The Explosion

"My head hurts Jareth" the banging continued, it felt as though my head would explode.

Quickly, Jareth stopped shaking me. "Astrid, Astrid!" He called but I was slowly closing my eyes, the pain, everything was just too...

Hands dropped.

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*Author's POV*

"Asttrrriiiiiddddd!!!"

Jareth screamed her name and supported her frame as she lost consciousness.

He quickly laid her body down and thought frantically on what to do.

She had just come out from what seemed to be like a coma, severe energy and power drain. She needed to know things like this could happen and it could harm her.

He took water bag they had and opened the lid. He picked up a small piece of cloth from near his bag and poured water on it to get it soaked.

Gently, he placed the wet cloth on her forehead and checked her temperature using his hands on her neck. Jareth also checked her pulse before he sat back down next to her.

Little White-Fire puckered his lips at him as he whined, feeling the lost of warmth from Astrid, he climbed on top of Jareth's lap and rested there.

Jareth looked up at the big White Tiger-Phoenix beast and gave a smile. He held the little White Tiger-Phoenix in his arms as they waited for her to wake up.

"Please be okay" he whispered to his hearing alone but the big White Tiger-Phoenix Beast heard it quite well.

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In the human kingdom, King Bayard took a walk to the balcony and stayed there to view his kingdom.

His kingdom was big, he could see the houses in the city from where he stood, down to the village near the forest.

Some of the houses were big, some two storey buildings which most affluent people owned and other bungalows of different sizes.

The size of your house usually matched your level of wealth. Down towards the end of the city were smaller houses for the poor.

The movement of people here and there, some in fanciful raiments and some dressed in normal attires. The kingdom was really divided into the rich and the poor in every way possible. This was the doings of his Royal Concubine.

His mind wondered far as he gaze into the distance beyond his kingdom.

**Flashback 4 Days Ago**

King Bayard sat in the throne room with his Royal Adviser Gerald, talking about matters of state. The room was particularly empty save for the two of them. All of a sudden...

"BOOM!!!"

He quickly got up from his seat as he looked at Gerald.

"It is definitely her!!"

"Queen Isadora?" Gerald asked feeling uncertain.

Cause this explosion was worst than the first one days ago.

"No stupid, it's the hybrid" he said feeling agitated.

"Send for... "

Bang!!!

The throne room doors opened with a loud thud as a young man entered. Two guards try to stop him, but the king waved his hand to dismiss them.

"What is the meaning of this!!??" King Bayard said to the young man.

"Father, good day to you too" he said with a smile as he bowed to the King.

"Answer me!" King Bayard hollered.

"Well I just wanted to check up on you" he lied.

"To see if I have kicked the bucket or not right?"

"Father no, you are too stubborn to die so why would I hope for that? Jeez can't a son want to see his good o'er father!!" He flashed a smile to his father.

Gerald just face palmed himself. Like really, he advised this stupid prince and this was how he chose to be interested in matters of state.

The king threw a glance his way and he quickly held up his hands and mouthed 'I didn't tell him that' to the king.

He returned his gaze to his half of a man son. "What really brought you hear this time Owen?"

"All right, I was headed here to join you attend to matters of state and hopefully learn, but on my way here I heard that explosion, so I rushed here. The guards wouldn't let me in on your orders, that's when I forced myself in."

"You want to learn matters of state?" The king threw Gerald a questioning look.

"Apparently yes father."

"Why now, why the sudden interest?"

"I realized I haven't been the best all these years, so I want to change. Now can we out this talk about me and my interest aside, I think we should be more concerned about that explosion."

King Bayard and Gerald exchanged a look at each other.

"Okay I would handle that aspect about you later. We were just discussing the explosion when you barged in. Take your seat son" King Bayard suggested as he sat back down on his throne.

"Thank you father" he winked at Gerald and went to sir at his father's right hand side.

"Send for Lorelei!" King Bayard ordered.

"Yes your majesty" Gerald said with a bow.