Chapter Four: Surrounding City Hall


As the sun went down over the town he governed, Konohagakure's leader stood in his office looking out the window, smoking a cigar while Sakura's husband, Deputy Mayor Sasuke Uchiha, stood in front of the desk. As he looked out, he saw one of his loyal police officers beating down a defenseless pickpocket to a pulp.

"Life's not fair, is it?" he asked himself of the situation going on before him. "You see I, well, I, shall never be second rate and you shall never see the light of another day. Adieu."

The police officer picked up the pickpocket and hauled him down towards the basement of the Konohagakure City Hall. Once the thug was completely out of sight, Danzo turned to the tasked at hand.

"Sasuke, I think you know why I have summoned you at this hour," said Danzo, turning away from the window and looking at his second-in-command. "I specifically ordered that the woman who betrayed you was brought to Albion to be stoned for her crimes. WHY DIDN'T THEY DO IT?!"

"Because from what I heard," replied Sasuke, backing away slightly. "Asahi didn't have the heart to destroy her when the mob demanded it."

"OF COURSE HE DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART!" shouted Danzo, getting into Sasuke's face. "I'm not a fool, Sasuke. This is why Asahi and Honoka need to be removed from power. The time has come for someone to show aggression and will to protect Avalon at all costs. Do you understand what I am saying?"

Danzo then reached into his desk and pulled out a list of people whose names were on the list. Each one was marked with either a red or a green check mark.

"This is a list of people who must be eliminated," explained Danzo. "All the weak-minded people do not deserve to live in the society that I will one day create and the Royal Monarchs are among the people listed. Why else do you think that we were attacked by Maleficent and her goons, Discord, the spirit of Chaos and Xehanort, a demon who had escaped from the Ise of the Lost and wasn't executed for it? This is why the Royal Monarchs and their laws must be removed from power."

"What do you propose that we do?" asked Sasuke. "Do you propose that we treat the targets the same way as my traitorous wife?"

"Exactly, my Deputy Mayor," laughed Danzo, putting the hit list back on the desk. "I have a vision and these so-called saviors who are supposed to protect us, well, they are not part of that vision. My goal is to be on the throne of Albion, Sasuke, with you at my side. Soon, all of Avalon will look at me as the one true savior, not some pathetic, weak monarchs."

Danzo laughed sinisterly at his diabolical intentions as he went back towards the widow while the door knocked, interrupting his train of thought. Sasuke walked over and answered the door, opening it up to reveal man in a police uniform and wielding a baton. This caused Danzo to turn away from the window.

"The pickpocket has been thrown in the dungeons, sir," said the officer. "Shall he be charged and released?"

"No, Toneri," said Danzo. "I cannot let filth like the pickpocket just wander off into the night. In fact, he probably somewhat allied with the people who are seeking to overthrow me. Have him undergo questioning, and then, if he doesn't talk, have his throat slit and fed to the alligators in the Summer Forest. Understand?"

"At once, My Lorship," replied Police Sergeant Otsutsuki and he left to carry out Danzo's orders.

Once Police Sergeant Otsutsuki was gone, Danzo turned back towards Sasuke and sat back down on his desk, seemingly waiting for something sinister to happen.

"Now don't speak for a few moments, Sasuke," he said. "What you are about to hear is the sounds I hope the people on the list will make when I get through with them."

For the next few minutes, the periods of silence were broken by the sounds of beating and breaking of bones. Then, after a loud scream, the silence returned and Danzo rose to his feet and looked out to see a police officer hauling the unconscious body of the pickpocket on his back.

"Take him to the Summer Forest, Police Sergeant Otsutsuki," ordered Danzo. "And when you come back, clean up the mess that was made in the dungeons."

Nodding in reply, Police Sergeant Otsutsuki left City Hall, accompanied by several other police officers and carried the severely beaten pickpocket towards the edge of the town for the long journey to the Summer Forest.

At that very moment, Empress Honoka, clad in silver armor and flanked by several of her most loyal guards, came forward. All of them were armed to the teeth and aware of the dangers that were happening before them.

"Your Majesty," cried a guard. "What is that?"

Honoka stopped and took a small telescope to see what was happening. Seeing Police Sergeant Otsutsuki and his platoon hauling the pickpocket out of town made Honoka realize that she and her warriors were going to take any action, it would be now. Using a spell to activate her Royal Albion voice, Honoka aimed her attention at the corrupt police officers.

