Hi everyone! Thank-you all of you for the great reviews. I'm really glad that everyone likes the story. I sometimes get self-doubt about my writing and the great reviews cheer me up. This chapter and the next chapter will be strictly flashback chapters. Starfire's secret will be revealed. In this chapter some secrets will be revealed but other than that it is mellow. The poem in here is by me so don't laugh! Anyways here is chapter 8:

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, but there's always hope for the future!

Chapter 8: Suppressed Recollections Part 1: A Sleeping City

Reflections of Ideals by: Hailey

I once had a vision of how things should be.

What was right and wrong laid out in perfect equality.

Things I should've said, they run over and over again…in my head.

Memories of things gone wrong, playing endlessly all night long.

The light was blinding and I couldn't see.

The force was binding, between you and me.

Some things are immortalized eternally.

My head ached and my stomach plunged as control from within me started to run.

Day was night and night was day, as memories of the sun started to fade away.

The wind blows, the moon howls, and life is forever in an endless scowl.

I once had a vision of how things should be; horrid memories last for eternity.

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: Flashback Chapter 7:

" You all want to know what's happened to me? Well get ready because I'm going to tell you exactly what happened to me!" Starfire said in a raged voice.

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Flashback 3012 AD Argeian City(5 years about Vulcan's birth and 2 years before Starfire's return to 2014 AD)………………..

A child's laughter rang through her dream. Starfire turned restlessly in her big white bed. The laughter became louder and Starfire's nose winkled in annoyance. She attempted to put the pillow over her head in an attempt to drown out the laughter that was coming closer. With her eyes closed she sighed in defeat and counted in her head five, four, three, two, one and

" Mother! Mother! Wake-up mother!" Vulcan said jumping on the bed making Starfire bounce up.

Starfire moaned, " Leave me be!"

The five year-old about to go on six jumped up and down causing disruption to the sheets. " No, mother! Today is the day father returns home from a war tour! Remember?"

Starfire sighed and waved him away while sitting up. The boy stopped jumping and sat attentively on the end of the bed looking at his mother. Starfire sat up and scratched her head. She peaked an eye open to see her 5-year old son sitting on the end of the bed. He was already dressed and his red hair reached to his ears and his blue eyes sparkled with excitement. She smiled at her son's up-right attitude this early in the morning.

She rubbed her eyes lazily and looked at him. " Why do you wake so early?"

He smiled and said, " I want to be awake for when father comes."

" Your father will come but not until the afternoon, my son." Starfire said getting out of bed.

" I am sorry to wake you this early mother, but I can not contain my excitement!" Vulcan said happily.

Starfire raised an eyebrow; " I do not think it is excitement that makes you like this everyday."

Vulcan just kept smiling and ran towards his mother as she walked down the staircase.

" Mother, do you think father will take me fishing when he comes home?" Vulcan asked sitting opposite his mother at the breakfast table.

Starfire smiled, " I am sure he will."

" What shall we do until father arrives?" Vulcan asked wiggling in his chair.

" We shall go about our daily business and wait." Starfire answered eating. Vulcan nodded and started playing with his food. He took his sausages and made them dance around his pancake. He then folded the pancake and made it eat the sausage. Before Starfire knew it he was making a whole play.

" You shall not anger the Pancake God!" Vulcan said making the pancake talk.

" Oh, no please do not eat me! I beg of you!" The sausage screamed in agony.

" Too late! You shall face my wrath!" the pancake yelled eating the sausage.

" Vulcan you shall not play with your food. How many times must I tell you no to." Starfire said annoyed.

Vulcan slouched down, "Sorry mother." He lazily picked up his sliver fork and took bites of his food. Anxiousness filled him. He didn't want to sit he wanted to go out and play. The started the flip his fork up and down. But what he didn't notice is fork caught on his plate flipping it backwards. Starfire looked up with her eyes wide as the plate flew across the room. As the plate was in midair Geneva walked in from the kitchen she turned as soon as she heard Starfire yell, but it was too late. The plate hit her right in the face.

Starfire stood and rushed to her servant. " Geneva are you hurt?"

The old woman smiled and shook her head, " No, Mrs. Saxon. I am fine." Starfire nodded and stood. She turned to her son and narrowed her eyes at him.

