Mychal stood in the hall in silence, only the faces of those he despised watching him. This Decepticon behind him and Arya by his side waiting to see what would happen. Before anything else the doors open causing everyone to turn to see Edward Ned Stark walk in.
Arya immediately hugs her father, apologizing as Ned hugs her. Ned then looks over at Mychal before turning to the King.
"What is the meaning of this?" He said in anger "Why wasn't my daughter brought to me at once?" He demanded.
"How dare you speak to your king in that manner?" Cersei said but Robert cut her off.
"Quiet woman" before addressing Ned "Sorry Ned didn't mean to frighten the girl but we need to get this business done quickly" He said glaring at Mychal who stares right back.
"Your girl and that butcher's boy attack my son, that animal of hers nearly tears his arm off with Mychal holding his sword to his throat" she accused as Mychal looked to see a Joffrey with a bandage around his arm as he chuckled loudly.
"You think that's funny, do you bastard?" Robert said angrily at Mychal chuckle as Ned turns to Mychal in slight shock at the term.
"That's not true," Arya shouted in outrage getting everyone's attention "she never even touched him, he nearly killed Mychal" She said as Cersei only scoffed.
"Joffrey told us what happened, how you and the boy beat him with clubs while you set your wolf at him and Mychal had his sword at his throat" She said as to Arya, then turning to glare at Mychal as Arya looked shocked at the lie.
"That not what happened, at all" Arya yelled angrily as Joffrey let out a pitiful comeback
"Yes it was" he wines "they attacked me and Mychal nearly killed me" he said looking at Mychal as Mychal only smiled as Arya looked angry.
"Liar" she argues "shut up" Joffrey counties to wine as Mychal still smiles pissing Robert off.
"Enough, what do you have to say for yourself, scum?" he said, addressing Mychal much to Ned's shock at the resentment Robert gave to his son. Mychal just looks at Joffrey with a smile.
"Honestly Joffrey, your lies keep getting worse and worse" Mychal said, getting everyone's attention including the northerners and Joffrey looked furious.
"What? I am not lying!" he yelled but Mychal shook his head.
"You say you were beaten with clubs hnhnhn" Mychal chuckled at his "But where are your bruises or welts from said beating? The only injury we can 'see' is covered with a bandage." He pointed at the Joffrey arm as Joffrey started to look pale with everyone looking at him.
"That's not true, it was from a wolf bite" Joffrey tries to defend himself but Mychal was having none of it.
"Then why not show the truth by revealing what's underneath" Mychal asks as Cersei tries to stop this.
"He doesn't have to do what you say, monster" She insults much to both Ned and Arya shock but not to Mychal.
"Why not, afraid to be proven wrong, Cersei?" he asked as Robert glared at both Mychal and Joffrey who looked very pale.
"Enough of this you con-artist, She tells me one thing, he tells me another. Seven Hells I had enough of hearing your voice! What am I to make of this?" Robert shouts in anger at Joffrey lying and Mychal getting on his nerves.
"Where your other daughter, Ned" He ask his friend,
"She's in bed, asleep," Ned remarked.
"She's not. Sansa, come here, darling." Cersei states with a small smirk.
Sansa slowly walked up. Mychal stared at her expression on her face, looking afraid. Robert points to her, making her step forward.
"Now child, tell me what happened, it's a great crime to lie to a king" Robert said a Mychal scoffs.
"Exactly" Mychal said looking at Joffrey who looks away as Robert looks at Mychal with hate.
"Shut up you," He orders before turning to Sansa who looks even more scared with Mychal staring at her; she hesitated as she glanced around. Arya looked at her in desperation while Joffrey and Cersei gazed at her sternly.
"I don't know. I don't remember," she slowly said. "Everything happened so fast. I didn't see-"
"Liar!" Arya shouted. She would have grabbed Sansa's hair before anyone could stop her "Liar! Liar! Liar!" pulling Sansa's hair as Ned quickly separated them.
"She's as wild as that animal of hers," Cersei said with a smile. "I want them both punished" she said to Robert who scoffs at her.
"What you have me do, whip her on through the streets" he said not mentioning Mychal "children fight it over" Robert wanting this to be done but not Cersei.
"Joffrey will bear these scars for the rest of his life" Cersei tries to make some kind of punishment as Mychal taunts Joffrey.
"Yes what mighty scars they are Joffrey" Mychal said "why not show you battle scars" he mocks Joffrey who holds his arm.
"I don't have to show anything, Bastard" Joffrey wined but Robert was having enough all pulled the bandage of his arms.
"aaaa" Joffrey cried out at the rough pull of the bandage revealing nothing, to bites or scar to prove any bite happened. Joffrey pales at Robert, very pissed off, stares as Cersei looks at Joffrey in disbelief, she never checks the bandage to see the wound. Robert turns to Ned who looks shocked as everyone else.
