Chapter 8: First Order of Business

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"As your new queen my first order of business is to make peace between the Dorians. The peacemaking will start right away!" Samantha said to the crowd of people. The crowd of people cheered. "For too long our beloved system has been in war and disarray. We fight among ourselves in four out of the five planets we control. Over what? Different religious beliefs. When Tristan Grave came here he saved our planet. The fifth and most powerful planet. He made Rick and the people of this planet promise to bring peace to this system, and we promised. Yet we did nothing. We still stood in idle as watched the war unfold and get worse in front of our eyes! Why?! What purpose did it serve?! None! We broke our promise to our hero, and now we must fix what is already broken! Stand with me, people of Dorian-5, as I save our beloved system from the brink of destruction! For the future of our system! For the right to be saved by a man as great as Tristan!" Samantha says triumphantly.

The crowd cheered after the speech was over. They did not think Samantha being the new queen was a bad thing. After the speech Samantha went into her office. Her office was very different from the Oval Office of Earth. Instead it was long and narrow with curved edges, similar to a rectangle, and laced with Dorian flags on the walls. The room was about 60 feet long, with a red carpet with golden accents going down the center. Ever 10 feet there was a marble-white white pillar holding up the office. The walls had an indent in them wherever a flag was hanged, about ever 20 feet. The throne was at the end, it sat upon a marble platform with three steps leading up to it. Of course, there were two, a bigger golden throne for the king and a smaller silver one for the queen. "That was a good speech, your highness." Peter says as she takes a seat on her throne. "Thank you, Peter." Samantha says. "Before you can actually do anything you said in your speech, you need to convince Congress that it's worth it and will do more help than harm." Peter explains. "I got that covered, in fact, my best friends and I have that covered." Samantha says. "Who are you speaking of?" Peter asks. "Ava and Joseph. Last names don't matter. They're on their way here as we speak." Samantha explains. "Alright, sounds good." Peter says as the two wait for Ava and Joseph.

"That was a great speech, Sammy." Joseph says as the two are escorted into Samantha's office by secret service agents. "Thank you." Samantha says. "So, what's this plan of yours?" Peter asks. "Well, I planned to make Ava and Joseph my two main generals that only take orders from me and you. They would be on the front lines of all times and value the lives of their soldiers over their own. That way our soldiers don't suffer as much as they would if the generals commanded from our planet. Also, in order to convince Congress that it helps us more, I'd say: it would get us more allies in the long run, and when something like the explosion from a few years ago happens again, we'll have our allies there to help us. It'll also open up the possibility of conquering the stars, and meeting Tristan's people from Reston who have undoubtedly conquered the stars." Samantha explains. "Sounds good to us." Joseph and Ava say. "Let's just hope it works." Peter says as the four head over to the Congress building.

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