Hey wonderful readers, how is your day going? I spent all day writing and editing this chapter for you guys. So, without further ado. Enjoy, Chapter 2!
"Princess, please be careful! Your mother will have my head if anything happens to you." A blond with round glasses shouted anxiously waving his arms over his head. The girl standing next to him rolls her eyes as she looks at her Dedenna which shakes his head in annoyance. They were no doubt siblings.
"Relax Clement, Serena can take care of herself. She is the princess you know?" she told him calmly as her brother glares at her. "Calem is watching her too."
"My brother is always watching, Bonnie." The honey blond says with a smile as she looks down from the top of the cliff. "He always keeps secrets."
"Yes but," Clement moves his glasses up with slight annoyance. He looks around while fiddling his thumbs. His white shirt and brown overalls were filthy, covered in grease as he was the Royal families engineer. His boots were muddy. "The queen has her guards watching."
It was true, the royal guards were watching out from their towers, only three were stationed this hour of the day. Their helmets were gold, their weapons shined, and their armor was covered by animal skin (not Pokémon skin thank you!) with boots covered in metal covers. Their Pokémon were wearing the same armor, only except the animal skin cloaks, and they were mostly Rhyhorn's and some Houndooms. Nobody messes with the royal guard, no one wants to. They are stronger.
"They aren't going to do anything to us unless something bad happens." The honey blond princess says before a rock hits her in the back of the head. "Ow!" She cries as somebody in a red cloak grabs her arm and puts their hands over her mouth. The cry got the attention of the royal guards as they make their way down towards the area.
"Serena, Bonnie run as fast as you can away from here! Go get help!" Clemont shouted as he throws a pokeball, calling out Bunnelby. "Use dig and then mud shot so Serena can escape!"
Serena struggles as the person holding her steps forward towards the edge of the cliff. The princess's eyes widen as the danger escalates. She begins to think about her choices she had made. How can she get out of this one?
"Call back your Pokémon, or your precious princess is dead!" The person from the cloak shouts as Serena recognizes the language of a Kanto native. Clemont looks like he was about to vomit but held it in as he keeps his eyes on the princess. "Do you want your heir to the throne to die, Queen Grace? Do what I say!"
"Clemont, do what he says." A calm male tone was heard from the clearing. He had dark brown hair almost black, and darker blue eyes. His blue jacket and black pants made it very clear that this was the prince of Kalos. Calem. "I will save my sister. You make sure Bonnie stays inside."
"Aye, what are you planning Prince Calem? You can't just step in and OWWW!" The cloaked figure screams as Serena bites his hands, making her free for a second. "Oh no you don't, princess! Your coming back with me." He went to grab a pokeball as Serena runs down the steep cliff. "Aggron, rock tomb!"
Huge rocks were formed in the air as the princess of Kalos drops to the ground after tripping on a tree root. Then without a need for a command, the rocks start crashing to the ground barely missing Serena as she quickly crawls to her feet. Her heart beat races as a bunch of rocks batter's trees making it more dangerous to try to escape by them. It was almost like a they were trying to make sure she gets… that's it.
She raises her head as a tree limb almost crushed her. This was reckless but it was her only choice. She screams, "Calem, call out Sceptile! Use frenzy plant!"
"Uh, got it sis, Sceptile you heard her!" The boys scream was heard as giant vines shattered the tree that was falling towards her exit rout. Wasting no time, Serena dashes for the last set of trees before finally falling down a hill crashing into both Clemont and Calem. "Why were you on the cliff!?" Her brother shouted at her before helping both her and Clement up.
"I thought I could use some adventure! I don't like being cooped up inside a castle all day. Don't you feel the same?"
"No," a simple answer from her brother as he looks at the cloaked figure who was taking out a fancy looking pokeball. Calem frowns at his opponent. Was he waiting for orders? Or worse, could he be stalling for someone else? "I much prefer to be looking for suitable men to take care of you as future queen. One is supposed to be arriving in about an hour, you should get yourself cleaned up." He mutters the last line much to his sisters liking. He runs off towards cloaked person.