"Halt!" she shouted as her guards got ready to attack. "Stay where you are!"

This caught the attention of Police Sergeant Otsutsuki and his fellow officers, causing them to take up their positions right where they are.

"It's Empress Honoka," said one of the officers, looking nervously over at Police Sergeant Otsutsuki. "What should we do?"

Police Sergeant Otsutsuki said nothing and with the pickpocket still on his back, he stood in the firing range of Honoka's warriors with no fear.

"This is a person who is already dead!" he called to Honoka. "We are taking him to a cemetery for bruial!"

The pickpocket moaned and one of the police officers smacked the pickpocket's head with a baton, keeping him knocked out cold.

"Empress Honoka is on the list," whispered a police officer to Police Sergeant Otsutsuki. "We should take her out for Lord Danzo."

This gave Police Sergeant Otsutsuki an idea and an evil smile came to his face. He began to wonder that if he and his officers killed Empress Honoka, then that would be great news for Mayor Shimura and would be one less targeted person to worry about.

"Where is Danzo Shimura?" demanded Honoka. "My husband and I wish to speak with him about his recent actions!"

"Mayor Shimura is away on business," said Police Sergeant Otsutsuki, clearly lying to save his boss' skin. "He will be back in two weeks."

But Honoka was not convinced.

"Where is he?" she asked again and almost immediately, Police Sergeant Otsutsuki began to get very defensive as he began to slowly reach down for his pistol, ready to open fire on Honoka and her guards. "We know you are lying about Shimura's whereabouts!"

Finally, Police Sergeant Otsutsuki had enough of Honoka's questions and reached for his pistol, pulling it out of the holster and aiming it right at Honoka's heart.

"You want to know where Lord Danzo is?!" cried Sergeant Otsutsuki. "Well, here is my answer!"

Realizing that he was about to fire, Honoka activated a shielding spell and with her soldiers behind her, slowly began advancing towards Police Sergeant Otsutsuki while he and his officers took out their pistols and began shooting bullets at Honoka and his soldiers.

"Try all you want," Honoka said sternly, her eyes locked onto Police Sergeant Otsutsuki. "Your bullets cannot penetrate our force field."

Honoka and the warriors waited until they all ran out of bullets. No matter how hard they tried, Police Sergeant Otsutsuki and his fellow officers could not indeed penetrate the shield's power. Lowering the force field, Honoka motioned for her warriors to move in for the capture.

Before Police Sergeant Otsutsuki and his equally corrupted fellow police officers could take action, the warriors jumped and easily overpowered them. The pickpocket was thrown off Police Sergeant Otsutsuki's back in the struggle and caughed up heavily as traces of vomit came out of his system.

"In the name of my husband, Emperor Asahi and myself Empress Honoka Yoshida," snarled Honoka, holding her sword at Police Sergeant Otsutsuki's throat. "You and your fellow warriors are under arrest for crimes against Avalon. Take them back to Albion!"

Heeding their Empress's command, the night guards took the corrupted police officers away while she darted over towards the pickpocket, who looked up weakly at Honoka.

"Please, help me," he gasped, rasing his head up slowly. Honoka then motioned for several guards to tend to the pickpocket. "Help me please."

"Take him to the Hot Dog Hills General Hospital," said Honoka, and once the guards took him away, Honoka directed her attention towards the center of Konohagakure, coming closer towards the town's City Hall. She then turned towards several more soldiers, beckoning them to come forward. "Take a note for my husband, Lieutenant."

"What shall I tell your husband?" asked the lieutenant.

"Tell my husband to meet me here as soon as possible and bring all the reinforcements that we have," ordered Honoka. "I know for a fact that Mayor Shimura is in there and he will be brought to justice, dead or alive."

The lieutenant then sent the scroll and they all settled in for the long standoff that was about to take place.

Inside the Konohagakure City Hall, Danzo looked up at the clock and saw that Police Sergeant Otsutsuki had not returned. Rather than being scared, the evil mayor was instead determined, determined to fight whoever was right outside to the death. Walking over the window, he saw Honoka and the guards surrounding City Hall.

"So, you've come to capture me, Empress Honoka," thought Danzo as he looked out the window. "Well, I won't go down that easily and when it is all said and done, the bodies of you and your husband will hang on my wall as trophies of my impending triumph of ruling Avalon under one single intelligence. Mine."