The Pirate and The Merhog

Future Plans?!

"Having fun, Dear?" Queen Flama asked King Pyro. "I never felt this happy in a very long after we first met and I'm really glad I got to experience this feeling again." Pyro said to Flama. "I'm glad to hear that, Pyro. Also I've heard that your mother came to celebrate with us." Flama told Pyro. "I haven't seen her yet. I'm guessing she's still making her way here." said Pyro. "It'll be nice to have her celebrate with us." Flama smiled at Pyro. "I think so too, Flama." Pyro smiled a little bit. "Don't get distracted young king!" King Leonardo told King Pyro. The ice statues took advantage of Pyro not paying attention to the battle and took out 3 of the 5 fire birds. Then last two remaining fire birds then got takeout by the ice soldiers. "Yup, I lost." said Pyro. "Better luck next time, Pyro." Leonardo said to Pyro.

"You lost focus and got distracted when your wife started talking to you while facing off against your elemental opposite, young king." Leonardo told Pyro. "I guess I still have a lot to learn..." Pyro said in emotionless voice. "Pyro, are you okay? You don't feel like yourself." Leonardo asked Pyro. "I have something stuck in my mind that has been bothering me for awhile..." said Pyro. "That being?" asked Leonardo. "This is a sensitive topic I don't like talking about but you do need to know the truth about what the Sol Kingdom was like back then under the rule of the previous king." Pyro told Leonardo. "What about him?" Leonardo asked Pyro. "King Inferno is a tyrant ruler..." Pyro told Leonardo. "A monster on land, huh?" said Leonardo. "Pretty much also he's not around anymore after his own flames consumed him when he tried to use the phoenix technique." Pyro told Leonardo. "What kind of barbaric father and king tries to kill his own son, especially his own heir?" Leonardo asked. "It's obviously Inferno the tyrant himself." said Pyro.

"It must have been a dark age for your people and kingdom. I can't imagine what having a tyrant as a father must have been like. My father was a benevolent king but a disciplinarian within reason not only to me but to his people." Leonardo told Pyro. "I'm sure your father was an amazing person." said Pyro. "He was up until the end of his life. He was one of my kingdom's best king's and exemplary rulers. I've only begin to swim in his path as both father and king." said Leonardo. "Did he ever had a chance to meet one of your daughters?" Pyro asked Leonardo. "He got to see all three of my daughters before he passed away. I regret that he didn't live long enough to see his grandson whom I recently found." Leonardo told Pyro. "I'm sure your father would've loved to meet your son." said Pyro. "I think so too..." Leonardo said to Pyro.

Everyone was talking about the elemental display of power between the two kings. With Leonardo being older and a war-experienced warrior king, Pyro really had no chance of winning against his elemental opposite. Some figured that water simply overpowers and subdues fire naturally. "Aleena, that flower crown looks really nice on you." Jules said to Aleena. "Thank you, Jules. A little girl made this for me as a gift." Aleena told Jules with a smile on her face. "Have little merhog girls ever given you a flower crown before?" Jules asked Aleena. "No. this is migration time having a crown made out of lovely looking flowers." Aleena said to Jules with a smile on her face. "That's nice to hear, Aleena." Jules said to Aleena. "Thanks, also did you find Charles yet?" Aleena asked Jules.

"You know your brother better than me, my love. Where do you know you'll find him during these types of festivals?" Aleena asked Jules. "Maybe it'll be best I introduce him to your father later. I'd hate for Charles to start off with the smell of cooked crustaceans in his breath." Jules said to Aleena. "Especially when you told me about the incident when Juan was with us." said Aleena. "Well, at least your father isn't making a scene of any sort here considering that my brother is the only fish eater in town." Jules told Aleena. "Good point." said Aleena. "Maybe I'll show you my collection in my private getaway underwater playhouse tomorrow." Aleena said to Jules. "I'm sure you'll show me more than that tomorrow. Which reminds me, I still have to build and put together my private man cave. I just need to find a hill to excavate for that." Jules said to Aleena. "Try finding that in Green Hill Zone then." said a masculine voice. Jules and Aleena turn around to see Charles behind them. "Charles?!" Jules and Aleena shouted. "Were you expecting another hedgehog to arrive here?" Charles asked the couple. "Unless Aleena hadn't told me yet that she's expecting." Jules said to Aleena. "Expecting wha—" Aleena stopped when she realized what Jules was implying. "Don't joke that way Jules, especially with my father in town!" Aleena cried in embarrassment.

