It was midday. As soon as lunch was finished, King Leo of the Rainbow Kingdom led his only son through the halls to head to the throne room to show him the work he would be doing in the future.

"Here we are, Crusher-- the throne of the king, where I do most of my work."

"Ooh!" Crusher's eyes lit up. "That's where I would be soon?!"

"Indeed. When my time comes, you'll be king in my place. Now, lemme show you some things I do for our kingdom."

They made their way to the piles of paper on the desk in front of the throne. Crusher glanced at the pile with a grimace.

"Wow... that's alot of paperwork."

"Well, even a king has paperwork," Leo shrugged.

"So… what kind of work are these about?"

"Arrangements with allies of the kingdom. Word of complaints from our people, and etc," Leo replied.

"Wow… this doesn't look as fun as I first thought," Crusher frowned.

"Oh, don't worry, it could still be fun," Leo chuckled and patted his head.

"Do you have ways to make it fun?"

"Sure I do!" Leo laughed and opened up one parchment. "I sometimes play the rhythm game,"

"The huh?"

Leo grinned and grabbed his stamp. He opened up the parchment and placed a stamp on the parchment then he placed it aside and grabbed another. He did it again and again until it started to become a beat and a pattern.

"Oh! I think I get it!" Crusher clapped his hands with a giggle.

"Thought that you might," Leo chuckled and patted his head.

"Your majesty, there are citizens that seek for your help," a royal steward came in with a bow.

"Please, send them in."

"As you wish,"

The steward gave another bow before heading out. Crusher looked curious.

"Huh, what kind of problems do the citizens of the kingdom deal with?"

"Plenty, some serious and some… just a little pitiful," Leo shrugged. "It all depends,"

"Your majesty! Your majesty!"

The father and son turned to see a golden zebra and an purple lion enter the palace. They gave a bow, which Leo acknowledged with a nod.

"Whoa! A gold zebra... and a purple lion?" Crusher let out a gasp.

"What is the problem, friends?" Leo asked.

"My friend Orchid is planning a party for all of our friends," the golden zebra explained. "but we are having a disagreement on what must be eaten. I requested rainbow leaves!"

"And I want meat!" Orchid the Purple Lion cried. "But Marin dislikes the idea! And now we have nothing to serve!"

"Hmm… that IS a problem…" Leo nodded before smiling and getting up. "But I think I can think of a solution,"

"You can?" Crusher asked.

"Yes, I can," Leo gave a nod and a smile. "You both can plan separate parties and see which is better! Once it's done, you'll see who's was the better idea,"

"But that would take forever!" Marin the Golden Zebra whined. "Let's just go with meat. I just won't eat,"

"No way, let's go with leaves, so that you can have some to eat," Orchid submitted. "Or we can have both and split the buffet into half, so our friends can have a choice!"

"That sounds way better," Crusher smiled.

"Yeah!" Marin agreed. "Thank you, your majesty!"

Leo chuckled and waved them goodbye as they headed out.

"Huh, that was… interesting," Crusher commented. "But Dad, you didn't really… do much than make a suggestion,"

"Exactly. A fun game I like to call Fun-gestions," Leo laughed. "I make fun suggestions to see if the citizen will take it with no question. It's also a test to see if they are wise enough to not think about my suggestion before taking it,"

"Wow... that really does make sense!"

"At least now you've got a few tricks up your sleeves when you become king!" Leo ruffled his hair playfully.

"I... just don't think I'll be as good a king as you." Crusher sighed.

"Aww, what makes you say that?" Leo frowned.

"Well... you seem so... amazing. What if I goof up and lead the kingdom into war...?"

"You won't, I promise," Leo smiled and got up from his throne to pull him in a hug. "I'll teach you everything you need to know, so that when the time comes, you'll be a great king,"

"Yes, son, I do," Leo nodded.

"Thanks, Dad."

"You're welcome," Leo chuckled. "Wanna see the rest of my work now?"

"I sure do."

With that, the father and son spend the rest of the afternoon finishing up the pile of work in the throne room.