Billy and the Prince

by Billy

This is a story by me, Billy about love, friendship, danger, mystery, sex and renewal. It is a short story with over a dozen chapters that we'll update at least weekly. I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 13

It was dark and chilly in the passageway leading down and we were trapped between the door and the iron gate wouldn't budge. It was more than dark –it was pitch black and we had nowhere to go. We ran our hands along the walls searching for a lever or something but could find nothing that would open either the iron gate or the stone wall. We soon realized that there was no way out and that we were at the mercy of whoever was down below.

"This has to be the way that Ty got out of the basement" I said, "So hopefully he will be back soon to rescue us." "But what if he's one of the bad guys and belongs to the House of Google" said Jimmy. "Don't be silly" I said, "he's my bro and I trust him completely." We sat there in the cold shivering for hours when suddenly we heard a door open and slam shut from somewhere below. Then we heard footsteps approaching up the staircase and soon we saw a beam of light coming around the circular staircase. The light became brighter and soon shone right into our eyes. It was blindingly bright after being in total darkness for so long that we couldn't see who was carrying the light.

"Billy and Jimmy!" said Ty. "What are you doing here?" "Let us out and we'll explain" I urged. "Of course, just let me back up to reach the gate control" said Ty, as he backed down the stairs a few steps. Then a loud clank was heard as the gate began to slide upwards. "Did you tell Billy what I told you the other day?" asked Ty.  "Yes" I said. "That was supposed to be confidential" said Ty. "It's ok, I trust him completely" I said. "I understand that," said Ty. "But you've put him in great danger as well. It's too late now though, so you both better come with me and we'll have a talk."
Ty led us down deep into a huge subterranean cave. "Wow, just like the Bat Cave in the Batman movies" said Jimmy. "Better" said Ty "but you can't tell anyone about this –promise me that."  "I promise." said Jimmy.

The cave had huge stalagmites rising from parts of the floor and icicle like stalactites hanging from the ceiling. The stalactites all had pointed tips, whereas the stalagmites were often rounded with some being almost flat.

"This is a living cave" said Ty. "This means the formations, which resulted when minerals were deposited by dripping water, are still changing. There are dozens of caves in here of varying size and some of the caves are wet and frequently muddy. Inside temperatures, although varying from cave to cave, remain the same year-round in each cave, usually ranging from the upper 50s to low 60s. In the summers, the coolness inside is a welcome relief from the warm summer sun, while in the winter, the cave interior feels warm. Normally, a light jacket is all that is needed for comfort."

"Brrrrr" I said "I'm cold!" "We'll soon be in a warmer area. Come this way as we turned into a smaller cave. Soon we came to a solid wooden door that Ty slid open and we entered an area that was elaborately finished and looked like a real comfy living area with cushy sofas. "Have a seat and I'll get us some Cokes" said Ty as he left to go into another passageway. When he returned we sat and Ty asked, "How did you get into this passageway?" "We were just looking for something in the basement and suddenly the stone wall slid open so we went in to investigate. Then the iron gate slammed shut and trapped us for hours until you came along." I see" said Ty " and you didn't know about these caves before that?" "Absolutely not!" I said "but they are really neat." "Totally cool" said  Billy. "Can you explain what this is all about? I asked. "Yes, it's time you knew," said Ty "Do you remember all I told you before?" "Yes" I said.

Ty began, "Do you remember I told you there was a Protector of the Faith. That was your grandfather until recently when the title was transferred in a huge ceremonial feast that took place in the Cave of Tomorrow. There were over a hundred trusted guests at the elaborate banquet to elect and initiate the new Protector of the Faith. "That was some feast" said Ty as he recounted details about the dinner. "They sure went through a lot of wine" said Ty. "Yes, we know" I said smiling at Billy. "What do you mean, you know" asked Ty. "on, nothing, nevermind" I replied.

Ty continued, "Anyways, this was necessary because grandfather had reached the age of 64 and the duty must then be turned over to a younger man. Just as the alignment of the sacred Tree occurs every 6400 years, the responsibility of the protectorate must be renewed at age 64. I was elected as the new Protector of the Faith."

We sat there with our mouths open hardly able to grasp the meaning of all this. "How did you know all about this? And why wasn't I told. I'm part of this family too. Nobody ever tells me anything. I'm 15 and I'm not a baby anymore." I said. "I only found out myself a few weeks before the ceremony when granddad explained it all to me. I was as shocked as you were and I also found it all hard to believe. But it's all true, believe me!"
"You said this all depended on me, but I don't know anything about it" I said.

