"The Wrath of the Moon"
An Emperor's New Groove Fanfic by:
JessieofTR (Megan Clifton)

Chapter 10
"The Wrath of the Moon"

Kuzco quickly ran out of his room, quickly slipping on his red and yellow robes as he ran. That...thing, whatever it was, was towering towards the village. He had to make sure Raina was alright.

The TTWSU was up late, finishing and making notes in his log, when Kuzco ran past him. He looked up. "Your highness? Your highness!! Where are you going?! Your highness!!!!!!!!" He shouted.

Kuzco didn't respond, but kept running. He flew out of the palace doors and down the steps, running through the now empty marketplace.

"Wait..." Xema stopped, as they started fleeing. "I have to make sure my plan works. I'll meet you both on the outskirts of town..." She started running back towards the ranch.

Raina awoke to the sounds of screams outside. She sat up, wondering what all the commotion was about. She then looked out her window to see people running in all different directions. She figured there must be a fire or something. She got out of bed and went to the window to get a closer look. She then looked up at the sky, and saw the huge moon with the face. She gasped, and stared with wide eyes. This couldn't be...."Oh, Inti..." She whispered, and then ran from her room. "Aunt Xema? Aunt Yzma!? Zelma!" She shouted, and Xema was soon standing in the front doorway. "Aunt Xema...." Raina breathed. "Thank, Inti....There's a...."

"I know, child..." Xema said, and grabbed her wrist firmly. Raina had thought she was going to take her out, but instead Xema threw her back in her room.

Raina fell to the ground roughly, and she looked up at her aunt. "Aunt Xema..what are you...." Raina cried out as Xema grabbed her wrist again, and twisted it this time. She slammed it against the wall, and took her staff, making a lock appear and chaining her to the wall with it.

Raina stared at Xema, horrorfied, who only snickered. "That'll teach you, you inconsiderate child!" She started walking out of the room.

Raina screamed. "Aunt Xema! Please! Please don't do this! Please! Aunt Xeeeeemaaaa!!!!!!" She shouted.

Xema just laughed as she loocked the door to her room. She walked out of the ranch, Raina still screaming in the background. Supai, shut her up!! She thought, and placed a curse on the house, to where the front and back doors would lock from the outside, but not not the inside. The windows were now so hard that no one could open them nor break them.

Xema laughed evilly to herself. "Kuzco's going to fall right into this trap..." She smiled, and started to flee towards the outskirts of the village.

Raina looked out her window to see her aunt rush by. She then looked up and saw the moon. It was falling and heading towards her village. I don't wanna die... She thought, as she started to cry. I want Kanco... No, his name wasn't Kanco, it was Emperor Kuzco. She didn't care anymore, however. She just wanted him by her side...

Her wrist hurt as she tugged on the chain. I can't die... She thought. There's still so much I need to tell him....

Kuzco dashed through the path in the jungle as fast as he could. His legs grew tired and weak, but still he kept running. He looked up to see the moon getting closer and closer to the earth. I'm coming, Raina! He thought. I'm coming, just hold on!

The villagers were starting to flee, grabbing valubles and children. Pacha walked outside to see what was going on, and a villager explained to him the situation. Pacha gasped, and stared at the moon, and then gathered all the villagers together.

"Everyone!" He shouted. "You must calm yourselves! I want you all to evacuate the village right now! Only grab what is really valuble to you, and leave the rest. If you have animals, herd them together quickly. Some of them might not make it out though. Alright? Let's move, everyone!" Pacha turned quickly, and his wife, Chicha, walked out of the house.

"What's going on?" She asked him.

"Chicha," Pacha took her hands. "I need you to grab Cusi, Chaca, and Tipo. We're fleeing..."

Chicha stared. "What?"

Kuzco soon finally arrived at the village, checking every house to see if Raina was there. "Raina!?" He called, but his voice just echoed. The village had already been abandoned. From there on he could have assumed Raina had got to safety, and went home, but he couldn't. He had to make sure she was alright.

