Chapter 4: - The Horned King's Castle
The Horned King looked over at all the villains and monsters that had been gathered after hearing his summoning. They all sat at seats at the long table with him sitting at the head of the table and the wicked Fae sitting at the seat at the other end of the table. The Creeper had done well, and that was saying something about the hunched-back goblin. That goblin would trip over his own shadow.
The skeletal king rose from his seat. The action caught the attention of all the gathered villains from Hades to Jafar. The once loud Great Hall became a deadly silence that one could hear a pin dropping. His red furred clock followed every slight movement that he made. His red eyes looked over at all the gathered villains. Some straightened their backs from begin in his presence, while others shrunk in their seats for the repulsive look of The Horned King.
"It is truly good to see that you have answered my calls with such little time!" The Horned King rasped. He spread out his arms so that he included all the Disney villains. He wanted to win them over for his plans to succeed.
"What is this all about? And how are we sure that you will not stab any or not all of us in the back?" asked a creature that The Horned King had never seen before.
"I can assure you I will not do that!" The Horned King replied on looking only at the villain that had spoken out. "That is if you will not do the same with me then we are allies for the time being. Now to get down to business! An ancient artefact has recently been discovered. An artefact that can helps us take the Magic Kingdom and the Other World!" The Horned King said getting everyone's attention, even the beast that had questioned him. "I have had you summoned here because we now have a way to fight against the Light. The Black Cauldron!" he said simply to the gathered villains.
An uproar had been predicted by The Horned King and his guards. The trolls that acted as The Horned King bodyguards stepped out of the shadows that they had been standing in. They remained behind the villain's seats. Villains like Walt and the two wizards were terrified of The Black Cauldron.
Jafar was able to speak over the shouts and curses that were thrown at The Horned King. The Horned King showed no emotion like he always did, but Creeper had hide into the shadows. "The Black Cauldron is just a legend, Horned King nothing more!" Jafar said shrugging his shoulders at the idea of the Horned King, his leader going after something that was just legend.
"A Legend, Jafar?" The Horned King asked sitting back down as the Creeper brought the map that he had found in that ancient castle many miles away from both his castle and the Magic Kingdom. "A Legend that has a map to it?" he asked snatching the map from Creeper. Creeper flinched in fear of being smacked in the head by his master. The Horned King dropped the old yellowed parchment onto the table for the evil Sorcerer and everyone else at the table. The Horned King could only give a crocked smile when he saw an evil smile on Jafar's face.
"I have a proposition to make to you all, if you are interested!" The Horned King said still keeping his seat. His red eyes looked over at all the gathered villains that had answered his call. He saw them all looking at each other before looking back at him. He had got all their attentions. "The Legend of the Cauldron is real, and there is a quest to find it. With all your help the ancient artefact can be found before Walt and those two bumbling wizards know what is going on. Work with me and you can take away everything that the heroes from your world has prevented you from getting what you want all these years: Total Domination! All I need is to find the Black Cauldron and raise the army that will help us to take The Magic Kingdom!" The Horned King said glancing over at all the villains gathered in his castle before resting his red eyes onto Maleficent. The Fae was petting the wing of her black bird. She was not even interested in the whole meeting.
Jafar rose from his seat The Horned Kings attention. "What do we get for helping you, Horned King?" he asked holding his sceptre with the cobra head at the top of it.
The Horned King rose from his seat. That very action caused Jafar to go back to his seat. "You can keep your life, Jafar! And rule that pathetic kingdom of sand of yours as long as you bow to me! If not well!" The Horned King hissed through clenched teeth as two massive trolls edged closer to the Sorcerer. Jafar could just see the ugly brutes from the corner of his eye. The Sorcerer shrunk in his seat and The Horned King could only smile in knowing that Jafar was not going to stand against him in his plans, "Well you get the picture! Now who is with me?" he asked retaking his seat.
Maleficent could only watch from where she sat at the other end of the table from The Horned King. These creatures hated him, but they would follow his orders out of fear. Well, it seemed that she had found a way in on gaining support from the likes of Jafar and Hades. She just needed to show them that she was far better than The Horned King, and that was when the Black Cauldron came into the plan. Maleficent had only told him in hopes that he would find it and lead her to it. There she would use her magic to summon the Heartless that was needed for her plans, not his plans. With the Heartless at her side, rather than Trolls the things around her will fall along with the Palace Guards of the Magic Kingdom. No one will be left standing when she was finished with them.
She kept stroking Diablo's black wings when a noise attracted her attention. It sounded like someone tripping over their own feet followed by a gasp of shock. Diablo had also heard the noise and was already heading in that direction.
"We seem to have a guest!" she shouted without looking to concerned about the whole thing as she watched Diablo flying to the stair case.
"What?" shouted The Horned King rising from his seat. Creeper scurried to the shadows as the trolls started smacking themselves in the face by The Horned King's magic. The goblin knew way to well what The Horned King done when he was mad. "Find the intruder. NOW! All you go!" he shouted at all the gathered villains, monsters and demons that sat seated in the long table. In a flurry of movement and scrapping chairs the Grand Hall was nearly empty. The Horned King sat back in his seat to face Maleficent. The Fae looked too relax for her own good.
"Your enemies are making their moves against you, Horned King!" she said taking a hold of her staff. She used the black stick to get back to her feet. "Now if you will excuse me, I have work to do!" she said before disappearing in an eruption of green flames.
Creeper slowly crept closer to The Horned King. The Horned King saw his henchman getting closer from the corner of his eye. "What is it now, Creeper?" he asked not looking at the goblin that limbed to his side.
"I-I!" the goblin trembled unsure how to say what he thought about the wicked Fae. The wicked Fae that terrified him even more than The Horned King himself.
"Speak Creeper!" The Horned King snapped facing the goblin. His red eyes narrowing onto the Creeper. His bony ling fingers grabbed the neck of the goblins tunic and lifted him up. The small green creature kicked its legs in hopes of getting away. That was until The Horned King whispered words from another language. Creeper found himself paralyzed from below the head. "That is much better, Creeper! Don't you think so too?" The Horned King hissed still keeping a strong grip on the Creeper's purple tunic. "Now what were you trying to say?" he asked finally letting the green goblin fall to the ground.
Creeper landed heavily on his rear end with a loud thud. He could not help himself as he grunted in pain from the impact. He would not have answered his master if he had not heard the hissing from him. "I do not trust that Fae, Master! She is up to something wicked. I know it! I can feel it!" he answered covering his face.
"I have told you before, Creeper: Your opinion means nothing to me!" The Horned King said before he walked towards the archway. The yellowed parchment map was in his bony hand as he left the Grand Hall. "Now, Creeper! You have a job to do!" he said when he was just outside of Creeper.
"Do I?" he asked shivering in fear of what The Horned King was going to do to him for forgetting that he had a job.
"Yes you do! Find that intruder!" was all The Horned King had said before complete being swallowed by the darkness of the tunnel.
Creeper fell over his feet as he stumbled away from the Grand Hall to join in the search for the intruder.
