CHAPTER 18: Dethroned.

A helicopter-type ship flies towards an MBA military base somewhere in the Ruborsia planet; flying it, a disturbed avian alien having awkward flashbacks.

Featherick: -tightens his grip on the ship's controls shakily while being haunted by painful memories-

/in the flashback/

General Beakins: "So.. your highness; I've been told that all you needed to do to be the King, was to marry your fiancé after your father died ...And he died a long time ago; so, what was the hold up? Why did you wait so long to be crowned?"

Prince Featherick: "She had projects of her own and things he wanted to do first" -answers while looking away refusing to look at Beakins while tied on a chair-

Beakins: "Oh yeah? Are you sure what she was doing wasn't your command? You two didn't marry because you had her too busy looking after that magic abomination. Am I wrong? –punches him on the stomach- "From now on, there will be no sympathy towards magic beings from the avian kind; not on my watch"

Featherick: -spits some blood to the ground while looking winded- "If you're going to kill me.. please do it now"

Beakins: "yes.. there's no use in keeping you alive, there's no use on torturing you. Most of what I hated about the avian kingdom was your father's doing... I'm not gonna make you suffer because of what you did" –whistles- "Sargent Wolf, bring the firing squad in this room; let's keep this discreet and from being a bloody witch hunt ...that's not how I want to start my leadership"

Derk Wolf: "Right away, sir"

Beakins: -sighs- "so much for not wanting a witch hunt; I'm gonna have to hunt down every single royal family member after I'm done with you, to ensure the Avian Kingdom will never rise again"

Featherick: "NO!" –replies in his pain and weakness- "I will declare the Avian Kingdom dissolved... I will end it... y..you don't have to kill anybody" –coughs some blood-

Beakins: "You do have the power to do that..." –seems thoughtful- "But then it would seem very wrong if I kill you afterwards... I would have to let you live, and what assures me you won't gather with the avian kingdom supporters and betray me?"

Derk: "your firing squad is here, sir" –they all get in position-

Featherick: "I will fight for you! That way I will always be being watched by officers under your command... and at the same time, I'll repair the damage done to our people by the kingdom"

Beakins: "...fighting as in.. joining my army? Pfff!" –breaks into laughter-

Derk: -gets his own laughter muffled while trying to hide it-

Beakins: "So, will you take a rifle and march right towards the remaining Orb Keeper's magic?"

Featherick: "I'm actually a combat pilot, sir. But yes; I'll do whatever it may take"

Derk: "HAHAHA! ..sorry sir, I couldn't contain myself anymore"

Beakins: "it's alright, Sargent. So, D'aawww! They let le little spoiled prince play with expensive military ships and now he thinks he's a combat pilot... good enough to serve in my army, no less" –having started his sentence with a mocking tone but ending it leaning towards the defeated prince, giving him a very serious and close stare-

Featherick: "Yes... sir..." –looking down-

Beakins: "Alright, you're in! ...you will be being watched very closely though. But we got a deal, HELL YEAH! THE AVIAN KINGDOM IS OVER! WOO! High five me Sargent Wolf" –General Beakins and Sargent Derk Wolf do a high five jump-

/Back to the present moment/

Featherick: -lands his Razor helicopter-type ship in the base and proceeds to climb down the cockpit just to be received by a standing mocking multitude-

Crowd: "That's him! Holy shit! How embarrassing! He should have had accepted death instead! This is gonna be good!"

Featherick: -sighs while walking and accepts his destiny with his head down-