Chapter 17 - The King
Asu continent, east coast...
Protoss Island, royal palace...
Meeting room...
- Queen Andromeda (sitting next to Arthur, looks at him): What are we going to do now?
- Lancelot Chamberlain (seated, thoughtful): Now that the war has stopped, the best thing to do would be to rebuild...
- Tristan Ashura (sitting, looks at Arthur): And Hera, are we going to leave it like this?!
- Ryu (sitting, standing up): Leave it like this?! Did you see what this war did to all of us?!
- Mey, Astrid, Neythiri, Orion and Jarvis (sitting, look at Ryu): Calm down, Ryu...
- Windsor Ashura (thinking, sighs): This war is not over, it's just an intermission, we can't forget that Hera is not the only reason for all of this...
- Emperor Qin (sitting with sunglasses): What a tense atmosphere, you have to cool off a bit... (looks at a servant): Bring something to drink...
- Arthur Treadway (sitting at the end of the table and with his hands on the table): Let's go to England, I we have to take my father's throne back...
Hours later...
Night of the same day...
Throne room...
- Arthur Treadway (enters the throne room): I was told that the queen is calling me... (sees the room full of people)
- Everyone (crouches): Lord!
- Arthur Treadway (surprised, looks at the queen): What are you doing?!
- Queen Andromeda (in front of Arthur, smiles) "So far you've had an indifferent face, can you be surprised...?": We, the amazons, the elders, commanders and everyone else have come to an agreement...
- Arthur Treadway (looks at everyone, then the queen): What's the deal?
- Queen Andromeda (nervous, clears her throat): As it is clear that I am not much of a help militarily, and economically speaking, I just stay in the laboratory, I think it is better to let someone with a vocation do it, so we want you to be king over us, to be our leader...
- Arthur Treadway (seriously, looking at everyone) "Being king of the amazons means nothing, it only means being king of a bunch of women..."(sighs)
- Everyone (nervous, afraid to hear a no)
- Arthur Treadway (sighs): Do I have a choice?
- Queen Andromeda (nervous): No...? (smiles)
- Arthur Treadway (puts his hand on the queen's cheek, smiles): It's okay, I'll be, now I'm going to sleep... (turns away, walks towards the exit)
- Everyone (surprised, exchange glances)
- Queen Andromeda (nervous, hesitant): Son... Arthur, that's not how it works, first you have to sit on the throne, then sign your name on the wall of the amazon queens, meet the princesses, the elders and finally the coronation ceremony...
- Arthur Treadway (looking at the queen): Wouldn't it have to be a woman sitting on the throne?
- Queen Andromeda (smiles): Yes, Zeus won't like that at all, but since everyone agrees, we're willing to take the risks...
- Arthur Treadway (looking at the queen) "Are you willing to die for this...? Fools!!!": Okay, I accept... (walks towards the throne)
- Everyone (surprised, they look at him): Really?!
- Queen Andromeda (surprise): I thought you were going to say no...
- Emperor Qin (squeaks, takes a bag of coins out of his pocket): I lost, I'm a good loser, here's the money... (gives it to Persival)
- Prince Persival Treadway (laughing): I knew he would accept...
- Arthur Treadway (standing in front of the throne, runs his hand over the throne, smiles): One of my grandmother's last requests...
- Emperor Qin (puts his hand on his head): Ihh, summoned the grandma's name, now were cooked...
- Empress Eleanor (next to Selena, Alexia, Mayara, Allana and Elena, looking at Arthur): He seems to be very airy...
- Selena Glayder (chuckling, looking at Arthur): It's because of the white-haired girl, since she left, he's been distant, but I'll solve that... (smiles)
- Princess Alexia Aesir (looks at her, grunts): Hmph...
- Arthur Treadway (looking at the throne) "Cassandra..."
- Prince Alexia Aesir (looking at Arthur, blushes): He's very handsome...
- Selena Glayder (looks at Alexia): Handsome?! He's hot... (looking at her): Wait... Eww, gross, why are you ogling at your own brother... ?
- Queen Andromeda (worried): We're all waiting for you, any problem...?
- Arthur Treadway (annoyed, sits on the throne) "I thought it would be different..."
- Everyone (crouches): Long live Lord Treadway! Long live the king!!
- Arthur Treadway (sitting, looks at everyone): Enough!
- Everyone (Arthur's voice like thunder, puts fear on their hearts and silence them)
Days later...
Throne room...
- Arthur Treadway (sitting on the throne, thoughtful) "What did that woman do to my head...?"
- Princess Alexia Aesir (looks at Arthur worried): Master, I see that something is bothering you, what is it?
- Mayara (annoyed): Don't be stupid Alexia, do you want to kill us all?!
- Arthur Treadway (sitting, looks at Alexia) "What are you saying..."
- Cassilda/General (crouching): Lord, I'd like to know... If it's not bothersome, what are your plans for the amazons, with the war, with us...
- Arthur Treadway (looks at the queen): First, you're still the queen.
- Queen Andromeda (surprise): Things don't work like that, people might think I'm your wife...
- Arthur Treadway (sighs): I'm not going to always be here, and you're a woman, you'd better keep your power and influence. The amazons will feel more comfortable with a woman than with a man, and while I'm away, you'll be the one who will make the decisions for me.
- Everyone (sighs with relief, murmurs): Thankfully, I thought...
- Cassilda (sighs) "Putting a child on the throne, even worse, is a man..."
- Arthur Treadway (looks at the general, annoyed)
- Emperor Qin (looking at Arthur): Oho, now the house has fallen, I'm going to look for a place to hide...
- Empress Eleanor (taps Qin on the shoulder): Behaves like an emperor, Qin!
- Arthur Treadway (sighs): Amazon princesses, go and prepare all the ceremonies, call the scientists, the builders and the elders.
- Queen Andromeda (looks at the princesses, and some maidservants): Go, go! Don't keep the king waiting...
- Most of the room (out)
- Princess Allana Treadway (looks at her mother): And me, mother? What should I do?
- Queen Andromeda (carries her daughter, touches her nose): You're going to play with me... (tickles)
- Princess Allana Treadway (laughing): Stop, mommy...
- Arthur Treadway (gets up, stops in front of the general): I noticed that you are always looking at me, any problem general?!
- Cassilda (lowers her head, nervously): N-N-No sir...
- Alexia, Selena and Eleanor (bored, cross their arms)
- Arthur Treadway (looks at the door, puts his arms behind his body): Where's Windsor? And the commanders?
- Queen Andromeda (crestfallen, behind him): Oh yes, they went out, they went to settle some army business, to report to you... To the lord.
- Arthur Treadway (annoyed, sighs) "They already thought of this, even if I didn't accept the throne, they would force me... It's not possible that she doesn't get out of my head, it's been days..." (grunts)