Chapter 5

The Trap

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Trumpets blew, soldiers marched, children played and Prince Jonathan and Mallah were sitting on the stage.

"Sire," Mallah said. "Are you sure this trap will work?"

"Are you doubting my talents, Counsellor?!" The prince snapped.

"Of course not, Sire!" Mallah cried as he trembled. "I just thought that after he tricked you last time..."

"The King never gets tricked!" Jonathan roared. "You will never mention that day again! If you do, the punishment will be severe! Do I make myself clear?!"

"Yes, Your Highness," Mallah sighed.

With Lady Jade and Lady Jenny:

Jade and Jenny walked over to the royal stands, where the prince and counsellor were sitting, giggling.

"Do you think they would be here?" Jenny asked, her voice filled with excitement.

"I hope so," Jade said. "The thing is, will we be able to recognise them?"

What they didn't know was that behind some bushes, Roy, Wally, Vic and Mal had heard everything.

"Wally," Roy said. "There they are!"

"Yeah," Wally said as his eyes followed Jenny. "Isn't she beautiful?"

As if hypnotised, Roy and Wally started to walk towards the girls, only to be pulled back by Mal and Vic.

"Hold it there, lover boys," Vic said as he and Mal handed Wally and Roy their disguises.

"Yeah," Mal agreed. "Your hearts are starting to run away with your heads, which will get you in massive trouble."

"Oh, stop worrying," Wally chuckled as he and Roy placed their disguises on. "What do you think?"

Mal and Vic examined them. Wally was dressed as a rich merchant and Roy was disguised as a beggar.

"It's pretty good," Vic stated. "But do you think that the disguises will work?"

"These disguises could fool my mother," Roy bragged. Mal laughed.

"Slight problem with that one, Roy," Mal pointed out. "It's not your mother you have to fool. You need to fool the old lady and Dick's annoying twin that he never had or wanted. Anyway, I'm off to find Karen and the twins. See you."

Roy nodded and turned to see Madame Rouge walk towards them. Quickly, he stepped out of the bushes and bowed to her.

"The Sheriff of Jump Village," he exclaimed in a humble voice. "Seeing your face is a real honour."

Rouge looked at him with a slight distaste in her features, but she hid it with a fake smile.

"It's nice to know that I am famous to lowly commoners such as yourself," she said. "Good day." And with that, she walked off. After sneaking a sly wink, Roy walked towards the contest.

"Wow," Vic said. "He really does know what he's doing."

"Yeah," Wally agreed. "But wait until you see my act."

"Okay," Vic said. "I'll be under the large tree with Sara. See you." And he walked off as Wally walked towards the stand where the prince, counsellor and fair maidens were sitting.

The maidens watched with amusement as Wally bowed before them.

"Your Highness," he said. "Counsellor, fair maidens. It's a great honour and privilege to be in your presences." Then he pulled a rose out of his jacket and gave it to Jenny. Her eyes widen as she looked into Wally's eyes. Sky blue.

"Who are you?" she asked as her heart filled with joy.

"Yes," Mallah asked suspiciously. "Who are you?"

"General William Wilson," Wally lied smoothly as he turned to face Mallah and Prince Jonathan. As he turned, he snuck two note behind his back and held it towards Jenny and Jade.

Using their fans, they hid the notes and opened them. Jenny felt her heart fly as she read her note. It said:

My darling. Ten years and your beauty is still flawless. I have loved and missed you dearly in those years but I understand if you've found someone else. But if you haven't, would you do the honour of being my wife? All of my love, Wallace West.

Jade's said:

Wait five seconds and your Prince Charming will arrive. Wally

Then, as if right on cue, a beggar came up to to Jade and handed her an orchid.

"It's a wonderful honour to be in your presence, milady," the man said.

"Hope I win that kiss," he whispered with a wink. Jade gasped. Those eyes, they were bright green just like...

"Roy," Jade whispered. Then she blinked and cleared her throat.

"I wish you the very best of luck," she said.

With all my heart, she thought as the beggar bowed and walked towards the contest. Jonathan eyed Jade suspiciously.

"You favour that young man?" he asked.

"He amuses me," Jade said blushing. The King nodded and then turned to Mallah.

"Go and "inspect" that man, Counsellor," he said slyly.

"Of course, Your Majesty," Mallah smirked and he walked away.

Wally's eyes narrowed, but he quickly covered it with a grin.

"Lady Jenny," he said. "I believe that there's a man around here selling toffee. Would you care to accompany me?"

