sorry I haven't updated in over a month! I had two shows to prepare for and there is soooooo much drama happening at my own house! Grr! I wish it would all just go away! But, enough of that, please enjoy this next chapter! XD
Chapter Twelve: Captive
"Uncle Jack?" Parker said, stepping closer to the hunched figure. "Wh-what are you doing here?" The boy's voice was shaky as he spoke.
Jack looked up and smiled weakly at the Prince. "Prince Parker. Nice to see you, kiddo."
Parker instantly noticed something different about Jack. One of his eyes was swelled, black and blue, and there was a small gash on his lower lip.
But there was something else. Though he spoke cheerfully, his tone seemed to have a slight darkness underneath it, not at all like the man Parker once knew. Then again, a lot happened can happen in three years. Parker hadn't seen the man since he was very little and back then he was one of his father's best scientists and friends. He'd heard that Jack had gotten married since and he was eager to meet the woman he married, because he was sure that she'd be a wonderful woman.
"Uncle Jack," Parker said again, "What are you doing here?"
Jack coughed. "Well, you see, I was out with Angela, and Lance, and-"
"Who?" Parker asked, already having a pretty good idea.
"My wife and son." Jack said, smiling at the memory of his family. Though his wife was much younger that him, a mere teenaged girl when they were married, he loved her with all his heart and just the memory of her made his heart flutter.
Parker smiled. "I hope to meet them someday...under different circumstances, though."
Jack chuckled. "You're more and more like your father each and every day. Do you know that?" he said, beaming at the boy.
Parker smiled that special charm smile he inherited from his father. "Really? How is my father, by the way?"
"As far as I can see, he's doing better than me, and..." his voice trailed off.
"And who? Is there somebody else in there?" Parker looked around the cell and his eyes came to rest on a tiny figure in a very dark corner on the far side of the cell.
"Who's there?" Parker called out. The figure moved a little but made no effort to come out of the dark.
Jack sat up and turned to it. "Don't worry, Daisy. It's okay to come out."
The figure looked up and Parker could just barely make out the lines of her face, until she stood and walked into the light.
She made it a couple of steps when she tripped on something, falling to her hands and knees. Upon closer inspection Parker could see that one of her tiny feet was chained to the wall.
Daisy instantly broke out into tears and Jack brought her to his lap. "Shh, baby," he said, trying to soothe the little girl. "It's okay. Don't cry. Shhh..." Daisy's crying ceased after a couple of minutes and she buried her face in Jack's neck.
"I want my Lancelot." she hiccuped.
Jack rocked her back and forth, whispering in her ear. "I know, baby, I know."
Parker looked at them with longing, wishing that his own father was there to comfort him when he needed it most.
Awww! Yeah, this was just a filler chapter but I felt that you deserved at least one chapter in the last month. Again, sorry about that DX. I'll update sooner next time. I promise! Please REVIEW!