Littlest Lion
Chapter 6
Kings-Landing.
Sheppard flew the Jumper towards the Capital, the city wasn't as big a New York but according the scanners there was almost a million people in the City.
Though even from high above the city John could see that there were more poor people then there rich.
"There is a court yard that is big enough for the Jumper" Said Tyrion.
John nodded as he approached, the court yard came up and John headed towards it.
The Red Keep.
With ease the Jumper landed, after a few minutes the back door lowered and Sheppard's his team, Jaime, Tyrion, Elizabeth, the IOA members and several Marines stepped out.
Then several guards stepped into the court yard, John noticed that the guards were wearing gold cloaks, Tyrion whispered to him that these were the City watch.
A few moments later John saw a man step forward.
"Welcome, my Lords, the Lord Hand is in the small council chambers and requests your meet him at once" He said.
John blinked he wondered why Lord Tywin hadn't bothered to greet his own Sons, though considering what Tyrion had told him about his Father, he was some what glad not to meet him.
While Tyrion and Jaime were escorted to their Father every one else was escorted to their chambers.
The Small Council chamber.
Tywin watched as his Son's took their seats, he then looked at Grand Maester Pycelle.
"Have you been able to determine what killed the King?" He asked as always Pycelle spluttered "I am still examining his Graces body, it sadly take time my Lord, the Higher Sciences are very complex to the untrained eyed" He said as he bowed, his head almost touch the table as he bowed.
With a wave of his hand he waved off Pycelle's brown nosing.
Tywin looked at Tyrion and Jaime "Is the Maester from Janus's land here?" He asked Tyrion nodded "Yes, he is" Answered Tyrion.
Pycelle spluttered but his protests was ignored.
"I hope you consummated your marriage before you came here" Demanded Tywin.
Tyrion looked at his Father "Yes it was" He said Tywin nodded "Good finale you've done something useful for House Lannister" He said he then looked at Jaime "And Lady Sansa is she with Child yet" He demanded.
Jaime sighed before he answered "As far as I know not yet, but not for the lack of trying, we lay together before I came here so I may have put a Child in her belly before I left" Answered Jaime.
Tywin grunted.
No matter what his children did he was disappointed.
Jaime had to wonder where Cersei was "Where is Cersei?" Asked Jaime, Tywin grunted "She is too distraught and has ben confided for the time being" Said Tywin.
Jaime and Tyrion looked at each other.
After few more minutes the two Brothers left.
The Red Keep, the Grand Maesters laboratory.
Carson looked at the body before him, he sighed he could see the body was that of a young man in his early to mid teens.
He had golden hair, Carson could see veins in his throat he would have to examine his throat, Carson open his bag and pulled out a few swabs and pulled on a mask to cover his mouth and nose.
He then walked over to the corpse.
With a little effort he pulled open he mouth and began to swab the mouth and the throat to see if a poison could be found.
He could fell the doddering old man behind him complaining that he was the Grand Maester and was the more experienced then some chainless Maester.
Carson just rolled his eyes as he continued his examination.
The Red Keep the throne room.
John looked at the ugly assed throne that sat on top of the stairs, seating 4on it looking too damn young sat the next King, Tommen.
Besides him stood a very tall stern looking grey haired man, whom John assumed was Tywin Lannister.
The kid looked at them with big green eyes that all Lannister's had it seemed.
"Are you really from the land of Janus?" Asked the pre-teen.
John wanted to grin at the young kid but restrained from doing under the gaze of the patriarch of House Lannister.
"Yes your Grace we are" Said Elizabeth with a soft smile on her face.
"From what I have a been told you wish to open trade negotiations?" Asked Tywin as he looked at them .
Elizabeth straightened her shoulders "Yes Lord Hand, the Westerland's have a quite a few seams of an ore which is highly valuable in our lands, we would like to open some form of trade between our peoples" She said.
Tywin raised an eyebrow.
John hoped that he didn't decided he didn't want to deal with a woman.
Instead he nodded.
"And what is it that your land is willing to trade?" He asked.
Elizabeth opened her mouth when one of the IOA stepped forward cleared his throat.
"Many things, things that will vastly improve your lives" Said the weasel.
Tywin looked at him "I was not talking to you" He said coldly.
He looked at Elizabeth "I believe that we can talk Lady Elizabeth" He said.
Elizabeth blinked and gave a slight bow of her head "I would be honoured Lord Hand" She answered.
Elizabeth realised a breath, silently thanking Tyrion for his quick course in how to talk and deal with his impossible to please Father.
Tyrion was off to the side with a blank look on his face.
Everyone jumped as the throne room doors opened suddenly.
Elizabeth turned to see who had entered.
At once she recognised who it was from the portrait she had seen at Casterly Rock, though this woman looked a few years older, her eyes red from ether crying or drinking, Elizabeth strongly suspected it was the later due how the her unkempt appearance and her staggering stance .
"Mother!" Called Tommen as he stood up
Elizabeth as well as every one was shocked as the drunk woman charged at Tyrion and punched him in the face she then straddled him and began to claw at his face "YOU KILLED HIM! YOU KILLED MY GOLDEN BOY!" She screeched as she continued to claw at him.
All Tyrion could do was try and cover his face and protect his eyes, as Cersei continued to claw at him.
"I'LL KILL YOU! YOU MONSTER! YOU KILLED JOFF! YOU KILLED HIM!" She screamed suddenly her head snapped back as Tyrion managed to reach up and punched her in the jaw.
"I didn't kill Joffrey!, I was in Castamere getting married!" He yelled Cersei screamed and reached to throttle him when suddenly two guards pulled her off of her smaller Brother.
"ARREST HIM! HE KILLED YOUR KING! ARREST HIM!, DO YOUR DUTY!" Yelled Cersei as she struggled to get back to her Brother.
"ENOUGH!" Bellowed Tywin.
"You shame my House!, your Brother could not have killed the King, he was in the Westerland's, there are over a hundred witnesses who saw him!" Said Tywin his voice barely raising to a shout.
Tommen looked shocked at his Mothers accusations towards his Uncle.
