Marvin the Martian and the Martian Queen are copyrighted to Warner Bros
2004
The Co-stars of this story are of My Property Jenny M. Stead 2004
Thank You
Light
By: Jenny M. Stead
Chapter 9
The rain from the night would indeed promise a better morning for the young Martian. Marvin had awoken to the sounds of three yellow melon-birds, who were perched up on a tree next to his chamber window. Glaring back down, just like he did the night before, Marvin witnessed the wakening of Venna's kingdom. It was lush with blue dingleburry trees, a tree which produces the candy tasting dingle berry, and filled with happy go lucky Venusians heading off to their morning responsibilities. Marvin couldn't help but smile to himself. He had grown up around an empire bounded by strict law, and hardly any nature from the ground as well. All of a sudden he stopped smiling.
"Marty", he thought to himself, "I hope you're okay." Glaring up toward the sky just like the night before, Mars caught his attention beyond the yellow clouds. Giving a small sigh, the ambassador dressed, and ventured toward the throne room.
"Psssd", a sound came from behind one of the palace columns, "over here." Marvin looked around him as he strolled over toward the pillar. Before the Martian could gain a breath of air, he was grabbed by the collar and slammed into the wall.
"I'm on to your game, Martian", he opened his eyes to see Senator Dewin starring at him with red eyes, "I'll be watching you closer than you think." Marvin returned the sneer as he pushed the senator away from him.
"I don't see where you're getting at!" Marvin raised his voice, "I've already told you the truth on why I'm here! You can't prove anything!" Dewin took a step toward Marvin as he was halted by the sound of Venna shouting from the end of the hall.
"Marvin!" she shouted with a smile, "just the man I wanted to see." She jogged over toward the two short men as she grasped Marvin's hand, shaking it.
"Marvin?" Dewin gave a confused glare toward his queen, "are you both on a first name basis?"
"That doesn't concern you, does it Senator?" she gave him a piercing stare as the small man flinched, "aren't you supposed to be in a council meeting Dewin?" The senator glared away from her as he crossed his arms in anger.
"Yes", he pouted.
"Then I suppose you should go then, instead of pestering our guest. Do I make my self clear?" Dewin glared back toward her in disgust as he held back his anger. The man flipped his cape behind him, slapping Marvin in the face walking on.
"I really do have to apologize about him, Marvin", Venna comforted, "Dewin isn't a favorite amongst the Venusian Royal Family."
"Perhaps you can explain over brunch, you're majesty?" Marvin suggested with a smile.
"That would be a wonderful idea", she returned the expression, as they ventured down stairs toward the outside dining quarters.
The Dining Quarters was beautiful to Marvin. It over looked the palace garden in a balcony on the second floor. Marvin couldn't stop looking at the floral arrangements. Everything from the Cats-eye lilies, to the Blue Bonnet Roses in their yellow foliage seemed to catch Marvin's eyes. Until Venna broke his concentration with the most disturbing story that he would ever hear.
"Dewin was brought in by my father, Kelroy." she began to explain, "He started off as my father's servant, but then became my father's advisor. I don't remember much about what happened between Poppie and Dewin, but I do remember the night Dewin became emperor." Marvin dropped his spoon on the table.
"Dewin was.. Emperor of Venus?" he choked out in disbelief as Venna began crying.
"Unfortunately, yes", she went on as Marvin handed her a tissue, "my parents were throwing a large function for our neighboring planets to assure them that the light would not strike them. I was five at the time and was banned from the party because of my age. However, being a curious as I was, I snuck into the party. Just in time to see my parents die."
"How did it happen?" Marvin stopped eating. He glared toward the queen with widened eyes.
"I don't remember much, but I do remember a hooded figure crouching down by the Champaign. He took out a small vile of green liquid, and poured it into my father and mother's glasses. I was going to tell someone, but was afraid I would get in trouble for being there. So I did nothing. All I remember was Dewin toasting my parents, and my parents collapsing on the stairs." "But how did Dewin become emperor?" Marvin questioned buttering his hand unaware that it wasn't his toast.
