Chapter 7
"Shock?! My Endymion a shock?!" King Fenrir asked in shocked as he began to move closer to King Kallen who began to move back.
"What's wrong with my Endymion?" King Fenrir asked angerly as King Kallen held out his hands in surrender.
"Nothing, Fenrir. I only meant-" began King Kallen who was then interupted by King Fenrir.
"Why doesn't your daughter like my son?" King Fenrir asked angerly as he picked up a wine bottle and then dropped it angerly.
"Now, now-" began King Kallen as he tried to calm his friend down but King Fenrir interupted him once more.
"I'm not so sure my son likes your daughter!" yelled King Fenrir angerly.
"Now, see here-" began King Kallen as he too began to get mad but was once more interupted.
"I'm not so sure my grandchildren want you for a grandfather!" yelled King Fenrir as he pushed King Kallen.
"Why, you-you unreasonable, pompous, blustering, old windbag!" yelled King Kallen angerly.
"Unreasonable? Pompous? En garde, sir!" yelled King Fenrir as he took a dead swordfish off of the table and then held it in front of him like it was a sword.
"I warn you, Fenrir! This means war!" King Kallen warned as he took a plate off of the table and then held it in front of him like it was a sheild.
"Forward! For honor! For country! For-" began King Fenrir as he began to hit King Kallen's plate with the swordfish until he started laughing causing King Kallen to laugh as well at their silly actions.
"What's this thing all about, anyway?" King Fenrir asked as he put the swordfish in his belt like it was a sword while King Kallen put the plate back on the table.
"Nothing, Fenrir. Absolutely nothing." laughed King Kallen.
"The children are bound to fall in love with each other." said King Fenrir.
"Precisely." agreed King Kallen as he picked up one of the goblets and then handed it to King Fenrir.
"And as for grandchildren, I'll have the royal woodcarvers start work on the cradle tomorrow!" King Kallen told his friend as he picked up his goblet and then poored more wine into King Fenrir's goblet.
"Splendid! King size, of course?" King Fenrir asked.
"Certainly." said King Kallen happily.
"To the Woodcarver's Guild!" toasted King Kallen as he and King Fenrir toasted their goblets and were about to drink when they heard a strange noise coming from under the table causing them to look under the table and find the minstrel sleeping under neith the table with his head in the guitar.
Suddenly horns began to blow causing the two kings to put down the tablecloth.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Endymion!" announced a page causing King Fenrir to grin happily.
"Endymion!" yelled King Fenrir happily as King Kallen looked worried.
+The Courtyard+
In the palace courtyard everyone cheered as Prince Endymion rode his horse through the palace gates and into the courtyard.
"Oh, Endymion! Endymion!" yelled King Fenrir as he ran down the steps leading into the courtyard.
"Endymion! Hold, Endymion!" yelled King Fenrir causing Endymion to pull his horse to a stop as his father ran over to him.
"H-hurry, boy! Hurry! Change into something suitable! Can't meet your future bride looking like that." King Fenrir told his son as he ran over to him.
"But I have met her, father." Endymion told the king as he ran over to him.
"You have? Where?" King Fenrir asked in shock. "Once upon a dream." Endymion told his father and then began to lead his father in a waltz as he began to humm happily.
"Endymion! Stop! Stop that! Phillip, let go!" ordered King Fenrir causing Endymion to stop dancing and let his father go.
"Now...what's all this dream nonsense?" King Fenrir asked his son curiously.
"It wasn't a dream, Father. I really did meet her." Endymion told King Fenrir.
"The Princess Serenity? Goddess Demeter! We must tell Kallen!" said King Fenrir happily as he began to walk off.
"Why, this is the most.." began King Fenrir before he was stopped by Endymion.
"I didn't say it was Serenity." Endymion told his father.
"You most certainly did! You-you said that-" began King Fenrir before he was interupted by Endymion.
"I said I met the girl I was going to marry. I don't know who she was. A peasent girl, I suppose.." began Endymion as he tried to explain causing King Fenrir to interupted him.
"A peasent g-girl? You're-you're going to marry a..." began King Fenrir in shock before he started to chuckle.
"Why, Endymion! You're joking!" laughed King Fenrir as he nodded his head while he put his hands on Endymion's shoulders while the prince shook his head causing King Fenrir to shake his head sadly and then look at Mamoru.
"Uh...isn't he?" King Fenrir asked the horse causing Mamoru to shake his head.
