==Lap 37=

Chiya was holding her pillow tightly as she slept silently, she had somewhat of a perverse smile as she whimpered in her sleep. The Emperor was kind of cute, I wonder what it would look like if… she then bit her lip and moaned slightly, Earl and the Emperor, gave each other backrubs… she then faintly giggled to herself-but wasn't actually awake. That would be the best thing ever to ha-

"See? She kicks her foot constantly in her sleep like a cat," said Seppuku.

Chiya then grunted and began to twitch constantly, momentarily rolling onto her back-she was still somewhat asleep though.

"I know, I've seen her do it in her sleep as well," Earl replied.

Huh..?

"I only go in her room occasionally for security measures, I'm sure you go in and grope her while she sleeps."

Chiya then widened her eyes and gasped, Earl was shaking his head at Seppuku negatively, "Where do you get this crazy idea that I'm some kind of-"

"What the Hell!" she yelled in shock.

She then gasped at the sight of Jody Summer standing in front of her as well-everyone was surrounding her. Chiya lowered her eyebrows at Jody and momentarily hid herself slightly under her blanket. Earl crossed his arms and rolled his eyes at Seppuku.

"Okay, she's awake now, can we know about this little mission you guys keep going on about?

Jody and Seppuku both nodded, Chiya then flailed her arms with a panicked look, "What the Hell! Why didn't you guys just wake me up!?"

Seppukus smirked, "Because, you're fun to watch-you always make weird faces and body movements," he then shrugged at her and chuckled, "You must have been having one good dream."

Chiya glanced at Earl for a moment and dipped her head down, "U-uh, yeah, tell me about it…"

Jody stomped her foot down and smirked, momentarily lifting up a bag, "The Lieutenant and I have agreed to pull off this Magica operation today." Chiya gasped and looked at Earl for support, but he appeared just as confused, "Chiya, you will be the key to a successful mission."

Chiya grunted and rubbed her eyebrow, "Me? Why not Seppuku?"

Jody then began to laugh as Seppuku growled, Earl momentarily lowered his eyebrows angrily and held out his hand, "Is this going to endanger Chiya at all?"

"Settle down Bendek," ordered Seppuku.

Chiya crossed her arms and shook negatively at Seppuku, "Okay, can I have breakfast before we do anything?" She then removed her blanket and prepared to get off the bed, but Jody immediately grabbed her foot.

"After we get you ready!"

Chiya widened her eyes and gasped as Seppuku grabbed her other foot, "Wha- ready for what exactly?"

Jody then forcibly removed Chiya's sock, Seppuku did the same, "Woah, come on now!" Chiya complained aloud.

Seppuku then grabbed her and pulled her off the bed, "Trust me, this will probably be the most fun mission you ever did for me."

Seppuku and Jody then placed Chiya on the chair in front of her mirror and lifted her feet up, Chiya gritted her teeth in frustration and growled, "I don't like my feet being touched-let alone looked at!"

Jody momentarily pulled up a pair of pink heels and put one of Chiya's feet in one,, Seppuku did the same with the other foot. Earl gasped and raised an eyebrow at the three, "What the Hell is this?"

Seppuku pointed at Earl, "You, work on her eyebrows-make her pretty."

Chiya stared at Earl with a look of shock, Earl blinked at her a few times and momentarily smirked, "Well, alright then."

Chiya's hair was then grabbed by Jody, who began to brush it; Seppuku was now applying makeup to her face. Chiya soon found Earl working on her left eyebrow-she had a completely lost look on her face. What the Bloody Hell is going on? Seppuku nodded his head in approval at Chiya as he powdered her cheeks.

"Bendek was right, you do have soft cheeks."

Chiya moved her eyes towards Seppuku with a disturbed look, "Now Seppuku's complimenting me? Now I know that something's wrong…"

A few minutes later, Chiya found herself a completely changed woman-she was wearing a pink dress, blue earrings, white princess gloves, and perfectly combed hair. Earl nodded his head in approval at Chiya, Jody and Seppuku looked at each other and nodded.

"Just one last thing," said Seppuku.

He then roughly forced a shiny gold crown on Chiya's head, she immediately grunted and looked up, "What the- okay, so I'm clearly meant to be some kind of princess…"

Earl quirked his mouth and rubbed his chin, trying to figure out the puzzle. Seppuku brushed Chiya's shoulder and smirked, "Chiya will be taking on the role of Mysterian Queen."

Earl and Chiya both gasped, she immediately lowered her eyebrows and looked at herself in the mirror, "Okay, well, the Queen of Mysteria is like eighty or something…"

Jody crossed her arms together, "You're actually assuming the role of the heir to the throne, her daughter."

Chiya looked into the mirror again and smirked, "Okay, I like this so far…"

"Hold up, just tell us the catch-what's Chiya going to be faced with?" asked Earl.

"Dinner with Princia Ramode and anyone else she may invite," answered Jody.

Earl narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Seppuku, "-and?"