Ty continued, "Yes it all does depend on you. You are the Chosen One. You are the one that will unite with the Prince to save us all." "Unite" I said, "What does that mean? "It means the energy that is generated by the union of two young males will change the course of the world and prevent its destruction if it were to fall into the hands of the Elogog." "But how am I going to fall in love with someone I haven't even met? What if I don't even like him? What if he doesn't like me. And what if I'm not into guys but wanna marry a girl?" I looked at Billy and he smiled at me and gave me a thumbs up. "I don't think I like this whole idea" I pleaded. "Shouldn't I have some say in this. You can't just come to me with some wild story about a Prince I'm supposed to fall in love with, save the world and live happily ever after. What is this –some Walt Disney movie or something? And who says I'm gay anyways and want to fall in love with a prince? This sucks! I won't do it!"
 

Chapter 14

"Hold it, hold it" said Ty. "you are jumping to conclusions. Who said anything about love? I just said that you would unite with the Prince. I don't know if it means  physically, or emotionally, or spiritually or involves the metaphysical or some secret power or whatever.  Grandpa didn't know either but said the Prince and the Chosen One would know what to do when the time comes. So relax and don't jump to conclusions."

"Well I for one have no idea about what to do, that's for sure, so the Prince better know what to do" I complained.. "You better continue with the story."

Ty continued with the story. "Without grandpa's presence to help explain, this is very difficult because he didn't have time to explain everything to me before he was attacked. And now he's paralyzed and can't speak. What I do know is that there is that book that was stolen from the House of the Sacred Tree that contains clues that perhaps only the Chosen One can decipher. That book has been stolen and both the House of the Sacred Tree and the House of the Elogog are searching for it. Whoever has that book is in great danger of being killed. Both sides will stop at nothing to get their hands on it. Nothing."

Just then a blue light flashed on a box on the table accompanied by a beep. "I have to check on something. I'll be back as soon as possible. While I'm gone I'll have someone show you around the caves." Ty left the room, leaving Jimmy and me alone.

"This is the wildest thing I ever heard" I said. "Yeah, especially the part about you being the Chosen One" laughed Billy. "Can I have your autograph, Mr. Chosen One."
"Oh stop it, sheesh" I said. "Why don't you tell him about the book?" asked Jimmy. "You should tell him before we get murdered for having it. Or are you suspicious about something? Do you trust Ty?"

"I trust him but I just wanna hear more first and then think about how all we've learned ties in with this." I said.
"Can I watch the union between you and the Prince" joked Billy. "You're perverted" I shot back. "Hey, who said it was a physical union" laughed Billy. "Ok, lets get serious" I said. "We still have work to do and we haven't found the usb key yet either.

A young handsome man dressed in white entered the room and introduced himself as Andre, an assistant to the Protector. "You know the Protector well, sir?" he asked. "Yes, he's my brother" I replied. "Ahhh, very good sir, then you are the Chosen One" he said as he bowed to me. Come with me, sir, the Protector sent me for you. We followed him out of the comfy cave and into a long corridor leading into another small cave where Ty was waiting for us. We captured a young man who we think might know where the book is. It seems he is an associate of the tall man. I'm going to show you the man to see if you recognize him since he says he goes to high school –the same one you are in. He's blindfolded so just take a look and see if you can tell when he's partially covered that way. Don't say anything as I don't want him to recognize your voice.  We were led into a room where a young handsome by was tied to a chair. He was very scared as you could see from the expression on his face. I recognized him right away. It was Zack. Poor boy. I had kicked him really hard in the nuts and now he's all tied up this way. I wanted to kick him again but I didn't. I signaled to Ty and we left the room to discuss this in private.
"That's Zack" I said. "Let him go –he doesn't have the book" "How do you know?" asked Ty. "Trust me I know" I said. "Do you have to do what I say since you are the Protector?" "Ha!" I said. "Then let him go. I'm sure of this. "
Ty signaled to his assistant to see that he was let go and we returned to the cosy room we were in before to continue our discussion.

Ty had a frown on his face. "More bad news" he said. It seems the book has gone missing. We found the tall thief murdered, likely by the Elogog but there is no trace of the book. We found the young man Zack beaten up nearby and brought him here for first aid and questioning. He thinks he's in a police station. We thought maybe this Zack might have it but it seems not according to you. So it seems the Elogog have the book. But I don't think they will be able to decipher the clues in the book. At least I hope not. We are doing everything possible to find that book. Grandpa seems to feel that only the Chosen One could decipher the message. But without that book, there is nothing to decipher. And time is running out. We've got to find that book and get to work on deciphering it.

"But if we have the book and decipher the clues, how do we find the location of the Prince" I asked. "We're hoping the clues will give us an idea of where the Prince is and how to revive him" said Ty. "We know you are essential to this process but we don't know how. This is getting to be very serious and I'm very worried we will fail."

