30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce, Episode XXI: "Flight of the Jaquins"
by William "Blissey" Raymer
Based on the Disney Channel television series Elena of Avalor
Created by Craig Gerber
"Capt. Gabriel Lorca," "Commander Saru" and "Lt. Cmdr. Michael Burnham" characters taken from
the CBS Television Studios for CBS All Access television series Star Trek: Discovery
Created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman
Based on Star Trek Created by Gene Roddenberry
"Scarlett Warrior" concepts taken from the Sofia the First fan-fiction series The Scarlett Saga
Created by Ben10Man
With special thanks also to Ben10Man for providing inspiration for the conversation to come in this Prologue.
Previously on 30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce...
King William and Queen Sofia rejoined the Enterprise as it headed to the Unaligned World of Ghost in the Shell on a mission to help the secret anti-terror organization known as Section 9 defeat the remnants of a powerful cybernetics corporation.
After the Enterprise's away team discovered the A.I.C. had been working with the corporation's security forces in an attempt to take revenge on Section 9, King William and members of the Enterprise crew confronted the A.I.C. forces.
They were led by Missy, formerly known as The Master—the renegade Time Lord who led the A.I.C. forces during the crew's visit to the World of Descendants. Although the Enterprise was victorious, Missy was still able to escape.
PROLOGUE
World of Sofia the First
Kingdom of Cinnabar
Cinnabar Royal Castle—Grove of Memory
The plaque in front of the tree King William of Cinnabar stood at read "In Loving Memory of Scarlett Katherine Felchenerow, Queen of Cinnabar. At her request, none of her remains are buried here." A single tear slipped down William's face as all the memories he shared with his aunt came rushing back to him.
Suddenly, William could hear footsteps behind him. William pulled his Enterprise phaser from his holster and turned to see the source of the footsteps. William's jaw dropped as he stared into the mirror image of Scarlett herself.
"I don't want to frighten you," the mirror image said. William recovered his composure and pointed the phaser at the woman's chest. "Stay where you are," William said.
"All right," the mirror image said. "But, if it's all right with you, there are some things I'd like to explain. I realize that it may be impossible for you to understand what I have to say to you, William."
The mirror looked past William at the tree planted in Scarlett's memory. "I thought I knew what to say to you, but I don't," she continued. "Except, that is, that I'm sorry."
"You can't be Scarlett," William said as he returned the phaser to its holster. "She's dead. I killed her myself when I had to invoke the Phoenix Protocol."
"Scarlett is indeed dead," the mirror said as she returned her gaze to William. "I'm her twin sister, Princess Rose Katarina Felchenerow."
William looked at Rose and knew that what Rose had told him was the truth. "Why didn't Aunt Scarlett ever introduce me to you?" William said.
"You already knew me," Rose said. "You just never realized it, for I look exactly like her. Let me ask you this, William."
Rose sat down in the shade of Scarlett's tree and gestured for William to join her. "Have you ever wondered how Scarlett was able to uphold her obligations as Queen of Cinnabar and handle living as the Scarlett Warrior at the same time?" she asked. William nodded.
"The truth is that we took each other's places constantly so that we could uphold those duties without anyone realizing it," Rose answered.
"Rose, why did Scarlett never mention you to me?" William said. "No one could know," Rose said. "The original Scarlett Warrior is dead, and by all accounts, I don't exist. I had to disappear in order to prevent my mistakes from catching up with you—and to keep the A.I.C. from hurting you, Sofia or anyone else. Scarlett had to have you invoke the Phoenix Protocol—it was the only way to keep the Scarlett Warrior powers from falling into their hands."
"Well then, why did you come back now?" William said. "Scarlett and Yen Sid both agreed that the time would come when you still needed your aunt to train you even after you assumed the Scarlett Warrior powers," Rose said. "Before Scarlett died, I agreed to protect you no matter what...from the shadows, of course."
"William, I realize more than you may know how it hurts to lose everyone you love. Now, we both speak for the dead," Rose continued. "If you lose hope, then the A.I.C. has already won. Your mother and Scarlett will have died for nothing. I cannot come to terms with the world like that...and I happen to know for a fact that you cannot either."
"You're right, Aunt Rose," William said. "After all, you were there all along. You always could read me like a book."
