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Chapter 6 ~ The King and Queen Are Back ~
~ Tayla ~
Pan woke up the very next morning thinking that it was a dream, but her ojiisan dying
wasn't a dream at all, it was reality. Looking out her window and realizing that it was a beautiful
day, she ordered for her horse to be ready so she could go riding. Pan wanted to do everything
she could to get her mind off of her ojiisan's death. The funeral was going to be planned after her
mother and father had returned and they haven't arrived yet.
Soon, she was dressed in riding clothes and already heading for the entrance to get her
horse. Again, Marron was there to stop her.
"Good morning princess Pan." Marron greeted her.
"Good morning Marron. Please don't be so formal. Just call me Pan, okay? It doesn't
sound right for a friend to be calling me "princess Pan" all the time."
"As you wish, Pan. Where are you going this morning?"
"I am going riding. If you would like to come that would be great! If not tell the rest of the
ladies and dukes, at breakfast, that I will not be joining them. Tell them, of course, that I have
gone out riding and will be back after lunch."
"Um.... Pan? I would actually like to accompany you on your little adventure."
"Cool!", Pan hugged her friend," Then, get your riding clothes on and I will tell Goten that
he will need to take charge since I will be gone with you!"
"Okay, I guess." Marron walked back to her room to get dressed.
Pan went to Goten's room to see if he was awake and it was no surprise that he was still
snoring asleep. Pan ran over to her uncles bed and jumped on top of it.
"Come on Goten! It's time to wake up you lazy head!"
"Wha-What? It's too early... Let me sleep longer?" Goten said sleepily.
"No! Come on you baka! I have to tell you something before I leave!"
Goten got up right away when he heard Pan say "leave".
"Leave where!? Your not suppose to go anywhere?"
"Well, that's why I am asking you to take charge while I am gone. Marron and I are going
riding and will be back sometime after lunch."
"What will you eat since are skipping breakfast and lunch?"
"No problem! I've got senzu beans, so don't sorry I won't get hungry."
"But, I can't just let you go off like that. Who knows what could happen out there
especially since there is a war going on."
"Oh Goten! You worry too much! Well, I gotta get going now! Tell the dukes and ladies
that I won't be joining them for breakfast and lunch!
Pan leaped off of Goten's bed and ran out the door with her trusty senzu beans in her
hands.
Goten put a hand on his forehead. "She's too hard to handle."
Pan went to the entrance to find that Marron was already there saddling her horse,
Blacknight. Her horse was a mean looking black filly, but was as gentle as a innocent squirrel.
"What took you so long?" Marron asked.
"It took awhile to wake up Goten and he was all worried and stuff. I finally got him to let
me go."
"Oh, well, let's hurry up!
Once the two girls had saddled their horses they were off riding across the landscape.
The birds were singing as usual and the town was busy with working people. Pan just loved how
great the air smelt. The battlefield, where the gruesome war had been fought, was the only site
that gave Pan the chills, but soon the two girls passed that scene and rode off further.
Pan and Marron hadn't realized it, but they had rode quit a long ways. It was also getting
pretty dark and when Pan realized this, she stopped Marron to tell her that it was time to go back.
Marron finally realized how late it was and swerved her horse around along with Pan.
By the time they had gotten back it was dark and dinner time was about to start. Goten
was about to send a search party out when they rode up. He looked up to see who was there.
When he saw it was Pan and Marron he let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh my Gosh, Pan, Marron! Where have you been! Everybody was so worried about
you! I am going to tell your dad about this Pan and Marron, your parents already know!" Goten
yelled.
"Goten! We lost track of the time, okay. It's not like we aren't going to come back. Why
would I ever abandon my own kingdom?" Pan shrieked out in anger.
Marron didn't say a word. She was going to talk to her parent about it later. She didn't
want to be involved in family business so she decided to go.
"Hold on there Marron." Goten stopped her," Where are you going?"
"I'm going to my chambers to talk to my parents about it. I figured since this is sorta a
family thing."
"This is a family thing, but it's also of you two! You two screwed up and went off
somewhere losing track of the time." Now, Pan, since I am your uncle and the prince of Tayla, I
will have to talk to you about this after dinner."
Marron walked into the entrance.
"And you too Marron!"
Marron froze," Yes your majesty!" She then scurried off to get ready for dinner.
Pan wanted to be ready before dinner so she entered the castle. Before she went in she
turned around," I'm sorry..." She continued walking to get ready for dinner.
Goten stared at his niece disappear in toward the entrance room. He scratched the back
of his head," Maybe I was a little hard on her." Worried that he too might miss dinner, he
departed from his spot in front of the castle into his own room.
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~ A few days later ~
Pan was outside with Marron practicing her sword techniques. Though Marron was an
easy subject, Pan was lagging behind and wasn't herself at all. It seems that too many things had
happened to her while her parents were gone that Pan had seemed to be effected by it. Marron
stopped and took off her mask.
"What's wrong Pan? You should be having the advantage over me. Your a way better
swords women than me." Marron asked.