"We won't fail" I said. "I have the book."
 

Chapter 15

"What! You have the book?" exclaimed Ty
"Yes" I said and Jimmy nodded.
"But how? You didn't even know about the book" said Ty.

"But I did know" and Billy went on to explain how he overheard grandpa talking to someone in the basement. "I heard something like "full spectrum" and "key" and "secret" and "no one must know" so I got curious about it all and had questions, What was this secret? Who was the other person? How was grandpa involved? What were they talking about? Key? Why should nobody know? Was it so bad?
"The next day Jimmy and I searched the basement and looking for clues but we only found a receipt for a lot of wine. But Jimmy found a pad and we shaded in the indentations made by a pen and found an address on Eastern Ave."

"So we rode our bikes out to address and found out it was a bookstore" said Jimmy.
"So we looked through the bookstore but didn't know what we were looking for. We decided to ask for a book called the 'Full Spectrum.' The owner said he had it but it was already packed up to be sent out the next morning."
"So we decided to try to break in and steal it that evening" said Jimmy.
"That was dumb" said Ty, "You could have been killed."
"We didn't know that at the time or that this was such a big deal."

Jimmy continued, "We broke in next door, removed the grate to the bookstore and went down into the basement where we unpacked the boxes and found the book. Then we packed everything back up the same way so no one would know we were there."
"Yes, and as we were about to leave, the front door of the bookstore opened and in came a very tall man along with the store owner. I escaped but Jimmy got trapped in the basement."
"Yes, I ran to the back corner and hid behind some boxes. I heard the two men arguing when they found the book was missing and then the tall man pulled out a gun and shot the owner dead. After he ran up the steps and out the door, I ran up the stairs and crawled through the grate to join Billy."
"That was so dangerous –you both could have been killed then and there." said Ty.

 There was some writing in the book like:
"The lonely busboy has the key
Can He arise despite zzz?"
"Anyways we figured that this meant something about a busboy and a key and did you know this is a gay book?
"No, I didn't but I suspected that from what grandpa had said." Said Ty
"Anyways, Jimmy and I noticed that the first letters in the last sentence spelt "chadz." And that is agay forum that I'm on. In case you didn't know I think I'm gay."
"I kinda suspected that, but I'm ok with it" said Ty.
"So we went on the forum and found a post by busboy that said,
"Hi guys good to be part of this princely forum. I like music and Amelia's song will set Him free for the chosen."
"So that led us to Amelia's music box which we decided to hide in the basement by sliding it above the beams in the back corner" said Billy.

"Ahhh, and that must have hit the lever that opened the door to the passageway and the caves where I found you" said Ty. "I'm impressed with how you guys figured this all out –I doubt that I could have done it."
"Of course not," I chuckled, "You're not the chosen one."
"It must have all been preordained that this would all happen and that you would be the only one to be able to decipher it" said Ty.
"Yes but we still don't know what to do next. We haven't found the usb key and that seems to be very important. I wonder what's on it."
"Remember the usb key that played an important role in the Iron Man movie we saw recently? The key could hold all kinds of information." said Billy.
Ty felt we should go and get the music box right now and bring it to a safer location in the caves and we agreed.

When we exited from the caves as the stone door slid back, I walked over to the beam and started to reach up feeling for it. I slipped and accidently knocked the music box off the other side of the beam. It fell to the floor and broke into pieces.

"Oh no!" said Billy "It's totally smashed."
"I'm such a klutz" I said. "Now we'll never be able to play that song to revive the Prince. Damn!"
By now Ty was down trying to pick up the pieces to see what could be salvaged.
"Look the bottom piece is cracked and I can pry it open. It opened with a snapping sound and something fell out.
It was a usb key!
 

Chapter 16

We retrieved the usb key and went back down into the caves to connect the key to a computer. We listened in awe as a voice began to speak to us.

"I have no doubt that the person listening to this recording is The Chosen One. I am confident no one else would have been able to decipher the clues that were designed specifically for him. The protector has likely told you some of the story but I have much more to tell you. By now you probably understand the vital role you must play for the survival of the world in your hands.

I need to give you some background and tell you more of the story. There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power to save the Earth - a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie.

Experts dismiss the hundreds of existing crystal skulls as fakes that were probably made by colourful antiquities traders in the 19th century. But Mayan priests continue to worship the skulls and real-life skull hunters still search for them.
The true story of the skulls stretches over continents and hundreds of years and, in its own way, is as extraordinary as the tale portrayed in the fourth instalment of the Harrison Ford franchise.

