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Rightful
Ruler
khlara@juno.com
Disclaimer:
Everyone here belongs to Shakespeare. Well OK, Titania, Oberon, the Weird
sisters, and Puck would also be considered under Disney. Ordeysia is mine!
Use her but tell me. Everyone else belongs to Shakespeare and his stories.
If you
haven't read Incipere or Orinoco Flow it'd be best to read
those first or else you might be clueless about some of this stuff.
"Ordeysia
I swear the next time I see Oberon..." his sentence was quickly cut short
as Ordeysia's lips pressed against his. Cobweb and Moth's eyes went wide
and they started to giggle.
"Sweetheart
I know. You've been complaining about Oberon for weeks now." said Ordeysia
fixing his shirt she had just wrinkled.
"He's
treading on thin ice Ord! He's making fun of Titania, my family, my tricks!
Ordeysia I..."
"Puck
we know! We know he's treading on thin ice. Titania will end up doing something
and then we'll all be fine. Relax." Cobweb and Moth's giggling was joined
by Mustardseed.
"You
three! Hush! Now!" snapped Ordeysia. The three quickly placed their hands
over their mouths and were quiet.
"What
happens if Titania doesn't do anything?" asked Puck.
"Well
you could always fight Oberon and take over Avalon." Eyes and mouths went
open all over as this was suggested.
"Ordeysia
you're crazy! That is highly impossible! I'd be killed before I even challenged
him!" cried Puck.
Ordeysia
put her face close to his and whispered,
"There's
a group of us that believe you should be rightful ruler of Avalon. They're
willing to do anything to help." She went closer, their noses touching,
he could feel her breath on his lips. Their lips just touching each other.
"They're
even willing to give up their own powers for you." she whispered. Puck's
eyes went wide again. Give up their own powers just because they think
I should be rightful ruler of Avalon?! thought Puck. He saw Ordeysia bite
the inside of her lip. Anyone could always see it. Her lip went to the
side and a small or large dip suddenly appeared under her lip. She was
scared, nervous, and hopeful.
"I'll
think about it." Ordeysia broke into a smile and her eyes went happy. Mustardseed,
Moth, and Cobweb's eyes and mouths went wide with amazement. Puck looked
at the three.
"Don't
tell anyone." he said to them. The three nodded their head in unison. He
looked back at Ordeysia who was still smiling as if he had said yes. Puck
smiled uneasily with her.
"But
it's not an instant yes so don't tell everyone." Warned Puck.
"Don't
worry. I won't. Besides if we want to keep a surprise attack on Oberon
we have to keep it secret." Said Ordeysia , her voice turning more child
like than usual.
"Ord!
Promise me you won't go around thinking I've said yes."
"Well..."
"Ordeysia
Ortessa Organa Octavia Olivia Olympia Ora Oriana Omega Melodie Melanie
Moore I want your solemn oath that you will not!"
"You
don't have to yell my whole name out. Gee. Anyway I promise."
"You
swear it!"
"I
swear it."
"Your
solemn oath."
"Good
glory Puck! How's this then; I, Ordeysia Ortessa Organa Octavia Olivia
Olympia Ora Oriana Omega Melodie Melanie Moore, solemnly swear and promise
that I will not say Robin,"
"Use
Puck!"
"That
I will not say that Puck is rightful ruler of all Avalon until he gives
me permission to do so. That's even a mouthful for me!" Hob joined Cobweb,
Moth, and Mustardseed on their little log and watched as the two argued.
"Why
ya got such a long name?" asked Hob.
"I
don't know, but it is kind of fun to say once in a while with all those
O's in it." Said Ordeysia beginning to hover again.
"Too
long." Said the four pixies shaking their heads. Ordeysia shrugged and
turned to look back at Puck but he had gone while she was talking to the
pixies. Always him to disappear when I want to talk.
He had
built it when he was a hundred years old, for his birthday. All the pixies
had helped him build it as well. The walls were rocks and the roof was
mud, moss, and sticks. The floor was dirt and the extremely small cottage
was hidden so no one could find it. The room itself was eight feet by eight
feet wide and it was 5 feet 6 inches tall. Just enough room for him to
sit down cross-legged and think. Thinking was what he really needed to
do now. Should he go against Oberon so he could be the ruler? Or should
he forget about it. Forgetting about it would be the hardest. Ordeysia
would remind him of every second of every day. Something he did not want.
He decided that the best thing to do was to sleep on it. He could easily
put himself to sleep until a dream told him what to do. Prophecy or
a dream? I'll have to find out.
I
wonder where he could be...ahhh! If I can't find him he must not want to
be found.
thought Ordeysia. She was in a meadow now. Trees surrounded everything.
