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Cepheus put on his robe yet again as he prepared for his meeting with the council. They wanted to get another report on the current situation of Planet FM and what Cepheus was planning on doing next. They did this every month to make sure Cepheus was staying on the right track. Personally he thought the whole idea of the meeting was pointless, but if he had any plans on becoming king then he would need to make the council happy; even if that meant going along with their idiotic rules.

"Sir," one of his servants said as they walked into the throne room and bowed. "Your brother is not happy. He says he wants you to clearly address your plans for the Am-ians this month to the council or he will be most displeased."

Cepheus sighed and walked over to the servant, all the while shaking his head. "I already know that." he said as he began walking out of the room but paused. "Tell him to read the report of my briefing to the council as soon as it's released."

That seemed to satisfy the servant as she gave off a small smile and bowed. "Yes, your excellency."

Even as he said that he still didn't know what he was going to say to the council. Of course he distrusted the people of Planet AM, but he couldn't just declare war on them. That would just anger the council and they would just force a peace treaty. He also didn't know the strength of their military and needed to prepare. On the other hand, he couldn't be friends with the Am-ians either. That would just leave him in the open for an invasion. The only thing he could do was quietly build up a stronger army and prepare them for the imminent attack.

Cepheus shook the thoughts out of his mind and began his journey to the council, passing many groups of guards on the way. They all would stop and salute their leader before continuing their march.

The guard at the council's chamber also gave a salute as the king walked up to him. "Sir, the council is waiting for you. They don't seem happy." he said before stepping to the side and letting Cepheus in.

Cepheus didn't say anything as he walked past the guard and into the building.

After several meeting inside the council's chambers, Cepheus had grown accustomed to the room and no longer felt nearly as nervous as he once did. He found the middle of the room and stood at attention. "Sirs." he said, getting their attention.

There was the standard pause for the council to collect themselves before anyone spoke."What is your latest report on the conditions of Planet FM" the booming voice from months ago asked. Apparently he was the head of the council with all the other members usually following his lead. Their have been instances though where a huge verbal match had erupted due to two opposing sides.

Cepheus kept his expression indifferent and calmly answered." Economically, we have never done better. Almost everyone has a job with only one to two percent unemployment."

"Where have most of these jobs come from?" A new voice asked. This one sounding younger.

"Well, we have some new jobs in entertainment, our industry is booming, but most of these jobs come from the military."

Cepheus waited to speak again as the council began talking. He found out a long time ago it was bad to interrupt a council member while they were speaking.

"Why are you expanding our military. You know that the AM-ians will think of that as a threat!" a gruff voice shouted. This man was almost always against whatever Cepheus did, so it was expected.

The king took a step toward the voice before speaking. "Well the AM-ians have grown in military strength. Why shouldn't we?"

"The AM-ians haven't grown nearly as much as we have! Our military has doubled if not tripled over previous months! I mean, most of our industry is even dedicated to our military complex! And what of the people protesting for the traditional king, huh? You can't just ignore them forever and blame it on your silly paranoia with the AM-ians!"

Cepheus began to rub his temples as he tried to control his anger. This was the reason he hated talking to the council. It seemed like they were always interrogating him like he was some criminal. "Well sir, the protests have slowly been dying down and also have never caused any physical damage, so I don't think I have to do anything about them. It's not illegal to protest against the government after all."

The gruff voice let off a huff but otherwise stayed quiet. Cepheus really wished he knew who the owner of the gruff voice was so he could punch the electromagnetic waves out of him. Sadly, that day would never come.

"Speaking of Pavo, how is he fairing?" the booming voice asked.

Cepheus hesitated to answer. Whatever he said would not look good in the court, but there was nothing he could do to lower his brother's contempt for him. "He still doesn't approve of my plan, saying I'm acting too aggressively and need to trust the AM-ians. He also seems slightly interested in the protests."

"See!? This is only more reason for the protests to be put down!" the gruff voice shouted.