"He was my father's advisor, and the next in line."
"But you're the queen", Marvin began adding jelly.
"Yes, but I could only take the throne at a rightful age", she clarified, "for eleven years I had to watch Dewin make a mockery of my father upon his throne. He was utterly disrespectful, and was a tyrant to the community. He reinstated the Arena penalty that my father abolished, and tried to brain wash me into thinking that my father wasn't the man I knew." She shook her head in grief, as Marvin slapped his hand onto another piece of toast, "But I promised myself that when I would become queen, Dewin would pay."
"Did he?", Marvin asked, still unaware that his hand was dripping with food.
"Unfortunately, no", she sighed heavily, "The council said that I couldn't do anything, because he was emperor at the time." Venna began crying once more as the small Martian grasped his finger sandwich, shoving it into his mouth.
"AOOOOOOOOOWWWWW", he shouted in pain pulling his hand out. Venna gave a small giggle, giving a smile toward her guest.
"Thanks, I needed that", she laughed as she handed him a napkin, "so what's your story Marvin?"
"Nothing much", he cradled his hand throbbing in pain, "my mother gave both me and my brother up when I was twelve months old."
"Oh, I'm so sorry", Venna patted his shoulder, "why would she do such a thing."
"I don't know", Marvin looked up toward the girl, "but after hearing about that law, and me being the only Martian in the galaxy knowing of the Venusian Light, I'd say the pieces are being put together as we speak."
"What about your father?" Venna questioned with the same eager spark in her eyes as Marvin did during her story.
"I don't remember Dad", Marvin fiddled with the napkin, "I was told he was the high commander for the Martian Army, and the Emperor's right hand man." He gave an exasperated chuckle, "I don't know what happened to him."
"Come with me", Venna rose up from the table, "I want to show you something." Intrigued with what Venna had to show him, the young ambassador followed her back into the palace.
To Be Continued.
The Co-stars of this story are of My Property Jenny M. Stead 2004
Thank You
Light
By: Jenny M. Stead
Chapter 9
The rain from the night would indeed promise a better morning for the young Martian. Marvin had awoken to the sounds of three yellow melon-birds, who were perched up on a tree next to his chamber window. Glaring back down, just like he did the night before, Marvin witnessed the wakening of Venna's kingdom. It was lush with blue dingleburry trees, a tree which produces the candy tasting dingle berry, and filled with happy go lucky Venusians heading off to their morning responsibilities. Marvin couldn't help but smile to himself. He had grown up around an empire bounded by strict law, and hardly any nature from the ground as well. All of a sudden he stopped smiling.
"Marty", he thought to himself, "I hope you're okay." Glaring up toward the sky just like the night before, Mars caught his attention beyond the yellow clouds. Giving a small sigh, the ambassador dressed, and ventured toward the throne room.
"Psssd", a sound came from behind one of the palace columns, "over here." Marvin looked around him as he strolled over toward the pillar. Before the Martian could gain a breath of air, he was grabbed by the collar and slammed into the wall.
"I'm on to your game, Martian", he opened his eyes to see Senator Dewin starring at him with red eyes, "I'll be watching you closer than you think." Marvin returned the sneer as he pushed the senator away from him.
"I don't see where you're getting at!" Marvin raised his voice, "I've already told you the truth on why I'm here! You can't prove anything!" Dewin took a step toward Marvin as he was halted by the sound of Venna shouting from the end of the hall.
"Marvin!" she shouted with a smile, "just the man I wanted to see." She jogged over toward the two short men as she grasped Marvin's hand, shaking it.
"Marvin?" Dewin gave a confused glare toward his queen, "are you both on a first name basis?"
"That doesn't concern you, does it Senator?" she gave him a piercing stare as the small man flinched, "aren't you supposed to be in a council meeting Dewin?" The senator glared away from her as he crossed his arms in anger.
