A/N: Comparing to my previous fic is going to be hard but I'm doing my
best. My soul purpose is to entertain. Anyway, it's at the point where the
King has been killed, but first Scales needs to do the rest of his plan.
But one question remains...where is Wolf? We're going to find out that
Scales plan wasn't 100% efficient.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Star Fox, Nintendo and/or Rare do. Any relation to my made up characters in any way is entirely coincidental ________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 6-A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
"Murder" Scales heard from behind him. But no one was standing there. The dagger began to drip with the royal blood. Scales left the room and went as fast as he could before the blood could leave a trail.
Scales quickly went to Fox's room. The blood on the dagger still fresh (and there was quite a bit). Scales took the dagger and smeared a little bit on Fox. He used the blunt side and moved slowly as not to wake him. Once Fox was covered in blood he smeared some on the bed. Then he clasped the dagger in Fox's paw. Then he left.
***
Mia was jolted from her sleep. It was as if she'd known exactly what happened. "Murder!" she whispered to herself. "Something terrible has happened to the King! " She got up from her bed and looked at the sky. It was darker than usual and this was usually a bad sign. "There's been a break in the curse...I just wish it wasn't so soon." Mia went back to her bed...she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
***Early in the morning...
Wolf walked into Fox's room. Where had HE been? Wolf had left the palace for fear that something bad was going to happen. He saw Fox covered in blood and then he walked up to him and woke him. "Why Fox," he began the young vulpine Prince woke with freight as he saw blood. "What have you done?" Wolf said. "The King has been found covered in blood. Why Fox? Why?"
Fox was a little stunned. 'Did I really?' He thought to himself. He had to have done it right? The blood was all over him. 'Maybe I was sleepwalking?' He thought. "I...I didn't mean to...it was an accident!" Fox protested.
"Say no more. There is only one thing you can do. If you don't want to be executed for killing your father, take your dagger and leave. This is all they can do for you Fox."
Fox didn't object, nor did he ask why Wolf was the one telling him all this. He didn't even live in the palace; but was anyone really going to believe that Fox didn't do it?
Fox decided that Wolf was right. He'd have to go and that would mean no good-byes. "What about...what about mom? What about Scales?"
"If either of them caught you in this state then they'd both have a slice of your head. You must go young one." Wolf said. Again, Fox didn't object. He wasn't exactly gong to object to someone twice his age. He'd always been taught to respect his elders.
"Hurry! Out the Window! Go!" Wolf said. "I'll help you escape. Use this rope and slide down the side of the palace." Wolf said as he pulled out a rope. "Go! Take the Arwing with you. I wish the best of luck to you Fox."
Fox took the rope and Wolf helped him tie it to a pole on his bed. Then he watched the rope extend all the way to the ground. The sun was barely up and Fox had slid down the side of the palace just as Wolf told him to. Fox looked at Wolf from above.
"Run Fox! Run!" Wolf shouted and Fox did just that. What Fox didn't know, was that Wolf had just SAVED him from certain death. Wolf had intentions of doing this.
It was still early in the morning and Wolf decided that he should leave before his presence was found. "I hope he gets away before Scales finds him..." Wolf said under his breath and then he left the palace.
***Two hours later...
A shrieking Vixy awaked scales. When Scales walked into the halls she heard Vixy's voice once more "Where were the guards when this terrible deed was done!" Vixy screamed. "Scales! Scales! Come quick!"
Scales went running to James' chambers where the King lie...dead. "What has happened?!" Scales shouted.
Peppy came next. "What in the name of Great Fox happened!? The King...dead!? WHY? WHAT HAPPENED!?"
"This is a terrible sight to see..." Scales said. His voice was so convincing that he knew nothing of this. He was indeed a good actor. "Should we tell Fox?"
"We'll have to tell Fox..." Vixy sniffled. There was no way she could hold her tears back and she let it out. "I need to go and see my son now..." Vixy said. She thought that would give her comfort.
When she went to Fox's room she shrieked again. "Heaven have mercy on my soul!" she screamed. "Where is my son!? What is this...blood! Someone killed my husband AND my son! Where is Fox's body!? Heaven forbid!" With that she fainted.