Vulcan stood rubbing his head. " Mother May I go play with cousin Arthur and Jacob?"

Starfire sighed and then smiled, " You may." Vulcan smiled and then ran off. " Just be—" Starfire started and then she was cut off by glass breaking.

" I'm okay!" Vulcan's voice rang out before he ran out of the house.

" Careful." Starfire finished slumping down in a chair.

" Mrs., do you want me to go and clean up the mess?" Geneva asked.

Starfire rubbed her pupils and waved her hand, " Yes please." Geneva nodded and ran off. A few minutes after she had gone Starfire finished eating and stood from the table. She walked back up the stairs towards her room.

She entered and opened the balcony's window and let the sun shine through the room. She walked over to the mirror and looked at herself. It had been five years since Vulcan's birth and 8 years since she had come to be in this time. Her hair had grown longer and was wavy. She had grown taller and her body had matured. She pulled off her nightgown and stepped behind a covering. She pulled on a light green cloth dress with gold trimming. She walked out from behind the covering and sat at the vanity. She used a comb and pulled her hair into a bun with ac couple of curly strands falling from it.

She stood and walked down the stairs when she heard a knock on the door. She opened the wooden frame and saw 10-year old Gabriella standing beside her mother Freya. Starfire let them pass through.

Starfire lead them to a small sunroom. Starfire and Freya sat down while Gabriella sat on a plush chair beside them.

" They are returning today, are you not excited?" Freya asked happily.

Starfire nodded and smiled, " I am. It has been 3 months since I saw Akilli last."

Freya all of sudden looked sad and said, " But who knows how long they will stay this time."

Starfire raised an eyebrow, " What do you mean?"

Freya took in a deep breath and looked at her daughter, " Gabriella will you give us some time alone please?" Gabriella nodded and left the room.

" I wish Vulcan would listen like that. He's always getting into some kind of trouble. So what is wrong?" Starfire asked.

" The war is turning. Some are saying it's near its end." Freya stated.

" And what is wrong with that?" Starfire asked.

" Although are troops are now dominating the battle fields…we have lost a portion of the Odessian army." Freya said.

" What do you mean 'lost'?" Starfire asked.

" Prince Actaeon of Odessian is the overall general of the Odessian army. His legion consists of over a 1,000 soldiers. 200 are archers, 500 are foot soldiers, 100 are horse riders, and 200 are militia. It is 25 of the Odessian army and for some reason we cannot find them. I've heard the war council talking, they don't know how a army of over 1,000 men have gotten through the lines without being spotted but somehow they have. Akilli, Marcus, and Lucan all must go out and search for the missing legion. We do not know where they are, and Argeian might win this war, but until Actaeon's legion has been destroyed the war will not be over." Freya said solemnly.

" Where do you think they are hiding?" Starfire asked looking up.

" I do not know." Freya whispered.

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Meanwhile Somewhere in the forests 200 miles outside of Argeian………..

The horse's grunts sounded from all around and small campfires dotted ground in the deep part of the forest. Soldiers ate and drank and talked around these fires while other practiced sword techniques. If one where to look from the beginning of the thick forest they would not see any fires for it would get deeper and from a distance seem like a blank, empty, black space. But if one were to be overhead in the skies they would see a large encampment in the middle of the dark forest hidden by trees. Here over a 1,000 men sat…lying in wait.

A man carrying rolled up paper walked into a burlap tent were he saw several other men standing around a wood table. He walked up behind one and whispered, " Sir?"

The man turned. He was tall and had long braided hair with mustache. He looked frightening and powerful. He grunted and took the paper from the man saying, " Thank you."

The tall man turned back to his fellow companions at the table. Who looked at him. He pointed to the map that was already laid out on the table. " Are troops are here, lying in wait waiting for the opportune moment. We have hidden ourselves successfully, the Argeian army does not know where we hide nor do they suspect our location." He turned towards a smaller, muscular man and said, " Are your troops ready?"

The thin mans expression did not change as he said, " Yes all militia lines are ready." He then pointed to the huge map at several different places. " My men are to be set here on the west side, on the north, and east side as well."

