Author Note: Hey everyone. Sorry I haven't update this story for a long time. I had too much homework but I'll try to update as soon as I can.
This chapter is shorter than the others chapters but still long enough. Thanks for the wonderful reviews. Enjoy.
Queen Brahne watch the play from the balcony, liking the performance they are doing. She frown, glancing at the seat that Yukino suppose to be sitting at. "Yukino isn't back yet. " She mumble to herself. "Commander Erza Scarlet! " Erza walk forward, standing next to the Queen Brahne on her right side. "Commander Lyon Vastia! " Lyon walk forward, standing next to Queen Brahne on her left side.
"Yes your Majesty! " Both Erza and Lyon answer in a unison. They bowed down to the Queen, and standing back up with both of their hands behind their back.
"Yukino haven't came back from the bathroom. I truly doubt my daughter went to go use the bathroom if she doesn't want a escort. I need you both to go find my daughter at once! Gather your squads! Once Yukino is found, bring her here! " She order them. " Commander Erza, I want you to come back once your done telling your squad! "
Erza and Lyon nodded before bowing down to the Queen. Both getting up and exiting out of the balcony. Erza went downstairs and Lyon stay upstairs.
"Lamia Scale assemble! " He order. No one came. "I said Lamia Scale assemble! " He repeated louder.
Yuka and Toby came running out of the lockers room, only with their boxers on. They look up to see Lyon upstairs glaring down at them. Lyon eyebrows twitched annoy what he's seeing. "Why are you two idiots not wearing your uniforms? Worst yet, how dare you two to show up at my presence looking like that! " He yelled at them.
"Our apologies Commander Vastia, our clothing had been stolen away. " Yuka explain to Lyon.
Lyon cross his arms against his chest, tapping his foot on the floor trying to control his anger and have patience for his subordinates. "By who? " He question them calmly.
"Some two guys. " Toby answer simply but more like he said it by general.
This made Lyon sigh to himself in frustration. "Toby... That could be any two guys in this castle. "
"There should be two intruders wearing our uniform. One of them seem to be very childish and loud. The other one is calm and cold hearted. " Yuka inform Lyon.
"Don't forget scary like Commander Mikazuchi. " Toby added.
Lyon rise his eyebrows at Toby before glancing down at them both since he's upstairs. "Where is the others? " He ask calmly. They both shrug their shoulders and shake their heads. Lyon sigh out loud once more before speaking. "Go get dress at once! Once your done, hurry up and go search for the Princess! " He order.
Yuka and Toby saluted before running back to the locker rooms to get dress. Lyon went downstairs, walking in the hallways. 'I guess I have to find the rest of the Lamia Scale squad, since no one here never seems to listen or even follow orders. ' Lyon thought. Walking in the hallways, he saw Jura who is patrolling the area.
Jura look what's ahead of him and smile seeing Lyon. "Hey Commander Vastia, something troubling you? " He greeted and ask his captain who seem frustrated.
"No one seem to listen or even follow my orders. " He complain while glancing down.
Jura made a small smile at Lyon, hearing his reason of frustration. "Give them some time. " Hearing this brought Lyon attention that he look up at Jura. "You just got promoted a few weeks ago as a Captain and had hand picked your squad. Everything takes time to get use to it. " jura explain to Lyon who made a smirk on his face.
"Yeah your right. Silly of me to be in such a rush. Besides that, Jura had you by any chance seen Princess Yukino? "
Jura shake his head. "No not at all. Did something happen? "
"The princess supposedly went to go use the bathroom but didn't want a escort with her. Queen Brahne had a feeling that the Princess would perhaps run away. " He informed Jura.
Jura saluted to Lyon as he spoke. "As the royal knights in Alexandria, Commander Vastia Knight, I pledge to protect the Queen and the Princess. " He pledged. Standing up straight now, he made a vow. "I promise I'll find the Princess and let you know as soon as I can once she's found. "
Lyon nodded before walking pass Jura. 'Now I just have to find Sherry if she had spotted the Princess. ' Lyon thought.
Lyon check the dining, the ballroom, and the kitchen. He walk downstairs and check two libraries they had. No Princess anywhere. He exit the castle and notice two towers he haven't check yet. He went to go check the tower on his left. When he got there he notice two things that was odd to him. The entrance of the tower is closed by the gate. What's in front of the gate guarding is a Alexandria Knight with his hands behind his back.
Lyon rise his eyebrows and walk towards the Knight. He notice the Knight is wearing the helm, concealing partial of his face. Something is suspicious to him but he ignore the feeling. "Had you seen the Princess?