"Chiya will be going to Magica and have simple dinner with Princia, the goal is to tell her about the Federation and how they do want to help them-once they see a planet like Mysteria opening up to us, Magica will open their hotlines with us again."

"So this is just a big ploy to get Magica in the Galactic Federation?"

Jody nodded, Chiya then puckered her lips as she kicked her feet around, "I dunno' about that other stuff, but I'm seriously digging this dress."

Earl grunted at her and looked back at Seppuku, "There's no way she's doing this, what if she makes a mistake and gets thrown in their prison for espionage?"

Seppuku began to laugh, "You didn't actually think you were getting off the hook on this one, did you?"

Earl raised an eyebrow at him, but quickly found that Jody removed his coat. Earl gritted his teeth angrily and turned his head, Jody then put a bright red dress coat with golden buttons on him. Chiya gasped and immediately smiled at him playfully.

"Wha- what role do I play then?"

Seppuku crossed his arms together, "Flower will be the heiress, you will be the Earl."

"The Earl?"

"Yeah, the Earl, Earl."

Chiya tilted her head and hummed in confusion, "What's his role in this?"

"The Queen's daughter was recently married, so Bendek's role is simply to pretend," Chiya raised her eyebrows and smirked, Seppuku then smirked back at her, "Besides, Chiya's too stupid to do this herself, so Bendek will likely be the one speaking for her."

Earl immediately grunted and looked at him, "Wha- me?"

"Hey! I'm not stupid!" she spat back at Seppuku.

"It's actually a simple request, Princia likely has little knowledge on the heiress, so you can probably just make things up as you go-just be sure to get her onboard with the Federation," said Jody.

Earl sarcastically chuckled at Jody and shook his head negatively, "Chiya and me have better things to do, what are we getting out of this?"

Chiya raised an eyebrow at Jody as she wondered the same thing, Jody then sighed and dipped her head down, "Do this for me with little problems, and I will officially ally up with the Lieutenant in the Grand Prix-along with my companions."

Chiya gasped and immediately grabbed her cheeks, That'd be like five more allies, there's no way Black Shadow's team could win! Chiya glanced over at Earl quickly, he crossed his arms together and tapped his foot down constantly with a quirked mouth. He momentarily sighed and nodded as he puckered his lips.

"Well, I guess if it ensures Chiya's safety on the track-then sure, I'll do it."

Chiya then lowered her eyebrows sadly and quickly whipped her head back at Jody, "Come on, you have to give him a reward as well…"

Jody narrowed her eyes angrily at Chiya, "His reward, is your safety."

Chiya narrowed her eyes back at Jody and shook negatively, Earl swished his hand down at Chiya, "She's right Chiya, I don't-"

"I'm not doing it then."

Seppuku and Jody both grunted, Chiya then crossed her arms together and turned her head with a defiant look-her eyes closed angrily. Earl widened his eyes and looked back at Seppuku and Jody constantly, then back at Chiya after seeing their anger build up.

"Thank you for the kind gesture Chiya, but I'm fine without compensation."

Chiya pouted and merely jerked her head negatively, Jody momentarily sighed and flailed her hands at Chiya, "Fine, whatever, if this goes better than expected-we can negotiate on Earl's reward."

Chiya slightly opened her eyes and nodded at her, Earl then scratched his neck as he stared at Jody, "So, what if we're uncovered?"

Jody beat her fist against the wall and gritted her teeth, "You'd have to be a real idiot to get caught, this should be a very simple mission with a little imagination!" Earl and Chiya both widened their eyes at Jody as she instantly became fired up; Jody then exhaled, "I have an elite agent in the Federation to call on if needed, you'd be broke out of prison in no time."

Chiya exhaled in relief, then looked at Seppuku, "Why not just send him to rescue us?"

Seppuku chuckled, "Trust me, this agent is a block of steel-she's right, you'd be rescued in no time."

"But don't blow your cover! Because there will likely have to be a bloodbath to get you out," Jody then poked Chiya's forehead roughly, "Also, if you are caught-don't reveal that you're with the Federation, under no circumstance should they know that you are with the Federation, even if everything is going great."

Seppuku then opened Chiya's door and nodded, "If things go well, we should be back on Earth later in the evening."

Jody then approached the door as well and looked back at Chiya and Earl, "So let's go."

Chiya nodded and stood up, she was immediately shocked at how different her footwear felt-normally wearing her jackboots everywhere. She gritted her teeth and took a few slow steps forward, Earl raised an eyebrow at her and momentarily smirked.

"Better get used to that before we get there."

She then held the bottom of her skirt up as she moved forward, she was wearing her usual shorts and shirt underneath the dress. She then gritted her teeth as she looked down at her heels.

"I can tell that my feet are gonna' be hurting in the morning…"

The four soon found themselves traveling through space in Chiya's ship, Seppuku and Jody were sitting on the couch together watching TV. Chiya and Earl were in the kitchen, Earl was helping Chiya learn to walk normally in the heels. Jody narrowed her eyes slowly at the screen and shook negatively.