Scales walked in a picked up Vixy. Peppy turned his head in shame. "This is indeed a terrible sight."
"Find the guards, tell them to be on search for a murderer in the Kingdom." Scales ordered Peppy. Peppy wasted no time.
Scales looked at the bed that Fox was supposed to be at. It was then he noticed a rope. "What's this?" He asked as he walked over and looked at it. Not setting Vixy down. "The young Prince escaped? But how? He was supposed to stay here so that he could be executed!" He rasped. "He must be convinced that he did it...but Fox never gets up THAT early. Hmm."
Scales unsheathed a claw and cut the rope. Every fur THINKING that Fox was dead was even better! Now he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of executing him. But what if he were to come back? At some point in time Fox was destined to come back. He'd eventually wise up and realize that he didn't do the murder. Scales worried for a moment but then knew what to do. "Should he come back then I shall be the one to kill him." Scales said.
***
Vixy's dream was unlike any other. She dreamed that she saw James standing in a white light. She wanted to run up and hug him but when she did she was stopped. She saw Scales step in her way holding the Arwing. She ten watched as Scales stabbed her husband repeatedly.
***
When she finally woke from her nightmare she was in her bed with Scales at her side. He was holding her paw. 'He did it!' Vixy thought but she decided that it was probably just a nightmare. Scales was James' best friend, why would he do such a deed?
Peppy walked in and reported to Scales, "Sir, the guards are dead!"
"WHAT!?" Scales stood up. 'He was only supposed to make them pass out, not kill them.' Scales thought, referring to Wolf. Was that what he was doing last night? No, he had to have left. Now there was no way Scales couldn't blame the murder on him so easily. That wouldn't be too good on Scales part. However, so far there was no evidence that he'd done it.
Scales walked to the guards quarters and saw that the guards were indeed, dead. Not with any type of blade, claws killed them. 'So he did do it.' Scales thought. He was sure if Wolf killing the guards was a good thing or not. He could now accuse Wolf at least, but there was really no need to.
***
Fox was far from Corneria now. He had no idea where he was going. He was in the middle of the desert with the Arwing in its sheath. "Why did I do it?" He asked himself, as he grew hotter and hotter. "How did I do it?" He asked himself. He was totally convinced that he did it. Though he still wasn't sure why Wolf had to be the one to tell him. Of course though, Wolf was right. Had it been Scales then he'd be at the guillotine right now getting his head cut off. Scales was a "good scale" but he had absolutely no remorse for the guilty.
Fox looked at the dagger and looked at it coated in blood. HIS FATHER'S blood. He looked down and lifted his shirt and looked at the royal crest on his chest. "I don't deserve this..." Fox said. He kept going through the desert. He was getting VERY hungry. By now his mom would usually be making breakfast for him and he'd be enjoying it with his dad. Those days were now over. Fox was a fugitive and a run from the law.
It was no getting unbearably hot and Fox couldn't take it anymore. Eventually, in the middle of the desert, he fainted.
***
Mia was on her way to the palace. She knew that Fox was still alive, just as she'd known Scales had done it. But as much respect as Mia had, she was still nothing more than a peasant. Why did this make a difference? Scales was of a much higher status than she was. That meant that she couldn't really accuse the Vice King of murder and expect anyone to believe her. Besides, if she did do that, Scales could behead her pretty easily and furs would ALWAYS believe the Vice King over a peasant.
The funeral for James and Fox would be tomorrow and Vixy asked Mia to do it especially. She'd been doing the funerals for generations and she didn't object to doing this one. But this really wasn't the time for James to die. He died way before his time should come.
Mia was offered a night in the palace and she took the offer. When she arrived, there were plenty of grieving faces. Of all of them, the one that stood the most was Krystal.
As Mia walked by Krystal in the main hall, she stopped and knelt down next to Krystal. She leaned in a whispered, "I promise to you that Fox is alive. You'll see him someday again. I promise." This didn't exactly make Krystal any happier.
"Please, I'm not stupid Mia. Fox is dead and he isn't coming back. Why do grown-ups all tell you lies?" Krystal replied.