The tall man nodded, " You are to bring up the rear once the full plan is in motion." The thin man nodded in understanding.

The tall man then turned to a small fat man and said, " And are your troops ready?"

The small fat man smirked and said in heavy accent, " Yes sir. Both the horseback and foot soldiers are ready. The 500-foot soldiers will enter first, taking down all weapons that could be used against us as well as advance forward. The horse back soldiers will follow and continue to annihilate everything in their path."

The tall man nodded in approval and said, " You and your regiment will bring up the frontal attack."

The tall man then turned the a tall black man with many scars on his face, " And the archers?"

The sacred black man nodded and said in deep voice, " They are ready sir." He then pointed to the large map on the table. " I will station my soldiers on these hills so we will have an advantage point. We will knock down the first of the Argeian soldiers silently. After the foot soldiers advance I will let the fire archers rain down their fire after that I will continue to fire and send back-up when it is needed."

The tall man smirked to himself, " Yes the plan is set."

" How do you plan to get out soldiers to where they are supposed to be?" the thin man asked.

The Tall man smiled and rolled out a map. " I have a plan."

" Where did you obtain that?" The scared black man asked.

Prince Actaeon, or the Tall man, smiled evilly and said, " Every city has a key and that my friends…will get out troops into Argeian City."

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Argeian City…………………………………

" Vulcan! Vulcan! Vulcan where have you gone?" Starfire yelled out. She walked out into the garden, and he wasn't there. Vulcan often did this; he would run off and play with his friends or get into some kind-of trouble. He got his free-sprit from his mother but from his father he got his horse playing. He was out and about now probably getting some poor unsuspecting soul.

" Mrs., I've found Sir Vulcan." Geneva said from in the doorway.

Starfire turned and let out a gasp. Vulcan stood in front of Geneva…covered in mud from head to toe. Geneva nodded and walked away.

Starfire put her hands on her hips and walked towards Vulcan she stopped in front of him and tapped her foot. " Young man, do you want to explain yourself?"

Vulcan's head was turned down, looking at the floor. " Well, Jacob, Arthur, and I were playing and we got into…a mud fight."

Starfire sighed and took hold of this mud-covered hand and started to lead him upstairs. " Very well let us go and get you cleaned up."

They entered Starfire's bedroom and Starfire took out water filled basin. " All right shed you clothes." Starfire instructed.

" Awwww! But mother, Aunt Freya does not clean Jacob and Author." Vulcan whined.

" Awwww! But Jacob and Author are 13 years of age and I assure you that Aunt Freya will punish them." Starfire mimicked the whined.

A horn sounded in the distance and Vulcan ran to the balcony before his mother could wipe his face. He ran back in jumping up and down.

" Vulcan Saxton you get in here right" Starfire started to say.

" Mother! Mother the soldiers are back! Father is home!" Vulcan said running out of the house.

It took a moment for what her son said to register with her mind. Once it did her eyes widened and she ran out of the house also.

By the time she reached the palace the soldiers had already arrived and she saw Akilli talking to the king. He saw Starfire and his son and excused himself.

" Father!" Vulcan yelled running towards Akilli.

Akilli smiled and took Vulcan up into his arms. He gave Vulcan a hug, which resulted in getting mud all over him. He sat his son down and took a good look at him. Then wiping some mud off Vulcan's face said happily, "Vulcan, my son, you are exactly as I left you—stinky and covered in mud!"

Vulcan smiled and gave his father another hug, " I have missed you so much! Father guess what?"

Akilli leaned down so that they were eye level and said with a smile, " What?"

" I got new toy soldiers the other day! Mother bought them from me and they even have m name imprinted on the bottoms. Would you like to see?"

" Would I like to see? I would love to see. Go and bring them here!" Akilli said happily. Vulcan nodded quickly and ran off.

" Mud looks good on you." A seductive voice said from behind him.

Akilli turned to find Starfire walking towards him. He ran to her and picked her up and spun her around. He kissed her passionately and then said, " Why? Does mud give you ideas?"

She did a playful gasp and whispered, " I should punish you for thinking such thoughts."

He smiled and said, " Well I wouldn't object." He kissed her once more.

She broke the kiss and said in a serious tone, " I've missed you."

