Amazonian Support 14

The situations from the movie have changed because the girls are there so, thell me what you think.

The next morning as the Knights and their Ladies readied themselves for the trip, Arthur walked in and stopped. Galahad was running his horse through its exercises and he abruptly stopped when they met eye to eye.

Areia cleared her throat, crossed her arms under her bosom, and glared meaningfully at Galahad.

Galahad cleared his throat uncomfortably and said as he jumped down from his warhorse, "Ah, about last night, look I'm sorry and…"

Arthur raised his hand and said in an understanding tone, "I know, I know, you were drunk and angry and you have every right to be angry Galahad. Rome broke the contract for its purposes, and now you have to risk your life in a near-suicide mission. Believe me, I'm not feeling amorous towards Rome myself right now."

Gawain and the others gasped at his words.

"Arthur, you've always loved Rome, why…?" started Gawain with wide eyes as Athena sat in his lap and twirled a few strands of his blond hair through her fingers.

Almost unconsciously his arms wrapped around her waist in a protective father-to-be hold that made the others eye them curiously.

Then they turned to Tristan and Theaia and raised their eyebrows. The only Knight who was married, Tristan, raised both of his and looked towards his wife meaningfully.

Theaia's hazel eyes sparkled as she shrugged and said, "I'm not…yet."

Arthur shook his head and said with a tiny hidden grin, "As of right now, Rome and I are on opposite sides of this situation. I don't like the fact that Rome has broken its word to you and me, and I don't want to go on this mission either, but with the Bishop holding our papers until we return…what choice do we have?"

Galahad sighed and said; "None, and now I REALLY feel like a heel for the way I treated you, Arthur. I'm truly really, very sorry."

Arthur smiled, nodded, and said as the Bishop walked in with his aid, "All's forgiven Galahad."

Bishop Germanous stormed up to Arthur and demanded, "What are these pagan women doing here? They should be in the Tavern working or in the men's beds keeping them warm during the winter nights."

Almost immediately the Knights felt their ire raise, and Arthur frowned heavily as Sarmatia, as the leader of the Amazon Princesses, marched up to the Bishop and said heatedly, "WE are not weak willed women for your men to order around. WE are Amazon Princesses and WE follow no man's law except one-Arthur's! We do not have to do anything you say, BISHOP. We, unlike the Knights, whom you have betrayed, are not slaves to Rome, and as such are free to do whatever the HELL we want too!"

Bishop Germanous straightened to his full height, a very full five-foot six-still three inches shorter than Sarmatia herself, and said pompously, "I am a Bishop of Rome. You MUST obey me otherwise I'll have you hanged for heresy."

Sarmatia smirked superiorly and said as Arthur came to her side, "And yet, my Ladies and I will be leaving with Arthur and his Knights in a few minutes, and returning with them. How will you find the time to hang me, when I'm not going to be here?"

Lancelot, who had finished saddling his and Sarmatia's horse, walked up to her quickly and said softly into her sensitive ear as he placed a gentle have on her elbow, "Don't give him a reason to hate you Sarmatia. He will do ANYTHING to keep his version of power in his hands. You could prove to be an opponent that he will not appreciate to compete with."

Sarmatia smiled sweetly at him and said coyly as she allowed him to drag her to their horses, "Don't worry Lancelot, I know what I'm doing. He can't touch me, unless he wants the entire Amazonian Nation to march on Rome."

Lancelot raised an eyebrow and said as Arthur and the Bishop talked in whispers, "So, you can talk to him however you want and he can't do anything because the Amazons will wage war on Rome?"

Sarmatia smiled and shrugged innocently as she mounted her horse and turned to Arthur in time to hear the Bishop say, "Then get them home."

Arthur reared his horse around and said, "Lets go!"

They moved quickly through the Briton countryside, and by the time dusk fell, they had reached the dark woods that were inhabited with Woads.

Every Knight and Amazon was on edge. This forest was full of enemies and they were itching to fight the obvious Picts that were trailing their every move. Each man and woman was tense and pulled tighter than Tristan's bow.

