Chapter 4
She looked so cute when she was trying to be angry. Her eyes seemed to shine in a certain way that made me want to look at her all day, to see how she was acting, and what she did all the time when she wasn't at home. If Christpher hadn't have been there, I might have kissed her but, then again, I might not have.
"Hey Ken. You take the east side over by where Amber normally kicks the ball for a goal. Mary will stay by the benches, and I'll be looking around for anyone suspecious." I nodded to Eric and then went over to take a look out. But, I watched her instead. Running with the team, shouting directions and what to do. She kicked a goal and hugged one of her team mates with a smile. I looked over at Eric who motioned me to come over. I walked over to him.
"Mary's talking to a girl that she saw Amber talking to about a week ago. Come check it out." I followed him to see a girl with dark brown eyes, brown eyes, and was looking uncomfortable.
"So, your name's Valerie Wales?" She nodded.
"Yeah."
"So, you know Amber, huh?" asked Eric.
"No. I was talking to her just to cheer her up that one day," she answered. I turned to the score board to see it 30 to 0. I looked over to see the refs. talking about something. The rest turned when they heard the voice.
"The guest team decided to forfit the game. Our team is the winners!" We turned back to Valerie who looked a bit jumpy.
"Hey, are you okay?" asked Mary.
"Please, just get your friend Amber out of here." I rose an eye brow.
"What are you talking about?"
"He's going to get her! You're wasting valuble time. She'll never be the same again! None of you will. All because you're talking to me!"
"The witch," whispered Mary. She nodded.
"Yes. Now get her out of here."
"You guys keep her here. I'll get Amber," I said as I then ran. I could see the crowds large as everyone was leaving. She could already be gone! Now, all I have to do is find her. I quickly ran over in the direction for her car. I saw her talking to a man that was dressed in black.She started walking away with him.
"Amber!" The yell of her name caught her attention. She turned in my direction and waved. Suddenly, I saw him grab her and then disappear into the crowd. I ran after her in the direction that I thought I would most likely find her in. I turned at someone grabbing my shoulder. It was Eric.
"Where is she?" he asked.
"A man grabbed her. I can't seem to find her anywhere else." He shook his head.
"Lets get back to Valerie and ask her about where he could have taken her. The parents know what's going on except for Nancy and Kyle. They went to get something to eat." I followed him back to everyone. I could tell the Christopher was mad by that look and he was pacing. I saw my mom come out with Mary and Valerie.
"We need to get to the park. That's the likely place he'll be taking her." They nodded and then we left. Christopher was in the lead, speeding with his car over to the other area of the park. I quickly got out of my car and started into the park. There was a dark forest area before you reached the lake. I decided to go into it without listening to my mother. I heard a scream and quickly went in that direction. I heard the crunching of the leaves as someone ran in my direction. Getting closer. I went around a tree to have someone hit into me. I rolled this person to the bottom while I pinned him. I looked down to see it was her. Amber. I quickly got up and pulled her up. She attached herself to me at the waist while sobbing onto my shirt.
"Oh Ken. I thought no one would be looking for me here." I hugged her gently in my arms trying to comfort her.
"Everything's going to be alright now Amber. I'm not going to let anyone hurt you." I picked her up into my arms and carried her while she hung onto me. I soon found that we had found the lake. Everyone else was there where I saw that Valerie was floating on the water with that man. A blue satfire light appeared before them as the water went around the both of them. I couldn't control myself any longer. I was starting to walk out onto the water. It was a portal of some sort. I went in along with the others as well only to be greeted by darkness....
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I was greeted by the warm rays of light on my face. I felt a hand on my cheek gently and opened my eyes. I turned my head to see her sleeping face. She looked like an angel with the light on her face in that direction. I felt her cold hand leave my cheek to rest in the middle of my chest.
"Amber?" She cuddled up to me more.
"Dad. It's Sunday. I need my beauty sleep for Monday."
"Amber. You need to get up."
"In a minute." I slowly started sitting up which made her roll over onto her stomach on the ground. Once I stood up, I took a look around at what was before me. Land all around us. On a steep hill far away, I could see a castle made out of grey bricks. We're not in Chicago anymore and I'm sure of that. I looked over to my other side to see Christopher aproaching me.
