Queen Serenity was standing in her throne room, waiting for any word about the whereabouts of her daughter and Prince Darien. She still had no clue as to what had possessed them to run off like that, and off the palace grounds, as well! It was dangerous to wander away from the palace walls, especially since the rumors of there being someone planning to attack the Moon. Queen Serenity began getting angry at Prince Darien's immaturity. Surely he knew how dangerous it was for a fourteen-year-old girl. He would get such a tongue lashing when they were finally found. A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. That must be the guard, and she assumed that they had found Serena and Darien. Queen Serenity straitened her back and looked towards the door. "Enter."
The door opened a crack, and then slowly opened enough for the man to enter. She recognized him as her head guard, Athens. He took his hat off and bowed to her. "Majesty."
"Hello, Athens. Have you found them?" She smiled at him gently, but she was worried because he seemed nervous.
Athens fidgeted with his hat and looked at the ground. "There is no sign of them, Majesty."
"What? They're not on the Moon!?"
"No, I'm afraid not. We checked the transportation log, and we saw that there was a transportation from the Moon to the Earth not two hours ago from Transporter Four." Serenity was shocked. How could Darien take her daughter off of the Moon completely? Was he insane? "Um, Majesty… we found this bracelet."
He stepped forward and handed Serenity the dainty, white gold bracelet. She looked at it and recognized the piece of jewelry immediately. "This is my daughter's bracelet."
"Yes, it is. We found it near the transporter. Majesty, there was also blood on the transporter."
"Blood?"
"Yes. It is our assumption that the princess has been kidnapped, and taken to the Earth."
Queen Serenity felt herself going weak, so she sat down on the steps that led up to her throne. "Kidnapped?" She could barely hear herself speak those words.
"Yes, Majesty. We have started a search on the Earth. Now, there wasn't much blood, I don't wish to scare you into thinking your daughter is hurt or wounded. We will find your daughter, and bring her back to safety, I promise you, ma'am."
"Thank you, Athens." The queen stared into space. Athens could tell that she was shocked and scared, and he couldn't blame her. He stepped out of the throne room and closed the door, so that the queen could let the news soak in. If I ever get my hands on that Darien, he will regret the day he was born, Athens declared to himself.
Darien led Serena out of the transporter and grinned as he saw her reaction. Her eyes widened and she giggled in pleasure. "This is even more beautiful than the field, Darien." She smiled as she gazed upon the huge mountain range. They had a purple tint to them, and they were so high. She imagined that they were even higher than the Moon was tall. Darien slowly put his hand around hers, and she looked up at him. "They're so tall and majestic, Darien. They look so strong and powerful. Are they very old?"
"They're as old as the Earth, itself. These mountains hold many secrets and treasures that no one could truly understand. They hold a mysterious beauty that intrigues all men who are lucky enough to view them." Prince Darien looked down at her and smiled. "What do you think of them, milady?"
"I think that you are right. They are mysterious, and so beautiful." Serena looked up at the prince, and saw that he was looking up at the mountain. She felt her heart beat quicker and her finger gently brushed against the palm of his hand. Serena felt something wet on her finger, and she gently pulled her hand away to look at what it was. She gasped when she saw that it was blood. "Darien, you're bleeding!"
"What?" Darien looked at his hand and crinkled his brow a little. "It must be from the roses. They are beautiful, but the thorns can really bite the skin. Nothing to worry about, Pricilla."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. It is but a scratch." He smiled at her reassuringly, and she nodded, accepting what he said.
After a few minutes of looking at the mountains and inhaling the fresh scents of the flowers in the foothills, Darien cleared his throat. "Ready to go, Pricilla?"
Serena nodded and skipped gaily to the transporter. As Darien followed, Serena looked at him curiously. "Where are we going to go now?"
"Ah, patience my child."
Serena raised a golden eyebrow and poked him playfully. "I'm not a child. In fact, you're not much older than me."
Darien grinned and shook his head. "I know, I know. Now, let's go." Darien punched a few buttons, and then they were off to their next destination.
Serena's eyes brimmed with tears from the beautiful scenery she saw. Darien looked down at her and wiped her eyes gently. "It is breathtaking, isn't it milady?"
"Oh, yes." Serena closed her eyes and smelled the salty air. They were at the ocean this time.
"Look at the ocean waters, milady. They are so blue and clear and calm. These waters offer a peaceful feeling, do they not? I have not known true peace, but for the times that I have been here. That is, until I met you. With you, I feel happy and serene. Perhaps your name should have been Serenity, for that is what your company gives me." Darien paused when he saw Pricilla stiffen, but he shrugged it off. Perhaps some of the cold seawater had splashed her. "The blueness of this ocean, and of the sky above it, they remind me of your eyes. Every time I see this place, I will be reminded of you, of your beautiful eyes, and of the feelings…feeling of peace you give me."
Serena looked up at Darien, blushing. "That is awfully sweet of you, Darien." She stopped when she saw the look on his face. It was the same look he had when they had been at the field.