It's unclear what version of the tale will appear in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which opens in theatres in North America on May 22 in 2008.
The plot of the film - the first Indiana Jones movie since The Last Crusade came out in 1989 - revolves around a race against the Soviets to find the skulls. Pre-release publicity from Paramount Pictures, the film's distributor, mentions the legend of the 13 skulls. While much of the film's action occurs in Peru, the Paramount release also mentions a skull purportedly found at a Mayan ruin in 1924. Known as "The Skull of Doom," its provenance cannot be proved.

In fact, few of today's crystal skulls can be traced any further back than the 1860s, when Europe was swept by a rage for pre-Hispanic relics.
Eugene Boban, a colourful French antiquities dealer with a checkered past and murky political ties, set up a store in Palenque to supply the trade after the French invaded Mexico. Eventually he carted skulls to New York, Paris and Mexico City, selling them to private collectors.
Buyers were often told that the skulls were made by the Maya, whose civilization peaked between AD 300 and 900. But no crystal skull has ever been excavated from a documented archaeological site.
Some believe the skulls can emit and focus light, project visions and even influence terrestrial forces. Today, these beliefs persist in the jungles of southern Mexico among the Lacandon, the last unassimilated Maya, some of whom still worship the skulls.
In the shadow of the Palenque ruins, Lacandon priest K'in Garcia fans  incense and holds a heavy crystal skull above his head during ceremonies for Hacha'kyum, the Mayan god of creation.
Garcia, son of Lancandon elder, Chan Kin, believes the skull has special powers, including the ability to stave off sickness and deforestation in the rain forest where the last Lacandon still live.
"When I am alone at night, at about 2 a.m., it starts to glow, it emits light, and it stays like that for about a minute," said Garcia. Garcia says the skull was given to him by a local man - and while he believes it is very old, he doesn't know where it came from.
New-agers link the skulls to the belief that the Mayan "Long Count" calendar runs out on Dec. 21, 2012, when it reaches the end of a 5,126-year cycle. According to this theory, all 13 skulls must be reunited to prevent the world from falling off its axis.
Joshua, a self-described crystal skull hunter, says there's another purpose. 'I personally feel that (the skulls) are coming out now because humanity needs the information, their energy and they have probably their own purpose why they're coming out: to help us to create world peace,' he said.

All of this talk about the skulls however is untrue. The House of the Sacred Tree began these false stories centuries ago in a deliberate attempt to throw off and confuse the House of Elogog. We were behind Garcia receiving the skull to help bolster our story and the Joshua tale. In fact we were even behind the Indiana Jones movies in a further attempt to spread this falsehood and help convince people the seven skulls were significant and important to the survival of the earth. This ruse has been very successful with the House of Elogog and their allies spending much time and effort searching for the skulls in an effort to control the world.

By deflecting all this activity away from the Prince, it became much easier to protect him. It isn't the reuniting of the seven skulls that will save the world. It is the revival of The Prince by Amelia's Song and then the moment of salvation will occur when The Chosen One and The Prince unite. It is this gay kiss that will unite the two creating an unstoppable energy that will radiate out to all corners of the universe to save the world."

The voice stopped at that point. "So all I have to do is find the Prince and kiss him and all will be well. I think I can handle that as long as he's not a frog" I said. "Ahhhh" Jimmy laughed, "I wanna see you kiss a frog, but at least it's just a kiss." "You know what," I said "It's kind of cool that two gay guys will save the world by a kiss when so many straights didn't want to see a movie where two cowboys fall in love and kiss."
"Boy, that's gonna be some spectacular kiss. I can't wait to see it" said Jimmy.
 

Chapter 17

"All that stuff about the skulls is interesting but we still have to find the Prince" I said, But what else is on the usbkey? There has to be more."
Ty called up the home directory and there were two other files. One was a text file while the other was a graphic file. Ty clicked on the graphic file to reveal a map of a factory or warehouse by the waterfront . "Yes I know that location. It's a coffin factory –the one we broke into before. That's where the Prince must be hidden" I said.

"But how are we gonna revive him without Amelia's song. We need that song but I destroyed it when I dropped the music box. Damn I'm so clumsy" I said.
"Maybe there's another way" said Jimmy. Maybe there's a music file also on the usb key."
"I don't see it anywhere" said Ty.
"What does the text file say?" I asked. Ty called up the file. "It just says The Chosen One will know how to use the key to revive the Prince and then both he and the Prince will know what to do next. Have confidence"
"Nice but I don't know what to do. I have no idea" I said "It says to have confidence and I'm sure you will know what to do at the time" encouraged Jimmy. "I hope so" I said.