"Of course," Jenny said. The they both got up and walked behind the stage. There, Jenny grabbed Wally and pressed his mouth to hers. Smiling into the kiss, Wally wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed her tightly to his body as she ran her fingers through his hair. After a few moments of kissing passionately, they pulled apart for air.

"I will happily marry you," she smiled. Wally grinned again and brought her mouth to his again.

Meanwhile, over under the tree, Dick was sitting under a tree with Kori, Silkie, Gar, Rachel, Melvin, Timmy and Teether. Suddenly, Melvin looked up from playing with teddy Bobby and Silkie.

"Mummy, Daddy," she said. "Do you think that the counsellor is acting a little suspicious?"

Everyone followed her gaze. She was right. Dick narrowed his eyes.

"He's probably trying to find Roy," he grumbled.

Rachel smirked.

"I'll handle this," she said as she got up. Everyone watched as Rachel walked towards Mallah and started to flirt.

"You are okay about Rachel doing that, Gar?" Kori asked in confusion as Gar grinned.

"She's very loyal, Kori," Gar smiled. "I trust her. Besides, she knows what she's doing."

They watched Rachel lead Mallah into a tent. Five minutes later, she came back smirking.

"What did you..." Kori started to question.

"Let's just say that things with Mallah are a little "knotted up"," Rachel smirked.

Over in the tent:

"Mmm," Mallah screamed from inside a barrel.

At the contest, Roy pulled the arrow back and let it loose. The arrow soared through the air and hit dead-on into the centre. Everyone cheered.

Rolling his eyes, X pulled his arrow back and let it loose. He nearly missed the centre by an inch. Everyone clapped politely but it was obvious that Roy was the favourite. After a few more archers had their turn, Madame Rouge checked the arrows.

"Attention everyone," she announced. "The two archers who are going into the championship round is Sheriff X."

The crowd groaned as X stepped forward and bowed.

"And," Rouge continued, this time in a monotone voice. "The poor beggar."

Roy bowed as everyone cheered.

"Draw straws," Rouge said. X and Roy obeyed. X pulled a long straw; Roy pulled short.

Smirking, X turned to one of the guards.

"You know what to do," he said.

"Yes sir," the guard said as he picked up a target and carried it a few feet away. Then, just as it was about to miss the target, the target suddenly jumped and the arrow hit the target smack in the centre. The crowd groaned while Jade glared at X.

"Next stop," he smirked. "The kiss from the fair Lady Jade."

Roy ignored him and pulled his arrow back. Grinning, X snuck up behind him and pinched his sides, causing Roy to shoot his arrow into the sky. Quickly, Roy shot another arrow after it. The second arrow hit the first arrow, causing it to spin and fly towards the targets. SMACK! Right in the centre it landed, slicing X's arrow neatly in half. Everyone cheered and laughed. Quickly, Jonathan stood.

"Come forward, young man," he commanded. Roy quickly obeyed. Taking his sword, Jonathan placed the blade on his shoulder.

"I know announce you the winner, or more importantly," he laughed evilly as he sliced through Roy's disguise, revealing Roy to everyone. "The loser!"

Everybody gasped.

"Seize him," Jonathan smirked.

Just as Roy turned, the guards were on him and bounded him tightly with ropes. Roy glared at them.

"I now sentence you to instant death!" Jonathan announced happily.

"Wait!" Jade begged. "Please, my lord. Don't kill him!"

"What do you favour about this petty thief?" Jonathan asked coldly.

"I love him!" Jade announced.

"Really?" Jonathan smirked. "And does this man return your love?"

Jade stared at Roy with tears spilling down her cheeks.

"Jade, my darling," Roy said. "I love you more than life itself."

Jade's face filled with joy while Jonathan rolled his eyes.

"As romantic as this is," he said. "This doesn't change anything. OFF WITH HIS HEAD!"

Grinning, X stepped forward, bearing an axe. Everyone watched in horror as X stepped forward and held the axe above his head. Then, just as he was about to bring it down...

"STOP!" Jonathan said. "Hold your axe!"

"Okay, Uncle," Jenny hissed as Wally pressed his dagger into his back. "Here's what you're going to do..."

Sorry for the ending but in the next chapter, it will make a little more sense due to telling it from Wally and Jenny's point of view. Big thanks to my beta reader SliverRose27 and my number one fan, Different is Better. Love you guys and I'll update as soon as I can. Love sunset.