Monster School by Green Dc

Author:Green Dc [Dc, Green]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Science Fiction, Children's eBooks, Science Fiction; Fantasy & Scary Stories
Amazon: B00FDKBTVQ
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
Published: 2013-09-22T04:00:00+00:00

‘Constitution gone!’

15: DECLARATIONS

Lord Boron’s sleeping quarters smelt of sleep, snuff, mothballs and old man. The regent was unimpressed at being shaken awake from his anaesthetised stupor. He focused blearily on the monsters who surrounded his ornate bed and slurred, ‘Lars? A-arrest these intruders!’

‘Lars has left the castle,’ I said.

Noticing me, Lord Boron struggled to sit, his nightshirt straining over his bulbous stomach. ‘Thomas? What is the meaning of this? I have been … drugged? And my sleeping quarters invaded? Away with you all!’

‘Lord Boron.’ I spoke with my every iota of calm. ‘I hereby place you under arrest for fraud and treason against humanity.’

Even Erica’s eyes widened.

‘This is absurd!’ Lord Boron spluttered. ‘I am your teacher!’

‘Yeah.’ I wished I was dressed in anything other than my pyjamas. ‘You personally supervised my teaching for the last ten years. Why? To deliberately keep me in the dark about real world factoids. And keep me ignorant of your stealing from the royal coffers!’

‘Embezzling,’ corrected Greta.

‘These claims are absurd!’ Lord Boron struggled from his bed and wrapped himself in his robe of office. ‘You have no proof, certainly. For none exists.’

‘I have proof,’ I said. ‘We broke into your magical library box and learned everything. Or, close enough.’

‘The aniwye–’

‘Answers to me now.’

Lord Boron’s jaw dangled as if dislocated. He leaned against a bedpost and said in a softer tone, ‘Thomas, I did what I believed best for our people. Of that, I can assure you. And you must believe: you have always been as a son to me–’

‘And you’ve been like a grumpy, over-protective, history-obsessed uncle to me …’ My voice trailed off. I felt like I was standing on a cliff, watching my childhood tumble away, a landslide obliterating everything in its path. I wanted desperately to trust Lord Boron. To forgive him. It would be so easy to just say the words. Yet becoming a worthy ruler meant being fair and just to everyone. I stiffened. ‘That makes arresting you all the harder.’

The regent’s eyes darkened. ‘Even were your claims correct, you cannot arrest me. I rule in the absent king’s name. I am the regent!’

‘Not any more. As the son of King Albert and heir apparent, I hereby appoint myself, um, King of Monstro City!’

‘So you just named yourself the boss hume dude?’ Bruce whistled and elbowed Jaak, who rubbed his head. ‘I used to squat next to that boss at school!’

‘You cannot do that!’ Lord Boron pointed shakily at a framed document on his wall. ‘According to the Royal Constitution of 2089, you may become king only when you reach eighteen!’

‘Fair enough.’ I mentally skimmed the royal legalities Lord Boron had drummed into my brain over the years. ‘Then I hereby declare a royal emergency status! That means I can temporarily throw out the rules of the constitution … thingy.’

‘You cannot do that either!’ Lord Boron’s voice strained to hold its authority. ‘Only the king can suspend the constitution.’

‘How about this then?’ I grabbed the constitution from the wall and slammed it on Lord Boron’s bedside dresser.

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