"Have you seen the others yet?" he asked.
"No. I just woke up. I can't say the same for your daughter." He smiled.
"She's not a morning person as you can see," he grinned. He looked around as well as did I. I looked up once I heard the sounds of loud hooves on the ground. Christopher raced over and grabbed Amber up. Her eyes opened and she wrinkled her nose.
"What are you---" She stopped in mid-sentence once she heard the hooves getting closer.
"They're getting closer. It looks to be about eight of them."
"Hault! Who goes there?" Amber grabbed onto Christopher.
"Dad! Where are we?" Her voice was shaky.
"Don't worry. Everything is going to be alright." Eight men on white horses came out from the tall grass.
"Who are you that dare to travel on my land without permission?" stated a man in silver armor. Amber moved her heard sideways while her hair followed her motion.
"Aren't you hot in that thing? Is that heavy? Are you an actor? Do you know where we are? What are you talking about your land? Doesn't this land belong to everyone? Who are you?" Questions came out of her mouth. She looked like a child in a way by petting his horse.
"M'lady, what must you ask so many questions?" He seemed to have went gentle with her there. If she might have not been there, I'm sure we would have been already dead. When she stopped petting the horse, it nudged her for more attention.
"Because I want answers. Why else?"
"M'lady, let us ride to the castle." He offered a hand to her which made her raise an eye brow.
"I'm looking for my friends and there parents. There should be about seven of them. Have you seen them?" she asked.
"Yes. I found them this morning. They're being taken care of in the castle. You and your three friends there will be taken care of as well." He snapped his fingers which made two other men come.
"Your friends will ride with them. You shall ride with me."
"Well I'll be. A knight in shining armor has come to rescue us." She gave me a wink. I watched while he helped her to sit onto his lap. Christopher and I where on the back of the other horses with no help on at all. We came closer and closer to the castle until we arrived there. I learned that his name was Prince Gwinwick and he would forever be in her "service". I bet he said that to all the girls that he met. We were taken to different rooms where clothes where set out, baths were ready, and food was on the tables. I took a bath, changed into the clothes, ate some food, and then went out of my room. I saw her and my heart skipped few beats. She was in a dark green velvet dress that showed everything on her. She seemed to not like it by the looks of it.
"Have you seen the others yet?" I asked.
"Not yet. Gwinwick said we'll see them after we're ready. Have you seen dad?"
"No. Not yet." She looped her arm in mine.
"What happened when I passed out? I know we're not in Chicago."
"Well, that Valerie girl you were talking to, brought us here. She and that man that brought you made a sort of portal that we went threw. I don't know how but, I had no control over my body. I know that she'll be the one to get us out of here." She stopped me from walking.
"What if she's Senna's daughter? That means we'll have to risk our lives to save her Ken. Are you doing to risk your life to save a girl you don't know anything about?" she asked me. That was a good question. A really good question. I knew I had to answer her with those pleading blue/green eyes looking up at me.
"Only if it means that all of us gets to go back to our normal lives," I finally said. She didn't smile but, continued walking. I saw Gwinwick turn the corner, give a glare to me, and then smile once her head moved to look up.
"Good day m'lady. I hope everything was wonderful for you. Your friends are wanting to speak with you and that young gentlemen in private." I didn't know what I didn't like about him but, I knew that it wasn't good. Both of us had conflict between us right from the start. If she hadn't have been here, I would have killed him already. But, I didn't have anything to kill him with right then.
"Alright." He lead the way to a nice place that was room quiet finely. Everyone was there looking like they were from the midevil ages. I could see that Mary wasn't liking her red velvet dress. It was the same was the others.
"Alright. Now that we're all here, lets get things straight," started Mary. I saw Jalil raise an eye brow.
"What is it?"
"I refuse to going running around like a hero in this dress. If we're going to get outselves killed, I'm going down in style!" I followed her glare over to Amber who was trying to help herself to stop laughing but, it slipped.
"Mary, Mary, Mary. Be reasonable! We can always cut it and act like Xena! Warrior Princess!" I saw them both laughing. David pounded his hand on the table and silenced us all.
