The Fire Under the Stars: Chapter 7

With Comet seemingly dead, all seems well. That theory changes when Stardust feels a strange energy coming from deep inside the forest, and it's familiar, too. 
==Included Characters==
King Jupiter the Cat
Queen Galaxina the Cat
Starshine Kingdom Guards
Stardust the Cat
Cepheus the Cat
==Chapter Seven==
In the Starshine Castle...
A messenger in a Starshine uniform makes his way hastily through the castle. With him, he carries a rolled up scroll, seemingly a message to the king. When he finally reaches the throne room, he is stopped by a burly guard. 
"Halt. What is your business with the king?"
The messenger holds up the scroll and gives it to the guard, who takes it gruffly and reads it over quickly. His face is one of shock when he realizes how urgent the situation is. 
"Come. He is in a meeting. Quickly!"
The two quickly run through the castle and into a large room with a long table. Many other kingdom officials are in the room, and all look up to see the messenger and the guard quickly making their way to the king. 
King Jupiter, on the other hand, was not too pleased with their sudden entrance.
"What is the meaning of this?! Can't you see I'm in a meeting?!"
The messenger gives him the scroll, and the king begins to read it. His anger turns to shock within seconds.
"... She has been found?"
The messenger nods slowly.
".... After five long years... Quickly. Get the portal set up. They depart in five minutes. GO."
He nods quickly, and races out of the room to alert the dimensional guards. Their next location was Mobius. Their mission was to fiind and retrieve the princess, even if it was against her will. 
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Cepheus breathed in, and then out slowly. He was going to do this. He wasn't afraid anymore, but he wasn't sure he had gotten the hang of controlling his flames completely. Focusing his gaze towards the large fire pit he had constructed earlier that day, he raised his hands slowly, and he felt the heat travel from his hands and across the space between himself and the fire pit. After a few seconds, the pit caught on fire. It was a healthy flame; its size was perfect. 
He looked over at the sound of someone approaching, and smiled as he saw Stardust enter through the nearby bushes. Her hair was much longer than when he had first met her, and it glowed under the moon with a beautiful shine. She smiled back as she came over and placed some freshly caught fish into the fire. There was no need for a grill of any sort; Cepheus could make the flames disappear at will so they could reach in and pluck it out of the pit. 
"You know", Stardust started, "you've gotten really good at manipulating fire."
Cepheus beamed, and nodded. He thought he could afford a little self praise, especially after all the practice he had gone through.
"Yeah, it feels great."
The princess grinned back at her friend, happy that he had found peace with himself and the flames inside of him. Her grin suddenly faded when she she felt something very strange and familiar "appear" in the forest. She almost felt faint when he felt the all-too-familiar feel of StarShine Kingdom. Somethiing—or someone—had entered the forest from StarShine Kingdom. She stood up quickly, a look of panic on her face.
"Stardust? What's wrong?"
She shakily pointed to one end of the forest, gulping as she realized what the feeling was.
"Th-They've found me... Cepneus, please... you have t-to get me away from here...."
Cepheus grabbed her shoulders, panic rising within him.
"Who? Who's found you?!"
She shook her head and started moving in the opposite direction.
"The Starshine guards. They've used a porta to g-get here. Somehow, they've f-found me. I can't stay here. They'll take me back to the kingdom and--"
Before she could finish, there was a blast of white light and a portal opened up in front of them, knocking them both back from the shock. Four guards stepped out of the portal, and pointed at Stardust.
"Princess Stardust, we have orders to escort you back to the kingdom immediately. If you refuse, we have permission to use force."
Cepheus looked up groggily at what was happening. The blast had blown him back into a tree and he had hit his head. He watched helplessly as he saw them grab Stardust and drag her squirming form back into the portal. He realized that he had to do something to save her, so he quickly got up and stumbled over to the portal, jumping inside just before it closed. 
He fell for what seemed like forever before he has thrown into the night of some other place. Opening his eyes, he stared in awe at where he had landed. An endless sky of stars and planets greeted him, along with a large castle nearby and floating crystals. He had landed in the StarShine Kingdom.
Looking in awe, he failed to notice the guards were nearby, and gasped when he saw them turn around at the sound of his voice. He quickly ducked behind a nearby crystal tree, out of sight. The guard stayed looking around for a second, then shrugged, and moved along with a sobbing Stardust. 
Cepheus watched closely as they dragged Stardust into the castle through the main gates. After they had left, he quickly ran after them, and slid along the sides of the gate just as it closed completely. 
Next Chapter: Chapter Eight 
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