"Ok we'll make plans to go to the factory warehouse to get the Prince after dark tomorrow evening. In the meantime I have lots of work to do to get together our forces to ensure we get to the warehouse safely. In the meantime you guys should go back upstairs and act normally and say nothing of this to anyone. I'll contact both of you tomorrow after dinner. Go to school tomorrow as usual. We don't want to arouse any suspicions. Tell grandma I phoned and I'm ok. If anything should happen, phone me at his number." He called out the number as I entered it into my mobile phone.

We followed Ty's instructions and returned to the kitchen. That's when we realized we hadn't eaten yet so we got out the macaroni & cheese casserole grandma left and began heating it in the microwave. It was past 10:30 pm as we sat done to eat. Before we finished, grandma came in. I was glad to see her. I told her Ty had phoned and he was fine. She was relieved and told us grandpa was improving and the doctors were hopeful he would come out of his coma soon. After the chocolate cake, Jimmy left for home and I said goodnight to grandma and went upstairs to bed.

It had been a long day and I was tired and ready for bed. Also worried about what tomorrow would bring. I opened the closet door to get my pyjamas when a hand closed over my mouth as I got grabbed from behind. I turned my head to see the tall man and Zack. They stuffed a gag in my mouth. As I struggled to get free, Zach punched me in the face and I went down and out cold.

When I regained consciousness I was tied to a chair in some workshop. The tall man slapped me really hard across the face and said "We want that book and we think you have it or know where it is?" "What book?" I said. Another hard slap on the face landed.
They continued to beat me up for an hour. The tall man had been drinking and was noticeably drunk and that made him all the more vicious. After another punch by the tall man and I was out cold again.

When I came too again, the tall man was gone and only Zack was there. "You better tell us where that book is. If you don't he'll kill you when he comes back since you can identify us." "But Zack, I really don't have any book. Please. I don't know what you guys are talking about." I said.

"Look faggot, just tell me. I ought to kill you myself. My nuts are still sore from that kick you gave me. If you tell me, I'll ask him not to harm you." Zack pleaded. "What makes you think he'll listen to you? He'll kill me anyways. Then he won't need you and he'll kill you too. You've got to let me go. Please Zack!" I cried. "Look, okay, I'm gay, I admit it. But I saw you giving head to that guy also." "What?" said Zack in a shocked tone. "Yeah I saw you in an alley once down by the waterfront. You seemed to be enjoying it. So I'm not the only faggot in this room" I said. "He makes me do it. If I don't he'll tell I was implicated in my dad's death" said Zack. "You killed your dad?" I asked. "No, but the way it happened he could frame me for it." said Zack.

"Look if you don't let me go and help me, then you'll really be an accomplice to murder –do you want that? This is the most important decision you'll ever have to make in your life and no matter what happens to me, you will have to live by that decision for the rest of your life. You'll often think back to this moment in time where you had the chance to change your life for the better or end up dead, or with a murder rap. Think Zack. Damn it for once in your life, think. Do the right thing. Get out from under that guys thumb. Let me go. Help me. Please, Zack. Please. I promise I'll help you too and I have a powerful family to help you."

"He'll kill me. I'm afraid of him" said Zack. "Untie me, Zack, let's get out of here before he returns. Before he kills both of us." Zack was very conflicted. He didn't know what to do and he was very scared, almost shaking. "Untie me Zack, now" I urged "We have to get out of here before it's too late." Finally Zack gave in with a sigh and reached out to untie me.

As the ropes dropped from my hands, the tall man came back. "You son of a bitch" he hollered "You let him free." Now I'll kill both of you" and he pulled out a gun. There was a loud bang as the man fired and Zack fell to ground. I thought he was dead but then Zack leaped up and charged at the man knocking him over backwards into a workbench. The tall man fell knocking over the workbench and a heavy anvil fell off the bench hitting him in the head and killing him instantly.

By now it was almost daybreak. "Thanks Zack, I thought you were dead" I said. He replied "I just ducked to avoid the shot. Good thing he was still drunk." "Yeah for sure and thanks for letting me go. You made the right decision. You have no idea right now how right that was or how important" I said. "Look, Billy, I'm sorry for the beating I gave you and for all the names I called you" said Zack. "I'm not sorry I kicked you in the balls" I said. "You deserved that." "I know" said Zack apologetically. I put my arms around Zack and hugged him. He hugged back. I never thought this would ever happen. Zack seemed like a completely different person. I liked the change.

We ran out of the workshop. "Come with me Zack, I need your help. I've got to phone my brother. He can help us. Let's go!"

