Betrayal [BeyondSol Contest]

Betrayal

"All bow, Queen Phoebe is here!"

All the ministers lowered their heads. Armaity helped me to my throne. I immediately convened the meeting. I was running out of patience.

"Give me good news", I demanded.

"Your Highness, we're trying our best", David, the Prime Minister said, fear evident in his voice.

"Bullshit! That's what I've been hearing for the last two weeks!", I bellowed.

"I'm sorry, your Highness. He is too smart. He doesn't leave any traces. We keep getting to dead ends."

"Is it so?", I taunted. "Minister, tell me. Who am I?"

"You are the Queen of this planet, your Highness."

"WRONG!", I stood up and instinctively everyone else did too.

"I am the Queen, of the most powerful planet, OF THE BIGGEST GALAXY KNOWN TO HUMANKIND!"

I walked to David. He was trembling.

"The head of every planet in this Galaxy fears me. Every head of outer Galaxies respects me. Why is that so?", I whispered in his ear.

"Be-Because, there's no one as powerful as you, your Highness."

"THEN WHY IS HE NOT MY PRISONER YET?", I screamed in his face.

All the color in his face drained.

"I-I'm sorry, your Highness. We are tryin-"

"Guards! Let these two be this Minister's last days", I commanded.

There were loud gasps across the hall. The guards immediately marched towards David.

"NO, YOUR HIGHNESS! I am your Prime Minister! You can't do this to me. I have time and again proved my loyalty to you!"

"Omg, yes, you're right!" I widened my eyes. "Guards! He deserves mercy. Make it one day."

"PLEASE, NO! I have four little children. I'll find him, I promise." He squirmed in the guards' strong grips.

There were hasty footsteps in the outer corridor. The doors opened and the Defence Commander ran in.

"Good Morning, your Highness."

"Ron! Welcome. You have one chance to brighten my mood. You fail, you join the Prime Minister", I chirped.

He glanced at David. Seeing the guards, he stiffened.

"Your Highness. His tracker is live. We have located him!", Ron beamed with pride, his chest puffed up, as he stood in attention.

My lips curled into a smile.

"No moment will be wasted now. I will personally lead this expedition", I said.

"Oh, dear David! Aren't you lucky Ron saved you? Guards, release him", I ordered.

"Thank you!" David fell at my feet.

"OUT!", I bellowed. "You're dismissed from service."

"Armaity, you're the new Prime Minister. We will leave in one hour", I smiled at her.

She smiled back.

"There's not a place in any galaxy you can think of where you could hide from me, Anosh", I smirked.

Anosh. My father's loyal dog. It had been his plan all along, I'm sure. Was my father the mastermind? That codger! Deserved to die.