"Ned, see to that your daughter disciplined, while I do the same to my son and this thing here" he looks at Mychal with hateful eyes as Mychal glared right back.
"You mean you discipline me while Joffrey gets off with another pardon" Mychal mocks Robert as Robert growls at him "What will my punishment be this time? Clean the street off Kings landing, clean the shit out of the pipes, or another week at the black cells?" He lists his punishment to the shock of the northerners and the glaring for the royal family.
"I'll deal with you when we get back to King's landing" He said to Mychal as he stood up with Mychal glaring at him all the way.
"I'm looking forward to it" He said with a smile as Robert glared right back at him, while Cersei tried to get some kind of punishment.
"What of the dire wolf?" She asks but Robert had enough of her dragging this out.
"Enough of this woman, he is not hurt at all and I will deal with this thing later" Robert shouted at her pointing at a shocked Joffrey as he walks off with his king's guard behind him as he starts to leave. Cersei looks shocked at everyone ignoring her as she turns to Jamie who just shakes his head, saying enough was enough.
Mychal heads back to with his Decepticon as Edward comes to him with Arya dire wolf near him, as Arya quickly hugs her wolf nods to Edward in thanks, before turning to Mychal.
"Was it always like this with you?" Arya asks Mychal about the treatment he gets from his parents as he shakes his head.
"No it gets worse, he didn't hit me this time" he said off handed to the shock of Arya and Ned, Edward takes Arya away leaving only Ned and Mychal.
"But why would Robert do it?" Ned asks Mychal not sure what to say, never seeing Robert act like this, especially to his own son.
Sure Robert doesn't talk about his family much to Ned, and Ned is aware Robert doesn't get along with his own son. But to see just how much hate Robert has for the boy, his own son he has no words.
"Robert you know no longer exists," Mychal said looking at Ned "I don't know what madness took over you to agree to be his hand" Mychal said to Ned, as Ned narrowed his eyes at Mychal.
"What are you insinuating?" Ned asks with a growl as Mychal chuckled.
"Your house has a bad history coming down south; Kings Landing is a cesspool of corruption and politics, the Lannister grab for power continues to weaken the kingdoms and our 'great king' Robert does nothing to stop it. Your way will only lead to you and those that follow you to death unless to make a change for the better" Mychal said as Ned thinks about what he said, as the red-eyed prince continues.
"I'm sure you are aware of why I'm no longer the crown prince" Mychal said to Lord Stark as he stared intently at Mychal.
"I already know why." He nods as Mychal turns to look at him
"And do you agree with it?" Mychal asks, wanting to see Stark's opinion. Ned just stared into Mychal red eyes
"I don't know" he replied not knowing what to believe after seeing Robert treat his son like this and Mychal sticking up for his daughter but the rumours around Mychal still could be true, he was not sure what to think.
"I see" Mychal can see the confusion in Ned's eyes "well here some advice then Lord Stark, don't trust anyone and do everything yourself" Mychal advises and leaves, leaving Ned to his thoughts.
Before he could think the Hound passed by him leading a horse with the dead butcher's boy on top.
"The butcher boy?" Ned said before looking at the hound "You rode him down" He said in disgust but Sandor kept walking.
"He ran, not very fast" Sandor said as he passed some Decepticons who all glared at him.
"The fuck you looking at Decept-creeps" Sandor said grabbing his sword ready to kill them, but one holding a torch drinks some wine before spitting it into the flames.
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The fire bursts out scaring Sandor as he looks at the fire in fear as the Decepticons laugh at him, he gets angry and grabs his sword but more torches were in the Decepticons hand scaring him.
"Don't finish what you can't start, child killer" the Decepticon who blowed fire at him said in disgust as other Decepticons glared at the Hound, making him turn tail and run knowing he can't beat Decepticons holding what he fears the most but still glare at them as they glared back.
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The trip back to King's landing was uneventful compared to what happened before, but Arya likes to spend time with the Decepticons during the trip. The envoy arrives at Kings landing the Decepticons are already off, leaving the king's envoy to head to the Red keep. While Arya wanted to go with the Decepticons, Ned wouldn't let her go yet.
The Royal party meanwhile had arrived in King's Landing. The southerners are glad to be home but the Starks, especially Ned, were amazed at the sight that greeted them.
Since Ned had last been in the capital in the immediate aftermath of the Sacking someone had been redeveloping vast areas of the city. Flea's Bottom was no more, the slum had been cleared away as had other run down areas of the city and replaced with new districts of shops, taverns, new well-constructed housing and more. The port itself had also been rebuilt and expanded, now able to handle more than double the amount of ships that it would have done so before and was looking at near full capacity right now from what Ned could see as they rode towards the Red Keep.
