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So we finally get back to Carole and Quinn and all of their crazy! We also get to (finally) meet Santana! No Kurt, Blaine, or Sebastian in this chapter but they are mentioned. They will be back in the next chapter.

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Ch.11 *Carole's New Plan*

Carole's POV

Carole and Quinn had left almost immediately after breakfast for Westerville, with Quinn having no idea why. "We are just going browsing for ball gowns, dear.",Carole had told both Burt and Finn,"You know we don't take these matters lightly. In fact, we are actually going to my favorite shop in Westerville. Which means that we will be gone for a few days. Don't worry! We will be allright!"

Of course, once the two of them were alone Quinn cocked an eyebrow and stated,"We are'nt really going to Westerville for ball gowns."

Carole smirked at her,"But we are Quinn. Of course, there are other matters we need to attend to, as well. But we will be shopping for our ball gowns."

Quinn had asked her what the other matters were,"You'll find out Quinny.",Carole had answered.

Now they were finally in Westerville, a two day journey from Lima, and were at the gates of Dalton Academy for Royals, Knights, and Nobility. Before Quinn could question why they were there, a guard approached the carriage,"State your name and your business here!"

Carole rolled her eyes, everyone should know who she was, but answered the man,"Queen Carole Hummel of Lima and Lady Quinn Fabray, future Queen of Lima. We are here to see Sue Sylvester and our business with her is our own."

The man huffed at that and said,"Well, Your Majesty I will send someone to tell Coach Sylvester that you are here and we will see if she is taking visitors."

Carole's eyes lowered into slits,"So you are saying that we have to wait here while you waste time! Sue Sylvester will accept me!"

The man nodded,"I don't know if we are talking about the same Sue Sylvester, Your Highness."

He walked away to send a guard before she could respond and she saw the guard who was being sent cringe before running off to tell Sue. Quinn sat beside her in the carriage staring at her with a stern expression,"What are we doing at Dalton Academy? Who is Sue Sylvester? What are you planning Carole? If we are partners in this then you have to let me know what's going on! I can't keep being kept in the dark!"

Carole did'nt even look at her,"Sue Sylvester is a sorceress and one of the teachers here. She teaches Mystical Arts as well as being the coach for the gymnastics team. Dalton believes that flexibility and stamina can help in battle and her mystical arts class is basically teaching the students how to fight off and defend themselves against beings with magic. Evil sorcerers are very dificult to fight unless you are trained to do so, it seems. She also helps people by using her magic and that is why we are here."

Quinn's brows furrowed,"So we are going to pay her to help us. She is going to do a spell or something to give us what we want?"

Carole nodded,"Yes."

At that moment, a commotion was heard at the gates,"What are you doing making a Queen and a Princess wait? Do'nt you have any respect? See them in!"

The guard ran through the gate breathlessly followed by a young Latina girl in a tight dress who looked to be the same age as Quinn,"Listen Tubby!",she continued to the guard,"Sylvester does not like it when you keep her elite guests waiting! You should know to treat royalty with more respect then that!"

At that she turned to the guard who had given the order and he looked terrified,"Santana..." She cocked an eyebrow at him as he slowly backed away with his hands up in surrender,"I was just following the rules. Have to keep up safety and regulations."

Her eyes widened at that,"Safety and regulations?",she sneered,"Your job is to do what you are told! Sylvester told you that if any royalty or nobility came to call that you are to let them in at once. They are not common people that you can treat like shit! No Me Gusta!" The man began to stutter at her,"Shut up! I will take it from here!", she motioned to the driver,"follow me!"

She turned and sauntered back through the gates with the carriage following her. Carole knew that she liked this girl immediately. She had fire and was not afraid to show it. They approached a stable and Santana came up to Carole's side of the carriage,"Your carriage and driver can stay here. If you two would follow me, I will lead you to Sue Sylvester." Carole and Quinn got out of the carriage and began to follow Santana up a pathway to the Academy,"Welcome to Dalton Academy,Your Majesty's! By the way, I am Santana Lopez and Sue Sylvester is my guardian. I have lived here ever since I was 8 years old and Sue took me in. My family were traveling gypsys who originated from Cincinatti but hardly spent time at our home there. There was a raid when I was 8 and I was the only survivor because I knew how to hide and how to use my father's gun. I dropped a couple bandits that day who tried to drag me out and kill me. When it was all over I stayed in my hiding spot with the gun until Sue found me two days later. I nearly shot her but she had a protection spell around herself and the bullet bounced off of it. She must have seen something in me that she liked because she approached me and told me that she was taking me with her as her ward. Being that I had no where else to go, I agreed and have been with her ever since. The only reason I'm telling you this is because everytime someone comes to see Sue and they see me they ask. So I will save you the trouble of being unnecessarily annoying and nosey and tell you myself."