Cersei struggled in the guards arms to reach Tyrion who was still on the floor with a bloody face.
"HE KILLED MY JOFF! I KNOW HE DID!, HE THREATENED TO KILL HIM!" She screamed.
Tommen frowned "Enough Mother! Uncle Tyrion didn't kill Joffrey! He tried to prevent Joffrey from doing any more terrible things!" Said Tommen.
Cersei stopped struggling and stared at her timid Son.
"Escort my Mother to her chambers" Commanded Tommen.
John looked at the kid, and for that moment the young kid looked every inch a King.
Besides him, Tywin looked at Tommen with an approving look, which flashed across his face for a brief moment before a look of mild disinterest return to his face.
Cersei stared at her Son as the guards half dragged her out of the throne room.
Tommen sighed deeply, before he sat back down he then looked up at his Grandfather who gave a very slight nod confirming that he had done the right thing.
John looked at Elizabeth, who looked as shocked as him.
The IOA members were even more shocked at the violence they had just witnessed and by Lord Tywin's dismissal of them.
After a few more minutes they all the left, Tyrion was escorted to a Master to have the deep scratches on his face attended to.
Guest Chambers the Red Keep.
John popped a grape into his mouth or at least the Pegasus version of a grape any way.
Carson had returned with his samples from Joffrey "Did you find anything Carson?" Asked Elizabeth as she folded her arms and looked at the Scotsman.
Carson looked up from his portable lab.
"Aye I found something coating his throat and in his stomach contents, it seems he was poisoned, I'm running tests on what I found, what ever it was caused severe chocking and constriction of the trachea, as well as rupturing of major blood vessels in the throat and eyes" He said as he shook his head "What ever it was, not much was needed I only found a very small amount of it in his stomach, was everything he ate or drank from retained or have they been washed?" He asked.
"Every thing has been washed up" Said Elizabeth.
Carson sighed "That's unfortunate, though I think that I can narrow down what the poison was put in" He said as he looked back at the sample he had been examining.
Elizabeth looked at John then back at Carson "You can?" She asked Carson nodded "Aye, it was put in some wine that he drank after he ate some pigeon pie" He said.
Elizabeth sighed and gave a nod of thanks.
"Ye don't think Lord Tywin would have done anything to his own Grandson do ye" Said Carson in a low voice.
"After what Tyrion told me about his old man, I wouldn't be surprised, especially after what he said to his own grief stricken Daughter about shaming his House, and from what Tyrion told me about this Joffrey, his actions would have done some harm to House Lannister in the near future" Said John.
Elizabeth shook her head "Your right but I don't think if he had done anything he would have requested Carson to examine his Grandson's body" She argued.
She looked at the IOA members, who were still a little annoyed that Tywin had dismissed them so bluntly and had addressed her only.
Elizabeth sighed deeply, she paced back and fourth.
Almost every one jumped as there was a sudden knock on the door, Elizabeth looked at John who had his hands on to his P90 ready for what ever was on the other side of the large door.
"Come in!" She called out.
The door open to reveal a young man.
The man gave a slight bow to her, he then straightened and looked at her.
"My Lady, the Lord Hand requests your presence to begin negotiations" He said though Elizabeth could clearly hear 'order' when the young man said request.
"The other gentlemen may accompany you to help with the negotiations" He said as he glanced at the IOA members.
Elizabeth nodded "Thank you, keep at it Doctor Beckett" She said as she turned and looked at Carson who nodded and went back to looking back at his equipment.
John looked at Elizabeth "Want me to come?" He asked Elizabeth looked at him and shook her head "No, it'll be fine" She said though both knew that if anything was too happen there was not much that they could do primarily do to the fact that every one was two to three foot taller then they were and there was more of them then there was the Atlantians on Planetos.
Taking a deep breath "Lead the way" She said indicated to the young man who again gave a bow and stepped out of the room.
Glancing at John one last time before she and the IOA members left and followed the young man.
John sighed deeply and reached over and popped another grape into his mouth.
Tyrion chambers.
Tyrion hissed as the Maester dabbed the deep scratches on his face.
"You are lucky my Lord" Stated the Maester as he dabbed a rather deep scratch "Lucky?" He asked the Maester nodded.
"Yes my Lord if you had not gotten your hands up in time, I am sure her Grace could have gouged out your eyes" He said as he finished cleaning the deep wounds on his face.
Jaime looked at his little brother, he was still shocked at his twins attack on Tyrion.
He couldn't understand why Cersei would think Tyrion would want to kill Joffrey.
Tyrion had no reason to kill his Nephew, he had access to the gold that was under Castamere, so there was simply no reason for Tyrion to kill Joffrey.
Jaime sighed deeply "I'm going to talk to Cersei, try and find out why she thinks you killed Joffrey" He said.
Tyrion snorted "I'm breathing that's the only reason she need's" Said Tyrion, Jaime chuckled and clamped a hand over his shoulder.
He gave it a squeeze before he stood and left the room and went to his twin's rooms.
Jaime walked threw the corridor it had been over a month since he had seen her, so much had changed he never would have thought that he would find more comfort in another woman's arms then he did in Cersei's, a smile made it's way across his at the memory of seeing Sansa hold his Nephew as though she had born him her self she had shyly told him she hoped that the Gods would soon bless her with a Son of his very own.
Jamie sighed as he came to his Twins rooms he noted the two guards, no doubt placed there by order of his Father, sighing again he stepped closer.
The Guard's stepped aside to let him in.
Jamie pushed open the door and stepped in and saw her.
Her eyes were red from weeping and drinking a bruise was ready forming on her jaw from where Tyrion had punched her in self defence.
She looked at him, she gave him a smile that over a year ago would have almost had him on his knees asking what he could do to help her.
"Jaime" She said in a soft whisper.
He at once knew what she was hoping for, she often used that voice when he had been angry at her for something or other.
In the past that soft whisper would have had him in her bed with in minutes, but now he was armoured ageist it.
Thanks to Sansa, who never used her body to get him to comply with her demands not that she had demanded anything from him but would shyly asked him unsure of his reaction to a polite request.