Public bathhouses to improve the health of the population and parks had been erected and there seemed to be a new set of manor houses where the Dragon pits had once been. Also a large, round colosseum had been built where tournaments and other events could be held. It was often used by theatre groups as a place where they could perform and hosted many of Robert's tournaments since it was constructed.
As people in the city flooded out onto the streets as they rode onwards Ned saw the markets full of stalls they passed that were bustling with people, Ned could hear distant cheers resonating with each other from every direction.
He asked the men of the city watch about it.
"What are the people cheering for? " He asks the city watchmen escorting the royal party. One of the men immediately answered.
"Lord Hand, the common folk are cheering for Prince Mychal returning, the Decepticons have changed the slums and other parts of the city into what it is today. Many people of King's Landing are thankful for him and his Decepticons." The man explained as Ned looked surprised with Sansa and Arya wide eyed with the sights around them as they rode in on the cart having never seen a real city before.
Robert just growled at everything, seeing his son's symbol everywhere as he passed through the streets seeing people and buildings wearing the Decepticons symbol with pride. He couldn't outlaw it without causing a civil war, seeing now some lords are wearing the symbol as well.
"Damn you, bloody bastard" The king said to himself, annoyed given how successful this son was in his endeavours. He wanted to punish his son by giving him the task to clean the shit of the city, like Tywin did to his son, Tyrion. What he didn't expect was for him to actually do it, getting everyone to clear the pipes and finally getting rid of the shit in the air.
Robert growls as his party arrives at the gates of the Red Keep. Ned himself was amazed and slightly intimidated by the scale of the redevelopment the Decepticon did to the city. The Red Keep and some other areas did look the same as before.
Red Keep and they were met by a guard who informed him of a Small Council meeting that was taking place very soon. So Ned turned to his steward Vayon Poole, head of his guard Ser Jory Cassell and Septa Mordane as they reached the Tower of the Hand where they would be staying and said.
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Mychal and his party on the other hand were heading to the Decepticon Institute to meet with Garth Flowers. Passing the city Mychal can see how far he has come with the Decepticons.
Doubling the income of King's Landing, although they are taxed on it, the Decepticons got to keep most of it. Using it including tourney winning we have built orphanages for the homeless children where they get a basic education and created new sewers to help keep the streets clean, a punishment Robert thought would humble Mychal but really it got the loyalty of the people of King's Landing even a few lords as well. Mychal sends most of the poor and the homeless on farming projects all around the Crownlands and other areas. In time less and less beggars will be mucking the streets and amounts of food that can be produced will increase.
Mychal smiles as he waved to his people as they cheer for him and his fellow Decepticons, as they head to the Institute. The Institute is a new building in Kings landing, funded by both the Decepticons and the Citadel. Where everyone low born or high born can learn the basics of knowledge, here they can be sent to the Citadel to become Maesters or go out into the world and make something new for themselves.
Mychal got off his horse before heading to the Institute with Edward and his guard behind him. They pass through the buildings to head to the main offices. Passing by students and other Decepticons learning their numbers or how to fight.
Mychal also used the Institute to train loyal members of the Decepticons, everyone it taught how to protect themselves and fight for their fellow Decepticon. Mychal nods seeing his soldiers learning how to fight as he heads to see Garth.
Opening the door he finds Garth Flowers reading through a book and making notes as two young people are with him making notes as well on a big round table used for meeting or working.
Garth turns to see Mychal enter with Edward as they come to take a seat round the table.
"Lord Mychal, how was your trip?" He asks turning back to his work as the people beside him look shocked to see Lord Mychal but turn back to their work.
"A waste of time, more than anything" Mychal sat down at his part of the table with his work on the table.
"Status report of any events that happen on journey" Mychal asks, going through the reports checking if everyone's up to standard and everything accounted for.
"The Institute has expanded with new rooms, our soldiers are preparing for the next tourney both for the prize and keeping stability, and Baelish made another attendance at buying some of our establishments." Garth reported as I grunt at this, Baelish keeps trying to get some influence with the Decepticons as of late and has been unsuccessful thanks to the Decepticons being educated and known to keep their mouths shut.
"Also our Admiral wants to report to you about the status of the royal fleet" Garth said pass me a page of information. Mychal checked the page to see it about ships from the royal fleet leaving the port and not coming back yet. Mychal thinks about this, did Stannis take all the ships when the king left. He was pissed about being denied the position of Hand of the king.
"How was your recent apprentice?" Mychal asks having met the only person that could match Garth intelligent.