He remembered Raina had described to him where she lived when they were swimming. It was suppose to be a semi-big ranch, with a large field filled with crops and llamas.

There. He saw it. He quickly ran in and looked around. Shutting the door behind him, he called for Raina. "Raina!? Are you here!?"

Raina's head shot up. He's here! "Kan...um...Kuzco!" She shouted.

"Raina!" Thank Inti, he thought, and ran to the door, but discovered it was locked. Great... He forced his weight on the door, banging on it with his body. His arms grew sore, but finally, the door budged and flew open.

Raina smiled when she saw him. "Kuzco....thank Inti you're here, but you have to get out...that moon..."

"Raina..." Kuzco ran to her. "What happened!? Who did this to you!? I'll murder them! I'll have them beheaded, I'll..."

"Kuzco, please..." Raina breathed out nervously. "It was my Aunt Xema...I don't know why...I tried to get out and she chained me to the wall..."

Kuzco looked like he wanted to kill someone. Xema mainly. He shook the feeling off and sighed. "Wait here...I'll get you out..." He then quickly ran from the room and down the hallway into the kitchen, opening a drawer and looked for a sharp knife to cut the chain with. Suddenly, the whole ground shook, and Kuzco fell to the floor, the drawer falling out of it's place and the utensils going everywhere. A knife landed right next to him, and he blinked. Close call... He grabbed it and got up, running back to Raina's room. "Here..." He started trying to cut the chain.

Raina sighed. "Kuzco...don't...there isn't enough time.." She looked at the moon outside. It had gotten even closer. "Just leave me! You're more important! I mean, this world can survive without a peasent like me, but without the emperor..."

"Stop talking that way!!" Kuzco shouted at her, and somewhat glared. "Look, Raina..." He sighed, taking her hands. "Maybe some evil people in this world can survive without you, but I know that I can't....if anything were to happen to you, I would kill myself...."

Raina stared, not believing her ears. "You.....you mean that?"

Kuzco smiled and nodded his head. "Of course I do..." He put a hand to her face. "I...I love you, Raina...."

Raina smiled, and fought to hold back her tears. He had finally said the words that she was waiting to hear. "Kuzco...." She hugged him. "I love you, too..."

"Oh, Raina..." Kuzco smiled, and held her close, wishing this moment would last forever. And it could, if there wasn't a giant moon hurling towards the earth. He pulled away from her and stared into her eyes. "Come on...we have to get you out of here...."

Raina nodded, as Kuzco continued to cut the chain. Finally it pulled apart, and he grabbed Raina's hand. "It's falling...we have to hurry!" He shouted, and ran to the front door.....but it was locked. "Oh no.." He pulled on the door handle, forced his weight against it and everything, but it just wouldn't budge. "Damnit! What's this thing made out of!?"

"Um...wood.." Raina shrugged. "It should open..."

"Well it's NOT!" he growled, frustrated. He looked over at the window. "The window....that's it..." He ran over to it, trying to open it, but it wouldn't budge either. "Come on, you son of a..." He kept pulling, but nothing happened. He grabbed a nearby object and hit the window with it....but it didn't even break. "What the hell? COME ON!!!" He kept swinging, and the window kept staying unbroken. "Break, damnit, break! BREAK!" He kept trying, but nothing he did worked. He panted, and threw the object on the floor with anger. "Damnit! Why? Damnit!" He kicked the wall.

"Stop Kuzco...." Raina sighed, tears flowing from her eyes. "Nothing's working..."

Kuzco ran to her. "I'm so sorry, my love....I'm so sorry..." He hugged her. "I don't know what to do...I've tried everything..."

"I know, sweety...." Raina sighed. "You...you did your best..." She smiled uneasily.

Kuzco just shook his head. "I....I hate to be the one to say this but....I don't think...we're going to get out of here..."

Raina let out a sob. "I....I know...." She started crying.

"Don't cry...." Kuzco dried her eyes. "Come on, now....at least we're together...."

Raina nodded, but couldn't stop crying...