Mia didn't know what to say. "I'm not lying Krystal. You will see Fox again." Krystal stood in silence.
This small little moment was for Scales to give a speech, one at which Mia had to attend. It was Mia who would be crowning Scales, but after he made his speech. Since James was dead and Fox was presumed to be dead, that meant that the Vice King, had to rule. For some reason, it was written that a woman wasn't fit to rule to Kingdom and that it should be a man. Sexists, this truly was. Even if it wasn't that way, Vixy was in no state to rule Corneria in her state of mind.
"It is indeed a harsh time." Scales began to speak, "James was probably the best King Corneria ever had. I shall take from where he left off and create the utopia that James wanted. Let us start by bringing peace to our two opposing forces. Let us all live in peace with each other. Let us start over from the beginning. Sharp claw and furry can be united as one. We all know that James wanted it that way." As he said this several sharp claw walked into the palace. Many gasped, but didn't oppose the new king. "So I say to you all, let us take a stand and help James create the utopia he wanted. There shall be eternal peace from now on. I promise to take care of you just the way that James did."
Wolf walked in just as Scales finished up his small speech. When Scales saw this he ordered for Wolf to approach the throne. "Let the peace begin." Scales said and asked Mia to make Wolf the Vice King. He gave Wolf exactly what he promised him.
Mia placed the crown on Scales' head (though the King didn't always have to wear it), and gave him the ring of royalty. She did the same for Wolf and declared that now Scales was the one to rule Corneria. Mia herself wasn't sure about allowing the sharp claw back to Corneria. But you couldn't oppose what the King said.
***
That night Vixy was with Peppy, Krystal and Slippy. It was raining outside and the rain was harsher than usual. They sat in Fox's vacant bedroom. Mia walked in eventually holding her walking staff. "I'm terribly sorry about your losses." She said. She didn't mention to Vixy that Fox was still alive. She also said nothing more to Krystal. There was no point in doing so since Krystal didn't believe her.
Vixy stood up and looked at the falling rain. The clouds then boomed with thunder and lightning. "We're not safe anymore.." Vixy said.
They all looked to her and Mia put a paw on her shoulder. "We'll survive this. You already seem to know what the rest of the Kingdom does not." Vixy nodded. "I'm glad you received the dream I sent to you."
Vixy turned to Mia and looked into her eyes. "You sent me that dream?" Of course Mia did. She had a lot of strange powers, and it was why James had always trusted her more than anyone else in Corneria.
"What dream?" Peppy asked.
"It's nothing..." Vixy said. Why did she keep it a secret? She knew that it was Scales, and she HAD the power to come out and say it too. Perhaps it was the fact that Vixy didn't like the sight of blood. She didn't want any more bloodshed. "For now, let's just put our trust in Scales."
"But we can't do that!" Slippy shouted. "He won't rule like James did. He won't be as good. He already let the sharp claw back in the kingdom. How great of a King could he be?"
"Slippy's right." Peppy agreed. "He let the sharp claw back in and that's just asking for history to repeat itself. No one in the kingdom wants another war. Especially after the long peace we had afterwards. No fur wants to fight."
Vixy had another tear in her eye. "I know what you all are saying. But Scales really is a good man and I do believe he can take care of the kingdom. I can't bear to see anymore blood spilt." She walked out of the room crying.
"What should we do?" Krystal asked.
"We respect the Queen. We can't overthrow Scales now. Not while Vixy is like this. She isn't in any position to handle such a thing. She just lost her husband AND her son. We can't jump to conclusions now. She needs time to heal." Mia said. "Until she does, we shouldn't oppose Scales in anyway whatsoever."
But---" Krystal began.
"But nothing. We shouldn't make Vixy endure any more torture for now. For now we wait." Mia said. She took Krystal by the paw, "When the time is right, I want YOU to go and seek help. When your old enough you need to go and get help. Mention that the kingdom is in shambles, because when the time comes for you to leave, kingdom WILL be."
Krystal nodded and then Mia left. "What do we do Peppy?"
"We can't do anything. I'm nothing more than a peasant now. There's nothing I can do against Scales."
