King Simon had better things to do than pretend he cared about his parents. He was forced to act as if he did for the whole charade he had going to work, and it was extremely demanding. He sighed as the royal Physician began to pack up.
"Nothing?" He asked with mock hopefulness. He shook his head.
"I'm sorry your Highness, all we can do is wait and hope the King and Queen pull through on their own." King Simon did his best not to jump for joy. The hardest part of the entire plan was making sure his parents did not recover before the plan was initiated. He grinned as the physician left.
"Hear that, dearest mother?" he hissed. "Nothing he can do." Simon smiled as he stood and paced around the room. "I do admit, this whole ordeal of making sure you stay under until the invasion is complete is rather tasking, but I can manage." he chuckled. "Although I doubt either of you would think that, you never believe in me. All you ever praised in my presence was Fairy Tail." Simon clenched his fists as he thought back to the dinner scene when he'd first learned of the Earthland Mages arrival. "You already knew I had disdain for them, and you had the audacity to welcome them into the palace with more open arms then for your own son..." He kicked the chair he'd been sitting in across the room to quell his anger. "No matter, I've seen to their destruction. I shall execute them tomorrow, then put the rest of my remaining power into finding the remaining two. They were spotted near the city, perhaps they are coming here... Wouldn't that make my job so much easier, dearest father?"
"..."
"Your silence is far more rewarding then your scolding, I'll admit" Simon sighed as he crossed the room towards the bed again, staring at his parents with a relative amount of pity. "Look at you, to weak to even reply with a groan... pathetic." He crossed his arms and stared at his parents quietly. "Of course, I did hear the reports from the last man who survived the crash of the tailing airships. A man who rocketed through the sky, launching lightning at them, who looked exactly like me... Earthland me, perhaps. That would be a show, no? The King of Edolas executing himself..." He chuckled as the door opened, revealing none other than Taro, another of his closest men.
"Sir, we have new information on the remaining Earthlanders" Simon nodded.
"Yes, what is it?"
"Apparently they are on their way to save their friends"
"That is not new information, Taro. I assumed they were on their way to the Royal City to see the sights." Taro gulped at his response. "Go and make sure our guests of honor are enjoying themselves in the prions, and feed them something nice tonight...It is their last meal, after all"
"Yes sir!" Taro saluted and left the room, once again leaving Simon alone with his parents. Simon sighed.
"This is far more taxing job then I'd expected, but I'll manage." He turned to stare at his parents again. "Perhaps once the invasion is over, I shall find myself a queen...Yes, that would do nicely..." He chuckled as he moved his hair out of his eyes. "I'm sure a beautiful Earthland women would satisfy my father, seeing as he's always had more interest in their world then ours anyway" Simon thought for a moment, grinning. "Perhaps this Wendy I've heard so much about, would she suffice, Father? Your little Wendy?" He heard the door open again, and he turned to find none other than Sorano and Erik standing there. "What?" He demanded.
"The visiting royals from neighboring countries have arrived, sir" Erik mumbled, sounding less then pleased.
"They'd requested your presence." Sorano finished for the 1st Division Commander. "I take it they wish to greet the young man holding our country together." Simon smiled. He'd even gone as far as too invite other leaders to the execution. What he was really hoping for, however, was that other leaders would side with him and aid him in the invasion. Although he had complete faith in his own army, more troops was always nice.
"Tell them I shall meet them in a few minutes" Simon replied, turning to stare out the window. "I have more pressing matters to attend too, anyway."
"What's that?" Erik hissed. "Mocking those kids and telling them about how you plan to kill them?" Simon could sense the malice in the Commander's voice.
"My, my" Simon said. "Are your personal feelings getting in the way of your duties, Commander Erik?"
"The fact that one is my son from Earthland has nothing to do with this" Erik growled. "You know their innocent, you just want to find someone to blame!"
"And I have found the culprits to blame" Simon replied. "Tell me, Commander Erik, who else in this entire castle would poison my dearest mother and father?" Erik clenched his fists as Sorano surveyed the scene in front of her.
"I don't know," Erik replied. "How about the power mad boy King standing in front of me?" Simon laughed.
"Me?" Simon demanded, forcing a grin onto his face at the completely true accusation. "It is treason to accuse a royal of such a thing, Commander."
"Not if I'm right" There was silence in the room.
"Commander Sorano" Simon finally spoke. "Arrest Commander Erik for treason" Sorano seemed a little shocked by the words, but nodded and handcuffed Erik, who growled.
"You think I'm a fool, King Simon?" He asked, which surprised Simon, Simon had assumed Erik knew just how stupid he was. "You have no military presence or experience. Lock me up and you may as well be sending those men into Earthland with sticks and mud pies" Simon mauled this information over in his head. On one hand, he knew Erik was right, he had no idea how too lead an army. On the other, however, it was completely plausible that Erik would order his men to stand down, as he was against the invasion. He made up his mind as Sorano moved to leave with him.
