Lullaby's Tale ~ Listen to the Reign.

The Fight

Walking on the deck a maid shook their head and smiled. Leaning down she shook the siblings awake. With a groan Atlas was the first to rise and with a hard elbow to the ribcage Astra rose next. Rubbing away sleep from their faces Astra looked up at the maid smiling she stood.

"Thanks Celeste"

"As always Miss"

"Ya know you dont have to call her miss"

"I know Mr.Atlas but its a form of respect for saving my life"

"Please do not place us on a pedestal that we don't belong on, it should be our parents on which you owe your life"

With a bow Celeste scurries off the start kitchen duties not wanting to upset the young royals who knew so little. Exchanging an odd look the siblings stretched and headed to their cabin. The door opened with a whine as they stepped in, something has changed. The room still a mess of bedding, books and clothes from Astra's bath. There was a different feel to the room, the air was thicker. Not like hot sticky thick of summer or the icy cold of the winter, this was heavy and suffocating. Green as meet before the first set rolled to the back of her head as Astra fainted, reaching to grab her Atlas was the second to fall.

The loud thud alerted the whole ship that something was wrong. Rushing to the captains quarters, Apollo was the first to enter. Using his handkerchief to cover his nose in mouth instructing the crew to do the same. Looking over the fainted nobles Apollo discovered something interesting to say the least. Wrapped tightly in Astra's hand was the chain to the pocket map, but at the end there was no pocket map just a broken chain. With help from the crew they managed to get the two siblings out of the room and out onto the deck. With the royals out on the deck, Apollo and Aurora started to air out the room opening both windows and with a quick spell or two the room was filled from the poisonous magic in the air. With a glance and a nod they both knew one thing. I was time for them to unleash their magic. Sure they had been trained how to conceal it but to use it? That responsibility of course fell on the nursemaid and the butler. With a groan the young ones started to come out of the magics harmful grasp. Sighing in relief as the siblings were already fighting with each other.

"Your so stupid! You let us go in there!"

"Your the first one to have passed out! I wouldn't have if I hadn't tried to catch you!"

"Sure! That's totally why your pale"

"Astra, we're always pale! I mean have you seen yourself? Your paler than a porcelain doll!"

"At lean my skin is still unblemished like a doll! Have you seen yourself! Your covered in scars!"

The whole crew tensed up along with Atlas at that one. Forcing himself up Atlas stood unshed tears making his green eyes sparkle. Realizing what she'd done Astra stood and tried to chase after her brother.

"Atlas im sorry, i wasn't thinking"

"Yeah sure, your always thinking. Thats why your the small beautiful brain and im just the big stupid ugly brawn"

"That's not true, Atlas please"

Slamming shut the cabin door he sunk down to the floor, back resting against the door. A tiny fist pounded on the door sending the vibrations into Atlas so he shook more as he cried. Now sobbing herself Astra shouted her brothers name.

"Atlas please, open the door! I'm begging you!"

Without an answer Astra cried, the tears turning from rivers to waterfalls when she heard her brothers sob. She pounded on the door until her hands started to bleed, the crew tried to get her away but she would refuse to move. A bright blue aura encased Astra as she cried into the wood of the door.

"Atlaster Ayla Vega! If you don't open this door I will bust my way in!"

With more silence for her answer, stood back and kicked as hard as she could. With the help of her awakening powers the door almost flew off its hinges to reveal a crying Atlas crying clutching onto an old well loved teddy bear. Rushing over she practically jumped onto him, her arms wrapping tightly around him.

"I-im so sorry Atty"

Clinging to her, Atlas smiled into her hair

"You haven't called me that in a while"

Barring her face into her chest she stayed close trying to show she was sorry

"Atlas? Tell me the story again please?"

"Again? You probably know it better than i do and i was there"

"Please?"

"Alright, you where about 6 and we had just moved onto the ship. Even then you wouldn't talk. No matter what mama or papa did. One day you tugged on my sleeve and held out a cup just like you'd done forever when you wanted to play tea party. I look down at you and told you if you couldn't tell me what you wanted I wouldn't play with you. Your eyes got real big, you teared right up and said "Atty pwease tea" and i picked you up and we had a party"

Smiling at the old memories Astra snuggles into her brother, wiping away the tears from earlier. Wrapping arm protectively around her, Atlas held her close as she slowly drifted off to the peaceful realm of sleep. The stress of the day melted away and open the path back to the starry city. The pearlescent road leading to the beautiful kingdom with castles scraping the deep blue sky. The sky decorated with several moons and trillions of diamond like stars.The streets where bustled with people but their outfits where as futuristic as the siblings. Off the shoulder tops, pants made of denim an unknown fabric to the girl walking through the dream world. This time a much older Atlas approached her. She focused on the fresh pink scar on the bridge of his nose as he leads her to the main castle. As the grand doors opened the tall women from before was at the bottom of the staircase. Her prussian blue dress with the Queen Anne neckline hugged her slime frame till it hit the waist where it started to flow like waves that pooled at her feet. Her piercing green eyes looked over the siblings. Her ruby red lips spread into a smile at the two and she opened her arms.

"Come here my precious children"

Her voice was such a melody it could be considered a song just by itself. Her elegance was foreign to the siblings but familiar in the same sense.