Ok everyone I'm back with ch.11. Aren't you happy? Well I sure hope you are because this is going to be it until I come back from Italy. Sorry, but I'm leaving this Thursday and not coming back until April 9th. So while I'm gone why don't you leave some nice reviews for me to come back to? That's would just make me the most happiest girl the whole world don't cha know. Anywho, on to the story!
Ch.11
As I stood there over Zin, the crowd on the ridge began to cheer.
"Our Empress has returned," They chanted, "Long live the Empress!"
I looked at them, then back at Zin. I did something unthinkable by the old ways of Law and Order and I knew that. But they were praising me as if I set them free or something.
"I didn't mean to hurt him….just to…just to stop him from hurting the slaves," I whispered.
I ignored the raving army and concentrated on Zin, he needed help and he needed it now. I scrunched my face; I wasn't going to let him die like I did Nova.
"Is there a doctor in the house!" I shouted to the gray mass.
The cheering stopped as soon as I spoke and three monsters made their way to me and stood at attention.
"You're all doctors?" I asked still trying to process what was going on.
"Yes ma'am, yes!" They shouted.
"Um…ok, I also need some strong, er, monkeys with a gentle touch. We have to be careful carrying Zin into Kapricia's base."
Everyone gasped as if they were nuns who just heard someone use the lord's name in vain.
"But why my Empress?" one if the doctors asked.
"Fool! You do not question the Empress," hissed one of the solders," You do as you're ordered."
And without anymore interruptions five more solders emerged from the crowd and picked the injured clack monkey up. I then lead the short way back to Kapricia's bush base and into the room which I woke up in this morning. I ordered the solders the 'gently' put Zin on my bed and the doctors went straight to work.
"hmm..very bad," one of the doctors mumbled.
"Indeed," another nodded.
"Empress, in order for us to guaranty Zin's survival we need the necessary equipment," a doctor informed me.
"Then you and the five solders here should go look around the base. I'm sure you'll fund everything you need," I said, more of a suggestion than an order.
The doctor bowed and left with the others. This is when I noticed that the blood on my face and hands became dry and crusty.
"Ewwwww" I grounded.
I looked around for something to wash the blood off and spotted a shallow puddle near the roots of the giant bush. I walked over to the puddle and wash the dry blood off; making the water brownish-red. Zin's blood must have stained my hand because there was still a light color of red on them no matter how hard I scrubbed. When I was finished I walked over the Zin's bed as the doctors continued to examine him. I cringed, not from the all the bloods on Zin but from the pointy tools the doctors were poking the black mutant with. Zin ground in pain and shifted around.
"He's responding to the pain," one doctor said.
"Good, we now know his neural responses are still working. We might not have to amputate any limbs," the other added.
"Yes but we need him to stay still if we need to stitch him up," said the first doctor.
I looked on with empty eyes for a few more seconds before the third doctor and the solders returned.
"I've got all the supplies we might need," said the third doc and the three of the quickly got to work.
The solders surrounded me as if the were my body guards. I didn't feel nervous or anything, I just didn't react to them.
"Empress, what do you wish to do now?" one of the solders asked.
"I don't know," I said emotionlessly.
"Do you wish to go home?" the solder asked again. "Your family is very worried about you."
I thought about it and home sounded like heaven right now. "Yes, I would like to go home. Why don't we leave some solders behind just incase Zin still has some fight left in him and send a search party for Kapricia. Once you found her tell her I got my throne back."
"As you command," and with yet another bow the solders left the room.
"It looks like the only way to save Earth is to rule it and protect it from things like Zin."
"What about the Monkey Team?"
"What about them?"
"They'll come and try to stop us and reclaim Earth."
"I'll worry about that later, right now I need some rest from this maddening mayhem."
"But you sent my heir to find them. What if she finds them before the search party finds her? They'll come to destroy us."
"Stop talking like we're partners or something. As long as I'm in control there's no reason to kill you."
"Hmm….indeed child, indeed."
I dismissed the voice when a solder come into the room and saluted me.
"All is ready my lady," he reported. "The search party just left and all we need you to do say when you want to leave."
"Ok," I turned to the doctors. "Report to me as soon as Zin can take care of himself again, I guess. Um…and I guess I'll send someone to check up on you guys when I get home, ok?" The doctors nodded and I turned back to the solder and followed him out.
The solder lead me outside the bush base where the army and a sort of moving throne was waiting for me. I studied the throne. An elegant jade studded throne was build onto a gold colored platform with four long golden poles stick out from it, indicating that two servants could carry it; one in front of me and one in back of me.
"How long will it take us to get home?" I asked.
"Not that long, about an hour my lady," the solder answered.
"Good, the sooner the better" I said then climbed into my moving throne.
I heard a horn blow and two servants picked my up with ease and everyone moved out. As my massive army marched on I soon got bored and really had no one to talk to beside the stupid Empress that lived in my head, but I really, really didn't want to talk to her again…ever. So I just looked at the slow moving scenery and let my mind wonder and relax. When we finally arrived at a castle I was more then happy to jump out of my chair and stretch out my legs to regain their blood flow. As I stretched I realized that my so-called servants were on there knees, bowing to someone. That someone wasn't me.
