Pendant

Chapter 14

We were running through the catacombs, no where close to finding our way. We took at least three wrong turns because of our haste and now we were utterly lost. Isaac heaved a sigh and sat on the floor studying the map. Nickolas frowned, "at least they can't find us" Angie hummed, "yeah but now we can't find our way back...I'm sure Isaac doesn't have the closest guess to where we are." He scowled, "Yes I do!" then his expression turned confused, "we are somewhere...over here." he said; gesturing to the entire map. I sighed and shook my head, where are the   Аутсайдера now? Angie turned to me, "Don't worry. Let's just rest here for a few hours and then we can get through here with clear minds." we all nod and sit on the cold dusty floor. I looked around and saw that Angie was asleep with her head on Isaac's chest while he fell asleep with his head resting on hers, they looked really cute together. Then I realized Nick was a little way from me, he wasn't asleep; I could tell he had a lot on his mind.

i scooted closer to him and smiled, "Hey, what are you thinking about?" His head hung low and he shrugged, "just think about what those animals are doing up there to my father, and the kingdom. I hope nothing bad, I'm not ready to be king yet and-" I noticed he was rambling because he was obviously scared and nervous so I put my hand on his shoulder, "hey, hey, hey. It's okay, we will get out of here and find your dad. Don't worry, just think of the things we could be doing after this!" He turned to me and smirked, "We?" I slapped his shoulder playfully, "you perv. What I mean is normal daily stuff, like sleeping or eating." He rolled his eyes, "Do you always think about food like this?" I shrug, "food is the way to heart after all." He chuckled, "I'll be sure to keep that in mind." I grinned, "see, there you go. You're happy already! Now let's get some sleep; all this running has me tired." He nodded, "You go to sleep, I'll keep watch." I hummed and rested my head back against the wall and slipped into slumber. How ironic of it that I have a nightmare in a situation like this.

I dreamt that I was in the castles gardens in the late late night. Everyone was hustling and bustling about, for what reason I don't know. No one seemed to notice me and I was grateful for that, one guard said something that made me freeze and question my dream. 'the Аутсайдера is here ma'am, I think you should return to your quarters.' he said to a maid. she nodded and scurried away. They're still here? Suddenly, two guards ran into each other in the garden, guard 1 grunted, "where are you going? have you seen Prince Nickolas, Princess Harper, Lady Angie and the prince's personal guard?" Guard 2 shook his head, "no. I was looking for them to make sure they're okay and safe." Guard 1 put his hand on the hilt of his sword, "Me too, where his King Soren?" Guard 2 shuddered, "Аутсайдера have him in the square. Princess Gabriella betrayed us and says for the king's safe release, she wants us to give Princess Harper." I gasped, I expected them to hear me but they didn't. I had to make sure that Soren was safe so he could continue ruling! I ran towards the guards, "I'm here! Hey, you two; I'm right here!" 

The guards didn't notice me and they kept talking. Guard 1 shuddered, "alright, let's go check their chambers and then we can check the safe room." Then another guard came running to us, "Sir! Sir, they are here! The Аутсайдера are here in the castle, they are in the safe room searching the highnesses!" Guard 1 growled, "what? But where are the royals exactly?" Guard 3 panted, "No one knows, they say they are in the catacombs. But why would they go there, the catacombs have shifted over the years, it's a Labyrinth down there. The map isn't accurate anymore, they could be lost forever." I gasped, this isn't a dream; its a vision. (I think) The unexpected happened, the guards took off running towards me but I couldn't move, I was frozen with fear. but the thing was that, the guards ran straight through me; 'what the frack?' went through my head. I held my hand up in front of my face and realized that in was translucent! I looked around, I was basically a ghost. I looked around and decided to go to the middle of town where they held the king.

As i arrived there, I heard a scream of agony. My head snapped towards it's source to see non other than Soren himself, being tortured in front of the Celestivians. Gabriella was holding a whip in her hand was circling the half naked king, I could see the red markings where he was lashed. Would she kill him? She smirked evilly, "So my fellow Celestivians, this is the weak king you worship all the time? this is the king you look up to? humph, pathetic." then she creaked the whip on Soren's back again making him grit his teeth in pain. I couldn't look at this anymore, I had to wake up, so I began to run. I ran all the way to the safe room, no one was in it but the door was broken down. I decided to see if I could find the camp where my actual body was, so I began to run. I didn't exactly know where I was going but I felt this pull so I followed it. Soon I got to our little camp but something was very wrong. I could see that the Аутсайдера were right around the corner and they were going to find us, Nick had apparently fallen asleep and his head was in the lap of my sleeping form. I ran to myself and as soon as I touched my shoulder, I felt myself being sucked into my own body and then my eyes shot open.

It felt good to not be a ghost. Suddenly, I heard faint footsteps and shouts. I scrambled to my feet, waking Nickolas in the process. "w-what's wrong?" he yawned. I yanked him to his feet, "the Аутсайдера are coming. listen and you can hear them, now quickly; get your stuff and lets move." He nodded, all sleep gone from him face, and he woke up Angie and Isaac. The four of us quietly ran through the catacombs. Isaac scratched his head, "I still can't figure out where we are on this thing." I shook my head, "We can't use that. I heard some guards saying that the catacombs shifted over the years and has basically become a labyrinth." Angie frowned, "how do you know that?" I sighed and explained what had happened to me while I was sleep; leaving out what happen to the king of coarse. Nick made a face, "but that doesn't make any sense." Then he went on a Russian tantrum, mumbling stuff to himself that I couldn't quite catch. I sighed, it was indeed weird but I still don't understand why Isaac got pale and Nick is mumbling to himself. What is going on?