The Emperor's New Family!
By: Sarah Fox
Author's note: Hello, my name is Sarah and this is my first ever fanfiction! I'm so excited to share my ideas and fantasies based on The Emperor's New Groove. This story is a series about Kuzco's family. It features some flashbacks and snippets of the series The Emperor's New School. This again is my first time so the story might have some loop holes in it, but I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1: A Grand Celebration!
The sun shined brightly in the sky. The birds were chirping, and the flowers were blooming. The cool breeze made the trees dance and the air was peaceful, until…
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Yatta screamed. She was running all over the palace halls like a chicken without a head.
"Excuse me. Excuse me!" she yelled as she pushed through servants, chefs, and maids in the hallway. She made her way into the kitchen knocking over pots, pans, food carts, and even some chefs that were in her way.
"Sorry." She said as she continued to run. She rounded the corner of the hallway. As she turned the corner, she bumped into Kronk. The two fell down knocking Kronk's tray of spinach puffs to the floor.
"Oh man! These were fresh out of the oven!" Kronk groaned.
"Sorry Kronk." Yatta said, helping him pick up the crushed puffs.
"Why are you running Yatta? What's wrong?" Kronk asked.
"No time for chit chat! I have to find the rings." Yatta said in panic.
"You lost them?!" Kronk gasped as he finally realized what Yatta said.
"I didn't lose them, I kinda sorta miss placed them heh heh." She laughed a nervous laugh. Kronk wasn't convinced. He gave Yatta a suspicious look. Yatta's smile turned into a frown as she knew that Kronk didn't believe her.
"Okay fine. I lost the rings." She admitted.
"Oh no! The wedding is in six hours! How are we supposed to find these rings? Kuzco would be furious! That would really ruin his groove; and Malina! Oh, Malina would be heart broken. This is her big day and you ruined it!" Kronk said as he began to cry.
"Gee thanks Kronk." Yatta said sarcastically. "Look, are you gonna help me find them or what?"
"I'll help you, but we're gonna need more people."
"More people?" Yatta asked in disgust. "We definitely don't need more people knowing that the rings are missin'. Before you know it, word will get out to Kuzco and Malina and trust me, they are the last people that need to know about this."
"So what should we do?"
"We split up and stall the bride and groom." Yatta said as she handed Kronk a walkie talkie.
"What's this for?" Kronk asked.
"It's a walkie talkie. We will communicate with each other to check on our progress."
"Riiiiigggghhhhttt." Kronk said as he winked.
"Remember, we have to stall Kuzco and Malina. You work on Kuzco, while I work on Malina."
"But how do I stall Kuzco? When it comes to Malina, he won't let anything or anyone get in his way."
"Huh, I guess you're right. Well, you're his best man. I'm sure he'll listen to you. Besides, a lot of grooms need their best man, especially before the wedding. Just give him some advice or something. Just stall him!"
"Yes ma'am!" Kronk said as he jumped up and saluted Yatta.
"Alright, good luck Kronk. Call me on the walkie talkie if you find anything."
"Right." Kronk said as they split up. Kronk went off to find Kuzco and Yatta went off to find Malina. What could possibly go wrong?
Meanwhile, in the secret lab…
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Yzma laughed. She was in the secret lab standing in front of potions, test tubes, and vials (the usual secret lab scenery). "This plan is absolutely BRRRRRRRILLIANT! Oh Yzma, you've done it again! This is perfect! Stealing these rings was genius! HAHAHAHA!" She said as she kissed the rings. "This would ruin Kuzco for good. With no rings, there will be no wedding, and with no wedding, there will be no more Malina, and with no more Malina, Kuzco will be a WRECK! And I will finally become empress!" She said with another evil laugh. She looked at her crocodile who was just sitting there with a bored expression on his face. All he did was blink when Yzma finished her rant.
"What? You don't think that can happen? Well, I have the perfect plan. I know, first, I'll show up at the wedding (The screen is all black with a pink picture of Kuzco and Malina holding hands at the altar). Then, when the time comes for the rings, I'll turn myself into a fire breathing dragon, and eat Kuzco! (Now there is a picture of a dragon picking up Kuzco, and eating him). It's BRILLIANT! HAHAHAHAHA!" She laughed as she looked at the crocodile again. He had the same boring expression on his face like the last time. He just blinked again.
"Fine. I'll just hold on to them, wait for the right opportunity and demand that I become empress in exchange for the rings. That's much better." There was an awkward silence. All she could hear was the sound of water dripping.
"Where is Kronk? He's better at helping me come up with these plans. Oh that's right, he's Kuzco's best man." She paused and gave a grim smile. "Perfect." She said with a sinister grin.