"Your right, this show is idiotic…"

Seppuku held his hand out towards it, "See! It's Trash TV!"

"Left, right, left, right," Earl repeated as Chiya took quick steps in a straight line.

Earl was now wearing black pants and dress shoes along with the red dress coat. Chiya narrowed her eyes as she watched her feet tremble with every step, she then growled loudly at the sight of little success.

"This is stupid! Why would girls wear this junk?"

"Because it makes them look good."

Chiya quirked her mouth and shook negatively, "Well it's making me look stupid."

Earl rubbed his shoulder and chuckled, "Not as stupid as me, I look like some old Red Coat."

Chiya swished her hand at him, "Whatever, you look fi-ine."

Earl shook his head negatively and quirked his mouth, "This is the strangest mission Seppuku's ever proposed," he then clenched his fist and narrowed his eyes, "He's up to something…"

Chiya then turned around and looked over at the couch, Seppuku appeared to be having a conversation with Jody. She then raised an eyebrow and looked back at Earl, "I doubt it, she said she'd put him in prison if he did anything without her knowing."

Earl slowly turned his head at Chiya, "Her and what army?"

"The Federation."

Earl chuckled and nodded, "Well, they'll need the Japanese army to bring Seppuku down."

Chiya then leaned over the kitchen counter with Earl as they gazed at Seppuku and Jody. The two appeared to be having a serious conversation judging by their faces, Chiya then rubbed her chin and lowered her eyelids.

"Why Vietnam?"

Earl glanced at her for a moment, trying to better understand the question-but momentarily grunted and nodded with a smile, "Cheap beer, great coffee, great land-you and I are still young, we could learn Vietnamese."

Chiya stuck her tongue out slightly at the thought of learning a third language, "Why not America? That sounds exotic too."

"North or South?"

"North" answered Chiya.

Earl chuckled and shook his head negatively, "Sure, let's move to Wisconsin and freeze to death."

Chiya puckered her lips and shook negatively, "Las Vegas, gambling for you-and an adventure for me."

Earl widened his eyes and smirked at her, "I thought you were set on the idea of staying with Seppuku."

"I am, I just-" she then glanced away from him and shrugged, "I dunno'."

"But Vietnam sounds great, where would we live?"

Earl slowly grinned and shut his eyes, "I was thinking we could go settle do-"

Jody suddenly slid around the corner of the kitchen, "I hope you two have your story straight for this dinner, I can't guarantee that we can get you out of prison within the first day if you get caught."

Chiya grunted and nodded at her, "Yes, this is my husband, my mom is dying, I'm prepared to assume the role of Queen upon her death," answered Chiya.

"What was your best memory you had in the Royal Palace?" asked Jody.

Chiya lowered her eyebrows and placed her finger on her chin, "U-uh-"

"Think harder before we get there, all you need to do is have convincing stories and reasons to join the Galactic Federation."

"Hey bat, where'd you put the remote?" yelled Seppuku.

Jody then narrowed her eyes angrily and growled, "God, I hate this organization of yours…" she muttered as she turned back towards the living room.

Earl and Chiya simply stood and watched as Jody marched her way back to Seppuku. Chiya blinked a few times and lowered her eyebrows, They're still not on very friendly terms, but I much prefer them like this… thought Chiya. Earl then got a serious look and turned towards Chiya with his arms crossed together.

"She's right, we can't choke on this-we have to be prepared for any surprise questions."

Chiya glanced away from him and lowered her eyebrows with a stressed look, "We only have so long until we get to Magica, there's not enough time for this…"

"I'll be doing the important speaking matters, you just need to have answers for anything that Princia may ask," he then closed an eye and stuck his tongue out, "Like, if she asks about what it's like living in the Palace, just tell her a few made up stories-like how you almost fell off the balcony once."

Chiya puckered her lips and lowered her eyebrows as she thought, "O-or like that one time I left the bath running on accident, and the Palace floors became flooded."

Earl nodded, "See, not that hard; even use past experiences but switch a few things around-maybe your cat Mauser took a piss on the Queen's dress once in the closet."

Chiya dipped her head down and sighed, "Ye-eah…"

Earl then approached the refrigerator and began to dig inside of it, Chiya backed away from him and raised an eyebrow. Earl then pulled out a can of beer and smirked, "In all seriousness, this should be a cake ru-"

Chiya then growled as she grabbed the can of beer, "What are you stupid? You're not drinking before a royal dinner!"

Earl narrowed his eyes at her, "Eh, it's just one can, it won't have much of an effect on me."

Chiya then applied force onto the can, not allowing him to open it, "That's not true, any amount can have effects!" The two then began to enter an angry stare down, Chiya narrowed her eyes at him in frustration, "Can't you just wait until after the dinner?"