 

Chapter 18

We ran as fast as we could heading back to my place. I contacted Jimmy and told him to meet me at my place as soon as possible and Ty was waiting for me when I arrived home with Zack. Just then, Jimmy arrived looking half asleep and we headed inside where grandma was whipping up a good breakfast for us. Ty explained that he had a talk with grandma to explain his absence, but she was just happy to see that he was okay.
"What's with Zack being here?" asked Jimmy.
"I got kidnapped last night by Zack and the tall guy and that man was going to kill me if I didn't tell him where the book was. I talked Zack into helping me escape. There was a fight and the tall man got killed when an anvil fell on his head as we struggled when he was trying to kill us. If it wasn't for Zack, I'd be dead" I said. "He made Zack do all kinds of things or he threatened to frame him for the death of his dad. I promised Zack we'd help him and clear his name."
"Well certainly do that, so don't worry Zack, and thanks for what you did. It was really important" said Ty.
"Wow, Zack is now your friend! I can't believe it but you saved my best friend and I'll always be grateful to you for that" said Jimmy.

After breakfast we took Zack down into the caves to plan for the rescue of the Prince.
"I don't get what this is all about" said Zack. Ty explained it all to him briefly and Zack took in a deep breath before speaking. "Wow, did I ever make the right decision."
"You sure did" said Ty and Jimmy in unison, "You sure did!"

"I'm surprised we haven't heard much from the House of Elogog so far" I said.
Ty explained that we have lots of agents planted in the Elogog and that through Google, we were swamping them with information. So much information that was wrong or misleading or false that they had trouble coping with it. They have thousands of employees sitting at computers trying to make sense of all this information and running repeated searches.

"One of our head agents at Google, Agent Zetland, reports that he heard the following from a Google searcher" said Ty. "Nope, the same 5,010,000 results. I'll try again. Nope still the same... Hmmm. I'll try putting 'the' in... 9,950,000 results... How many was it last time I searched for 'The crystal skull'? About 9,949,000 it says in the book... Damn... I have to read through all the 1000 new results... Oh bugger... The last searcher didn't note down which of the 9,949,000 he looked at! I have to read all of them. I need a new job... Once I've finished the first million, I might take a break, and write my resignation letter..."  We all laughed at that account. Ty continued, "We are driving them crazy by flooding in all this new information. That's killing them with their own tools. And we've had similar reports of total confusion from our other agents, mYLo. weirdboy12b, gazedo, ThatOneGuy88, Forty, Rhu19, BelluaVir, and many others. They are still convinced the crystal skull is very important, but that was our own invention to throw them off. It's working great!"

When darkness fell later that evening, we were ready to try to find and revive the Prince. We had the map from the usb key, the broken ornate music box and we knew how to get into the coffin factory since we broke in once before. And I knew I had to do the kiss thing with the Prince, but how to revive him was still a mystery since the music box had been broken. Maybe we could hum the tune as we had heard it many times.

We all got into a van and parked near the factory warehouse. Jimmy led the way to get up onto the roof and into the building. Once inside we once again saw hundreds of very ornate coffins. "How are we going to know which one the Prince is in, assuming he's in one of these" muttered Jimmy. "There must be some markings that set it aside from the others" I said. "But they all have different designs" said Zack.

"Okay let's see if we can find one that has similar markings to the music box. Everybody check this design" said Ty as he passed around the remains of the box. "What about the book? Why was it important?" asked Zack. "It was clues in the book that led us to the usb key and the music box and to this location." I said.

We spread out and began to search all the coffins until Jimmy hollered that he found one that looked something like the design on the music box. We all stood around the coffin and agreed the design was very similar and that it was likely the one.
"Now what?" said Billy. We tried humming the tune but that did nothing.

"Let's go over every inch and see if there is some switch or something to open it" said Ty. We ran our hands over the whole box searching for some clue or way in but could find nothing obvious. Then I saw something. There was one small part of the design that looked like Amelia's locket. I ran my hands over the design and pressed the locket part. There was a whirring sound and a small panel slide back revealing a usb connection. We all gasped and I inserted the usb key into the connector. Nothing happened. We were expecting something, but nothing happened. "There's something else we need to do" said Ty "But what?" "Are you sure it's plugged all the way in?" said Jimmy. "Put your fingers on it and hold it" said Ty. "Maybe it needs to sense that it's The Chosen One doing this."
I gripped the usb key tightly and it began to vibrate, and the lid began to slowly rise with a whirring sound. I was about to meet the Prince.
 

Chapter 19

As the lid continues to rise, the interior of the coffin began to glow in a purplish light. The usb key inserted into the coffin began to vibrate fiercely and music began to play within the chamber. We recognized the tune immediately, it was Amelia's song.. We all looked into the coffin and there was the Prince, dressed in a white suit and purple tie. I gasped. He was absolutely gorgeous with his handsome features and dark hair . Now I was actually looking forward to the kiss. I was also happy that he hadn't been turned into a warty toad that I had to kiss. Okay, I've read too many fairy tales. His eyes were closed and there was no sign of breathing or any movement at all.

