As Kaileena dug through the ruins and charred wood of the stable that was standing moments before, she realized something. He's not here! Where's he at? She'd been searching for the prince for two hours now and hadn't found a trace of him anywhere. She had promised to herself to find the smallest trace of him before she went to the palace to finish her fight.
She searched for so long a time that she lost track of time. Finally she told herself to stop for a while. She walked over to the chariot chart the prince had used in his race. She sat down in it. Instantly her mind was flooded with thoughts of the prince. She missed him so much. She knew that she would never see him again though. What if she would go back into time and save him? No, she couldn't. She knew it was destiny for him to die. She couldn't interfere with that. She tried to tell herself otherwise but she knew the truth. The prince was gone forever. Kaileena began to cry.
For what seemed like forever to her, she cried. Suddenly, she was brought out of her trance by the sound of footsteps coming toward her. She looked up to see who was coming toward her. She saw a hooded figure making the noise. The same figure that ran out of the stable when it was standing. The prince's killer.
"YOU! You will pay for killing him!" Yelled Kaileena. She picked up a metal bar that fell from the burned down building. She began running toward the hooded figure. Seconds before she was about to swing the bar the figure lowered its hood. Kaileena dropped to her knees. She was crying now. There, standing in front of her was none other than the Prince of Persia.
"You were trapped inside the stables. You were dead." Kaileena said through sobs as she threw herself unto the prince, then putting her face onto his shoulder. She would never let him go again
"It's ok. I'm still here. Never will I die again. Let me tell you what happened." Replied the Prince. "First, I'm sorry for not being there for you."
"What are you talking about? You were dead for six hours. You couldn't help it. How did you survive?" Answered Kaileena.
"When I was inside the stable, I was wounded, defeated. When the roof caved in I knew I was going to die. But before it hit me, everything froze. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't dead but then I saw him. I saw me. I was looking into the eyes of myself."
(Flashback)
"Here, let me help you," said a familiar voice. As the second prince reached down and picked up the wounded prince, he pulled out a familiar blue dagger.
Suddenly, the surroundings began to change. Things sped back and forth past both princes. As soon as it started, everything stopped. They were now in a room that the wounded prince knew far to well. He was in his bedroom inside the palace.
"Why are we here? There is a war going on with our people. I need to get back to Kaileena!" Stammered the prince. He couldn't stand he was too weak. He collapsed to the floor.
"Fear not. Were in the future. The war is over so you need not worry of the Second Empress." Replied the second prince.
"You need to rest. You're wounded. When you heal, we start your training."
As weeks went on, the prince quickly healed. Soon he was able to stand and wield his sword. Also, like the second prince said, they would start training.
The second prince had started training the younger prince how to completely drown out everything in his mind and focus completely on his current surroundings. By doing this, he would be able to fight more accurate. Also, the younger prince was learning how to use a powerful technique with the dagger. The ancient power of The Ravages Of Time. The Ravages of Time slows time itself down and the prince could attack at lightning speeds. He knew that this would prove to be a powerful technique indeed.
When the Princes training was done, he knew he was a different person. He had become the old prince he thought was gone long ago. The soft, caring prince who didn't think so much of killing. But years of hiding and killing had turned him into a war hardened man. But this person was gone, replaced by the soft man. The prince was happy about this. He realized his faults and would somehow repay them. But first, he had to get back to his original time.
The second prince grabbed hold of the younger prince and started to go backward in time. When they reached the right time, the second prince handed the younger prince something. A small medallion.
"What's this for?" Asked the prince.
"For luck, and help. You may need it later. Now hurry, you have someone waiting for you." Replied the second prince. He turned on the spot, and vanished.
"Thank you, that was the second time you saved my life," Whispered the prince. He turned and started walking toward the burn down barn.
(End of Flashback)
"And so here I am now. Alive and well." Finished the prince. Kaileena simply stared at the prince. "Is there something wrong?" He asked.
"No, it's just…well…you were gone for so short a time, yet you say you were gone for weeks. How is it possible?" Asked Kaileena.
"It's one of the great mysteries of time. Being the empress of time, I thought you would know the answer to this question." Replied the prince. "Lets go. We have business to settle." They both began to walk to their final stop, the Sultans Palace, home once to the prince, now the home of the Second Empress.