"Cersei" He answered.
Cersei looked at her twin, she silently fumed that he was not looking at her as he used too.
In fact he looked at her as though she was a normal woman, and not the most beautiful woman in all the realms.
It was yet another thing she laid at Tyrion's feet, first he killed her Mother, then he sold her only Daughter to the Martell's, then he convinced Jaime to marry Sansa.
But worst of all Tyrion had killed her Golden boy, she knew it, she just had to convince Jaime, once he was convinced then everything would fall in to place and once more the throne would be in her grasp.
Cersei always felt the future of Lannister lay upon her shoulders, what she wouldn't tell Jaime was she planed to remove their Father, he was a threat to her power he was already taking her remaining Son from her, had he not raised his voice to her!, his own Mother!, then commanded that the Guards take her away as though she was a mere servant.
Once her Father was removed she would regain control of her Son as well as her House, she knew she could not remove Sansa but accidents happened all the time, and if the Little Dove managed to have a child, well children died all the time, Cersei had proven she could still bare children, she would give Jaime more Son's who in turn would inherit Casterly Rock, no child that was not pure Lannister would have a claim to her family seat.
Then she would arrange for the little monster to be dealt with.
She knew how she was going to deal with people from the Land of Janus, she would get everything she could out of them to secure her power and wealth of her House, once that was done she would banish them from her realm.
She looked at Jaime, he would be hers once more, she stood with a soft hiss as the scar across her abdomen pulled which reminded her of the two children who were currently in the Westerland's, they two would have to be dealt with, she would do anything to secure her power, she had no love for her two bastards, they were mistakes that should have been smothered at birth.
Jaime noticed her hiss, he sighed deeply before he spoke.
"Gerion is doing well, I think he may have inherited some brains, like his Uncle I think he may be a reader as well" He said Cersei glared at him, but Jaime continued to talk.
"Tygett is also well, he has some brains too though none of his grand Uncles temper, the boy is always smiling with joy" He said Cersei glared at him.
"They should have both been smothered, especially the little monster, he'll bring nothing but shame to our House" She said coldly Jaime was more then a little taken back by her words, for a while he looked at her he then took a step backwards if truly seeing her for the first time.
"Your first child, Roberts Son he didn't die from some sickness did he?" He asked Cersei looked at him "Of course not!, I would not let one of Roberts disgusting spawn take what belonged to me, not after what he did to Rhaegar!" She said as she began to pace the room.
Cersei looked back at her twin, hopping to see his support but all she saw was disgust and horror aimed at her.
"If Rhaegar had lived and married you, you would have happily born his children?" He asked Cersei looked at him as though he was stupid.
"Of course!, I was destined to become Queen!, my children by Rhaegar would have been beautiful and handsome!, they would have been the rightful heirs to the throne!, Rhaegar would have been a wonderful King, he loved songs, poetry and reading, I could have ruled threw him, it would have brought in a whole new golden age" She said her mind going to what should have been with silver and gold haired children who would have inherited beauty from both parents.
Jaime could only stare as his twin, he shook his head glad once more that Sansa had broken his twins grip over his heart and mind.
"Well what was done was done" He said he continued to look at his Sister trying to see something of the twin he had known as a boy, but could see nothing of her, he wondered if she had ever existed at all, if maybe she had just been a creation of Cersei's too insure she always got what she wanted out of Jaime when they were children, he had seen glimpses of her cruelty especially towards Tyrion, but Jaime had at the time always put that towards her grief and anger at their Mothers death, but now he wondered if that cruelty had been there before only hidden from him.
He shook his head again, he sighed deeply "I don't know what is going to happen to you now, whether Father will simply lock you up or make you join the Silent Sisters I don't now" He said.
Cersei snorted at the idea of joining the Silent Sisters, she had stopped believing in Gods long ago what had they done for her, nothing they had taken her Mother from her then they took Rhaegar, no she didn't believe in any Gods and owed them no loyalty.
"Tommen would not allow anything to happen to me!, I am his Mother he needs me!" She said as she glared at her twin "Tommen will have Margaery Tyrell to help guide him it has been arranged" He said Cersei stared at him, she then shook her head in denial "No! No! He will not marry that whore!, I know that she killed my Joff!, I know it!, she'll kill Tommen as soon as she sticks her poisonous thorns into him! I will not let this happen!, I will not!" She shrieked loudly Jamie sighed at his Sister's near hysterics "Make up your mind, first you blame Tyrion for killing Joffrey, now you blame his wife of all but four hours of killing him so who was it?" Asked Jaime.
Cersei glared at him "They were in it together! They both killed him!" She said Jaime stared at his twins mad words "What reason could ether have to kill Joffrey, sure Tyrion slapped Joffrey once in awhile but that was to get him to behave as for Margaery why kill him she wanted to be Queen, she can't be Queen if he is dead" He said to him it sounded logical but not to Cersei.
"You've always been an idiot! Tyrion wants to kill us all so he can have Casterly Rock and the Tyrell's want to rule the Seven Kingdoms!, but I won't let them have anything, the Realms are mine, Casterly Rock is mine!" She shouted then she started to laugh, Jaime took another step back he had heard such laughter before over twenty years ago when the Mad King ordered supposed traitors deaths, he laughed just as Cersei was doing now.
Soon the laughter became sods "They killed my Golden boy!, they killed my Joff!, I want Joffrey!" She yelled as she dissolved in to floods of tears and sank to the floor "I want Joffrey!" She screamed Jaime could only stand there and stare at his Sister, he didn't know what to do, so slowly he backed out of the room and left Cersei to her grief and what he suspected her madness as well.
The door closed cutting off the howls of a grieving Mother.
Cersei cried for a few minutes more before she stopped, she raised her head, her eyes dry.
She had no tears left anymore, she had had no tears for a very long time, tears were for the weak and Cersei was not weak.
Slowly she stood and walked over to her bed, taking a look back at her door she waited to see if the guards would decided to cheek on her but the door remained closed.
