The New Planetary Governor Of Arrakis

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"Slave wasn't drugged. You tried to Kill me."
Those words spoken by his nephew doesn't concern the Baron. Instead, hecjust replied, "This morning, you were a playboy.  Feared and envied. But tonight, you're a hero."
"I ought to drown you in that tub!" threatened Feyd, his voice low and menacing, like a growl. The death threat didn't deter the Baron at all, calmly replying back, chuckling, "don't be hasty. But I have another gift for you. A bigger one: Arrakis."
The words caught Feyd off guard, as he never had knowledge of inheriting Arrakis. He calmly walked towards the Baron in the tub, replying, "Arrakis? Glossu has it." The baron simply chuckled again, explaining, "Glossu had one objective: to kill Maud'Dib. He has now been reassigned to something else." The Baron paused for a second, before coldly continuing his explanation, "Tame Arrakis, Feyd. Make me proud."
N simply looked on at the Baron and Feyd, his gaze cold and calculating. He had been assigned as the second-in-command to Feyd-Rautha. Feyd reminded N of someone he had known a decade before, being on the same level of sadism as him. That person being Serial Designation V. She sacrificed herself so that N, Uzi, and "tessa" would continue on without her.
Feyd simply gives a mutter which N didn't pick up, turns around and starts to calmly walk away from the Baron. N gazes at Feyd, until he walks past the drone, where he starts to follow closely behind him. The Baron gazes at them, smoking with his pipe, chuckling.
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A pretty big medal lies there on a soft cushion, being held by a person in black robs, with low, ominous choirs accompanying it. It was originally given to Rabban, but since he failed to harvest spice at full capacity and kill Maud'Dib, he was reassigned, having it taken away from him in the process. The Baron, along with N, attended to see it unfold. One attendee in black robes carefully grabs the medal, presenting it to the Baron. The Baron places his hands on the medal, gripping it. The attendee let's go of the medal, bowing down. The Baron, along with the machinery that's levitating him in the air, turns around. As he does, Feyd-Rautha was there, standing.
"Agun ne-baun Feyd-Rautha, (All hail na-baron Feyd-Rautha,)" announces a speaker somewhere. The Baron levitates towards Feyd, medal in hands. As soon as the Baron nears his nephew, the speaker continues, "Kidon plafigamar zen arrakees. (The new planetary governor of Arrakis.)" As the speaker continues, the Baron places the medal around Feyd's neck, the attendees quickly placing a hand on their chest.
"Rid me of this Fremen demon," commands the Baron, placing his hands around Feyd's head, pulling in for a peck on the lips. As soon as the Baron pulls away from his nephew, he forces a hand on his uncle's neck, giving him his own peck on the lips.
"What nice family gestures," thought N, sarcastically, as he processed the scene that unfolded infront of him. He didn't speak up about, as it would be a death sentence.
After the family gesture, Feyd lets his uncle go, leaving him levitating up like that one Airhead's commercial. He turns his head to the left, like if there's a camera there. The guests then places their hands against one another, aiming it, and shaking rapidly like if they're those Wii sports spectators. Feyd walks towards the the front edge of the stage, his face unchanged. The chantings get louder, and more rapid, celebrating Feyd being made the new planetary governor of Arrakis. Celebrations happen all over Giedi City, with soldiers marching with banners, with sci-fi vehicles behind. Followed by them, artillery of some sorts, and then so on, so fourth. The soldiers and the citizens chants 'Feyd-Rautha' as they passed by them, symbols of House Harkonnen dangling on the rooftops. Maybe Feyd might be better than Rabban.
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(Meanwhile, somewhere else...)

On the emperor's capital of Kaitan, a meeting with a few Bene Gesserit members, and one of the emperor's daughter, Irulan, was being held. It was about the future bloodline of some sorts, N, and Feyd-Rautha.
"A sociopath, of high intelligence. Cruel, but strongly motivated by honour. He loves pain." Says one, describing Feyd's personality. Previously, she had met with Feyd the night before his appointment as planetary governor, to get another look at him.
"Can he be redeemed?" Askes another member, that being the Reverend Mother; she was old, with hair like cobwebs, being covered with a hat that looks like it was from the real world. Immediately, the woman answered, "He can be controlled, he's sexually vulnerable." The woman then looked down to her hands, that has been on her stomach, stating, "the bloodline is secured. A female, as you requested."
Then, a thought headed into the woman's mind, on the Reverned Mother. She speaks up, asking, "why didn't you test him yourself?" After processing the question, the Reverned Mother answered, "I'm a motherly figure, and based on what happened between him and his own mother, I didn't expect it to be effective..." she trails, leaving another question hanging in the air. Irulan immediately the Reverned Mother, "what happened between him and his own mother?"
"He murdered her," answers the woman, turning her head to Irulan. Knowing Feyd, it wasn't very surprising of him.
"We haven't talked about the other one, Serial Designation N..." says the Reverned Mother. Now, he's a pretty interesting one when it came to them.
"He's a cold and calculating one, yet very clumsy and playful when I was with him. Seems like the virus didn't completely override him," says the woman, also describing N's personality. Yes, she also got a look at him, I just added it for fanfict purposes.
"Huh, seems like project High-scape was a total failure from the beginning," replies the Reverned Mother, her tone disappointed, yet not surprised.
"Project High-scape?" Asks Irulan, turning her head to the Reverned Mother. Irulan had no clue on what project High-scape is.
"Project High-scape was conducted by House Harkonnen upon finding out that a small colony of machines were still alive. They decided to put their own twist, making drones, that were controlled by human minds," Explains the Reverend Mother, her expression unchanged. She paused for a few seconds, but, when she was about to continue, Irulan speaks up, "human minds?" Nonetheless, she continued, but answered Irulan's question first, "yes, human minds, of willing Harkonnen volunteers, and Atreides prisoners. N's mind is of an Atreides prisoner, but he has no knowledge of it, like all the previous ones. But sooner, or later, he'll find out."

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