Chapter 20: The Secret Door

Finally it was time to deliver the baby.

"Come on Push! Come on princess we can see the head! A couple more pushes!" Then finally I heard a baby and it was a baby girl. Then we found out that wasn't all. I had another baby In there. Then I pushed a few more times and I was done. It was a little boy. I was so exhausted I had to rest. "What should be name them Talia?" said Jay. He was told to come in after the last baby was born. I like the name Kida for a girl. For the boy you choose." "OK how about we name him after both grandpa's. After my dad and your grandpa." "Ok. So Adrian Asher since father's name was Ash." "Sounds good." "Here are your babies and congrats your highness's." "Thank you all" We said. Then grandpa brought in Arion and we introduced him to his baby brother and sister. "Arion. This is your brother Adrian and your sister Kida." "Hi sister brother." "Are you sure you want to name the boy after me." said grandpa. "Yes grandpa we wanted to name our son after you and his father Asher." "Oh so your one of Ash's kids are you? He was a good man." "Thank you sir." "If you kids ever want to know about him let me know. Tell that mom of yours to come see me sometime too." "Yes sir we will.

16 years later the kids were all running around. "Ok kids slow down what is the hurry!" "Mom! The flowers told me that they saw someone on a white horse coming this way." "A white horse? I wonder who it could be? Which one told you this?" "Bud did." "Ok Kida thank you. Tell Arion I want to see him. Oh and where is Adrian?" "With Grandpa!" "Oh brother. Kids." I ended up walking in the garden and told someone if Adrian asks that is where I am.

I sat down on the bench and waited. "Hello there Princess." "Oh hello bud. Has Kida been treating you well?" "Yes she is a lovely girl. She is definitely a flower girl." "Hehe I know what you mean." "Oh sorry Bud Arion is coming." "Its fine have fun." "Hello Arion." "What is it mom? Is everything ok?" "Yes son its fine. I want to talk to you about something." He is now 18 the kids are 16. "You are now a grown man." "I know where this is going mom. I don't plan on leaving you ever. I won't go to the Elf village. You are my mom and dad is dad. Everyone here is my family." "Yes but if an Elf decided to take you back there I want you to go ok? It will hurt I will come visit." "Mom I already told you my answer to that." "Sigh well we won't worry about that for now but if the time comes I know who to talk to." Arion gave me a hug and said, "I love you mom. I will never leave you Ever understand?!" " I know baby. I know. I love you too Arion. Dad and your grandpa's do too. Grandma too." "I know everyone at the castle loves me mom. I also have the same powers as my birth mom. I will be careful ok? I won't die from overworking myself." "I know Arion." "Mom are you going to be ok now?" "Yes I'm fine. I'm going to stay here for a bit longer." "Ok just remember what I said ok mom." "Ok Arion.

I sighed then I decided to keep walking on. I walked a little further than I used too. "I didn't realize how big this garden was." I said to myself. Then I saw a door I have never seen before. I also looked down and saw a grave stone. Clara Natalie Kingston. "Kingston? Is this grandma?" I was getting a weird vibe so I headed back quickly. I saw Jay looking for me. "Oh hello Jay were you looking for me?" "Yeah are you ok? You look like your cold." "No something just scared me I'm fine. Is everything ok?" "Yeah grandpa is looking for you." "Oh really? Good I have something to ask him too."

"Hello grandpa. What do you need?" "Sit down Talia." "Ok sure." "You know who this is right?" "Yeah Talia's cousin. Has he come for Arion?" "Yes I have. We are having some issues." "Sigh I knew this would happen. King Lycan. Is he here?" "He is in the music room." "OK both of you get the king and meet in the parlor room. Where is Arion?" "In his secret hide out." "Sigh ok."

While they did that I found Arion. "Its mom. Can I come in?" "Yeah come on in." "Arion did you see who was here?" "Yeah I already told them I am not leaving." "Honey lets talk about something ok? Then we will discuss it with them." "Ok mom I'll here you out." "Thank you." "Well lets see. What if we do it like a trial run. We will make a time for you to be over there and when it is over you tell me how it was an see if you like it. If not what we will do is you can live here and still go over ok?" "I can at least do that as long as I can come back." "Good. Lets go talk to them then. Uncle Lycan great grandpa and the man will be there. I will as well so will your father." "OK thanks mom."

