"Your majesty! There's trouble outside!"

The princes and princesses were upstairs while Jack was in the main lobby conversing with Miss Agatha when Beckett and his partner came rushing in very frantically! Jack tried to calm him down. "Take it easy young soldier, what seems to be the problem?" As his partner was trying to catch his breath Beckett got right to the point "There is currently a mob of angry villagers coming this way! And judging by the signs they're carrying. They seems to be after Prince Frederick!" Lieutenant Dandridge explained urgently! Everyone within earshot gasped in horror...that including Jamie who is currently standing at the top of the stairs Oh God! Before turning on his heels and running straight to the library to warn Frederick!

"Lieutenant Dandridge gather together all guards and have them surrounded every possible entrance and do not allow a single soul to get through!" Jack ordered loudly "Miss Molly and Agatha! Gather the children and take them someplace safe to hide!" "YES MY KING!!!" Everyone saluted before going their separate ways, the two older women following King Jack to find the children.

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Blaine and Maria were in the music room as this went on, Blaine on the piano and Maria singing along, he was giving some on how to perform on a public stage in front of an audience. Maria insisted that she has no stage fright whatsoever, but serenading on your balcony alone and performing in front of a crowd are two completely different things. Plus Maria has never sung with a musical partner before which is what Blaine is currently assisting her with. "You have to make sure to stay on cue every second of the song, one slip up and the whole number is completely off key." Blaine explained as Maria nodded along with determination, excitement, and slightly flustered. "Got it! Understood!" "Alright then let's try one more take..." He flipped the pages of the spreadsheet back to the beginning of the song and started playing. "And a 1, and a 2, and-" "Excuse me!" They were interrupted by a voice from outside and Blaine gave a silent groan rolling his eyes as he recognized the voice as Lieutenant Dandridge "Princess Maria! Prince Blaine!" Beckett shouted from under the balcony and Blaine annoyingly stood up from the piano and made his way over to said balcony. "This better be important lieutenant, the princess and I are currently in the middle of a rehearsal! And if I recall, aren't the guards forbidden from speaking with the princesses?!" Beckett growled at Blaine's attitude. "While yes that is true but what I have to say is more concerning your youngest brother than the princesses." Beckett replied with much attitude...and Blaine did not appreciate that. "...For your own sake Lieutenant, I better had heard that wrong." Beckett had been covering his face up till this point in case Maria might be standing next to Blaine, which she was...But he did not notice her in the slightest as the poor guard nearly crapped his pants at the immense and utterly terrifying death glare Blaine was giving him. "If you are threatening my younger brother then I can assure you Lieutenant 'Dandridge'...that things will end very badly for you." Beckett was now frozen in fear, mouth agape and shaking like a leaf and the fact that Blaine actually said his name correctly made it even worse. Maria grabbed Blaine by the shoulder with a very nervous smile on her face unsure if she'd be able to stop her fiancé if he decided to go down there and do who knows what to the poor guard. "N-Now now calm down Blaine, I'm sure that's not what the guard was implying at all. How about we take a deep breath and let him explain." Please don't jump off the balcony! Please don't jump off the balcony! Thinking about how Lorena would do just that if she thought even for a second someone had threatened one of her siblings... especially Gwen. Blaine, never taking his eyes off Beckett, contemplated Maria's words for a moment, before taking a deep breath and letting it out. "Very well." easing his gaze just a little Blaine spoke up. "Lieutenant Dandridge explain now."

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After riling up the injury on his shoulder Lorena decided that they should take a break from the training and see what the others are doing. They had just turned the corner when a very fast and sparkly figure cannoned into both of them! "Lorena! Lance! Oh thank God I found you!" Jamie hadn't been on top of them for long as he quickly got to his feet and started frantically rambling away. The two royals couldn't quite understand as they were a bit dazed from being knocked over. But once Lorena recovered she stood up very calmly and slapped a hand over her brother's mouth. "Jamie! Bro! Chill, we can't understand a single word you're saying!" Jamie annoyingly removed Lorena's hand as he took a couple deep breaths before opening his mouth to speak...Lance has just gotten to his feet, only to be knocked over again this time by Maria. She was now sitting on his back as Lance himself groaned in slight annoyance. Why do I feel like I'm being punished for something? "Oh my God! I'm so sorry Lance! We're in a bit of a hurry!" Blaine appeared behind her with a look of absolute horror on his face. "Woah! Blaine, what's up with you? You look like you've just seen a ghost?!" "Um guys?" Jamie tried to speak up as Lorena helped up her sister and he, Lance. "We need to find Frederick have you seen him?!" Blaine explained frantically as Miss Molly appeared around the corner next. "No we haven't-" "There you kids are!" "Guys?" Jamie tried once again but could not get a word in "Miss Molly is something wrong?!" Maria asked "I'm sorry we're in a bit of a hurry we need to- '' Miss Molly cut her off "No! What you kids 'need' to do is come with me this instant!" "But Miss Molly!-" "No! No buts'!" "Guys'' Jamie was starting to get irritated "Apologies Miss but we really need to find my brother." Blaine tried reasoning with her "Blaine what's going on?! Why do you need to find Frederick so badly?!" Lance jumped in, putting a hand on his brother's shoulder. Lorena also chimed in "Yeah why is everyone freaking out so much?!" Jamie snapped "BECAUSE FREDERICK IS IN DANGER!!! THERE'S AN ANGRY MOB COMING AFTER HIM!!!"

