"Ashes to Ashes and a Brand New Groove"

**The Incan Kingdom**

The whole kingdom was in an uproar. Newspapers were being sold. Flyers were put up. Teams of police and rescue forces were station every which way! And all for the same reason; The Emperor had been kidnapped! Or at least, that was what Sira had told them.

"Now Sira..." A man was questioning her. "You say you saw that strange boy take Emperor Kuzco into that vehicle and then it just disapeared?"

"Ye...yes sir..."

"Personally..." One person nearby spoke. "I'm glad that selfish brat is gone! Who cares what happened to him, just as long as we can finally have some peace around here!!!"

Sira looked up. "Well, ya, we all are happy that he's gone. Pah, it's not just you Roga, it's practically everyone in the kingdom. Face it, no one liked Kuzco and we would care less where he went, it's just....how. I mean, we've never seen anything like THAT before. And that boy, he was so strange and had funny cloths on. I...I don't know if we could ever explain what happened..."

Roga nodded. "I know. It is a mystery....a big mystery...."



"Puuuuuurfect...." The little white cat purred as she read the headlines in the newspaper. "Simply perfect! AH HA! Kuzco was kidnapped by an alien....." She raised an eyebrow. "Alien? Sure...but the important thing is he's gone! And there is no aire to the thrown, which means...I CAN TAKE OVER AND RULE THE EMPIRE! MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! OOOWW!!" She screamed, just as someone stepped on her tail.

"Hey, watch it little kitty, you might get hurt in these roads!" The man yelled to her.

Yzma put her nose in the air, and started walking down the streets of the market. She raised her head as she saw two people walking out of the palace. One was a girl with black hair, and the other was a man with sort of orangish, wavy hair.

"Well, Roga....I'll be going somewhere else now.." Said the black haired girl to the orange haired man.

"Are you sure you won't come and live with me, Sira? I mean, it's been kinda lonely taking care of my two kids alone...ever since my wife died....well...."

Sira looked up at Roga sympethetically. "I understand how you feel, Roga. But I can't...I have to find another life somewhere else....BEFORE Kuzco comes back....if he comes back. I don't want to work another day in this dump for half the pay...."

He nodded. "I understand. Then, you go out there and find a better life...alright?"

Sira nodded. "Alright...I'll be seeing you later then Roga..."

He nodded. "Alright then......I'll see you...later..." He waved goodbye as she walked back down the steps.

Yzma started talking to herself again. "I know that girl...it says in the newspaper that she's the one who witnessed the kidnapping.....hmm.....I've got a brilliant idea.." She told herself, and ran up to Sira when she was alone.

"Oh, hello there little kit--" But Yzma covered her mouth.

"You and I are going to have a little.....talk...."