"Am I supposed to kiss him now or what?" I said. Ty replied "You will know what to do"
While I was deciding what to do, his eyelids began to move slightly and you could see his chest now moving a bit with his breathing. He was coming out of his spell. Amelia's song had indeed done its' duty. Soon his eyes opened and he turned to look at me. He looked me right in the eye and fixed his gaze entirely upon me. He didn't seem to even notice anyone else was around. He only seemed to have eyes for me. His lips quivered and began to part and he spoke my name, "Billy."
"Yes, my Prince, I'm here" I said.
"I've waited so long for you, but I always knew you would come to me" said the Prince as he began to sit up. "The Chosen One is certainly handsome," he continued.
"So is the Prince" I said.

We helped the Prince out of the coffin and he stood before us and said "I want to thank all of you for your work and dedication to the House of The Sacred Tree. You will all be richly rewarded. Right now we should all leave this place and go to a safe location."

Ty told the Prince we had a van outside and we would get him to our cave system.
"But what about our kiss" I said. "Aren't we supposed to do that now?"
"Haha, go get him tiger" laughed Billy.
"That gay kiss to save the world is most important, but it has to occur at a special time in the morning. Until that appointed hour, we just have to wait and you can get some rest. I've been resting long enough and I have some preparations to carry out before that hour arrives. I too am looking forward to it."
"I'm going to call for backup security, just to be safe" said Ty

We climbed down the fire escape and were met with a hail of gunfire. We ducked behind the van which was being riddled with bullet holes. "Damn that House of Elogog" said Ty as he flipped open a pager and clicked a button. I heard Zack scream. He had been shot. Immediately a group of Protectors appeared in a bulletproof van and hustled us all inside. "Get Zack inside right away. He needs medical attention."
"I'm ok said Zack. It's just a flesh wound in the leg." "It's a wound to your lower left leg. We'll get the bleeding stopped and patch you up as good as new back home"

Meanwhile more Protectors arrived and a bloody battle ensued between the two Houses. In all the confusion, our van slipped out and we returned to the caves with only minor damage to Zack. There Zack got patched up and the Prince excused himself to make preparations for  the morning.

I wondered what it would be like to kiss the Prince. Now I was really looking forward to it as I dozed off.

Ty woke me up in the morning saying, "Wake up lover boy. It's time to do your duty and save the world."

The time had come. We had all assembled and I stood in front of the Prince. "Put your arms around me and hold me tight and I'll do the same to you" said the Prince. My heart was beating like crazy not just because I was about to have my first kiss, but because I was scared about doing it right. I didn't want the Prince to think I was a horrible kisser. I didn't want to disappoint him. I also didn't know what to expect. Would it just be a quick simple kiss and everything would change or would it be some thing else. His touch on my back was electric and i could feel the touch radiating through my body. It was like I had become totally energized and it was kind of scary but at the same time very exciting. I felt like I was floating and hoped I did'nt faint from excitement.

"Now kiss me" said the Prince. I raised my lips towards his lips as we held each other tight. Again, I thought I was going to faint. Even tho our lips had not yet touched I could feel the heat of his body holding me and the heat of his approaching lips. I felt dizzy but exited. I wanted this. I wanted to kiss the Prince. Badly. Our lips brushed each other and touched and I could feel tremendous energy rushing through my body. The heat was incredible and the Prince's lips began to glow and to draw me in closer and closer. I pressed my lips hard to his and kissed him with all the passion that had been stored up in my body for all of my 15 years. The Prince began to glow and his whole body was glowing and soon the glowing energy surrounded me as well. I could hear Ty and Billy and Zach gasp at the site.

Waves of energy radiated form the glowing mass that was our bodies. Our bodies seemed to be becoming one as the energy throbbed and the glowing energy seemed to be radiating everywhere. The intense glow around our bodies merged into one swirling orb of energy as we became one.

I couldn't see it but those waves of energy were radiating around the world filling everyone with feelings of gay love. In schools everywhere all the boys began kissing other boys and girls kissed other girls. The high school basketball players immediately stopped playing and were busy kissing each other. In major league baseball, players on base were kissing the opposing players and the whole stadium full of fans began kissing one another. The soccer teams on all the fields stopped playing and had their arms locked around each other kissing their team mates and opposing players passionately. Bush and McCain were seen on TV kissing each other. Reports came in from all over the world that everyone everywhere was kissing members of the same sex. It had become a world-wide kissathon. People in malls and on the street stopped to kiss complete strangers of the same sex. It looked like the entire world had gone gay.