Earl tried pulling the can towards him, but Chiya was showing little intentions of letting go. He momentarily growled and jerked his head, "Jesus Christ, fine!"

He then whipped it right out of her hand and put it back into the refrigerator, he immediately slammed it shut and crossed his arms while pouting. "Yeah, this is how I want to spend my life…" he muttered sarcastically.

Chiya widened her eyes and dipped her head down, "I- I'm sorry, I just-"

"Whatever."

Chiya frowned and began to rub her forehead, I would love it if he gave up drinking, period, but I would accept his habit if we were… she quirked her mouth and sighed. "Right after the mission feel free to drink up, I insist."

Earl nodded and leaned over the counter, "Alright, mom."

Chiya's mouth then began to quiver at his insult, she momentarily planted her face into her arm and shook negatively. Earl then widened his eyes and rubbed the back of his head at the clear harm he just did to her, forgetting that Chiya was a very soft person.

"U-uh, yeah thanks though."

Chiya simply nodded her head, her crown fell off of her head and rolled onto the counter; Earl immediately grabbed it and placed it in front of her. He gritted his teeth and widened his eyes as Chiya refused to show her face or even respond to him, Earl was instantly feeling like a jerk.

"Please don't hate me, I don't have anyone left in my world…" Earl immediately gasped and slammed his hands down on the counter in awe, "If I lose you, I might end up just kill-"

"Woah, woah, woah, hit the brakes for a moment; I don't hate you!"

Chiya still kept her head down, Earl momentarily growled and face palmed-this sudden drama was over beer. Earl then grinned and ran his finger across her arm, which was almost completely covered with the long white princess gloves. She momentarily lifted her head up and laid her chin on the table, she had a simple distraught look. Earl exhaled in relief, his initial fear being that she was crying.

"Just forget that even happened, let's just keep talking."

Chiya nodded slightly, but didn't speak. Earl lowered his eyebrows and placed his finger on his lips, wondering how he was suppose to appease someone like Chiya. He then looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "So uh, why do you like cats?" he asked with a fake smile.

Chiya glanced at him with a surprised look, then smiled, "Well, I first started my fondness for cats back on Mysteria when Abby always brought her picture book from school, which was full of fuzzy kitties; I knew I wanted to be a part of this when …"

Earl simply nodded with a smile of relief on his face as Chiya continued to talk about herself. He safely maneuvered the darkened moment.

The four later arrived on Magica, they were all still inside of the ship however with the doors locked-it was critical that Jody and Seppuku were not spotted at any point during the mission. Earl and Chiya both felt that they had enough practice to pull off this mission, a recurring fear everyone had was if Princia would try and turn the event into more than just dinner, but perhaps a tour of the planet-something Earl and Chiya hadn't prepared for. They were all standing inside of the bridge, Earl and Chiya were gazing at the large temple-like structure that was outside of the ship; Magica was yet another desert planet. Jody had a few devices connected to a computer on the ship's dashboard, Seppuku simply stood idly by as they made their final preparations.

"So what, are we just gonna' walk in there?" asked Chiya.

Jody nodded, "Well, we weren't given a welcoming party-though to be fair, Mysteria and Magica are enemies."

Earl smirked at her, "Do they even know that we're coming?"

"Yes," answered Seppuku.

Jody nodded, "I had Dr. Stewart send an encrypted message to Princia this morning, disguised as a message from the Mysterian Royal Family," Jody looked back at Chiya with a stern look, "One of Princia's servants responded saying that her highness would be ecstatic to get a fresh start with the heiress."

"So we're not just gonna' walk in there and get shot up?" asked Earl.

"They would never execute you, it would erupt war between the two planets," answered Jody.

Chiya started to become nervous at the sight of a few men with assault rifles exiting the temple, clearly moving towards the ship, "I suddenly fear that this is a trap…"

Seppuku looked out the window and chuckled, "If they lock you up, we'll get you out, we've got a pro for the job."

Chiya lowered her eyebrows and lickered her lips as she stared at Seppuku, Seppuku keeps speaking highly about this person, this person must be pretty tough… Jody sighed and snapped her fingers in frustration.

"Damn, this planet went the extra mile and put static disruptors in the air-meaning we'll barely be able to hear how the dinner goes."

Chiya raised an eyebrow at her, "How would you hear anyways?"

Jody then poked the blue piece of jewelry Chiya had on her chest, "That's not just jewelry, it's a wire."

Chiya quirked her mouth and nodded, "Sweet."

Seppuku then patted Chiya's back, "Get going, I trust that you'll get the job done to the letter."

Chiya hesitantly nodded and looked back at Earl, "Okay, let's do this!"

Chiya then began to walk away with Earl-though she was still having a difficult time walking in her heels.

"We're glad you could make it, this is the first time an official from Mysteria has stepped on Magican soil in ages," a man said as he guided Chiya and Earl through a large hallway.

