Author's Note: Hey everyone! I'm really, really, really sorry for not updating in such a long time. I have been very bad.*pouts, walks over to the corner and sits down looking helpless begging for forgiveness.* I have been getting distracted by school and such, but I will try my very best to work on my story and get it updated faster. Anyway.the story is now taking place in the present. I hope that you liked reading the story from Lavitz's point of view. I liked writing it that way, but I have to go to present day in order for the story to work the way I want it to.

Disclaimer: I don't own this game. Everything to do with Legend of Dragoon is owned by Sony and Squaresoft.

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Lavitz ran as fast as his legs would let him. Until, finally he couldn't take it anymore and gave up, collapsing onto the ground. His heart was too torn to do anything but worry about the possibilities that the outcome would have to offer. He had no idea what could possibly happen to his love, Albert. Neither did anyone else. No one knew what to do at this point in time and they weren't about to give up so early.

Dart helped Lavitz up off of the ground and supported him as they went to the forest where everyone had been waiting for them. Upon their arrival, everyone rushed to Lavitzs' aide. Everyone's eyes were directed at Lavitz and they all wanted to say something, anything, to make him feel better. They already knew that no words spoken could ever make Lavitz feel any better about this situation. Everyone else was also fearful of what might happen to Albert, but no one knew where to start. Finally, Haschel took the first initiative and spoke to the whole group.

"We can't just stand here and stare at each other. There is a crisis at hand and we all have to snap out of it, if anyone hopes to be of some help in saving Albert. Let's all put our heads together and think damn it!"

Lavitz regained himself and stood there looking to everyone. His eyes filled with tears and he began to shake from the fear that had taken over. He walked over to where Haschel was standing and spoke.

"As you can all see, this has been a dramatic experience for me. I finally found the one I love and now he has been taken away from me. I have no idea what I am supposed to do and I need all of you to be here with me. I need every one of you to help me save him. I can't do it on my own. I don't have the strength and courage at this point in time. That is why I am pleading to you all."

Lavitz bowed his head down, staring towards the ground. He crouched down and sat there on the ground, like a lost puppy. He lifted his head to look around at the group of people standing in front of him. Suddenly, the tears began to spill over and run down his cheeks. The sounds of his sorrowful whimpers filled the air and they all stood there with their own tears forming in their eyes.

"Don't any of you have an idea?" Dart yelled.

No one answered.

"Let's be on our way then. If no one has a plan, then just standing around here won't do any good. I can't just stay here and feel sorry for Albert. Whomever wants to save him, better come along now."

Dart's words struck Lavitz with ferocity and he couldn't believe his ears. All of his strength had been depleted and he hadn't realized how much of a bother he had become. He sat there for a few moments longer and then he stood up and wiped the tears from his face. Lavitz looked around at the group and saw the anticipation in their eyes and he knew that this had to be the best thing to do. He gathered his things and headed over to Dart. Lavitz placed a hand on Dart's shoulder and nodded his head in agreement.

"I have been selfish. Who knows what they may be doing to Albert at this point in time or even if he is still alive. I have faith that he is still breathing. Dart has made me realize the mistake I have been making. I will go with him and save Albert. I would like it if all of you would come along. If for some reason you don't feel the need to go, then I suggest you leave." Lavitz stopped and looked around at everyone's shocked faces. "Let us be on our way."

The sudden change that had happened in the last few minutes stunned the group. What was once a plea for help was now an order? The other five companions, besides Dart and Lavitz all began to walk over to them.

"None of us are going to leave. We are all in this together and that is a fact. We are all willing to risk our lives, no matter what, in order to save Albert. Don't you ever think any different about our intentions." Rose declared to Lavitz.

From that moment on, none of them talked to one another in fear that an additional situation of this sort would ensue. All of them walked off and out of the forest and headed to Hellena Prison. Once they made it there, what they found came as a complete shock.

Lavitz ran up to the gate of the prison and peered in to see what was going on. He saw that a few guards were holding onto Albert and dragging him along, over to a wagon that was near the entrance. Albert tried with all of his might to shake the guards off of him, but once he was able to get one guard off another seemed to come and take his place. He tried his best to get free, but no matter how hard he struggled it was no use. Albert soon began to grow weak and limp in the guards' grasps and they were able to load him onto the wagon and chain him to the side. Lavitz stood there a bit dismayed at what he had just witnessed and he called out to him.

"Albert! I'm here now Albert. Can you hear me?" Lavitz desperately yelled out to his love, hoping that he would have the strength to at least look at him.

