((Wait.. what? Did I miss something? xD))

*looks around when she realizes the King is no longer there*

Am I seeing things?

*walks off to the throneroom while questioning her sanity*

*gives her sis a hug* You're alright, trust me...

I think we've all questioned our sanity, especially after last night...>.<

Heck yeah...

What happened last night, Royal Healer? I was sleeping peacefully in my bed the whole time.

((In other words, I hadn't noticed this thread for some reason.. >> ))

Pfft, wouldn't we all like to know?

Let's see, there was a lot of running, screaming, ghostly noises and screeches, bolting doors, phantom ogres, spiders, flickering candles then darkness altogether, more running and screaming, a hydra in the hallway, a hole that I fell through and a mysterious force that seemed to want everyone herded into the courtyard like cattle.

The Royal Couple had us, is all. They had us gooood.

Makes me wish I hadn't stayed up studying the array and working on my transmutation for two days straight without any sleep. =_=
Because that definately sounded fun.

*all of the sudden remembers he still has bling's katana.*

oh yeah i took this from her last night... well i have to wait for quis anyways. might as well go return this.

*teleports back to the throne room and leaves the katana against the throne. starts to wander the halls. looks up to see a roasted turkey in a chandelier.*

wtf?! i so have to talk to the kids when i get back.....

*continues to wander through the halls*

Oh yes, Lady Ambassador, but more so for the phantom party, I believe...

So.. who was doing all this?

*points to the giant photo of the Royal Couple holding a sign*

*eventually wanders onto a balcony over looking the courtyard and thus the kids*

YO!!! up here... STOP PUTTING TURKEYS IN OUR CHANDELIERS!!!!

*hides then scampers off before they can see him*

*looks ticked off* Hey, now! It wasn't ME!!!

*makes it back to his chambers. digs through piles of scrolls in search of something.*

now where did i put it? oh come on....

*finally pulls out a diagram of an experimental 12 pointed array*

got it... whew... good thing they didn't find this, else i'd be coming home to a big whole in the ground.....

*wanders back to the courtyard. walks right past the kids and disappears right as he passes them. reappears back in at the persimmon castle*

*feels a blur go past her* Aww, cripes... are we going through this again? 9_9

Oh, now don't I certainly feel blind.

*thinks 'Hm, I wonder if that 12-pointed array is still there in the secret stash.. maybe I shoulda grabbed it along with the books'*

Oh well, too lazy to check now.

*feels a slight breeze next to her*

What the..?

There was a turkey in the chandelier? Now, that could've come in handy while we were lost and hungry...[Note to self] Check all areas for food. [/note]

*breeze*

Aww...not this again!

*gulps* Uhhh... guys? What say we run like hell to my room?

Um...okay, but maybe you should bring your katana, just in case...*nervous glances*

*rasies hand* Agreed! O_O
...But can we stop by mine and get one book? I have this one equation that's been plaguing my mind since I woke up. Oh, King-tou-san, what have your books done to me?! ><

Well, okay, but only because it's a book....but hurry!

*shrugs a little* so long as we can nab some coffee along the way, I'll bring up the rear.

Yay!
*runs and gets the one book*
~
*comes back with three* ^^;

*pulls out the 12 pointed array diagram and starts to study it some more*

hmm.... maybe i should make it 13.... i'm gonna need a lab....

*wanders around the persimmon castle until he finds the basement. notices that there are torture chambers here, left over from the days of Mojo*

hmm.... torture chambers are such a waste of life.....

*transmutes the chambers into holding cells and red stone liquid containers. then turns his attention to the rest of the basement. finds a box labeled "Worlds Sluttiest Monkey Sluts"*

umm....

*shakes his head. transmutes the box of ape porn into a wooden desk. finishes revamping the basement into a lab. places the diagram onto the desk.*

ok let's see....

*__* My alchemic senses are tingling...

how did my roast turkey get in a chandelier?! *grumble grumble* little hooligans.

I repeat, Houston, it wasn't me!

*walks about the persimmon palace aimlessly*

It seems my King is busying himself with research/experiments/projects. Meanwhile, I shall go on the quest to locate the mystical persimmons.

*walks on*

Alright, the danger is over.. I hope. Now I feel hungry. What's left to eat?...Besides the turkey in the chandelier?

We can bake... if you want

*ears perk up*

persimmons?! i could have sworn i heard someone say persimmons.....