"I'm not the same person that I was before, William. Scarlett and I used to be arrogant—enough so to believe that it was our destiny to defeat the A.I.C. and save the multiverse. But after all we did to keep our activities a secret, the power to make a difference still managed to find its way to the only person in the multiverse who could possibly unlock it."
Rose looked at William. "I realize now that it was never our destiny to save anything. It is, was and always shall be yours," she said.
"Thank you for saying all this, Aunt Rose," William said. "And you know, Scarlett's place on the Enterprise crew is yours if you want it. I'm sure that Mal..."
"I can't stay here," Rose interrupted. "I need to remain in hiding for a little while longer. You see, the A.I.C. cannot know that I am alive. Otherwise, they can use me to get to you. For the moment, just know this: I'll always be watching over you. And I am sure that Scarlett is too."
William closed his eyes and thought about what Rose had told him. But, by the time William reopened his eyes, Rose was nowhere to be seen.
"Your Majesty!" a voice called out. William looked over to see a Cinnabar Royal Guardsman walk up to him. "Sir, Queen Sofia is asking for you," he said.
"Why didn't you beep my Mobilates?" William said. The Royal Guardsman reached under the jacket of his Royal Guard uniform and withdrew a black, red, gold and silver object. "You forgot to take it with you when you came here to the Grove of Memory," the Guardsman said before handing the Mobilates to William.
"Oh. Wonder why I did that," William said before clipping his Mobilates to his utility belt. "The Queen is at the castle village clinic, observing the staff at work," the Guardsman said. "If you want, I can escort you."
"No need," William said. William held two fingers to his forehead and closed his eyes. Using the powers of the Scarlett Warrior, William zeroed in on Sofia's energy signature and disappeared in a cloud of red mist.
William resolved near the clinic and walked in. He smiled as he saw his wife, Queen Sofia, come down
the corridor. She was accompanied by a tall, slender African-American woman in a doctor's lab coat. "Sofia!" William said.
Sofia smiled as she walked up to and kissed William. "I was wondering when you were going to get here," Sofia said when the kiss broke.
The woman with Sofia smiled and curtsied to William. "Your Majesty, it is an honor and a pleasure to welcome you to the clinic. I am Doctor Joanne McStuffins, but you may call me 'Doc,'" she said. "I hope you realize, though, that you missed the tour."
"I know, Doc," William said. "However, I know that Sofia enjoyed herself." "I did indeed," Sofia said. "In fact, I have a proposal for you, Doc McStuffins."
"Oh?" Doc said. "As you undoubtedly know, we are in need of top-quality talent in all fields to join the Scarlett Army," Sofia said. "Specifically, on the Army's flagship—the DDV Enterprise. Our current chief physician, Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, has other obligations on ship that she must be allowed to attend to."
"And you want me to act as the Enterprise's C.M.O.," Doc said. "Exactly," Sofia said. "Of course, the decision is up to you," William said.
Doc thought for a moment, then smiled at William and Sofia. "I'd love to," she said. "Then go and pack your gear," William said. "Gavan's Glory takes off for Challenger Base in four hours." Doc nodded again at William and Sofia, then moved off.
A few hours later, Doc walked up to where Gavan's Glory was perched on a landing pad at the Royal Guard barracks. In the cockpit, William smiled at Sofia and a silver-colored being seated at the other control panel nearby.
"E.R.I.N., open the embarkation hatch, please," William said. The physical form of E.R.I.N., the DDV Enterprise's artificial intelligence system, nodded, then tapped a key.
William and Sofia stood from their pilot's chairs and made their way to the passenger compartment. Doc smiled when she saw William and Sofia. "Doctor Joanne McStuffins, reporting for duty," she said. "William, Sofia, this is E.R.I.N. Departure preparations are complete. We may take off at your discretion," E.R.I.N. said.
"Proceed, E.R.I.N.," Sofia said. "We're on our way back to the cockpit." William gestured for Doc to follow him and Sofia back to the cockpit.
A few hours later, Gavan's Glory exited a dimensional fold on the outskirts of Challenger Base's defense perimeter. "Challenger Base Approach control, this is Gavan's Glory, requesting permission to dock with DDV Enterprise," William said.
