Premise: Aged up (old); AU;Implied Death; Implied mutilation
The Emperor strode through the halls of the palace with purpose, not allowing his age or infirmity to slow him on his way. The blood red half cape that hid his ancient wound fluttered from his right shoulder and down to his belt. On the other side his saber hung, the golden star embedded in the elaborate hand guard glowing gently with power.
His face was aged but still recognizable, no matter that he now had more eyes than he had fifty years ago. Seven in total. A second pair below his normal eyes, one above the left, a singular one centered in his upper forehead, the final one blinking out from his left cheek below the second set. It gave him a monstrous appearance but it served a purpose. You could fool one set of eyes easily, but he saw with more clarity than most, and he was very hard to fool.
His silver hair was swept back so as not to impede the vision of the eye in his forehead but at the back he let it lengthen into a short braid that ran down onto his black and gold military uniform. Further down his heeled boots clicked against the marble as he made his way.
He pushed open the door to the audience chamber with his good left arm. Arrayed in a V formation were three knights, already on bended knee, faces to the ground."Speak." The Emperor commands.
"We have found the divergence m'lord." The lead knight says, "The machine is being calibrated, but you may proceed at any time, though the chief asks for a few days to ensure timeline stability before you return to the past."
"Tell him he will have it. I have waited forty years, a few more days will not urk me overmuch." The Emperor waved his hand, dismissing the knights.
Alone once more the Emperor turned to a gilded door that no one but him ever opened. The hall of memories was as it had always been. Suits of armour, weapons on walls, portraits of kings and queens long dead.
And there, half way down the hall, the last set before the emptiness that was the future, was a gown of purest blue silk. It was small, small enough for a teenage girl not yet grown to her full potential. Above it a portrait in oils of a young woman with golden hair sitting, looking out a window, and smiling a smile he knew so very well.
He would not fail her again. This time, they would both live.
A/N: This one's going up on the same day as the last chapter, but I'll respond to some comments here. Feel free to tell me what you think of this one and the last chapter at the same time.
Yes theblackdarkshadow, you did get into an Author's note. What will you do with this newfound power?
JRC1700 liked Pony Head's apprehension and Star's reaction. I think I'll do St. O's rescue attempt in this universe at some point. It'll probably be pretty bloody though. The only reason Marco didn't tease them during was because they were up on a table, and he was a bit to hungover the day after to do so. Marco can't handle his alcohol very well, apparently. I personally see the Love Games Sequel as a massive battle between Janna and Star that ends in some very interesting ways for all of them. I dunno why but I'm pretty partial to a JanStarCo relationship. Maybe it's because I would like that kind of relationship for myself :D
Ud the Imp says that the beginning of Evil Star 2 felt a bit rushed and I agree completely. I don't really like doing what amounts to episode rewrites, I just don't have the same kind of passion for it that I do with more original work. Maybe instead of making R-rated episodes I should look deeper and think of what the episode was saying and work from there. Something to ponder.
And yes, Pony Head gets off scott free because she's a princess. Think of it in medieval terms, royalty can do pretty much anything they want so long as they don't hurt the nobility, so it makes a sort of sense.
Jealous monster girl Brittney wanting to 'eat' Marco? Oh my, you sly dog.
Not really a fan of the second one, more because I'm not a fan of werewolves than anything else. Though I might be able to think of a different set of circumstances for a deranged Jackie to have to hook up with Marco in a very carnal way.
Oh mah gawd, Star would have so much fun playing Who's Your Daddy with Marco. Evil Star would have even more fun doing so, though to be honest their dialogue would probably be the same, depending on how sexual I want it to go.
Jjmmmmmlol has liked the last few chapters, and I hope you like the new chapters that are coming up, though you may want to pay attention to the tags, I am making them a bit more robust so that people know what their getting into if they want to keep to the fluffier side of my writing.