"No sir. " The knight answer.
Lyon sigh before walking away from the knight, pushing away the feeling he had felt about this Knight.
Kagura got out of the boat that takes her to the castle of Alexandria that is surrounded by water. Kagura needed to head back because she had forgotten something or you could say had a bad feeling. 'She forgotten something' is just a excuse she's using. She hate to lie but she had to in order to fulfill her duty as a Knight. Walking to the tower that is on her right, she spotted a knight and behind him the gate is close from the entrance of the tower.
She walk up to him and saw black hair jutting out of the front of his helm and could see his bright red eyes. "Why the entrance of the tower are close? " Kagura ask.
"Commander Vastia had order me to close the gate in the tower. " He answer with a solemn tone in his voice.
'Commander Vastia order this soldier to close off the gates... Something is off. ' Kagura thought. Kagura narrow her eyes at him, having a bad feeling about this. "Remove your helmet. " She order the soldier coldly.
Kagura is secretly hoping he hesitated to remove his helmet but he didn't. He did what she order him to do. Kagura could see the soldier face a lot better now. He have messy black hair that almost falls to his shoulders. Despite his messy hair he look rather handsome especially how his emotionless red eyes look. " Is there anything else? "
"No, not at all... " Kagura mumble while walking away. 'It seems he doesn't fear me at all... No matter, I guess I leave Alexandria and come back later after the Princess birthday is over. '
Rogue sigh in relief, leaning his back against the gate. "That was the close call. " He mumble. He look up at the sky to see the beautiful pure white moon in the dark night. 'First Commander Vastia and then that women... Who is she? ' Rogue wondered. 'Whoever she is, it's best not to find out just yet. Sting better hurry up because time is running out especially when they had notice the Princess isn't around... '
Lyon went to the other tower that is was on his right, noticing a familiar person there, glancing at the night sky. "Sherry! "
Sherry look at Lyon direction with a big smile on her face. "Commander Vastia! " She greeted him. "Everything okay Captain, love? "
He shakes his head fast bringing Sherry attention full of curiosity. "Her Highness isn't anywhere inside the castle. Had you seen her around? " He ask.
Sherry shakes her head. "Sorry Captain, love, but I haven't. " Sherry answer. Lyon sigh to himself in frustration. A idea appear in Sherry head as she smirk to herself for having a fantastic idea. "Captain if you go up these stairs, perhaps you might spot the Princess whereabouts from the distance. " Sherry offer him.
That was all Lyon needed to hear before he took off running up the tower, no longer wanting to waste time. Once he got to the top of the tower, he took a deep breath before looking at the distance, hoping to find the Princess. When Lyon turn around to the direction where the other tower was out, he spotted the princess being chase by a man. Running around in circles on top of the tower that he had a guard guarding that tower.
"Hey, would you stop running?! It's pointless to run if there is no where out but only one exit here! " Sting shouted.
Yukino climb up the brick wall of the tower, standing up with both hands behind her back. She smile at Sting that made him froze at his spot, staring at her. All the suddenly, Yukino jump off the tower, making Sting shock and panicking.
'Suicidal?! '
Sting knew he would be dead if the Princess isn't alive and capture. As Sting watch her, he notice that Yukino use a decoration banner of flags, taking her to the other side, landing on top of the theater airship tent at ease but a little struggle when she kept bouncing. Trying to stand made her lose her balance, so she crawl her way out of the tent. Sting couldn't believe what he saw. He never saw or heard a Princess doing that with such skill.
He smirk, couldn't help his amazement. "She planned this all along but no matter. " Sting did the same thing what Yukino did, jumping off the tower with the decoration banner in his hand, landing at the tent with incredible speed. When Sting landed on the tent, he struggle getting up but he didn't give up.
Lyon glare at the young man. 'How dare this young man trying to kidnap her Highness?! ' Lyon grab the decoration banner and wrapping it around his waist tightly. "Don't worry your Highness! Commander Lyon Vastia, will come and save you! "
Lyon jump off with solemn expression on his face, heading straight for the young man and the Princess but sadly the decoration banner had other plans on it's own. If it's even a alive that is. The banner leading Lyon to a opposite side, heading straight for a wall that is made of wood.
His eyes widen wide, panicking. "Oh crap, crap, CRAP! "
He crash into the wooden wall. The wooden wall now have a hole that shows a figure of Lyon crashing into it. Lyon on the ground with broken pieces of wood on top of him with the banner still wrap around his waist but loosely now. He sigh to himself in frustration. "I shouldn't had not wrap the banner around my waist... " He muttered to himself.