Howdy and Dexter came into the throne room. "A visitor about
Princess Bijou, Your Highness," Dexter acknowledged. "Who is it?" King
Boss questioned. "It's a group of beggars," Howdy replied. "Let them in,"
he rejoined.
The two servants went out the room and came back with beggars. All of the beggars were dressed in black robes and had pale faces. The beggar in front of the group said, "We wish to see Princess Bijou before she meets her Prince Hamtaro." King Boss nodded and said, "Only five of thou at a time. My daughter shan't be crowded all at the same time."
The leader beggar had four beside him in a jippy. "We are ready," the leader beggar remarked. King Boss beckoned them to follow him as they went through the castle. When they reached Princess Bijou's bedroom, King Boss knocked. "Visitors wish to see thee," he acknowledged. "Let them in," Princess Bijou answered.
King Boss opened the door and allowed the five beggars in. "I'll be back in a minute," he said as he closed the door. The leader beggar bowed to Princess Bijou and said, "Such a pleasure to meet you, Princess Bijou. Are you excited about marrying Prince Hamtaro?"
Princess Bijou blushed mildly. "Why, yes, I am," she replied. One of the beggars went over to the stained glass window in Princess Bijou's bedroom and touched it. "Don't touch it!" Princess Bijou shouted.
At that moment, King Boss opened the door. "Is everything OK?" he questioned hastily as he entered the bedroom. "It's OK," the leader beggar replied as King Boss closed the door behind himself. He nodded and walked to the beggar at the window. The leader beggar trudged to the side of King Boss. The beggar looked underneath his black cloak and slowly began to draw something from a sort of cane... Princess Bijou screamed, "Father! He's got a sword!"
At the moment Princess Bijou gave the alarm, the leader beggar pulled the sword out of all of the way. He seized King Boss's shoulder and put the sword to his neck. Princess Bijou screamed again when one of the beggars grasped her. A puff of smoke appeared. Once the smog cleared, there was someone else standing in the place of the leader beggar...
Princess Bijou saw who it was and screamed, "Lord Mike!" Lord Mike pushed the sword to the surface of King Boss's neck. "Don't kill him!" the princess cried. She looked to who was holding her. "The evil sorcerer, Spat!" Princess Bijou screamed.
Spat slapped her and shouted, "Do anything, Princess Bijou, and your father over there dies!" "Other way around," Lady Stella returned. Lord Mike said, "Withdraw your sword or any other attempt of attack and your daughter, the adorable princess, dies over there!"
Princess Bijou cringed when she heard Lord Mike say the remark. "You know you wouldn't kill her," King Boss returned sharply. Lord Mike grinned and retorted, "Want to bet?" Lord Mike pushed the sword closer to King Boss's neck. "I want the kingdom. Now," Lord Mike demanded.
Queen Caitlin raced to the door and stopped dead. "Boss?" she questioned. "The-they wa-want th-the k-k-kingdom," he barely uttered as the sword pressed harder on his throat. King Boss reached for his sword but considered what Lord Mike said previously. "Just grab that sword, and she's dead," Lord Mike pressured. "Both of them."
The sword, King Boss thought. I shan't touch it, but what will happen to my daughter? If they do touch her or take her out of this room, I will draw my sword. He reached up and tried to push the sword away from his throat. Lord Mike pressed it even harder on his throat.
Queen Caitlin watched in fear as the scene went on. King Boss reached for his sword but thought another minute. Lord Mike said, "You can touch it, but you either surrender it or draw it. But if you draw it, your family shall die."
King Boss thought another minute. He touched his sword cane and seized it. He tore it off of his waist and threw it down. "Will you give me the kingdom?" Lord Mike questioned. "No," King Boss replied hastily.
Lord Mike looked at Spat, then he glanced at Lady Stella. He then said, "OK, but you'll regret it." He kicked King Boss in the heel and demanded, "Start moving." King Boss looked back at him. "Start moving?" he questioned. Lord Mike nodded and said, "You won't be here to see your daughter's wedding, but you won't be dead. Besides, there won't be a wedding now."
Princess Bijou's eyes grew large as Lord Mike said it. Queen Caitlin yelled, "You can't!" Lord Mike glanced toward her and retorted, "Of course I can! I'm a tax collector!" What was the rest of the beggars in the throne room were now all of the Bad Hams. The three royal family members grew pale as they entered Princess Bijou's bedroom.
