Memories
Hello. Thank you everyone for your nice reviews. Sorry if I scared you into thinking I wasn't going to continue this story, just got so busy. I think that the rating will go up in the 5th chapter but it's going to stay the same for this one. Wait till you see what I have in store for this story (smiles evilly ). Anyway on with story.
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Memories
Chapter 4: They're going; We're staying and Guess who's coming to dinner?
The next day came and the dragons were all in a bustle to get ready to go to the Duke's party. All except one.
Princess Flame was still feeling under the weather and decided to take her father's advice to visit the royal physician. He gave her some medicine and told her to take it easy for a few days, and strictly forbid her from going with the others to the party. Flame was happy that she didn't have to suffer through the horrid party, but Queen Griddle was infuriated.
"How will she ever get a husband if she doesn't try to at least meet other young noble dragon males?!"
King Allfire understood though and respected the physicians wishes.
"We'll be back before you know it Flame. Please take care and try to get some rest."
"I will father, just hurry back and have fun." she said while hugging her father.
"I don't see how that will be possible ." her father whispered to her as they parted .
Flame smiled at him and turned to wish the other's a safe trip.
King Allfire, in turn, walked over to where Flicker was. He was tying down all of Sir Loungealots things to the top of one of the carriages.
"Squire, could you come here for a second?"
Flicker stopped what he was doing and went over to King Allfire. Breathlessly he asked,
"Yes sire, how may I be of help to you?"
"Squire.Flicker I know that you will not be going with us, so I need you to do me a favor."
Flicker looked at him with a questioning brow,
"What would you like me to do sire?
"I need you to keep an eye on Flame. She's not feeling well and the physician said she is to rest and not be up and about. That's why she's staying and why Queen Griddle's all up in arms right now." King Allfire said glancing at his frantic wife.
Flicker repressed a smile,
'At least even the king thinks she's nuts sometimes too.'
"Of course, your Majesty. It would be an honor. And don't worry I'll make sure she obeys the physicians orders."
King Allfire smiled and clasped Flicker on the shoulder in a friendly manner. "Good man. I knew I could count on you." Turning to the others King Allfire called, "We'd better get going. We don't want to hit traffic." The dragon knights and the king and queen each climbed into the carriages and they were off.
Flicker and Flame waved goodbye until they had crossed over the hill out of site. Flame turned and looked at Flicker.
"So what do you want to do first?" she asked him smiling. Flicker turned to face her with a serious demeanor.
"Put you to bed."
Flame's eye's grew in puzzlement and shock but she quickly turned to laughter when Flicker's face went red as a tomato. He just realized what he had said and was trying to recover from his slipup.
"What I mean is.You need to go to bed because your father wants you to do what the physician said, not that I don't agree with him. I mean.I .oh bother" he muttered.
Flame was practically in stitches over Flickers little slipup.
"Oh Flicker, I knew what you meant, but you should have seen your face. You looked so hilarious."
Flicker rolled his eyes and looked away annoyed but quickly dropped the frown and began to laugh along with her. Finally they composed themselves and Flame spoke again,
"Seriously though, you and father are right, I need to get in bed and rest. I'm still not feeling very well."
Flicker draped his arm around her,
"Then let me escort milady back to her bedchamber, and then I will fetch thee her dinner." he said in his most formal old English.
Flame laughed as they walked into the castle,
"Oh Flicker, sometimes you can be so comical."
"I try milady, I try."
Unbeknownst to the two young dragons, was the fact that they were being watched. While they continued on inside the castle their little spy was already on his way back to castle Threadbare. When he arrived he was greeted with a warm welcome (from the crocodiles) and a very disturbed Count Geoffrey.
"Well what news do you bring to me today spy?"
The spy leaned over and whispered in his ear and told him all that had happened that day.
"So Allfire and the Knights have gone to party and have left poor, sick Princess Flame all by herself in Castle Camelhot, ay? Well it seems that we might have to pay them a little visit, don't you think evil knights 1,2 and 3?" Count Geoffrey schemed.
"Sorry to burst you bubble Geoff but she's not alone." came a voice out of nowhere. Count Geoffrey rolled his eyes and let out an exasperated sigh,
"What do you want Merle?"
