Of Royals and Men: Prolog
Nick sighed. It had been a long and happy life. He had seen what he had wanted to see and he had done what he had wanted to do. He had seen his little boy grow up. He had seen his only child become a man and get married. His son was happy. Then he had seen his only grandson grow up and get married. He was happy too. Then he had witnessed the birth of his great granddaughter. Nick hoped he would live long enough to see her grow up and be happy as well. Esmeralda would have been so proud.
Now that Nick thought about it, it was kind of a miracle that everything had ended up this well. Looking back on it now, he would never have changed a thing.
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Flashback:
The year was 2015. The world had just survived world war 3. The democracies were failing and the government leaders were rash imbeciles with no idea how to govern a country. After the war had ended, the people of America rose up and demanded a new government. During one particularly violent protest the Capital Building was stormed and the constitution was ripped in half.
The government was over thrown and the democracy was replaced by a monarchy. The country of America became the kingdom of America. Soon the rest of the nations around the world followed.
There was still tension between the Kingdoms though. The anger and resentment of war was not something one gets over quickly.
To try and bring the Kingdoms together, the Kings and Queens around the world devised a plan to bring the Kingdoms together and build a sense of trust. This plan was called The Selection. This plan stated that once a prince turned eight his parents would look at the other kingdoms around the globe and see what other kingdoms had a princess who was an eligible age for the selection. They would then pick thirty-two of these girls and notify their parents. If the Parents gave their consent, these Princesses would spend the next ten years of their summers, weekends, and any free time they had with the prince trying to win his heart. The prince would be required to eliminate three girls each year so that on the year of his eighteenth birthday, he would have two princesses left to choose from. The Princess he chooses would be his bride.
This system meant that a Prince from Taiwan could marry a Princess from Italy. Or a Princess from Poland could marry a Prince from South Africa. It created allies across the globe and brought forth a sense of unity as one world; each nation helping each other.
This system was still in place fifteen generations later when Prince Nicholas Fury assumed the throne of America. Prince Nicholas was the only child of the late King Andrew and Queen Victoria. He married a Princess by the name of Esmeralda. The new King Nicholas and Queen Esmeralda ruled happily over the land for two years before disaster struck.
The beautiful queen died two months after giving birth to the couple's only child. The grief stricken king could not bring himself to marry again and so the young prince was raised by his father. Nick decided to honor his wife and named the boy after her favorite Prince; Prince Philip from the Disney classic, Sleeping Beauty.
"He's the only one who was actually given a name!" She always said
Prince Philip, Known as Phil by his wife and father, married a Princess named Maria. By this time Nick had had enough of ruling. It was stressful ruling a country, especially by yourself. Imagine having to simultaneously raise a child by yourself. Nick was ready to sit back and enjoy retirement.
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So King Philip took the throne. While He and Queen Maria settled into their new positions and the kingdom was celebrating to welcome the new king and queen, a small family in the state of Iowa was having their own special celebration.
Eve Barton looked down at her new born son and smiled
"Welcome to the family, Clint"
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Two years after Phil and Maria took the throne, the royal family ran into a little problem. Well, it was actually kind of a big problem. Maria couldn't have kids. Ever. The problem was that Maria's family had a genetic mutation that either prevented or made it nearly impossible to have children. The mutation had skipped Maria's mother, but apparently she wasn't so lucky.
The mutation was a problem because if you couldn't have kids, you couldn't produce heirs and thereby basically eliminating the royal bloodline. Queens who couldn't have kids could be tried for treason to the crown and killed. Phil, however, loved his wife dearly and would never dream of having her killed. At the same time though, the King needed an Heir to carry on his legacy. Nick and Phil had no idea what to do.
The situation solved its self when a tragedy struck a small town in Iowa. Eve Barton's Husband was driving the family home from diner at a friend's house late one night in December. Ice on the roads made driving incredibly risky. The car spun out of control and crashed into a forest. The accident killed Eve, her husband, and their four year old son, Barnie. Only her two year old son, Clint, survived, leaving the boy an orphan.
When the King and Queen heard about the tragedy, they quickly adopted the young boy, solving their problems of finding an heir and Clint's problem of finding a family. They raised Clint as their own and loved him dearly. But Clint was fast approaching the age of eight. What would they do then?
A/N: Hey everybody! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of Of Royals and Men. Please review and comment. Sorry if this chapter was really long. The next two chapters are going to be extremely short so I should have them posted soon. They are just going to be some background info on what Clint and Natasha think being royal is like and a little bit about their past. I will do shout outs to the people who comment so contact me if you have any ideas on where I can take this story. Also in case you haven't realized it King Nicholas=Nick Fury, King Philip=Phil Coulson, Queen Maria= Maria Hill, Clint Barton=Clint Barton. King Andrew, Queen Victoria, and Queen Esmeralda= random people I made up on the spot. See ya!
-Tamealio