And now, the long awaited, officially Eraman Approved sequel to her fanfiction "What Brothers are For". If you have not read that story yet, go to Eraman's profile and read it ASAP. For one, it is an AMAZING story. For two, many things in this story will make NO SENSE if you have not read WBAF first. Hopefully, this story will be half as great as the original. I would like to take this chance to once again tell my dear friend Eraman a massive THANK YOU for giving me her full permission and blessing to write this story, and for helping me overcome the writer block that has come to me on the chapters so far. Who knows, dear readers...MAYBE I can even coaxed Eraman herself into co-writing a few chapters with me.

And now, without farther ado, we shall begin our story!

It had been a few years since the war that had over thrown Sylvester. Since then, the lands had been peaceful. Well...for the most part. There had been a few minor problems, but nothing ground shaking. Just little disturbances every now and again.

There was buzz around the land of when the first royal child from Austin and Justine would be. The two of them said that it would happen when it happened and that until it did, they were just going to enjoy being married. Still, the people were anxious and impatient, and rumors spread like wild fire. Untrue and often horrible things were said: that Justine was infertile, that Austin was sleeping elsewhere, that Queen Justine was still King Justin down below, even that there had been a child and it had somehow died. Trent and his gossip whores tried to stop this chatter before it got back to Justine, but they were often unsuccessful. The queen tried to put on a brave face and pretend it didn't hurt her, but Austin confessed that he'd often had to hold her as she cried at night. And sadly, nothing could be done. No matter how they tried to set the record straight, the lies never stopped coming.

Schuester and his band of merry morons were still traveling around the land, spreading far and wide their message of peace and pacifism. This was all fine and well, but every so often they gave the kingdom a bit of trouble. They'd tell lies and false war stories to try to paint the King of Thieves as a villain. This, again, was not an issue, as all are allowed to speak freely what they feel, but it lead to issues. Either people believed it or they didn't. With the people split, the message of non-violence was quickly forgotten and fights often broke out in which innocent people got hurt. It was usually up to the Warblers to restore the peace. Mike often went with them, as he was good at getting people to calm down, shut up, and listen.

The Sue sympathizers were still around, though it was more of an underground now. Trent's spy network would occasionally turn up sectors of it, but as soon as that head was cut off, 6 more sprung up in it's place. It was comparative to the behavior of the ancient Hydra. This quickly led to a name for the group: The Sylvester National Alliance for Kingdom Eliminate or S.N.A.K.E. for short. Not many of them were actually dangerous, just annoying. Though, there were a few that were legitimate threats, and they were top priority to find and deal with. This task was assigned to Trent's top spies: Luke, John, and Chris. It quickly became Chris's favorite project, as he took great pride in being able to "bring those scumbags to justice."

A more violent disturbance came when a brutish tribe of robbers known as Thurston invaded the land. They were ruthless and deadly, killing anyone who didn't give them what they wanted or went against their purist ideals. Wildly homophobic, many young men and women fell to their wrath. The Warblers had managed to get them fairly well under control, but every so often they decided to raise hell again. Each time they did, they did it well. It was a ticking time bomb wondering when they'd strike again. Wes had taken the cause of exterminating them very personally, and with good reason, as Thurston often made threats against his Warblers. Some of those threats had regretfully been followed through on. The worst was the murder of Fred. No one had ever expected the blacksmith to be a target, but he was. The attack was brutal and bloody, the Thurstons making an example of him. This only lit Wes's fire hotter inside him. No one hurt his friends and got away with it!

Other than those few problems, all had been well. Hunter, Thad and Sebastian were traveling around between the elven societies to explain what happened in Westerville and Lima. They'd finished with the local tribes and had moved on to groups in other kingdoms, spreading far and wide the tales of the evil queen and the King of Thieves. They were often gone for months on end without word, only to pop up by surprise out of nowhere. No one knew when they'd come or go. They never said where they went. But as it would seem, all the elven guilds sang the praises of the King of Thieves.

Mike and Tina were married now, which really no one was surprised by. What was a little odd for some more traditional folks was the fact that Wes was still a bachelor. It was usually the practice that the eldest had to be wed before the younger siblings could be married. Wes just laughed at this, saying he had yet to find a women for whom he would settle down. The Warblers all joked that Wes would stay unwed always, for no women...or man, for some suspected he might swing for such...held a spirit strong enough to tame him.

Chris, John, and Luke had grown even closer over their time together, though some had doubted that was possible. There was gossip among the gossip whores and sparrows about their relationship, which quickly spilled over to the Warblers. Some said John and Luke were sleeping together. Others said Luke and Chris were in love with each other. Still others said Chris and John were dating. No one seemed to be able to get their facts straight. Though, in this case, nobody really minded. Even the trio themselves found the rumors amusing, never confirming nor denying any of it. Sometimes they do things more intimately than normal JUST to drive their friends crazy. It became a sort of game for them. A much needed way to lighten the mood.

The kingdom was peaceful. All was well. Everyone was relatively happy. They thought the dark days of war and fighting were over for good. But they had no idea what was coming.

And there you have it my dears! The introduction to our grand adventure! Until next time my darlings, hope you enjoy!