Chapter 14: Preparations and Pie
"I have to figure out what is the most effective against goblins!" Troy said, very frustrated that is has nothing going on so far. His first choice of armor he was going to bring was armor, but Perry already stated that it was going to be very heavy and difficult to move, so goblins could easily overpower Troy. Troy then decided on bringing leather armor, but Priscilla pointed out that some goblins wield spears, which shred and cut through the armor with ease. Troy decided on bringing a cobalt sword, but Konah said that some goblins were ranged attackers. Troy then decided on bringing forty spears, but Qanah pointed out that Troy might accidentally cut himself.
"I don't understand!" Troy said, as he walked around his room. "What do I do?"
If only Troy had his One Half of the Medallions back, he could handle almost everything. Now, due to his cockiness, they were gone. He could still get them, but how many princes in the entire world? One hundred thousand, maybe a million. And only one prince out of all those other princes has the Medallion!
"If only I-"
Just then the door opened and Priscilla walked in.
"Hey, you still know that father said you can cook up dinner tonight, right?" Priscilla said.
"Wait…WHAT?! I forgot!" Troy said, really surprised he forgot about that.
"So…what are you gonna do?" Priscilla chuckled.
"Um… I don't think I'll cook dinner. I'll make dessert!" Troy said, feeling great about his new plan. It was very frantic.
"Okay. I'll see you in the kitchen!" Priscilla said.
Troy then thought for something. He only needed himself and probably just some royal chainmail to wear. Surely that would just be enough, would it?
(5 MINUTES LATER)
"Are you sure you are only going to have chainmail as protection?" Konah questioned Troy.
"Yes, of course!" Troy boasted. "I can do very fine without them, and besides, I can pick up any spears along the way at the stadium!"
"Very well then. Just watch your safety!" Konah said, as two knights walked in front of Troy, carrying what looked like to be a chainmail with a blue crown on it. It was that classic kind of blue crown, the kind that Konah wore. The crown looked like it was placed on top of a shield, which was behind it as well. It was organized perfectly!
"Nice design!" Troy exclaimed.
"Thanks, it should be the key to your journey! When do you think you will depart?" Konah questioned Troy.
"Hmm, I will do that tomorrow morning!" Troy suggested.
"Very good, you will have to use the daylight to your advantage. There might be some goblins that are so advanced at spears, that they don't use them!" Konah warned Troy.
"Really? What do they shoot?"
"Muskets!"
"WHAT?!"
"Yes, it sounds very tough, but you look like you can handle it, do you not?"
"Yes…*Gulp* yes, I can handle it."
"Alright then, if that's what you want to do. That's very nice of you to help bring lily pads to the garden!"
"Well, I guess I will start making dessert." Troy said, as he politely took the chainmail and walked away.
"What about the dinner?" Konah questioned Troy.
"I have so many preparations, maybe… some other time?" Troy quavered.
"Ah yes, of course!" Konah said. "Take your time, and may your dessert be one of the best in the realm!"
"Yeah." Troy mumbled, as he walked away towards the kitchen. When he arrived in the kitchen, he could already see Chad cooking up something rather big and pink.
"Hey Chad." Troy said, as he walked closer to glance at the pink object they were about to eat later.
"Hello again Troy. Yes, as you can see here, I am cooking up some hog, and if you want to see Priscilla, she's over there *Points to Priscilla at a nearby table cutting up some peppers* working on the stuffed pepper."
"Stuffed Pepper huh? That looks great! Hopefully it's not too spicy!" Troy joked.
"Oh *Chuckles* you do not need to worry about that. Priscilla really has the chef's taste for food!" Chad remarked.
"Heh, heh, *Blushes* yep." Troy laughed.
"So I hear you are making the dessert?" Chad asked Troy.
"Yes!" Troy exclaimed.
"Well then, if a person like you can cook a great lunch, I can tell the dessert will be good!" Chad chuckled.