Serena's eyes narrowed as she felt Clement gently dragging her off towards the castle where the three guards were waiting for her. Bonnie was on the shoulders of one. It was Meyer, the captain of the royal guards. She was grinning as he looks at Serena and lets Clement take her. Her smile fades away.
"Daddy, why can't you come home with us this time? I miss you!" She pouts as the captain chuckles before ruffling her hair (which she hates).
"Sorry sweetie, but as the queens Captain of her Royal Guards, I must obey her orders. Which means protecting the princess when she gets herself into trouble." His last statement was directed to Serena as she hides behind Clement. His smile appears again as Bonnie huffs in defeat. "Don't worry, I will be home in a week. We are going on a crusade! Clement, I'll put you in charge of your sister and the princess while I'm gone."
"Dad, how are we supposed to eat and sleep without you running the engineer shop!" Clement asks ignoring Bonnie's little pouts and Serena's gaze.
"I already told the queen that you will be taking care of the princess while I'm gone. Just don't make anything explode inside the castle, Clement." Meyer jokes before hugging his children. He then looks at the cloaked figure who was running off somewhere with Calem running after him. "Now I must go before Prince Calem gets in trouble. See you in a week!"
"Bye Daddy!" Bonnie yells waving as Clement does the same.
"Be safe out there!" He calls out.
Serena bows her head as if she's saying a silent prayer before turning herself around to enter the castle. She felt her face heat up as the sound of familiar footsteps could be heard on the marble floor. Not good! If mother sees me like this-
She stopped her thoughts from running her mind by the time her maids saw her. They rolled their eyes as they rush her towards her changing room. Her mind buzzed with the person in the cloak who spoke with a Kanto accent. She shivered as the thought of getting kidnapped came into her head. What could've happened to her if Calem wasn't there to save her? The thought made the princess shudder.
"You're never going outside again!" Her mothers voice made her snap out of her thoughts as the maids give her a dress to get on. Like most mothers, Grace was disappointed at her daughter's actions and scared beyond repair (a few chocolates can fix that) at the days events. "You could've been kidnapped or worse, killed! You're lucky that your brother saved you." The queen spoke worriedly as she automatically hug her daughter. "As future queen-"
"I need to act responsible and not go out unattended blah, blah, blah. I know that, mother! Now can I please talk to my friends. Calem says I have another date tonight? Is he the same guy from Aloha who wouldn't stop talking?" Serena asks trying desperately to change the subject. To her surprise, it worked, and the queen nodded her head with a grim expression.
"Yes, his name is Alain. He is a prince from the eastern part of Kalos." Her mother told her that information and then walked off. "His father is Lysander, the Supreme General of the Elite Four. We are going to hopefully make an alliance to take down Kanto once and for all." She says before shutting the door to her daughter's room.
For a moment, Serena couldn't speak. Take down Kanto? What does she even mean? That can't mean, war? Kanto wasn't fighting them for anything. Right? Her thoughts were running around like little Serena's screaming inside her brain. War? War means bloodshed! Unnecessary bloodshed. She had to talk to her mother about this decision.
"I know that look." One of her maids speaks out for the first time since the little mother-daughter fought. "You are going to speak with your mother about her decision? Serena please think about this for a second."
"I know my answer already Shauna. I'm going to talk to her. After this meal with Alain." The honey blond princess argues softly as she lets them put on her tiara. "No one is going to stop me from this decision. Not even my best friends."
That evening, the two royal families were in the dining hall before the meal. Serena was dressed in a sparkling pink dress (her dress that she wore on her performance against Aria) with white flats that she claims were making her feet hurt. Her mind was buzzing with the many opportunities that could happen tonight: Alian could have food poisoning? The castle could have another brake in? Or her favorite one of all, Alain could be planning to assassinate her? The one thing that Serena actually wants to happen to her?