"Oh right, I almost forgot that your father is here." said Jules. "Jules, seriously?!" cried Aleena. "You two are still in your pre-honeymoon phase I see. My brother still can't get enough of you, Aleena." Charles said as he chuckled. "Charles!" Aleena cried in embarrassment as she blushed darker. "Also Jules, don't impregnate Aleena too soon." Charles said to Jules. "Charles!" Jules cried in embarrassment while he was still blushing. "There's talk already about giving me grandchildren?" asked a voice. Jules and Aleena froze when they heard King Leonardo's voice from behind them. The couple turned to see the said king standing behind them. "Oh F*ck..." Jules said to himself. "Only in the bedroom." Charles said to King Leonardo. "CHARLES, YOU'RE NOT HELPING!!" Jules and Aleena shouted at Charles. "I'm just saying." Charles said to the couple. "Your majesty, this is my older brother Sir Charles Maurice..." Jules said as he introduced Charles to the Sea King. "Yes, Charles introduced himself to me just minutes ago. That's why I made my way over here shortly after I saw him head over to you and my daughter. And speaking of you and my daughter, what's this I overheard about giving me grandchildren, hmm?" Leonardo asked Jules. "Charles was the one that brought up that topic!" Jules said to King Leonardo.

"Unless Aleena hadn't told me yet that she's expecting," grinned, "Those were your exact words Jules, not your brother's." King Leonardo said while quoting what Jules said. Aleena was worried about what her father would do as Jules got even more nervous that he got called out by the king himself. "Daddy, don't hurt him!" Aleena begged her father King Leonardo. "Hurt him? Why would I hurt your betrothed who brought up the topic of giving me royal grandchildren? That's why I hurried over here! How soon after you marry this hedgehog will you give me grandchildren, Aleena?" Leonardo asked Aleena. "Maybe we'll get married in two weeks..." Aleena told her father King Leonardo. "Scratch what I said earlier about not impregnating Aleena so soon Jules because I want to be made an uncle also." Charles admitted to Jules. "You want to be an uncle, Charles?" Jules asked Charles. "Yes." said Charles. "I always wonder what it would be like having a nephew or niece who think they have coolest uncle." Charles said to Jules. "I'm sure the children would love to have you as their uncle, Charles." Aleena said to Charles.

"I should hope so. Besides my love for seafood, I plan to open my own food diner. I was considering making something new that no one has ever eaten before. I was thinking about calling my new idea chili dogs." Charles told the couple. "What's a chili dog?" Aleena asked Charles. "It's basically hot dogs topped with chili, Aleena." Charles told Aleena. "What's chili? What's made it of?" Aleena asked Charles. "Tomorrow morning I'll get you and Jules a couple of samples. I don't want to give away too much information so early on when I haven't opened my new diner yet." Charles told Aleena. "What made you decide to also start a diner?" Jules asked Charles. "I happen to remember our mother's old chili dog recipe. I always made sure to remember exactly how she made it. However I decided to fine tune from how mother used to make them with some new ingredients and different spices." Charles explained to Jules.

"That's amazing, Charles!" Jules said excitedly. Aleena noticed that Jules' tail was wagging happily and she giggled a bit. "What's so funny, Aleena?" Jules asked Aleena. "I just noticed that your tail is wagging." Aleena said to Jules. "WHAT?! It wasn't wagging! I don't know what you're talking about!" Jules shouted as he blushes in embarrassment. "So why is your face is all red though?" Aleena asked Jules while she giggled. "I got embarrassed when you saw my tail wagging and I got excited about the chili dogs." Jules said to Aleena. "One of my new specials is called sea dogs. I got the idea while we were still pirates at sea when Jules got himself wrapped up in seaweed when I had to save and pull him out of the water after he fell off the ship when he passed out from exhaustion and being overworked." Charles said to Aleena. "I'm not sure how Seaweed would work with hot dogs but sounds interesting, Charles!" Jules said excitedly. Aleena noticed that Jules' tail is wagging again. "And your tail is wagging again." Aleena told Jules while she giggled. Jules grinned and decided to get back at Aleena. "If you keep teasing me about that, I'll make you purr for me in front of everyone." Jules said to Aleena. Aleena's face soon started turning red. "Jules!" Aleena cried in embarrassment while she was blushing.