"How does Mia expect me to leave the Kingdom when the red-eye guard every exit?"
"Someday you will Krystal. I'll make sure of it." Peppy said.
***
Wolf now had everything he wanted but he wasn't happy. He was in James' room and watched the rain. "I'm sorry..." He said under his breath. The important thing was that he'd gotten Fox out of here before Scales could do anything to the vulpine.
Wolf took off his crown. "I refuse to take something I didn't deserve in the first place."
Mia walked in just as he said that. "So I see you've admitted the truth to yourself."
Wolf looked back at her. "Why didn't you say anything? Why did you let Scales get away with it?"
"I'm still a peasant you know. If I had done something then I would probably be beheaded. I'm glad you kept the prince safe, I'm glad you've done that. But please, for now I want you to stay here." It was as if Mia was reading his mind. Wolf had actually planned on going to find Fox eventually. "The time will come when Scales will have to step down. Have patience, it will take a while." Mia warned. "Let a decade pass in Scales' rule. When Vixy is finally free of suffering, I want you to go to Zoness and ask the King and Queen to help you get Scales out of power."
"Why a decade?" Wolf asked.
"I wouldn't help sentence Corneria to hell. A decade because that is when Vixy will be healed and ready to stand up and fight. Remember, she has lost her only family and she has none. It will take a while for her to heal. When she does, go to Zoness." Mia said and then walked out. Before she stepped she turned to face Wolf, "Do this deed, and I WILL make it worth your while. Because if you do, you will truly earn what I am going to give you." She then walked out.
Wolf just stood there. "I'll have to endure what I can for a decade? Then endure I must. At least while doing it I'll have some power to back me up."
What Wolf didn't know, was that the ten years he'd have to wait would be grueling and long. Many of the furs will be lucky to survive.
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A/N: I think we'll all note that Scales will be a pretty bad king. Hopefully you'll be able to tell what went wrong with Scales' plan, besides Wolf setting Fox free. But what does it matter? Scales still got power. Anyway, R+R because no reviews means no continuation. You wouldn't want the fic to end here would you? Oh, and Vixy's dream and Mia's awakening in the night were just edited into this chapter, so they might seem out of place to some (well, Mia's scene anyway) so if they seem out of place kind of tell me.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Star Fox, Nintendo and/or Rare do. Any relation to my made up characters in any way is entirely coincidental ________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 6-A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
"Murder" Scales heard from behind him. But no one was standing there. The dagger began to drip with the royal blood. Scales left the room and went as fast as he could before the blood could leave a trail.
Scales quickly went to Fox's room. The blood on the dagger still fresh (and there was quite a bit). Scales took the dagger and smeared a little bit on Fox. He used the blunt side and moved slowly as not to wake him. Once Fox was covered in blood he smeared some on the bed. Then he clasped the dagger in Fox's paw. Then he left.
***
Mia was jolted from her sleep. It was as if she'd known exactly what happened. "Murder!" she whispered to herself. "Something terrible has happened to the King! " She got up from her bed and looked at the sky. It was darker than usual and this was usually a bad sign. "There's been a break in the curse...I just wish it wasn't so soon." Mia went back to her bed...she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
***Early in the morning...
Wolf walked into Fox's room. Where had HE been? Wolf had left the palace for fear that something bad was going to happen. He saw Fox covered in blood and then he walked up to him and woke him. "Why Fox," he began the young vulpine Prince woke with freight as he saw blood. "What have you done?" Wolf said. "The King has been found covered in blood. Why Fox? Why?"
Fox was a little stunned. 'Did I really?' He thought to himself. He had to have done it right? The blood was all over him. 'Maybe I was sleepwalking?' He thought. "I...I didn't mean to...it was an accident!" Fox protested.
"Say no more. There is only one thing you can do. If you don't want to be executed for killing your father, take your dagger and leave. This is all they can do for you Fox."
Fox didn't object, nor did he ask why Wolf was the one telling him all this. He didn't even live in the palace; but was anyone really going to believe that Fox didn't do it?
Fox decided that Wolf was right. He'd have to go and that would mean no good-byes. "What about...what about mom? What about Scales?"
