Tum tum looked over to Rocky who was now an inch shorter than himself.
Rocky looked to Colt who blew a hair back from his eye.
"No," Colt stated blandly, "I have no desire to go back there."
"Good," Jaz shrugged, "I'm sure K's handsome, strong, faithful, charismatic husband wouldn't appreciate her old boyfriend trouncing around town. And her three beautiful children-"
Colt's face turned a vibrant shade of red, "Alright Jaz."
"I'm in," Rocky said, "oh and Jaz, you may not believe it.but you can still trust me with your life."
She looked over to Tum tum, "And?" She asked.
Tum tum nodded with a determined look. A trait that had not left him, "anything for you Jaz."
"Good," Jaz smiled and then peered over to Colt who was leaning on the counter with his arms folded across his chest, "Colt, all of those things I told you about K were part of a well devised plan to get you to come along."
Colt stared at her disbelieving, "She's not married?"
Jaz couldn't help herself, the boys had made the last half hour of her life exceedingly painful. She thought Colt deserved to suffer a little.
"Oh, no. She is married. But her husband would never be jealous of you."
Tum tum dug deep into his pocket and discovering he had already devoured the snacks he had hidden in them he turned to go get the groceries from the car.
"Tum tum, where are you going?" Rocky asked.
"To get some food," Tum tum stated as if he had just been asked a very stupid question.
"Tum, the car's not here."
"Oh.."
"I can promise you a banquet back home," Jaz offered.
Mel slammed her hand down next to her plate as she told K, "No, I will not eat. I'm not hungry. Oh, and where is Jaz? I need her!"
"She has gone Mel, to inform your family of the recent happenings here," K explained gently.
"What! You mean she went to tell my father I lost his Grandson to a band of over grown apes!?" Mel shook her head, "Why wasn't I informed. It seems as though she's been gone days."
"Mel," K smiled softly, "she has been gone only today."
"I don't feel safe with her gone. Damn it, K! Why didn't you tell me?"
"Mel please calm down," K sighed.
"K, I'm scared," Mel looked as though she would cry any second.
K nodded, "I know Mel, I know."
Just then the door flew open and in stepped Jaz alongside Copperclaw, who was still in human form.
"Jaz," K smiled brightly, "We were just talking about you. Did you find help?"
Jaz nodded, "When have I every failed you cousin?"
K smiled.
Mel stood and quickly went to Jaz, "Help? What kind of help? Oh, Jaz I'm so glad you're home." Mel stepped close to Jaz and hugged her. "I'm so worried about my little," She paused and looked past Jaz as she added absentmindedly, "Rocky?"
K, not yet realizing who stood behind her attempted to sooth Mel, "I know Mel. We will get him home."
"No," Mel said breathlessly as she pushed past Jaz, "Rocky." She continued to stumble forward, "Colt, Tum tum." Tear welled in her eyes.
She stopped just in front of them and the tears began to stream down her face, "you have cone to rescue my son?"
Tum tum hated to see women cry so he attempted to lighten the mood. He took a small step forward and grabbed a handful of imaginary skirts and curtsied clumsily, "Yes your majesty. The Spirit Knights are once again at your service."
Mel grabbed Tum tum under the arms and squeezed him as tightly as she could. She turned to Colt and placing a hand on his face, as if to make sure he was real, she smiled. Lastly, she turned to Rocky. Mel found herself lost in the moment and dreaming of a time not so long ago. She was brought 10 years prior and faced with all the emotions. She was lost in Rocky's being and he in hers.
"You look great," Rocky sighed taking her into his arms. It did not feel awkward as they had both expected.
"And you as well," Mel sighed, "There is so much to catch up on."
"Wait," A shriek filled the room, "No one is going to do any catching up until somebody explains what's going on to me."
"Oh yeah," Jaz sighed leaping up onto the table and sitting cross-legged there, "the stipulation, Rocky's bag of wind. I did my best your highness, to keep her away. I told her all the catches and clauses, but she still refused to stay behind where it was safe."
Rebecca studied Mel, the queen was beautiful and graceful. "So this is your queen?" She stated attempting to sound unimpressed.
"Oh Mel, I would like you to meet my fiancé," Rocky frowned.
"Oh Rocky," Mel pulled back with a smiled, "isn't she darling." Mel curtsied and offered a hand, "I am Queen Melissa. Rocky is quite a catch."
"IT'S SAMUEL!" Rebecca demanded.
"Ah, I guess you're right," Mel sniffed, "only his close friends call him Rocky. If you insist on calling him Sam, then by all means." She spun to face Rocky, she held out her arm for him to guide her. He took it and shrugged at Rebecca. "Thank you Rocky," she smiled.
