Chapter 15: Remember #7
I see you standing in the rain.
Within a storm-forever warm.
Powerful as a hurricane.
"G line mem cakes are collected. Time to remember a mem-," said Owen, until she passed out to a memory trance and landed on her back on a seat.
"Well, that was quick," said Cap'n Cuttlefish.
"I hope this won't be another Prince Octavius memory," said Marina from the walkie-talkie.
"Move on, DJ. Or you'll end up as Marie," said Pearl from the walkie-talkie.
"Haha. Very funny."
Inside Owen's mind, she flashes back to…. The day when Prince Octavius talked with his father. Owen is in the throne room of the Octarian Palace. She stands near the closed entrance of the room while watching Prince Octavius and DJ Octavio.
"What do I hear, my son?! You still won't give up on trying to convince me to let the male Octolings join the army? First thing, the males are getting weak from their lack of exercise. Then the female Octoling army is begging for male assistance in battle. And…and now this rumor of an Octoling boy who manages to sneak into the army and trained for two years straight by an Octoling girl while I was gone?! I'm tired of your excuses, Octavius," said DJ Octavio.
"You still don't get it, father. You should let males join the army. What if this boy could start an uprising?! He'll gather many males and females to overpower us or plan to take me in hostage, so you'll let the males join the army. Do you want this Octoling boy to harm your son to achieve his desire," said Prince Octavius.
"Look, this boy can't hurt you. An unruly boy can't sway you."
"But he's…."
"Enough!"
Prince Octavius looked down; unhappily until DJ Octavio put his tentacle underneath Octavius to make him look up; gently.
"My son, you must understand that you are royalty like your father. Our people are looking up to us. You don't even have to do anything. Just put on a smile and wave like a prince. Show everyone that you're unfazed by this boy. We'll find him, and he will be punished for his mistake," said DJ Octavio.
This made Owen worried and Prince Octavius in shock.
"Along as we have each other, my child. Our Empire will extend even farther."
When DJ Octavio leaves the room, Owen walks up to Prince Octavius; behind him.
"How did you know about him," said Owen.
"Walls have ears…. I thought he could make my father change the rules. But I was wrong," said Prince Octavius, turns around and faces Owen.
"Shall we leave for our date, My Prince?"
"I guess. I hope it'll make me feel better."
When Owen woke up, Marina said from the walkie-talkie, "let me guess. Is it another Prince Octavius memory?"
"Yes. I was in the throne room. I was watching him arguing with his father, DJ Octavio. Somehow, Octavius heard about Elliot. But he never knew his name, and Octavius tried to convince his father to let males into the army. But it didn't work. So, we went on our date to make Octavius feel better."
"That's awful," said Cap'n Cuttlefish.
"This DJ Octavio guy is a big jerk! Why can't he let males fight," said Pearl from the walkie-talkie.
"He did it to protect Prince Octavius. He was the last thing that Queen Ortensia has left behind," said Marina from the walkie-talkie.
"I got to find him: My Prince Octavius. Wherever he is… I hope he's alright," said Owen.
