The Deal

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"Leonardo, it's been a long time. And Jules, my little niece's faithful little plaything." Stella said to both King Leonardo and Jules with an evil smile on her face. "Stella, release all of the children and teenagers and give my son and daughters back to me!" King Leonardo said to Stella. "Not on your life! It so happens that your son and daughters signed a contract." Stella's tentacles pulled out a signed contract and showed it to the Sea King. "What nonsense is this? They wouldn't agree to anything from you!" King Leonardo said to Stella. 

"Hehehe... I knew you would ask that, Leonardo. They simply signed the contract to get their mother's crown back." Stella said as she handed Athena's crown over to the general with her tentacles. "Am I too late to save them?" King Leonardo asked Stella. "The contract is legal, binding and completely unbreakable even for you, unless..." said Stella. "Unless?" King Leonardo asked Stella. "There is a little somethin' we could try." said Stella. "Go on." King Leonardo said to Stella. "Yes... Perhaps we can arrange a sort of tradeoff." Stella said to King Leonardo. "What?" King Leonardo asked Stella. 

"If you really want all of those children and teenagers including your son and daughters safe. Sign the scroll to set them free and take their place in exchange for the trident or else they'll all suffer through eternity alone!" Stella said to King Leonardo. "You monster! You're holding all of the youths hostage and want the king and his trident as a ransom for their safety!" Jules shouted at Stella. "Life comes with sacrifices. The question is, which sacrifice is the king willing to make. Himself or all of those missing children and his own family?" Stella said to Jules. "As king it's my responsibility to keep my subjects and my family safe from any harm, so I choose to save all of the missing children and my own family..." King Leonardo said to Stella.

"Very good. Now sign the contract and finish this deal." Stella said to King Leonardo. "Sire! There must be another way!" General Titus said to King Leonardo. "Stella might betray her word!" Colonel Arthur shouted to King Leonardo. "I can't! Not when it comes to signed contracts of these types! I'm just as bound to them as the one who agrees to sign them." Stella said to both General Titus and Colonel Arthur. "Stella, I'll accept your deal but there's one condition." King Leonardo said to Stella. "And that is?" Stella asked King Leonardo. "You must release all of the children and teenagers including my son and daughters. Do you understand, Stella?" King Leonardo asked Stella. "Yes, I understand, Leo." Stella said to King Leonardo. 

"Your majesty..." Jules said to King Leonardo in a saddened voice. "Watch over and protect daughters and son, Jules. I'll leave them in your care." King Leonardo said to Jules. "This touching moment by the way you makes me nauseous." Stella said to King Leonardo. "General Titus and Colonel Arthur, get all of the children and teenagers back to Atlantica safely and don't leave anyone behind." King Leonardo said to both General Titus and Colonel Arthur. "We understand, Sire..." General Titus said to King Leonardo. Jules was trying to come up with a plan as he didn't want to do anything reckless and foolish that would jeopardize everyone's safety and compromise the soldiers from carrying out their king's orders. He didn't have Charles with him to help him through this crisis. He was on his own.

"Now, do we have a deal?" Stella asked King Leonardo. "Yes, Stella. And remember to release all of the children and my family." King Leonardo said to Stella. "I already know that, Leo. Now sign the scroll to set them all free." Stella said to King Leonardo. King Leonardo summoned his trident and signed his name on the scroll. "IT'S DONE THEN!!" Stella shouted evilly. Thousands of merhog children and teenager and Leonardo's children appeared in front of everyone with a dark glow that had imprisoned them. Suddenly, that glow released them rushed at King Leonardo to imprison him. "LEO!" Jules shouted in horror. "SIRE!" General Titus and Colonel Arthur shouted in horror. "FATHER!" Amphitrite and Aramoana both shouted in horror. "DADDY!" Aleena shouted in horror. "DAD!" Athens shouted in horror. Everyone watched in horror as King Leonardo was turned into a polyp. Jules gasped in total disbelief, speechless at seeing what the humiliated king was reduced to for his kingdom's sake. Aleena swam to her mutated father with her older sisters and kid brother following close by.

 Aleena swam to her mutated father with her older sisters and kid brother following close by

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