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Sneaking their way back inside the palace, the three jaguars stealthily ventured through, rushing down the hallway towards their sister's room. Behind the Mighty Eagle Warrior, they landed one by one. He turned around, his figure dark and intimidating. "Jaguars," he greeted in a low voice, "did you bring the package?"
Daggers held up a gold-carved box with the Eagle symbol. The Eagle Warrior carefully inspected it before nodding. He turned back, facing the door, and whispered, "On my command, we engage. Ready?" Taking their stance, he rolled his armored shoulders. "Uno. Dos. Tres!"
They burst into the room, shouting, "Happy Day of Coronation, Maya!" Standing at the edge of Maya's bed, she didn't wake up. The Teca King suggested in a whisper, "Perhaps a little louder." Again, they shouted, but still, Maya slept. Lance even used a party horn, but it had no effect.
The King determined, "Lance, go!" Lance twirled his lance and slammed it on the floor. Narrating proudly, "Beloved sister Maya, your brother Lance dove into the cursed ocean, narrowly escaped the sea beast, and brought you...The Golden Pearl!" He lifted the Golden Pearl, but Maya remained asleep. Lance sighed, hanging his head down.
"Daggers, go!" commanded the King. "Move aside..." The triplet shoved Lance, twirling his daggers between his fingers. "...Your brother Daggers invaded a burning pirate ship, fought the nefarious Bandit Queen, and stole her jeweled earring! Ha!" He exclaimed, holding up the twinkling earring. Maya remained asleep, earning a defeated look from Daggers.
"Shield, go!" The last brother puffed his chest out, shoving Daggers aside. "Amateurs," mumbled Shield. "Your most-courageous brother Shield went deep into the Cursed Forest, outran a deadly avalanche of doom, and found you this majestic turquoise bird!" Revealing the small blue bird, he continued, "Behold its majestic majesty!"
The bird flew off, smacking against the wall and slapping each brother in the face. Laughter erupted, but it ceased when the queen entered the bedroom. The chaotic group froze as she approached Maya's bed. The queen, unamused, crossed her arms. "One, you're all late..." she shushed her husband's defense, "And two..." she threw off Maya's blanket.
Revealing a blue turkey in Maya's bed, it squawked and grunted, nonchalantly going back to sleep. "Oh my gods!" yelled Lance.
"A wizard turned—"
"Maya into a turkey!" The brothers exchanged a glance before erupting into laughter once again. The queen rolled her eyes, shifting her attention from her amusing sons to her husband. "Husband, your daughter has been out all night. Moreover, she even dragged Ximena along," she sighed. "These are not the ways of a Teca princess." The king nervously chuckled. "Maya!" he bellowed, his voice resonating through the air. The world paused briefly, then resumed its usual activities.