Tristan trotted up to Arthur and said as his wife, Theaia trotted up to his commander's other side, "Woads."

Arthur looked at them both and asked, "Where?"

At their commander's words, the others reached for their weapons. Lancelot ground his teeth together and thought this is just great! I'm going to die in this horrible dark forest and I'll never get to tell Sarmatia how I really feel!

Tristan glanced around their group and answered through his braids, "Everywhere."

Suddenly dozens of arrows rained down upon them.

"Get back!" roared Arthur as more arrows zeroed in on them all.

Sarmatia screeched as an arrow sliced a nice, clean wound on her upper arm.

Lancelot twisted in his saddle and asked loudly over the pounding of the horses hooves, "Are you okay?"

Sarmatia smiled painfully and nodded as they followed Arthur through another path in the forest.

Lancelot frowned at her answer, but there was nothing he could do while they were under fire. He could only hope that no other arrows found homes in her delicious body.

Arthur growled as the Woads unleashed a picket fence that forced him, his Knights, and his Amazon Lady followers' back whence they came.

He roughly pulled his horse back around and yelled, "Get back!"

Bors echoed the roar with one of his own as he threw his hand forward, "GET BACK!!!!!!!!!!"

Romana screamed as an arrow lodged itself in her upper chest. She hunched over her horse and huffed as she tried to stay on the horse. Dagonet yelled in anger as he brought his horse alongside hers and placed a hand under her arm to help her sit right and to alleviate the pain from her wound. She smiled at him in thanks.

As they were brought to a screeching halt, each facing three to five armed Woads, they reached for their weapons and pulled them out ready to fight-but knowing the end was no doubt near.

Just as they were about to attack, a long, low vibrating horn reverberated throughout the forest. Lancelot tilted his head as the Woad from before, a man with a sun tattoo on his forehead, frowned and pulled his arrow back tighter to start the fight and kill Arthur at the same time, frowned even more when the second gonging flew through the air.

In an instant all the Woads were gone-they simply melted back into the shadows like they always did after a fight.

Gawain couldn't believe it. He glanced to Athena and was grateful that she was not wounded like Romana and Sarmatia, but asked bewildered, "What are you waiting for!?"

Dagonet, who was looking Romana over, nodded, glared evilly into the forest, ripped his sword from its sheath and exclaimed, "Inish! Devil Ghosts!!"

Lancelot sighed and said, "Lets just get to a safe place so we can deal with the girls' wounds."

Arthur nodded and said, "Yes, I agree. Tristan, Theaia, go on ahead of us and find a clearing for us to wrap their wounds."

Sarmatia sighed as Lancelot peered at her in concern, and said with a shake of her head, "Lancelot, I'm fine. It's just a tiny cut. I'll be fine. It's Romana who really needs to be looked at. Her wound is by far worse than mine."

Lancelot sighed and smiled, and with a tiny shake of his head said softly, "Yes, I know. I just can't help but worry about you."

Sarmatia smiled. Before she could say anything, Tristan and Theaia arrived and Tristan said softly as his hawk, Amod, fluttered down to his gloved arm, "There is a place about a mile away that we can rest and wrap our wounds."

Arthur nodded with a smile and said, "Lead the way."

Very quickly they arrived in a pretty clearing full of white flowers and falling leaves.

Lancelot all but jumped off his horse, before it even came to a stop, and gently lifted Sarmatia from hers. She chuckled at his actions, and said, "Lance, I'm fine. You're acting like I'm going to die."

Lancelot placed her down against a large tree and said softly, well aware of the others watching them both with wide teasing grins, "Sarmatia, I care for you very much. I can't stand the fact that you were hurt. I just…I just want to make sure that you are alright…."

Sarmatia smiled lovingly at him, placed her hand on his bearded cheek, and said softly into his ear with warmth in her voice that he hadn't heard before, "I want the same for you Lancelot. I can't help but want you with all my heart, but I know that you'll not be happy living here or living in the Amazon Nation."

Arthur sighed and said to the others, "I feel sorry for them both. They obviously love one another, and yet…"

Areia finished, "…they can't be together. Life sucks!"