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Nashi wished she could have an adventure without getting thrown into a cell. She landed rather hard and gave the guards a glare as they walked away. Ultear sighed.
"So," She began, crossing her arms and legs. "I take it neither of you guys have any idea what this is about?"
"Not in the slightest, honestly." Damien replied. "If I did, I don't think I would've tried to kill that royal dickhead."
"What exactly was he talking about?" Drake demanded. "I mean, the King and Queen got poisoned? From what?"
"I don't know" Nashi said as she shrugged. "I hope they're okay, though. Mystogan was a nice guy."
"Mystogan?!" Ul asked, bewildered. "he's the king?"
"Why did you think Simon was the Prince?" Damien asked. "Obviously the King and Queen are Edo-Jellal and Erza" Ultear chuckled sheepishly.
"Oh, right"
"This is bullshit!" Drake shouted, slamming his fist into the wall. "Why is it everything I do gets me trapped in a fucking cell?!"
"Ditto" Nashi sighed. "At least this cell is warm." Drake snorted.
"Yeah,whatever" Damien began scratching at the wall with his handcuffs on. Ultear tried to get some sleep, and Drake stared out the barred window. Nashi sighed, the King had gotten them good. What reasoning did he have, though? He's Edo-Simon, doesn't that mean he's fucked in the head? That made sense to Nashi, so she went with it. After a while, Nashi heard the door open, and the royal prick himself strode in, and the guards left, leaving them alone with King Simon. He chuckled.
"You people really are unlucky." he mused. "Getting sent to another universe and arrested for something you didn't do" Nashi glowered at him.
"So you know we didn't do it? She demanded, and Simon nodded. "Then do us a favor and get us the hell out of here!" He laughed.
"Get you out? Nothing so simple can be achieved, I'm afraid. The people are in an uproar. Someone must take the blame, and who better then the visitors from another word all together?"
"Bastard, what are you talking about?!" Damien yelled angrily. King Simon stared at him with an amused smile.
"I mean that I'm blaming all of you for the sake of the country, that is" He replied, turning the other way and crossing his arms. "An official investigation will not be launched."
"Why the hell not?!" Nashi shouted. "Don't you want to know who poisoned your parents?!" King Simon chuckled.
"If I really wanted to do that, I'd look in a mirror" He replied, and Nashi felt her eyes widen.
"What?" She managed, knowing the others looked just as shocked. He laughed.
"I'm the one who poisoned them, I'll have you know" He turned to grin darkly at them. "I've been planning my parents downfall for years, and now with you lot visiting from Earthland, you've given me the perfect cover story."
"Bastard..." Drake growled.
"It was harder then I thought it would be, truthfully" Simon sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "The poison was meant to kill them, and yet all it did was nearly do the intended job" He smiled weakly. "But the intended reaction happened; I was bestowed emergency control of the entire country."
"And what's the plan, fuckface?" Ultear asked lowly.
"Now that I have a reason, invasion of Earthland is my top priority." Nashi gasped. "And truthfully, with the Anima opening now of all times, destiny is truly on my side. I think my first target will be this Magnolia I've heard so much about" Ultear was shaking with rage.
"How dare you talk to us with his face and voice... saying such things..." She hissed murderously. "I swear on Mavis' grave I'm going to kill you." King Simon laughed.
"Oh, are you? You got spunk, I like that" Nashi wasn't sure she liked the tone he used when he said spunk but she couldn't do much about it anyway. "No matter you'll all be executed for war crimes soon enough" That got a rather poor reaction as everyone stared at him in rage and fear.
"What?" Damien asked which earned a chuckle.
"I have to give the people what they want." He replied devilishly. "And I must admit, I think of all things to spur them towards an invasion would be an execution of the assassins who attacked the royal family."
"Then you go and kill yourself, jackass" Drake hissed, struggling against his handcuffs. "That simple." King Simon laughed.
"Oh I think I like you more than Edo-Drake" he said, bemused. "Edo-Drake has a terrible sense of humor."
"Fuck yourself"
"Yeah, I definitely like you more" Drake didn't respond, and Simon just smirked. "I wouldn't worry about your precious family, anyway. You'll be dead before the invasion starts anyway."
"We'll see about that, asshole" Nashi growled and Simon chuckled as he left the cell.
"See you at the execution" He said waving back too them. "Although I'f like to swing that blade myself. What do you think?" He cackled darkly as he left the prison, and nobody spoke. What could they say? They were dead, easily. They had no means to escape with the anti-magic cuffs on, and there was at least fifty guards between them and the exit of the prison. Nashi sighed.
"Anybody up for charades?"
Nashi was just staring down at the floor of the prison a few days later when the prison door opened, and Nashi recognized the woman that strode in to be Ultear, the Kings' right hand woman.
"The fuck do you want?" Nashi demanded. Ultear flinched.
"Easy kid, I'm trying to help you" She hissed.
"Oh really?" Damien demanded.