The Bad Hams walked toward Lord Mike. "If this king moves, kill his wife and daughter immediately," he ordered. "I don't care if it's even turning his head, his family will die." Queen Caitlin and Princess Bijou gasped as the Bad Hams walked out of the room. Queen Caitlin gasped, "The- they're...guards! Stop them!!!"
The four guards heard the alarming cry in the room for the guards. Sandy, Stan, Panda, and Cappy raced to the bedroom, where they saw the Bad Hams. "Stop!" they shouted. The Bad Hams disregarded and start to rush. The four guards drew their swords and shouted, "Stop now! No harm will be done if you let go of the king!"
Lady Stella drew her sword and returned, "Be quiet! We want this Ham- Ham Kingdom, and we want it now! But until we get it, we're keeping him!" Sandy and Stan tried to get the Bad Hams to halt, but they kept on moving.
When the Bad Hams came to the drawbridge, all of the guards tried to stop them. The guards were numerous, and so were the knights. But only when they got outside, the guards and knights attacked. Lord Mike yelled, "Come near us and the royal family dies!"
The guards and knights of the Ham-Ham Kingdom halted. Some tried to convince the rest to go forward, but none moved. Spat looked back at them and yelled, "You all are a bunch of lousy losers!" Lord Mike nodded in agreement as he pushed the king forward towards his carriage with his sword still against his neck. Lady Stella followed Lord Mike, and Spat came right behind them. King Boss was pushed forward and into the carriage without moving. If I move, he thought, my family will be dead.
The guards and knights watched in fear of the future as the horse carriage started to move. The Bad Hams got on their individual horses and ran after the carriage. The guards and knights stared, unmoving. Murmurs went through them. Sandy looked at Stan, Panda, and Cappy, and they looked at her. She cringed and said, "What about Prince Hamtaro?"
Once Sandy mentioned Prince Hamtaro, everyone of the guards and knights gasped. Snoozer laid undisturbed next to the drawbridge. "When he said we were a bunch of lousy losers," Panda remarked, "I think that's our loser." The guards nodded and watched the carriage and the Bad Hams on their horses move down the dirt trail and disappear.
The two servants went out the room and came back with beggars. All of the beggars were dressed in black robes and had pale faces. The beggar in front of the group said, "We wish to see Princess Bijou before she meets her Prince Hamtaro." King Boss nodded and said, "Only five of thou at a time. My daughter shan't be crowded all at the same time."
The leader beggar had four beside him in a jippy. "We are ready," the leader beggar remarked. King Boss beckoned them to follow him as they went through the castle. When they reached Princess Bijou's bedroom, King Boss knocked. "Visitors wish to see thee," he acknowledged. "Let them in," Princess Bijou answered.
King Boss opened the door and allowed the five beggars in. "I'll be back in a minute," he said as he closed the door. The leader beggar bowed to Princess Bijou and said, "Such a pleasure to meet you, Princess Bijou. Are you excited about marrying Prince Hamtaro?"
Princess Bijou blushed mildly. "Why, yes, I am," she replied. One of the beggars went over to the stained glass window in Princess Bijou's bedroom and touched it. "Don't touch it!" Princess Bijou shouted.
At that moment, King Boss opened the door. "Is everything OK?" he questioned hastily as he entered the bedroom. "It's OK," the leader beggar replied as King Boss closed the door behind himself. He nodded and walked to the beggar at the window. The leader beggar trudged to the side of King Boss. The beggar looked underneath his black cloak and slowly began to draw something from a sort of cane... Princess Bijou screamed, "Father! He's got a sword!"
At the moment Princess Bijou gave the alarm, the leader beggar pulled the sword out of all of the way. He seized King Boss's shoulder and put the sword to his neck. Princess Bijou screamed again when one of the beggars grasped her. A puff of smoke appeared. Once the smog cleared, there was someone else standing in the place of the leader beggar...
Princess Bijou saw who it was and screamed, "Lord Mike!" Lord Mike pushed the sword to the surface of King Boss's neck. "Don't kill him!" the princess cried. She looked to who was holding her. "The evil sorcerer, Spat!" Princess Bijou screamed.