We got to the parlor room and saw everyone who was supposed to be there. "Hi uncle, great grandfather and dad." They all nodded. "So you are supposed to be my birth mom's cousin right?" "Yes my name is Callon." "I see you already know my name from grandma that lives in the forest." "Yes she is my aunt." "I see. Mom lets discuss what we talked about please." "Yes Arion." Then we told them what we talked about and they agreed to a trial run. "How long are we expecting?" Said Callon. "We haven't decided yet. But I have an idea. The lowest I will go is 5 months." "But mom my birthday is coming up soon." "Yes honey and you will be spending it with them. We will come and visit you for it ok we promise." "As long as you promise all of you will." "Yes we will." "Can I take Shimmer or Elsa with me?" "Yes you can bring someone with you. I hardly take poor Elsa anywhere. You remember the whistle right?" "Yes mom I do." "Ok well I will go into the forest and let her know what's going on. When do you plan on leaving?" "As soon as he is ready." "Sigh ok I will gather the rest up."

Finally everyone was gathered up and followed us to the forest. His siblings Kida and Adrian cried saying they will miss him. His aunt Azura and uncle Onyx gave him a hug too. Lycan gave him a hug and said, "Be good out there ok? Don't get yourself killed. Oh and if you get a girlfriend over there bring her home to meet us ok?" "Hey now. I'm only 18 I don't plan on getting one till my 20's." "Yeah well things change little nephew." "Hey I'm 18 now." "Yeah I know but your still my little nephew." Then grandpa gave him a hug. "I want to see you have a girl before I die at least ok kiddo?" "Grandpa no promises but if I don't I promise I will be ok so don't worry about me ok? I'm just going with my own people they will protect me ok? I love you all and miss you as well." Then he ran over and gave his dad and mom a hug. "Thank you for raising me mom and dad. You are the best parents anyone can have." "Thank you son." "OK Enough tears." He wiped his own eyes. Then he called Elsa. She flew down and I explained the situation. "I understand. I will protect him as much as I can." We got on her and she flew away even if it wasn't that far. "Ok come on kids. Grandpa I need to talk to you about something important."

"What is it?" It was finally just us so I said, "I found the secret door grandpa. In front of it had a name Clara Natalie Kingston." "That was my wife. So you found it huh?" "Yeah when I did I felt a creepy feeling." "Its because that place is cursed." What do you mean Cursed?" "Well when your mother and I were still young in our 20's we were already married your mother wanted to make a secret place for certain flowers. I can't tell you. You will have to see for yourself. The only way you will be able to know what is going on is with this key. I will give you this key you will be the one to break this curse I know it. Once you go in talk to the flowers find out and somehow break the curse please. I don't know if you noticed but things are happening in the castle." "I've noticed more spirits are getting afraid as well." "Yes that too." "When I can grandpa I will go I promise." "Don't take too long ok?" "I'll do my best grandpa." Then we both walked back to the house.

"I think I'm tired I'm going to sleep." "OK get a good rest Talia." Said Grandpa. So I went to my room and was hoping to get a good rest but….

While I was sleeping I was dreaming about the door and what could be inside it.

(Inside Talia's head.)

"Princess Talia you have come at last. You will be the one to break our curse." "What exactly is the curse." I said while in my head. "You will find out when you come see us things are changing fast in the palace you need to hurry."

(Reality)

I woke up panting. "Ha….ha….ha…Oh Jay." "Are you ok?" "Yeah I'm fine a dream. I have to be somewhere. Stay here ok? No one can come with me not even a guard or knight got it? If you don't understand talk to grandpa I'm leaving now."

I talked to the flowers in Scarlets group and Buds group and let them know what is going on. They agreed so they made a path for me. I walked that path and put the key in the slot and the door automatically opened. I saw a bright light first then it faded and it was dark again.