Back at the palace…
Malina was in the balcony, watching the serene scenery of the sun beaming down on the hills of the village. She sat there poking at her breakfast remembering the times when she use to be a peasant. When Kuzco proposed to her, he also allowed her to move in to the palace with him. It was a tough decision, but because she loved Kuzco, she agreed to stay with him. Living in a palace with servants coming at your every call is great, but she enjoyed the simple things in life. She enjoyed herding sheep, babysitting village kids, and going to school like a normal peasant girl. She didn't think that she could handle all the luxury and attention that a life as the future empress had to offer. She continued to think about these things until Yatta came into the balcony.
"Hey sugar. How's the bride-to-be doing?" Yatta said with a smile.
Malina sighed. "Not good." She said with a groan.
"What's wrong? I thought a bride should be happy on her wedding day."
"No Yatta, I am happy. It's just that, I don't think I'm ready to be empress."
"What? Malina, not ready? Ha! Malina, when have you ever been nervous about something?"
"Yatta, I'm not nervous, I'm scared. I was a peasant all my life. I know nothing about being royal. Kuzco is the emperor and I'll be his empress. What if I make him look bad or what if I start acting like a peasant when I'm supposed to be living like a queen? What if Kuzco thinks less of me? What if I throw off his groove?" All this was making Malina even more worried. Disappointing Kuzco was her biggest fear of being an empress. She doesn't want her subjects, or her husband to think less of her.
"Oh honey stop your fussin'. Kuzco loves you. He's crazy about you and I'm sure if you just be yourself, he will love you even more! Trust me, Kuzco didn't use to care about anyone but himself, but all of that changed when he met you. You showed him that there's more to life than being the center of attention all of the time. He would understand. He loves you no matter what, and no amount of "groove" would come between that."
"You really think so?"
"Sweetie, I know so." Yatta said as they hugged each other.
"You're right, Kuzco does love me. And today is the day that we show our love to the world! I gotta get dressed!" Malina said as she was making her way to the exit of the balcony.
"Wait!" Yatta yelled as she blocked the entrance.
"Yatta, what's going on?"
"Um, I almost forgot, I uh, got a surprise for you!" Yatta said with a nervous smile.
"What surprise?" Malina asked confused.
"I'll show you." Yatta said as she led Malina out of the balcony.
Meanwhile, Kuzco was in the throne room. He was pacing around his throne rubbing his forehead. Kronk stepped in and found Kuzco moaning and groaning and walking back and forth in front of his throne.
"Hey buddy!" Kronk called. Kuzco stopped pacing and saw Kronk at the door.
"Oh, hey Kronk. Come in." he said in a lackadaisical tone. He slid down the tassel at the side of his throne as if it were a pole. He met up with Kronk in the middle of the room.
"So, you ready to get hitched?" Kronk asked with a smile.
"Yeah, about that." Kuzco said with a sigh.
"You're not getting cold feet are you?" Kronk said with a gasp.
"No. I'm just a tiny bit nervous."
"Kuzco is nervous." Kronk said as he burst into laughter. "Seriously Kuzco, what's wrong?" Kronk said as he wiped tears from his eyes.
"I'm serious you meathead! I don't think I'm ready for this. Malina is the hottiest hottie in the world and what if I'm not good enough for her?" Kuzco said with a sigh.
"Woa woa woa. Hold it right there. Kuzco this is Malina we're talking about. She's nuts about you. She loves you for who you are. I'm sure she'll love you even if you make mistakes."
"Really?"
"Yup. I mean if Malina didn't love you, she wouldn't agree to marry you."
"Woa now Kronk, I'm Emperor Kuzco. How could she resist me?" Kuzco said with a smug smile.
"You just can't help yourself can you?"
"What? It's true! I'm irresistible! Boom Bam!" Kuzco said as he struck a pose.
"Kuzco, being married is all about sacrifice. I learned with "Birdy-poo"(Ms. Birdwell, Kronk's wife) that love is all about sacrificing your selfish desires to help the one that you care about. Being a husband, and eventually a dad is a huge responsibility. You can't take this so lightly."
"Wow Kronk that was amazing. You should be a marriage counselor."
"Kuzco!" Kronk said sternly.
"Alright, I guess I have a lot of work to do."
"Well, if you love Malina, all that work would be worth it."
"You know what Kronk, you're right. Let's get this wedding over with!" Kuzco said as he began to exit the throne room.
"Wait!" Kronk said as he blocked the entrance.
"What are you doing?" Kuzco asked confused.
"Um, I forgot you have to do some royal taste testing." Kronk said with a nervous smile.
"Royal taste testing?"
"Oh yeah. You have to taste the food before its served to make sure everything is okay for the big day you know?"
"Oh ok. Let's do that then." Kuzco said as Kronk led him out of the throne room.
While they were walking, a young servant girl stopped them.
"Emperor Kuzco! There is some terrible news!" she yelled.
"What is it?" Kuzco asked.
"The rings are missing!" the lady yelled.
"WHAT?!" Kuzco and Kronk said at the same time.
To be continued…