Grass came up to her chest. She sat down and the grass barely covered her
eyes. She laid on her back and a breeze began to blow through the tall
forest of grass. The pixies had lost interest in Ordeysia and had gone
to the castle. Ordeysia, in her own right, was bored as well. She hoped
Puck wouldn't be gone for long. Ordeysia began to think of something else.
This place is boring.
He
was in the void. The land where all Fay went to when they dreamed. He waited
and then saw himself pop up. A double, that would tell him prophecy or
a dream.
Why
are you here? Asked the mirror.
You
know why.
I
do but I want to see if you do.
Should
I go against Oberon or should I forget about it?
Go
against Oberon. It is prophecy.
What
of Ordeysia? Am I doing okay with her?
For
now, but soon you two will be put through some hard times. Your love will
be tested. She will learn about the world and you will learn to face fears.
You will have to be strong for the both of you. Puck shook his head and
woke up.
An arm
around her extremely small waist and lips over hers. She shot out a blast
and quickly stood to find Puck on the ground holding the side of his head.
"Oh!
Sorry Puck! I didn't know it was you!"
"Well
who else could it be?" asked Puck getting up, still holding his head. Ordeysia
gave him a look of you-know-who-it-could've-been-and-you-understand-why.
Puck grinned and wrapped his arms around Ordeysia again.
"I
understand." He said, kissing her cheek.
"So
what did you decide?" she asked, wrapping her arms around him.
"Well,
I might as well. Who knows; maybe I can make a few good changes around
here." Puck looked into Ordeysia's eyes.
"And
your queen would be able to help and stand next to you." Ordeysia smiled
seductively.
"My
queen?" asked Puck jokingly. Ordeysia pressed her lips against his and
let the air run out between them before pulling back.
"I
don't know. Maybe I could work out something for that too." Said Puck with
another grin on his face. Ordeysia crossed her arms, shook her head, and
disappeared in a flash of blue light.
Puck
paced as he waited for Ordeysia to return. She had probably been summoned
by Titania or Oberon. Or at least that's what normally happened when she
disappeared without explanation. He paced a few more steps when he finally
ran into her.
"Hi!"
she said cheerily. Puck put his arms around her and brushed his lips over
hers.
"I
always worry when you disappear like that," he said holding her a bit tighter.
"Sorry.
I have no choice," as much as she hated it she lifted his arms from her
waist and began to hover. "All right, now we have to decide when you are
going to attack Oberon. It has to be fair and good so he won't kill you
if you don't win. Also if you do win we have to think up something for
him. A punishment of sorts." Ordeysia hovered around Puck.
"You're
sure this'll work?"
"Uh
huh. It's worked before."
"When?"
"When
Oberon overthrew his mom. Mab tells me all the time. Oberon turned her
into a pixie, poor girl." Said Ordeysia as she shook her head. Puck tried
to calm himself as he heard this. He really didn't need to get in trouble
with Oberon. As Ordeysia explained how they should attack Oberon, Puck
reviewed things in his mind, previous and future. Oberon had treated him
pretty nicely in the past but a lot of times weren't so nice. He didn't
know. His mind was confused and with Ordeysia talking a mile a minute she
wasn't helping either. He needed more time to think; needed to concentrate
on something else. All he wanted to do was go away, but going away while
Ordeysia talked was an extremely bad idea. Finally though she had stopped.
"Puck."
"What?"
"You
don't wanna hear, do ya." Puck looked into her eyes. He really didn't.
Only three things were going through his mind, and Ordeysia could only
fill one. He shook his head no in reply and Ordeysia smiled.
"It's
all right. You're scared. Understandable. You're going up against Oberon
tomorrow. Don't worry. I love you." Ordeysia disappeared. Puck had a funny
feeling that something, other than this, something bigger was going to
happen. It was going to put their world into a tailspin.
Ordeysia
very rarely fell asleep. Her metabolism and energy level were too high
to let her sleep. He body couldn't and wouldn't comprehend the idea of
rest. For a sudden change she was asleep, and now that she was she didn't
like it. She was dreaming about four mortals falling in love. Puck created
a problem by not understanding Oberon's directions and in an end result
the mortals went home happy where as Titania and Oberon were furious at
each other.
"Ord,
wake up." Puck said, as he gently shook her. Ordeysia opened her eyes,
and when she realized it was Puck, she quickly wrapped her arms around
his neck.
"I
hate sleeping. It's too scary." Whispered Ordeysia.
"Then
why'd ya do it?" he whispered back.
"I
had no choice. My body made me." Puck knew this was unusual but said nothing.