He nodded and laid a hand on her cheek, " I missed you too. I love you Starfire."

" I love you too." Starfire whispered.

" Hey how bout me?" a small voice said from below them.

They both looked down and said, " We love you too."

" Alright we have time before tonight's celebration, so how about all of us go to the top of the hill and have a picnic." Akilli suggested.

" Yes that would be wonderful." Starfire smiled.

" Father are we taking the carriage there?" Vulcan asked.

" Yes." Akilli answered.

" Can I drive?" Vulcan asked excitedly.

" Drive? You already dive me crazy!" Akilli aid playfully as they walked towards the carriage.

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" Kill them!" a solider yelled.

" We shall have all their heads!" another yelled.

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" Mother it's your turn." Vulcan whispered pointing to the toy solider in Starfire's hand.

Starfire coughed and looked up and then at her toy solider, " Oh, uh. Yes! Let us get them." She said making her slier walk.

Akilli laughed with his solider in hand, " Congratulations Starfire, you have successfully sacred off my bunny slippers."

Starfire put on a hurt face, " Why do you make fun."

Akilli laughed and said, " I am sorry love, but that was pathetic."

" Father is right mother, your voice sounded like a girl not tough at all. And since when do soldiers wobble when they walk?" Vulcan laughed.

" What?" Starfire asked looking at her solider.

" Yes, when your soldier walked he walked from right side to left side." Akilli laughed.

Starfire playfully hit him, " It's your fault for playing this game. You know I am not that good."

" Here mother you can have this soldier so you can practice. But you have to take care of him because he is my favorite." Vulcan said handing Starfire the soldier that he had. " You promise you'll take care of it?"

" I assure you, I will take it everywhere I go." Starfire said with her hand held up. " By the way what is his name?"

Vulcan smiled and pointed to its peg, " Its name is Vulcan, like me. See my name is just there." Starfire smiled and nodded.

" Hello." Marcus said walking up to them. They turned and waved.

" Brother, it is good to see you. Is there a reason for your visit?" Akilli asked.

Marcus nodded, " Actually I am here looking for my nephew. Vulcan I was thinking you and I could visit the weapons treasury if you'd like."

Vulcan gasped, " You are allowed in there?"

" Of course I am." Marcus said proudly.

Vulcan turned to his mother with folded hands, " Mother, may I please go?"

" Yes mother my he?" Marcus mimicked the pleading.

Starfire smiled, " Alright you may go. But nothing too violent Marcus." Marcus nodded and Vulcan kissed his mother cheek and ran off with Marcus.

" They are close, aren't they? Akilli asked.

Starfire nodded, " Yes they are. They are like brothers, I can never pry them apart."

Akilli laughed, " Well Marcus is really a child at heart."

Starfire smiled and looked down at the wooden figure she still held in her hand. It was perfect little solider with sword and all. When she had first seen it at the stand where it was being sold it had caught her attention. Vulcan was always playing "war" so why not have some soldiers? She had his name put on some of them for he usually lost many things. She had bought them and came home. She watched as he opened them and how his eyes went wide with wonder as he opened the gift. He gave is mother a hug and told her he loved them.

He became very attached to them, taking them were ever they went. He had even named some of them and given ranks. He played by himself and with others as Starfire watched. She was close to her son and loved him very much. When Akilli was gone on war tour it was just he and she. She would sometimes take him to the hill that they were on now and go swing with him on her lap. He could swing by himself but he liked swinging with her and her with him.

She traced the little soldier with her fingers. His paint felt smooth under her fingertips. When Vulcan was young she would tell him great stories about love and war. She would read to him from books far beyond his age, but he understood. He was very smart although it sometimes was in doubt. But no matter he could always make her smile. He was her little angel.

His birthday was coming soon. Maybe she would by him another set of soldiers but in a different color so they could rage battle.

" He's quite found of you too, you know." Akilli said interrupting her thoughts.

" And he is of you too, Akilli. Do you know what he said the other day?" Starfire asked.

" What did he say?"

" He said, ' When I grow up I will be a soldier just like father and just as strong.' That's what he said." Starfire said looking at Akilli.

