Chapter Four: The Coronation
At the palace, Dukat held Benjamin by the scruff of his neck while Rusot held Julius.
"Let me go!" Benjamin asked as Dukat just laughed darkly. Benjamin had to do something. Benny and his girlfriend were in trouble. If Benny was crowned, Dukat would use him as a puppet and simply have him killed when Benny wasn't useful anymore!
"Silence boy." Dukat said. "Once your pauper of a double is crowned, it will be adieu for you."
Benjamin nervously held his neck as Rusot joined Dukat in laughing. Inside the cell were Jadzia and Worf.
"Get us out of here!" Jadzia called out. "You can't do this, Gul Dukat! My father will realize I'm missing and-"
Dukat simply tossed Benjamin and Julius at her as they both tumbled down the stairs and into Worf.
"You know, I really detest that man right now." Worf said simply.
"Me too." Julius groaned.
Just then, Worf caught a look at Benjamin. "You're Highness! You're here! We're saved!"
At that moment, the door closed and Worf's eyes widened.
"Wait a minute." Worf choked. "You're in here too. We're doomed!"
Just then a fanfare could be heard from upstairs, and Benjamin knew what that meant.
"Oh no." Benjamin groaned. "It's the coronation."
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The coronation hall was so large and impressive Benny couldn't help but stare at it. He was dressed in a red shirt under a white coat with gold-lining and a pair of black boots.
"Holy smoke." Benny said in awe.
"I know it's frightening, my lord, but we have to get this over with." Spock said encouragingly.
From behind the curtains, Benny saw Dukat yank a rope tied around Cassie' neck very hard as she gasped.
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In the dungeon, Benjamin, Jadzia, and Worf arrived at the door as Benjamin shouted at Rusot.
"This little charade of yours has gone on long enough!" Benjamin shouted. "Open this door immediately!"
"Oh, shut up." Rusot said as the door opened, and Benjamin saw a figure in a black outfit wearing a black mask with a silver version of the royal family crest on his chest.
"Well, looks like the boss isn't wasting any time." Rusot said with a sneer.
"Now I lay me down to sleep…" Julius prayed quickly as Jadzia gulped and Worf let out a sigh of regret before the executioner slipped a bit too conveniently, so that the axe she was holding would have cut Rusot's head in two if he hadn't ducked in time.
"Hey, watch it!" Rusot called out.
"Sorry." The executioner said in a very familiar voice. She pulled the axe off and slammed the flat of it on top of Rusot's head so hard that the axe broke in two. "You wouldn't happen to have an axe I could borrow, would you?"
"Thank you." Rusot said in a dazed way as he kissed the executioner in the general area where her nose would be. "I've had a lovely evening."
"That went well." The executioner said as Rusot passed out, and she removed her hood to reveal Kay.
"Kay!" Benjamin and Julius called out.
"Just sit tight, sire." Kay said with a smile. "I'll get you, Julius, and your friends out of there."
She then took the keys from Rusot's unconscious form.
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At the throne room, Benny was sure Benjamin would arrive soon and stop the coronation, so he figured he'd better stall as long as he could.
"Well, be seated, sire." A middle-aged man with black hair said.
"Uh…" Benny said nervously. "After you."
"Sit down." The middle-aged man said with a bit more authority, and Benny slowly sat down in the chair.
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"Now let's see." Kay said as she looked at all the keys. "Which one is it?"
Kay flipped through them trying to find a key that matched the cell's door handle.
Jadzia heard a whistle and looked from the door to see several guards approaching.
"Oh for goodness' sake!" Jadzia groaned as she grabbed the keys, thrust what she knew was the skeleton key into the lock, and they all rushed off.
As they rushed on, Kay noticed a large door and saw that one of the guards had thrown a knife that he was just barely able to stay in front of. She quickly grabbed it. As they arrived at the door, Kay thrust the knife into it and held onto everyone as the door thrust open, and while they all managed to hang onto the door, the guards fell out of the tower as Kay then used her strength to get the door closed.
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At the coronation, Benny was getting more and more nervous.
"It is both my duty and pleasure to crown you-" the man began, but Benny moved his head, so that the crown missed coming down.
