"Where are we going?" Kendall asked. "Where are you taking me?" he asked and struggled a bit. He stopped but Logan just sighed and dragged him along. "Logan!"
"Son!" Kendall heard and he looked around – despite not being able to see – and frowned.
"F-Father?" he called out and reached his hands out. "F-Father?" He asked again and a pair of strong arms were wrapped around him and pulled into a big hug. The blond gasped slightly but when the familiar feeling of being embraced by his father the prince relaxed and hugged back with all his might. "F-Father..." He whined and buried his face in the king's chest.
"I am so glad you're alright..." His father told him. "I have been so worried about you. We've been searching day and night for you." He murmured and gently stroked his hand over his son's head. "How is he?" He asked and turned to the short brunet.
"We are lucky we found him when we did..." Logan mumbled.
"I am fine!" Kendall exclaimed. "There is nothing wrong with me! I-It's the stupid taint that's all!" He said and furrowed his eyebrows. "James promised I'll go back to normal." He said. "Where is James? You said I could see him!"
The king glanced worriedly between the prince and the servant. "Do you know what he's talking about?" He asked and tightened his grip on his son.
"Not really." Logan mumbled.
"I am just fine." Kendall tried to explain. "I killed a sea witch and the taint will wear off soon! 'Tis the truth!"
His father's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets and he grabbed the blond by the shoulders. "You were fighting sea witches?!" he yelled. The prince nodded excitedly.
"And pirate thugs and even a kraken!" He said with a big smile. "It was a real adventure, father!" He said and blinked his pale eyes. The king gulped and hugged the blond once more and then gesturing for Logan to continue.
"Take him to his room." He ordered silently.
"Yes, your majesty." Logan said and bowed his head before leading the prince onwards. Kendall struggled again and shook his head.
"W-Wait, f-father! I do not want to go to my room!" he whined. "Father, do not lock me up!" He begged and yelped when he was lead into his room. The warmth and smell was familiar but the room that had once felt safe was now seen as nothing but a homey prison cell. "No!" He squeaked when the door was closed behind him and locked.
"I'm sorry, my prince. It's for the best." Logan said.
"Logan!" Kendall shouted and threw himself at the door. "Logan! Let me out right now!" he ordered. "I am ordering you to let me out!" He yelled and slammed his fists on the large wooden door. "Let me out!"
"I'm sorry, your majesty." Logan mumbled and then left quickly.
Kendall whimpered and sank down to the floor and sniffled. He'd always been restricted in the fortress but never like this. The large fortress didn't seem like a home now that he was being locked up. "James, help me." he whined and wrapped his arms around himself.
He sniffled and wiped his eyes that had teared up. The darkness in his vision had already started to fade and he could make out vague colors and shapes but most things were still one big blur. He continued to wipe his eyes until his vision was restored – which was a fairly fast process.
Feeling slightly better about being able to see again, the prince got up and tried to get the door open once more before heading towards the window. He had always wondered why he lived in the highest tower and quite honestly he used to adore the view out over the sea but now...
Kendall leaned out through the large window but quickly deemed that it was too high to climb down and with no other way out he had to deem himself trapped. His only way out was the door.
The door! Kendall jumped up again and ran over to his wooden desk and rummaged through piles of various tools and papers. He pound the small pliers he kept in one of the drawers and used it to smash the clockwork he'd been working on before he'd been taken away.
Inside the clockworks there was a thin metal thread and the prince straightened it out a bit before heading over to the door. "I can do this." he told himself and knelt by the door. He'd seen some of the pirates unlock chests and locks with just a small metal pick and if Ty could do it then Kendall could definitely do it too.
"Patience." he whispered quietly and furrowed his eyebrows as he tried to get the door open.
Linelineline
"Well, well, well." The soldier guarding James' cell said with a grin. "Look what a handsome devil we have here!" He said and laughed. "Captain of the Tainted Diamond, huh?" He asked and James sighed.
He'd gone without struggle with the soldiers and only caught a glimpse of the prince when he was lead away from him. Now, there he was, locked up in the fortress' dungeon in a cell with thick metal bars and with a guard outside.
A guard that couldn't seem to ever stop talking.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" The guard said and tapped the bars with his metal clad foot. "Hey! Pirate!" James looked up from his sitting position and arched an eyebrow. "Yes, you'll be a pretty ornament, hanging from the noose." The guard grinned.
"I doubt it." James mumbled.
"Cocky bastard." The guard muttered and shook his head while eying the pirate. "It'll be a pleasure seeing you standing up on that platform and it'll be even better when you-"
Bang.
The soldier sank limp down into a heap on the cold stone floor and James' eyes widened. "J-James..." Kendall whined and dropped the large wooden club he held in his hands and it fell to the floor with a loud clattering.
