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The Shark's Revenge Chap 2

The Truth

Wednesday's Dawn had just arrived back at Port Wednesday to get a drink and celebrate her so far successful plan at making Arthur suffer. But what was next? Did she really want Arthur to die? Aurora was just pondering this when she saw a pair of black wings and golden wings came sailing down at a distance towards her.

"You, you're a bad person!" That was the first thing Tuesday's Dawn said as she came down with Tuesday's Dusk. "Well, what do you have to say for yourself?" she asked.

"What do you mean, Kris? I didn't do anything," Aurora said while glaring at Kevin. 'How could he tell anyone about this?' she thought to herself. Kevin had never told anyone else her secrets before, why now?

"Grr… don't call me that! Only friends call me that, and you are certainly not one, traitor!" Kris screamed, outraged. 'It was a good thing I had managed to overhear Kevin's conversation with her, or else Aurora may have gotten away with treason against the Architect.'

"Traitor! If I had killed my mistress, then yes, I am a traitor, but I have done nothing except break off the weakest link!" Aurora shot back.

"The weakest link? He is the Rightful Heir chosen by none other than the Will whom was chosen by none other than the Architect herself to choose the Rightful Heir!"

"Hah, do you even know the real story behind all of this? The Will randomly chose a destination and randomly picked a mortal being to become the Rightful Heir! This Arthur is stupid, untrustworthy, and mediocre in everyway! He got those three keys by using pure luck! Don't tell me you believe those stories written by your Noon!" Aurora vented. It was time that they know the truth. She also had the satisfaction of seeing Kris shocked and at a loss of words.

"Alright, enough of this," Kevin finally interjected. He was wondering whether what Aurora said was true. "There is no need to squabble like this. Come Kris, we will bother Wednesday's Dawn no longer."

"No, I won't leave! I trust Dame Primus, what you say are all lies!"

"You may believe what you wish, but it will not change the truth."

"Aurora, even if what you say is true, what Lord Arthur has done cannot be pure luck. Besides, you do not want to kill Arthur do you? You want to make him suffer. But what you have just done… if Arthur is put on the front lines… he will be slaughtered," the Dusk said firmly.

"So you do believe that Arthur has no skill!" Aurora said triumphantly.

"I'm not sure what to believe right now. I will go confront Japeth about this. And in the mean time… Kris, think of a way to save Arthur… he must not die…" Kevin said gravely. And with that, he flew off back to the Far Reaches with Kris following despondently. They soon arrived at Tuesday's Pyramid and found Japeth talking with chief engineer Matthias quite rapidly. When they say Kevin and Kris, they stopped and greeted them.

"Japeth, let's not beat around the bush… have you been writing propaganda lately… or of more interest… Lord Arthur Panhaligon?" Kevin asked smoothly. The former thesaurus started gibbering quickly and nervously.

"Well... me… I… well… it was under the Dame Primus' order… and I dared not disobey them, I… so sorry!" Japeth said stuttering like a retard. Matthias, on the other hand, was less nervous.

"Yes, sir, on the orders of Dame Primus, we spread propaganda to try and gain support and perhaps start a civil war amongst the Marrow Day territories. We also hoped to get the morale of our own territories up." Matthias explained.

"That's sooo wrong! How could you people do this to the Denizens?" Kris chided. She was beyond herself. She had always trusted the superiors of the House and all the information they told everyone. Kevin had warned her before not to believe everything she was told but she didn't listen.

"Enough Kris, we have heard enough for today… it is time we come up with a plan to rescue our Lord Arthur…" Kevin said.

"But he's a fraud! He didn't do any of the things he claimed he can!" Kris exclaimed.

"Kris… listen to me… I don't believe he wanted any of this, you saw how he acted when in Monday's Dayroom… blame this on Dame Primus… not Arthur… okay…" Kevin asked.

"…Alright, I'll trust you," Kris conceded. But she was still wondering what they were to do. There was no way they could have taken him out of the army, but they still had to find someway to prevent Arthur from getting harmed. The mission wasn't going to be easy. "So what can we do Kevin?"

"I'm thinking… maybe… right now, Arthur is very… disturbed since he really doesn't want to join the army… I was wondering… if there was only a way to clear his mind of those worries. Then, he will be able to concentrate on his lessons. This way, he may actually become the hero described in those stories… Wait, that's it! Clear his mind! We will get the Bathroom Keepers to clean between his ears!" Kevin thought with delight.

"Wow, that's a great idea! Come on, we have to hurry!" Kris raced off towards the Great Maze with her golden wings. Kevin took off shortly afterwards; he was admiring the beauty and grace of Kris's flight.

'She's a lot like Aurora in some ways…' he thought to himself. As they approached the Great Maze, little did he know that Wednesday's Dawn was also headed there using the gate on the other side of the maze. Her plans there were the same as Kevin's. The one difference was that she was going to do it to screw Arthur.

Author's Note: Hmm… my chapters are short, I know, but this was supposed to be a one-shot when I first planned this. Then, in the middle of the story, I decided to make it a series. Oh well… Just please make sure you read and review. (No flames please!) Thank you, I'd appreciate it!