The Sovereign

Pawn

"You mustn't let the captain and the sovereign fall in love." It was the voice that Pierro heard many a times. Celestia. As he developed the plans with the Tsaritsa to over throw Celestia, he was really relaying ever possible plan. He was Celestia's pawn.

The reason Azula was first put in the box was because of her power after she killed her ex husband. Pierro had deceived the harbingers and the Tsaritsa for a thousand years. How much longer was a fair question.

"They won't." The voice was in his head but the words were very much aloud.

"They would have the power to end everything if together." Celestia said.

"They will never get that far. If I have to lock her away again then so be it. Or if I have to order him to keep her weak." He took a sip of his wine. "Those two are under my scope."

"Good." Celestia spoke. Never had celestia talked so much. At first its number one plan was to keep the harbingers from ascending, now all it cared about was Capitano and Azula staying away from each other. Pierro wrote out a letter and sent it to Capitano. He didn't request it meet with the harbingers alone at all so this was new.

When Capitano got the letter, he showed Columbia and Azula before all three of them went to the meeting. Azula hiding behind a piller ready to strike to save her new found boyfriend's life.

"Il Capitano." Pierro said. "First of the eleven fatui harbingers. My pride. After Venessa striking you down, I thought I might have been wrong about the strength you possess." He poured both of them a drink.

"What is the reason for this meeting?" Capitano asked.

"How is the sovereign's training?" Pierro put the glass to his lips.

"She's regaining strength day by day and at this rate, celestia will be taken down without the gnosis in no time." The captain explained.

"She does seem to be stronger than before." Pierro nodded.

"Before, sir?" Capitano kept his usual tone.

"She seems to have gained her full power which is why the archon of Natlan is an ordinary human." Pierro said.

"Good more of an upper hand." Capitano crossed his arms.

"Are you two bonding?" The question was far more personal than any ever asked by Pierro.

"We are friends." He answered. "Nothing too serious."

"You don't have any relationship like that with the other harbingers, Columbia being the exception." Pierro added.

"What did you expect? I spend 90% of my time with her." Capitano spoke to Pierro like he usually did.

"Exactly, two people can really get attached to each other when they spend that much time together." Pierro nodded.

"I haven't been interested in women since Venessa injured me. One trying to kill you tends to take the attraction away." Capitano rolled his eyes.

"Just making sure, can't be too safe. You never know what could happen to her. Wouldn't want you all heartbroken if she went missing again." Pierro stood up. "Dismissed."

Pierro left before Capitano. Azula put her weapon down before making it disappear. She let out a sigh and stood next to her boyfriend.

"He knows something." She spoke.

"About us, or the thought of us." The captain spoke.

"For some reason he doesn't want us to be together. Could have something to do with his whole don't want my harbingers to get attached speech he gave to me." She put her hands in her hips.

"I think so as well." Capitano nodded.

"Let's get out of here." Azula turned towards the door and walked towards it. "Are you coming?"

"He asked me personal questions, he's never done that before. Some had to have tipped him off about us." The captain approached Pierro's chair. He examined the surroundings and the chair itself but there was nothing. Azula walked up next to him and looked at the back of the chair.

"Listen." She knocked on the back of the chair, it made a hollow sound. She notice the cushion wasn't as thick as the chair and the bottom is far too close to the ground. She found a plate under the chair and opened it. The Gnosis were all there.

"Fakes?" Capitano asked.

"No, the real ones. The only fake one is the pyro gnosis, cryo isn't here." Azula answered. She grabbed the real ones and they walked out the door. Once they arrived at Columbia's, they explained what had happened.

"Fake gnosis?" She seemed stumped.

"Here is my theory, he isn't working for the Tsaritsa. It's a ploy, distraction, facade." Azula started. "He gets the real gnosis, replaces it with the fakes, and gives them to the Tsaritsa. I know it's a big accusation."

"It makes sense." Capitano sighed.

"He was one, keeping it from the Tsaritsa, the very person you all pledged loyalty to. Second, he knew things no one should." Azula was relaying her thoughts.

"The reason he put you in the box." Columbia looked at Azula. "You have were the only sovereign that could overthrow Celestia, the gnosis are to over throw Celestia." Columbia added her thoughts.

"He's working for Celestia." Capitano said.

"Where are we supposed to keep these?" Columbia looked at the gnosis.

"I'll take care of it." Azula nodded.