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Brady POV

A week has gone by since Mikayla and I discovered the tunnels and so far the Tarantula people haven't done anything threatening. Boomer, Mason, Mikayla and I have been spending a lot of time in the Royal Bunker preparing just in case there was an attack. Today was no different. We had all gotten up around 8 and have been down here since then trying to figure out the details.

"We would have the advantage if we let them attack here" Mason said. Looking at the map of the island and pointing to the castle.

"But that puts a greater risk on the people." I pointed out. That was my biggest worry. Mason sighed and sat back down.

"Well what if we get them into the castle? We can get all the civilians out then that leaves just the guards to take them down." Boomer suggested.

"That would be too hard" Mikayla said digging through the papers that were scattered across the table. We had every possible map out and have looked at all of them Mikayla pulled out a floor plan of the castle and set it on top of everything.

"There are too many possible exits, and they could get away in the chaos, then we wouldn't have guards anywhere else." She explained pointing to the exits.

"Yeah to risky." I added. The darkness and confinement of the bunker was beginning to affect my head. "Can we take a break? I'm losing my mind."

"Yeah I need some Vitamin D" Boomer said as he got to his feet and stretched.

"If the sun is even still out" I joked. He looked at me with a confused look.

"I was talking about fish" He deadpanned. Now it was my turn to give him a confused look. Mikayla and Mason also turned to look at him after he said this. Instead of saying anything to him I just shook my head and turned away. We walked out of the bunker and we were instantly blinded by sunlight.

"Ahhhh it burns!" Boomer yelled dramatically and fell to the ground covering his eyes. Mikayla and Mason looked at me and I shrugged. We took another look at Boomer and then walked to the throne room. Before I could collapse on the couch Boomer came running by and took it. I groaned and just flopped on the floor without a care. All this work was tiring me out and I could honestly fall asleep anywhere.

"How about we take the rest of the day off? We have been down there nonstop for days." Mason suggested. All he got in response was two grunts, or in our case a yes. Boomer and I stayed in the same position until Mason told us dinner was ready. We both managed to get on our feet then lean against each other for support.

"Boom I think my brain is mush" I said.

"Mine is the same! I can't think properly!" He said and began walking backwards to the kitchen.

"You're walking backwards" I told him. He stopped and looked at his surroundings.

"See! I told you I wasn't thinking properly!" He turned around and walked normal the rest of the way. I laughed and followed him.

When we finished eating we all relaxed in the throne room for a while. We just sat there in silence until Boomer fell asleep and began snoring. That's when we decided to call it a night. I woke Boomer up and we headed upstairs to go to bed.

"This is a mess Boomer" I said staring conversation. He nodded.

"I know, I never thought we would have to deal with a war" He said. I made my way over to the balcony and looked out into the night.

"What if we mess up? What if we lose this war?" I asked. Boomer came and stood next to me.

"I honestly don't know, but don't think about that. With Mason and the guards we will be fine." He said putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah, you're right Boom. We are going to be fine." I finally agreed. We went inside and began getting ready for bed.

"MY KINGS!" I felt like I just closed my eyes when they were opening again. Mason was rushing into our room looking worried.

"What?" I asked sitting up in bed.

"They made a move." He said quickly. I jumped out of bed and rushed over to him.

"What?" I asked again.

"The tarantula people attacked." He said. By this time Boomer was also out of bed and standing with us.

"Where?" Boomer asked.

"On one of my guards, on the very outskirts of the village." Mason explained. Boomer and I quickly got changed and followed Mason downstairs. We got to the throne room and saw Mikayla standing there with an arrow.

"What's that?" I asked pointing to the arrow in her hand. Mason went over and took it from her along with a piece of paper.

"They have declared war." Mason said holding up the slip of paper. My eyes widened.

"What? Why did they declare war on us? What did we do?" I asked.

"Nothing" Mason answered then glared at us, "At least that I know of." I saw what he was implying and was instantly offended.

"We didn't do anything for them to declare war" Boomer said before I could. Wow our twin telepathy was really working there.

"Yes I guess not, you two haven't really been up to any of your antics in a really long time." Mason said apologetically.

"Yeah speaking of which, I think it has been long enough for us to deserve a good boy cake." Boomer said looking at Mikayla. She rolled her eyes.

"Really? Right now Boomer? It isn't really a good time." She said.

"Right, war, sorry? Boomer said. We stayed silent for a while before Mason spoke up.

"We should discuss our plan of action." The rest of us agreed and Mason led the way to the Royal Bunker. I dropped myself into my chair still shocked that we were actually going to war over nothing.

"We need to talk about a lot of things, allies, techniques, etc." Mason said as he sat down. We stayed down there for the rest of the day talking war. Finally we called it a day and decided to go get food. After we ate Mason went to talk to his guards and Boomer had already passed out at the table. I excused myself and left Mikayla there with a drooling Boomer. I found myself going to the Royal Bunker again. I still had a lot on my mind and when I got to my chair I was already overwhelmed with more worries. I sat down and began going through the paperwork we had left out.

Mikayla POV

Brady had disappeared after dinner and still hadn't come back so I went looking for him. Ever since he heard the news about the war he had been acting strange. I had looked everywhere I thought he would be but couldn't find him. With one last place in mind I began walking towards the bunker. He was so distraught about the war hopefully he would be there. I walked in and saw him sitting in his seat at the head on the table. His head was buried in his hands and he was completely silent. I stood in the doorway watching him for a while. I had never seen him like this before. He wasn't his usual talkative self and it was kind of weird to me.

"Brady?" I said quietly. His head shot up and he looked at me.

"Mikayla! You scared me." He said just as quietly. I walked over to him and knelt next to him.

"Sorry, are you okay?" I asked. He dropped his head into his hands again and shook his hand.

"We're going to war Mikayla" he whispered. I feel like this conversation was going to be all whispering. "And we aren't prepared. I mean we have great guards but that's it. We don't have an army. We barely have any allies. The Sqounks maybe, but that's about it. The people of Sununu hate us after we saved them from the dumb curse so they won't help."

"Don't worry about them, we don't need them. There are just as many Tarantula People as there are guards." I said trying to comfort him.

"I know, but its war Mikayla, people are going to get hurt. I don't want people getting hurt because of me." He said lifting his head and looking at me.

"They won't be getting hurt because of you, none of this is because of you Brady" I said honestly. He put his head in his hands again.

"Yes it is." He said so quietly I almost didn't hear him.

"Why?" I demanded, "Why is it because of you?"

"I don't know." He said.

"Then it isn't your fault. If you can't think of a legitimate reason then it is not your fault okay? Listen to me, everything is going to be okay." I told him. He inhaled and exhaled loudly.

"But what if it isn't" he asked. He was beginning to frustrate me with all this negative talk. I sat up straighter until I reached eye level with him, then I reached over and gently turned his face until he was looking at me and keeping eye contact.

"It will be" I whispered, "You're a great King Brady, you and Boomer; everything is going to turn out fine. I believe in you." I finished speaking and dropped my hand from his cheek, but didn't break eye contact. Finally he nodded and mumbled something I couldn't hear.

"What?" I asked.

"Thank you" he said again. I smiled and stood up offering him a hand. He took it and I pulled him to his feet.

"Come on, let's get out of here. I'm starting to develop claustrophobia." I said. He chuckled and we left the bunker together.

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