"I don't know, Marron. Let's just quite for now, okay."
Marron agreed with her and took off the suit relieved.
It was burning up that day and everyone seemed to be showing how bad the heat was.
Soldiers seemed to be lying around in the shade most of the time instead of doing their job.
When they got caught they would go back on duty, but reluctantly did it again.
Pan lay down on the grass. She looked up at the blazing sun then looked back down
because it was so eye piercing.
"I am soooo bored!" Pan blurted out.
"Yeah, I know." Marron told her friend.
"Well, it's time for me to go check on the guards again." Pan got up," Wanna come with
me? I might need someone to talk to since the job is soooo boring."
"Yeah, I guess I will."
The two girls went around the courtyard doing Pan's job. Most of the soldiers were lying
around as expected. Pan was really disappointed in them, but didn't blame them for it being so
hot. Marron and Pan walked by the fountain and looked at it in awe.
"That looks so refreshing" Pan said.
"I know what you mean. Why can't we just go to the pond and swim?"
"Because my uncle told me if I went somewhere out of the castles premises, he would
tell my father off and get me grounded."
"Your uncle could be so mean sometimes."
Pan nodded. She put her hand in the water and splashed some on her face. Marron did
the same and looked over at Pan with a mischievous grin.
"What?"
Marron splashed the water on the her friend leaving her dress soaked and drenched. Pan
stared at her and splashed the water in her face. The two girls started a water war but they were
stopped by Pan's uncle.
"So... You girls are having a water war I presume?" Goten began.
"Yes." The two girls said in unison.
"I want you two to stop."
"Ahhhh... Come on uncle Goten. Can't you have fun every once in awhile?"
"No, I mean, I want you two to stop acting so serious!" Goten splashed the two girls
taking their serious looks off their face.
"Oh! So someone want to play!" Marron shouted.
The three young adults started splashing each other having a good child just like they
were children again. All of them were laughing at they had called a stop. The girls' makeup were
scattered everywhere and Goten's spiky hair was drooping down.
"I think I'm going to change now." Pan said.
"Yeah me too!" Marron and Goten both said.
The three of them went to their rooms to dress in dry clothes. Goten went downstairs to
check and Marron and Pan met in the hallway. It seems that it was going to be a regular, slow
day.
Goten was out in the dining room having a drink with some other men when somebody
came up to him with some startling news.
"Prince Goten!", the messenger began," I have spotted the king and queen on their
horses out on the horizon."
Goten got up and ordered somebody to alert everybody about the king and queen's
arrival home.
Chapter 6 ~ The King and Queen Are Back ~
~ Tayla ~
Pan woke up the very next morning thinking that it was a dream, but her ojiisan dying
wasn't a dream at all, it was reality. Looking out her window and realizing that it was a beautiful
day, she ordered for her horse to be ready so she could go riding. Pan wanted to do everything
she could to get her mind off of her ojiisan's death. The funeral was going to be planned after her
mother and father had returned and they haven't arrived yet.
Soon, she was dressed in riding clothes and already heading for the entrance to get her
horse. Again, Marron was there to stop her.
"Good morning princess Pan." Marron greeted her.
"Good morning Marron. Please don't be so formal. Just call me Pan, okay? It doesn't
sound right for a friend to be calling me "princess Pan" all the time."
"As you wish, Pan. Where are you going this morning?"
"I am going riding. If you would like to come that would be great! If not tell the rest of the
ladies and dukes, at breakfast, that I will not be joining them. Tell them, of course, that I have
gone out riding and will be back after lunch."
"Um.... Pan? I would actually like to accompany you on your little adventure."
"Cool!", Pan hugged her friend," Then, get your riding clothes on and I will tell Goten that
he will need to take charge since I will be gone with you!"
"Okay, I guess." Marron walked back to her room to get dressed.
Pan went to Goten's room to see if he was awake and it was no surprise that he was still
snoring asleep. Pan ran over to her uncles bed and jumped on top of it.
"Come on Goten! It's time to wake up you lazy head!"
"Wha-What? It's too early... Let me sleep longer?" Goten said sleepily.
"No! Come on you baka! I have to tell you something before I leave!"
Goten got up right away when he heard Pan say "leave".
"Leave where!? Your not suppose to go anywhere?"
"Well, that's why I am asking you to take charge while I am gone. Marron and I are going
riding and will be back sometime after lunch."
"What will you eat since are skipping breakfast and lunch?"
"No problem! I've got senzu beans, so don't sorry I won't get hungry."
"But, I can't just let you go off like that. Who knows what could happen out there
especially since there is a war going on."
"Oh Goten! You worry too much! Well, I gotta get going now! Tell the dukes and ladies
that I won't be joining them for breakfast and lunch!
Pan leaped off of Goten's bed and ran out the door with her trusty senzu beans in her
hands.
Goten put a hand on his forehead. "She's too hard to handle."
Pan went to the entrance to find that Marron was already there saddling her horse,
Blacknight. Her horse was a mean looking black filly, but was as gentle as a innocent squirrel.
