The future of the past

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Section One

     The screams of the rowdy crowd below stabbed through my ears the second I swung the giant doors of my balcony wide open. My subjects below chanted my name in excitement "Queen Rosalie, Rosie! Rosalie we love you!" they screeched each persons voice desperately fighting to be the loudest and be heard in hopes I would recognize them.

     Don't get me wrong I love all my people but the way they treat me like a superstar makes me feel so bad. I'm a humble girl I was taught that from day one you must always be humble, loyal and respectful especially to the subjects that you rule, so when they treat me like this every time I come to give them the kingdoms weekly announcements I feel like such a traitor to my values                              .     Anyways back to the present, its  Monday today 8 o'clock sharp the time every single week since the famous mini rebellion about the old newspaper that I make my special appearance in front of my hundreds of dedicated citizens to deliver the weeks important news. I guess they just want to hear their news from a more reliable source... or they're just so obsessed with me they can't stand to spend a week apart. I laughed to myself at the thought

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     "Greetings friends!" I started as the roar of the people simmered to a whisper and they all strained to hear my words. "This was a very special week for the kingdom..." and that was as far as I got before the bombs hit.

Section Two

     The explosions racked the giant cobblestone square below my mighty castle as easily as it was jello. The Western left structure wobbled and came crashing down into the crowd of hundreds below sending the non-squished subjects frantically scattered towards the exits. The screaming of panicked young and old people crashed through the air the high pitched wails sending me scrambling to cover my delicate ears. I stood there frozen with fear on my fragile balcony as the third and forth explosions hit followed by the strange 'ping' of some odd metal hitting the towering walls surrounding my fortress. "mini cannonballs?" I tried to figure out the strange noise but even mini cannonballs would me more destructive. So odd. 

     A strong hand wrapped around my arm and pulled me back into the room before I had time to scream a cloth was over my mouth, the smell warped my senses and I immediately passed out.

Section Three

     My eyes snapped open and all the memories flooded back of the horror and blood I tried to scream for help but all that came from the gag was a muffled groan I struggled against the tight restraints wrapped over my arms, torso and legs. The wooden chair I was skillfully tied to groaned against my force but held strong.

     "Where am I? What happened at the castle? Who brought me here?" a million questions whizzed through my head like a high speed chariot race. The tiny room was dark but I could easily see a door at one corner and a small, barred up window at the other. Everything was metal and weird there was a giant jolt as the giant contraption moved forward and slammed down to the ground. Everything shook around me thankfully the chair I was bound to was attached to the floor but I could feel my stomach race to my feet with each defiant "THUMP"

     "What kind of chariot is this?" I thought. I had thought the ride over the rigid rocks towards the Castle of Aqua last year had been bad but this was like nothing i'd ever experienced. And where in the name of Rahhm did they get all this precious metal? Only the very richest in the kingdom could afford such a rare element as it sold for over 50 000 rubies in the black markets.

     "1...2...3...THUMP" I counted the seconds between each step so I could tell when to brace myself for an impact this went on for countless minutes. Then all of a sudden, it stopped. I perked up in anticipation, maybe they were going to let me out! The door slowly opened bathing the room in blinding sunlight I squinted my eyes but not too much to not see the figure looming over me. My hope shattered and my gut flooded with fear and dread at what I saw.

Section Four

     "Stand up girlie" a gruff voice came from behind the blinding sunlight that flooded my vision through the open door. I squinted and tried to mutter a few words but they were stuck to my throat like peanut butter smeared thick on my maid's famous breakfast sandwiches. A strong arm connected to the strange voice and pulled my arm forward yanking my bodyweight into the sunshine. I stumbled down the steep ramp as my eyes struggled to adjust to the light after almost half a day of darkness.

     “Frell be nicer to our guest. Its a pleasure your highness" Another man met us as the metal ended and turned into a grassy clearing plopped in the middle of a dark forest. He was surprisingly attractive for a kidnapper. His short light blond hair, icy blue eyes and young, clean shaven face hit me like a bullet. He was drop dead gorgeous! And he was bowing at my feet... oh better not give him the wrong impression.

     “No no don't bow to me a man of such splendor as yourself shall not need bow to me, a humble lady." I beckoned him to his feet.

     “Hah" the stockier man chuckled “Remind me to teach her a little modern slang before we go back" He laughed. I was confused ‘Going back? What does he mean?' I pondered.

     “Yes okay calm down Frell. My lady let me introduce us, I am Arrow from future San Francisco and this is Frell from future Boston. We were sent here by the future, the year 2500 to be exact, to capture and take over the power in your kingdom.

     My heart started to race, I was willingly in the hands of the people set out to destroy my kingdom! And those strange places they talked about, San Francisco and Boston, I had traveled all over our galaxy but not on encountered such places.

     “San Francisco? What is the meaning of this joke? I have been all over the galaxies, Ruby Key, Rahhm, Immortal Forest, non of any of our lands posses such places." I exclaimed. All of a sudden the boys face clouded over with confusion.

     “Rahhm? Ruby Key? Different galaxies? Earth doesn't have different galaxies? Where are we?" He asked I could see a flash of panic in his eyes.

     “Well where do you think? This is the galaxy of Aukkemen Rahhm planet of Sacrichia, land of magic. I am Queen Rosalie of Sacrichia which you obviously did not know."

     “Wait... this isn't my galaxy? The milky way? Earth, does that ring a bell?" His eyes widened.

     “Oh no no the galaxy of Hades is nearly 40 trillion light years from us. It seems sir that instead of your intended travel to the past you have done oh so much more, you have ventured into a different galaxy."

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⏰ Last updated: Dec 13, 2013 ⏰

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