At the sound of Lavitz's voice, Albert lifted his head slightly, just enough to catch a glimpse of him. Albert offered a weak smile, trying to play everything off, like he was just fine. One of the guards noticed what was going on and ran over to the wagon. He got onto the wagon and gave Albert a violent punch to the stomach, so that he could not speak even if he wanted to. The blow hit Albert hard and his head dropped. The guard jumped down from the wagon and signaled to the others that they had company to take care of. Soon, what seemed like hundreds of guards appeared and they all began to run towards the gate. One of them ran over to the lever that opened the gate and pulled it down. The gate hit the ground with a loud thud and the battle started.

The whole team was outnumbered and a group of guards ran over to each person and engaged in battle. No one could help their fellow teammates because of the outrageous number of guards that came to get rid of them. Luckily, the guards weren't too strong and the numbers soon began to lessen at a quick pace.

Lavitz fought with shear determination and intensity. He wasn't going to lose Albert so soon and especially not to the enemy. Lavitz couldn't help but wonder why Albert had been taken to Hellena Prison and why there were so many guards. Everyone else seemed to be thinking the same thing as well. It didn't quite make sense to him seeing as Albert had told him that he was going to visit his uncle. Due to his lack of attention to the battle, the guard he had been fighting with, struck him with his sword. The sword sliced through the flesh of his leg and Lavitz fell to one knee in a cry of pain. Knowing that Albert was still in danger, Lavitz got back up and thrust his sword into the guard's chest. With this sudden action, the guard fell to the ground with a pool of blood beginning to seep out from beneath him. The guard weakly looked up when he noticed that someone was standing over him. Lavitz was standing in front of him, looking down. With one swift move of his arm, Lavitz swung his sword and decapitated him.

Lavitz turned around just as another guard ran towards him with immense speed. The guard jumped a few feet in front of him and came barreling down on top of Lavitz, pinning him to the ground. Lavitz tried to push the guard off of him, but he could not. His leg throbbed with a surging pain and blood trickled down it. He turned his head to look at everyone else and the guards attacking them and he slowly began to lose hope.

While the fight was going on Albert had been sitting there tied to the wagon. He knew he had been knocked out, but he wasn't sure for how long. When he awoke the first thing he saw was Lavitz being pinned down by one of the guards. Albert could see that his love was losing the fight and he had to try and do something about it. Desperately and as loud as he could, Albert yelled out to him. He yelled for what seemed like hours, but in reality were only a few minutes. Soon, Albert too began to lose hope. Seeing his love in pain made Albert's heart ache and he decided to try and get Lavitz's attention one last time. Inhaling deeply, Albert yelled out across the distance.

"Lavitz! Laaaavitz! Get up and fight! Don't lose hope, I'm here for you Lavitz."

Lavitz turned his head to the side at what sounded like someone yelling his name. He looked towards the gate and saw that Albert was now fully awake and red in the face from all the yelling. Although he could not fully understand what Albert had been yelling, he knew what it could be. Lavitz nodded his head and saw that Albert noticed this gesture and nodded back to him. He knew what he had to do and he regained his strength now knowing that Albert was fine.

Lavitz reached out to the side to where his lance had fallen when the guard came down on him. The guard was still on top of him and keeping him from moving. His hand reached the lance just as the guard realized what he was up to. Lavitz took the lance and jabbed it into the guards' side, causing him to yell out in excruciating pain. Lavitz jumped to his feet and pulled the weapon from the victim's side. He then raised it high above his head and sent it flying down into the guard's neck. With a quick twist and a spurt of blood, the guard was dead.

The battlefield in front of Hellena Prison was a gruesome site. Dead bodies were scattered everywhere. You couldn't take 2 steps without stepping into either a pool of blood or walking into a dead body. The air was filled with the stench of sweat and blood from the battle that had just ended only moments ago.

All of the comrades walked over to one another and gathered by the gate. Everyone was catering to their own wounds and they were just happy to be alive after how many guards had come after them. They all looked wide-eyed at the horrific scene in the front yard of the prison and no one could get over how many lives they had just taken. A dark gloom over shadowed them all and the hatred that was once in their hearts had now turned to sorrow. There was no way that they could have avoided the battle that had just taken place, but even so, they didn't feel quite themselves. Dart was the first to speak.

"They deserved what they got! Don't just stand around and look down.Albert, our friend, the king was in danger and we are his bodyguards. It was the only thing that we could do."

Everyone stared at Dart and had to think for a moment. They snapped out of it and decided that they had better get Albert out of here unless they wanted to get themselves into even more danger. They may have been saving Albert, but they weren't brutal murderers by nature and they had never fought in a battle like that. The site lingered in everyone's minds.