"What took you so long?" Marron asked.
"It took awhile to wake up Goten and he was all worried and stuff. I finally got him to let
me go."
"Oh, well, let's hurry up!
Once the two girls had saddled their horses they were off riding across the landscape.
The birds were singing as usual and the town was busy with working people. Pan just loved how
great the air smelt. The battlefield, where the gruesome war had been fought, was the only site
that gave Pan the chills, but soon the two girls passed that scene and rode off further.
Pan and Marron hadn't realized it, but they had rode quit a long ways. It was also getting
pretty dark and when Pan realized this, she stopped Marron to tell her that it was time to go back.
Marron finally realized how late it was and swerved her horse around along with Pan.
By the time they had gotten back it was dark and dinner time was about to start. Goten
was about to send a search party out when they rode up. He looked up to see who was there.
When he saw it was Pan and Marron he let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh my Gosh, Pan, Marron! Where have you been! Everybody was so worried about
you! I am going to tell your dad about this Pan and Marron, your parents already know!" Goten
yelled.
"Goten! We lost track of the time, okay. It's not like we aren't going to come back. Why
would I ever abandon my own kingdom?" Pan shrieked out in anger.
Marron didn't say a word. She was going to talk to her parent about it later. She didn't
want to be involved in family business so she decided to go.
"Hold on there Marron." Goten stopped her," Where are you going?"
"I'm going to my chambers to talk to my parents about it. I figured since this is sorta a
family thing."
"This is a family thing, but it's also of you two! You two screwed up and went off
somewhere losing track of the time." Now, Pan, since I am your uncle and the prince of Tayla, I
will have to talk to you about this after dinner."
Marron walked into the entrance.
"And you too Marron!"
Marron froze," Yes your majesty!" She then scurried off to get ready for dinner.
Pan wanted to be ready before dinner so she entered the castle. Before she went in she
turned around," I'm sorry..." She continued walking to get ready for dinner.
Goten stared at his niece disappear in toward the entrance room. He scratched the back
of his head," Maybe I was a little hard on her." Worried that he too might miss dinner, he
departed from his spot in front of the castle into his own room.
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~ A few days later ~
Pan was outside with Marron practicing her sword techniques. Though Marron was an
easy subject, Pan was lagging behind and wasn't herself at all. It seems that too many things had
happened to her while her parents were gone that Pan had seemed to be effected by it. Marron
stopped and took off her mask.
"What's wrong Pan? You should be having the advantage over me. Your a way better
swords women than me." Marron asked.
"I don't know, Marron. Let's just quite for now, okay."
Marron agreed with her and took off the suit relieved.
It was burning up that day and everyone seemed to be showing how bad the heat was.
Soldiers seemed to be lying around in the shade most of the time instead of doing their job.
When they got caught they would go back on duty, but reluctantly did it again.
Pan lay down on the grass. She looked up at the blazing sun then looked back down
because it was so eye piercing.
"I am soooo bored!" Pan blurted out.
"Yeah, I know." Marron told her friend.
"Well, it's time for me to go check on the guards again." Pan got up," Wanna come with
me? I might need someone to talk to since the job is soooo boring."
"Yeah, I guess I will."
The two girls went around the courtyard doing Pan's job. Most of the soldiers were lying
around as expected. Pan was really disappointed in them, but didn't blame them for it being so
hot. Marron and Pan walked by the fountain and looked at it in awe.
"That looks so refreshing" Pan said.
"I know what you mean. Why can't we just go to the pond and swim?"
"Because my uncle told me if I went somewhere out of the castles premises, he would
tell my father off and get me grounded."
"Your uncle could be so mean sometimes."
Pan nodded. She put her hand in the water and splashed some on her face. Marron did
the same and looked over at Pan with a mischievous grin.
"What?"
Marron splashed the water on the her friend leaving her dress soaked and drenched. Pan
stared at her and splashed the water in her face. The two girls started a water war but they were
stopped by Pan's uncle.
"So... You girls are having a water war I presume?" Goten began.
"Yes." The two girls said in unison.
"I want you two to stop."
"Ahhhh... Come on uncle Goten. Can't you have fun every once in awhile?"
"No, I mean, I want you two to stop acting so serious!" Goten splashed the two girls
taking their serious looks off their face.
"Oh! So someone want to play!" Marron shouted.
The three young adults started splashing each other having a good child just like they
were children again. All of them were laughing at they had called a stop. The girls' makeup were
scattered everywhere and Goten's spiky hair was drooping down.
"I think I'm going to change now." Pan said.
"Yeah me too!" Marron and Goten both said.
The three of them went to their rooms to dress in dry clothes. Goten went downstairs to
check and Marron and Pan met in the hallway. It seems that it was going to be a regular, slow
day.
Goten was out in the dining room having a drink with some other men when somebody
came up to him with some startling news.
"Prince Goten!", the messenger began," I have spotted the king and queen on their
horses out on the horizon."
Goten got up and ordered somebody to alert everybody about the king and queen's
arrival home.