She the knelt down and pulled something out from under her bed, her hands brushed over the fine carvings on the crossbow, it had been Joffrey's pride and joy she had had many of Joffrey's things brought to her.
She continued to stroke the cross bow, a smile crossed her face, she would remove her Father before he could remove her from her Son's life, she would remind him she was the Queen she would never allow any woman to take what was hers.
She decided to do it that night, before he could get her out of Kings-Landing, she knew she could convince Tommen to forget her actions, she would tell him that it was her grief at the death of her first born that had caused her to act in such a way, she would tell him that it was the shock of Joffrey dying her arms that had caused her to behave the way she had.
Cersei nodded as she finalised the plan, by this time tomorrow she would once more be firmly in control of her Son, the throne and the Seven Kingdoms.
Her power would be absolute.
The guest chambers.
Elizabeth had to wonder if the Lannister's had ever been merchants, she could well imagine Tywin as a ruthless entrepreneur, a business mogul or even a Politian in a world power no doubt at the very top of the political ladder.
They had been talking for hours, the IOA members had soon been cowed by Tywin and his cold green eyes, Elizabeth had not had to work so hard during a negotiation in years, it left her tired and exhausted yet thrilled that she had managed to go toe to toe with some one who had over forty years worth of experience.
She had felt that she had some what impressed the intimidating man, he had made sure that his House go the best possible deal out of them.
The IOA had agreed along with everything and Tywin being the very smart man he was made sure that they all sighed the agreement so that none of them could back out of it later, it hadn't hurt that Tywin had made a vailed threat to hold one or all the IOA members hostage until the agreement was followed threw.
The IOA members had spluttered that the agreement could take years to be fully carry out, which had earn them a cool look from Tywin who stated that their stay would be comfortable unless they didn't all sigh.
They had all signed fearing that in this very large world where violence was the every day norm they would end up dead.
Elizabeth sat heavily in her chair, Carson smiled at her fondly and asked if she had a headache from all the tough negotiations, Elizabeth smiled at him and shook her head and told him she was just tired.
"Have you got any further in your examination?" She asked.
Carson sighed and rubbed his eyes "I can confirm that he was poisoned but I can't tell you what poison was used" He sighed deeply as he continued to rub his eyes.
Elizabeth sighed "Could Pycelle help with that?" She asked Carson snorted and shook his head "That idiot was ready to announce that it had been a case of some spoiled meat getting put accidently in to a gravy and had caused a bad reaction in the Kings stomach" He said as he shook his head, he stood and stretched Elizabeth heard a pop of his spine.
"So he was poisoned we just don't know who did it or what was used" Said Elizabeth with a sigh.
Carson nodded tiredly.
"Lord Tyrion told me that when he visited here to see his Brother, he would spend time in the library though as he says it is not as good as the library at Winterfell or the Citadel, maybe with a little help you could maybe find a book on poisons?" She said Carson looked at her for a moment then nodded "Aye that sounds like a plan, I'll get on that first thing, I canna do anything more tonight, while I can barely keep me eyes open" said Carson who looked half asleep.
They had discovered that on this world the days were actually forty eight hours long, it was tiring having to go two whole days with out any sleep, though of course both Rodney and Carson were used all nighters even they some what struggled on this world after almost a week.
Elizabeth smiled fondly at the now very sleepily Scotsmen who reminded Elizabeth very much of a large teddy bear for some reason.
She watched as Carson walked over to the cot that had been set aside for him, with a groan he sat on the cot then lay back, he too a deep breath and closed eyes and soon he was asleep, Elizabeth softly walked over to now sleeping Scotsman and pulled a blanket over him.
After a short while Elizabeth went to her own room, to get some much needed sleep.
Tower of the Hand, Tywin's chambers, the privy.
Tywin looked at who standing in his door way, he also saw the loaded crossbow.
"Why are you here?" He asked as he looked at his daughter while seating on a privy, he tried to look dignified as possible.
Cersei laughed "I am here to make sure you do not take my Son from me!, he only needs me!, he doesn't need you nor does he need that whore!" She said Tywin could see that the cross bow was being held steady in her hands.
"He needs heirs and Margaery Tyrell is a young woman who can give him his heirs" He said.
Cersei shook her head "No he doesn't!, he is too young to have children, he is a child himself!" She said Tywin sighed "They will wed but there will be no consummating until he is of age to" Said Tywin.
Cersei shook her head again "No! He will not marry ever!, I will not allow him to marry, he's my last boy I will not have you marry him off like you did me to Robert, who did nothing but shame me for nineteen years, I know that whore will just be like Robert, shaming my poor innocent Tommen!" She shouted though the crossbow remained steady.
Tywin looked at his Daughter he had to wonder how long had her mind been broken.
He sighed "Enough, we will return to my chambers a talk with some dignity" He as he moved to stand but the crossbow was still aimed at him "I killed her, the whore that was in your bed, I killed her, I thought I recognised her, wasn't she Sansa's maid" She said her eyes gleaming with insanity Tywin looked at her, though a little disappointed at Shae's death he was not overly bothered by it, there were plenty of whores in King's-Landing or he could simply send for one of his mistress's.
He sighed again "It doesn't matter, she was a whore nothing more" He said Cersei glared at her Father.
Her anger built up even more, how could her Father betray her Mothers memory by taking a common foreign whore to his bed.
"You betrayed Mother!" She said Tywin rolled his eyes "I have done no such thing, I always had your Mothers approval when it came to taking mistress's, she knew a man had needs that his wife could not always full fill due either ill health, being confined to the birthing bed or her moon time, she always thought I should take mistress's as she had to lay with Aerys on a regular basis" He said.
Cersei stared at her Father her mind breaking even more "What!" She said Tywin nodded "Yes your Mother lay with Aerys though not by choice, she loathed every moment of it and would scrub her flesh raw afterwards, on more the one occasion I had to forcible hold her hands to stop her from scrubbing until she bleed" He said as he slowly stood.
