A/N When I first wrote this story, I had every intention of ending it with the wedding,
but now Iam getting attached to it and I have to write more. I own zip, zero, zilch!!
It belongs to Tamora Pierce. But the plot is mine.
Ch. 11
Alanna awoke to find herself tied up in a dungeon. Strangely familiar, she thought,
have I seen this before? Ah, yes, the River Drell.
Her thoughts were interrupted when Jem Tanner walked through the door.
"You! I should have known!" she hissed.
"Yes, me." Jem taunted.
Another man entered the dungeon. He appeared to be a general.
"Is that the wee Alan we trapped so many years ago, Tanner?" he said curiously.
"The same. Though, more like the wee Alanna, if I should say so."
"What do you want with me?" she glared at them.
"You, my lady, are too dangerous to keep alive. You ways are dangerous and plus
you married to the prince of Tortall. That gives you too much power." the general
said.
"What do you care that I married Jon? There is a peace treaty between us."
"In all honesty, my lady? You stopped us from conquering the River Drell Valley. So,
we plan to stop you once and for all." the general said.
"How?" Alanna spat.
"Well, we plan to kill you." Jem said venomonously.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Jon was running. He had to find Alanna. He hadn't seen her since she told him she
was going to bed early. He had spent practically the entire night working. He
searched with no avail.
Jon walked to Sir Myles's study, hoping that maybe he would have an idea where
Alanna went. Jon knocked on the door. Myles opened the door slowly.
"Have you seen Alanna?" Jon asked the old knight.
"I haven't seen her at all. Why?" Myles aked.
"I can't find her at all," Jon replied. "I've looked everywhere. Do you think that
someone might have kidnapped her?"
"I think that maybe so," Myles said. "Look at this."
Myles showed Jon a piece of parchment.
"Where did you get this?" Jon asked.
"I found it. Do you see who it's addressed to?" Myles said.
"Yes, but why? And why would Tusaine send a letter like that?"
"They don't like Alanna very much."
"Where do you think they would keep her?" Jon asked, scared.
"Where have you three all a memory from the past?"
"Thanks, Myles," Jon ran out the door.
"He grows more and more like the Old King everyday," he chuckled to himself.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Princess Alanna," Samuel, the general, walked through the door. "We have
someone we would like you to meet."
George walked through the door.
"George! What are you doing here?" Alanna asked, hoping that it wasn't her fault
that he was here.
"Alanna, I'm surprised that you haven't figured it out already," George said.
"What?" Alanna looked confused.
"Who do you think brought you here? I did. Me. The brilliant King of Thieves. Muhaha
hahahahahahahahahahahaaa!!!!!!!! Yes, me! Fwhaha!!"
"Why, George?" Alanna asked, deeply hurt.
"Well, since I can't have you, well, no one else can either!"
Alanna looked down. The situation looked hopeless. Then, all of a sudden, an idea
came to her. She only hoped it would work.
"George," she purred. "I was wrong. We were meant to be together. I hope you will
forgive me."
"Alanna, you gave me up."
"But, I was wrong! Jon had manipulated my mind!"
"Oh, ok," George walked over to her cell, unlocked the door and walked in. He untied
her ropes. "There, now, darling, kiss me."
Alanna kicked him, low and hard. "Never!" she yelled. George screamed like a girl.
She ran through the door and outside.
She hadn't planned this far. She was hoping that her plan would work before
worrying about where she went. Instinct told her to run for the woods. So, she ran.
When she felt she was far enough away she stopped. She knew enough about
survival. She was a lady knight, by the way. She sent up a camp and went to sleep.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Jon rode Darkness throught the River Drell. He called for Alanna, hoping she would
be near. He knew she wouldn't. She would be tied up somewhere.
It was 5 days after Alanna had appeared missing. It took a while to sent everything
up. If it was up to Jon, he would have left the next morning, but his parents insisted
that some other knights assist him in his search.
"Alanna!" he called for her. "Alanna, can you here me?"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Alanna heard sound of a man's voice calling her. She smiled; it was a good dream,
she was back with Jon. She awoke to find that it wasn't a dream, but that Jon was
really calling her. 4 days in a forest did not dull her hearing.
She stood up. In the distance she heard "Alanna!" being yelled for all to hear. She
started running toward the voice, calling out the name Jon so he would hear her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Jon heard it; Alanna calling his name. He turned his horse toward the sound of her
voice.
"Alanna!" he called.
"Jon!" she answered him.
There she was. A little dirty, but beautiful all the same. He jumped off Darkness and
ran to Alanna.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
They met in the center, kissing and hugging as they met.
"Oh, Alanna, I thought I would never see you again!" he told her.
"How did you find me?" Alanna asked.
"Myles found a letter from Jem Tanner to George."
"He's a traitor."
"I know. The price of kidnapping a princess is death or life imprisonment."
"It is?" Alanna said, surprised.
Jon nodded.
Well? Interesting, wouldn't you say? Not good for George lovers.
