*quietly walks aimlessly around the castle, a hand resting on the hilt of his weapon. He looks up at the ceiling and lets out a slow whistle*
Why did they make these ceilings so high? The cobwebs up there must be terrible...
*writes a note to self* Build castle with low ceilings.

*appears out of the shadows behind the prince*

thats for when the titan ambassadors come.... BOOO!!!!!

*disappears before the prince can turn around*

Exorcist tokage have already taken care of the cobwebs, Prince, so you needn't worry.

*shivers* Does anyone feel like there's someone else here that we don't see...?

*starts to get sweaty palms...* Okay... what was that...? *the candles in the hallway go out...* Ohhhh shoot...

Haha. This is quite enjoyable. I wonder how long it will take them to figure it all out.

*looks around suspiciously*

I really think this place should be checked out for paranormal disturbances...<.< = >.>

*feels an eerie wind blowing through the dark hall way... tries to clear her dry throat*... Okay... let's get to the throne room... as QUICK AS POSSIBLE!

i don't know... but i wonder what they will do when this happens....

*moves with blurring speed pass the princess and taps her on the shoulder from behind. when she turns around, he steals her katana and moves back next to the queen before he is seen. pulls a pair of nightvision goggles out for the queen*

here this will make things more fun....

*collapses to her feet in fear* Oh good Lord above... where's my katana?!?!!?

*helps Princess up*

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear....throne room--throne room---!

*grasps Lady Mei's hands and speeds off to the throne room... and the large bolted door slams shut* Awww, this is not good... not GOOD!!!

*puts on nightvision goggles* Awesome! You're the best king/vizier/husband ever!

It seems as if the throne room is their default retreat destination. Let's corner them all there . . .

*beats fists on the bolted door* No, no, nooo! Let me out... there's a GHOST IN HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

*wanders around downstairs*
now, i'm sure i hid that roast turkey down here somewhere.....what's this? *peers at a door* have the princess and apprentice been graffiti-ing the doors? ugh, little hooligans. *rubs off part of array-like graffiti from door* i'll call the royal janitor. but first things first, where is that turkey...?

*Jumps some, turns about and sees that the princess and excorsist have started towards the throne room. Deciding to join them, pikcs up the pace and catehs up with the two*
Alright, anyone else besides me confused as to what's going on here?

*from the hallway behind the princess a Joker-esque maniacal laugh is heard, just before a sudden wind from his movement to the throne room is felt. upon reaching the throne room, he finds armstrong. runs up to him.*

major, i was never here... if anyone asks say there are reports of zombie werewolf chicken ninjas..... now go and covertly extinguish all the lights in the castle... they won't forgot this prank for quite a while....

*armstrong silently nods and is on his way. the new persimmon king puts out all the lights in the throne room and awaits the arrival of the princess and the royal healer.*

*cups her hands together and covers her mouth, then proceeds to imitate Gollum*

Princessssss . . . my prrreeecioussssss . . .

*doesn't know what else to say and randomly chooses:*

"I know where you live . . . "

*finally the door opens... and locks again as LAdy Mei and the princess are in the darkened throne room...* Oh no... here we go again!!! >_<

*sees the Prince and clings to him* Bad timing, sweetheart... very bad... >_<...

*the last candle starts to flicker...* OH CRAP!

Did...anyone else hear that....? Sounds like...the Joker? And that! That was Gollum!

What is going on?!?!!

*Puts an arm about the princess, then grips his weapon with his free hand. His gaze darts about the room, watching anixously for any movement wihtin the shadows. upon hearing the voices he asks, almost ot himself* just what in the blazes is going on here?..

*walks by the storage room and looks in*

Well, well, well . . . what have we here?

*picks up the flamethrower*

*whispers silently to himself*

heh heh heh.... first we put the powder in the keg.... and now to light the fuse....

*concentrates and whispers the words to a spell. outside a terrible storm starts to form. thunder and lightning soon follow. teleports in front of, but just out of sight of the princess. shapeshifts into a giant menacing ogre. there is a flash of lightning, he is revealed to the all within the room; but disappears back into a corner once the light is gone. telekinetically slides the bolt of the throne room door shut with a loud boom*

*wanders out of the storage room, still looking for vanished roast turkey*

is that her queen-ness? with a.....flamethrower?

*darts around the corner and disappears in the plethora of twisting hallways within the castle*

Hmm . . . what else can I use?

*clings to the Prince and grips Lady Mei...* Oh God... *last candle dies...*

O--O---O---OGRE!!!

*turns all around*

He was here! There was an ogre here! Where'd he go?!!!

An ogre's too damned slow to move that fast!!!