" And does that worry you, that he wants to be a solider just like me?" Akilli asked.

" Being a solider is an honorable thing Akilli, of course I would be proud of him but I would be just as proud if he was a banker or a teller or teacher. I hate the idea of him fighting and…killing. Fighting is honorable but innocence is lost. I'm am mother and I don't want my son getting hurt." Starfire said sadly.

Akilli took her hand in his, " Even if he did become a solider, I would be looking out for him." Starfire nodded and kissed her husband.

" Come we must go get ready for tonight's dinner at the palace." Akilli said standing up and taking her hand. They walked over to the carriage and got in.

Later That Night At the Palace………………..

All the tables full of guests cheered and pounded the glasses together. Outside this room were others filled with dancing people and performers of many different talents. In the city normal people held fires and danced with each other also. The city had seemed to come alive with joy and dancing.

" We are victorious once more! Argeian has taken control of almost all Odessian land. Their capital is all we need to win this long going war and its only Prince Actaeon's legion that is left to fight! So let us drink and be merry tonight, for we shall soon be victorious!" Lucan said from the head table with his mug full of beer held high. People all through out the room cheered.

" Are you having fun?" Akilli asked Starfire, who sat next to him.

Starfire smiled and nodded, " Yes very much so."

She felt someone tugging at her clothing. She turned to see Vulcan wiggling in his seat throwing glances across the room.

" Mother can I go play, please!" Vulcan begged with big eyes.

Starfire smiled and kissed him on the forehead, " But I thought you were going to stay with your father and I tonight."

Vulcan rolled his eyes, " Awwww, mother do you know how it looks for me to be sitting with my parents? Oh, come on let me go play with the boys'!"

Starfire laughed, " Alright, you may go."

Vulcan jumped up from his seat, " Thank-you!" He then took out a sling-shot and hollered in a taunting tone, " Jacob and Arthur you wants to play… Target?"

" You do know that we will be receiving a massage that our son has done something to get us thrown out of this palace within in only a matter of minutes, don't you?" Akilli asked half joking.

Starfire nodded and then sighed, " Since when did we become the embarrassing parents?"

Akilli laughed, " Don't worry. I'm glad he's gone…because in my opinion he is the embarrassing one."

Starfire laughed just as someone she didn't recognize came up to Akilli.

" Sir, I was wondering when Prince Lucan said we'd be leaving again, sir." The solider asked.

Akilli just smiled and said as though it weren't an important subject, " I believe we are leaving a week from now."

" Thank-you sir." The man side and then walked away. Akilli turned back to face Starfire, but she wasn't there. He looked around the room but she was nowhere to be seen.

He got up from the table to look for her. He walked from the big dinning hall, to the ballroom, but she was nowhere to be seen. He looked around frantically but then saw a flash of fiery red hair go from the ballroom doors. He followed the blur outside.

He walked down long steps into the lush green garden. It had lights through out the plants and walks making it light up as though fairies occupied the place. He walked down a walk and past some water fountains. He kept walking till heard a small sob. He turned around a huge green bush and saw Starfire leaning against a railing looking out over the city.

" Starfire, why did you leave?" Akilli asked.

Starfire stopped crying and still looked over the city. Then she said in angry voice, " When were you going to tell me you were leaving?"

" I was going to tell you, I just" Akilli started.

" You just thought that maybe tomorrow would be better? No, because tomorrow I would only be more happier you were back home." Starfire said.

" Starfire, you know I have to go." Akilli said softly walking towards her.

She turned to him with fierce eyes and said, " But you just got home! I don't fight with you often butbut have you ever noticed when we do fight it is about this subject?"

" Starfire, you know I don't like fighting with you so lets not." Akilli said softly.

" No Akilli Saxton! You are will not change the subject! We're going to talk about this! I know—I know that you have no choice when it comes to this, but you are missing everything that is happening. Vulcan has grown so much since you last saw him!" Starfire half yelled.

" Do you think I like being away from my family?" Akilli yelled.