"Welcome home your highness!" came a voice to my right.
I turned my head to see who was talking to me and saw a quite muscular gorilla looking monkey smiling at me. He had dark purple fur with a semi-bold chest. The monkey wore armor signaler the ancient Greeks, only silver. I could tell his smile was fake, trying to get on my good side no doubt.
"Stupid weakling, Andrew always has to be a pathetic stuck-up."
"How are you feeling my lady?" the gorilla, whom I guessing is Andrew, said with a small bow.
"I'm fine and don't call me that," I said uncomfortably.
"I meant no disrespect Empress," Andrew said. "I've been sent by your sisters. They wish to see you upon your return. They are waiting for you inside."
"My sisters?" I asked as if the word made no sense to me.
Andrew nodded, "Shall I lead the way?"
I nodded back.
Andrew turned and walked into the old medieval castle that had been repaired with new stones and decorated with old looking flags. I followed him as the army packed up and scattered their different ways. Inside the castle was a whole lot different from the out side. Instead of the icky gray I was expecting the interior was bright and vibrant with color. Each room we walked through or passed was filled with color and fun looking furniture. I have to admit that I was a little disappointed I couldn't explore a little, it might have been fun. It seemed to take us forever to reach my sisters and Andrew didn't even try to bother talking to me or to look back to see it I was still following him. The jerk! I tilted my head to the ceiling to see if there was any cool painting on it and sure enough there was.
Many figures were painted and seemed to represent something. I strained my eyes to see what the figures were doing. It was kinda odd, they seemed to be at war or something; with one side dressed in black armor while the other side was dressed in white. In bid bold letter beneath the warring figures was "Neither one shall prevail." I kept walking was I looked at the painting wondering what the words meant.
"Ah!" I crashed into something and fell on my butt. "Oooowww, that hurt," I ground from the floor.
"Empress! Are you alright?" Andrew said nervously. "I didn't know you were so close when I stopped."
I got up and brushed myself off. "Yeah, I'm fine."
Andrew's body seemed to relax but tensed back up when he turned around, facing an oak door. The door seemed dull next to the bright and random decoration I've seen so far. It was something my mother would like; she always liked classy, old things like that, but not me. That was too bland for my taste. I like the random colorful kind of things; like what I've seen here in the castle. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if my evil self decorated her palace based on my likes. That is, I was assuming this was her, ugh, my palace. Andrew opened the door and bowed low to the ground, urging me to go in.
"Man these guys sure do like to bow, don't they," I thought as I walked into the room.
The room I walked into was really big with a high raised ceiling. The room seemed to have a color scheme going on with blue walls, pale pink carpet and white furniture. At the far wall there was the biggest damn TV I ever seen, it was like the size of a king sized bed! Scattered in front of the TV was video games and lots of them.
"Games! Thank you God!"
But before I could look at what kinds of games there was I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"You rather play games then say hello to your sisters?"
"I can't believe it. What happened to the love?"
A smile whipped across my face as I turned around to hug my sisters.
"Man is it good to see you guys again, even if you two are a big pain in the butt," I said, not at all surprised by there monkey forms.
Right away I could tell which one was which. My sister Emily had more of a copper fur coat while Lauren had a tan coat.
"You should talk, now you're really are a monkey," Lauren teased.
"Maybe now you'll believe us when we tell you mom and dad got you from a zoo," Emily joked.
"Yeah, just like when you told me my fake brother got lost in the mall and never returned," I said.
"Hey, it kept you from getting lost didn't it?" Lauren asked.
"Yeah well, at least I didn't catch myself on fire on Christmas morning," I teased.
Emily lighted.
"Oh you should talk Emily," Lauren said, "You ate all of Grandpa Willy's strawberries that one time."
I giggled, "He got so mad at you."
"Whatever," Emily said, "So where have you been Taylor? Do you know how much you made us worry?"
"Yeah mom came back in tears after she and dad found you," Lauren said.
"Oh yeah, that." My face darkened, "I kinda told mom to go away."
My sisters looked at each other.
"You better say you're sorry as soon as she wakes up from her nap," Emily said.
"Yeah, I never seen mom so upset before," Lauren.
"Ok, but knowing mom she won't get up until tomorrow," I said with a small smile.
"That's an over statement, more like the day after," Emily said and I giggled.
"But you will say sorry, right?" Lauren asked and I nodded.
After talking my sister walked me around the castle explaining to me that this castle is where a ruled before the Monkey Team came and now that I'm back I have to resume my rule over the tainted Earth. They also said that they would help me back into the grove of things. I pied close attention as they told me how things worked and who to call for different things. They also taught me how to act like an empress. After a while I was beginning to like an empress. Little did I know that my darker self was already back in control and was planning her next move; using me as her key pawn.
Well that's it until I come back. I hope you guys can wait until then. Oh and sorry if this one was kinda lame but its setting up for the next chapter which I'm planning to make action packed since there hasn't been much action since Nova died. I'm also planning a surprise in the next chapter too. I'll be working on it while on in Italy so it may be a tad long too. Sorry! Well Until then! Ciao!