"Woah that was a tad bit scary. Hello anyone here?" "About time princess." "The flowers they are…Daydream flowers and other magical ones I haven't read about yet. Its like an enchanted forest in here." "Excuse me princess." "Oh excuse me. Is it you Mr. Tree." "Yes it is. By the way my name is not Mr. Tree. The person who planted me was Clara herself. I was the first thing planted here. As for my name, my name is Astral." "How do you do Astral. Who do I talk to about the curse?" "Sigh I see so that is why you are here. Come inside this is where Clara used to live." He was the tree she used to live in so I went inside and he told me to look on her desk and found the curse. "I see. Well I already have a true love and married him. All I have to do is bring him here and do our vows and kiss right?" "Yes and the door will only let you in if it thinks you are truly in love." "Ok then I will be back. When I do and break the curse can we come back any time?" "As long as you have the key only your family and the people you trust are allowed to come. Then the creatures will be able to come out the play and be free again." "Ok well thank you." Then I left back out

I went inside and found Jay. "Oh Jay good. I need you to come with me. You and I have business." "Ok sure. I was going to look for you anyway." "Ok good lets go." So I took him to the door I put the key in. The door acknowledged we were true love. Then we went inside. "Come with me." I dragged him to meet Astral. "This is Astral Jay." "Hello Jay nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too." said Jay. "Wait you can understand him too? I don't understand." "Haha its ok you will in time don't worry." "OK so you know what to do right?" "Yes." Then I announced to the whole forest I was going to break this curse. Then told Jay the plan. We were to say our vows like we did in our wedding and kiss each other. He agreed. So I said, "I agree to protect him and the forest until the end of my time I will love him forever even in death." Then he said the same thing and we kissed. Everything was finally going back to normal when I didn't know I was to busy kissing my hubby. We finally parted. "Thank you for breaking our curse Princess." Then the magic of the forest lifted me up and Jay up then we both fell. Princess Talia was unconscious Jay was fine. "Talia honey are you ok?" "Hmm. What happened?" "Haha look at your clothes." "My clothes." "What? Now I really look like I belong here Hehe. Oh look at you." "Yeah sort of embarrassed. Hey its not the first time I've seen your chest. Plus you can always close the shirt." "Ok enough flirting. There are some creatures here who would like to thank you." "Oh excuse me." I saw some magical forest elves centaurs and other random creatures. "Your welcome it was our pleasure to help you. All. I have been helping people from animals humans all creatures alike even spirits. I can help any creature I can understand. If anyone is willing to show us around we would be happy to explore." "Where do you want to go first honey." "Hmm I want to see a unicorn and the river." "Oh I know where there are some." Said a little elf girl. "Ok sure. What's your name little one?" "My name Is Fawn." I looked at my husband and let her show me the way.

"Wow gorgeous. Can we swim in the lake?" "Now we can the creatures there are friendly now since the curse it broken." "Can we Jay?" "lets jump in." So we both jumped in then came to the surface quick to breathe. Then we dove down again to explore. We rode on some sea serpents and they brought us up. "Wow its gorgeous down there. Oh look honey lets go pet a unicorn." We carefully and quietly went over to a unicorn let them know we mean no harm and I finally got to pet one. Then It was time for us to go. "I'm sorry everyone we have to go now. We have teenagers waiting at home for us." "Aww." They were all bummed. "I know but next time we will bring them ok?" "Yeah." "Just to let you know they are 16 years old so watch them carefully." I was curious about something so I asked one of the female elves something. "Uh Excuse me." "Oh princess what can I help you with?" Then I whispered. "Can humans and creatures alike produce kids. Like say an elf and human or human like creatures with humans." "Yes but if it was already half there is a chance the child will look more human than the other parent." "Oh that's good do know. My teenage girl has always wanted to date an elf." "Oh is that so? Well they are gorgeous. I mean look at my husband. He is in his 30's and looks to be 20's right?" "Yeah." "Hey now." "Sorry honey." "Haha oh you two are so cute. OK we will be waiting to meet the kids." So we left and went back home. When we got out our clothes changed back to normal.