"If either of them caught you in this state then they'd both have a slice of your head. You must go young one." Wolf said. Again, Fox didn't object. He wasn't exactly gong to object to someone twice his age. He'd always been taught to respect his elders.
"Hurry! Out the Window! Go!" Wolf said. "I'll help you escape. Use this rope and slide down the side of the palace." Wolf said as he pulled out a rope. "Go! Take the Arwing with you. I wish the best of luck to you Fox."
Fox took the rope and Wolf helped him tie it to a pole on his bed. Then he watched the rope extend all the way to the ground. The sun was barely up and Fox had slid down the side of the palace just as Wolf told him to. Fox looked at Wolf from above.
"Run Fox! Run!" Wolf shouted and Fox did just that. What Fox didn't know, was that Wolf had just SAVED him from certain death. Wolf had intentions of doing this.
It was still early in the morning and Wolf decided that he should leave before his presence was found. "I hope he gets away before Scales finds him..." Wolf said under his breath and then he left the palace.
***Two hours later...
A shrieking Vixy awaked scales. When Scales walked into the halls she heard Vixy's voice once more "Where were the guards when this terrible deed was done!" Vixy screamed. "Scales! Scales! Come quick!"
Scales went running to James' chambers where the King lie...dead. "What has happened?!" Scales shouted.
Peppy came next. "What in the name of Great Fox happened!? The King...dead!? WHY? WHAT HAPPENED!?"
"This is a terrible sight to see..." Scales said. His voice was so convincing that he knew nothing of this. He was indeed a good actor. "Should we tell Fox?"
"We'll have to tell Fox..." Vixy sniffled. There was no way she could hold her tears back and she let it out. "I need to go and see my son now..." Vixy said. She thought that would give her comfort.
When she went to Fox's room she shrieked again. "Heaven have mercy on my soul!" she screamed. "Where is my son!? What is this...blood! Someone killed my husband AND my son! Where is Fox's body!? Heaven forbid!" With that she fainted.
Scales walked in a picked up Vixy. Peppy turned his head in shame. "This is indeed a terrible sight."
"Find the guards, tell them to be on search for a murderer in the Kingdom." Scales ordered Peppy. Peppy wasted no time.
Scales looked at the bed that Fox was supposed to be at. It was then he noticed a rope. "What's this?" He asked as he walked over and looked at it. Not setting Vixy down. "The young Prince escaped? But how? He was supposed to stay here so that he could be executed!" He rasped. "He must be convinced that he did it...but Fox never gets up THAT early. Hmm."
Scales unsheathed a claw and cut the rope. Every fur THINKING that Fox was dead was even better! Now he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of executing him. But what if he were to come back? At some point in time Fox was destined to come back. He'd eventually wise up and realize that he didn't do the murder. Scales worried for a moment but then knew what to do. "Should he come back then I shall be the one to kill him." Scales said.
***
Vixy's dream was unlike any other. She dreamed that she saw James standing in a white light. She wanted to run up and hug him but when she did she was stopped. She saw Scales step in her way holding the Arwing. She ten watched as Scales stabbed her husband repeatedly.
***
When she finally woke from her nightmare she was in her bed with Scales at her side. He was holding her paw. 'He did it!' Vixy thought but she decided that it was probably just a nightmare. Scales was James' best friend, why would he do such a deed?
Peppy walked in and reported to Scales, "Sir, the guards are dead!"
"WHAT!?" Scales stood up. 'He was only supposed to make them pass out, not kill them.' Scales thought, referring to Wolf. Was that what he was doing last night? No, he had to have left. Now there was no way Scales couldn't blame the murder on him so easily. That wouldn't be too good on Scales part. However, so far there was no evidence that he'd done it.
Scales walked to the guards quarters and saw that the guards were indeed, dead. Not with any type of blade, claws killed them. 'So he did do it.' Scales thought. He was sure if Wolf killing the guards was a good thing or not. He could now accuse Wolf at least, but there was really no need to.
