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Chapter Five : Kidnapped!

"… I sat there in my chair for what must have been five minutes in a stunned silence, watching Mandy beam, then I was over my bowl again in two seconds, and then I was unconscious."

"Ella! Ella!" I heard a far off voice call me. I was used to this crack-of-dawn wake up call. I had to be up early if I wanted to see and eat breakfast with my husband before he left for the morning or sometimes for the day.

"Five more minutes Char. Who cares if they have to wait five minutes? It's not even light out yet. Come back to bed or let me sleep." I said my usual, groggy response to previously stated wake up call.

"Ella, I am NOT the prince. Wake up now." A distinct female voice was calling me. Who was that? Mandy! This was not my bed! Where am I? That which had happened in the kitchen came flooding back to me and my hand flew to my stomach.

"Mandy, I'm going to be a mother!" I almost fainted after I said it but hurled again instead.

"Yes, Sweet you are!" Mandy, dear sweet Mandy, said smiling then the smile disappeared. "But you best not say it so loud, or at all, with these guards around."

"Guards? Why are there guards? (pause to puke) And where are we? Why was I unconscious? Where is Char? What's going on?" I was just now getting a grip on my surroundings.

"We were kidnapped by that Kaothian princess and her fairy. They knocked you unconscious but you don't seem to be hurt."

"Only one major headache. (Barf) What happened next?" I said now rubbing the back of my head.

"The told me if I didn't go quietly they would slit your throat and frame me. Then they disappeared taking us with them. I don't think they heard us talking about the… your ailment, Lady. Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes. They put us in the castle dungeon and then the fairy, I think her name was Sandy, she turned the princess into the spitting image of you, except for the eyes, they were the same icy blue, and she turned herself into me. I have no clue why you and me though."

"I do. That tramp! Why I oughta (barf)!" I said madly, getting up and pacing after I barfed.

"Lady! Calm down now! Getting mad like that is not good for the… your ailment or your blood pressure, and there is no need for name-calling. Sit down." She was right, like usual, I settled down, still sulking. "Now tell me what happened."

"First off she came with the ambassador to talk with King Jerrold and Char. Her father had this plan to marry her off to Char."

"Well that wouldn't work. You married Prince Char."

"I know, let me continue. After that they didn't talk about anything interesting. But after words she stopped Char, and him being the polite, handsome, gentle… back on track, man he is he talked to her. As soon as everyone else had gone she kissed him! My husband! Right then and there! On the lips! The evil, tempting, vile, conniving-"

"Lady! Your ailment!"

"You're right anyway. So he gets out of that one and starts to walk away but she corners him and says that she will leave alone if he can honestly tell her that kiss meant nothing. My darling, handsome, gallant, wonderful husband said that I kiss better when I'm sick." I smiled remembering the lunch only hours earlier.

"Then?" Mandy prompted, intrigued.

"Then? Then nothing else happened. He came upstairs to lunch."

"Do you think that she could have changed into you to trick the Prince? The tramp!"

"Mandy! No need for name-calling! (Loose Lunch)" I mock chided my fairy godmother.

"No really, do you think so?"

"Sure, why not. Char will know it's not me. If she doesn't know this then… She doesn't seem the brightest." I said dryly.

"What should we do? Any ideas?"

"Let me think… I- No! Too much big magic… What- Nope! Not big enough… I got it! I'm a genius! Hail me!"

"What then!" Mandy tired of the suspense.

"Well…" I started.