Unexpected Heroes

Chapter 45

APOLLO POV.
I look over Pandoras' shoulders as she lumbers along.
I ask the knight in a muffled grumble, "Why does he still want me if I just get in the way?"
The knight looks empathetically at me.
He whispers, "He wants you as an empty threat to Arsalon."
I scream as best I can, "No! I will not go through with this! I refuse! I'll run to the desert snd live there first!"
The knight behind me cracks a whip into the air, telling me to shut up.
Pandora growls, and turns to look at me while we walk.
Her gold eyes hold saddness.
I whisper, "I'll never abandon you, Pandora. I promise as long as my fur blows in the winds of the sky."
She warbles, "Do not say such a thing!"
I respond slowly, "I am useless to the king, the odd peice of the puzzle that isn't in the right box. It won't be long before he sees this. Then, I will be cast away. The pack has abandoned me, my sister won't speak to me, and I shall soon go into exile. We are misfits, Pandora. Outcasts."
Pandora cries, "We are no such things! Apollo, never loose your hope! We will find our place, you will find your pack and a mate, and we will help the puzzle be whole. Remember what the powerful future mage said? He said we'd save people from pain and suffering! He said we'd do things! They specialize in the future, numbskull!"
I see the sun set, and we stop.
They lift me down, and tie me to a pole in the ground.
I lift my chian laiden mussle, and look to the stars.
I think of my friends, and how they used to cheer me on.
Then, a guard walks over.
I shakes my chain, causing my head to shake.
I look over at it, and try to escape.
But, it's no use.
A collar of metal locks around my neck, weighing me down.

I look back to the sky.
A thought enters my head, "If Kip was here, he'd know just what to do. Just what to say. But now he isn't, and it's my fault. It's all my fault."
A ballad from a play I saw comes back to me. It's beautiful, climatic, and smooth. The song was called "All About Us" by Owl City
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I bring the notes back into my memory.
I clear my throat.
I begin the songs' main melody, when a female joins the duet.
We restart, and they sing the female parts and I sing the male parts.
We cry it into the night.
The knights are silent, listening to us.
I finish with a pant.
I ask he wolf, "Who are you?"
The wolf yipes, "Libby."
I call, "Please, come back!"
I see a white wolf emerge from the woods.
The knights are calm, asleep.
Libby seems upset.
I shake my body, rattling my mass of chains.
She seems upset about the mussle the most.
It's attached to the main chain, which is tied to the spike in the ground.

I smile, and whisper, "Hi."
She turns human, her broadsword swinging.
She whispers, "Apollo, I'm sorry. I'm sure that the king will explain why you'll get in the way. Maybe you can change his mind."
I shake my head, and the chains rattle eerily.
She sits down in the grass beside me, and sets a hand on my shoulders.
LIBBY! What the heck?
She doesn't seem to remember about me for a while, and by then I'm not really caring.

I stare out at the sky. The stars twinkle and blink in the dark sky.
I ask, "Why did you follow me?"
She looks at me, and smiles.
She whispered, "I thought you might need cheering up after they caught you. I expected less chainery, though. They're usually less over the top..."
I panic, and ask, "Why? Do I look... sketchy?"
She nods, and shows me an image that was forever imprinted into my mind.
A proud wolf, standing proud. A collar of metal and a bunch of chains dangle off its' thin body. The most disturbing is the muzzle. It looks huge, bulky. It looks like it could cause some serious brusing at least.

I sigh, and remember who the that is in the image. I cry out in suprise.
Libby nods, and a gaurd stirs.
She looks into my eyes, and whispers, "I will see you at the castle."
I nod, and she rushes off. She turns wolf, and disappears.
I lay in the grass, waiting for sleep to overcome me.
I stare at the stars, and shuffle the heavy chains.

A gaurd wakes up, and comes trudging over to me. It whips out a key, and releases my mussle.
He grumbles, "Stupid idiots. He won't bite us."
I wait for his to leave, and lay my head down into the grass.
I feel a warm blanket fall over me, and I fall asleep....