"To crown you-" the man said again. "Well you're a bit antsy today, aren't you?"
"STOP!" Benny called out.
"What for?" The man asked.
"I'm the prince, right?" Benny asked.
"Yes." The man said.
"So what I order has to be done, right?" Benny went on.
"Right." The man said.
"Well then, the captain's an insolent scoundrel!" Benny called out. "Guards, seize him!"
"Seize him!" Dukat called out. "He's an imposter!"
All the guards held their spears to Benny.
"But I'm not, Dukat!" Benjamin's voice called out as he appeared by a far up window and hopped down by swinging on the chandelier in the middle of the hall. As he swung down, he took a sword a guard was picking his teeth with.
"Thank you, guardsman." Benjamin said simply.
"Alright!" Benny called out.
"Wow." Cassie remarked from the side.
"Wait a minute, your majesty." Dukat said quickly. "I can explain everything."
"Alright, I'll wait for your explanation." Benjamin said as he put his sword away.
"Your majesty is too kind." Dukat said with a bow as he grabbed the rug Ben was standing on.
"Look out, sire!" Benny called out as Benjamin jumped away from the rug and managed to keep a hold of his sword.
"Geronimo!" Julius shouted out as he and Kay swung down the chandelier before everyone fell off of it and landed on an archer who had prepared to shoot at Benjamin, but his arrow ended up severing the rope around Cassie's neck.
"Oh, thank goodness." Cassie sighed. "Let's get that creep!"
As Worf and Jadzia assisted in keeping the guards as far away from the sword fight as possible, Jadzia turned to Worf.
"Worf, I've always liked you!" Jadzia called out in a rush as she spun kicked a guard unconscious.
"And I, you!" Worf called out as he quickly took the bows and quivers from two archers and tossed them to Julius and Kay. "How about we go out after saving the kingdom?"
"Works for me." Jadzia said with a smile.
During the sword fight, Dukat slashed at Benjamin left and right and had finally managed to disarm him when Jadzia and Cassie suddenly appeared from nowhere and kicked Dukat in both legs to cause him to drop his sword as he groaned.
"Don't worry guys!" Kay called out. "We've got that creep!"
Kay and Julius each grabbed an arrow from the quivers Worf had provided and shot it at the guards, causing them to be pinned to the wall.
As Benjamin and Dukat resumed their fight, with Benny grabbing a sword Cassie gave him to assist where he could, Worf grabbed a battle axe and cut the rope that held up the chandelier.
"Look out below!" Worf called out as several guards got strapped inside the chandelier which bounced as it hit the ground and ended up on its side, causing it to roll forward.
When Benjamin heard this, he cut off Dukat's belt, causing his pants to slide down revealing boxers with black Zs on them. He looked behind him and saw the chandelier coming and rushed off, but he wasn't able to escape and ended up tripped by Benny and Benjamin as the chandelier took Dukat and his men and caused them to crash into a wall unconscious and defeated.
"Oh boy, am I glad to see-" Benny and Benjamin said at the same time. "I mean, what a time I've-" They then sighed and laughed.
"Okay, exactly who's who here?" The man asked.
"This is Benjamin, Dad." Jadzia said as she patted Benjamin's back before taking Worf's hand. Just then, Cassie rushed forward and kissed Benny on the lips.
"Okay, this day just keeps getting better and better." Benny said with a smile.
"Alright then," Kela said. "I crown you, King Benjamin Sisko of England."
Kela put the crown on Benjamin's head, as he tilted it slightly for a bit more character.
And now we all sing… A toast to the king.
Everyone said as Julius handed Benjamin a scepter, and Benny pulled Benjamin aside and switched clothes, minus the crown of course, and returned in his regular outfit.
"To the king." Julius said with a smile as everyone made a circle around him.
"To the king!" Benny called out.
To his majesty the king.
Ah . . . (His majesty, his royal majesty.)
Long live the king, yeah!
And so with his loyal friends new and old, including his now closest friend Benny, at his side, the new King Benjamin ruled his land as he promised he would with justice and compassion for all.
Well that's the end of that.