"Yeah, I might as well get to work!" Troy said.
"Oh yes, yes. I hope you dessert taste as exquisite as your lunch!" Chad said as Troy walked towards the supply storage room.
"That will be one thing I'll work on!" Troy called back as he entered the door and walked inside the room. When Troy was inside, he thought about the different kinds of dessert he could make.
"Uh…let's see, what can I make?" Troy pondered to himself.
All of a sudden, Troy pictured Goblin Stadium for some strange reason, and Troy didn't know why.
"Goblins are green." Troy said slowly.
Then an idea for a dessert hit him.
"That's it! I will make one of my favorite pies!" Troy smirked. "Troy's Terrific minty pie!"
Troy walked and looked all around the shelves and crates of supplies, and he finally found the mint a few seconds later.
"Great! Now let's for the eggs!" Troy said.
(2 MINUTES LATER)
Troy carried out a medium sized bag filled with his supplies for the pie. He couldn't wait!
"This is going to be good!" Troy exclaimed to himself.
Troy could see an empty table just a few feet away. So Troy walked over to it and set down his bag. Troy then walked over to a nearby cupboard and then took out a large bowl. Then Troy got out three eggs and some cream from the bag. After that, Troy cracked the eggs into the bowl and then poured in the cream.
"Now let's let liquid have a turn." Troy muttered as he took out some milk and poured it into the bowl. Troy then turned around and walked over to the cupboard again to grab a batter mixer stick.
"Perfect! This castle sure came prepared for foods like these!" Troy gushed.
Troy took the stick and walked over to his batter bowl and then started mixing it up. Troy smirked as he then walked over again to the cupboard to grab a smaller bowl. Troy took out the mints he had stocked up and then grinded them up, until it looked like little sprinkles.
"Now that looks good!" Troy said.
Troy then dumped the little green sprinkles into his mixture and then stirred it up really good.
"Now that's looking very green and great! I don't even need to use food coloring!" Troy exclaimed.
Troy then took more ingredients and supplies out of the medium sized bag and mixed more later on. A few minutes later, Troy had his batter ready, and it caught a few of the chefs' attention.
"Now all I need is the shape I want my pie to be." Troy muttered.
Mostly Troy makes the mint pie in circle shapes, but after all, Troy is going to journey to the goblin stadium!
"I know! I will need three shape trays for this!" Troy exclaimed.
Troy then talked to the chefs about his plan, and the chefs agreed to it, in fact, they really liked Troy's idea. Troy then got his batter mixture ready and poured it into his new shape. Almost all the chefs who saw the mixture were very impressed by it, and even Priscilla was impressed by it.
"Wait until she's sees this!" Troy said excitedly.
Troy could still see a few more things left in his supply bag. Troy knew that those few items would still make good decorations. Soon after, his pie was finished, and all the chefs were astonished by the looks of it. Even Priscilla and Chad.
"Wow…that's amazing!" Chad exclaimed.
"Yeah, and with that goblin face shape!" Priscilla commented.
She was right. Troy's idea of the pie shape was the head of a goblin, and it would be just more. Troy smiled and got out the last few supplies in the bag. Troy grabbed two kiwis and tossed them onto his pie.
"Now those are the eyes," Troy said. Then he reached into the bag again and grabbed out some a whipped creamer. "And this is going to be the mouth!" Troy exclaimed. He drizzled it into a sneaky smile shape his goblin minty pie, and then after that reached again in his bag for the last items. His last item in there was two strawberries, and Troy smirked at them.
"Now these are the fangs!" Troy explained, as he put the strawberries on the edge of the sneaky smile.
"Wow that looks really good!" Priscilla commented.
"Yeah, thanks!" Troy said proudly.
"Well then, I guess it's time to start serving!" Chad said. "And you can carry out your pie later Troy!"
"Thanks!" Troy thanked Chad.
As soon as Troy arrived to the royal dining room, as usual, Konah and Perry were there, but there were also two knights and James there too.