Carole and Quinn looked at each other in shock at her words, until Carole began to smirk. She definitely liked this girl. They followed Santana until they came to a door and stopped in front of it. She reached into the bosom of her skin tight dress and pulled out a golden key and put it in the keyhole,"This is our tower.",was the only explanation she gave. The door opened and she led them up a long rounded staircase until they reached another door which she opened to reveal a strange but large space.

"Here we are!",Santana said as she motioned for them to go in first,"You two make yourselves comfortable in there." She pointed into a small sitting room as she shut the door and walked to the back of the apartment.

Carole led Quinn into the sitting room where a tray of steaming tea and cakes were waiting on the coffee table in the middle of the room. They sat but made no motion toward the tea and cakes. Quinn looked around uneasily. The place was clean but everywhere you looked there were old books, jars of weird mixtures and strange ingredients, odd symbols drawn on the walls, and animal heads above the fireplace where a green flamed fire was roaring. Carole had to admit that the place made her feel uneasy as well, but they had to deal with it. They had business to take care of.

"I really do hope that the two of you will have some tea and cakes. It took me 5 seconds to make that and that's 5 seconds i'll never get back!",came a snarky voice from the entryway.

A tall, thin woman was standing there with pursed lips and narrowed eyes. She had short blond hair and was wearing an odd, red pant suit with white strips on the side. If you saw her from afar you would'nt think a thing of her, but up close you could see that she was an imposing, terrifying woman whose good side you wanted to be on. "I am Sue Sylvester and welcome to my humble abode! I see you've met my ward, Santana.",she motioned to the black haired beauty who had come in to sit in an armchair with her arms crossed and nose in the air.

Carole nodded,"We have. It is nice to meet you both. I am Queen Carole Hummel of Lima and this is my future daughter in law and Queen, Lady Quinn Fabray." Quinn nodded at them both with a forced smile on her face.

"Pleasure!",Sue said with disdain, as she took her seat in the sitting room,"So what may I do for you ladies today? Curse someone because they wore the same dress as you at the last ball? Make a flirtacious milkmaid vanish for flirting with your royal men? Give your kingdom more gold so you can buy the latest fashion?",she smirked, sarcastically.

Carole cleared her throat,"My husband is a foolish man! He is torn between naming his daughters fiancee or my son as King. My son is obviously the perfect choice! Besides after everything i've been through and worked for I deserve it! My son deserves it! Quinn deserves it! My husband is also considering his son as King but that would never work. Kurt is much too effeminate and not at all fit to rule which is why my husband has thrown my son, Finn and his daughter's fiancee, Noah into the race. But he is leaning more towards Noah. I can not allow this to happen and for that I need you! I need you to make sure that Finn becomes King of Lima!"

Sue raised her eyebrows,"Easy enough. Is there anything else?"

Carole nodded,"I also need you to make sure that my stepson, Kurt, marries Prince Sebastian Smythe of Cincinatti. Lima can not side with the losing side. Cincinatti is the side to be on when the war begins. I want my son to rule Lima while it's still in it's glory and on the winning side. The only way to make sure of that is to make sure Kurt aligns Lima and Cincinatti through marriage. The crown prince of Westerville is pursuing him as well and Kurt is torn. He must marry Sebastian!"

No one noticed Santana becoming more alert at the mention of Prince Sebastian. Sue nodded,"Well there is good news and bad news. But first we discuss the matter of payment. Since these are two different things you must pay for each of them. For making your son King I require an artifact that resides in the archives of Lima. It is a rare pensive. It basically is a marble ball but is actually a seeing stone. It once belonged to a powerful sorcerer who lost it when King Bertram of Lima's father King Charles attacked the sorcerers palace and defeated him. I want that pensive! Now for the good and bad news. Good first, I can easily make your son King of Lima once you give me the pensive. That will not be a problem. The bad news is that marriage is a matter of the heart. Sorcerers can not meddle into matters of the heart. Therefore, I can not make your stepson marry the Prince of Cincinatti. However, I can help you to steer him into the right direction. We can trick him into believing he loves and wants to marry Prince Sebastian. But that requires a little bit of magic and a lot of persuasion. I will send Santana back to Lima with you. She and Prince Sebastian are rather good friends and if anyone can persuade your stepson it is her. All I require of payment is 100 in gold simply because I can not guarantee success but I am still helping in whatever way I can."

Carole considered the words carefully,"Deal! I will get you the pensive from the archives and here is your 100 gold." She reached into her satchel, took out the coins and handed them to Sue. She turned to Santana,"You had better be able to persuade him! I need him to marry Prince Sebastian!"

Santana stood up and smirked,"Don't you worry about a thing! You little stepson will marry Seb!" She walked out of the room with a,"I'll go pack!", and shut the door.

Carole smiled at Quinn who smiled back. Everything was back on track.

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