"Only to let you know that, that idiot Sir Loungealot's squire is there with her. You know, the one who is always beating you." Merle said as she fully appeared. Count Geoffrey sat down and sulked at this,
"If only there was some way of stopping him from stopping me." he mused.
Merle shook her head in disbelief,
'There is no way someone could be that thick.'
"Look think about it Geoff. What seems to be the one thing he seems to always wants to protect?" Merle asked slowly.
"The knight he squires for." Evil Knight number 1 answered stupidly.
"No." Merle answered.
"His own hide?" asked a bewildered knight number 2.
"Nope." Merle answered.
"His favorite pet rock?" asked Evil Knight number 3.
"Uh.Nada." Merle answered eyeing Evil Knight number 3.
'Serious mental issues there pal.'
She looked over at Count Geoffrey who was still deep in thought, or sleeping with his eyes open.
"Let me give you a hint. It's green, it's a girl, and she's Allfire's daughter."
Count Geoffrey's head snapped up to look at her and an evil smile floated across his face.
"Princess Flame." Merle smiled too and nodded. Count Geoffrey turned to his knights.
"Boy's tonight we're going to pay our neighbors a visit and borrow some 'sugar'." he said before breaking into his high pitched evil laugh.
The Evil Knight's just stared at him stupidly.
"What do you mean, we don't need sugar?" said Evil Knight 3.
Merle and Geoffrey both shake their heads and sigh.
" I mean, we are going to kidnap the princess and use her as a bargaining tool in getting Camelhot." Geoffrey snapped.
"Oh." said all the knight's then they too joined Count Geoffrey in his merriment of high pitched laughter.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay that was a boring chapter I know sorry but things will get better in the next few chapters. How many saw this coming? (Everyone raises hands) Well don't everyone say at once. Sheesh. Any way by the 6th chapter the rating will have gone up to pg-13 just so you know. I'm not telling why though (smirks evilly). Anyway that's all I have to say and I hope you enjoyed this installment of Memories. Goodnight!
Josie B.
Hello. Thank you everyone for your nice reviews. Sorry if I scared you into thinking I wasn't going to continue this story, just got so busy. I think that the rating will go up in the 5th chapter but it's going to stay the same for this one. Wait till you see what I have in store for this story (smiles evilly ). Anyway on with story.
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Memories
Chapter 4: They're going; We're staying and Guess who's coming to dinner?
The next day came and the dragons were all in a bustle to get ready to go to the Duke's party. All except one.
Princess Flame was still feeling under the weather and decided to take her father's advice to visit the royal physician. He gave her some medicine and told her to take it easy for a few days, and strictly forbid her from going with the others to the party. Flame was happy that she didn't have to suffer through the horrid party, but Queen Griddle was infuriated.
"How will she ever get a husband if she doesn't try to at least meet other young noble dragon males?!"
King Allfire understood though and respected the physicians wishes.
"We'll be back before you know it Flame. Please take care and try to get some rest."
"I will father, just hurry back and have fun." she said while hugging her father.
"I don't see how that will be possible ." her father whispered to her as they parted .
Flame smiled at him and turned to wish the other's a safe trip.
King Allfire, in turn, walked over to where Flicker was. He was tying down all of Sir Loungealots things to the top of one of the carriages.
"Squire, could you come here for a second?"
Flicker stopped what he was doing and went over to King Allfire. Breathlessly he asked,
"Yes sire, how may I be of help to you?"
"Squire.Flicker I know that you will not be going with us, so I need you to do me a favor."
Flicker looked at him with a questioning brow,
"What would you like me to do sire?
"I need you to keep an eye on Flame. She's not feeling well and the physician said she is to rest and not be up and about. That's why she's staying and why Queen Griddle's all up in arms right now." King Allfire said glancing at his frantic wife.
Flicker repressed a smile,
'At least even the king thinks she's nuts sometimes too.'
"Of course, your Majesty. It would be an honor. And don't worry I'll make sure she obeys the physicians orders."