*creeps into the Princess' chambers*

I hope my darling daughter wouldn't mind if I borrowed her hair spray for a little bit.

*tests out the flamethrower-hairspray combo*

Ahh, bright as day. Excellent . . .

Something is definitely not right--I know I saw an ogre! It was right there! *points*

True, an orge would be too slow, but I also saw the beast...

Oh no...we're dealing with more than ghosts and ogres. There's something here, something powerful...<.< >.>

*teleports to his private chambers and changes back to himself. looks around*

now, if i were gonna look through someone's stuff while they were away i would at least put everything back in order so i don't get caught... lazy kids. now where did i put that pda?

*digs through his desk drawers. find his pda and interfaces with the security system in the castle*

lets see them hide now...

*unbolts and opens the throne room doors via the interface.*

now to catch up with quis....

*locates her position and starts to head towards her. see a bluish light coming from the ambassador's room as he passes by.*

so she's the one.....

*creeps up to the door and cracks it open. peaks inside to see ailuro transmuting a complicated stained glass object*

wow she's pretty good.... i'll have to give her lessons when i get back

*continues on his quest to catch up with the queen*

*thinks she saw her father's cape flash by... starts to get a hint* No, would they dare to-?

*steps out of the Princess' chambers with the flamethrower and hairspray*

This should suffice. I can't seem to carry anything more . . . I wonder where my husband has disappeared to?

*gives the princess a quizical look* Your parents would dare to do what love?...

*calls nonchalantly from her perch on the ceiling*

sir, milady, this one parked the gundam back in the garage. thank you for the use of it. :3 'twas quite enjoyable.

*examines fingernails, unfazed by all the hubbub*

Oh my...I dare not imagine what would come if they were behind this...

ah! this one almost forgot!

*drops giftbasket from ceiling to mei*

otanjoubi omedetou! happy birthday!

*after setting up twelve water balloon traps and enchanting them with invisibility, he finally catches up with the queen*

oh wow so thats where Spaceballs the Flamethrower went...

*points to the Spaceballs the Flamethrower logo w/ a picture of Yogurt on the side of the flamethrower.*

i picked it up a while back at Yogurt's Yard Sale.... that place was great i picked up that, a lunchbox, and a Schwartz for only 10 bucks....

anyways.... what's the hair spray for? oh wait...

*transmutes a pda and interfaces it with the security system map. marks where the water balloon traps are.*

yeah i setup a bunch of water balloon traps.... watch out.

*looks up to see the exorcist*

w...nice i would have never thought to look for people to scare on the ceiling.... oh by the way... you NEVER saw us here, we're still on our honeymoon. get it?

*eyes glow with silver light for a second*

and congratulations on your completion of the task i have set for you, in the coming days you will be rewarded with more responsibility, and more work....

Wha--?! *looks up and something falls on head* Ouch. *waves at tokage* A little early over here, but thanks!

*takes a look at the logo* Wow . . .

Ahh, so the traps are in place. Wonderful.

@hitokiri: ROFL! I loved that movie...

I'm getting sick of all this darkness here. *unwillingly lets the princess go. He then begins to go through a rapid set of hand motions while chanting to himself. After a short period of time a small pryefly appears, filling the space about the group with a soft, greenish light*
Thats a bit better, at least I can see somewhat now. *slips an arm back around the princess*

*is happy at the pale light illuminating the room...* Well, now, darling... I think it's my turn to work some magic... *clears throat and beings to chant... the candles of the throne room burst into light*

Oh, nice light, Prince.

So...what do we do now? Wait for something else to show up?

Oh! Wow, the Princess out did you on that one, Prince!

Ahh, silly children. No messing with the throne room now. I have it programmed.

*claps her hands twice and the throne room plunges into darkness again*

Well so much for THAT trick... *lets go of the Prince's arm... and takes a deep breath* OKAY, JUSS WHAT IN THE NAME OF BARNABY JONES IS GOING ON?! I demand that the phantom reveal it self! NOW!

Please don't anger it--them, whatever they are...*cowers*

*notices an alert on his pda*

they're using magic to light this place back up.... thats not fun friendly....

*enters a command. all lights are have now bee negated via magical darkness.*

lets see em turn the lights back on now

*transmutes an array onto the queen's nightvision goggles.*

there now it won't effect you.

so who's next on the scare the crap out of em world tour?

Ahh, thank you.

Hmm . . . would it be more fun to have them all in one place before we land some sort of surprise attack? Or should we attempt to split them all up . . . ?

*huffy* I don't give a rat's ass about angering anyone right now! They've angered ME!!! I mean, of what use is the dark, huh? WHAT CAN I DO IN THE DARK!?!?!