Again I would like to thank Kakila, Stich, Temptress and The Mouth of Sauron for reviewing especially those who have reviewed before. I hope that you will enjoy reading this next chapter as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Disclaimer: I don't own most of the things in this story, that's Tamora Pierce and a bit of Mercedes Lackey.

"I'm glad to see that you have made it back safe and well, my Daughter," said the Mother Goddess in her voice that reminded Alanna of a pack of wolves on a hunt. Alanna jumped out of bed in surprise and realising that she didn't even bother to get changed when she had plopped onto her bed. "My Mother, don't do that to me again! You scared the living daylights out of me!" shouted a shocked Lady Knight the Great Goddess chuckled, sending shivers down Alanna's spine as she did so. "Well to get straight to the point. What are you doing here, My Mother? This has got something to do with the dream I just had, doesn't it?" asked Alanna wearily.

"You always get straight to the point. Yes it is about your dream and yes you are right about your friend Aurora" replied the Goddess as she saw Alanna's mouth open to ask that question. "But you have not heard the rest of the prophecy. Could you tell me what you know and I will fill you in with the rest?"

"I know that the person who will save the world from destruction will have the Divine Power as well as the blood of the Unicorn running through their blood. I know that Aurora is my cousin and I have the Unicorn blood but I'm not sure if she has all the Divine Power in her or if she is chosen." Answered Alanna.

"That is the main prophecy made by the Lady of the Unicorns, but what you don't know is the rest of the prophecy which goes like this:

As you know Atlantis's savior was Aurora the Ninja Unicorn. She was the Queen's Own back at the beginning but she had Unicorn blood in her as well. That means that anyone in the line of the Owns could have been the savior. Aurora is the Lady of the Unicorns and she and them had saved the world from the immortals, as they were the only ones that could control them fully. Even us Gods cannot do that because we cannot fully control the dragons. But this happened at a price. Aurora had a daughter whose name was Katia. She loved Katia with all her heart so when one day, Katia was captured by foreigners who wanted Aurora to control the immortals for them as their people were trying to slay them and were dying because of it. Aurora went to get her only to find that she was already dead. She was furious. But she loved her daughter and knew of a way to bring her back. She sacrificed her life to bring her back but before she did she said her prophecy. There will be a time when immortals come back to the mortal realm and when they do, to stop destruction from happening from the lack of understanding from the humans, "I will come back. And I will rue with another. Two rulers there will be in that time of need." Aurora had no mortal father. Her father was the creator of all the Gods and people. This creator was simply called God and God had made his daughter to be the Lady of the Unicorns and controller of immortals. So when Aurora died the immortals left. There were no Unicorns anymore in lands outside of Atlantis. Only Atlantis held the treasure of having Unicorns. They are peaceful creatures. But that is another story yet again. One that you will know of later."

"So does that mean that I have to become Queen of Atlantis?" replied a shaky Alanna.

"I believe that it will be a shared crown between you and Aurora if you remember the prophecy. The two of you will be able to talk mind-to-mind and I think that Taya would be able to too. I have to go now, My Daughter. Take care of yourself." And with that she left just as Alanna heard a knock on the door. Annoyed, she went to get it realising that the time was around 4:00 in the morning.

It was a terrified servant who knew about the Lioness' temper and was afraid on what would happen next. Alanna saw the terrified look on the girl's face and her looks softened. "Is there something wrong?" She asked in a voice that was not as sharp as it would have been.

"I'm so sorry to have woken you up at this hour of the morning, my lady. But if I had come to you at any other time, I would have been caught." She took a deep breath and asked, "Could you teach me some fighting skills, Lioness? I am from Atlantis and when my family moved here they didn't know that they would be treated like commoners, as you know that there are no nobles in Atlantis. Both my parents were killed in the sweating sickness when I was five and I have not had the chance to learn to fight." The pleading in the girl's voice told Alanna that she would have been a monster if she had said no, but how could she have said no when one of her future people were suffering like this? "I would be honoured to be your teacher, but where do you work?" answered Alanna.

"I work with the kitchen staff and the weaving, my Lady" she said, her voice full of happiness.

Alanna frowned "You cannot train ad work like that. I will see if you could be my personal maid." Then with a sly smile she added, "If you know what I mean"

"I don't think that would be a problem, Lioness. And thank you so much!!" to Alanna's surprise the girl reached over and gave her a hug.

"Stop that!" Alanna cried, embarrassed by this show of emotion "I have to know what your name is if I am to find out if you can work for me." Stated Alanna

"My name is Nicole Green, Lioness"

"And my name is Alanna, not Lioness" retorted Alanna. Nicole just giggled at the look on Alanna's face. "Off you go now, Nicole. I will find out about it when I have had enough sleep!" Nicole turned around and walked down the corridor into darkness. Alanna went back inside and fell asleep, yet again. This time her sleep was dreamless.

I hope you like that. Jonathan will be coming into the story in the next chapter and there might be a verbal fight. Then again there might not be one.