"Qyburn is doing excellent; he is teaching a class about human anomaly. His knowledge and curiosity is helpful and he works well at teaching class" Garth said with a slight amount of pride in his voice, Qyburn was a disgraceful unethical former maester, he was kicked out of the citadel for conducting illegal human experimentation. Garth however saw potential and had him help out in teaching others and helping Garth in his research, in exchange for income and being involved in Garth's own experiments, which he was more than happy to join. The results of the research had improved the overall health of the kingdoms.
"And how are our men in Esso's?" Mychal asks looking over more notes about new recruits learning water dancing from Bravos.
"Last I heard they're starting to gain influence in a few of the free cities' ' Garth said, pulling out a few messages from the few Decepticons across the Narrow Sea to Mychal.
Mychal looks over the messages, seeing even across the sea people are becoming Decepticons. While they are small now, only few wear his symbol and supporting the values it's a start. Perhaps he should send a message to them, advise on how to prosper, maybe send someone over.
Mychal was interrupted from his thoughts when Edward passed him his pages. While in here Edward was going through his own spy network with his animals and wargs in the area. Whenever he came to the meeting he would warg into his animals to search for anything hidden in the shadows and write them down.
Mychal looks at the notes written in Cybertronian, a language no one will read, especially Varys' little birds. The notes explain Jon Arryn searching something about the king's bastards and slowly die after drinking some wine with his wife, Stannis leave after taking most of the royal fleet like the our Admiral said and another tourney coming again. Mychal looks at the notes and stands up
"Edward increased the training in war and logistics with our soldiers, Garth ensured every healer had all supplies gathered and ready, and sent the men to increase armour production at once" Mychal ordered as both men nodded and started writing up the orders.
"What about you Lord Mychal?" Ask Garth not to look at Mychal as he passes the orders to his assistants to deliver to the others.
"I'll be talking to our Admiral about this information" Mychal said as he turned to leave with his guard following him as both Garth and Edward start to get to work.
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Mychal headed for the dockyards with his guard, passing multiple people with Decepticons symbols and people. He nodded to most of them as he headed to the biggest ship docked, the ship had double decks, angled sails and soldiers ready to fight at the sea, the sail is that of a Shark.
Mychal went to the deck while pulling out invitations for the ship, to assure the guards that he had permission to come aboard. The guard looks at the invitation to see if it is legit. Both guards nodded and let Mychal on-board the ship. Mychal headed for the ship deck to find the Admiral of the ship watching the docks, watching the men and women move supplies and training for a fight.
Mychal saw the Admiral smile in pride at the boats on the docks.
"Well if it isn't the true-born bastard, come to visit little old me" the Admiral grinned at Mychal.
"You said you had something important to discuss?" Mychal asks, not replying to the insult, having heard worse from his parents as the Admiral just shrugs.
"Always so serious," he said before looking out the docks.
"Now this is a fleet, don't you agree?" the Admiral said not turning to Mychal as he nodded, seeing the large number of ships in the docks.
"Seeing the Decepticons working together gives me a sense of pride," Mychal said looking at the men and women working together.
"And it gives others a sense of dread," the Admiral said, turning to look at Mychal.
"Something big is happening, I can feel it," the Admiral said as Mychal looked at him with curiosity.
"It's the same feeling I had 9 years ago" the Admiral said, surprising Mychal with what happened 9 years ago.
"You believe conflict will happen?" Mychal asks as the Admiral laughs.
"Hahahahaha that sad cunt you call uncle is preparing for something, saw his ships leaving with many supplies" Admiral Grins as Mychal nodded.
"Then we best do the same, this should be your field of expertise then" Mychal asked as the Admiral smiled before pointing at Mychal.
"Just don't go attacking everyone, that's how my father lost everything" He said as Mychal nodded.
"Unlike your father the men and women here will be ready for it" Mychal said as the Admiral nodded.
"Shame you're not goanna being king, your little shit of a brother is" Admiral said "Can't handle a throne my Lord?" He asked, smiling at Mychal who stared right back.
"Do I look like I need a throne to lead?" Mychal asks as the Admiral laughs out loud.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA with an ass like yours, I'd definitely follow you," He flirts but Mychal doesn't look at him, making the admiral smile.
"It is such a shame the Baratheon house is so divided" the Admiral stated knowing the relationship between the Baratheon brothers is not close at all.
"At least they tolerated one another unlike yours, Greyjoy" Mychal said the Admiral Greyjoy just laughed.
"haha True true, I never did thank you for what you did for me back then, Lord Mychal" Admiral Greyjoy said looking at the fleet's supply.
"You haven't been a disappointment to me yet, Marron Greyjoy" I said to my Admiral Marron Greyjoy who just smiled.
"Tell that to my old man" He chuckles as they both look at the Decepticons fleet supply and train, knowing that something big will happen and the Decepticons will be ready for it.