The Empty Throne

The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and all was well. It was a perfect day at Disney Castle. Donald Duck, royal wizard of the King's court, was walking down a hall in his favorite wizard robes and hat to the dining quarters where he was about to have his breakfast. He walked by the clean up crew, which is a group of living mops, as they were apparently headed for there next job, for they were carrying there buckets of water.

" Good day, sir," they said one by one as they past by.

" Let's go, gentlemen! We don't have all day!" one of the mops said. This was the head of the clean up crew. " Ah, good day to you, Sir Donald!"

" Good day to you, Sud," Donald said. " Where're you boys headed?"

" That boy of Goofy's, Max, made a mess in the engineering hall," Sud said.

" He didn't harm the ship, did he?" Donald said, worried by the images of destruction appearing in his mind.

" No, this was on the complete opposite side of the corridor," Sud said. " The ship is fine and this is nothing major. Not a job that'll take more than fifteen to twenty minutes. No need to fret."

" That boy of Goofy's," Donald said. " Something needs to be done about him. This is the third time this month he's made a mess of things."

" Perhaps the council should discuss it," Sud said.

" I'm going to the see the King right now to suggest a council meeting," Donald said.

Luckily, the King's throne room was very close to where Donald was. It was a mere ten minutes that Donald was walking. He then came to a pair of enormous green doors. Donald cleared his throat than knocked on the door in a rhythm that allows automatic entry.

" Tap taptap, tap taptap, tap taptap taptap."

A space in one of the doors swung open and Donald walked through. He stepped into a large, open room. This was the King's throne room. It was often quiet in here, as the King often enjoyed spending his time in deep thought. Donald could hear the sound of his own footsteps as he walked across the shiny marble floor.

" Good morning, your majesty," Donald said. " I'd like to discuss a little problem with that son of Goo… WHAT?"

Donald had just noticed that the throne at the wall was empty. He looked around, but the King was nowhere to be found. The only living thing in the room besides Donald was Pluto, the King's loyal dog. Donald thought the situation over for a few minutes when Pluto came walking towards him. It was then that Donald noticed an envelope in his mouth. He grabbed it and opened it. It was a letter… from the King! After Donald read, he thought of nothing better to do than to run out screaming.

Later on, in the court yard, Goofy, Captain of the Royal Knights of the Kings court, was napping in the garden. He had a habit of falling asleep in his armor. Donald came running toward him. He had come to explain the situation to Goofy.

" Wake up, Goofy! Wake up!" Donald said in a panicked voice. " This is serious!"

Goofy mumbled something that Donald could not understand then continued snoring. Donald muttered a small incantation and pointed to the sky. Immediately, a small bolt of electricity came down and shocked Goofy awake. His armor rattled and he sat up and rubbed his eyes.

" Hey there, Donald. G'mornin'!" Goofy said.

" We've got a problem, Goofy!" Donald said then leaned forward to whisper, "… But don't tell anyone."

" Queen Minnie?" Goofy asked. Goofy never enjoyed keeping secrets.

" Not even the queen!" Donad said, folding his arms.

" Daisy?"

" NO!" Donald yelled. " It's top secret!" Goofy peeked behind Donald.

" G'mornin', ladies!" he said.

" WHAT?" Donald said, with a nervous expression and a terrified feeling. He turned around and saw Minnie, the queen of Disney Castle, standing there in her pink dress along with her advisor, Daisy, who was wearing her favorite purple dress.

" Ahem!" Daisy said, putting her hands on her hips. Apparently they had heard everything Donald had just said.

" Heh heh heh," Donald said, knowing that he should have kept his voice down.