"This isn't a laughing matter girls. You'll have to take this seriously. You don't know what it's like to be here or what's going to happen to us. Where is that girl anyways? We need answers, to arm ourselves, and get out of here. Eric heard that Prince talking to his father." He looked at April who sighed.
"Ladies, this isn't a great place for us to be at this time. That Prince wants a wife and, it looks like us three are going to being it."
"Amber and I are underage so, we can't get married. Sorry Ms. O'Brien but, it looks like you're the one."
"The younger, the better," she said looking at both of them.
"Alright. Can you girls stop this! I'm not letting anyone get married especially my daughter. I don't care even if I'm going to be killed. Nothing like that is going to happen here now." Christopher was raging! That look meant all. I knew something was going to happen and it would happen soon enough. I turn to see the door being burst down. None of us noticed that anyone was pounding on it. There he was. Gwinwick. His sword was drawn. He pointed his sword at Amber and Mary who had grabbed onto each other in fright.
"I want those two. The rest can either go along with the marriage or against it! Give that red headed woman to my father to see what we'll do about her." Jalil held me back.
"Let them go. Things will work out sooner or later." I watched them being taken away from us.
"What do you need two of them for?" shouted Eric. He grinned.
"One for my brother of course who is due home any time." With that, he turned and left. I looked to see that Mary was whispering something into Amber's ear. She grinned. I saw her mouth out, I wasn't on the soccer team for nothing. Then, she kicked a guard in the knee which caused him to fall down and grab his now broken knee. Mary did the same thing, making them both run away into the rooms and lock the doors.
"Break down the doors if you have to! I want them alive and in chains if we must!" Christopher started laughing.
"You dare to mock me?"
"You don't know how to deal with my daughters. Only my wife does." I rose an eye brow at him only to get a wink.
"Your wife?"
"Yes. April. The one you call the red head." He turned to her and then back to him.
"You and your wife have to get your daughters out of there room or else I'll kill the rest of these men in this room.
"Sure thing." I saw him walk out of the room and left with April.
She looked so cute when she was trying to be angry. Her eyes seemed to shine in a certain way that made me want to look at her all day, to see how she was acting, and what she did all the time when she wasn't at home. If Christpher hadn't have been there, I might have kissed her but, then again, I might not have.
"Hey Ken. You take the east side over by where Amber normally kicks the ball for a goal. Mary will stay by the benches, and I'll be looking around for anyone suspecious." I nodded to Eric and then went over to take a look out. But, I watched her instead. Running with the team, shouting directions and what to do. She kicked a goal and hugged one of her team mates with a smile. I looked over at Eric who motioned me to come over. I walked over to him.
"Mary's talking to a girl that she saw Amber talking to about a week ago. Come check it out." I followed him to see a girl with dark brown eyes, brown eyes, and was looking uncomfortable.
"So, your name's Valerie Wales?" She nodded.
"Yeah."
"So, you know Amber, huh?" asked Eric.
"No. I was talking to her just to cheer her up that one day," she answered. I turned to the score board to see it 30 to 0. I looked over to see the refs. talking about something. The rest turned when they heard the voice.
"The guest team decided to forfit the game. Our team is the winners!" We turned back to Valerie who looked a bit jumpy.
"Hey, are you okay?" asked Mary.
"Please, just get your friend Amber out of here." I rose an eye brow.
"What are you talking about?"
"He's going to get her! You're wasting valuble time. She'll never be the same again! None of you will. All because you're talking to me!"
"The witch," whispered Mary. She nodded.
"Yes. Now get her out of here."
"You guys keep her here. I'll get Amber," I said as I then ran. I could see the crowds large as everyone was leaving. She could already be gone! Now, all I have to do is find her. I quickly ran over in the direction for her car. I saw her talking to a man that was dressed in black.She started walking away with him.
"Amber!" The yell of her name caught her attention. She turned in my direction and waved. Suddenly, I saw him grab her and then disappear into the crowd. I ran after her in the direction that I thought I would most likely find her in. I turned at someone grabbing my shoulder. It was Eric.
