Chapter 10
"This is bad" Ariana said.
"They arrived before us" Gregory said.
"I hope Elizabeth and Aiden are okay" Jamie said. "This is bad".
"I should never have left her, I should not have let her go in alone" Jasper replied getting angry.
They enter the house and sees Elizabeth trying to heal Aiden.
"Oh my goodness " Catherine said looking around.
Jasper rushes to Elizabeth's side. "Aunt Eli, where is Isabel? What happened to her?" He shook her body and she groans in pain.
"Stop it son, she's hurt, you're hurting her the more d.a.m.n it". Gregory said pus.h.i.+ng Jasper aside.
Jasper looks at Elizabeth and Aiden with shocked filled eyes.
"Elizabeth, where is she? Where is the princess?" asked Ariadna.
"We must treat Aiden, he is badly hurt. " Ariana holds Aiden's wrist to check for his pulse, but Elizabeth stopped her. "What are you doing Eli.?" asked Ariana looking at Elizabeth.
"Forget about us, your goal, should be to help Isabel. "
"Where is the princess? " Ferdinand asked getting up.
Everyone turned their gaze at him, upon noticing whom this voice belonged to. As he steps forward, they take their fighting stance.
"Get back children" Ariadna and Ariana said
"Tell me where the princess is or I.. "
"Or you'll what? Face it Ferdinand, you've lost this fight, you're outnumbered. " Jamie spoke cutting him short.
Before Ferdinand could reply, Jamie teleported to his back and stabbed him with a dagger at his back. Ferdinand shocked, staggered forward and as Gregory used telekinesis to raise some chairs ready to fling them on him, he threw something on the floor and everywhere was a bit smoky, when the smoke died down, Ferdinand had vanished.
"He can't have gone far" Jasper said determined to chase after him, but Ariana stopped him. "But mum ".
"Jasper, Catherine, the time has come, you must go to Gandera, the princess would need all the help she can get. The guardians must arise in time of tribulations and help save the kingdom. I've sent Isabel there. At this stage I can only create one portal, i'm weak, I've lost a lot of energy. The knife Ferdinand used was poisoned, not poisoned venom poisoned. It has a way of depleting our magic and energy.
So I can only open a portal one more time.
"Thank you Elizabeth. The queen would be proud. " Ariana said to Elizabeth while holding her hands.
"I failed her, I didn't let Isabel know about her heritage on time and trained her on using her powers. "
"Don't be hard on yourself Aunt Eli, you trained Isabel well. We are ready to go." Jasper rea.s.sured her.
"You all go, Jamie and I would stay behind and treat them."
"Dad"
"No Jasper, you've spent your life preparing for this time. You must do it yourself. You are the new guardians of our kingdom now. You've both come of age. Your moms would go with you, when they have been treated we would come join you. Until then.. " Gregory said to his son and Catherine.
"Until then, be strong, be bold, be fearless. Find the princess, your destiny are intertwined with her's. She would need you. " Jamie cut it.
"Its time Elizabeth " Ariadna said while holding Elizabeth's shoulders.
As Ariana gets up from where she knelt with Elizabeth, Aiden held her hand.
"Protect her at all cost. She's our future. "
"I will, rest a.s.sured" Ariana said rea.s.suring him, she smiled and patted his hand, then she got up.
"Make sure you stay alive Ari "
"Back to you, make sure you come back to me Greg"
"What about me dad? " asked Jasper.
"I believe in you son"
"You don't believe in me? " Ariana asked.
"Of course I do. I believe in all of you. " Gregory tried to explain and they laugh a bit.
"Be safe Ariadna, protect the kids. " Jamie said looking a bit tensed.
"You too Jamie. I will".
They nod their head at Elizabeth and she opened a portal, then they all went in and it closed. Elizabeth fell down unconscious.
"She over exerted herself " Jamie told Gregory while checking her pulse.