The gate had been broken while the battle had been happening. There wasn't much left of it and only enough so that they could get over to the other side, one by one. Lavitz was the first to cross and he immediately ran over to the wagon were Albert sat and stared on in bewilderment. Lavitz reached him and ran over to the chains that bound Albert and used the key that he had gotten from a dead guard to unlock the chains. Albert was thankful to have his arms back and rubbed them to try and relieve the soreness. Lavitz jumped onto the wagon and kneeled down to wrap his arms around Albert. He looked into his eyes and gave him a long and deep kiss. Lavitz pulled away and spoke.

"I can't believe that all of this has happened. You have gone through so much in the past couple days. Did they hurt you much? Are you alright?" The concern was very apparent in his voice and he continued to speak. "I'm so sorry that I wasn't here to protect you. I should have gone with you.its all my fault."

Albert reached out a hand and put a finger to Lavitz's mouth to silence him. He began to speak gently.

"Lavitz.you have to calm yourself. As you can see I am still alive and I'm doing fine." Albert moved his hand on Lavitz's face and lightly stroked his cheek. "Don't blame yourself for anything. You had nothing to do with this. I was the stupid one and I'm the one who is to blame for going off on my own. I told you that I had brought guards of my own to protect me.but that was a lie. I thought I would fine by myself.neither one of us knew that something like this could happen. Please stop blaming yourself"

Albert looked long and deep into Lavitz's eyes and smiled a little. He knew he had been dim-witted not taking his guards along. But, he wanted to be alone and have time to think. At this point in time, he still didn't know why he wanted to be alone for he had nothing to doubt or think through. Even so, he had a smile upon his face because Lavitz was now here with him and he had saved him from his impending doom. Albert leaned in and kissed his love, slowly pulling away to look at him once again. Lavitz had tears forming in the corner of his eyes and he held Albert tightly, never wanting to let go.

"I don't want to have to break away from this embrace, but there is still some trouble that needs to be attended to," Albert said.

Albert pulled away from Lavitz and kissed him once again. He then stood and jumped down from the wagon. He stood there and looked out to his comrades and spoke to them all.

"I thank all of you with my entire heart for coming to save me. You all risked your lives for me and that shows me just what great friends I have."

Dart spoke out, "Your important to us.not just us, but to your kingdom. We never want to lose you and we will all fight for your protection."

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and Albert took a quick glance at them all.

"There is still a crisis.my uncle, Emperor Dole, has also been captured and he is still inside the prison. We had met up half way and somehow the enemy found out about us meeting each other. I still have no idea what is going on but I would like to investigate this further."

Lavitz got up and jumped down from the wagon and stood beside Albert. He turned his head to look at Albert and then scolded him for what he had done.

"You shouldn't have gone off by yourself. You know it's dangerous and you still haven't finished all of your training. I don't want to ever lose you.please promise me that you won't ever go off by yourself again."

Albert turned to Lavitz and wrapped his arms around him. He kissed him deeply and then pulled away and put his mouth to his ear.

"I promise I won't do that ever again. I know I was being stupid.forgive me?"

"Of course I forgive you." Lavitz trailed off and then spoke lightly again. "You know how much I care for you and I almost had a heart attack when I found out that you had been captured."

"I'm sorry.I know I won't be able to say that enough, but I truly am. I love you Lavitz and I will do anything for you to make you happy."

With that Albert pulled away and looked into his eyes and saw that a tear had fallen down Lavitz's cheek. He lifted his hand and gently wiped away the tear. Lavitz put his head down on his shoulder and whispered into his ear.

"You know you are going to have to make this up to me." The corners of his mouth began to grow into a smile and he pulled away to see what reaction he would get.

Albert just stared at him a little shocked and then he asked, "Would you like to tell me how I will do that."

Lavitz blushed a little when he replied, "I think that you can figure that one out."

The two just stood there a moment longer just staring at each other. Then, Dart walked over to them and put a hand on each of their shoulders.

"I know that this is a joyful reunion, but Albert, you said that Emperor Dole is still in the prison. I think that we should get in there and rescue him.then you two can spend all the time in the world together."

The two lovers just stood there. Both of them had completely forgotten what they still had to do. Lavitz and Albert had been in their own world where no one else existed and they were a little embarrassed about what they had done. But they soon got over that and became serious. They gave each other one last kiss and pulled away. The two walked over to join the rest of the group and apologized for not realizing that there was still something that they had to do. All of them checked their equipment and got everything organized before they entered the building. The whole group hoped with all of their being that they wouldn't have to go through another horrific battle. They all nodded that they were ready to go and they began to walk over to the entrance of the Hellena Prison building.

*Well.there ya go that's the end of chapter 3. I hope that you all enjoyed it. It's quite different from the others. But, anyway I look forward to hearing what you have to say. Now.I bid you adieu.