SMG4 Cinderella AU

A Royal Announcement

In the heart of the quaint little town stood a gorgeous and beautiful palace. The sunlight shinned on the white walls and the towers were so high that they touched the clouds. It certainly did a good job of hiding the unpleasant argument inside. Wait...an argument? Inside the castle was the king throwing a fit. He was having a heated debate about his son, Prince SMG4. 

"My son has been avoiding his responsibilities for long enough!" His trusted advisor, Meggy was trying to calm him down. "It's high time he married and settled down!" Meggy bowed and said "Of course, your majesty. But we must be patient. These things just don't happen in a day." The king thew a jar of ink at her to which she narrowly dodged. "I AM PATIENT!" he sat back down in his chair, sighing.

"I just want to have some grandchildren of my own." Meggy puts a hand on his shoulder. "I understand sire." He pushes her hand off and says "You don't know what its like to see your son grow farther and farther away from you." Back when Four was a kid he and his father used to be so close together. Now with his love for memes and entertaining his crowd of admirers, he barely made time with anyone else. The king said sadly "I just feel so alone and desolate in the palace. I want to see kids running around and feel their warm embrace."

Meggy comforts him and says "Now just breath deeply and calm down. Maybe you should try leaving him alone for a while." The king jolts back up. "Leave him alone!?" Meggy jumps back in surprise. "With his silly romantic ideas!?" Meggy tries to persuade him. "We can't just make love happen for him." He doesn't listen as he shoots back "Well my son is coming home today isn't he!?" Meggy clears her throat and says "Yes. In fact he's-"

"Hey father!" Four comes into the room with a smile on his face. "-already here..." Meggy mumbles that last part. "Well I'm glad you finally showed up son." The king says with a stern expression. "I want to talk to you about your plans for an eligible suitress. " Four's smile quickly falters and he rolls his eyes. "Oh that again..."

"Listen son. You must find a partner in marriage before you go." Four groans and tries to convince his father to drop it. "You know that I'm way to busy with my memes and fans to have a relationship." The king's tone changes into a more furious one. "I DEMAND IT!" He pauses for a few seconds and then gets an idea. "You are going to attend a ball tonight that will be thrown in you honor."

"Wait what!?" Meggy was just as confused as he was. "All eligible maidens will be attending and you will pick one as your lover." Four retorted back "Why do I even have to do this? I don't even like those high society events. They're so boring." The king stomps his foot on the ground hard. "YOU ARE GOING AND THAT'S FINAL!"

"But-"

"NO BUTS!" Four couldn't take it anymore as he left the room in a fit of rage. "Don't be so hard on him sire." The king just slumps back into his chair and says "I only want what's best for him." Meggy looks back and forth between him and the door. "Let me talk with him." Meggy goes to find Four in his room, sitting on his bed. "I'm sorry about what happened back there." Four crosses his arms and complains. "He just doesn't get it."

"He deeply cares about you. At least give it a chance." Four calms down and thinks for a second. "Okay fine. I'll try." Meggy gives him a side hug. "Thank you Four! I'll have the royal messengers deliver the invitations immediately!" She leaves the room to give him a moment. A partner in marriage... Four was always focused on his memes, but what if he did find someone. Someone he deeply cares about.

Meanwhile at the manor and cafe...

While Mario and Luigi were prating their singing lessons with Nerissa, Three was busy with his duties at the cafe. The boys sounded terrible as Mario was singing with a pitchy voice while Luigi was playing the flute. "lA La LA lA La LA!" Lucifer was irritated. He tried covering his ears with a pillow to try and drown out the piercing screams. When that didn't work he left the room. What now? Lucifer saw a broom and a pile of dust in a dustpan. He stuck his paw in it then got a wonderfully awful idea.

Eggdog was helping  to serve the coffees while Three was operating the machine. His friends, Boopkins and Bob were there too. "I'm so sorry to hear what happened this morning Three!" Bob offers an interesting solution. "BRO YOU SHOULD JUST KILL THEM!" Boopkins opened his mouth and gasped. "Bob!" Three just ignored him. Boopkins tried to think of something to lift his spirits. "What about finding a relationship?" Three started blankly at the small fish. "Yeah right. How am I supposed to find someone to love when I'm literally enslaved by my own family!"

"BETTER NEVER THAN LATE." Boopkins tries to correct him. "Uh Bob it's actually better late than never." "SHUT UP BOOPKINS! I'M TALKING!" The two pursue in an argument while Three continues to make the orders. He hums a sweet tune while working. Interestedly enough, it was the very same song the brothers were practicing. "Oh sing sweet nightingale. Sing sweet nightingale. Mmmmm..." Bob and Boopkins stopped their argument to listen. "Wow! That's so sweet Three!" Bob ruins the moment with an insult. "BRO THAT'S SO GAY! YOU TOTALLY BELONG IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH A BOY! Three blushed furiously and turned around to cool down.

He then notices a bunch of dirty paw prints on the floor. "What the hell!? I just mopped in here!" Eggdog hears his dad's complaining and then sees Lucifer, running around the cafe and tracking dirt everywhere. He starts barking to alert Three. He notices as well and yells "Oi! You stupid cat! Knock it off!" Lucifer is pleasant with the reaction and heads out of the cafe. Three takes a broom and proceeds to follow him. "I'm just going to have to teach that hairball a lesson!" Before he can give chase, a messenger arrives through the door. Everyone turns and the whole cafe goes silent.