Chiya was trembling slightly as she walked, swallowing in fear at what she was actually doing-impersonating the future Queen of Mysteria. "Um, yeah, it's been a rough few years of tension between Princia and my mom."

The man glanced back at Chiya with a look of confusion, "Uh, pardon me, but you seem to be having trouble walking?"

Chiya gasped and gritted her teeth, Earl immediately cleared his throat and bit his lip, "She is trying a new pair of heels, but they don't seem to quite fit her."

Chiya nodded quickly, "That's right!"

The man simply nodded and opened a large door for the two, "Her majesty has been speaking about you all morning, Queen Beckins."

Chiya then widened her eyes and got up close to Earl, "Oh crap, what's our names?" she whispered to him.

Earl then widened his eyes as well, then got a disturbed look on his face, "Oh God, I don't know!"

The door then shut behind them, Chiya swallowed with a look of great fear as she was immediately faced with a long table with luxury chairs. The floor was made of black marble and the room temperature was much cooler.

"Queen Beckins, I'm glad you could make it my dear."

Chiya and Earl quickly spun around and found Princia sitting at the end of the table with two of her servants seated next to her. Chiya's eyes began to quiver at the sight of Princia Ramode-who was both a princess and technically a queen. She was wearing a strange looking red baggy leg wear, very long brown boots, a red sports bra, red shoulder pads, red gloves, and a yellow scarf. Chiya was immediately taken back by how unique her hair was, double knotted brown hair leaving two large tails of hair going up in the air.

Chiya immediately cleared her throat and waved to her, "Hi-i…"

Princia raised an eyebrow and momentarily chuckled, "You are much younger than I pictured."

Chiya continued to gaze at her in amazement, "Same here, actually."

Earl let out a fake chuckle and grabbed Chiya's arm, "Come on m'lady, take a seat."

Chiya immediately grunted and allowed for Earl to sit her down at a chair near one of Princia's servants. Earl then sat down next to Chiya and bit his lip, Princia had a coy smile on her face as she stared at the two. Chiya looked down at the table, but found that there was no food to be seen.

"You arrived just a sliver too early, I have my servants preparing a banquet."

Chiya nodded and put her hands together, "Excellent."

Princia slightly giggled and widened her eyes at Chiya, "I'm truly sorry about your mother's condition, she is in our hearts."

Chiya lowered her eyebrows, Yeah right, you and the Queen have been enemies for years… She then nodded and revealed a smirk, "Thank you, soon she'll die and I can obtain the throne."

Earl slightly punched her arm, "That's not something a daughter would say about her mom…" he whispered to her.

"Well, I'm glad there is some upside to this then," Princia then closed her eyes and smiled, "I did some research about you, so pardon me if I seem to know a lot about you."

Chiya lowered her eyebrows and faked a smile, "Oh really, what's our names then?" Earl smirked at Chiya in approval, a good way to figure this out for themselves.

"Claire Beckins and Sir Kaiser Beckins, correct?"

Chiya and Earl both nodded quickly, Chiya widened her eyes with a smile, "Yep, Claire."

Earl nodded and repeated the name Kaiser in his head constantly, Princia clapped her hands together and nodded, "I won't be offended if you know little about me."

Chiya smirked at her, "I grew up in the Royal Palace, we were always taught that you were a ruthless ruler-but then again, our planets have been rivaling for quite some years."

Earl bit his lip nervously, just waiting for Chiya to accidentally push it too far; fortunately Princia chuckled at this, "A ruthless ruler? All we do here is make extraordinary machine parts-we just so happen to have a military government as well though."

"Machine parts?" asked Earl.

"Yes, we're renown for our excellent machine parts, you'll find that my F-Zero machine; the Spark Moon, is just as capable as the Blue Falcon."

Chiya raised an eyebrow at her, "What do you think about the Grand Prix so far?"

Princia shrugged, "Either Captain Falcon or Lieutenant Seppuku is going to win, not surprising either considering they're in a three-part alliance." Princia then quirked her mouth and shrugged, "Chiya Flower just looked like a klutz last race."

Earl grunted and grabbed Chiya's hand, but Chiya had already lowered her eyebrows in offense, "What do you mean a klutz?"

Princia puckered her lips and shrugged, "Driving with her cockpit opened, attacking good guys, crashing-she seems to be a little too confused to be an F-Zero racer." Earl began to rub her hand, trying to keep her calm; Chiya then proceeded to let out a silent growl at Princia, "I, see that I'm offending you, I apo-"

"Yeah, it's just that Chiya is the racer representing Mysteria, I would appreciate it if you kept your comments about her to yourself," Chiya said hostilely.

Earl cleared his throat and got a nervous look, "Okay, enough talk about that, let's talk about our fondness for F-Zero instead."

Chiya and Princia both nodded with stern looks, but Princia soon smirked and nodded, "Very well."

Seppuku and Jody remained in the bridge of Chiya's ship, Jody exhaled in relief as they had been listening to the conversation through the wire. The reception was fairly bad and had a very static sound.

