Rise of the Night

Part 3: Alicia

     Mya and Cota snuck past the bedrooms where the other kids were fast asleep. They raced outside to where Cota thought he saw the princess.

     Once they got to the spot, Cota yelled "Princess, where are you?"

     "Who's there?" yelled a voice from the tree above.

     Cota recognized the voice. "Princess Alicia, is that you?"

     "Cota? How did you know I was here? That girl with you wouldn't happen to be Mya would it?" Alicia asked as she slid down from the tree where she had been hiding.

     "It sure is." Cota replied with a smile

     "Isn't there supposed to be a tinier princess with her?" Alicia asked curiously.

     "They got separated when they arrived on Earth." Cota said.

     "Well have you found her?" Alicia asked, concerned.

     "They've both lived in this area since they got here. Mya's little sister Amery lives right down the road." Cota said reassuringly.

     "That's good to know. I see Mya knows what's going on, but does Amery?" Alicia asked.

     "No." Cota replied. "But we plan to attempt at it tomorrow."

     "Good, right now it's dangerous for any of us not to know about all of this, especially Amery since she's still so young." Alicia said.

     "I'm well aware of the dangers at hand. Where's Angelina? Is she aware of everything?" Cota asked.

     "Yes, she's aware, but she asked that I leave her in her home for right now. I agreed to it only because I thought it would be easier to find you and the other two girls by myself." Alicia answered.

     "That's fine for the time being." Cota turned around and remembered that Mya was still standing there. "Oh, Mya excuse my rudeness. Let me properly introduce you to Komolyn's 21 year old soon to be Queen Alicia Natalie Dalanci. Komolyn is one of Crentel's neighboring star kingdoms. She was to be crowned queen one week after she had to be sent to Earth."

     "Pleasure to meet you Princess Mya." Alicia said.

     "The same to you, Princess Alicia." Mya replied.

     "So Cota," Mya started. "What do we do for now? Is Alicia going to leave, or is she going to stay with us for now?"

     "I don't know, it's up to her. But personally, I'd like her to stay until after Amery is awakened and possibly train you a little Mya." Cota answered.

     "I would love to Cota, all you had to do is ask. Has she shown any clues to what her powers are?" Alicia asked.

     "Not at all. I never really saw her use them on Crentel either." Cota replied. "But there is something I know about Amery's powers. I've never seen it happen, but I've heard things from her mother, Queen Evangaleen."

     "What about?" Mya asked curiously.

     "Your mother told me that for some reason, when Amery transforms, she grows in age. Instead of looking as she does now, she looks about your age Mya. So anyone that has only seen the two sisters training together thinks they're twins, including Kenalia." Cota said.

     "So even if Kenalia found me, she wouldn't recognize Amery?" Mya asked.

     "No, but if Amery were with a bunch of normal kids, Kenalia would be able to pick out her power essence in a flash. That's why I wanted you to stay with her as much as possible Mya." Cota answered.

     "So we need to awaken her true self as soon as possible so she'll have at least some chance of defending herself. For now, can I come in with you two and get some rest?" Alicia asked.

     "Yeah, of course. Come on." Mya said.