"Kendall!" James gasped and shot up from the floor and pressed himself flush against the bars of the prison cell. "Oh, thank the Lord." He said and sighed in relief. He said and Kendall burst out crying and grabbed a hold of the tall brunet through the bars.
"I-I'm sorry, James!" He whined and the pirate hugged him through the bars and hushed at him.
"Hush, Kendall." James said softly and managed to kiss the blond's forehead. "As long as you are alright."
"They are going to hang you." Kendall whispered and looked up at the brunet. "We have to get you out." He said and flinched when he heard commotion coming from the stairs. "They know I have escaped." Kendall whispered. "They will be down here at any moment."
"Kendall." James said. "Get out of here." He said the blond shook his head. "Get out of here. I'll find you when I get free." He said. "I promise you that I am going to meet you outside these walls. These soldiers can't harm me."
The young prince frowned and glanced over his shoulder a bit before turning back to the pirate. "I love you." He said before clumsily pressing his lips to James' the best he could through the bars. "Promise me, that you will meet me outside." He whispered and kissed the brunet once more.
James nodded breathlessly and the prince caressed his cheek and kissed him yet again before he reluctantly pulled away and disappeared through the small door on the other side of the dungeon. The pirate let out a shaky breath and stayed still a bit and then sank back down onto the floor.
It didn't take long for the guard to find James and the unconscious soldier outside the cell. "He wouldn't shut up." James said with an amused smile but was only rewarded with a beating before he was left alone again.
He snorted a bit when his captors left and glanced around in the dark. A torch just briefly lit up the cell and he could just barely make out the space outside it. In a way he was devastated to be there, in a way he was annoyed over the fact that he was wasting time but then he remembered that all he had was time and in one way he was overjoyed that the prince had gotten out of there.
Kendall didn't deserve being locked up. But then again, James was worried about the young prince. He wondered if anything that Logan had said was the truth. Was the blond really a half god? Was his human part dying off? What happened if it did? Why would it help to keep Kendall locked up?
So many questions without answers. James sighed and shook his head, he needed to get out of there.
Linelineline
Kendall gulped a bit as he hid behind the corner. He could hear his father talk to his adviser and they were both talking about him. The prince tried to force air into his lungs.
"Your majesty, it is most important that the prince does not leave the fortress." The adviser said. "Without the seal the power within him as well as his humanity is lost." He continued and Kendall shut his eyes tight. He'd been listening in for a long time and finally he understood. He understood who he was and he understood why he had been held captive in the fortress.
He was the only thing that kept the kingdom at peace. He was like a walking good luck charm. Keeping him in the fortress meant eternal prosperity for his family and the city.
"Isn't there a way to prevent it?" The king asked lowly, furrowing his eyebrows and looking worried. The young prince peeked out from behind the corner, just to get a brief glance at the two men talking.
The adviser sighed a bit and shook his head. "The seals are the only thing that keeps his godly powers inside of him. If he were to stay away from them he'd die within days..." The adviser said. "We need to keep him close to those seals at all times until the time is right for him to fully awaken."
Kendall quickly hid behind the small wall again and gulped. What was the stupid seal they were talking about? He's never seen a seal in his entire life in the fortress. He barely even knew what it was. But whatever it was he needed to find one before he left.
"Yes..." The king sighed and the blond's attention snapped back to the two talking men. "But first we need to find him, he can't be far."
The adviser and the king both nodded and Kendall scooted along the wall in behind an ornament and hid when they passed him. "I have been deceived... my entire life..." Kendall said to himself and shook his head. "I just need to find that seal..." He mumbled and turned around and hurried up the stairs, only to crash into someone on the way. "C-Carlos!" Kendall hissed and quickly pushed the small latino into a room and closed the door. "What in the world are you doing here?!" Kendall asked.
"We're here to rescue the captain. Obviously." Carlos said. "Do you know where he is?"
Kendall frowned and shook his head. "N-No, no, you cannot all be here! You will all be hanged. You need to get out of here before they find you." Kendall hissed and glanced over his shoulder. "L-Listen... I-I need your help."
"Oh?" Carlos asked and tilted his head a bit.
"I need your help to find something and possibly steal it." Kendall said and gulped. "A seal of some kind."
"Alright, what does it look like?" The latino pirate asked and nodded.
"Um..." Kendall mumbled and frowned a bit. "I do not know." He said. "I just know that it is very important and I really, really need it." he said. "Will you help me find it?" He asked.
"It's heard to search for something you've never seen..." Carlos mumbled. "But I'll try my best." He said and nodded. "Where do we start?"
"I'll start in my room." Kendall said. "We have to split up, they're looking for me." He said. "And you cannot be seen, so stay out of sight."
"Ay, Kendall." Carlos chirped and they both exited the small room before going separate ways. "Be careful, your highness." The latino whispered.
"You too, Carlos. W-... Wish me good luck." Kendall said with a sad smile before he headed up the stairs and back up to his room.
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