"Yes! Look, Simon's gone insane; all he talks about is his precious invasion plan, and it needs to stop"
"Then get us the fuck out of here" Drake said flatly. "Then w punch is royal face in and save the day and stop the invasion, then use the Anima to go home." Ultear sighed.
"It isn't that simple" She hissed. "No one but the king has the authority to let you out, and if I'm caught doing so, we're all fucked."
"True" Ultear in the cell commented. "So what's your plan?"
"I was kind of hoping you guys had an idea" She replied weakly. "I can get you anything you need, but tell me what I need to do" A bell went off inside Nashi's head.
"Simon and Elise" She said, breaking the silence.
"What?" Ultear asked leaning down and grabbing the bars. "What was that?"
"Earthland Simon and a friend Elise should be out there somewhere" Nashi said, crawling up to her. "If you can find the, you can bring Earth-Simon here to confuse the people, and if they're stupid enough, he could have the jurisdiction to get us out!"
"Nashi, that's brilliant!" Drake said.
"Amazing plan!" Damien laughed. "Just one problem" Nashi turned to the older takeover mage.
"What is that?" She asked.
"We have no fucking idea where they are" Damien replied. "Even if we did, Simon has no idea how to act royal and shit, they'll see through him faster then glass" Ultear sighed and stood up.
"I'll put out a signal for Erik, Meredy, and Sor" She said. "They have their battalions loyal to them, they can look for your friends"
"Is this what we're going with?" Nashi asked, and when no one spoke up against it, Nashi sighed. "Hurry up, Ultear we need to hurry"
"I can't exactly do much" Ultear in the cell said. "I'm trapped in here"
"Not you, Ultear" Damien said, jabbing his thumb at the one outside of the cell. "That Ultear the opposite of the one that died in Earthland. Y'know, the one you're named after." Ultear made an O with her mouth as the other Ultear left.
"I'll do my best, just see if you can stall the royal jackass. I'll tell the others" Nashi nodded.
"Do your best" Nashi hissed. "King Simon is the biggest arrogant dick I've ever met, but he's no fool. He'll see right through our attempt at fooling him." Ultear nodded and swiftly left the prison, leaving Nashi and the others alone with their thoughts.
"We're fucked." Drake said matter of factly.
King Simon chuckled as he waited to address his people. They were all foolish enough to believe he was right with the Earthlnaders and now all he had to do was trick them, a simple feat, honestly.
"Ready, sir?" Sawyer asked. King Simon nodded and stepped out onto the balcony and the crowd roared. All of the residents of the Royal city were down there, waiting for him to speak. He raised a hand, and the crowd fell silent.
"People of the Royal city" He called out. "We have apprehended those who have attacked our leaders" The crowd roared in approval again, and Simon couldn't help but chuckle. This was far too easy. "Now, after a few days of intense interrogation and holding the, I come to the people of Edolas for an answer: How do we stop these insects from causing any more damage?"
"Kill them!"
"Hang them on a pole and let us stab them!"
"Give em all weapons and make them kill each other!"
"Fuck them up!" Simon smirked as they threw suggestions up at him, and he couldn't have foreseen the outcome any better. The people of Edolas were wrapped around his little finger.
"Shall an execution suffice as a sign of our power to the Earthland scum?!" He demanded, and a deafening roar reached his ears, and he smiled even wider. All according to plan. "Then, a week from now, a public execution shall be held, and the insects shall be stomped upon!" The roar was his cue to initiate the final plan of his little speech. "People of Edolas, I come to you with a suggestion. Invasion!" The whole crowd paused, and Simon faltered momentarily to inspect the crowd, all of which looked shocked.
"What?"
"Why?"
"They have magic, thy'll rip us apart!"
"Yeah, this is a stupid idea!" Simon growled as the people rejected his idea. This wasn't good, he was losing them quickly.
"If we do not invade to make a point, we will lose everything!" He shouted. "The Earthlanders will send more scouts, ones far more dangerous then those we've apprehended already!" The crowds roars of disapproval died down. "We will lose our country, our culture, our very families, if we don't stop the Earthlanders attempt at inter-universal expansion! A show of force will show them they do not belong in our world!"
"Your Highness" Sawyer urged in his ear. "With all due respect, this is a bad idea"
"We have that magically resistant metals, do we not?"
"Yes, but..."
"Then shut the fuck up" Simon turned back to the crowd. "Earthland will not see it coming, they will be unprepared. We can strike at the very home of the invaders and take out big threat. Will the strength the royal army of Edolas had, Earthland will not stand a chance!" The crowd roared in approval again, and Simon smirked as he stepped back inside the castle.
"This is a bad idea, your Highness" Sawyer said again, doing his best to keep up. "They have many powerful mages, I don't think"
"Sawyer, why don't you get someone who knows what they're talking about to talk me down! Leave me and we will convene in an hour or so to discuss tactics." Sawyer made a face, but didn't argue.
"Yes, or course, M'lord. Goodbye" Simon cackled as Sawyer left.
"Now all I need is the rest of the Earthlanders, and I have everything I need. Fairy Tail, the end is near."
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