Chapter One: Arrival of the Velvet Man

"RENEE! GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" Renera Zoidella shouted at the top of her lungs. She glared down at the CD that was in her hand, her temper reaching her boiling point. The CD was rather cute in her personal opinion. The CD picture showed a little girl with parts of her skeleton in sight. It wasn't meant to be cute, but Renera still thought it was.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Renera's personal assistant, Renee, exclaimed. People often confused the two of them due to their similar sounding names. After all, "Renee" sounded a lot like "Renera".

"I specifically asked you to get me the uncensored versions of this album. THIS ALBUM IS NOT EXPLICIT!" Renera screeched at her.

"I know, but kids are getting rowdier these days. I think they'll be better off with some censored albums," Renee replied. Biting the inside of her cheek, Renera dropped the CD to the floor.
"Renee…walk…away…," she said between clenched teeth. Renee cast a forlorn glance at the floor and made her way towards the double doors. Once she was gone, Renera huffed at the wagon in front of her. There were boxes upon boxes of censored albums. It was her worst nightmare come true and she absolutely knew it for herself.

"The song about the hypocrite was supposed to be uncut. This version was cut," Renera muttered to herself. After picking up the CD, she placed it back into the open box. She then sealed it up and pushed it back outside. She planned on getting her desired shipment and she wasn't going to change her mind. After making her call to the shipping company, she immediately went into her bedroom for a nap.

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"Queen Renera Zoidella! We're here with your shipment!" a male voice suddenly came from outside. Rubbing her eyes, Renera got to her feet and pattered down the stairs. Note to self: call the one that's a little further away next time, she thought to herself. After straightening out her skirt, she pushed open the castle doors. To her surprise, the visitor was not the deliveryman. The visitor was a man, but he was dressed in velvet from head to toe. He had short hair that covered his ears and he wore a velvet outfit. Renera wondered what his face looked like, as he was wearing a velvet eye mask.

"Are you Queen Renera Zoidella?" the man asked her, a hint of a British accent in his voice. Whoa, he's got a nice voice, Renera thought. Pushing the thought aside, she straightened up and regained her composure.

"Yes, I am. Who are you?" she asked. The man smirked at her and immediately turned his back towards her. He then pointed a finger at her confused face.

"She's just an evil woman with malice in her mind. Beware the evil woman! She'll really nab you in the 'hind!" he sang. He was singing in a regular tone of voice, but it resonated throughout the planet. All of a sudden, a random girl turned her head and pointed directly at the young queen.

"You're just an evil woman with malice on your mind! I hate you, evil woman! You'll really nab me in the 'hind!" she sang in an eerie voice. The man turned back around, clearly satisfied with the unnamed girl's reaction.

"Isn't that sad, Renera? She thinks you're an evil woman. I'm pretty sure the rest of the planet thinks so too," he said.

"What did you do, man?! What did you do to my planet?!" Renera shouted, her voice dripping with venom.

"I don't have to answer to you, young lady. You're not the queen anymore. Now get out of here," the man said and pushed her down. Pushing her hair out of her face, Renera glared up at the velvet-clad man.

"You come to my planet, you brainwash the citizens, and you take my title too? Were I not a lenient queen, your head would be off already!" she shrieked. Unhappy with her retort, the man snapped his fingers in the air. The citizens then looked over and marched towards the young alien queen. Panicking at the sight of them, Renera jumped up and fled towards the entrance to the planet.