Spat slapped her and shouted, "Do anything, Princess Bijou, and your father over there dies!" "Other way around," Lady Stella returned. Lord Mike said, "Withdraw your sword or any other attempt of attack and your daughter, the adorable princess, dies over there!"
Princess Bijou cringed when she heard Lord Mike say the remark. "You know you wouldn't kill her," King Boss returned sharply. Lord Mike grinned and retorted, "Want to bet?" Lord Mike pushed the sword closer to King Boss's neck. "I want the kingdom. Now," Lord Mike demanded.
Queen Caitlin raced to the door and stopped dead. "Boss?" she questioned. "The-they wa-want th-the k-k-kingdom," he barely uttered as the sword pressed harder on his throat. King Boss reached for his sword but considered what Lord Mike said previously. "Just grab that sword, and she's dead," Lord Mike pressured. "Both of them."
The sword, King Boss thought. I shan't touch it, but what will happen to my daughter? If they do touch her or take her out of this room, I will draw my sword. He reached up and tried to push the sword away from his throat. Lord Mike pressed it even harder on his throat.
Queen Caitlin watched in fear as the scene went on. King Boss reached for his sword but thought another minute. Lord Mike said, "You can touch it, but you either surrender it or draw it. But if you draw it, your family shall die."
King Boss thought another minute. He touched his sword cane and seized it. He tore it off of his waist and threw it down. "Will you give me the kingdom?" Lord Mike questioned. "No," King Boss replied hastily.
Lord Mike looked at Spat, then he glanced at Lady Stella. He then said, "OK, but you'll regret it." He kicked King Boss in the heel and demanded, "Start moving." King Boss looked back at him. "Start moving?" he questioned. Lord Mike nodded and said, "You won't be here to see your daughter's wedding, but you won't be dead. Besides, there won't be a wedding now."
Princess Bijou's eyes grew large as Lord Mike said it. Queen Caitlin yelled, "You can't!" Lord Mike glanced toward her and retorted, "Of course I can! I'm a tax collector!" What was the rest of the beggars in the throne room were now all of the Bad Hams. The three royal family members grew pale as they entered Princess Bijou's bedroom.
The Bad Hams walked toward Lord Mike. "If this king moves, kill his wife and daughter immediately," he ordered. "I don't care if it's even turning his head, his family will die." Queen Caitlin and Princess Bijou gasped as the Bad Hams walked out of the room. Queen Caitlin gasped, "The- they're...guards! Stop them!!!"
The four guards heard the alarming cry in the room for the guards. Sandy, Stan, Panda, and Cappy raced to the bedroom, where they saw the Bad Hams. "Stop!" they shouted. The Bad Hams disregarded and start to rush. The four guards drew their swords and shouted, "Stop now! No harm will be done if you let go of the king!"
Lady Stella drew her sword and returned, "Be quiet! We want this Ham- Ham Kingdom, and we want it now! But until we get it, we're keeping him!" Sandy and Stan tried to get the Bad Hams to halt, but they kept on moving.
When the Bad Hams came to the drawbridge, all of the guards tried to stop them. The guards were numerous, and so were the knights. But only when they got outside, the guards and knights attacked. Lord Mike yelled, "Come near us and the royal family dies!"
The guards and knights of the Ham-Ham Kingdom halted. Some tried to convince the rest to go forward, but none moved. Spat looked back at them and yelled, "You all are a bunch of lousy losers!" Lord Mike nodded in agreement as he pushed the king forward towards his carriage with his sword still against his neck. Lady Stella followed Lord Mike, and Spat came right behind them. King Boss was pushed forward and into the carriage without moving. If I move, he thought, my family will be dead.
The guards and knights watched in fear of the future as the horse carriage started to move. The Bad Hams got on their individual horses and ran after the carriage. The guards and knights stared, unmoving. Murmurs went through them. Sandy looked at Stan, Panda, and Cappy, and they looked at her. She cringed and said, "What about Prince Hamtaro?"
Once Sandy mentioned Prince Hamtaro, everyone of the guards and knights gasped. Snoozer laid undisturbed next to the drawbridge. "When he said we were a bunch of lousy losers," Panda remarked, "I think that's our loser." The guards nodded and watched the carriage and the Bad Hams on their horses move down the dirt trail and disappear.