...Back in the library...

"Frederick? Are you ok, what's wrong?" Frederick was curled up in a ball shaking covering his ears, eyes shut tight. The screaming was getting louder and he couldn't figure out where they were coming from and it terrified him. I thought it was just in my head but it's not!!! Whatever these voices are, they're real!!! But where are they coming from?! Where?! Gwen was now holding him, rubbing his back trying to calm him down. She was at a loss, unsure of what to do; she can't even figure out why Frederick is so scared all of a sudden. Is it because of me? Maybe I said something to scare him? After all it's only the two of them here at the moment and she couldn't think of any other reason why Frederick would be so scared...if it wasn't 'she' he was scared of. She was snapped out of her thoughts when the library doors burst open! And her sibling, Frederick's brothers and Miss Molly came running in. "Oh my! What's wrong, is everything ok?" Gwen stood up abruptly as Blaine and Lance made their way over to Frederick and Maria taking her sister's arm. "We'll explain later Gwen! But right now we need to get somewhere safe!" 'Wait?! What do you mean somewhere safe?! Maria what's going on!?!" Gwen made no move to leave, wanting to know why everyone was so scared as she watched Blaine pick up Frederick and hold him in his arms as Frederick wrapped his own arms around his eldest brother, tear filled face buried in the crook of his neck. "Gwen I promise we'll explain everything later but right now we need to go!" "Frederick, what's wrong?" Blaine asked as he felt his brother's grip tighten and started shaking even more. Frederick was beyond terrified but not from the voices, because now he can sense the presence of someone else in the room...

...

Hisashi was all over the palace phasing in and out of every room trying to find Frederick, The mob was already at the front gates and he wasn't sure how long the guards will be able to keep them back. Hearing a commotion as he phased into what seemed like the laundry room, Hisashi quickly made his way to the next room, the library. The door was wide open and still invisible flew over everyone else until he got a clear view of Frederick in Blaine's arms and without thinking he shouted in relief. "Alright! I finally found them!" Everyone jumped at the sudden voice and started wiping their heads around to find the source "Who's there?!" Blaine demanded as he backed into a corner turning so Frederick was hidden away as Lance got in front of both of them protectively. "Wait?! Crap you weren't supposed to-Ah Fuck it!" Realizing it was too late, Hisashi made himself visible to everyone. Everybody jumped back as Hisashi landed just across from the group, the princesses backed away right into the bookshelf behind them causing a cascade of books to come crashing down, fortunately Hisashi used his telekinesis to stop the books before they hit anyone. He then proceeded to lift the princesses back to their feet, straighten the shelf back up and return the books to their proper places, he went ahead and closed the doors as well. "Oh man, that was a close one! I always forget how jumpy humans can get!" Hisashi chuckled nervously scratching the back of his head as everyone simply stared at him. Blaine was the first one to notice the similarities between him and Frederick. "Soo...guess I should introduce myself? Hisashi Yamato everyone. It's a pleasure to meet you all." He respectfully bowed to everyone despite the fact that they were all still frozen with shock. Miss Molly finally broke the silence, a hand over her mouth as she asked quietly. "What are you?" "I am a Kitsune madam." Blaine's eyes went wide for a moment, up until this point he has been using the kitsunes as a method to convince himself that Frederick is not cursed...but now. No way! They're just a myth! There's no way this guy is real?! Hisashi turned to the princes, Lance snapped out of his shock quickly and stood tall, arms outstretched daring Hisashi to take a step closer. Hisashi however just chuckled and raised a hand towards the shelf behind him as he used his telekinesis to levitate a few books in the air. "I see that look all the time," he said with a grin "Believe I'm real now." Blaine snarled, he believed but now he was even more protective, holding Frederick tightly in his arms as the two brothers glared daggers at Hisashi. Damn It! This is not going well! Hisashi thought "What are you doing here?" Maria stepped forward keeping her younger sibling behind her. "Please everyone," Hisashi held up his hands as he placed the books back in their previous spots. "I am not here to harm anyone, the exact opposite in fact." "And what do you mean by that?" Maria's glare hardened as Hisashi started to get even more nervous, he was supposed to have his sensei with him when this time came, but now he's all alone. Sensei's gonna kill me for this! He took a deep breath. Ok Hisashi you can do this, just tell them the truth. And let it out, straightening up as he placed a hand to his chest. "I, Hisashi Yamato and my Sensei have been assigned by the great Inari as the guardians and teachers of Prince Frederick." "What do you mean 'guardians and teachers'?!" Blaine finally stood up letting go of Frederick much to the latter's dismay as he immediately clung to his brother's waist, Blaine placed a hand on his head letting his baby brother know that he was not leaving his side as he continued to glare at Hisashi. "And how the hell do you even know his name?!" Lance shouted very pissed, the two brothers demanding an answer. Hisashi was internally freaking out, he wasn't supposed to reveal himself just yet but now there's no going back! Taking another deep breath and letting it out, he decided to go with plan B. "Honestly, it would be easier and quicker if I show you." I hope this works! Hisashi clapped his hands together and mumbled some kind of incantation in Japanese as his hands started to glow. Everyone got a little nervous but waited to see what was going to happen...