A/N: Something different, something I was thinking about and wanted to see how it would work
The Princess Diaries doesn't belong to me
An incident occurs that sends the country into panic and the Queen into hiding with Joseph….
It was an unusually warm winter's day in Genovia and many of the people were enjoying the respite in the cold weather and the snow (although more snow was forecast for that night) and the capital, Pyrus, was bustling with people out doing their Christmas shopping, or catching up with friends (the children were disappointed that they had to go to school and that they couldn't make any snow men or snowballs to throw at each other)- it was a perfect December day, almost a Christmas card perfect day and no one suspected that something was just around the corner….something terrible that could destroy their lives and the world around them forever…..
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Sebastian Motaz was sitting in his office, preparing for the afternoon session of parliament- it would be one of the last of the year as the Christmas break was due to begin the following week- and he wanted to make sure that he was prepared, not that he wasn't.
He was just signing a final document- a document that he had to take to the parliament session so that Her Majesty could have an opportunity to peruse it herself and take action if she saw fit- in regards to upping the security at the palaces (including the Winter Palace), as there had been several security risks lately(including a vague threat on the life of the Queen herself) but he knew that they had to be prepared when suddenly….there was an enormous blast, almost like an explosion down in the main street and when he looked out the window, he could see dust and smoke coming from downtown Pyrus.
"What the…." he began, turning and reaching for the phone when his assistant and his two bodyguards raced into the room. "What's going on?" he demanded
"There was an explosion down in the main street of Pyrus….sir, we need to get you out of here…," the younger guard said, his expression calm and neutral and Sebastian knew that he could rely on them to get him to safety.
"Was it a bomb?"
"We're not sure, sir."
"Where are we going?"
"Somewhere safe, sir."
"What about Sheila and Marissa…."
"We've already contacted people who will be there…sir, we have to insist that we need to go."
"Fine," he grabbed his coat and began following his assistant out of the room and they hastily made their way out towards the back exit.
"What about Her Majesty… and the parliament?" He knew that there was an emergency procedure in place for situations like this (code named Operation Leaf, not that that title made any sense) but in his eight years as Prime Minister, as well as the time before that as a parliamentary secretary, nothing like this had happened before.
"All systems are go…. they will all be protected but sir…."
"I know, I know…will I be contacted as soon as we know more?"
"Of course sir," as they stepped outside to the waiting black car and Sebastian glanced down the street for a moment before ducking into the car, followed by his assistant.
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Meanwhile, at the palace, all was calm and quiet- the Queen was working in her study, the rest of the palace staff were going about their daily business and the security team that protected Her Majesty were either milling around in the security hub or were on the grounds and inside the palace.
Joseph Bonnell, the Queen's personal bodyguard as well as her Head of Security, was sitting at his desk, completing his usual daily reports when he suddenly heard a shout from outside and he immediately to see Scott, his second in charge, as well as a few other men, huddled around the small television in the corner.
"Haven't we got anything better to do with our time, gentlemen?" he asked sarcastically before Scott (aka Shades) turned around, his expression grim.
"There was an explosion that went off in the main street of Pyrus," he said brusquely and Joseph instantly felt chilled to the bone.
"What happened?"
"They don't know….apparently there's no injuries as such…. But…."
Before he could say anything else, the phone beside Joseph rang and he grabbed it. He listened in silence for a few moments before he slammed down the phone, the security hub in complete silence, the tension obvious as they all waited for Joseph to speak.
"What's happening?"
"This is not a false alarm," he began in a grim voice, his expression just as forbidding. "There has been a bomb attack in the town centre and while there are no serious injuries as such, they also haven't found the perpetrators. Therefore, Operation Leaf has been put into action…."
The men stood up straight, the tension ever increasing- if the procedure name Leaf had been put into action, it was serious- and that there was quite a lot to be done.
"So….what now?"
"As of now….we are in a state of emergency."