*wanders off in search of persimmons*

Why can't they juss come home? ;_;

*comes upon a garden*

Such lovely landscape. Perhaps the mystical persimmons might be around here.

*walks through a small thicket and pushing aside a small bush, finds a cave*

What's this?

I miss Mother-sensei and King-tou-san~ ><

? I don't believe I ever chucked a turkey up there...

Baking sounds good, but I must check on the midget bartender that I've put under ice in the cellar. Wouldn't want him guzzling the king-vizier's store...

(Goodnight, all!)

*eventually makes it outside. notices tracks in the ground*

female... human... hmm.... did quis go off to find the persimmons without me? guess theres only one way to find out

*starts to follow the tracks*

*whacks away at the vines that encircle the entrance of the small cave with her daggers*

Ahh, there we go. I wonder where this leads . . .

*her curiosity gets the better of her and she enters the cave*

*follows the tracks until he reaches the cave*

a cave... hmmm... this can't be good, nothing good ever comes of caves. i just hope there aren't any of those annoying dwarves in there.

*shakes his fist angrily at the entire dwarven race. heads into the cave, still following the tracks.*

*keeps a hand on the side of the cave, while holding the other hand out in front of her to prevent accidental head injuries*

It's rather dark in here . . . perhaps I should've brought a torch. But this is more interesting.

*hears a faint but distant sound to her left, and begins to head towards it*

How long till they come back? 6_6

*catches up to the queen. transmutes a lantern*

yo.... here this might help

Why, thank you. That does make things easier on the eyes.

Is it just me, or do I hear chanting from somewhere within this cave?

*listens to the noises*

CRAP!!! dwarves.... i hate dwarves. they're all so short, serious, and all dwarf like... son of a bitch.... why couldn't it have been a midget hippie commune or something? it just had to be dwarves....

oh hell no i didn't conquer a nation just to have it infested with dwarves, those bastards aren't laying a hand on my persimmons....

*keeps muttering about his hatred of dwarves *

Wow . . . dwarves chant like that?

I suppose we could always rid ourselves of them. What goes on in this cave can stay in here and rot.

I hope they're not some sort of divine mystical persimmon guardians or something to that effect.

i'm not sure what they're chanting, i never was very good at dwarven..... oh hell let's just go find out why they're here.... those bastards better not be hording the mystical persimmons...

*the couple enter the cavern to find a enormous dwarven city whose streets seemingly converge on a giant rune covered door. they eventually are stopped by two dwarven guards.*

Dwarven Guard #1: hold it right there. who are you? and where are you...

*clap! both of the guards disappear. mutters to himself*

crappy dwarves....

That alchemy of yours is rather handy. No pun intended.

*pushes at the door*

Hmm, it doesn't seem to want to budge. Maybe I'm just a weakling . . .

*soon a crowd of dwarves forms around them, immediately followed by a large contingent of guards*

Captain of the Dwarven Guards: Get away from there!!! Who are you and what are you doing here?!

*turns around to face the dwarf*

don't talk to my wife like that....

*eyes glow with silver light*

i'll make this simple for you... i beat the crap out of mojo and his stupid apes; i own this land now. so you can either tell me what's behind the door or i'll have to brush up on my dwarf tossing skills...

*a random dwarven guard starts to advance on the couple. clap!!! a large armstrong-esque stone hand grabs the dwarf and tosses him across the cavern.*

now once again... what is behind the door?

Captain of the Dwarven Guards: an alchemist?! hey....whoa no need to get all angry...

shut up and tell me where this door leads already....

Captain of the Dwarven Guards: this leads to the mystical persimmon grove. mojo subjugated our ancestors hundreds of years...

did i ask you about that? do you think i care? ok how about this... you are free, on one condition. you leave these lands immediately.

*the crowd grows agitated.*

ok there's also plan B. i transmute you all into a philosopher's stone, then i go and have myself some persimmons... your choice

*crowd grows even louder. the Captain of the Dwarven Guards says something to them in dwarven; they all grow silent and dejected.*

nice i'm assuming that means you chose A...

Captain of the Dwarven Guards: yes but we must first locate a new suitable site....

*grumbles to himself*

Ahh, that seemed almost too easy . . .

Dear husband, perhaps we could send these dwarves to the north, if they have no other places where they would like to stay. After the wars, the north is rather depopulated. If it suits them, then mayhap, these dwarves can seek solace there.

hito, your so mean,

so funny tho!