CHAPTER 11

Tom: This is disastrous. I will fight for Wallnock.

Queen Rosalyn: Are you out of your mind?? What do you know about war?

Tom: Mom, I can't just stay here and watch Malikos take over us. It is impossible. I will go with the knights.

Queen Rosalyn: King, can't we just abort this war and give in to Malikos? Going into this war with half of our men is suicidal.

(Cross and Mike enters the palace)

Sarah: Can't you guys see we are having a crucial meeting here?

King Morghdad: No, let them come in.

Sarah: But dad..

King Morghdad: Sarah, I said let them in.

Peter: What are you guys doing here?

Cross: We heard about the unavailability of knights to fight the war against Malikos. And we hereby wish to fight for Wallnock.

Tom: Yes! At least we still have brave people like Cross In our town.

Sarah: Wow! That is great. I really love that.

Peter: No way! Mike is going nowhere.

Mike: I will fight for the town Peter.

Peter: You just recovered. It's not possible.

King Morghdad: Let him go Peter. It's his wish.

Sarah: Yes, and Tom's wish too.

King Morghdad: So shall it be. Cross Mike and Tom should be added to the list of knights immediately. Peter we can do this. We cannot bow!.

Peter: King, I will never train my brother to be killed. I am not going for this war unless my brother is relieved.

Sarah: How dare you go against the command of my father!

Cross: I have an idea.

King Morghdad: Go ahead Cross.

Cross: Why don't we invite people from all over the town to join the knights. I am very sure many out there are looking for the opportunity to work as a knight and live in the big palace.

Tom: What an idea! I will handle that dad. We will never bow to any town.

Queen Rosaly: Malikos is not just a group of people you can overcome with bunch of novice. Let us just bow.

King Morghdad: I said No way! We will fight and overcome. Peter start work immediately!. (Leaves for his chambers)

Queen Rosalyn: Tom are you crazy? None of them will come back alive don't you get?

Sarah: Mom, leave him to his fate. He has a death wish.

Tom: I have made up my mind. I am the prince of Wallnock and I must live up to that. Sorry, but I have a work that must be done. (Leaves the palace)

(Peter Cross and Mike begins sectional training)

(Tom arrives with a long listed list)

Tom: Guys! Good news. I have more than fifty people that registered.

Cross: Wow! We are doing good.

Peter: This will be hard. Very hard. We are not still up to a hundred and fifty yet. And we are going to face a town with over eight hundred knights. Just as Queen Rosalyn said this is Suicidal.

Mike: The problem is that we don't know when the war will really start.

Tom: Very soon Mike, very soon.

(They continue training).

(It is dawn. And as usual Sarah goes to meet King Mane at their camp in the forest. They are close to Wallnock already.)

Cross: Mike wake up.

Mike: What is it Cross?

Cross: Look through the window.

Mike: Oh, that's my lady. Where will she be heading to at this time of the night.

Cross: You want to know? Follow me.

(Cross and Mike follows her)

Sarah: My lord.

King Mane: Oh my darling Omega. Just a matter of time before we conquer for you.

Sarah: Yes my lord. They don't even have up to 200 army.

King Mane: Then I shouldn't have brought up to 1,200 knights then. (Laugh)

Sarah: (Laughs) Even the Prince will be fighting this war. I need a favour from you.

King Mane: What is it my Darling.

Sarah: I want prince Tom dead!.

King Mane: Consider it done! What else do you want?

Sarah: I need a portion that will make someone recover from memory loss.

King Mane: Why would you need that?

Sarah: I need it to get information about a young boy in the palace.

King Mane: Guard, go to Hudson the and tell him to give you memory loss portion. He will understand. Make it fast our visitor is waiting.

Sarah: Thanks my lord.

King Mane: Just give him some minutes he will be back.

(Mike was scared hearing this and he made a noise which attracted attention)

King Mane: Who is there? Did anyone follow you?

Sarah: I don't think so.

King Mane: Men! Set for the north and find out who is spying at us.

(Cross casts magic and distracted them making them go the wrong way. While Cross and Mike headed fast for Wallnock)

Guard: We lost them my lord.

King Mane: What do you mean by that? You don't lose a man on the battlefield. (Kills the guard)

King Mane: You have any idea who they might be?

Sarah: No, but I have no cause to worry.

(The guard arrives)

Guard: Here is the portion my lord.

King Mane: Nice of you. (Hands it over to Sarah)

Sarah: Thanks my lord. I need a companion in wallnock. Like a servant who can always help me in planning.

King Mane: Won't your father ask where she is from?

Sarah: I will tell him from the street of Wallnock.

King Mane: Okay, take Seri with you. She is one of my loyal servants. And she is also a seer. She dreams a lot and when she dreams don't underestimate it. The dream will surely come to pass..

Sarah: That is exactly the kind of girl I want. Seri let's go to Wallnock.

(Mike and Cross gets home)

Mike: We have to inform Peter immediately.

Cross: They are at us already. We have to be very fast.

Mike: How do we erase Sarah? She is the enemy of Wallnock. And you are a sorcerer?

Cross: Its a long story.

Cross: My priority now is saving Wallnock and saving Vera's Mom. Sarah would be after the war.

Mike: Who the hell is Vera's mom!

Cross: Like I said its a long story.

Mike: We are no match for this guys. They will kill us all.

Cross: You saw the talking monkey with Mane?

Mike: Yes, that is a very strange creature.

Cross: Astandara told me about it while I was young.

Mike: Your dad?

Cross: don't worry about who Astandara is. The name of the creature is Fear. It can read minds and it is very powerful and cheerful. But King Mane had enchanted it with black magic and used it for his evil works. I need to get it from him.

Mike: And how will you do that?

Cross: At the battlefield.

Mike: It won't be easy. How will you change an enchanted Monkey.

Cross: I will have to go to the library and read more about the Talking monkeys. If we can get the monkey from Mane. Then we are more powerful then.

Cross: Just believe in your potential that is the key.

Mike: What about Sarah we have to report her. This can't keep going on.

Cross: Leave that to me. She will surely come here tomorrow. She will give you the portion to drink.

Mike: Should I take it?

Cross: Don't you want your memory back? Of course you should take it. But hesitate first. So she won't be suspicious.

Mike: That's nice. I will get my memory back. That's the happiest tale.

Cross: Let's do this Mike.