"Time
for the fight. Are you ready?" Ordeysia nodded and the two left. He'd tell
her about last night's events later.
From
their point of view Oberon was smiling at something someone had just said
that was funny, but what any of that was Ordeysia and Puck had no idea.
As Oberon turned around the smile was wiped from his face. Ordeysia gave
a silent gulp as she felt the palms of her feet grow warm and a bit moist.
She was terrified for her and Puck. Puck on the other hand was ready. Strange,
he felt utterly calm. He felt no need to worry. The two standing next to
each other looked all most like twins. Oberon stood.
"What."
"Puck
has come to challenge you sire." Said Ordeysia quickly. She feared her
voice would raise a few decimals but it didn't. Oberon chuckled a bit at
the actual thought as he walked towards the two.
"Puck,
is this true? Do you dare compete against your lord and master?" asked
Oberon staring directly at Puck. Puck returned the stare, stood his full
height, and said in his best voice,
"Yes."
The few that were in the great hall gasped at such defiance. Ordeysia stepped
to the side. It was going to get ugly. She began to hover so she wouldn't
faint or fall if worse came to worse.
"Fine."
Said Oberon nonchalantly as he turned. Puck was a bit confused, Ordeysia
knew exactly what was happening, and Oberon quickly turned and shot a force
of green light at Puck. Puck flew back a few feet and grabbed the side
of his head. It felt like the same force of power Ordeysia had shot at
him earlier that day. Ordeysia closed her eyes tight. Puck stood and shook
his head. Oberon began to shoot another force of light when Puck put his
hands in front of him and shot a larger force of power. It hit Oberon's
at light speed, turned Oberon's force around and hit the king of Avalon.
Puck tried to keep the grin from his face as Ordeysia gently began to open
her eyes. Oberon staggered at the hit and shot twice the force at Puck.
Puck dropped to the floor and the power hit the wall and created a large
gap in the once beige south wall. Puck let out a huge gasp of air as Oberon
leapt forward and landed a forceful blow to Puck's lower jaw. It was Puck's
turn to stagger back. With his right arm he held his jaw as he threw his
left at Oberon. Oberon's left caught his as his right connected with Puck's
left eye. Puck felt as the pain began to swell around the injured spot.
That was going to hurt for a while. Puck brought up his knee and jabbed
it into Oberon's lower stomach. Oberon doubled over slightly at the pain.
Puck brought down his right elbow to connect with Oberon's neck. Oberon
doubled more as Puck threw his left elbow into his back. Oberon's fists
hit the ground as he tried to catch his breath. This would be a little
harder than he thought. Puck stood back to let his lord rise. That had
felt good! To put all his tension into his master. To make him feel what
stress Puck had, had all week. Oberon stood and looked at Puck as if he
were ready to give up. Puck felt a little worried by this; unfortunately
it didn't last. With fists filled to the brim of power, strength, and fire
Oberon banged them against Puck's temples. Puck cried out at the hit. His
head hurt that no force could comprehend. Puck quickly dropped to the ground.
Oberon stepped on his back. Puck felt the wind rush out of him. He was
going to die. Ordeysia screamed. It was a scream of pain. The scream all
of Avalon knew. It was filled with sadness and of hurt. She was now standing
in the air, her hair flying wildly in the gush of wind that had come in,
her eyes were a bright blue violet. Everyone in the hall looked at her.
Eyes and mouths went wide. All except Oberon's. Ordeysia opened her mouth
and the magic power was shot at Puck. The power lifted him as it wrapped
around his body. It disappeared inside of him. He had been regenerated.
Puck smiled and shot a large blast of power at Oberon. Oberon felt a prickly
feeling run through his body, then it was suddenly lifted. Oberon fell
to the ground as Puck hit him again and again with the same force. Finally
Puck stopped and Oberon rose. Oberon tried to shoot at Puck with his own
power but nothing came. No warm feeling or blazing hot energy. Nothing
at all. It was as if...as if he were mortal. Ordeysia lowered herself to
the ground. Puck walked up to Oberon.
"Truce?"
asked Puck. Oberon stared at Puck wildly. How was this possible?! Oberon
nodded, stunned. Titania walked into the great hall. The gap in the south
wall healed itself. Ordeysia walked over to the woman.
"Ordeysia,
why have you done this?" Ordeysia kneeled before Titania and lowered her
head.
"My
lady, I merely gave Puck the idea. It was his idea to follow it. I am deeply
sorry."
"Rise
my child. This has only begun. I'm afraid to say that Talyus has returned."
Oberon turned around.
"Has
he brought his men? His weapons." Asked Oberon. Everyone saw the fear that
played in his eyes. Titania nodded.
"We
are doomed."
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