home

search

Chapter 31

  Saige, Mai and Kelsey are standing next to hover bikes on the shoreline, just outside the back of the castle, while King Jesse and Gregory are across from them. “You ready to ride?”, asks King Jesse. “Definitely.”, says Saige.

  Gregory then explains what they’re going to do. “So we’re going to train on the sand first. Try to avoid going over the water. If you come close to the water, just let go of the controls.”. “So let’s get ready to ride. Jump on your vehicles.”, says King Jesse. Saige then eagerly hops on a hoverbike first, then revs it like a bike, but it doesn’t go anywhere. “What’s going on?”, asks Saige, in confusion. “Ha ha, you didn’t know? You have to turn the key.”, says King Jesse.

  Saige looks down and sees the key is already in the ignition. He then turns the key, revs the handles, and the bike hums as it begins to hover, while glowing blue underneath. “Now, twist the right side to go forward and the left side to stop! But be careful, it has a kick to it!”, says King Jesse. Saige does just what King Jesse says and immediately goes forward. “Whoo yeah! Whoa!”, shouts Saige.

  “Daddy daddy!”, a little girl shouts from the distance, nearer to the castle. The little girl then runs behind King Jesse, while a dark-skinned woman in pink robes, with gold trim, comes up behind King Jesse too. Meanwhile, Saige crashes into a tree and totally wipes out. At the same time, King Jesse turns around and picks up the little girl and says, “Ah, there’s my little girl.”

  “Saige!”, shouts Mai, as she runs over to Saige and then helps him up. “Thanks. Whose that?”, says Saige, as he points over to the little girl that King Jesse is now holding. “This is my daughter, Jessica.”, says King Jesse. “Aww, isn’t she cute.”, says Gregory. Saige acts mildly surprised from Gregory's reaction.

  “She sure is. And this is my wife, “Julie”.”, says King Jesse, while gesturing toward the woman in the pink robe. “Pleasure to meet you all.”, says Queen Julie. “Pleasure for us to meet you as well.”, says Gregory.

  “Wait, someone like you has a wife and daughter?”, says Saige. Gregory then covers Saige’s mouth. “Ha ha, what’s that supposed to mean? Come on, uncover his mouth.”, says Jesse. Gregory then uncovers, but still acts fearful of what Saige will say next. “I mean, you have.. a pretty wife and you have a daughter? How’d you do it?”, says Saige. “My, I am flattered. Who is this?”, asks Queen Julie. “Oh this is Saige. That demon person I called for.”, says King Jesse. “Not a demon.”, says Saige. “Ha ha, whatever you say.”, says King Jesse.

  Queen Julie gets a surprised look on her face, takes her daughter from King Jesse and drags him by the ear over to the distance. “Ow oww!”, says King Jesse.

  From the distance, Gregory, Kelsey, Mai and Saige can hear the following...

  Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.

  Queen Julie: You brought this demon man to our home?

  King Jesse: It was the only way to take on the demon tower, babe.

  Queen Julie: Don’t “babe” me. He was near our daughter. What if you set him off?

  King Jesse: He’s harmless around us.

  Queen Julie: You’re always taking risks like this.

  Saige grows a bit unhappy from hearing this. That’s then when the conversation ends with Queen Julie going back inside, while holding Jessica. King Jesse walks back up to the group. “Everything alright?”, asks Mai. “Yeah yeah, the wife is just.. unsettled.”, says King Jesse. “Cause of me, isn’t it?”, asks Saige.

  King Jesse explains, “More or less, but don’t worry Saige...” He then puts hands on Saige’s shoulders. “...You’re an honoured guest here. So I’m going to treat you right, alright.”. “Okay?”, Saige says in a confused manner. King Jesse then takes his hands off of Saige’s shoulders.

  King Jesse then talks on, “Let’s forget this hoverbike training for now. You should be shown around the island. Get to realize why this is called the kingdom of fun.”

  What proceeds next is a montage on several events. First the group ride a roller coaster while putting their arms in the air and yelling as the roller coaster goes on a down slope. Second, the group go and visit an aquarium and Saige puts his face up to the glass as he sees all the fish swimming by. Third, they go to a waterpark and Saige’s eyes look Mai up and down as she comes out in an orange one-piece swimsuit. Kelsey comes out also in an orange one-piece swimsuit, while wearing her helmet. Then the group go and slide down a waterslide. At the end of the day, the group rests in one of the waterpark’s pools.

  “Today was nice.”, says Mai. “Yup.”, says Saige. “Though, we’d have to get you all into training tomorrow.”, says King Jesse. Suddenly, the group hear screams. They look over in their pool and see demon fish coming out and biting people. “Oh no. We gotta get out of the water quick!”, says Gregory. “First we need to save people.”, says Mai.

  Gregory, Kelsey, Mai and Saige go to the rescue and start grabbing people, including the kids, up and getting them out of the pool. King Jesse also tries helping too. Demon fish then go to rush King Jesse, but Saige rushes over and scratches them up in time. “Saige.”, says King Jesse. “Just get out of here you moron! Leave this to us!”, says Saige.

  King Jesse exits the pool with a kid on his back and he then places them down and they run off. Saige keeps scratching up demon fish, while Gregory, Kelsey and Mai keep grabbing and leading the remaining kids out of the pools. Eventually, Mai leads the last kid out of a pool. “Where’s Saige?”, Mai asks. Mai then looks around and spots Saige, seeing him struggle in the water.

  King Jesse then runs in and jumps in the water, Saige’s in. “No, your majesty, what are you doing!?”, shouts Mai. King Jesse gets Saige out of the water while getting bitten up alot by the demon fish. “Augh!”, shouts King Jesse, but he still pulls Saige by the arm and out of the water.

  Both their bodies have scratches all over them, by the time they get out of the water. “You.. basically saved me back there.”, says Saige. “Of course, I couldn’t let you die.”, says King Jesse. “Eh, those fishes wouldn’t have killed me.”, says Saige. Mai then cuts in, “Yea, only drown you. Your majesty, what were you thinking!? You should've let us handle that.”. “I couldn’t help it. Couldn’t let Saige suffer in there.”, says King Jesse. Saige just looks at him.

  Later on, after all the commotion has died down, everyone is just outside the water park building, at night time, as the street has ambulances in it. Gregory, Kelsey, Mai, Saige and King Jesse, stand outside the water park building, just staring at it, as one guard is nearby King Jesse, and King Jesse and Saige have white comfort towels on them. King Jesse then speaks to the group, “You have to understand, this island is the pride and joy of fun here. But these demons are ruining this island’s culture. Use to be a magical place to be, now it’s slowly turning into a hazard.”

  “Yeah, I understand now. We’ll rid you of these damn demons.”, says Saige. “Thank you.”, says King Jesse. They just continue staring at the waterpark building.

Recommended Popular Novels