Darien smiled down at her and then gently ran his finger across her cheek. He went to kiss her, but stopped himself. He couldn't allow himself to fall for this young woman. He was meant for another. Darien cleared his throat and straitened up. "Well, on with the tour." He smiled at her and led her back to the transporter.
The door opened a crack, and then slowly opened enough for the man to enter. She recognized him as her head guard, Athens. He took his hat off and bowed to her. "Majesty."
"Hello, Athens. Have you found them?" She smiled at him gently, but she was worried because he seemed nervous.
Athens fidgeted with his hat and looked at the ground. "There is no sign of them, Majesty."
"What? They're not on the Moon!?"
"No, I'm afraid not. We checked the transportation log, and we saw that there was a transportation from the Moon to the Earth not two hours ago from Transporter Four." Serenity was shocked. How could Darien take her daughter off of the Moon completely? Was he insane? "Um, Majesty… we found this bracelet."
He stepped forward and handed Serenity the dainty, white gold bracelet. She looked at it and recognized the piece of jewelry immediately. "This is my daughter's bracelet."
"Yes, it is. We found it near the transporter. Majesty, there was also blood on the transporter."
"Blood?"
"Yes. It is our assumption that the princess has been kidnapped, and taken to the Earth."
Queen Serenity felt herself going weak, so she sat down on the steps that led up to her throne. "Kidnapped?" She could barely hear herself speak those words.
"Yes, Majesty. We have started a search on the Earth. Now, there wasn't much blood, I don't wish to scare you into thinking your daughter is hurt or wounded. We will find your daughter, and bring her back to safety, I promise you, ma'am."
"Thank you, Athens." The queen stared into space. Athens could tell that she was shocked and scared, and he couldn't blame her. He stepped out of the throne room and closed the door, so that the queen could let the news soak in. If I ever get my hands on that Darien, he will regret the day he was born, Athens declared to himself.
Darien led Serena out of the transporter and grinned as he saw her reaction. Her eyes widened and she giggled in pleasure. "This is even more beautiful than the field, Darien." She smiled as she gazed upon the huge mountain range. They had a purple tint to them, and they were so high. She imagined that they were even higher than the Moon was tall. Darien slowly put his hand around hers, and she looked up at him. "They're so tall and majestic, Darien. They look so strong and powerful. Are they very old?"
"They're as old as the Earth, itself. These mountains hold many secrets and treasures that no one could truly understand. They hold a mysterious beauty that intrigues all men who are lucky enough to view them." Prince Darien looked down at her and smiled. "What do you think of them, milady?"
"I think that you are right. They are mysterious, and so beautiful." Serena looked up at the prince, and saw that he was looking up at the mountain. She felt her heart beat quicker and her finger gently brushed against the palm of his hand. Serena felt something wet on her finger, and she gently pulled her hand away to look at what it was. She gasped when she saw that it was blood. "Darien, you're bleeding!"
"What?" Darien looked at his hand and crinkled his brow a little. "It must be from the roses. They are beautiful, but the thorns can really bite the skin. Nothing to worry about, Pricilla."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. It is but a scratch." He smiled at her reassuringly, and she nodded, accepting what he said.
After a few minutes of looking at the mountains and inhaling the fresh scents of the flowers in the foothills, Darien cleared his throat. "Ready to go, Pricilla?"
Serena nodded and skipped gaily to the transporter. As Darien followed, Serena looked at him curiously. "Where are we going to go now?"
"Ah, patience my child."
Serena raised a golden eyebrow and poked him playfully. "I'm not a child. In fact, you're not much older than me."
Darien grinned and shook his head. "I know, I know. Now, let's go." Darien punched a few buttons, and then they were off to their next destination.
Serena's eyes brimmed with tears from the beautiful scenery she saw. Darien looked down at her and wiped her eyes gently. "It is breathtaking, isn't it milady?"
"Oh, yes." Serena closed her eyes and smelled the salty air. They were at the ocean this time.
"Look at the ocean waters, milady. They are so blue and clear and calm. These waters offer a peaceful feeling, do they not? I have not known true peace, but for the times that I have been here. That is, until I met you. With you, I feel happy and serene. Perhaps your name should have been Serenity, for that is what your company gives me." Darien paused when he saw Pricilla stiffen, but he shrugged it off. Perhaps some of the cold seawater had splashed her. "The blueness of this ocean, and of the sky above it, they remind me of your eyes. Every time I see this place, I will be reminded of you, of your beautiful eyes, and of the feelings…feeling of peace you give me."
Serena looked up at Darien, blushing. "That is awfully sweet of you, Darien." She stopped when she saw the look on his face. It was the same look he had when they had been at the field.
Darien smiled down at her and then gently ran his finger across her cheek. He went to kiss her, but stopped himself. He couldn't allow himself to fall for this young woman. He was meant for another. Darien cleared his throat and straitened up. "Well, on with the tour." He smiled at her and led her back to the transporter.