Prisoner 999 (Under Editing)

Part I: Chapter 3... (Edited)

2034, 21 November, Mars

           "What would you do then, Emmaline?"Father folded his arms and looked at me. I bit my lip and thought about it. If two gigantic war ships from Earth come to destroy or concur Mars, with explosives, surrounding the entire planet, yet giving me a chance to allow their human beings to come on Mars before they might take Mars over by force. 

           I shrugged my shoulders, "We have explosives that can drugged them to forget about everything right? We'll just use it on them and put them back to Earth."

           Father shook his head in disapproval, "Think Emmaline, Think! That is not right; they'll come back attacking instead of even communicating."

          I ran a hand through my hair in frustration, not knowing what to do, "I need a break, Father." He sighed before nodding. These lessons are boring. It is all about knowing how to form alliance and planning attacks and defenses. Sadly, as the future Queen of Mars, this is just one of the lessons I have to pass. Sighing at the thought, I continued on with the dreadful lesson.

          "I suppose, Father, that we should talk about it with the person-in-charge. Then we will agree on the terms that if any Earthlings break one tiny rule, they will evacuate My Planet immediately."

          Father stroked his long gray beard and thought about it. Then frowned a little but nodded his head, "It is not the best idea, but it is better than the plans where you don't use your head and just charge into battle like a bull." I rolled my eyes slightly at the comment but continued to listen as he drone on and on about strategies and logistics of my beloved planet.

2036, 13 January, Earth

          "Sam, I have a question..." I frowned as I asked, missing Mars a lot. He shrugged and raised an eyebrow at me as we ate dinner. I swallowed the last bite, "Why do amazing people enter and leave your life before you could leave?" He stopped washing our bowls, turned the tap off and looked at me in concern. Taking my hand, he led me out of the house and showed me a dark blue sky with millions of stars burning brightly.

           They took my breath away, Sam pointed up at one of the star, "Everyone will enter and leave your life at one point just like those stars. No matter how big or small or how bright they shine, they will burn out at some time and leave this sky. It's just part of life... But the petals of a flower must fall before it can bloom into a fruit. That does not mean they have left you completely because they are still in here," He placed his hand onto his chest, onto his heart, "they are still in your heart, as long as you remember them... They have not left you completely alone. Because you remember them, you remember what they had done for you... As long as there are memories, they haven't leave you yet..." He slipped off his family ring from his pinkie and slide it onto my index finger, "For you to remember me if I wouldn't make it out alive." I touched the sliver simple ring that had a 'G' on it. I hugged him tightly, needing to feel warm, to forget and pretend that everything was alright. Even though I know that nothing was the same anymore...

           After I let him go, I felt a little better. However, it still hurts to know that my parents are not here alive, even though they are quite annoying at times but they are still my parents. They had been there whether I was angry, sad or happy... They were there when my first tooth dropped. my first day of school, my first music recital... I sniffled a little and looked back up at the sky. My heart ached... Three stars burned brighter than others in the darkness... Mother, Father, Sam, do not worry, I will survive.

           "Thank you, Sam... Thank you..." I whispered as we glazed upon the sky, counting stars, making wishes upon shooting stars. It was almost like what Earthlings do at night....

2038, 5 January, Earth

          "Sir, there is a visitor here." An Elesf came and bowed. Brad wrinkled his nose in annoyance before letting me go. I sighed, "Hey, be careful and I suppose it might be... The nasty..." He rolled his eyes and placed a hand on my mouth, "Yes, I know it's the King, he is going to search this place. Go under the bed, open that door underneath and stay there until I come. Alright?" I wanted to ask why that traitor is here but looking at how stressed Brad looked, I nodded slowly. Getting under the bed, I found that door before entering and closing it shut. I flipped the switch on to see a small room with a couch and books with tea pot by the side. This place can definitely not be under Brad's touch or else it would not look so... Cozy.

          As I settled onto the comfy plush couch, Brad's voice traveled through the thick walls, "Hello, your majesty, welcome to my humble home." 

          A grunt was all he got before he was fired with questions, "Who was that girl, I thought your home would be at least a mansion, are you alone or have you seen the-"

          Brad interrupted him, "Woah, calm down your majesty. One question at a time please, for I only have a mouth. The girl is an Earthling and I erased her memories already, she was just a fling. I could buy a mansion but I prefer not to. My looks are enough to get me attention and having a mansion would draw more unwanted additional attention. Hence, I live here, in my humble home. As for my loyalty, I will be forever loyal to the one right with the cane, which is you of course." He mumbled the last part out. The King laughed in response. Suddenly, a big screen popped out on the wall which I was facing and it showed the entire scene of the conversation. I felt my jaw dropped a little before staring at it, anger boiling in my stomach as I see the twinkle of delight in his eyes. He had no right to be happy or even get to laugh when the right King and Queen of Mars are... dead. I tuned out the rest of the conversation and picked out a book to read in order to refrain myself from going up and to punch the lights out of him. But maybe it was the way he laughed that made me a little hesitant on killing him. It felt like he had not laugh in ages, it was like maybe the darkness has not completely consumed him and there is still hope but I shook my head out of the thought and focused on my book.

          "-The girl may be pretty but she isn't my type really and she isn't really that beautiful besides it's not like I really like or love her..." That sentence captured my attention and I closed the book lightly, it hurt somehow. I felt hurt that he thought that I was... wait why would I even care about what he thinks? I shook my head to clear my thoughts again but whether I care or not, I am a girl and hearing that made me a little upset. I placed the book on the coffee table before placing a bookmark in between pages 125 and 126. It had been about half an hour to one and the King is not gone yet which made me a little annoyed but I got up from the couch before looking at the photo frames around the room. A lot of them were a younger version of Brad with his parents who looked almost nothing like him or him and another boy...

          "That's Jules. He was my best friend, he died for me." I jumped slightly at Brad's voice before nodding my head, still a little upset with his comment about me.

          "Are you mad about what I said? Look I know that but I..." I rolled my eyes before turning around and held a hand up, "I get it, you had to prove that I was nothing but a fling. Is that how you treat girls?"

          Brad chuckled and shook his head slightly, "I never had a girlfriend if that is what you mean. But I was not lying when I said you are beautiful because you are stunning and gorgeous. But girls, I've never done the entire process of reproduction yet." I gagged at the last part but nudged him, "So... what now?"

          He shrugged but grinned in return, "Do you want some good food?" I tilted my head slightly and raised an eyebrow before he grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the house. I rolled my eyes and followed, ignoring the small spark that ran up my spine when he touched me... Quit it, Emmaline.    

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Dear Readers,

YAY! Another chapter posted! LOL. As you can see I am still high, but if you enjoy and like the story do vote. Comment if you have anything to say...

~Herondale

02.10.2016 (Edited)

YAY, I edited another chapter! I'm planning to edit 3 by today... Hopefully, I'll be able to...

~Herondale