"That was close, but Chiya kept a cool head," said Jody.

Seppuku was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, "Let's hope that Ramode doesn't talk about killing cats, or insult Earl, because those are things that'll set her off."

Jody quirked her mouth and nodded, "They're clearly pulling it off so far, but when is Earl going to bring up the Federation?"

"Be patient Summer, it would be awkward to just bring that up within the first few minutes-they gotta' break the ice first."

Jody nodded in agreement, "Wow, for once you bring up a good point that doesn't involve murder."

Seppuku began to chuckle deviously, he then picked up a device from the dashboard and stepped away from Jody, "I'm feeling a bit ill, I'll be in the bathroom for a bit-just keep listening to them."

Jody hesitantly nodded, "Whatever."

Seppuku then smirked and began walking away-only he walked right past the bathroom door. He entered the living room and began to head straight for the exit, Seppuku had his own plan in motion.

A few minutes later, Chiya grunted in shock as a huge plate of meat was placed in front of her, there were fruits and vegetables as well placed all over the table. Earl had a completely dazed look as he looked over the table of expensive foods, it was the most he had seen in years.

"I don't think I can eat all of this!" Chiya said in shock at the large slap of meat, which was even wider than her head.

"No one usually can, just feast until your content."

Earl licked his lips and smiled, "You girls are crazy, I may want seconds.

Chiya smiled at him playfully, Princia then raised an eyebrow at the two with a grin, "How did you two get together?"

Chiya and Earl both widened their eyes, Earl set down the fork he had in his hands and lowered his eyebrows-he then looked at Chiya for help. She glanced at him for a few moments and lowered her eyebrows.

"Well, uh…" Chiya tapped her fingers on the table constantly as her mind ran everywhere for a quick answer, she then swallowed nervously and looked at Princia, "I was sketching under a tree one day at a very scenic spot."

Earl then exhaled in relief, able to tell that she would have a believable story, "One day Earl came- the future Earl! Earl of Mysteria, Kaiser came and sat next to me and watched me sketch for a bit…" she lowered her head down and tapped her finger on her chin a few times, "He complimented my work, and for the next few days, he continued to watch me sketch-it soon became a daily thing between us."

Chiya sat up straight again with a faint smile, her confidence was slowly growing, "Sooner or later it wasn't about sketching, we were quickly becoming closer with each other, we even sat up in the tree together a few times," she now had a happy smile on her face as her story quickly became stronger and easier to make up, "I'll never forget that day, the fog was perfectly thick when he finally swept me off my feet and kissed me under the tree-never letting me go."

She then looked at Earl with the same smile, "I've always had crushes throughout my life, but this was the first time I was in love, to this day I still love him and wish to one day start a family with him." Chiya stared Earl in the eyes and momentarily closed them, "We were meant to be, that tree will always be important to me, as it's where I fell in love, met him, and was proposed to at."

Princia had a completely heart warmed look as she held her chest passionately, Earl's eyes were quivering at Chiya after hearing her detailed story. Earl momentarily swallowed and nodded, "Uh, yeah, I never uh, I never have forgotten those days, and could say I'm just as in love with her."

Princia nodded with a heartened smile and wiped her eyes, "Beautiful, I once had a boyfriend I loved…"

Chiya glanced over at her and smiled, "What happened?"

Princia giggled, "Well, he failed to pick me up this one night-so I ordered for his execution."

Chiya and Earl both looked at each other with frightened looks, "Oh my…"

Earl then picked up his fork and knife and began cutting into the meat, "Well, I'm pretty starved right now."

Everyone then began to dig in to their food-except for Chiya. Chiya widened her eyes nervously as she looked at the several different knives, forks, and spoons in front of her. She lowered her eyebrows nervously and reached out for a knife, she held it with two hands and slowly began to cut into the meat. Earl momentarily glanced over at Chiya and widened his eyes, finding that she was struggling at this. Earl quickly bumped his shoulder against hers and stuck his fork inside of the meat. Chiya immediately looked over at him as she silently showed her how to properly cut the meat up.

Seppuku was now inside of the temple, quickly making his way around the hallways. Since there was a Royal Dinner going on, most of the guards were around the lounging area, giving Seppuku the perfect opportunity to sneak his way around. Seppuku was keeping to the right of the hallway where it was dark, wanting to stay as silhouetted as possible. He had his rifle in his hands as he walked, carefully scanning the hallway for a specific room of interest.

"Where's that damn library?" he muttered as he took silent steps.

He looked up at the end of the hallway and found a massive painted portrait of Princia in a white cape and suit-it was made of acrylic paint. He smirked and nodded in approval at the large portrait, "I should consider getting one o-"

"Hey! Stop!"

Seppuku calmly moved his head back into position and found a guard holding an assault rifle at Seppuku. Seppuku simply stood still with his rifle equipped, he then smirked at the guard and shook negatively.

"Sorry, I got lost."