Meanwhile, back in the caves, I could see that Ty and Billy and Zach were kissing each other in passionate kisses. I continued to kiss the Prince for the hour it took for the whole world to realign itself and be saved. The House of the Sacred Tree had been successful in defeating the House of Elogog. Now they would simply be a search engine with their thoughts of world dominations dashed.

Finally after the longest kiss ever, the glow began to fade, and it separated  forming again two distinct shapes. The boys stopped kissing each other and my lips parted from the Prince. All around the world guys returned to normal and realized they were in the arms of another male or their teammate or best friend as they stopped kissing and moved apart feeling embarrassed but invigorated. The worldwide kissing frenzy ended as boys parted from boys and girls parted from girls.

"We did it" I said. "Yes we did" said the Prince. Ty and Billy and Zack broke into applause. "Now all will be well" said Ty.
"Wow" was all Jimmy could say.
"You can say that again" I said, "And thanks to all of you for all you've done to make this happen."

I looked into the eyes of the Prince with love.
"But I can't call you Prince all the time," I said, "What is your real name?"
"It's Chad, he said.
Ahhhh, I had found my Prince and his name was Chad.

 

Epilogue

Grandpa's condition improved rapidly and he was soon back to his normal self to the great relief of all.

My parents who had gone into hiding returned. I had missed them so much

Ty arranged for the turnover of the power of the House of The Sacred Tree to a new group to continue on for the next event in 6400 years but continued in his role as the Chief Protector.

Jimmy married his high school sweetheart

We cleared Zack of any implications in his dad's death and Ty hired him as his assistant.

The total failure of the House of Elogog prompted them to give up their pursuits and concentrate on the search engine market and internet supremacy.

Oprahbama's TV ratings fell

We were able to repair Amanda's music box and get it producing music again

And of course Billy and Chad lived happily ever after.

Considerations in writing the story;

• Wanted a gay theme involving a gay teen where a gay boy was the central character
• Wanted a straight best friend (Jimmy) who accepted Billy as he was without regard for race or being gay.
• Wanted an older brother (Ty) who was straight (like Chadz bro) who would have accepted him fully even if gay. Incidentally Chadz younger bro is named Ty.
• Many gay teens undergo great harassment at school, so Zack filled that role in harassing Billy. Even though Jimmy also got tagged as being gay for hanging around Billy, he didn't care as he was sure of his own sexuality and Billy was his best friend.
• The tender story of Billy and Jimmy on the rocks lying there naked after swimming with Jimmy asking Billy if he was gay is based on a true story that happened between Chad and his younger brother Ty.
• This was intended to be a love story adventure of about 10 chapters but it ended up at almost twice that. This was mostly due to winging it as I wrote the story and introduced ideas as they came to me. The only detailed planning was the clues in the book to make sure they all worked out.
• This meant that a few things were not well explained –or just ignored –such as why Billy had no parents around. They suddenly appeared in the Epilogue.
• It was fun to lampoon Google as being the evil empire about to take over the world –maybe they will :) And also Oprah. Trying to twist "Google" into "Elogog" was something also. Maybe the name was too obvious :)
• The Mayan thing was not preplanned but I had read "Maya Cosmogensis 2012", so that was the source of that info. Many people mistake the 2012 thing for the end of the world but it does not mean that. It is the end of an epoch in the mayan calendar. Still the whole idea fit in well with having a Prince that I had yet to introduce.
• The caves were a steal from Batman but I never got to fully develop that part of the story as this short story was getting way too long.
• Introducing this forum into the story was also fun including having a member of this forum named busboy. That took some work to implement –thanx to jaxx. So a forum post provided important clues.
• I tried to make the ultimate kiss between Billy and the Prince very erotic but not pornographic, so I hope I succeeded in that.
• The idea of the world going gay and everyone kissing everyone else of the same sex came to me from jaxx who recently saw a film at the Toronto Gay & Lesbian Film Festival called "Were the World Mine." The same thing happened in that movie. I've got to watch for that one in the theatres or on rental. Google the title for more info. I'm told it's a great film take off on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Dream" where the gay kissing scene is as described in the story :)
• I wanted to rehabilitate Zack to show that even guys who might seem bad have lots of good in them and can be rescued if they can just drop the tough guy image.
• And of course grandpa had to recover. I wanted Amelia to play some role later on in the story but it became too long so I settled for the music box that contained the usb key –a computer reference for an internet audience :)
• It was fun to introduce some of the forum members who posted in the story thread into the story.
• You knew the story had to have a happy ending –and it did. It was a last minute thing to name the Prince Chad. Some of you were way ahead of me on that.
• Finally I hope you enjoyed the story. I had fun writing it.
• Until next time..... Billy

THE END -hope you enjoyed it