena really didn't want him to know that she was the one that convinced the kids to choose another alternative. But she didn't mean to have them literally leave the palace out for some science project, Elena wanted them to wait for her to go grab her scepter an warmer clothes. Amir try's to stop her but Gabe just let Amir know "hey if she set on something, it's kind of hard to convince her to stop on what's she's doing", Amir gives a huffs "I hope it's not like Emily at all" Gabe looks at him. Amir smiles "she was Valisia's 40th or 60th princess in line of the crown," Gabe gives Amir a weird look towards him "she was only 10 when she became adventurous, runs in the family here but she wanted to do things her way."

Gabe nods not getting what Amir trying to put out "what I'm saying is she died around that age, she jumps off a cliff thinking she could make a jump across a cavern." Before Amir can say anything else Gabe ran after Elena thinking what Amir says was true, Juliette came behind Amir as they watched Gabe run away "you know Amir sometimes you make your jokes to seriously." Amir takes a sip of his mug an grins towards Juliette "well you should asked Emily that she jumps the cliff though the ground shift, she fell down a well that was on the ground." Juliette interrupts Amir before he could finish "yeah yeah Emily cries for days hoping help was on the way, then her father the king of land yell down the well hopefully he could hear a sound." Juliette puts her hand looking like a beck an making a open an close, "blah blah blah you an your story telling even I think my plants are dying from irritation."

Amir just laughs "well it's a really old tell that I told when I was just a 100 years old," Juliette looks at Amir with a surprise look "wait you created the tale?" Amir nods as he takes another sip from his mug Juliette frowns at him, "I had to learn that darn poem in school break it down to figure out if Emily survives." Juliette huffs in frustration at Amir as he waits for Elena to come back, he went to go sit down as a white mist appears a chair there to catch him. Amir yawns as he looks at Juliette again "truth be told I really didn't have any idea what to do with Emily, but one thing for sure that the poem thing was just on the top of my head, there's no such person name Emily in the royal family an for your information, we're in a cold tundra I don't think a well would be made around here." Juliette just shakes her head an walks away from Amir leaving him there by himself, still sipping away from his mug but make a wrong move, an cause the black liquid to falls down into his lap Amir jumps from the pain.

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Elena's room

Elena was digging through her closet pulling clothes out looking for some warmer clothes, but not really finding any she had to ask a servant that was close by for some. At the mirror desk the fairy that Elena saved was sitting on the same cotton ball, the fairy watched Elena pacing around the room showing some signs of being annoyed. "Tulip I hope they will be alright for now oh god what if Alexzander finds out, oh he won't let me live this down at all every time I try to make a comeback, he'll just bring up the vase or the messed up peace treaty," Elena says to Tulip as she watches Elena throws her hands up. Elena sits down in her chair crossing her legs as she slumps down chair a bit. The fairy that Elena calls Tulip now she had to ask around, if anyone knows if they lost a fairy everyone she asked would tell her that it must have been born, so she went to Juliette to ask an told her they give them names from the flower they we're born from.

So Elena decided to call her Tulip the fairy really liked the name, Tulip flys over Elena as she looks into her face wondering why Elena was upset. Hearing a knock on her Elena sits up with Tulip moving out the way, then following her wondering we're Elena was going opening the door, Gabe was standing outside the door "hey I think it's best to let one of them to get the kids." He says as he rubs the back of his head knowing Elena won't let them do that, Elena frowns an gives Gabe an angry look "Gabe you very well I won't, especially when it comes to my sister Isabel I promise her I'll always be there for her." Gabe sighs "but you got to understand we don't know this place heck, I'm still having problems to find the darn bathroom here" throwing up his hands. Elena looks over Gabe's shoulder seeing a servant brought the clothes she wanted, Gabe moves out the way as Elena takes it off the man hands.

Gabe still wants to try an convince Elena to stay "Gabe I know you're doing it as good intentions, but this is Isabel you know what happened last time about the gecko temple, an her when she went on that field trip with her class to make new friends," Elena says in a worry tone as she takes off the white shoes she was wearing. She rubs the back of her heel from the shoes rubbing in her skin, Gabe sighs "okay fine I'm going then" but Elena turns to Gabe "no Gabe if Alexzander comes back he'll know something's up," Gabe gives her a weird look "yeah Amir did say that but when did you found out?", Elena had to explain that she found out Alexzander always asked how are the people in the palace is doing. Elena was snooping around the palace again last week an she over heard the conversation, so she wanted to make it look like nothing changed when she gets back, Gabe didn't liking the idea but she wanted to remind Gabe that if something goes down here he would tell her. With a goodbye Gabe left the room taking Tulip with him, Elena wanted him to take her cause the fairy's were sorta used for gossip around here, not that she cared but getting a leverage here in the palace now Gabe has some insight now. Elena got dressed in a long white fur coat with gray gloves, with some brown knee high boots she was ready to go.

Elena walks back to Amir who was wiping away his stained pants, they both turns to her direction Amir gets up from the chair he was sitting on. Disappearing from view Amir stands up an rubs his hands together, "okay let's get started Elena stand if front of the mirror please," Amir gestures towards the mirror with his other on Elena's shoulder. "I'll take you to them but I'll have to give you this" Amir hands Elena a small mirror like item, she was then shoved towards the big floating mirror with a big rush of wind Elena lands into the snow. Elena looks up with snow on her face she saw a giant dwarf like statue, staring down at her looking closely a entrance below the feet Elena stands up. Walking to the entrance Elena looks around to then continues onwards, when she sees the kids she's going to have a long talk with them. An she hopes when doing so Alexzander won't find out about this, even so it's not like he was going to help her out of trouble.