Chapter 15 The Plan
At High Roller's citadel, the evil jester decided to pay a visit to his prisoners. He walked down to his dungeon and gazed at the captive princesses. One was taller and much older than him. She had a beautiful motherly face, and her pregnancy added to that affect. She had a twin; though, not identical, they were quite similar. She was also very tall, but seemed vain and bitter, a huge opposite of her twin. The most noticeable princess was the large, fat one. She was massive like an ox but her kind, blushing face made her seem like a jolly giant. The last princess was only a mere child. She had an innocent face and adorable pink cheeks.
"I know him!" the fattest princess, Li Ling, pointed out, "That's our fool!"
"I'm no longer your fool. I'm the emperor, now." High Roller spat.
Dai Yu, the vain one, scowled, "Ha, Emperor? Is that what you tell yourself to help you sleep at night? You'll never be an emperor. You're a short, ugly, little imp. A perverted, disgusting mons-"
"Shut up! You can't talk to your future brother-in-law like that!" High Roller spat, "Once I have Qiao's hand in marriage, I will truly be the sole emperor of the Hidden Kingdom."
"You're going to marry, my big sis, Qiao?" Meng Yi, the youngest, seemed surprise, "Why would she marry an ugly goblin like you? She has better taste." she stuck out her tongue at him and blew a raspberry.
"Why, you!" High Roller blew a raspberry back at her.
Meng Yi placed her thumb on her nose and wiggled her other fingers at him, "NYEH NYEH!"
High Roller did the same, "NYEH NYEH!"
Eventually, it just became a contest of who could make the sillier face. Niang, the pregnant one, sat in the back and laughed to herself. If they were not in danger, this scene would actually be pretty cute.
High Roller stretched his face to the point where there was no way Meng Yi could top him. He grinned, "I win!"
Meng Yi huffed, "It just shows that you're way too immature for my big sister!"
"And it shows how ugly you can mold your toad-like face." Dai Yu laughed, which made the others laugh as well.
High Roller's face became red with anger, "Pull Princess Meng Yi out of her cell! I know a special use for her." he grinned as he ordered Bear Stomp into the cell. The princesses gasped.
Li Ling tried her best to hold Bear Stomp back with her weight, "You stay away from my baby sister!" However, Bear Stomp was much larger and managed to push Li Ling away.
Niang pulled her youngest sister into her arms, "Don't you dare come near her!" The Bear King pried the youngest Princess from the pregnant one, "No! Take me instead!"
High Roller sneered, "I think Princess Meng Yi is better for the job." he then laughed evilly.
"Niang! NIANG!" Meng Yi screamed, and struggled in Bear Stomp's grasp.
"You let Meng Yi go right now! I am Princess Dai Yu, and no one says 'no' to me!" Dai Yu continued chattering away, "Let her go right now! You ugly little troll, bring her back here, now!"
"Let's get out of here." High Roller groaned. The villains left the dungeon with Meng Yi who continued to scream her lungs out.
They arrived back to High Roller's throne room. Meng Yi was forced to sit calmly on his throne and Bear Stomp stood next to her so that she does not escape. In the distance, the Zebra brothers were scrambling towards their master looking as if they had news to tell.
"Master High Roller!" Sparky Black exclaimed.
"The Wolf King arrived! He's got a big carriage on his back." Sparky White explained.
"It's got to be Princess Qiao!" Sparky Black added.
"Right on time." High Roller grinned.
The black zebra still found this whole trap being confusing, "Master High Roller, why don't you just marry one of the princesses that you've already captured." Sparky Black asked, "Won't that save you the effort?"
"Princess Qiao is the only woman for me." High Roller scowled, "Princess Dai Yu is too vain and loudmouthed for my taste. She'll never shut up about anything. That whale of a princess, Princess Li Ling, is too fat. She'd rather eat me than marry me. Princess Niang has already been 'used' if you know what I mean. She's pregnant too, and I'm not the adopting type. And Princess Meng Yi is too young for me. She's like ten or something."
"I'm twelve!" she shouted.
"Whatever, you're still too young." High Roller huffed, "From the way your body is shaped you probably haven't reached womanhood yet. Give or take two years and I'll make you my second wife." He grinned.
"Ew! Never!" she spat.
Two large bears walked in with the carriage Wolf King carried from Big Green. The trickster bit his lip and carefully watched a pair of delicate hands open the curtains to reveal a goddess among women. His jaw dropped as he stared in awe of Qiao's princess gorgeous features. Meng Yi grinned from ear to ear finally seeing her elder sister dressed as a princess for once after six years.
"Qiao! You look so pretty!" she spoke.
Qiao quickly glanced at the voice and saw Meng Yi. Anger built up in her and she said in her mind, "How dare he use my baby sister to handicap me from strangling him." She glared at High Roller, "You didn't touch her, did you?"
High Roller snapped out of trance and walked over to Qiao, gingerly, "Oh, I didn't lay a finger on her, my sweet." He wrapped his arms around her, and inhaled her heavenly garden-like scent, "I definitely prefer you like this, Qiao. You're overqualified to be my queen."
Give him the gift… Be sure to do it "sweetly"…
"Nice pun, Sima." she said in though then aloud, facing High Roller, "Oh, Master High Roller, I brought you a gift." she untied the small special pouch and pulled out a red candy, "I know how much you love candy, so I asked one of the girls to make one especially sweet for you."