Cersei shook her head "You are lying!, Mother was not a whore!" She screamed Tywin looked to her coldly "Did I say she was? She hated laying with him, she always came back to me with scratches from his disgusting nails, she had no choice but to endure the indignity he piled on her, her sacrifice kept our House safe from his insanity and failing reason" He said.
Cersei stepped back shaking her head not believing her Fathers words.
"She made me swear on the lives of you and Jaime not to kill Tyrion upon her death, despite the fact he was born out of Aerys's shaming of her, she loved him as deeply as a Mother loves her child, Aerys had been determined to prove that his wife was at fault due to her constant miscarriages, still born's and weak babies that lived only a few weeks to a month or so" He said Cersei stared at him.
"Tyrion is?" She couldn't finish the words, so Tywin did.
"Tyrion is your half Brother, he is the last surviving Son of Aerys Targaryen, she knew it would annoy Aerys if I acknowledged Tyrion as my Son, and it did, fortunately Tyrion has more of his Mother in him then his true Father as well as having Lannister colouring and none of the Targaryen's colouring" He said .
Cersei shook her head.
"Your lying! Your lying!" She screamed as she fired the crossbow, Tywin grunted as the bolt slammed into his shoulder.
"Your lying!" She screamed loudly as she fumbled with the crossbow.
Her visions of her beautiful silver and golden haired children that had flashed threw her mind were replaced by visions of dwarfs calling her Mother, she refused to acknowledge that her beautiful Rhaegar could probable have given her Dwarf's instead of perfect children.
Cersei fumbled with the crossbow, dropped the bolt and reached to pick it up when suddenly the guards rushed in and grabbed hold of her and ripped the unloaded crossbow out of her hands.
"My Lord!" Called the Captain of his guard.
"Take her to the dungeons and send for Maester Carson" Grunted Tywin as he was helped to his bed by his Squire.
Cersei screamed and struggled as the guard dragged her out of the room.
"What do we do with the woman my Lord?" As the Captain indicating to Shae's dead body.
Tywin looked at her, he sighed and pointed to his Solar, his Squire at once went in to the Solar and then returned a few moments later holding a purse "See she is given a decent burial" He grunted.
The Captain nodded and took the purse he nodded to two of the guards who picked her and put her on a blanket before they took the ends and picked it up turning it in to a makeshift stretcher and carried her out of the room.
Tywin grabbed hold of the bolt, with a grunt he began to pull it out, he ground his teeth as the bolt head scrapped his bone, with one last tug the bolt came out, his Squire pressed something ageist his shoulder, Tywin was more then a little alarmed that the cloth turned dark red very quickly.
Though he had no skill in the higher sciences he could tell that a man loosing that much blood was not a good thing .
Tywin's vision began to grey.
He looked up as small figure enter his chambers.
"Why the bloody hell did ye remove the bloody bolt ye idiot!, ye should have waited till I was here!, now ye bleeding out!" Shouted the strange accented Maester.
Tywin hissed as the Maester made him lay down on his bed, Tywin watched as the Maester opened a bag that he always had with him .
He reached in and pulled on some strange thin gloves, he the began to pull out what looked like a few pliers though seemingly made of silver.
He then reached in and pulled out a small vial and another object that looked like needle used to drain wounds yet it was much smaller.
The small Maester pulled on the gloves then picked up a pair of pliers, the Maester stepped forward "This is going is to hurt" He warned before he bent over Tywin's shoulder.
Tywin hissed as the pliers seemed to dig in to the wound, after a few seconds his arm suddenly went numb.
The Maester stood up and reach over for another pair of pliers, Tywin looked down at the wound and was a little disturbed to see the first pair of pliers was hanging out of his bloody shoulder.
The small Maester the returned and once more bent over his shoulder Tywin hissed as the second pair of pliers were inserted in to the wound.
The Maester grumbled.
After a few moments the Maester stood and nodded satisfied with what ever he had done.
"There that's better, now lets try and see if we can repair that artery" Said the Maester to himself.
Tywin watched as the Maester reached over and picked up the needle and the vial
Tywin watched as the needle was filled with a liquid from the vial.
"What is that?" Asked Tywin, the Maester looked up from the needle and vial.
"It's an antibiotic with a mild sedative and pain killer, it'll help prevent any infection and help reduce the pain and let you have a wee sleep while I stich up your severed artery, I don't want to keep your artery's clamped for too long" He said.
Tywin watched as the needle was injected in to his arm, A few seconds later, Tywin's eyes got heavy, Tywin closed his eyes and let sleep of over take him.
A few hours later.
Tywin woke slowly, his arm though numb, there was no real pain.
He looked at the small Maester who gave him a grin "Welcome back, I managed to fix the artery, though you are going to need a blood transfusion" He said as he checked the wound
Tywin looked at the Maester "A blood transfusion?" He said the Maester nodded "Aye ye lost quite a bit of blood" He said.
Tywin blinked a few times "Ye don't have to worry, its perfectly safe" Assured the Maester.
"I've asked for ye guards to send for Tyrion" He said Tywin frowned "Why Tyrion and not Jaime?" He asked.
"Jaime has been taking medications because of the surgery on his hand" He said as he began pulling out a clear tube and two needles
Tywin frowned "Cersei would be better" Said Tywin.
The Maester blinked "Why surly ye not scared of getting Tyrion's Dwarfism?" Asked the Maester.
Tywin frowned and looked at the Maester "Tyrion is no Son of my blood, he was the result of my Wife being raped by the Mad King" He said.
He paused for a moment before he continued "Before she drew her last breath she made me swear to claim Tyrion as my own" He said he gave a grunt like laugh "I could deny her nothing even as she lay dying in my arms" He said with a hint of sadness.
Carson blinked a few times "Ye think Tyrion is not your biological Son?" He said Tywin nodded "He doesn't know, no one must ever know" Said Tywin the look he gave Carson was a clear warning that the revelation of this secret would cost Carson dearly.
Carson stared at Tywin "He is your Son, I ran a DNA test on both Jaime and Tyrion to confirm that they are related to Janus, they both have the same Mother and Father" He said.
