Spraypainted

Chapter 18

Chapter 18 - Painting Freedom

((There's an important announcement/thing at the end of this chapter!!))

"Let's get out of here, quick!" Sub said.

"Agreed." Tyler said. Carlo led the way out, running as quickly as possible. More guards had came in the way, each boy spray painting the eyes and continuing to run until the main archer had come to the front and shot Carlo's leg.

"Ah!"

"Carlo!" Everyone chimed as the main archer had stood above them with his bow in his hand.

"That's enough. Return to your cells as directed!" He commanded.

"No! I'm not staying in a horrible prison like that. It's not fair to keep prisoners like us to keep us trapped here for no good reason! Apparently the reason why we got stuck in this stupid place is because we were just traveling!? That isn't cool at all because we're just teenagers! We're still young but we want to be free." Carlo defended. Carlo took the arrow off of his knee, and had stood up to face the archer.

"Freedom isn't a gift, but you fight that rule and leave freedom from others to keep the captive."

"He has a point." Someone behind the archer said.

"Prince S-Sky..." the archer mumbled.

"Archer Mitch, at ease. Who are these young children?"

"Kids who were found wandering around the mainlands, sir." He said coldly. The prince, who was named Sky had analyzed the five boys. He had a golden cape with gray clothing and accessories, an amulet around his neck. Black gloves with a white rim on his wrists had covered his hands. He had golden eyes, but seemingly blank.

"Please, follow me." He said. The five had shuffled to follow the prince, nervous but ready to face whatever was coming to them.

"So... who are you children?" The prince asked.

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"W-We're teenagers..." Chris responded, shaking in fear.

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"Your names are?"

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"Jorge-"

"Sub-"

"Tyler-"

"Chris-"

"And Carlo."

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"Which one of you had said freedom was not a gift?"

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"Me, Carlo."

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The prince stopped in his tracks and faced the boys.

"I must say... your tactics, your skills, your escapes, and your speeches have a special voice that can change this kingdom." Prince Sky had said with delight.

"How can we trust you on this...?" Sub asked, aware as he slowly grabbed a computer chip. Prince Sky sighed as he looked around each corner then grabbed Carlo's and his friend's hands.

"Follow me." Prince Sky's voice changed from a royal prince to a teenager tone. The five followed until they found themselves in a secret chamber.

"Look... in all of the kingdom... only eight to nine people know my real name. I'm not free at all... I'm stuck under my dad's rules. I wanted to leave this place like you guys but I have no chance. You've met one of the people that know my real name, Mitch. You'll meet the rest soon, but right now, I need your help." Sky said.

"When in the castle and outside you can call me Sky or Prince Sky. But here secretly, it's Adam. My real name, is Adam."

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"How can we help?"

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"I want to be free. I want to make this kingdom a better place rather than to keep freedom at its limits."

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"Wait wait wait wait, Adam. Hold on." Tyler interrupted. "If that's the case then, fuck yeah we will. But why did Mitch shoot Carlo?!"

"Oh... I'm gonna talk to Mitch about that. I'm sure he didn't mean to... we're all trying to keep a low profile." Adam said.

"Well... Okay, deal. But... when you have the throne, I want to paint something." Carlo said.

"Deal."

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Whoopty doo freaking doo Adam's here woo-hoo

Okay quick question, for all my readers:

After the 20th chapter i'm putting out a special page that has a bunch of info of how this sparked, the behind the scenes, etc. I may also host a QnA. The question is: are you interested in this? please let me know, thank you!

:^)