It’s another day, and Indica was doing the rounds around the Guild. Mainly training with a dummy. After vigorously slashing the dummy into pieces, Cosma reassembled it and Indica went back to viciously attacking it.

  Indica: I’m really good at destroying these things

  Cosma: Yeah, and I’m here so you don’t destroy all of them

  Indica: (Destroys a Dummy) You are doing a good job at reassembling this one dummy.

  Cosma: (Reassembling the dummy) Of course I am

  Atlantic walks by with Hudson

  Hudson: Hello Indica

  Indica: (Violently Slashing Dummy), Hello Hudson.

  Atlantic: (Taking off her armor), This is heavy, give me a minute without it

  Her Crest of the Swan appears in the sunlight, Indica and Hudson’s mouths drop

  Hudson (Under His Breath): There’s no way…

  Indica (Under Her Breath): Cosma, Open a Portal to Willmont Castle, Northern Canada in the back room

  Atlantic: What’s this about??

  Indica: How did you get the crest

  Atlantic: It was implanted by a crestican when I was 5, why??

  Indica: And it was the Royal Crest?

  Atlantic: How did you know?

  Indica: I used to live there, I didn’t know they had others, we need to go back

  Hudson: Are you sure you want to do that Indica?

  Indica: We Have too.

  Atlantic: Oh…

  The Portal Opens in The Back Room

  Hudson: The Portal is Open, It’s Time to Go back

  The Three move to the portal.

  Indica: Here goes nothing

  They jump through, and up at Indica’s Old Home

  Instead of the vibrant castle she knew, it looks worn down and they can see an erie glow

  Hudson: What happened here??

  Indica: Is it, Abandoned?

  Atlantic: No, this is how I remember it

  The Gleeful sound of children laughing is heard, but it sounds eerie and ominous

  Indica: They never let me have friends

  Green mist persists, a booming voice can be heard

  Indica’s Dad (Distantly): Welcome Home, Atlantic, I’ve seen you’ve come to your senses, The governess will escort you to your room

  You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

  Atlantic: Not her

  A figure in grey clad armor emerges from the Castle, with metal appendages coming out of the armor

  Hudson: That’s new

  Begin Castle Grounds 1

  Midway Through Castle Grounds 1

  Atlantic: The Governess would whip us, and put us inline when we did bad things, which is why I ran away. Her armor could change forms, it was highly advanced, I had to stun her to escape.

  Indica: They didn’t want you to leave

  Atlantic: They, They claimed to be my parents, but they aren’t. My Parents died.

  Indica: Wait what

  Hudson: So Your Parents have been kidnapping orphans?

  Indica: This is worse than I thought

  Continue Castle Grounds 1

  End Castle Grounds 1

  The Governess stands ready at the door

  Hudson: Well, let’s make our forced entry

  Atlantic: I’ve been waiting to do this

  Battle The Governess

  When She is defeated

  Indica’s Dad (Distant): Well fine, I’ll escort you to your room myself if you’re so resistant.

  Suits of Armor that lie around the castle are suddenly possessed by a green mist

  Hudson, Indica and Atlantic run inside the castle, The Governess gives chase.

  Begin Inside The Castle 1

  ? Through

  Child: Hello, and welcome to Willmont Castle, do you have permission from the governess.

  A green aura hangs over his head

  Atlantic: They were all like this, even I was, until I broke free

  The Governess stands behind them, a green aura hangs over her head

  Indica: Maybe The Governess isn’t acting of her own accord either.

  Continue Inside The Castle 1

  ? through

  A green crystal ball glows in the garden, being seen through the window.

  Indica: This must be the source of the mind control or whatever

  Atlantic: My entire life was controlled, not even the Governess was real

  Hudson: I bet I could destroy it with my cleavers

  Indica’s Father (Distantly): You Wouldn’t

  Begin Castle Gardens

  End Castle Gardens

  Hudson: (Slashes Green Ball), It’s gone

  The mist dissipates around them, and The Governess falls to the ground, the armor revealing her face and arms

  Woman In The Governess: Where am I?, What was I doing?, What is this?

  Atlantic: Governess??

  Woman In The Governess: What?, My name is Graiy.

  Indica: Graiy?

  Graiy: You recognize me?

  Indica: You were a squire, I remember you wanted to be captain of the royal guard

  Graiy: Yeah That’s right, and I remember you, Indica, you ran away

  Indica: I did, so how did you get in the armor?

  Graiy: Uh, I think I was fitted in it during my promotion

  Indica: And the mist took over

  Graiy: Yes

  Hudson: Indica, your parents have gone mad

  Indica: They have, let’s make our way to the throne room

  Atlantic: What will we do there

  Indica: End this nightmare

  Begin Castle Walkway 1

  End Castle Walkway 1

  Graiy: I find it insane Guards still follow them after, what have they done

  Hudson: Mind control of some kind

  Graiy: What a perversion of human nature

  Begin Castle Walkway 2

  End Castle Walkway 2

  Indica: We’re here, The Throne Room.

  They enter The Throne Room, it looks more stripped down and baren then Indica remembers. It’s hollowed, with only one throne and a lone torch, she can see a corpse hanging off the back of the throne.

  Indica’s Dad: Thank you Atlantic, for coming home, and bringing your friends and my daughter. Now I will take care of you myself.

  Indica: This was always going to be the fight of my life.

  Hudson: We’ll fight it together

  Graiy: An absolute psychopath is what that man infront of us is.

  Atlantic: I want him to pay with his life.

  Indica’s Dad, took up the torch, and a green demon began to float over his head,

  Fight Indica’s Dad

  When You WIn

  Indica’s Dad: Everything has been falling apart since the day Indica ran away, I lost all my titles of nobility, I wanted them back, I gathered orphans to take up the mantle, but they would conform, everything got worse, but I guess you came back to watch it all crumble in the end.

  Atlantic: That’s ENOUGH

  Atlantic moves on The former Noble, and Impales him with her stick and the rips it out, she then beats him vigorously with it.

  Indica’s Dad (Bleeding): I’ve been done in by my own actions, well, your actions will undo you

  As he draws his last breath, he presses a button on the throne, the castle begins to crumble.

  Hudson: It’s time to make our exit

  Escape The Castle

  When they escape the castle, The four of them jump through the Portal and Cosma closes it

  Cosma: Oh, you made a new friend

  Graiy: Call me, Graiy

  Cosma: Nice to meet you, Graiy.

  Graiy: Thank you for saving us, Indica

  Indica: No problem.

  As Cosma, Graiy and Atlantic head off, Indica and Hudson are left together.

  Indica: Going back was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done

  Hudson: But you did it, and that’s a testament to how strong you are

  Indica: I guess you’re right..(She pauses)....We need to take some time off

  Hudson: I agree

  They fall on the floor, exhausted.