Her brother would be a better king for Kalos? Her mother wouldn't want anymore blood in her castle (or kingdom). She would be with her father instead in the world of war. That's what Serena wanted most of all. To see her missing father once again. He went missing when she was three years old. Her mother, Queen Grace, told Calem (who was not even a year old) that his father was dead. That ended the questions that Calem asked her on a regular basis. Much to Serena's dismay.
"Princess, you look dazzling this evening." A deep, cold voice, calls her from a seat across from her. He was sitting in a chair wearing a black leather jacket with a blue scarf around his neck. His dark hair was neatly trimmed, and he wore a fake grin. "Care to join me for dinner?"
Serena grimace at the look her mother was giving her as she was talking to a man with a red lion mane hairdo. He was wearing the same clothing as his son, except he had a red neck tie instead of a scarf. Talk about fashion.
"Alright," She says as she looks at his face. It was expressionless. Like Alain knew she would look at him in a face. "so what do you like to do for fun?"
"Fun?" the boy questions with a raised eyebrow towards her. His scowl comes back as soon as he thought of an answer. "Fun is not on my mind when I'm king. In fact, I am not letting anyone have fun. Including the royal family."
Fun has many different meanings, man this guy needs a hobby. Serena thought clearing her throat glancing at her brother for help. He wasn't paying any attention to her, instead he was talking to Clement. Probably talking about engineering stuff.
"So, Serena," Lysander starts looking over at her as if trying to figure out her thoughts. "what do you think about Kanto? They have nobody but a prince who doesn't know what he's doing. I just want to know what your going to do when your queen of Kalos."
Help them! I don't want to have blood on my hands! Her mind screams as Serena glances at her mother who was giving her a look as if to say, "Don't mess up or your grounded." She breaths in for a moment before exhaling out slowly.
"I want to go over there and maybe kidnap their prince." The lie slips out of her mouth as the gaze from her mother softens. "With Alain protecting me of course!" She squeaks out making Lysander nod thoughtfully. Out from the corner of her eye, Alain was pale in the face, making her silently cheer. Maybe she could lie some more to make her mother smile at something she did. "Can I go, mother?"
"Well, if Lysander is okay with it? I wouldn't mind having a prisoner here from our enemy country that we will destroy. What do you say Lysander?" Queen Grace asks looking over at the red bearded man who was stroking his chin with thought. Alain was glaring at his father who smiled at Grace.
"That will have us a great advantage on the war. I say go for it!" He says grinning from ear to ear as he gives his son a nod. Alain groans in annoyance.
"Why can't Clement take her and let me go with the Royal Guards as their future king? I don't want to escort a princess who needs to learn how to take care of herself for once!" the boy spits at his father as he stands up from his seat across Serena.
"I second that decision. Clement is more than capable to escort her to and from Kanto undetected." To her surprise, Calem stood up to give his statement. Serena glares at her brother.
"Its settled then. By sunrise, Serena and Clement will be heading to Kanto!"
That was a huge chapter! My goodness my hands hurt. So we have interesting characters here for Serena's side of the story! What a reveal! Alain is Serena's date? This isn't going to end well. Hehe.
But anyways, Calem is Serena's brother so he's a good guy, not like he is going to be a good little brother. He kind of is like an older brother, the way I'm portraying him at least. Sorry not sorry! Clement is the royal families engineer! Bonnie kind of follows him everywhere he goes. Kind of like me when I was younger. I feel old.
Who was that Cloaked figure who harmed Serena on that cliff? Suspense! He is from Kanto and no it isn't Ash. I already felt that Ben is too busy taking care of Ash to be the cloaked figure, plus he doesn't have any more Pokémon for reasons that are still unknown to even me.
Okay so I'm signing off on this beautiful (and cold) Sunday night (or whatever day it is for you guys) and going to figure out what to do about that Cloaked figure? To be honest, I just thought of him as I was writing. I wanted some action this chapter, and hell I wrote some action.
Enough talk, please read and review!