"Where is she?" he asked.
"A man grabbed her. I can't seem to find her anywhere else." He shook his head.
"Lets get back to Valerie and ask her about where he could have taken her. The parents know what's going on except for Nancy and Kyle. They went to get something to eat." I followed him back to everyone. I could tell the Christopher was mad by that look and he was pacing. I saw my mom come out with Mary and Valerie.
"We need to get to the park. That's the likely place he'll be taking her." They nodded and then we left. Christopher was in the lead, speeding with his car over to the other area of the park. I quickly got out of my car and started into the park. There was a dark forest area before you reached the lake. I decided to go into it without listening to my mother. I heard a scream and quickly went in that direction. I heard the crunching of the leaves as someone ran in my direction. Getting closer. I went around a tree to have someone hit into me. I rolled this person to the bottom while I pinned him. I looked down to see it was her. Amber. I quickly got up and pulled her up. She attached herself to me at the waist while sobbing onto my shirt.
"Oh Ken. I thought no one would be looking for me here." I hugged her gently in my arms trying to comfort her.
"Everything's going to be alright now Amber. I'm not going to let anyone hurt you." I picked her up into my arms and carried her while she hung onto me. I soon found that we had found the lake. Everyone else was there where I saw that Valerie was floating on the water with that man. A blue satfire light appeared before them as the water went around the both of them. I couldn't control myself any longer. I was starting to walk out onto the water. It was a portal of some sort. I went in along with the others as well only to be greeted by darkness....
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I was greeted by the warm rays of light on my face. I felt a hand on my cheek gently and opened my eyes. I turned my head to see her sleeping face. She looked like an angel with the light on her face in that direction. I felt her cold hand leave my cheek to rest in the middle of my chest.
"Amber?" She cuddled up to me more.
"Dad. It's Sunday. I need my beauty sleep for Monday."
"Amber. You need to get up."
"In a minute." I slowly started sitting up which made her roll over onto her stomach on the ground. Once I stood up, I took a look around at what was before me. Land all around us. On a steep hill far away, I could see a castle made out of grey bricks. We're not in Chicago anymore and I'm sure of that. I looked over to my other side to see Christopher aproaching me.
"Have you seen the others yet?" he asked.
"No. I just woke up. I can't say the same for your daughter." He smiled.
"She's not a morning person as you can see," he grinned. He looked around as well as did I. I looked up once I heard the sounds of loud hooves on the ground. Christopher raced over and grabbed Amber up. Her eyes opened and she wrinkled her nose.
"What are you---" She stopped in mid-sentence once she heard the hooves getting closer.
"They're getting closer. It looks to be about eight of them."
"Hault! Who goes there?" Amber grabbed onto Christopher.
"Dad! Where are we?" Her voice was shaky.
"Don't worry. Everything is going to be alright." Eight men on white horses came out from the tall grass.
"Who are you that dare to travel on my land without permission?" stated a man in silver armor. Amber moved her heard sideways while her hair followed her motion.
"Aren't you hot in that thing? Is that heavy? Are you an actor? Do you know where we are? What are you talking about your land? Doesn't this land belong to everyone? Who are you?" Questions came out of her mouth. She looked like a child in a way by petting his horse.
"M'lady, what must you ask so many questions?" He seemed to have went gentle with her there. If she might have not been there, I'm sure we would have been already dead. When she stopped petting the horse, it nudged her for more attention.
"Because I want answers. Why else?"
"M'lady, let us ride to the castle." He offered a hand to her which made her raise an eye brow.
"I'm looking for my friends and there parents. There should be about seven of them. Have you seen them?" she asked.
"Yes. I found them this morning. They're being taken care of in the castle. You and your three friends there will be taken care of as well." He snapped his fingers which made two other men come.
"Your friends will ride with them. You shall ride with me."
"Well I'll be. A knight in shining armor has come to rescue us." She gave me a wink. I watched while he helped her to sit onto his lap. Christopher and I where on the back of the other horses with no help on at all. We came closer and closer to the castle until we arrived there. I learned that his name was Prince Gwinwick and he would forever be in her "service". I bet he said that to all the girls that he met. We were taken to different rooms where clothes where set out, baths were ready, and food was on the tables. I took a bath, changed into the clothes, ate some food, and then went out of my room. I saw her and my heart skipped few beats. She was in a dark green velvet dress that showed everything on her. She seemed to not like it by the looks of it.
