The Realm Hero Chronicles: Round 2

Chapter 12: The Great Divide (Part 1: Tension)

"Attention, people! Attention! Sit down quickly and quietly," Maleficent hollered over the bustling chatter that resounded in the main room of Cinderella's castle.  People trying to find their seats, pushing and shoving to get good seating, and other folks yelling to save seats and to move their sorry frames over. None of them paying attention to the Mistress of All Evil.

"We'd like to get this meeting started as promptly as possible," Queen Narissa added, her black cape shadowing the podium in front of her.

To the right and behind the two villains on the stage sat the Disney Realm Heroes. Excepting Wilbur (who wasn't taken captive), all had clearly recovered from the attack on the Hub and their stay at Chronopolis. Seated as straight as they could in the flimsy folding chairs, the Disney Realm Heroes traded apprehensive glances at each other and at the volatile villain duo before the not very captive audience.

"FOOLS! IDIOTS! MORONS! IMBECILES!" Maleficent thundered with green flame spewing behind her, "I SAID 'SILENCE'!!!!!"

The main room was graveyard-silent in nanoseconds.

Pleased with this, Maleficent began. "Excellent. Now, I'm sure you're wondering why I called this meeting and not Mortimer Mouse."

"It's Mickey!" The mouse squeaked. A rhino guard gave the mouse the boot outside of the room.

"Anyway," Maleficent continued as if she hadn't been interrupted, "I called this meeting because I have made an interesting discovery - one that could potentially lead to control of the entire universe!" Narissa cleared her throat awkwardly. Maleficent blinked and corrected herself. "Excuse me. WE'VE made an interesting discovery - Terrence and Miss Fire Prissy have returned to Chronopolis and are still in the city!"

Gasps and murmurs ripped through the crowd. The Disney Realm Heroes straightened up at this.

"We," Maleficent continued, "Have suffered too long at the hands of RAC and Chronopolis! They took our troops and hurt all six of our Realm Heroes! And when the Realm Council is given the opportunity to wipe the realm of the face of the galaxy, they let it go free! They exiled it! Cast out! Abandoned!" She slammed her scepter into the stone stage. "I say we have no more of this! We will march to Chronopolis with our allies Pixar and Marvel! We will capture Terrence and Azula! We will burn Chronopolis with fire! We will destroy the realm! Forever!!!! Everyone will know of our names!"

"What?" Wilbur had leaped from his seat, horror written across his face.

Narissa smiled sweetly at the Disney Realm Council. "Exactly what we said, darlings. Revenge, handed to you on silver platters, well done."

"Attack Chronopolis?" Rapunzel rose, her braid slapping her heels.

"And you will lead us to victory!" Maleficent's smile was either sadisticly sincere or sincerely sadistic. None of the Disney Realm Heroes could tell.

"Can you give us a few minutes to think about it?" Violet requested.

Maleficent's eyes narrowed, but Narissa smiled sadisticly sweet. "Of course."

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"I think we all know what our initial reaction is," Wilbur admitted the second the main room door shut.

"We can't let them attack Chronopolis," Hiro was firm.

"Agreed," Penny crossed her legs as she sat down on a footstool.

"They can attack anyway, right?" Rapunzel checked.