***
Fox was far from Corneria now. He had no idea where he was going. He was in the middle of the desert with the Arwing in its sheath. "Why did I do it?" He asked himself, as he grew hotter and hotter. "How did I do it?" He asked himself. He was totally convinced that he did it. Though he still wasn't sure why Wolf had to be the one to tell him. Of course though, Wolf was right. Had it been Scales then he'd be at the guillotine right now getting his head cut off. Scales was a "good scale" but he had absolutely no remorse for the guilty.
Fox looked at the dagger and looked at it coated in blood. HIS FATHER'S blood. He looked down and lifted his shirt and looked at the royal crest on his chest. "I don't deserve this..." Fox said. He kept going through the desert. He was getting VERY hungry. By now his mom would usually be making breakfast for him and he'd be enjoying it with his dad. Those days were now over. Fox was a fugitive and a run from the law.
It was no getting unbearably hot and Fox couldn't take it anymore. Eventually, in the middle of the desert, he fainted.
***
Mia was on her way to the palace. She knew that Fox was still alive, just as she'd known Scales had done it. But as much respect as Mia had, she was still nothing more than a peasant. Why did this make a difference? Scales was of a much higher status than she was. That meant that she couldn't really accuse the Vice King of murder and expect anyone to believe her. Besides, if she did do that, Scales could behead her pretty easily and furs would ALWAYS believe the Vice King over a peasant.
The funeral for James and Fox would be tomorrow and Vixy asked Mia to do it especially. She'd been doing the funerals for generations and she didn't object to doing this one. But this really wasn't the time for James to die. He died way before his time should come.
Mia was offered a night in the palace and she took the offer. When she arrived, there were plenty of grieving faces. Of all of them, the one that stood the most was Krystal.
As Mia walked by Krystal in the main hall, she stopped and knelt down next to Krystal. She leaned in a whispered, "I promise to you that Fox is alive. You'll see him someday again. I promise." This didn't exactly make Krystal any happier.
"Please, I'm not stupid Mia. Fox is dead and he isn't coming back. Why do grown-ups all tell you lies?" Krystal replied.
Mia didn't know what to say. "I'm not lying Krystal. You will see Fox again." Krystal stood in silence.
This small little moment was for Scales to give a speech, one at which Mia had to attend. It was Mia who would be crowning Scales, but after he made his speech. Since James was dead and Fox was presumed to be dead, that meant that the Vice King, had to rule. For some reason, it was written that a woman wasn't fit to rule to Kingdom and that it should be a man. Sexists, this truly was. Even if it wasn't that way, Vixy was in no state to rule Corneria in her state of mind.
"It is indeed a harsh time." Scales began to speak, "James was probably the best King Corneria ever had. I shall take from where he left off and create the utopia that James wanted. Let us start by bringing peace to our two opposing forces. Let us all live in peace with each other. Let us start over from the beginning. Sharp claw and furry can be united as one. We all know that James wanted it that way." As he said this several sharp claw walked into the palace. Many gasped, but didn't oppose the new king. "So I say to you all, let us take a stand and help James create the utopia he wanted. There shall be eternal peace from now on. I promise to take care of you just the way that James did."
Wolf walked in just as Scales finished up his small speech. When Scales saw this he ordered for Wolf to approach the throne. "Let the peace begin." Scales said and asked Mia to make Wolf the Vice King. He gave Wolf exactly what he promised him.
Mia placed the crown on Scales' head (though the King didn't always have to wear it), and gave him the ring of royalty. She did the same for Wolf and declared that now Scales was the one to rule Corneria. Mia herself wasn't sure about allowing the sharp claw back to Corneria. But you couldn't oppose what the King said.
***
That night Vixy was with Peppy, Krystal and Slippy. It was raining outside and the rain was harsher than usual. They sat in Fox's vacant bedroom. Mia walked in eventually holding her walking staff. "I'm terribly sorry about your losses." She said. She didn't mention to Vixy that Fox was still alive. She also said nothing more to Krystal. There was no point in doing so since Krystal didn't believe her.
Vixy stood up and looked at the falling rain. The clouds then boomed with thunder and lightning. "We're not safe anymore.." Vixy said.
They all looked to her and Mia put a paw on her shoulder. "We'll survive this. You already seem to know what the rest of the Kingdom does not." Vixy nodded. "I'm glad you received the dream I sent to you."