Tywin looked at Carson "I took the liberty of testing you as well, you are Tyrion and Jaime's Father, from what I heard your wife gave birth to Cersei and Jaime eight years before and that when she gave birth to them, Jaime came out holding his Sister's ankle, I believe that when she gave birth a major artery may have been damaged and her second pregnancy caused that damage to rupture causing her to bleed out" He said.
"Was your wife in labour for long when she had he twins?" He asked Tywin nodded "Yes a day and a half" He said.
Carson shook his head "Back home she would have had a C-section" He said.
"Tyrion is my Son?" Asked Tywin, Carson nodded "But why is he a Dwarf?" Demanded Tywin.
Carson looked at him "You, Jaime and Cersei as well as your Brother and Sister all have a gene that is responsible for Achondroplasia, I think the majority of your family have the gene, so your Grandchildren might have the gene as will" He said.
Tywin stared at Carson "Would first Cousin's have this gene?" Asked Tywin the shock slowly hitting home.
Carson nodded "Aye they would, why?" He asked.
Tywin lend back in to his pillow.
"Joanna was my first Cousin" He said softly.
Carson blinked a few times "Well that would certainly increase the chances of some one being born with Achondroplasia, how old where you when Tyrion was conceived?" He asked.
Tywin thought for a moment before he answered "I was thirty six name days old why?" Asked Tywin
Carson took a deep breath "Some theories of the cause of Tyrion's type of Dwarfism is the age of the Father, if both parents have the gene and the Father is over thirty five the chances of having a child with Dwarfism is around fifty to sixty per higher then those who don't have the gene" He said.
Tywin blinked again.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door "Enter!" Called Tywin.
The door opened to revealed Tywin's Squire "My Lord, Lord Tyrion" He said.
Tywin nodded "Show him in" He called the Squire bowed.
A few moments later Tyrion entered.
"Father?" He said his eyes seeing his Fathers pale body, he also noticed the bandages on his shoulder "What happened?" He asked as he looked at Carson but Tywin answered.
"Your Sister seemed to disapprove of the idea of Tommen marrying, so she decided too shoot me to try and remove me from counselling her Son" He answered.
Tywin looked at Tyrion and for the first time could see Joanna in his smallest Son, he knew it had always been there, but his anger at Joanna's death had blinded him to seeing it.
"And where is Cersei right now?" Asked Tyrion as he walked over to his bed.
"She is currently in a dungeon until it is decided what too be done with her" Said Tywin coldly.
"Why am I am here?" He asked
Tyrion looked at Carson and his Father.
Carson gave Tyrion a smile "Your Father needs a blood transfusion, and because of the drugs your Brother is currently taking you are the only who can give blood" Said Carson.
Tyrion blinked a few times "Does it hurt?" He asked Carson smiled at him "Not really, there is a little pain when the needle inserted" He said Tyrion looked at the needle that Carson was holding.
He sighed deeply, and gave a nod.
Carson called out to Tywin's Squire.
"Could ye get a cot or something for Lord Tyrion to rest on please" He asked, the Squire looked at Tywin who gave a nod.
A few minutes later the Squire returned with a cot and placed it next to Tywin's bed.
Tyrion climbed on the cot, he then removed his doublet and lay back on the cot .
Carson pushed up Tyrion sleeve he then swabbed his arm, he then gave Tyrion a friendly smile before with practiced skill he inserted the needle, Tyrion hissed after a few moments, the catheter was put in place.
He then pulled out the clear tube and connected the tube.
Tyrion watched in fascination as the blood flowed threw the tube and into his Father.
"Flex your hand it'll help the flow of blood" Said Caron as he monitored the blood flow.
Carson watched over his two patients.
He sighed deeply, both men soon were dozing, he wondered what was going to happen to Cersei, the woman had clearly had some form of a mental breakdown, he wasn't a phycologist he doubted if she would willing see a phycologist, he also suspected she had a drink problem, if her alcohol consumption was as bad as it was when he had seen her over a month ago.
He sighed deeply, he ran a hand over his tired face, he was so tired yet he knew he could not get any rest yet.
After a few minutes Carson stopped the transfusion, with in a few minutes the tube and the catheter were removed from both men.
He gave Tyrion a gentle shake of the shoulder, the smallest Lannister woke "Is it done?" He asked Carson nodded.
"Aye all done, I've given your Father some plasma to top up his blood so he shouldn't need any more" He said.
Tyrion blinked then sat up Carson's lips twitched as Tyrion went crossed eyed from a moment as a wave of dizziness hit him "Steady now rest for a wee bit, ye'll need a drink and a snack" He told him.
Tyrion laid back down, he looked at his Father who was asleep "Will his shoulder heal?" He asked Carson nodded "Yes it will though it'll take awhile, he may have a bit of nerve damage but that'll take awhile to see, but your Father is very healthy for a man of his years so hopefully there shouldn't be any long term effects" Assured Carson.
The Red Keep, the throne room a month later.
Tommen sat on the throne, besides him sat a young woman who in John opinion seemed a little older the Tommen, John could see that the young woman was sharp, on the other side of Tommen stood Tywin, how the man managed to still look imposing with his arm in a damn sling John didn't know.
It had been a month since Tywin had been attacked by his Daughter, the deal was well underway, the IOA had decided not to return to Planetos in fear John thought, quite happy at the thought of the IOA actually being afraid of people from a medieval world and Cersei's attack on Tywin had cemented that fear well in to place.
John saw a fat man off to the side besides him stood a much older woman, Tyrion saw who he was looking at "That's Lord Mace Tyrell Warden of the South he is also known as the Fat Flower, the arms of House Tyrell is a golden rose on a field of green, the woman next to him is his Mother the Lady Olenna Tyrell the true power of the Reach, she is known as the Queen of thorns" Whispered Tyrion.
"Who's the other guy the one in armour?" He asked.
Tyrion looked at the base of the throne "That is Ser Loras Tyrell, Lady Margaery Tyrell's older Brother" He said John nodded he watched as Loras spoke he wondered what he meant by join the Kings-guard he looked at Tyrion an eyebrow raised.