READ & REVIEW!!!!!!
but now Iam getting attached to it and I have to write more. I own zip, zero, zilch!!
It belongs to Tamora Pierce. But the plot is mine.
Ch. 11
Alanna awoke to find herself tied up in a dungeon. Strangely familiar, she thought,
have I seen this before? Ah, yes, the River Drell.
Her thoughts were interrupted when Jem Tanner walked through the door.
"You! I should have known!" she hissed.
"Yes, me." Jem taunted.
Another man entered the dungeon. He appeared to be a general.
"Is that the wee Alan we trapped so many years ago, Tanner?" he said curiously.
"The same. Though, more like the wee Alanna, if I should say so."
"What do you want with me?" she glared at them.
"You, my lady, are too dangerous to keep alive. You ways are dangerous and plus
you married to the prince of Tortall. That gives you too much power." the general
said.
"What do you care that I married Jon? There is a peace treaty between us."
"In all honesty, my lady? You stopped us from conquering the River Drell Valley. So,
we plan to stop you once and for all." the general said.
"How?" Alanna spat.
"Well, we plan to kill you." Jem said venomonously.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Jon was running. He had to find Alanna. He hadn't seen her since she told him she
was going to bed early. He had spent practically the entire night working. He
searched with no avail.
Jon walked to Sir Myles's study, hoping that maybe he would have an idea where
Alanna went. Jon knocked on the door. Myles opened the door slowly.
"Have you seen Alanna?" Jon asked the old knight.
"I haven't seen her at all. Why?" Myles aked.
"I can't find her at all," Jon replied. "I've looked everywhere. Do you think that
someone might have kidnapped her?"
"I think that maybe so," Myles said. "Look at this."
Myles showed Jon a piece of parchment.
"Where did you get this?" Jon asked.
"I found it. Do you see who it's addressed to?" Myles said.
"Yes, but why? And why would Tusaine send a letter like that?"
"They don't like Alanna very much."
"Where do you think they would keep her?" Jon asked, scared.
"Where have you three all a memory from the past?"
"Thanks, Myles," Jon ran out the door.
"He grows more and more like the Old King everyday," he chuckled to himself.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Princess Alanna," Samuel, the general, walked through the door. "We have
someone we would like you to meet."
George walked through the door.
"George! What are you doing here?" Alanna asked, hoping that it wasn't her fault
that he was here.
"Alanna, I'm surprised that you haven't figured it out already," George said.
"What?" Alanna looked confused.
"Who do you think brought you here? I did. Me. The brilliant King of Thieves. Muhaha
hahahahahahahahahahahaaa!!!!!!!! Yes, me! Fwhaha!!"
"Why, George?" Alanna asked, deeply hurt.
"Well, since I can't have you, well, no one else can either!"
Alanna looked down. The situation looked hopeless. Then, all of a sudden, an idea
came to her. She only hoped it would work.
"George," she purred. "I was wrong. We were meant to be together. I hope you will
forgive me."
"Alanna, you gave me up."
"But, I was wrong! Jon had manipulated my mind!"
"Oh, ok," George walked over to her cell, unlocked the door and walked in. He untied
her ropes. "There, now, darling, kiss me."
Alanna kicked him, low and hard. "Never!" she yelled. George screamed like a girl.
She ran through the door and outside.
She hadn't planned this far. She was hoping that her plan would work before
worrying about where she went. Instinct told her to run for the woods. So, she ran.
When she felt she was far enough away she stopped. She knew enough about
survival. She was a lady knight, by the way. She sent up a camp and went to sleep.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Jon rode Darkness throught the River Drell. He called for Alanna, hoping she would
be near. He knew she wouldn't. She would be tied up somewhere.
It was 5 days after Alanna had appeared missing. It took a while to sent everything
up. If it was up to Jon, he would have left the next morning, but his parents insisted
that some other knights assist him in his search.
"Alanna!" he called for her. "Alanna, can you here me?"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Alanna heard sound of a man's voice calling her. She smiled; it was a good dream,
she was back with Jon. She awoke to find that it wasn't a dream, but that Jon was
really calling her. 4 days in a forest did not dull her hearing.
She stood up. In the distance she heard "Alanna!" being yelled for all to hear. She
started running toward the voice, calling out the name Jon so he would hear her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Jon heard it; Alanna calling his name. He turned his horse toward the sound of her
voice.
"Alanna!" he called.
"Jon!" she answered him.
There she was. A little dirty, but beautiful all the same. He jumped off Darkness and
ran to Alanna.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
They met in the center, kissing and hugging as they met.
"Oh, Alanna, I thought I would never see you again!" he told her.
"How did you find me?" Alanna asked.
"Myles found a letter from Jem Tanner to George."
"He's a traitor."
"I know. The price of kidnapping a princess is death or life imprisonment."
"It is?" Alanna said, surprised.
Jon nodded.
Well? Interesting, wouldn't you say? Not good for George lovers.
READ & REVIEW!!!!!!