The soldier jerked his rifle at Seppuku as he slowly approached him, "This isn't open to the public! You're in a lot of trouble sir!"

Seppuku began to chuckle, "Oh, you're one to talk."

Seppuku then dashed right up to the guard with a superhuman speed and violently cracked his rifle across his forehead, the guard was instantly knocked straight down onto the floor. Seppuku caught the guard's assault rifle in midair and examined it as he held the guard down with one foot. Seppuku smirked at the rifle as he examined the stock and ammunition clip it used.

"Fancy, I'll be sure to add this to our collection."

The guard grunted constantly as he looked up at Seppuku in fear, "Wait, Lie- Lieutenant Seppuku!?" Seppuku nodded as he put the assault rifle on his back holster. "I thought you were a hero!"

Seppuku then began to chuckle, "To some extent, yes, but overall I still self serve."

The guard widened his eyes and began to tremble as Seppuku applied more force to his cheeks, "Pl- please don't kill me! I have a beautiful famil-"

"I won't kill you, if you help me out, buddy." The guard continued to tremble as he looked up at the devious faced Seppuku, "And please refrain from further pissing yourself."

"So-o, I've heard about the big news…" Princia said with her eyelids lowered.

Chiya smiled at her and nodded, "Ah yes, the big news, like ordinary news-but bigger!"

Earl smirked, "Big news, always interesting."

Chiya shrugged at Princia, "What may I ask, is the big news?"

Princia chuckled at Chiya and pointed down at her, "That you're expecting, congratulations!"

Earl nearly choked on his food upon hearing this, Chiya raised an eyebrow at her in confusion, "Expecting? What exactly?"

Princia smirked at her, "No need to stay silent about it, I'm sure everyone on Mysteria knows by now."

Chiya glanced over at Earl for help, not understanding what she was expecting. Earl momentarily cleared his throat with a somewhat frantic look, "Uh, yeah, I'm very excited for our child…"

Chiya then widened her eyes and got a flattered look, "Oh! Yes, my pregnancy, of course."

Princia then puckered her lips as she looked at Chiya's belly, "Aw, you're already kind of showing!"

Chiya let out a loud gasp and widened her eyes, "What!?"

Earl gritted his teeth and face palmed, Chiya immediately started to poke her belly-as she wasn't actually pregnant. Earl momentarily rubbed his forehead, "I don't see anything yet, she still seems to have a pretty flat belly to me."

Princia shrugged, "Well, I guess I wouldn't know-but you would."

Earl then began to turn red, as Princia had implied that Earl commonly saw her without clothes on. Chiya momentarily smiled and crossed her arms together.

"I'm thinking we should name her something like, Floaty…"

Earl raised an eyebrow at her, "I don't think so, we'll name her something more appropriate, like Marissa or Shannon."

Princia had a confused look on her face, Chiya then shot back a look of discontent at Earl, "I want our child to be named something unique, like Floaty, or Swimmy."

"Our child would be made fun of, that's not a good idea…"

Chiya then clenched her fists and quirked her mouth, "Well I don't want our kid to have a common name, it should be a rare or one of a kind name-maybe Cookie."

"Cookie's better, but come on-I could easily envision kids making fun of a person with that name…"

Princia scratched her neck and closed one eye as she watched the two challenge each other, "How about Chocolate?"

Earl slammed his fist down, "We're not naming our child Chocolate, Chiya!"

Earl and Chiya then narrowed their eyes at each other and entered a fierce stare down, this continued on for a few moments before Princia cleared her throat.

"Um, perhaps I'm a bit confused, I thought you two established that it would be a boy, and that his name would be Maxwell."

Earl and Chiya stared at her for a few moments, both then got unrealistic smiles and nodded. Chiya rubbed her chin as she closed her eyes, "Uh, yeah, Maxwell-we're just thinking of a backup name incase it's a girl somehow magically…"

The room then remained silent for a few more moments, the situation was now awkward. Earl momentarily broke the silence after grunting, "Actually, I kind of like Cookie…"

"This is the library, what is it you're looking for?"

Seppuku continued to hold the guard with his sword up against his neck, he was scanning the library for any other signs of life-but they were alone.

"I want the blueprints for your F-Zero parts, where do I find it?"

The guard pointed at a computer terminal that was situated across the room, Seppuku then smirked and brought the guard up to the computer. He immediately gasped as Seppuku put a device into the terminal, it immediately began to flash red.

"What are you doing?"

Seppuku smirked and looked back at the door, "Since this planet isn't a part of the Federation, I have little available records on it-this way I can replicate the terminal and access all Magican data from my desk back in Mute City."

"You can't do that!"

Seppuku chuckled at him, "I'm doing it right now, aren't I?" The guard continued to grunt in response, Seppuku had a grin on his face as he watched the progress bar fill up on the device, already at sixty percent, "Don't think of it as stealing, rather Princia's just sharing all available information with me."

"You can't do this, it contains all citizen records-you'd be violating their privacy!"