Kuzco held her close to his chest, setting his chin on top of her head. "Don't cry, my love....things.....things will work out. You'll see...." He lifted her chin and stared into her eyes. He hated seeing her this way. He hated that these were probably going to be his last moments with her on the earth. He kept feeling this extreme hatred for her Aunt Xema, even though he had never even seen her before. Somehow he thought that she had planned this....all of this. He saw Raina close her eyes, but this time he didn't panic or run away. He reached his head down and gently kissed her on the lips. When he broke the kiss, he saw Raina was crying, still. "What's wrong?" He asked her, brushing some of her hair out of her eyes.

"It's just..." She looked down. "...I'm sad that....that that was our first...and last...kiss we'll have together...." She looked up at him.

Kuzco smiled. "Who said it had to be our last?" He lifted her chin again and kissed her, this time with passion, and holding her close. He made it last as long as he could until the ground shook again, and Raina screamed, holding on to him. "It's alright...you'll be fine..." He looked out the window. The moon was very visable and close now. It would hit any minute. He turned back to Raina, and started to cry himself when he saw the fear in her eyes. Now he was scared, and he wanted to get out of there. He wished he could just get out of there before that thing hit and take Raina back to his kingdom, and she would live there forever.

Raina looked up to see him crying. He had calmed her, now it was her turn to calm him. She started to sing in a soft and beautiful voice:

Come stop your crying,
It'll be alright,
Take my hand,
Hold it tight.

I will protect you from all around you,
I will be here, don't you cry.

Kuzco smiled. Even her singing voice was beautiful. Everything about her was so beautiful, and he loved her so much. He started to sing also:

For one so small,
You seem so strong,
My arms will hold you,
Keep you safe and warm.

This bond between us can't be broken,
I will be here, don't you cry..

Cause you'll be in my heart,
Yes, you'll be in my heart,
From this day on,
Now and forever more.

You'll be in my heart,
No matter what they say,
You'll be here in my heart,
Always...

He held her close, and Raina put her head on his shoulder. "Always..." She whispered, and the ground started to shake violently. The rumbling was so loud, it hurt their ears.

"I love you, Raina!!!" Kuzco had to shout.

Raina closed her eyes and held him tight. "I love you too, Kuzco...."

Outside the ranch, the giant moon had fallen onto the earth. The trees in which it hit first turned immidiatly to ashes, and flames engulfed throughout the village. Once the moon hit the ground, it exploded, and everything and anything in it's path caught fire. The villagers who had fled were watching from a safe distance, and they could feel the intense heat from where they were standing. Pacha shook his head sadly as he watched his village burn, unaware his best friend was there. Zelma, Xema, and Yzma were also watching. Xema couldn't remove the smile from her face as she watched. She snickered evilly. "She's dead..." She smiled.

Moments after the moon hit, a black smoke filled the clouds, making the black and evil night even blacker. The village....was no more....

( Author's Final Note and Disclaimer: Are you all crying? Thought so. Well, that's the end. *watches as the audiance gasps and holds up knives and pitchforks* Wait wait, hold it....I meant that that was the end of Part 1. Eh heh heh heh...don't worry...I could never kill Kuzco and just...END it there. I thought I would at first, but then I thought...nah, I'd probably get flamed one too many times for my liking. So...expect a part TWO vewy vewy soon. And part two is loaded with songs. Just to warn ya. It's almost more...um...graphic than this one. I'm not telling you what happens, I'm just saying. Part 2 will be rated R, in case you were interested....due to...content that might be unappropriate for little kids. SO! If you liked this story, stay tuned for part 2. And now for the Disclaimer. I don't own any TENG characters, including Kuzco, Yzma, Pacha, Chicha, ect. I do own Xema, Zelma, and Raina, however. "One Day, She'll Love Me" is property of Sting and Disney. "You'll Be in My Heart" is property of Tarzan and Disney. One more thing, someone asked if we'll be seeing Kronk. Well, for all you Kronk fans, I can't promise him, but I might somehow TRY to squeeze him into part two. So...expect a sequel! :D)