"Please don't go. The Queen asks you to her courts and it would be an insult if you refused."
"Me! She wants all of us? Why?"
" Yes, she wants all of you; even you, Jade. As to why she summoned you; I do not know. Please follow me this way."
"Umm.. care for a Gremlin, maam? They are really good!!"
"Did you get it from the Red Furnace?"
" Yes maam. That's the one."
"Careful now, little girl. Her foods wil put hair on your chest."
"You sure? I think it burned all of mine off!!"
"Well in that case; I thank you for your offer, but I will have to kindly deny."
"Suite yourself. That just means more for me."
"Ehem. Little girl, fall back in line please. We're here."
" Ba ta da du dum!!"
"Ba ta da du dum!!"
"All rise please! Introducing your royal highness, queen Lily of the Half-Breeds!!!"
" What's going on? Are we being sentenced, Scarlett!!"
"Shh. I don't know."
"You may all be seated and we will commence."
"Should we bow?"
"Yes."
"Thank you for showing proper respect, but queen Jade; it is us who should be bowing to you."
"I…I…you can't bow to me!! Please, all of you on your feet now. What is the meaning of all this? Do you not know who I am?"
"We are all very well aware of who you are and what you've done. We're standing here before you to say that we're sorry. We're sorry that we wrongly accused you; and as any true queen would do whenever someone was attacking; you defended. We do not blame you for that and am sorry for all the hurt and years you have gone through thinking that we thought that. Scarlett was right when she said you turned a new leaf."
"H…how? What?"
"One of our postmen and a second from our patrol guard both saw you giving food to this half-breed here. No evil queen would stop to hear the cries of the mighty tumbly rumbly. Instead they would just kill and eat them to satisfy their own tumbly rumbly; but not you. When Scarlett asked for food, you did not stand around idle; but as quck as a rabbit you went to go get food for her.
Even though Scarlett told you that you might get caught, you didn't care. You put her needs over your own safety. I did not believe it at first, but no evil queen would do such a selfless act. For that I want to honor you…no…I want to honor you all and wll aid in helping you get your kingdom back.
You three have all personally gone through so much but have always stayed together. You have been burned by the fire…..and have walked out the other. I only ask that you all please let me honor you. It would put my aching heart at ease once more."
"Do what you will, my queen."
"Thank you. Now, can you three please kneel while I pass out each of you a sword?"
"We will!!"
"Scarlett of the tribe Omachu. I bethroth this sword to you. Your mother was the bravest and strongest of us all so it is with great honor that I am able to give you her sword. She would have wanted this. Use it well and she will always be with you."
"Thank you, my queen."
"Rise now and stand brave. You are no longer an Eww but now the bravest fox of them all."
" Hiyaa!! Hiyaa!! Hiyaa!!!!"
"Queen Jade. There is no amount of sorrys or physical objects I could give you to tell how sorry we are for ever doubting you as our queen. Although I have nothing to personally give you; there is someone who I think can help. I present to you Annes sword. This is the very sword that she stabbed in you; breaking the balance of familiars, magicians, and half-breeds. Now I believe you can use it to reunite our divisions once more. Wield it well and Annes strength will always find you."
"Thank you, your Majesty!"
"Rise now and we shall march behind you into battle once more."
"Hiyaa!! Hiyaa!! Hiyaa!!!"
"Last but certainly not least; we have princess Kerina."
"Princess?"
"Princess!!"
"Princess!! Me? Your majesty, you must've been mistaken. I came from no royalty. My sister Neveah might be more royal than I because she has powers and I do not. Who….is my mother may I ask?"
"You don't know your mother?"
"Sadly, I do not. She died when Nevaeh and I were just little. She told us to flee just before the…..war started!! But that can't be right. Can't it?"
"Memories do not lie, my child. You are of royal birth."
"Then who is my mother? I can't be Queen Anne's."
"Oh, but why can't it be right? Show everybody your birthmark!!"
"Birthmark? Why would you want…..please."
"Whoofe. It's a symbol of light and dark with a fairy overtop and a bunch of animals on the bottom."
"Exactly. That is the symbol of a passing. You are the rightful ruler of our Half-Breeds!! This seat I currently sit on; by all means should be yours."
"H…h…how? As I said, my sister had all the powers. I can't do anything. I can't even transform."
"Ahh, but are you not twins? With twins, the power of the parents gets divided up between the two. She got her powers..and you got her birthmark."
"Jade!! Why are you walking towards me like that? Please stop!!"
"Kerina, I don't deserve this sword. This….is….yours!! It's your mothers sword and I would not feel comfortable wielding it. Here! Take it."
"Jade, stop. Why are you kneeling? Get up!! Please!! Wait, why are all you kneeling? Scarlett, what are you doing?"
"I will humbly serve you…..my queen!!!"
"Lead us into battle. Guide us on the path we are to go and if we stumble; steer us towards the truth."
"This sword is really mine then!! I have to remember what I was taught. First, grasp the handle with two hands fist over fist, then lift. Wooo!! I can feel it! I can feel the power!! I can feel her strength resonating throughout this sword and into my body! Everybody!! Rise as one, for this is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. He goes out before us so I ask you all: WHOM SALL WE FEAR!!!"
"Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
"Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"
"Bum da da dum!!"
"Who among you will stand beside me as my equal!!"
"We will!!!! We will!!!!!!"
"Who out there is like us?"
"NO ONE!!!"
"Bum da da dum dum!!"
"We fight as one!"
"Hiyaa!!"
"We LIVE AS ONE!"
Hiyaa!!"
"AND WE DIE AS ONE!"
"Hiyaaaaaaaaaaa!!"
"For WE ARE…."
"HALF-BREEDS!!!!!!!!!"
" Let's show 'em we mean business!!!