"I'll violate your brain with my bullet if you don't shut up."

The device momentarily turned green, Seppuku put the device back in his pocket and smirked. "Thank you for the help, I'll be sure to include you in any future novels I may write."

He then roughly dropped the guard on the floor and began to walk away towards the door. He took a step outside of the door but was suddenly met with the sound of several guns cocking, he jolted his head up in shock and looked over his left shoulder-there were about seven guards holding assault rifles at him. Seppuku raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

"Good day, gentlemen."

"Stop right there!"

Seppuku then sighed and nodded at them, "Right, guess I'll be leaving now!" he shouted as he immediately began to sprint away from the group of armed men, but he was immediately being pursued despite his incredible speed.

"So here's some bigger news your highness…" Earl said calmly, Princia raised an eyebrow at him, "We've agreed that once the Queen dies, we will be aligning ourselves with the Galactic Space Federation."

Princia immediately lowered her eyebrows somewhat hostilely, "Why?"

Earl had eaten a major portion of his meat by now, Chiya had only taken a few bites of hers. "We were wrong about the Federation, they offer us great resource aid, military disarmament is a small price to pay considering the universe's most powerful protectorate will come to our aid if needed."

Princia lowered her eyebrows and quirked her mouth, "Peculiar, Mysteria of all places is the last planet I assumed would join the Federation…"

Chiya nodded in agreement, "Not to mention, I still get to stay in control of my planet-just gotta' ease up on the people, unlike my mother."

Princia tapped her fingers on the table with a grin, "That is big news, if Mysteria abolishes the military from power, then Magica will surely be the most powerful isolationist planet in the galaxy…"

Earl and Chiya widened their eyes and shook negatively, "Well hold on, you could stay isolated, or you could join the Federation with us and create an official trade bloc with us."

Princia quirked her mouth and nodded a few times, "It would be helpful if nothing else, our economy would certainly rise amongst the ranks…"

Earl then smiled and nodded, "You said you have great machine parts, that can be your export to other planets, you could really prosper by joining in with the Federation!"

Chiya gave Earl a thumbs up under the table, they then smirked at each other and looked back at Princia. She was rubbing her chin, contemplating about the offer carefully. The moment was then broke as a servant came in with very large glasses with a cloudy substance inside.

Princia grinned and reached out for a glass, "Ah, haven't had my ale today," she then took a sip from the alcoholic beverage and opened her eyes at the two, "I'm sorry if this offends, I know you guys are in heavy opposition to alcohol."

Chiya nodded, but Earl slammed his fist down with a grin, "What are ya' crazy? Hit me up with a glass!"

Princia then greatly widened her eyes at Earl, then narrowed her eyes, "Yo- you want to drink something alcoholic?"

Earl nodded quickly at her, "I haven't had a beer all day, I'm dying here!"

Princia then bit her lip and nodded slowly, "Beer? As in the-" she then discontinued her sentence and slid the glass over to Earl, she then got a devious grin on her face, "By all means, drink up…"

Chiya sighed as Earl immediately began to consume the alcohol, Honestly now, this is just improper… Chiya thought angrily.

Princia then aimed a handgun straight at Chiya's face.

"-and so is that!" Chiya panicked aloud.

Earl immediately gasped and dropped the glass back on the table, "Woah, woah, woah!"

Princia chuckled at the two as she rubbed her finger along the trigger, "The legal drinking age on Mysteria is thirty-neither of you are thirty."

Chiya gasped and looked at Earl quickly, "See? I told you beer would kill us!"

"and the term, beer, isn't an accepted term on Mysteria-that's strictly a Federation word, how would someone from Mysteria have access to beer?"

Earl and Chiya remained perfectly still, Earl then moved his hand towards the glass slowly again. Chiya glared at Earl as he took another sip from the drink.

"Dude!"

"Hey, come on, even with a gun at our faces I'm still thirsty."

Princia smirked at Earl and aimed at Earl instead, "So, what do you have to say for yourself? What are you intruders doi-"

Just then, Seppuku kicked open the door and came charging towards the table. Princia immediately widened her eyes and gasped, Chiya and Earl both grinned in relief at the sight of their savior.

Chiya clapped her hands together excitedly, "Oh, Seppuku, thank God you ca-"

He then jumped right onto the table, knocking several plates over as he simply ran across the table. Everyone at the table gasped as he simply ran to the door, completely disregarding Chiya and Earl. The guards that were chasing him now stopped in front of the table and stared at the conflict that was going on. Princia clenched her fist and stood up after slamming her fist down.

"Guards! Lock these fools up!"

Chiya and Earl gasped, both were immediately swarmed with guards and forcibly lifted off their feet. Princia crossed her arms and quirked her mouth as she watched the two be escorted away. The guards pushed Chiya and Earl together as they walked them out of the room, guns pointed at their heads. Chiya slowly turned her head towards Earl.

"See what happens when you drink?"

To be continued…