Legends of Tropico
Chapter 19: Two Lions Together Again
And once Li'Ella saw that someone, her eyes got wide, and the entire crowd cheered and roared.
It was Laval.
Li'Ella only stood there as she saw Laval walk in the middle of the lineup. And once he got there, the GRI only saluted him, in a military fashion.
Li'Ella has never seen that in Chima-except for Sir Fangar and his ice tribes when she was his prisoner.
She also saw someone run out of the Palace, and it looked like he didn't know the first thing about personal hygiene. But that apparently did not stop Laval from shaking hands with him, and... hugging him?
When Laval started to move back inside the Palace, he stopped for a moment and whispered into that Lion's ear for a moment. Said Lion nodded his head yes before following Laval-again.
That's when the GRI said something else, and started to move again.
"Comrades, Garrison and protect the Palace."
4 of the GRI Lions stayed at outside positions, while the rest just went inside. The crowd dispersed, only leaving Li'Ella and the Lion Beast in front of the Palace.
"OK, why is Laval here?" Li'Ella asked the Lion Beast. The Lion Beast didn't respond, but someone else did.
"Excuse me, miss?"
Li'Ella turned around and saw two of those Lions with the suits!
"I am Officer Cody." The Lion said before showing the Lioness next to him. "This is Officer Ava. We are Guard Rifle Infantry Lions."
So that's what GRI stands for! Li'Ella thought.
"El Presidente would like a word with you." Officer Ava said.
Li'Ella looked both worried and relieved at the same time. When the two Officers started walking towards the Palace, Li'Ella followed, hopeing that she wasn't walking into a trap.
But if Laval lives here, there's no reason to worry...
Right?
Inside of the Palace
When Li'Ella walked in the Palace, the first thing she noticed was Laval talking to that Lion she saw before. But he instantly stopped when he saw her. The two stood in silence for a moment, before Laval spoke up.
"Guards, go back to your positions." Laval said to the Lions, before turning to the Lion. "Penultimo, you are dismissed."
"Yes, Presidente." The three said simultaneously, before the Lion- Penultimo- walked up the stairs, along with the GRI Lions. Now the only ones
Once again, the two stood there in complete silence. And once again, Laval was the first one to speak up.
"Li'Ella, look..." Laval started. "I know I seemed selfish when I ran away..."
Li'Ella tried to speak up, but Laval continued.
"...But my father and I argued so many times, and when he hit me, running away was all on my mind..."
Li'Ella tried to speak again, only to be stopped by Laval.
"...That's when I found this portal in the Outlands, and I went threw it..."
Li'Ella didn't even try to speak up.
"That's when I was put in charge of this island, and from then on, things went uphill for me." He concluded. "So I understand if I broke your heart if I did that. And I also understand if you want to bre-"
Laval was caught off-guard when Li'Ella just grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him into a kiss. A deep kiss. Laval didn't realize it at first, but soon kissed back.
After a short while, they pulled back, and Laval had a deep blush on his face.
"So we're still together?" He asked.
Li'Ella giggled. "Of course we are. I just have some questions for you?"
"How many?" Laval asked.
"A lot." Li'Ella simpily stated.
"Well, let's go to my Office then." Laval said, before walking up the stairs with Li'Ella to a door with "EL PRESIDENTE" written on it. It was protected by 2 GRI Lions, but these Lions had red armbands.
They both went inside, only for Laval's head to stick out the door.
"Guards, make sure no one enters the Office until further notice."
The Guards nodded their heads yes, and took out their weapons while the door closed. This is when Lord Oaksworth decided to show up. He tried to enter the room, but the Guards stopped him (by pointing their weapons at him).
"No one enters until further notice." One Officer said.
"But-" Lord Oaksworth started but was stopped by the other Officer.
"Presidente's orders!" The other Officer said.
Lord Oaksworth just grumbled, and walked away and sat at a nearby chair and waited. The Guards lowered their weapons.
I forgot to mention this in the last chapter, but the Tommy Gun won the vote for the type of gun the GRI would use.
That's all for now. GOODBYE EVERYBODY!