"The Kings personnel guard, it's generally a life long office the Kings-guard are not normally realised from their oaths, they are not allowed to marry, hold lands or Father children, though in all honesty most do own a little land and do Farther children though of course all are bastards, and I doubt very much if Loras will ever marry and Father even one child ever" Said Tyrion.
"If the others do why not him, he's young and I guess he's not bad looking" Said John.
Tyrion smirked at him "He prefers the company of other young men" He said John looked at Tyrion for a moment they held each others gaze before Tyrion raised both his eyebrows, then it hit John "Oh!" Said John he looked back at the now standing Knight a white cloak now hanging off his shoulders.
"It is an unspoken secrete, though most people know it but Lord Mace is the not the smartest of in he known world" He said as he watched as Loras took his place besides the other members of the Kings-guard.
John blinked a few times, he noticed that next to Lord Mace stood two other young, one man stood tall and John could tell that the man was used to wearing heavy armour and riding on horse back for very long periods, next to him stood a slightly older man with a walking stick who John was sure that that the walking was no doubt made of a very expensive material.
"That is Lord Willas Tyrell the heir to Highgarden he was crippled in a tourney a number of years ago, besides him is his Brother Ser Garlan" Said Tyrion John nodded.
"When will you be leaving Colonel?" Asked Tyrion.
John shrugged "After the wedding, by the way what is going to happen to Cersei now?" Asked John.
Tyrion sighed "It hasn't been decided yet, she's too dangerous too remain here, yet Jamie does not want her sent to Casterly Rock and I don't want her at Castamere, so there is not many more places for her to be sent where she won't she cause problems" Said Tyrion.
John watched as a few petitioners stepped forward, his eyes drifted off to the side to where a handsome man with black hair and golden skin stood, besides him stood an equally beautiful woman and besides them stood a young girl with golden hair who John recognised as Myrcella, Cersei's only Daughter.
John struggled not to openly yawn, he needed sleep this planets forty eight hour days were wearing on all of them, even Elizabeth was starting to struggle a bit.
After an hour the court was dismissed, John grinned as Myrcella walked over to her younger and Brother and curtsy in front of him.
Tommen smiled at his Sister before he hugged her tightly.
Soon the two siblings were talking quietly to each other in hushed tones.
John walked over to Elizabeth "You looked exhausted" He said Elizabeth nodded she unlike Sheppard and his team had returned to Atlantis and had gotten a few hours much needed sleep as well as report back to Stargate command what had happened to Lord Tywin.
"When is the wedding?" She asked.
"Two days, Jaime and Tyrion are heading back to the Westerland's after the wedding, though it hasn't decided what to do with Cersei yet neither Jaime or Tyrion want her anywhere near them" He said Elizabeth nodded in understanding.
Both watched as Jaime, Tyrion and Tywin spoke off to the side though nether knew what they were talking about.
Elizabeth sighed deeply, she continued to look at the men of House Lannister as they spoke, she almost shuddered to think what would happen to Cersei if Tywin had any hand in it.
After short while the three men parted ways Tywin headed towards the Small council chambers and Tyrion and Jaime headed out of the Throne room though Jaime didn't look too happy.
Two days later.
John looked at the newly married couple, Tommen looked very happy at being married to the very attractive young woman, John watched as every one seemed to be happy, even Tywin seemed to look some what happy though John was sure he had never see the older man smile he though that Tywin's face would crack in two if he ever did.
The food was as good as always, there was fifty course's which to John was a little excessive but John had learned that the Lannister's or at least Tywin at least liked to show off show family great wealth.
The wedding feast went on for hours.
John noticed that a guard entered the great hall, he whispered to Tywin he looked up suddenly his green eyes wide with surprise.
John watched as Tywin stood and left, the guard went over to Jaime and Tyrion spoke to the they soon and followed.
John looked at Elizabeth who looked as mystified as his him.
The dungeon's.
Tywin entered the dungeon, he looked at the guard "What happened?" He asked on the floor lay Cersei the back of her head dark red, he had spoken to her only the day before informing her that she would be sent to Fair isle and there she would be held in Faircastle for the near foreseeable future, before he left though he had told her that Tommen was to marry the next day and Myrcella's own marriage would also go ahead once she was of age, this had caused Cersei to scream and thrash about as much as possible as she could while shackled to the wall.
The guard sighed "She had not really stopped screaming and hollering since you left My Lord, we heard the rattling of the chains but just assumed she was trying to get comfortable, I looked in a few times but this seemed to make her scream even more, just as the bell's began to toll announcing the marriage of his Grace, it seemed to sending her Grace in to a fit of hysteria, I was about to send for a Maester to maybe give her something to calm her when suddenly we heard something hit the wall at first we just though her Grace was hitting the wall, after a few more hit I thought I heard her Grace make a sound so I entered the dungeon and I saw her hitting her head ageist the wall, we rushed in to stop her" He said.
"A Maester was sent for at once" Said the guard.
Tywin looked at the Maester who was attending Cersei "Will she live?" He asked the Maester looked up "Yes My Lord but I believe that there has been some maybe damage to her brain her skull all but cracked open" He said with a shake of his head.
Tywin looked at his Daughter as she whimpered, he wondered had she tried to take her own life or had she thought that bashing in her own skull as away to prevent her children from marrying.
He heard foot steps behind him, Jaime and Tyrion walked up besides him "Cersei! God's what has happened?" Asked Jaime as he looked at his twin "Cersei has hurt her self" Said Tywin.
Tywin sighed deeply, he looked at his Daughter once more "The Maester believes she will live but her brain maybe damaged" Said Tywin.
Tyrion looked up from his Sister "May be Maester Carson can examine her, he maybe able to determine if there is any hope of her recovery?" Said Tyrion.
The Maester looked at Tywin "I agree My Lord, Maester Carson is highly skilled he may find something that I missed" Said the Maester.
Tywin nodded "Very well, find Maester Carson" He ordered.
A few hours later.
Carson finished with Cersei, her once Golden hair had been cut off and her head shaved to allow Carson to fully examine Cersei's obviously self inflected wound.