"Hey Troy." James greeted Troy as soon as he saw him entered the dining room.
"Hey James." Troy said, as he sat down on an empty chair next to James and Perry.
"I hear you just made some kind of pie for dessert! Everyone here can't wait to try it!" Perry exclaimed to Troy.
"Yep," replied Troy.
"So Troy how did you like the Royal Forest Flags game?" James questioned.
"I mean… it's very good and all, except maybe your right about one thing. We should have the privilege to spectate the rest of the game!" Troy exclaimed.
"Yes, I really want that to happen too as well!" agreed Perry.
"We all want that to happen, but is that game well known?" asked Troy.
"Why yes, of course! This game has been a traditional favorite, and it was made by a famous Clash Royale King!" Perry explained.
"Really? Who's that king's name?" asked Troy.
"His name… was Conah." said Perry.
More people started arriving in the table, and once the trumpets sounded after Qanah arrived, then the food was served. The dinner was roasted hog, stuffed peppers, boiled crisp apples, cranberries, and berry drinks.
"All right! The food is looking and I think going to taste really good!" commented Troy.
"Yes it sure is!" exclaimed Perry. "Have you ever tasted hog before?"
"Not that I know of…" Troy's voice trailed off. Had he ever eaten a cooked pig before? Maybe that was liver he was talking about or something. Or maybe Troy ate it when he was little!
"It tastes decent, I think you will like It." said James.
"Yes, maybe I will." muttered Troy.
Troy put on his plate about one sixteenth of the hog, two stuffed peppers, twenty cranberries, and a glass of that berry drink that he especially enjoyed. After that, he quickly said a prayer of thanks to the universe, and then slowly took a piece of the hog with his fork and put it in his mouth. Troy chewed it slowly, and Perry and James watched him.
"Your right, it tastes like chicken." said Troy.
"Of course! I said it would taste decent." replied James.
"Yeah." Troy agreed as he ate a piece of hog and stuffed pepper. The stuffed pepper actually tasted really good, even though it was something most people don't really like. All of a sudden, Troy realized why he was here in this world. Perry reminded him of why he was here. However, how can Troy journey over and actually retrieve back the Medallion? More over, wasn't he concerned about his sister as well?
"So I hear you are taking a short mission to Goblin Stadium tomorrow. I hope you came prepared. They recently formed alliances with Jungle Arena, and may call on them for back-up at any time!" said Perry nervously.
"Don't worry! I'll be fine!" boasted Troy.
"Yeah, you'll be fine." said James sarcastically. "Seriously, you are only going there by yourself? You need some other people to come help you!"
"Nah, Konah and his family have been so kind to me lately, I should repay them back by doing something myself!" said Troy nobly.
"Okay then! I hope you know what you are doing!" exclaimed James. James was sure uneasy about Troy's situation, but Troy was confident. Surely he had to repay Konah back somehow! And now he had an opportunity: To help out with Konah and his family's royal garden.
"Well then! That chainmail will look just fine on you!" commented Perry.
"Thanks!" replied Troy.
After dinner was finished, they got to dessert. Priscilla smirked at Troy. Troy smirked back as he walked to the kitchen and came back with his pie. As soon as Troy walked out with his Goblin-Shaped mint pie, everyone gasped.
"Oh ho ho! Whoa Troy! You certainly outdone yourself for dessert this time!" exclaimed Konah.
"Thanks!" said Troy enthusiastically.
Troy watched as everyone took their slices of mint pie, and Troy went last. But he made sure he got a bit of the strawberry fangs, and the whipped cream mouth. Perry got one of the goblin's kiwi eyes, and the kiwi mixed in with the pie gave it an extra good taste.
"Does it taste good?" said Troy.
"Yes, it sure does!" commented Konah.
"This pie tastes wonderful. You are a really good cook Troy." commented Qanah.
"Really! This pie is one of the best!" said Perry, with his mouth full of pie.