"Have you seen the others yet?" I asked.
"Not yet. Gwinwick said we'll see them after we're ready. Have you seen dad?"
"No. Not yet." She looped her arm in mine.
"What happened when I passed out? I know we're not in Chicago."
"Well, that Valerie girl you were talking to, brought us here. She and that man that brought you made a sort of portal that we went threw. I don't know how but, I had no control over my body. I know that she'll be the one to get us out of here." She stopped me from walking.
"What if she's Senna's daughter? That means we'll have to risk our lives to save her Ken. Are you doing to risk your life to save a girl you don't know anything about?" she asked me. That was a good question. A really good question. I knew I had to answer her with those pleading blue/green eyes looking up at me.
"Only if it means that all of us gets to go back to our normal lives," I finally said. She didn't smile but, continued walking. I saw Gwinwick turn the corner, give a glare to me, and then smile once her head moved to look up.
"Good day m'lady. I hope everything was wonderful for you. Your friends are wanting to speak with you and that young gentlemen in private." I didn't know what I didn't like about him but, I knew that it wasn't good. Both of us had conflict between us right from the start. If she hadn't have been here, I would have killed him already. But, I didn't have anything to kill him with right then.
"Alright." He lead the way to a nice place that was room quiet finely. Everyone was there looking like they were from the midevil ages. I could see that Mary wasn't liking her red velvet dress. It was the same was the others.
"Alright. Now that we're all here, lets get things straight," started Mary. I saw Jalil raise an eye brow.
"What is it?"
"I refuse to going running around like a hero in this dress. If we're going to get outselves killed, I'm going down in style!" I followed her glare over to Amber who was trying to help herself to stop laughing but, it slipped.
"Mary, Mary, Mary. Be reasonable! We can always cut it and act like Xena! Warrior Princess!" I saw them both laughing. David pounded his hand on the table and silenced us all.
"This isn't a laughing matter girls. You'll have to take this seriously. You don't know what it's like to be here or what's going to happen to us. Where is that girl anyways? We need answers, to arm ourselves, and get out of here. Eric heard that Prince talking to his father." He looked at April who sighed.
"Ladies, this isn't a great place for us to be at this time. That Prince wants a wife and, it looks like us three are going to being it."
"Amber and I are underage so, we can't get married. Sorry Ms. O'Brien but, it looks like you're the one."
"The younger, the better," she said looking at both of them.
"Alright. Can you girls stop this! I'm not letting anyone get married especially my daughter. I don't care even if I'm going to be killed. Nothing like that is going to happen here now." Christopher was raging! That look meant all. I knew something was going to happen and it would happen soon enough. I turn to see the door being burst down. None of us noticed that anyone was pounding on it. There he was. Gwinwick. His sword was drawn. He pointed his sword at Amber and Mary who had grabbed onto each other in fright.
"I want those two. The rest can either go along with the marriage or against it! Give that red headed woman to my father to see what we'll do about her." Jalil held me back.
"Let them go. Things will work out sooner or later." I watched them being taken away from us.
"What do you need two of them for?" shouted Eric. He grinned.
"One for my brother of course who is due home any time." With that, he turned and left. I looked to see that Mary was whispering something into Amber's ear. She grinned. I saw her mouth out, I wasn't on the soccer team for nothing. Then, she kicked a guard in the knee which caused him to fall down and grab his now broken knee. Mary did the same thing, making them both run away into the rooms and lock the doors.
"Break down the doors if you have to! I want them alive and in chains if we must!" Christopher started laughing.
"You dare to mock me?"
"You don't know how to deal with my daughters. Only my wife does." I rose an eye brow at him only to get a wink.
"Your wife?"
"Yes. April. The one you call the red head." He turned to her and then back to him.
"You and your wife have to get your daughters out of there room or else I'll kill the rest of these men in this room.
"Sure thing." I saw him walk out of the room and left with April.