Her face illuminated by the many candles around the 'shrine' to Kuzco, Kaylan felt more sure than ever that Kuzco wasn't dead. She suspected that if he really was dead, Yzma wouldn't have gone to the trouble of a shrine. She thought this simply because this made the perfect alibi for Yzma if Kuzco recovered from whatever she had done to him, the shrine made it look like Yzma really thought Kuzco was dead and that she actually cared. Kaylan felt nothing but contempt for the B old /B bitch. The announcement room was next door, so Kaylan wandered through and hid casually behind a curtain on the stage, and promptly fell asleep.
Kaylan was awoken later by the sound of footsteps on the stage.
"Quick, this way!" Said a four-legged figure to a much larger, two legged figure. "The entrance to her secret lab is a few rooms away."
Kaylan was shocked. The four-legged Lllama-like figure sounded like Kuzco. It was Kuzco! Kaylan quickly calculated the details in her mind. Yzma was supposed to be an evil-diva-sorceress type, maybe she turned Kuzco into a Llama. Else that, or it was a demon llama... No, that's too ridiculous. So if that's Kuzco he must be going to her secret lab to get a potion to change himself back and since he was in such a hurry Yzma must be following him. Kaylan promptly made up her mind. An ambush, that was what Yzma needed. Kaylan got back behind her curtain, from whence she had fallen, and waited.
After a short while, the skinny old witch and her carrot shaped sidekick made thier appearance.
"We've lost them now." Yzma said. "There's no way we can get to the lab before Pacha and Kuzco."
"Well... maybe with a little positive thinking." Said Kronk.
"You're an idiot Kronk, do you know that?" Yzma said. "Now hurry up and stop struggling with all of that baggage or Kuzco will be changed back before we even get to the secret lab entrance."
Yzma stuck her nose in the air and marched straight past
Leaping out of her hiding place, Kaylan yelled, "The game stops here bitch! It's my duty to the crown to kill you, usurper. My duty as the Emperors Advisor", She ended with a smile before jumping on Yzma and trying to scratch her eyeballs out.
"How the hell did you think you would get away with this?" Kaylan growled.
"Like this." Yzma said and startled Kaylan by bitch-slapping her across the cheek and while she was recovering, shoving Kaylan into the wall, knocking her unconscious.

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"Hey, wake up." A voice called Kaylan. "Come on, you can do it. Wake up."
"Huh?" Kaylan's vision was fuzzy and her head throbbed like nothing she'd ever experienced before. "Where,.. where am I?"
A friendly female face smiled back at Kaylan. "You're in the palace infirmary."
"What? Infirmary?" Asked a befuddled Kaylan. "What happened."
"I think I can answer that." Said a more male voice beside her bed.
"Your Highness!" Kaylan looked around her. "I'm so sorry, I would bow but I don't think I can stand."
Suddenly Kaylan was overcome by a bout of dizzyness, which obviously showed in her eyes.
"Shhhh..." The Emperor put a finger to her lips. "You're not quite better yet. Try not to talk too much."
"Sorry..." Whispered Kaylan.
"It's okay." Said Kuzco. "That was very brave of you back there, trying to take on Yzma alone... and before that too, your plan to publicly denounce Yzma in front of her 'subjects'."
"Well it was just... so obvious. What she did."
"Still, you could have lay low and never spoken of it again."
"What..? and not be emperor's advisor?"
Kuzco chuckled. "Yeah, about that, I guess you can start as soon as you're better."
"Cool... What happened... to Yzma?"
Kaylan's question's were answered when a grey kitten jumped up onto the bed and said in a small voice, "Bugger."
"You can have her as a pet if you like." Said Kuzco. "As long as you get her declawed."
"and... neutered..."
Yzma-kitty quickly jumped off the bed and huddled in the corner.
"What... about Kronk?"
"He's got a job as a chef at Mudka's Meat Hut but he's no threat. Speaking of jobs, I've got to go now. You wouldn't believe what Yzma," He paused to kick the grey cat. "has done to this place."
Kuzco left the room and Yzma jumped back on the bed.
"Think about it kid." She said. "We could rule the kingdom together."
"Think about it... kitty-bitch." Said Kaylan. "I could have you put to sleep... Be good... and I'll tell you a secret."
"Damn." Said Yzma-kitty. "Okay, I won't attempt treason again. What's the secret."
"You can... clean your own litter-box." Said Kaylan. "And by the way... My powers surpass... yours, so I can hold... you to that promise."
Kaylan snapped her fingers and a change came over Yzma.
"Kitty wants patting." Said Yzma. "Kaylan pat kitty?"
"No... go find some yarn kitty."
Kaylan dismissed Yzma-kitty and lay back. She was disturbed from her doze by the nurse who walked over and sat on her bed.
"Hey Kay." Said Rula.
"Arula... how did you get here?"
"I couldn't stand being a, what did you call it? I couldn't stand being a toy poodle anymore."
"You're a nurse?"
"When Kuzco got back, there was a public message that the brides should return but I complained so much Kuzco quickly put an end to that and gave us jobs around the palace. Lucky huh?"
"You... talked back the the emperor."
"What can i say? My job had no point."
"Okay... You win." Kaylan smiled weakly.
"You get some more sleep, Kaylan." Said Rula. "You're still not all the way better."
Kaylan smiled and let the darkness envelope her.