"Seriously Perry? Don't talk with your mouth full!" Priscilla remarked, and Troy laughed. Priscilla had her mouth full of pie too once she said that, and Troy had a strong feeling she liked it. When Troy took a shower, and finally appeared in his room, he changed into his cosmic pajamas. Then he silently walked over to the window and clasped his hands together.
"Universe. Thanks again for this wondrous day. As you may know already, I am about to journey over to Goblin Stadium, so I would like you to at least watch over me, and make sure I don't really suffer a lot, due to my cockiness. But still, thanks again for today, and let's hope for tomorrow!" Troy said to the sky. Then nodded and silently walked back to his bed.
When Troy opened his eyes, for some reason, he was running. Running in some sort of arena, with gangs of goblins all chasing him from behind. Troy could get a good glimpse at what the arena looked like. The bleachers were wooden, and there was some sort of revolving wheel which turned and generated the water for the river. Other than that, there was one particular thing that stood out.
"The Tiara?!" shouted Troy.
Troy gathered his thoughts rapidly and could finally figure out where he was: Goblin Stadium.
"I have to get out of here, and quick!" he said again.
Troy could see the river getting closer and closer, he bolted towards the right bridge, in his view, but could see a goblin holding a spear, and wearing a handband, guarding it.
"Looks like, I will have to go through him." Troy muttered, as he quickly made his way towards the goblin. Troy was only a few feet away when the goblin saw him.
"Hey!" the goblin shouted.
The goblin quickly threw the spear he was holding at Troy, and Troy quickly ducked it. The goblin was about to grab another one from his spear bag, when Troy jumped up and quickly front punched him in the face. The spear goblin stumbled backwards from the impact, but didn't fall down. Troy could still hear goblin shouts a few yards away from him.
"Go for a swim, will you?" Troy taunted the spear goblin, as he grabbed him and threw him over the bridge and into the river. Then he started running again. Troy was running out of space for him to run too, but the bleachers looked good enough to continue the chase. They were too high, but there was a ladder as a path up there, but there was also a goblin with a sharp knife standing there, on top of the ladder.
"Now's my chance!" Troy exclaimed excitedly.
Troy quickly grabbed hold of the ladder and swung it to the right, causing the goblin to fall off. The goblin face-planted on the edge of the small wooden wall, which was in front of the first row of bleachers, and pummeled down to the ground.
"Now if I can just go up quickly as I can!" Troy gushed.
However, something was wrong here. As Troy tried to steady the ladder, it fell on the opposite left side, and as it touched the ground, it smashed into little tiny wood pieces!
"WHAT?! How is that possible? That was a very little fall!" Troy said, with disbelief.
The goblin horde was getting bigger each time. It seemed like new goblins were coming from behind the horde every few seconds.
"No way! How can I fight all these goblins?!" said Troy frantically.
The front row of the gang of goblins were carrying knives, but then all of a sudden, they bent down over halfway, and another row of goblins jumped on the first row of goblin's backs, and these goblins were wearing headbands and carrying those spears again.
"AHHHHH!" shouted Troy.
All those goblins aimed really good, they threw all their spears accurately, and it looks like they were aiming at the same target of Troy, which was his chest. Troy was just about to feel the spears touch him, when all of a sudden, the world jerked rapidly for a few seconds, then just black.
When Troy quickly jerked awake from his sleep, he could see that he was still in the guest bed, and the door and windows were closed. However, Troy could see some light shining from outside the window.
"Did I just have that dream about Goblin Stadium?" he said slowly to himself.
Troy quickly shook that thought out of him. Whatever it was, it was just a dream. What could possibly happen? Troy slowly got up from his bed, and could see his chainmail hanging on a golden hanger by the door. It was still freshly clean, so that was good.
"I just know that the chainmail was the best choice!" Troy said with determination.
Troy then took the chainmail off the golden hanger, exited the guest room, and started his way towards the glorious staircase.
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