" Of course I know you don't! You have gotten your chance to fight and to be a hero, your family needs you, and I need you. I miss you at night; I want you there next to me! I want to make love to you and know you aren't going to leave! Our son needs you to be here fulltime and to help with things I can't! I need more of your help in raising him! I need to know you are all right, because I never sleep when you're gone! I pretend that you will be fine, but I know there's a chance you might not come home. What would I do then? What? I'm nothing without you, Akilli. I can't-I can't have you go again because I know very well that you may not come back!" Starfire cried.

" What do you—what do you want me to do? Do you want me to retire as a soldier?" Akilli asked.

Starfire still cried and turned towards him, " Akilli the war is almost over and you have enough money…"

" So then you do want me to not be a soldier anymore?" Akilli asked again.

" I know it's selfish, me asking you this. But if you don't I think our marriage might be in danger." Starfire cried.

Akilli let tears run down his face and he held Starfire close, running his fingers through her hair, " It all right, Starfire, I promise you I will make everything all right. Our marriage is not in trouble, okay? I'm going to tell Lucan tomorrow that I am not going to be serving anymore, I am going to be with my family from now on."

Starfire smiled, "Thank-you."

Akilli smiled and laughed, " Okay now for conversation that isn't so saddening. I believe we were talking about an other child. Well since I am going to be around more often now, how about a …girl?"

Starfire jumped up and down, " You mean it?"

" Of course I mean it." Akilli said happily.

" I want a girl too!" Starfire said happily. He picked her up in his arms and spun her around and kissed her madly.

Later that night…

" So my troops and I lead them to this one section of the forest, but then half our troops sneaked back around them. By the time they realized what was going on it was too late, they were trapped between our armies. And that's how we won the battle." Akilli said. He sat next to his son's bed telling a war story while Vulcan listened intently. Starfire stood out in the hall watching her small family.

" Father that is so…cool!" Vulcan said excitedly.

" Yes it was. But, from now on I am going to be around here more often. How do you like that?" Akilli asked leaning of the bed.

" I like that a lot father. But won't you miss it?" Vulcan asked.

Akilli thought for a second, " I suppose sometimes I will, but my family is way more important than some silly war. Oh and I got you something."

" What is it?" Vulcan asked hurriedly.

Akilli smiled and pulled out a small red diamond that was encircled by a stone carving. He held it up so it glimmered by the lanterns light.

" Vulcan you see this jewel here?" Akilli asked and Vulcan nodded. " This jewel has been in my family so many generations we do not even know were it originally came from. Every father in my family has passed it to their son, and mine passed it to me. Now I am passing it to you."

Akilli handed Vulcan the red jewel. Vulcan stared at the necklace his father had given him with wonder and said, " Father Ithank-you…daddy."

Akilli smiled and hugged his son tight. He broke away and looked at Vulcan, " Vulcan you must take very good of this. Do you promise you will not lose it or let anything happen to it?"

" I promise father." Vulcan said looking at his father. He looked back at the necklace once more. I promise. He thought to himself.

" Hum. This does not look like you are tucking our son into bed." Starfire said from the doorway.

Akilli smiled and looked at his son, " Your mother is right, Vulcan. It is time for bed. I'll see you in the morning."

" I love you." Vulcan whispered.

" I love you too." Akilli said back and left the room.

Starfire walked over to her son's bed and sat down next to him.

" Mother, father said he is going to be home from now on! Aren't you excited?" Vulcan asked.

Starfire smiled and nodded, " Yes I am. So what would you say to have a brother or sister? Would you like that?"

Vulcan nodded happily, " Yes I would. But can I have a little brother. He'd be more fun to play with. Girls are icky."

Starfire chuckled, " We'll see. But pretty soon you won't be thinking girls are so icky anymore."

" I don't think I ever will." Vulcan said sternly which only made Starfire smile.

Starfire took his hand in hers and said, " You know I love you, right?"

Vulcan smiled, " Of course I do mother. You, and me we're pals. I love you too."

" Good," Starfire whispered, " I'll see you in the morning." Then she walked out of the room closing the door behind her.

She walked over to her bedroom, where Akilli was already waiting in bed.

" You know if we want a baby by next year, we'd better start now." Akilli said.

Starfire raised and eyebrow then she smiled and slipped off her dress. She climbed into bed with him and whispered, " I love you…so much."