"No," Colt stated blandly, "I have no desire to go back there."
"Good," Jaz shrugged, "I'm sure K's handsome, strong, faithful, charismatic husband wouldn't appreciate her old boyfriend trouncing around town. And her three beautiful children-"
Colt's face turned a vibrant shade of red, "Alright Jaz."
"I'm in," Rocky said, "oh and Jaz, you may not believe it.but you can still trust me with your life."
She looked over to Tum tum, "And?" She asked.
Tum tum nodded with a determined look. A trait that had not left him, "anything for you Jaz."
"Good," Jaz smiled and then peered over to Colt who was leaning on the counter with his arms folded across his chest, "Colt, all of those things I told you about K were part of a well devised plan to get you to come along."
Colt stared at her disbelieving, "She's not married?"
Jaz couldn't help herself, the boys had made the last half hour of her life exceedingly painful. She thought Colt deserved to suffer a little.
"Oh, no. She is married. But her husband would never be jealous of you."
Tum tum dug deep into his pocket and discovering he had already devoured the snacks he had hidden in them he turned to go get the groceries from the car.
"Tum tum, where are you going?" Rocky asked.
"To get some food," Tum tum stated as if he had just been asked a very stupid question.
"Tum, the car's not here."
"Oh.."
"I can promise you a banquet back home," Jaz offered.
Mel slammed her hand down next to her plate as she told K, "No, I will not eat. I'm not hungry. Oh, and where is Jaz? I need her!"
"She has gone Mel, to inform your family of the recent happenings here," K explained gently.
"What! You mean she went to tell my father I lost his Grandson to a band of over grown apes!?" Mel shook her head, "Why wasn't I informed. It seems as though she's been gone days."
"Mel," K smiled softly, "she has been gone only today."
"I don't feel safe with her gone. Damn it, K! Why didn't you tell me?"
"Mel please calm down," K sighed.
"K, I'm scared," Mel looked as though she would cry any second.
K nodded, "I know Mel, I know."
Just then the door flew open and in stepped Jaz alongside Copperclaw, who was still in human form.
"Jaz," K smiled brightly, "We were just talking about you. Did you find help?"
Jaz nodded, "When have I every failed you cousin?"
K smiled.
Mel stood and quickly went to Jaz, "Help? What kind of help? Oh, Jaz I'm so glad you're home." Mel stepped close to Jaz and hugged her. "I'm so worried about my little," She paused and looked past Jaz as she added absentmindedly, "Rocky?"
K, not yet realizing who stood behind her attempted to sooth Mel, "I know Mel. We will get him home."
"No," Mel said breathlessly as she pushed past Jaz, "Rocky." She continued to stumble forward, "Colt, Tum tum." Tear welled in her eyes.
She stopped just in front of them and the tears began to stream down her face, "you have cone to rescue my son?"
Tum tum hated to see women cry so he attempted to lighten the mood. He took a small step forward and grabbed a handful of imaginary skirts and curtsied clumsily, "Yes your majesty. The Spirit Knights are once again at your service."
Mel grabbed Tum tum under the arms and squeezed him as tightly as she could. She turned to Colt and placing a hand on his face, as if to make sure he was real, she smiled. Lastly, she turned to Rocky. Mel found herself lost in the moment and dreaming of a time not so long ago. She was brought 10 years prior and faced with all the emotions. She was lost in Rocky's being and he in hers.
"You look great," Rocky sighed taking her into his arms. It did not feel awkward as they had both expected.
"And you as well," Mel sighed, "There is so much to catch up on."
"Wait," A shriek filled the room, "No one is going to do any catching up until somebody explains what's going on to me."
"Oh yeah," Jaz sighed leaping up onto the table and sitting cross-legged there, "the stipulation, Rocky's bag of wind. I did my best your highness, to keep her away. I told her all the catches and clauses, but she still refused to stay behind where it was safe."
Rebecca studied Mel, the queen was beautiful and graceful. "So this is your queen?" She stated attempting to sound unimpressed.
"Oh Mel, I would like you to meet my fiancé," Rocky frowned.
"Oh Rocky," Mel pulled back with a smiled, "isn't she darling." Mel curtsied and offered a hand, "I am Queen Melissa. Rocky is quite a catch."
"IT'S SAMUEL!" Rebecca demanded.
"Ah, I guess you're right," Mel sniffed, "only his close friends call him Rocky. If you insist on calling him Sam, then by all means." She spun to face Rocky, she held out her arm for him to guide her. He took it and shrugged at Rebecca. "Thank you Rocky," she smiled.