Early the next morning, Darien woke Serena up. "It's time to go, Pricilla," he whispered softly.
Serena's eyes fluttered open and she stretched slowly. "What time is it?"
"Just about seven."
Serena's eyes flung open quickly, and she sat up strait. "In the morning?"
Darien smiled at her and nodded. "Now, let's get you home before there's a search party looking for ya."
It's probably too late for that, Serena thought to herself, but she didn't say anything. "Let's go, Darien." She stood up and straitened her dress out. She just hoped she didn't look too bad. Serena looked at Darien and saw him staring at her intently.
"You look a sight," he said matter-of-factly.
Serena blushed deeply and began trying to straiten her dress and hair out. "I'm sorry… I know that I must look…"
"…Beautiful," Darien cut off.
"Thank you, Darien. You're too kind." Serena looked down at the ground, blushing, and feeling worth a million bucks. He certainly knew how to flatter a woman.
They walked to the transportation chamber, and stepped inside. Darien looked at Serena and sighed wistfully. His fingers lingered over the number pad, as though he was hesitant to take her back home. "Pricilla…"
"Yes, Darien?" She looked at him, and saw a strained, somewhat sad look on his face.
"I…" Darien trailed off and sighed. "Nevermind." He feigned a smile and punched in the code to the Moon. "Let's get you home."
Before Serena could say anything, Darien pressed the send button, and they were on their way back to face the wrath of her mother, which was something Serena was not looking forward to at all.
Darien and Serena stepped out of the transportation chamber, only to be ambushed by a group of Queen Serenity's soldiers. "Princess Serenity! You're safe," one of the guards said.
"Princess Serenity?" Darien looked at Pricilla, a totally confused look on his face. Before Serena could explain to him what was going on, a guard grabbed Serena and took her away, and she saw that Darien was being put under arrest. The last thing she saw of Darien was him giving her a look that could chill the most bloodthirsty pirate to the bone.
Athens walked into the throne room of Queen Serenity and kneeled before her. "Your Majesty, we have found your daughter. She is completely uninjured."
"Oh, thank the goddess." Two tons seemed to be lifted from her shoulders when she heard that her daughter was safe. "Did you capture Prince Endymion?"
"Yes, we did. He is in the dungeon right now."
"Good. Let him stay there for awhile. I am going to go see my daughter now."
"Very good, Your Majesty."
Queen Serenity smiled at Athens. "Thank you so much, my dear friend."
Athens smiled at her and nodded. "Anything for you, milady."
"Oh, Athens, bring Darien to me in an hour. I will speak to him then, to tell him his punishment."
"As you wish, my Queen." He bowed to her, and walked out of the throne room. He was going to teach this Prince Endymion a lesson.
Serena's eyes fluttered open and she stretched slowly. "What time is it?"
"Just about seven."
Serena's eyes flung open quickly, and she sat up strait. "In the morning?"
Darien smiled at her and nodded. "Now, let's get you home before there's a search party looking for ya."
It's probably too late for that, Serena thought to herself, but she didn't say anything. "Let's go, Darien." She stood up and straitened her dress out. She just hoped she didn't look too bad. Serena looked at Darien and saw him staring at her intently.
"You look a sight," he said matter-of-factly.
Serena blushed deeply and began trying to straiten her dress and hair out. "I'm sorry… I know that I must look…"
"…Beautiful," Darien cut off.
"Thank you, Darien. You're too kind." Serena looked down at the ground, blushing, and feeling worth a million bucks. He certainly knew how to flatter a woman.
They walked to the transportation chamber, and stepped inside. Darien looked at Serena and sighed wistfully. His fingers lingered over the number pad, as though he was hesitant to take her back home. "Pricilla…"
"Yes, Darien?" She looked at him, and saw a strained, somewhat sad look on his face.
"I…" Darien trailed off and sighed. "Nevermind." He feigned a smile and punched in the code to the Moon. "Let's get you home."
Before Serena could say anything, Darien pressed the send button, and they were on their way back to face the wrath of her mother, which was something Serena was not looking forward to at all.
Darien and Serena stepped out of the transportation chamber, only to be ambushed by a group of Queen Serenity's soldiers. "Princess Serenity! You're safe," one of the guards said.
"Princess Serenity?" Darien looked at Pricilla, a totally confused look on his face. Before Serena could explain to him what was going on, a guard grabbed Serena and took her away, and she saw that Darien was being put under arrest. The last thing she saw of Darien was him giving her a look that could chill the most bloodthirsty pirate to the bone.
Athens walked into the throne room of Queen Serenity and kneeled before her. "Your Majesty, we have found your daughter. She is completely uninjured."
"Oh, thank the goddess." Two tons seemed to be lifted from her shoulders when she heard that her daughter was safe. "Did you capture Prince Endymion?"
"Yes, we did. He is in the dungeon right now."
"Good. Let him stay there for awhile. I am going to go see my daughter now."
"Very good, Your Majesty."
Queen Serenity smiled at Athens. "Thank you so much, my dear friend."
Athens smiled at her and nodded. "Anything for you, milady."
"Oh, Athens, bring Darien to me in an hour. I will speak to him then, to tell him his punishment."
"As you wish, my Queen." He bowed to her, and walked out of the throne room. He was going to teach this Prince Endymion a lesson.