He cupped her cheek with his hand, " I love you too. And from now on we are going to be not only good but great, I promise." He pulled himself on top of her and kissed her. He then reached over and put the cap on the lantern. And with that the city went to sleep.

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A Few Hours Later Just Outside the Walls of Argeian City…

It was late at night and the guards all stood their posts. The moon was high giving light to them and the stars shone. Everything was peaceful.

An old peddler made his way to the front wall. He was old and frail. He and his mule pulled a cart full of goods towards the wall. He stopped in front of the wall and knocked.

An officer up top saw the man and called down, " How may I help you, sir?"

The old man did not take off his cape or his hood as he said, " I am an old peddler, and may I enter the city with my goods?"

The officer nodded and said, " We'll open the gates but your things will have to be checked at the front when you enter."

" Of course." Said the old man. The officer nodded and gave the "okay" for the horses to open the wall's door. The old man walked through with his cart. But what the other guards didn't notice was that the old man had left a block of wood keeping the doors from closing all the way.

After the old man had entered other guards started to check his things. The old man played a smirk off his face as they did so.

One guard looked to the old man and said, " Are you here on business or pleasure, sir?"

The old man did not raise his head as he said, " Oh, I am here on business." The guard saw his grip tighten on the cane he carried.

Meanwhile on the hills surrounding Argeian City a black man with scars stood. He raised his sword and brought it down. Behind him stood 200 archers who released their fire. Guards silently walking on the walls walks were shot down before they could say anything.

With the guards gone many men ran towards the wall of the castle from the surrounding forest and started to climb the wall.

One guard laid on the walk of the front wall breathed heavily. He was still alive after all the fire shot at him. He had arrows all through him as he made his way to a small tower. He raised himself and found a horn. He took it to his lips and blew as loud as he could before an Odessian solider stabbed him.

The sound was heard down at the bottom of the gate. And all the guards checking the old man things looked up as a guard fell from the top of the gate, dead. Others fell but they, however, weren't dead…they were Odessian soldiers. And others came from the cart, under all the goods.

" What the hell?" One guard asked before being shot with an arrow. The others were soon killed also. But the horn had been blown and now all soldiers and guards knew that there was trouble.

The old man took off his cloak to reveal soldiers uniform on a thin man.

" Hello." The thin man said without his expression changing.

The guard cowered backwards and said, " They know that Prince Actaeon's troops are here now."

The thin man smiled and said evilly, " Let them know, too late now." Then he made a swipe of his sword cut off the guard's head. He climbed a latter that led to the top of the huge wall. Once he reached there he raised his sword and yelled, " Attack!"

With that over 300 hundred men appeared and they rushed to the wall's door and pushed it open, entering the city.

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MEANWHILE…

" Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" a women's scream pierced the night. Starfire bolted up and found that Akilli was not next to her but across the room putting on armor.

" Akilli, what is wrong?" Starfire asked raising the sheets to her chest.

" Get dressed and go get Vulcan!" Akilli ordered in an urgent voice.

This worried Starfire and she stood and ran over to her husband. She grabbed his arm and said with worry, " Akilli what is wrong?"

He looked at her, " The city is under attack! Go get Vulcan! Now!" Starfire looked at him and then looked out at the balcony. The view of the city was terrible. Fires burned the buildings and people ran in fear. She quickly slipped on a long cotton white dress with a blue robe and ran out of the room.

Within seconds she was back, eyes wide with fear.

" Starfire what" Akilli started.

" Vulcan is not in his bed! He's gone!" Starfire said in horror. Akilli looked at her then dashed out to the balcony. All he saw was chaos and Vulcan was somewhere in it.

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Hi. Sorry it took so long for the update and yes I do know that this chapter was shorter than some others but the next should be longer. As you can see the red jewel is Vulcan's so that's why Starfire had recognized it in the store The next chapter will be more evolved with the attack on the city and a family is separated in the chaos. So stay tuned for that.

I am on spring break so you should get the next update soon! And I already have an idea for the next story after this one, but I am still planning the plot so I'm not sure I'm going to write it yet.

Thank-you all once again for the reviews. I give a sugar cookie to all of you! REMEMBER REVIEWS GIVE ME THE POWER TO WRITE!

Well till next time,

Hailey