Vixy turned to Mia and looked into her eyes. "You sent me that dream?" Of course Mia did. She had a lot of strange powers, and it was why James had always trusted her more than anyone else in Corneria.
"What dream?" Peppy asked.
"It's nothing..." Vixy said. Why did she keep it a secret? She knew that it was Scales, and she HAD the power to come out and say it too. Perhaps it was the fact that Vixy didn't like the sight of blood. She didn't want any more bloodshed. "For now, let's just put our trust in Scales."
"But we can't do that!" Slippy shouted. "He won't rule like James did. He won't be as good. He already let the sharp claw back in the kingdom. How great of a King could he be?"
"Slippy's right." Peppy agreed. "He let the sharp claw back in and that's just asking for history to repeat itself. No one in the kingdom wants another war. Especially after the long peace we had afterwards. No fur wants to fight."
Vixy had another tear in her eye. "I know what you all are saying. But Scales really is a good man and I do believe he can take care of the kingdom. I can't bear to see anymore blood spilt." She walked out of the room crying.
"What should we do?" Krystal asked.
"We respect the Queen. We can't overthrow Scales now. Not while Vixy is like this. She isn't in any position to handle such a thing. She just lost her husband AND her son. We can't jump to conclusions now. She needs time to heal." Mia said. "Until she does, we shouldn't oppose Scales in anyway whatsoever."
But---" Krystal began.
"But nothing. We shouldn't make Vixy endure any more torture for now. For now we wait." Mia said. She took Krystal by the paw, "When the time is right, I want YOU to go and seek help. When your old enough you need to go and get help. Mention that the kingdom is in shambles, because when the time comes for you to leave, kingdom WILL be."
Krystal nodded and then Mia left. "What do we do Peppy?"
"We can't do anything. I'm nothing more than a peasant now. There's nothing I can do against Scales."
"How does Mia expect me to leave the Kingdom when the red-eye guard every exit?"
"Someday you will Krystal. I'll make sure of it." Peppy said.
***
Wolf now had everything he wanted but he wasn't happy. He was in James' room and watched the rain. "I'm sorry..." He said under his breath. The important thing was that he'd gotten Fox out of here before Scales could do anything to the vulpine.
Wolf took off his crown. "I refuse to take something I didn't deserve in the first place."
Mia walked in just as he said that. "So I see you've admitted the truth to yourself."
Wolf looked back at her. "Why didn't you say anything? Why did you let Scales get away with it?"
"I'm still a peasant you know. If I had done something then I would probably be beheaded. I'm glad you kept the prince safe, I'm glad you've done that. But please, for now I want you to stay here." It was as if Mia was reading his mind. Wolf had actually planned on going to find Fox eventually. "The time will come when Scales will have to step down. Have patience, it will take a while." Mia warned. "Let a decade pass in Scales' rule. When Vixy is finally free of suffering, I want you to go to Zoness and ask the King and Queen to help you get Scales out of power."
"Why a decade?" Wolf asked.
"I wouldn't help sentence Corneria to hell. A decade because that is when Vixy will be healed and ready to stand up and fight. Remember, she has lost her only family and she has none. It will take a while for her to heal. When she does, go to Zoness." Mia said and then walked out. Before she stepped she turned to face Wolf, "Do this deed, and I WILL make it worth your while. Because if you do, you will truly earn what I am going to give you." She then walked out.
Wolf just stood there. "I'll have to endure what I can for a decade? Then endure I must. At least while doing it I'll have some power to back me up."
What Wolf didn't know, was that the ten years he'd have to wait would be grueling and long. Many of the furs will be lucky to survive.
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A/N: I think we'll all note that Scales will be a pretty bad king. Hopefully you'll be able to tell what went wrong with Scales' plan, besides Wolf setting Fox free. But what does it matter? Scales still got power. Anyway, R+R because no reviews means no continuation. You wouldn't want the fic to end here would you? Oh, and Vixy's dream and Mia's awakening in the night were just edited into this chapter, so they might seem out of place to some (well, Mia's scene anyway) so if they seem out of place kind of tell me.