Rebel Princess by Heart
Chapter 14: Sentencing the Culprit
Be warned! This story contains an OC and lots of OOC characters. If you don't like this, don't start reading.
Don't say I didn't warn you!
Actors:
'Princess' Audrey Songeur - Sarah Jeffery
Prince Chad Charming - Jedidiah Goodacre
Jane Fairy - Brenna D'Amico
Doug Dwarfson - Zachary Gibson
Lonnie Shang - Dianna Doan
Prince Benjamin Bête - Mitchell Hope
Mal Mauvais - Dove Cameron
Evie Royall - Sofia Carson
Jay Farr - Booboo Steward
Carlos de Vil - Cameron Boyce
Princess Angeletta Bête - Amy Lee
Fairy Godmother - Melanie Paxson
King Adam Bête - Dan Payne
Queen Belle - Keegan Connor Tracey
Maleficent - Kristen Chenoweth
Evil Queen - Kathy Najimy
Cruella de Vil - Wendy Raquel Robinson
Jafar - Maz Jobrani
Third Person POV:
Everyone was silent for a while, just watching Jay and Aletta.
"Can you stand?" Jay asked with a concerned voice.
"I believe I can." Aletta replied, slowly letting her legs slide over the bedside, holding onto Jay's shoulders as she stood up.
Everyone in the room was smiling.
King Adam cleared his throat.
Jay sighed. "I was already afraid for this."
Aletta glared at her father. "Dad, not the moment to do this."
King Adam looked at Aletta with a pleading face, but it made Aletta only angrier.
"Hon, maybe it's time enough after we've sentenced Lady Songeur." Queen Belle said.
"She's not much of a Lady anymore." Doug murmured.
"That doesn't matter, we have to keep going." King Adam said.
As they left the Hospital Wing, Jay turned to Aletta.
"Where are we even going?" he asked.
Aletta smiled. "To the court house, it's in the outskits of Auradon City."
The Supreme Court of Auradon was being called together as Mal was standing on it's golden balcony that looked out over the Enchanted Forest and the land behind it.
Mal was dressed in a beautiful light purple gown and her deep purple hair was put up in a bun.
As she stood there, she heard soldiers coming up the stairs.
Mal turned around, seeing the soldiers appear with a beautiful woman in tow.
The woman, who had long blonde hair, was crying.
One of the men said something to her and disappeared inside.
The woman walked closer to the balcony, letting her tears fall down on the cement floor.
"Ma'am, are you alright?" Mal asked, taking a step towards her.
The woman shook her head. "I cannot believe my daughter did something like that, I cannot believe she tried to murder out of jealousy."
"Are you... Audrey's mother, Aurora?" Mal asked.
The woman nodded.
"I'm sorry for what my mother did to you." Mal sadly said.
"So you're Maleficent's daughter?" the woman, Aurora, asked.
Mal sighed while she nodded. "Yeah... not really something I'm proud off."
"I have long forgiven your mother. Princess Angeletta told me all about your mother's legacy, it told exactly why your mother turned evil, it was a reason I could understand." Aurora told. "Yet, I cannot understand my daughter's motives of trying to kill you."
"Well, Aletta told me Audrey held much anger against magic wielders. Turns out me and Aletta are the only ones who can do magic around here." Mal said. "So... jealousy and hatred, I guess."
"Such strong negative emotions." Aurora sighed.
Mal nodded. "You can say that, yes."
"Aurora, are you alright?" the kind voice of Queen Belle asked, stepping onto the balcony out of the large court hall.
"I'm fine now Belle, I only feel like I'm a bad mother now." Aurora said, hanging her head. "I thought I raised her better than this."
"Every mother would blame themselves if their child did such a thing. I'd be absolutely devastated and angry to myself if Ben or Angie had done such a thing without a reasonable motive." Belle told.
"What sentence risks my daughter?" Aurora asked.