King Allfire smiled and clasped Flicker on the shoulder in a friendly manner. "Good man. I knew I could count on you." Turning to the others King Allfire called, "We'd better get going. We don't want to hit traffic." The dragon knights and the king and queen each climbed into the carriages and they were off.
Flicker and Flame waved goodbye until they had crossed over the hill out of site. Flame turned and looked at Flicker.
"So what do you want to do first?" she asked him smiling. Flicker turned to face her with a serious demeanor.
"Put you to bed."
Flame's eye's grew in puzzlement and shock but she quickly turned to laughter when Flicker's face went red as a tomato. He just realized what he had said and was trying to recover from his slipup.
"What I mean is.You need to go to bed because your father wants you to do what the physician said, not that I don't agree with him. I mean.I .oh bother" he muttered.
Flame was practically in stitches over Flickers little slipup.
"Oh Flicker, I knew what you meant, but you should have seen your face. You looked so hilarious."
Flicker rolled his eyes and looked away annoyed but quickly dropped the frown and began to laugh along with her. Finally they composed themselves and Flame spoke again,
"Seriously though, you and father are right, I need to get in bed and rest. I'm still not feeling very well."
Flicker draped his arm around her,
"Then let me escort milady back to her bedchamber, and then I will fetch thee her dinner." he said in his most formal old English.
Flame laughed as they walked into the castle,
"Oh Flicker, sometimes you can be so comical."
"I try milady, I try."
Unbeknownst to the two young dragons, was the fact that they were being watched. While they continued on inside the castle their little spy was already on his way back to castle Threadbare. When he arrived he was greeted with a warm welcome (from the crocodiles) and a very disturbed Count Geoffrey.
"Well what news do you bring to me today spy?"
The spy leaned over and whispered in his ear and told him all that had happened that day.
"So Allfire and the Knights have gone to party and have left poor, sick Princess Flame all by herself in Castle Camelhot, ay? Well it seems that we might have to pay them a little visit, don't you think evil knights 1,2 and 3?" Count Geoffrey schemed.
"Sorry to burst you bubble Geoff but she's not alone." came a voice out of nowhere. Count Geoffrey rolled his eyes and let out an exasperated sigh,
"What do you want Merle?"
"Only to let you know that, that idiot Sir Loungealot's squire is there with her. You know, the one who is always beating you." Merle said as she fully appeared. Count Geoffrey sat down and sulked at this,
"If only there was some way of stopping him from stopping me." he mused.
Merle shook her head in disbelief,
'There is no way someone could be that thick.'
"Look think about it Geoff. What seems to be the one thing he seems to always wants to protect?" Merle asked slowly.
"The knight he squires for." Evil Knight number 1 answered stupidly.
"No." Merle answered.
"His own hide?" asked a bewildered knight number 2.
"Nope." Merle answered.
"His favorite pet rock?" asked Evil Knight number 3.
"Uh.Nada." Merle answered eyeing Evil Knight number 3.
'Serious mental issues there pal.'
She looked over at Count Geoffrey who was still deep in thought, or sleeping with his eyes open.
"Let me give you a hint. It's green, it's a girl, and she's Allfire's daughter."
Count Geoffrey's head snapped up to look at her and an evil smile floated across his face.
"Princess Flame." Merle smiled too and nodded. Count Geoffrey turned to his knights.
"Boy's tonight we're going to pay our neighbors a visit and borrow some 'sugar'." he said before breaking into his high pitched evil laugh.
The Evil Knight's just stared at him stupidly.
"What do you mean, we don't need sugar?" said Evil Knight 3.
Merle and Geoffrey both shake their heads and sigh.
" I mean, we are going to kidnap the princess and use her as a bargaining tool in getting Camelhot." Geoffrey snapped.
"Oh." said all the knight's then they too joined Count Geoffrey in his merriment of high pitched laughter.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay that was a boring chapter I know sorry but things will get better in the next few chapters. How many saw this coming? (Everyone raises hands) Well don't everyone say at once. Sheesh. Any way by the 6th chapter the rating will have gone up to pg-13 just so you know. I'm not telling why though (smirks evilly). Anyway that's all I have to say and I hope you enjoyed this installment of Memories. Goodnight!
Josie B.