"Yes", he pouted.
"Then I suppose you should go then, instead of pestering our guest. Do I make my self clear?" Dewin glared back toward her in disgust as he held back his anger. The man flipped his cape behind him, slapping Marvin in the face walking on.
"I really do have to apologize about him, Marvin", Venna comforted, "Dewin isn't a favorite amongst the Venusian Royal Family."
"Perhaps you can explain over brunch, you're majesty?" Marvin suggested with a smile.
"That would be a wonderful idea", she returned the expression, as they ventured down stairs toward the outside dining quarters.
The Dining Quarters was beautiful to Marvin. It over looked the palace garden in a balcony on the second floor. Marvin couldn't stop looking at the floral arrangements. Everything from the Cats-eye lilies, to the Blue Bonnet Roses in their yellow foliage seemed to catch Marvin's eyes. Until Venna broke his concentration with the most disturbing story that he would ever hear.
"Dewin was brought in by my father, Kelroy." she began to explain, "He started off as my father's servant, but then became my father's advisor. I don't remember much about what happened between Poppie and Dewin, but I do remember the night Dewin became emperor." Marvin dropped his spoon on the table.
"Dewin was.. Emperor of Venus?" he choked out in disbelief as Venna began crying.
"Unfortunately, yes", she went on as Marvin handed her a tissue, "my parents were throwing a large function for our neighboring planets to assure them that the light would not strike them. I was five at the time and was banned from the party because of my age. However, being a curious as I was, I snuck into the party. Just in time to see my parents die."
"How did it happen?" Marvin stopped eating. He glared toward the queen with widened eyes.
"I don't remember much, but I do remember a hooded figure crouching down by the Champaign. He took out a small vile of green liquid, and poured it into my father and mother's glasses. I was going to tell someone, but was afraid I would get in trouble for being there. So I did nothing. All I remember was Dewin toasting my parents, and my parents collapsing on the stairs." "But how did Dewin become emperor?" Marvin questioned buttering his hand unaware that it wasn't his toast.
"He was my father's advisor, and the next in line."
"But you're the queen", Marvin began adding jelly.
"Yes, but I could only take the throne at a rightful age", she clarified, "for eleven years I had to watch Dewin make a mockery of my father upon his throne. He was utterly disrespectful, and was a tyrant to the community. He reinstated the Arena penalty that my father abolished, and tried to brain wash me into thinking that my father wasn't the man I knew." She shook her head in grief, as Marvin slapped his hand onto another piece of toast, "But I promised myself that when I would become queen, Dewin would pay."
"Did he?", Marvin asked, still unaware that his hand was dripping with food.
"Unfortunately, no", she sighed heavily, "The council said that I couldn't do anything, because he was emperor at the time." Venna began crying once more as the small Martian grasped his finger sandwich, shoving it into his mouth.
"AOOOOOOOOOWWWWW", he shouted in pain pulling his hand out. Venna gave a small giggle, giving a smile toward her guest.
"Thanks, I needed that", she laughed as she handed him a napkin, "so what's your story Marvin?"
"Nothing much", he cradled his hand throbbing in pain, "my mother gave both me and my brother up when I was twelve months old."
"Oh, I'm so sorry", Venna patted his shoulder, "why would she do such a thing."
"I don't know", Marvin looked up toward the girl, "but after hearing about that law, and me being the only Martian in the galaxy knowing of the Venusian Light, I'd say the pieces are being put together as we speak."
"What about your father?" Venna questioned with the same eager spark in her eyes as Marvin did during her story.
"I don't remember Dad", Marvin fiddled with the napkin, "I was told he was the high commander for the Martian Army, and the Emperor's right hand man." He gave an exasperated chuckle, "I don't know what happened to him."
"Come with me", Venna rose up from the table, "I want to show you something." Intrigued with what Venna had to show him, the young ambassador followed her back into the palace.
To Be Continued.