"No! Y-you can't do this to me! Give up the throne? The kingdom? For some...some nobody?" King Fenrir asked his son as the king began to walk away while looking like he was about to cry.
"By Demeter, I won't have it!" yelled King Fenrir angerly.
"You're a Prince! And you're going to marry a Princess!" King Fenrir angerly ordered his son who kept smiling.
"Now, Father, you're living in the past. This is the 14th century. Nowadays.." began Endymion as he once more tried to explain himself to his father.
"Nowadays. I'm still the King! And I command you to come to your senses!" King Fenrir ordered his son who was walking away from his father.
"And marry the girl I love." said Endymion as he climbed back onto his horse.
"Exactly." agreed King Fenrir thinking that Endymion was talking about Princess Serenity.
"Good-bye, Father." said Prince Endymion as he once more rode his horse through the courtyard and out of the palace gates.
"Good-bye, Father. Marry the girl you-" began a confused King Fenrir who quickly returned to his senses.
"No, no! No, no, Endymion, stop! Come back! Oh, Endymion!" yelled King Fenrir as he tried to run after his son but it was too late.
"Endymion!" yelled King Fenrir one last time as the prince rode through the woods.
Sadden, King Fenrir walked back through the palace courtyard and over to the steps where he sat down sadly as he shook his head.
"Oh! Oh, how-how will I ever tell Kallen?" King Fenrir asked sadly.
+With Serenity and the three fairies+
Meanwhile in the forest, the three good fairies who were now wearing their fairy gowns and wings, led Serenity who wore a pink hooded cape through the forest carefully.
Three good fairies didn't want anything bad to happen as they led the heartbroken princess back to her parents.
Finally the travelers made it to the castle courtyard and into the castle where they then led Serenity up the stairs of the tallest tower where her bedroom was.
"Come along, now." whispered Luna as the fairies led Serenity down a hallway.
"All right, in here, dear." Luna softly told Serenity as she led the princess into a bedroom.
"Bolt the door, Rini!" Luna ordered Rini who had shut the door.
"Diana, pull the drapes!" Luna then told Diana who began to do as she was told.
"And now, dear, if you'll just sit here." Luna told Serenity as the fairy led the princess over to a little stool that sat in front of a vanity.
"This one last gift, dear child of thee, the symbol of thy royalty." said Luna as she, Diana and Rini conjured a golden crown.
"A crown to wear in grace and beauty, as is thy right and royal duty." said Luna as she placed the crown on Serenity's head causing the princess to lay her head down on her vanity and sob once more.
"Now, dear." began Diana who wanted to cheer up the heartbroken princess but Luna stopped her.
"Come." whispered Luna as she led the fairies out of the room.
"Let her have a few moments alone." Luna told the other fairies as she held the door open for them and then headed out the room herself.
"It's that boy she met." Rini told the group as Luna shut the door.
"Whatever are we going to do?" Diana asked worringly.
+Serenity's bedroom+
Unknown to the fairies, the fire in Serenity's fireplace began to grow bigger and then put it's self out causing the room to turn dark as a shadowed figure appeared in the fireplace.
The shadowed figure then waved her hand causing Serenity to fall into a trance as she slowly sat up and then got up from the stool causing her cape to fall as she began to walk over to the strange figure.
+With the fairies who was sitting in another room+
"Oh, I don't see why she has to marry any old Prince." growled Rini.
"Now, that's not for us to decide, dear." Diana told Rini.
+Serenity's room+
As Serenity got to the fireplace, the shadowy figure disappeared revealing a black tunnel that Serenity began to enter while still under the wicked thrall.
+Fairies+
"Maybe we should tell King Kallen about the boy." Diana suggested while Luna paced.
"Well, why don't we?" Rini asked as she and Diana began to follow Luna.
"Listen! Beryl! Serena!" yelled Luna in fright causing the three fairies to run straight to Serena's room while hoping they weren't too late.
"Serena! Serena! Aah!" yelled the three fairies as they entered the room just in time to see Serena walk through the tunnel.
"Oh, why did we leave her alone?" cried Luna sadly.
"Serena! Serena!" yelled the fairies as they tried to run after Serena and break the enchantment but as soon as the fairies got to the fireplace, the tunnel disappeared leaving the three fairies alone in the bedroom while Serena walked up a flight of stairs.
Meanwhile in Serena's room, Luna used her magic to make the tunnel appear once more.
"Serena! Serena!" yelled the fairies as they ran through the tunnel.