Belle bit her lip. "It's all up to Angie, since she is the Queen of Heroes and Princess of Destiny & Fate, she has justice on her side."
"Do you think she'll sentence Audrey to death?" Aurora asked, panic taking over.
"My Angie would never do that, she's to merciful. If it had been Adam, he'd probably kill Audrey himself." Belle replied.
"My Queen, Lady Aurora, Lady Mal, the court awaits your presences." the captain of the Palace Guard said.
Belle nodded. "Thank you, we'll be there."
The captain bowed and went into the hall.
Belle held out a hand to Mal. "Come, you're a part of our family now."
Mal smiled and took Belle's hand.
Together, the three went inside the court hall.
Mal brought Aurora over to the box for the family of the culprit where Aurora's husband Philip and mother Leah were already sitting before she went to her assigned place besides Ben.
Ben laid his hand upon hers, kissing her cheek.
Belle and Adam were sitting on Ben's other side, King Adam on the right of the Judge's chair. On the left side of the chair was the Wise Council of Four.
The Wise Council of Four was barely an aid to the one sentencing the culprit, who was usually King Adam.
The golden doors opened and Aletta came out, dressed up in a golden dress that had a tight corset and flowed out with tulle just below Angie's waist. The shoes she wore were very simple, just lie Angie loved them. There were several pieces of a golden pearl set on her body; a pearl necklace, a second pearl necklace with chains between the pearls, a pearl pendant, a set of earrings, a ring and a bracelet.
She appeared stunning.
Six Palace Guards, two in front of her, two beside her and two behind her, guided her to the half moon table.
Aletta stepped onto the stairs to the Judge's chair and sat down, overlooking the whole court room all at once.
The Palace Guards took their stands near the jury and the public.
The next thing that happened, was that Audrey was lead into the room, her hands bound with a pair of handcuffs and several chains on them that were held by four Palace Guards.
The public became restless, whispering all around about a sentence coming up.
As Audrey was lead to the middle of the half moon circle, she glared at Mal, not stopping with glaring the whole time.
It caused Mal to go extremely nervous.
"Silence!" Aletta called out with so much authority in her voice, that it shocked the public.
The second everyone was silent, Aletta stood up.
"Lady Audrey Songeur, you tried to kill Lady Mal Mauvais, which you defend with saying it's the best for the Kingdom of Auradon." Aletta said.
"She's her mother's daughter! Can you not see?" Audrey yelled.
Aletta held up her hand, silencing Audrey's yelling.
"I have gotten to know Mal very much since the day she arrived, so I can tell she is no danger to our Kingdom. I would have known if she had planned anything to take us down, my magic is advanced enough for that." Aletta said. "You should not judge someone when you do not know them, you let your jealousy for Lady Mal, and your anger & hatred for her mother's past deeds bias you. During your sentence, you must find a way to see everyone through another light, do you want to return to your former life at your mother's court."
The crowd held their breaths, all wanting to know how Aletta was going to punish Audrey.
"Until that moment comes, you are stripped off your title and you shall live without any possessions on the streets on the Isle of the Lost!"
There was no uproar, only silence as Audrey was lead out of the room.
Everybody had respect for the Princess's just sentence.
No one dared to speak against her.
After all, she was the Queen of Heroes and Princess of Destiny & Fate, and they were the heroes of their fairytales.
I hope the chapter satisfies you.
Any suggestions for what should happen next? Sure, I have the main events planned, but not the events on the side lines.
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~ Artemis Hunter 441
Aletta's clothes in the court hall:
Dress: 2015/08/gold-prom-dress-golden-girls-rule/ (4th picture)
Body jewelry: www . americanpearl golsout seape 2 . html
Tiara: www . fairytale bridal tiara store / gold_tiaras . html (first tiara)
Shoes: nl . pinterest maanssic / stuff-to-buy / (the most simple pair of shoes, which is not the one with the ring around the biggest toe)