Four years has passed since the prince escaped the Mahaterage. During the four years the prince had been in hiding. The Mahaterage was willing to do anything to find the prince and steal the Dagger of Time. The prince, knowing that he couldn't allow this, had decided to take to a new hiding spot.
The prince had been forced to find new places to hide because of the relentless search by the Mahaterage. Once found, the prince knew he would be killed. Finally, the prince knew he must take to the seas and hide. There, he would wait until word from his father. Other than that, he would go where the wind would take him.
The wind was softly blowing, the sun was glaring, and the mist from the sea was blowing aboard the large ship called the Charger. On board was a man looking off into the distance. As the sun was settling, turning the sky and the sea an orangish-red, the man turned around to see dark clouds coming over the horizon.
"A storm approaches. Keep watch on everything and be careful." The man called to his crew. Everyone began to hustle around. Quickly the man walked into his cabin, grabbed and put on his long, brown cloak, picked up his favorite sword, and walked back outside.
All the crew was running, carrying barrels, ropes, and all other provisions. The storm was coming quickly. The winds were picking up; rain began to pelt the ship. The sky grew darker and darker with every passing minute.
"Prince, the is getting worse and worse. We must settle on land. We need to find an island." Yelled a man to the cloaked Prince of Persia.
"Ok, settle her on the nearest island." Replied the cloaked man known as the prince. After an hour or two of searching for an island, one came into view. Along with it, a boat heading directly at the Charger.
The prince took extra precaution on the mysterious ship. He didn't want any trouble with anyone but the Mahaterage. He walked to the center of his ship and lowered his hood.
"All men gather your weapons. I don't want to have sailed all this way for no reason." All the men obeyed the prince's command. Once the crew had all their weapons, the approaching ship was right next to them.
"Hello, the Empress of Time welcomes you and your crew to the Island of Time, oh great prince." Called a voice from the other ship. The prince walked to the railing on his ship.
"And who are you? Can I trust a servant of the Empress?" replied the prince.
"Of course. We will escort you back to the island." Said the voice.
The prince had no choice. He didn't want to make any more enemies so he chose to follow. After a few minutes the two ships pulled into the sandy beaches of the large island. The prince called his crew to shore. All the crew climbed down to the shore, followed by the prince, to meet the most disturbing welcoming party.
The crew from the other ship wore masks that looked the skull of a dead animal. Their eyes glowed a bright yellow. And their skin was very pale. When the prince saw the creatures, something strange happened.
Suddenly, he was back in the ocean, on his boat. The weather was stormy, like it was moments ago. He could see a boat heading toward his in the distance. After a few moments passed, the ship came right next to the princes. He could see the crew on the boat. They were exactly like the creatures that were waiting for him on the shores. They were taunting and yelling at the prince. Suddenly they were silent. They parted to allow a figure to walk towards their railway. The figure was a woman. She wore some kind of black armor. Her hair was black. She held the strangest weapon the prince had ever seen.
The woman stopped at the railing and smiled at the prince.
"Kill him." She commanded the creatures. Suddenly rope tied arrows were shot at the princes ship.
With a sudden jerk, the prince was brought back to the present time. The prince looked around in confusion. What happened? Why did he just see and event that had never happened to him before?
The long silence between both creatures was unnerving. Finally, the creatures began to part, allowing a woman to walk through them. The prince immediately recognized her. She was the woman from his dream.
"Welcome prince. Follow me and I will lead you to the Empress. Your crew must stay here for now." Said the woman.
"Hold on. I want answers first. How do you know who I am and how did you know we were heading toward this island?" asked the prince, folding his arms.
"Forgive me, my name is Shawdee, the Empress's most trusted servant. I can't give you the answers you seek. If you want answers, ask the Empress." Shawdee turned and walked through an enormous archway. The prince followed.
Shawdee led the prince through many hallways and corridors. Then up a long staircase that led to another section of the castle. Then into a room that had large cliffs along the walls.
"Forgive us for the ancient ruins, but we are still going through some minor changes in the castle. The Empress likes to keep herself busy with these things." Said Shawdee. They walked through yet another door, up a few more staircases, and into a large round room. In the center of the room was large throne. Sitting upon the throne was a woman. She wore a long, red dress. Her hair was long and dark brown. Her eyes were sky blue.
"Hello, I've been expecting you for some time now, Prince of Persia. My name is Kaileena, The Empress of Time. Shawdee, leave us. Go and give the princes crew food and drink. The prince and I have much to discuss." Said the empress getting up from her seat.
Shawdee left, closing the large door.
"Now that we are acquainted, I want answers. First, how do you know me so well?" asked the prince, eagerly waiting to hear the answer.
"I knew you would ask that. You forget already that I am the Empress of time. I can see past, present, and future. That should answer the your second question on how I knew you were heading toward the island. But, two answer your first question, I make it my business on knowing where the Prince of Persia is heading to next to hide from the Mahaterage." The Empress walked over to a shelf. She took down a pitcher and poured a drink for herself and the prince. She walked over to the prince and handed him a coup. She drank from hers. So did the prince. Silence followed. Finally the prince broke it.
"How do I know that I can trust you? How do I know you won't kill me while I sleep here?"
The empress laughed. "You are a very paranoid man. Don't worry, you can trust me. I wouldn't help the Mahaterage if my life depended on it. He stole the sands from me. For that, he made an enemy out of me. An enemy of his is a friend to me. Sorry for intruding but, do you have the dagger with you know or is it on your ship?" asked the Empress.
"I thought you knew everything." Asked the prince.
"I never said I know everything. I can see things but I don't know everything. Take now for example. I never looked to see if you brought the dagger with you. I did look to see if you opened the sands or not. You didn't. if you did, we wouldn't be here talking casually. I would be finding my own destiny on trying to find a way to destroy you. Strange how things can change, isn't it?" she said. Come, let us talk more comfortably." She offered the prince a chair next to her throne. The prince accepted it.
They sat and talked and grew to know each other better for hours at a time. Finally the Empress grew tired and got up to retire. She told the prince where his room would be. They said their good nights and both went to bed. While the prince was in his bed, trying to sleep he felt something he hadn't felt for a long time. Safe.