He happily accepted the candy, "Oh, Qiao, I will cherish this gift in my stomach." he grinned and ate it. His sharp teeth crushed its outer shell and the powdery sugar inside filled his mouth with sweet pleasure. He also noticed another ball shaped candy inside the pouch, "There's another one in there. Do I get that one, too, my sweet?"
"L-later." Qiao forced herself to smile, "Much later."
Ask him to get Meng Yi out of here… At least she will be shielded from any lecherous moves that High Roller will make on you…
Qiao gave a sweet yet seductive smile, "Oh, Master High Roller?"
He immediately responded sweetly, still licking his lips from the candy, "Yes, my sweet?"
"Could you take my baby sister to a safer place? I want to be alone with you." she batted her eyes.
He grinned wickedly, "Oh, of course. Of course." He cued Bear Stomp and the zebras to return Meng Yi back to her sisters in the dungeon, "Now that we're alone, allow me to admire your gorgeous body." He snaked his hands down her curves close to her rear.
DO NOT LET HIM TOUCH YOU THERE!… GET YAKSHA TO STOP HIM!…
Yaksha miraculously heard this yell, and obeyed it. He stretched one of his arm behind the lecherous man and smacked him, but, on his butt.
He heard me?… It must be because he is attached to your head…
The evil man yelped out, "Woah!" his shock face then turned perverted, "Oh, Qiao, I never knew you were that kind of woman." He gripped her by the shoulders and pushed her against a wall, "You surprise me every time." he kissed her cheek and down her neck.
Damn it… Stall him, Qiao… Mention abstinence…
"Wa-Wait." she tried pushing him off of her. He stopped and basked himself in her jade eyes, "Why have me before our wedding? Isn't it better to wait till our honeymoon?" she batted her eyes again.
He sighed, "I guess, but I want to have you right now." he held her face, "Let's have the wedding tonight."
Her eyes widened, "Won't tomorrow be better?" she batted her eyes again.
"I can't wait that long." he scowled.
She batted her eyes quicker, "Please, Master High Roller?"
He could not resist her calling him by his preferable name, "Oh, alright, but I want you sleeping in my bed tonight."
"In your dreams." she said in thought, and then aloud and sweetly, "Okay."
He held her face near his, "Let's kiss on it." he puckered up.
Her face turned green with disgust, but she had to convince him that she was going to marry him. She hesitantly leaned in her face towards his and their lips met. He held her face still as he put in more force into his kiss.
Just a second more and that is it… Yaksha!… End the kiss!…
Yaksha heard the mysterious voice again and this time tapped High Roller on the shoulder, making it seem like someone was behind him.
He broke the kiss and turned back to see who it was, "WHAT IS- it?" he glanced around the room seeing that there was no one around but him and Qiao. He shrugged and then grinned at his bride, "Let's go to bed… wife."
Do not forget to tell High Roller to drop his guard…
"Honey…" she gagged on her words, "Since we're getting married, you won't have to keep the guards up all night. Let them rest, so they'll be more attentive at our wedding."
High Roller became a bit suspicious this time, then again, he thought this whole act she was performing was dubious, "Sure, my sweet. I'll tell the guards to call it a night. Meet me in my bedroom."
She gave a sweet smile and waved at him as they parted ways. She glanced back to see if he was gone and quickly made her way towards the dungeon. The Zebra brothers guarded the entrance.
"Halt!" they both exclaimed.
"High Roller gave me permission to see me sisters." she explained.
"Oh really?" Sparky White was a bit suspicious.
"Are you questioning his future wife?" she asked mentally gagging at the word "wife".
Sparky Black gulped, "We better listen to her. If she tells Master High Roller that we didn't listen to her, we could get punished."
They stepped aside and allowed her inside the dungeon. She scurried down the stairs and glanced at each cell till she found one with all of her sisters.
"Qiao!" the pregnant princess, Niang, said in glee, "You're safe!"
"Now, do you see why I told you to never join Big Green?" her twin, Dai Yu, scowled, "Why do you never listen to me? You know I'm always right! It's lack of respect, I tell you. You don't-"
"I know. I messed up." Qiao sighed, "But look, I have a plan. I'll be pretending to have interest in High Roller. He's dropping his guard as we speak, and when he and I retreat to his room, I'll signal Big Green to come rescue you and then me."
"I sure hope that works. I'm getting hungry from worrying." the fat princess, Li Ling, responded.
Niang completely strayed from subject, "Qiao, you look so beautiful right now. You look just like your mother."
Qiao blushed, "Is your baby okay? I hope the trauma hasn't hurt him."
"He's alright now." she rubbed her stomach, "I can tell he's going to be a strong young prince."
"Qiao, I hear someone coming." Meng Yi interrupted.
A sound of footsteps was heard down the dungeon hall, "Oh, Qiao. Why are you down here?" High Roller asked as he walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"I didn't think it would hurt to see if my sisters were okay. You are going to release them now, right?" she asked.
"After our wedding." he smirked, "Now come, let's go to bed." He tore her away from her sisters.
This was her chance to signal Big Green. The gem on her head sent out a radio wave that reached all the way to First Squad's briefing room. Qiao could now only wait for First Squad's arrival.