Cepheus didn't say anything. He didn't really have anything to say. Since the start of his temporary kingship, he had been walking a fine line between the council and his people. The council always wanted him to take drastic actions, usually towards his own people, which he couldn't without losing support and just feeling morally wrong. If he supported the people though, he would have to hand over his right to be king. Both sides were terrible to take. It didn't help that Pavo seemed to be fascinated with these protests and almost seemed like he was cheering them. It was starting to worry Cepheus.

"What are your approval ratings?" a feminine voice asked, forcing Cepheus out of his thoughts and back to the topic at hand.

"Last I checked they were around 55%...mam."

No one spoke for half a minute and Cepheus, thinking the meeting was over with, turned around and began walking out of the room.

"Wait a minute," said the booming voice. Cepheus really needed to put a name to these voices. Of course council members was supposed to remain anonymous, but Cepheus really didn't care about their anonymity. "What are your future plans concerning Planet AM."

There was murmuring coming from the members of the council as they argued with themselves. Some saying the voice was overstepping his bonds, others stating that it was possibly the most important issue nowadays. Eventually they all settled down and Cepheus could feel all their eyes on him. He looked down at the ground while he responded. "I plan to prepare for the worst but hope for the best. I'm in no position to do anything, so the AM-ians have to make the first move."

All the council members let out a hmph. None seemed entirely happy with his answer. "Well," said a feminine voice, this one sounding very old and perhaps even wise. "You are definitely not a public speaker, are you?"

"He doesn't have to be. He just needs to be a great leader." the booming voice said. "Your excellency, you are dismissed while we discuss."

Cepheus bowed before walking out. As soon as he left the building he let out a huge sigh. The council seemed particular angry today, for whatever reason that was. They were probably just mad that tensions seemed to be rising across the planet.

"I see the meeting is finally over. Took you long enough," someone shouted from inside the castle garden.

Cepheus turned around to see a two headed being, one head black and the other red, staring at him with pure red eyes. If it was anyone else but Cepheus, they would've run away screaming, but he and the two headed being went way back and were actually friends. "Hello, Gemini." he said. "I see you've made it into the castle."

Both heads smirked, something that still unnerved Cepheus to this day. "Yes, I just wanted to stop by and see how the meeting went. Judging by how you look, not too well." Cepheus grunted in response. "Anyway," he continued. "Did you hear the new rumor that's sprouted up?"

"This better not be one of your stupid conspiracy theories."

Gemini's smile widened as if he new Cepheus didn't like it. "No, this one is 100% true and about the humans." Gemini was expecting a reaction out of the king but got none. Sighing, he continued. "They are apparently trying to create a building that can be put in space. One of their first ever attempts to go into space actually. They can be such simple creatures. Why don't we just wipe them out and get it over with?"

Cepheus began to walk around Gemini and the garden in thought. Interesting, the humans were finally doing something beyond their planet. This was hardly a call for war though, especially when it would create a genocide. "Don't worry about it" Cepheus said. "The humans don't even know of our existence. I'm sure it's nothing.?"

"But sir," Gemini tried to argue. "They could be working for the AM-ians! What if they're a threat?!"

Cepheus ignored him and just waved his hand. "They are too far away to pose a threat."

"Your majesty, your majesty!" someone shouted from the other end of the courtyard. Getting annoyed, Cepheus turned around and shouted back, "What is it?!" Realizing it was a servant, he tried to calm down and contain his temper. "What do you want?" he asked.

The servant ran through the courtyard and stopped right in front of him. "It's your brother Pavo!" We can't find him! We think he fled the castle!"

Hurrah! Chapter 3 is up! We only have about a bazillion more to go! By the way, does anyone know in what episode of the anime they show the scene with Pat dying in the car crash? I can't seem to find it but want to use it so I can learn more about Gemini. Well, if you have the answer or just want to say hi, leave a review.

Reviews:

Guest: Interesting indeed.