Her head now had a bandaged up she looked forward her eyes blinking once in awhile but they were vacant, he sighed deeply.
There was a chance that Cersei would regain some motor functions but it would take a long time, but Carson thought that though was a chance it was slim there was also a chance that Cersei would be in a vegetated state.
Carson nodded to the two maids to look after Cersei.
Carson left the room that Cersei had been placed in.
He looked at Tywin, he sighed again "She may recover but there is a lot of damage only time will tell" Said Carson.
Tywin nodded "Can she be moved Maester?" He asked.
Carson nodded "Aye she can" He answered.
Tywin sighed deeply "Very well in the morning Jaime, Tyrion and Cersei will leave as scheduled tomorrow" He said.
"Does Tommen and Myrcella know?" Asked Tyrion.
Tywin nodded "Yes they have been informed of what has happened, they will both be brought here to say their fair wells" Said Tywin.
Next day.
The jumper sat in the court yard.
Cersei was led into the jumper, Carson had given her a mild sedative to keep her calm during the journey to Fair Castle.
John noticed that along with Tywin stood Tommen, his new wife, his Sister as well as her betrothed's Uncle and Lord Mace Tyrell who was staring in shock at the large craft had appeared out of now where.
John saw Rodney half drag him self in to the jumper, even this world had challenged Rodney near legendary ability to do many on nighters in a row.
John took a deep breath, it would take a few hours to get to Fair Isle, once Cersei was settled at Fair Castle, Jaime would then been taken to Casterly Rock then Tyrion would be taken to Castamere.
After a few minutes later every one had said their fair wells the Jumper slowly rose up and before it lifted completely out of the Red Keep the Jumper vanished from sight as it cloaked.
Several hours later.
John watched as Jaime hugged Sansa who had come to greet him, Jaime turned and waved at them before he turned his arm around Sansa led her back in to the Keep of Casterly Rock.
John set course for Castamere, he was looking forward to a having relatively normal hours back again.
He was going to have a good long sleep as soon as they got back to Atlantis.
The journey to Castamere was quite a quick journey, the Jumper slide easily into the hanger that Janus it seemed had created thousands of years ago.
John sighed deeply as he saw the Stargate, they were almost home.
After arrangements were been made from Carson to return in a few weeks to check on Cersei, John was very close to dozing off Rodney already was.
John had been shocked when he found out that Cersei had tried to bash her own head in, he had asked Carson if some one else could tired to kill her but Carson had told him that it was a self inflected wound.
Carson though confessed that the chances of Cersei fully recovering was unlikely due to the sever damage done to her skull and brain was unlikely.
John shook Tyrion's hand thanking him for letting them come and offered his condolences for his Sister condition.
Tyrion shrugged "Thank you, though there has never been any great love between us and I doubt if any love will blossom between us in the near future, she is still my Sister and I do care despite what she thinks" He said.
John nodded thinking that his relationship with his Brother and his Father was much better then Tyrion's with his Father and Sister.
Maybe he'll go to Earth on his next shore leave, maybe start rebuilding some bridges.
Sighing deeply John took a step back "You take care of your self" Said John, Tyrion nodded and grinned at him "You too Colonel, you look like you need a good long sleep" Answered Tyrion.
John groaned and rubbed his face tiredly "Yeah, the hours on this planet are killing me" He said Tyrion chuckled.
John looked up as Carson and Elizabeth finale trudged up the ramp "All done?" Asked John.
Carson nodded "Aye all sorted, time to get back" Answered Carson.
John looked back at Tyrion "Well we're off see ya later" Said John, Tyrion nodded and shook John's hand once more before he stepped back and away from the Jumper.
John walked into the Jumper, he sat in the pilot chair and started per flight check he then looked up at the Gate that still had the hinges and chains attached to it, he thought that if the Wraith do make there way here then the Gate could be lowered quickly to keep Planetos safe until the Hives came but the planet was so far away from any Wraith hunting ground, that the chances of the Wraith actually coming were remote but John had warned Tyrion that the Wraith when hungry will go great distances to feed.
Letting out a sigh, John pressed the D.H.D and dialled Atlantis.
After a few second the Gate whooshed into life, for a moment he watched the puddle form before he contacted Atlantis.
"Atlantis this Jumper One please respond" Said John over the comm he waited a few seconds for the technician on the other side to answer.
"Jumper One the is Atlantis" He said.
John let our a breath glad that nothing seems to have happened since they had come here.
"Ever thing all right Chuck?" He asked his fingers hovering over the G.O.D "All okay Colonel" He answered.
With practiced easy he typed in the code to lower the shield, as he pressed in the code a new voice came over the comm "Colonel Sheppard, Doctor Weir" Said Doctor Zelenka.
"Yes Radek, what's wrong?" Asked Elizabeth.
"Nothing really but we have received word from Major Lorne, Lieutenant Ford has been spotted on the planet he and his team were investigating" Said the Czech.
John and Elizabeth looked at each at the mention of the drugged up Lieutenant.
"Very well Radek we'll get a nights rest then return to the planet has Major Lorne and his team returned yet" She asked.
"Yes, they have" Answered Zelenka.
Elizabeth nodded even though the chief Engineer could not see it.
"Very well, we're on our way back now" She said as she nodded to John slowly he edged the Jumper forward.
John thought deeply at the idea of getting Ford back, he had promised his Sister to find her Brother, he hoped that Ford wasn't too far gone to be helped.
As the Jumper slide in to the Gate John wondered why Ford was on a planet were the radiation level during the day was nearing lethal level's he sighed as the puddle enveloped the Jumper, John just hoped Ford would be willing to let them help him recover.
Done at last.
This of course leads into the second season episode 'RUNNER'.
Please review no flames I write only for my own enjoyment.
I have recently had an idea to write an alternate universe/time line set in the Game of Thrones Universe what if instead of sacking Kings-Landing the Lannister's side with the Targaryen's, and what if Tywin has three Son's and a Daughter.
Not sure when I'll post this first chapter, I have no idea how long it will be.