"Patching you through to the Enterprise, Your Majesty," the voice of the Challenger Base approach controller said.
Aboard Dimensional Defense Vessel Enterprise SAV-1701-A, Commander's Ready Room
Princess Consort Mal of Auradon, the head of the Scarlett Army's space defense forces (and by extension, the commander of the Enterprise herself) was in the ship's Ready Room when a voice came on the comm. "Princess Consort Mal to the Bridge, please," it said.
"On my way, Kara," Mal said before standing up and making her way onto the Bridge. Kara Zor-El, known on her world as "Supergirl," stood from the command chair. "Gavan's Glory is approaching, requesting permission to dock," Kara said.
"Tell King William permission is granted," Mal said.
Back on Gavan's Glory, the Enterprise docking controller on duty came on the comm. "Enterprise to Gavan's Glory. You are cleared for docking," the controller said. "Acknowledged," William said. "Initiating docking procedures."
As William tapped the control to begin the docking procedure, Sofia turned to E.R.I.N. "E.R.I.N., can you interface with the Enterprise and register Doc?" Sofia said. "Of course," E.R.I.N. said. "When Commander Antilles and his team set up the link between my body and the Enterprise computer, they rigged it so I can interface using a quantum entanglement communicator. So, as long as my body and the Enterprise are in the same dimension, I can access all of the Enterprise's systems and functions."
"Then, please interface with the Enterprise and prepare for new user authorization," Sofia said. E.R.I.N. nodded, then made a handprint scanner and retinal scanner appear from her body. "New user, please identify for handprint, voiceprint and retinal scan," E.R.I.N. said.
Doc placed her hand on the scanner. "Doctor Joanne McStuffins," she said. E.R.I.N.'s eyes glowed, then returned to normal. "Registration complete," E.R.I.N. said. "A communicator has been prepared for you, which will be waiting for you in your quarters."
"Thank you, E.R.I.N.," Doc said. William watched as an honor guard formed in the landing bay as Gavan's Glory came to a stop in the center of the bay. Mal stepped forward as the embarkation hatch opened to allow William, Sofia and Doc to step on the deck.
"Atten-hut!" Mal said. The honor guard saluted William and Sofia with their arms crossed across their chests, their phasers placed against their left shoulders.
"As you were," William said. The honor guard relaxed, yet remained at attention. "Welcome aboard, William, Sofia," Mal said.
"Thanks, Mal," William said. Mal's gaze then turned towards Doc. "Who is this?" Mal asked. "Mal, this is Doctor xxxx McStuffins, our new chief physician," Sofia said. Doc stepped forward, her hand extended. "Just call me 'Doc,'" she said.
"Welcome aboard, Doc," Mal said as she shook Doc's hand. "I've already been registered, so I can get right to work," Doc said. "Then, I'll show you to Sickbay," Mal said. She then turned to the honor guard. "Dismissed," she said.
The honor guard members dispersed, following Mal and Doc out of the landing bay. William, Sofia and E.R.I.N. walked into the corridor and into a nearby turbolift. "Deck 5," William said. The turbolift began to move as William turned to E.R.I.N. "E.R.I.N., is there any word on where our next mission will be?" William said.
E.R.I.N. nodded. "The World of Elena of Avalor," she said. "Avalor?!" Sofia said. "Yes, Sofia," E.R.I.N. said. "However, in this world, Avalor is the name of a kingdom filled with Latin culture and traditions, not the name of a legendary hero as in your world."
"Avalor was once under the spell of an evil witch named Shuriki," E.R.I.N. continued. "After an attack on Avalor Castle which claimed the lives of the king and queen, the kingdom's Crown Princess Elena was imprisoned for four decades in that dimension's Amulet of Avalor."
Sofia touched her Amulet of Avalor as E.R.I.N. continued: "After being freed from the Amulet by her world's version of you, Sofia, Elena worked alongside her in order to defeat Shuriki. However, Master Yen Sid has learned that Shuriki had survived her defeat at Elena and the other Sofia's hands and is plotting revenge on Avalor."
"Say no more, E.R.I.N.," William said. "As soon as Mal returns to the Bridge, we'll depart for the World of Elena of Avalor and do what we need to do."
::TBC::