"Release him, Sorano" Simon spoke, and the white hired Commander obliged. "A word of warning, Commander Erik"
"What?" He snapped. Simon grinned darkly.
"Disobey or accuse me again, and I'll execute you with those Earthlanders"
"Yes sir..." The Commanders left, and Simon cackled.
"Only thing left to do now, father" He whispered. "Once the Earthlanders have been executed, and the Anima opens, I'll be the only one you can praise. I'll be sure of it." Simon realized that the royals were probably waiting for him, so he left his parents alone, smiling to himself at the almost perfect position he was in. The only thing that could fuck this up is me underestimating Earthland me.. but he probably isn't all that anyway...
Nashi was dreading the following morning. So far Ultear had given them no news of Simon or Elise, and it was beginning to worry her. All she had to do was stare out the window and try to lighten the mod by pointing out idiotic people she could see down on the street. No one was really listening, though. She sighed as she sat back down on the ground, playing with her hands.
"So," Damien said. "Anything you guys want to clear the air of before we die?" Everyone was silent for a minute before Drake sighed.
"Hey Ul" he said. "Remember when you lost your favorite doll?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I broke it while I was joking around with Simon and we threw it into the river"
"Bastard, I looked for that thing for months." She sighed as silence befell them again.
"I was the one who stole your coat that one time" Nashi told Drake. "I dropped it in a pile of shit and buried it outside the guild."
"You bitch, Nashi" Drake replied. Damien sighed.
"You guys remember that time someone put a banner in the guild that said Master Laxus eats my shit? That was me, so sorry I got you all grounded."
"Asshole" Ul said with a small chuckle. "Although that was pretty funny."
"Heh," Damien snickered. "Yeah" Nashi sighed.
"I hope Simon and Elise find a way out" She said. "It'll suck if they don't."
"I won't be surprised if they get thrown in here any minute now." Drake replied. "I have faith in them, but without magic, they're just two teenagers, not a dragon slayer and Titania's son" Damien nodded.
"Yeah, agreed." Nashi's next comment was cut off when the prison door opened. She turned to find Ultear rushing in, looking rather frantic. "Any news?" Nashi asked hopefully. Ultear grinned.
"The morning headline in the paper was 'King look-alike and his Earthland comrade hijack an airship and take three others out of the sky, rumored to be allies of the Earthlanders who poisoned the King and Queen'" Ultear replied, and Nashi felt a surge of hopefulness.
"Those guys know who to make a scene, alright" Drake chuckled. "Will they make it in time?"
"Depends on if they know how to get here" She replied. "I hope they do, because otherwise you may be in trouble."
"No," Damien said with sarcasm dripping from his voice. "Really?"
"Be nice, Damien." Ultear in the cell scolded. "She's doing her best." Counsel woman Ultear sighed.
"King Simon can't even postpone anymore" She told them. "He's invited so many royals from other countries he'll look stupid should he not do it"
"Well, do your best" Nashi replied. Ultear left a moment later, and Drake yawned loudly as he stretched.
"So," he said. "Who wants to die first?"
Nashi almost threw up when she heard the bells chime the following morning. She stat straight up and stared wide eyed at all of her friends, who looked equally as worried. Nashi was about to speak up when the doors opened, revealing a squad of thrity or so guards standing there, waiting to take them to be executed. Nashi was picked up roughly and taken to the hall of the castle, where the smug fuck stood to greet her.
"My my" King Simon spoke with a kind, yet malicious tone. "Are you ready to greet the crowd?"
"Fuck yourself" Drake hissed. Simon chuckled.
"Maybe I'll take you're life first, how does that sound?" Drake didn't reply, and Simon grinned darkly. "Or perhaps I'll play with you a little bit, would you prefer that?"
"Why don't you take your preferences and shove them up your ass" Ultear questioned. Simon smiled as he walked up to her.
"You've got fire, girl. Perhaps I'll spare you for myself..." He trailed off at the disgusted look on Ultear's face. "What?" He demanded. Ultear chuckled.
"I did figure that's how any girl could like you" She replied. "You threaten to kill them unless they get in bed with you" King Simon growled, but Ultear kept going. "Or maybe it's because you're too small to be confident? What do they call you, Short stack? Small Stuff? His Royal Limpness?" King Simon slapped her, causing Drake and Damien too struggle against their captors as they gave Simon murderous glares.
"You will be first, girl." King Simon growled. "I will cut that disrespectful tongue from your mouth, and I will ship your head to your family in Earthland before I kill them as well."
"Sounds like fun" Ultear replied, not about to back down. "The opposite of you in bed, I'm sure" King Simon growled again before Nashi and the others were dragged towards the open doors into the courtyard of the castle, where the angry, screaming crowd was waiting.
"Well" Nashi said. "Let's go, guys"
Ah, cliffhanger! Sorry guys, I know I'm evil! Let's get five reviews, and maybe the next chapter will be up tonight!