The Longest Night Vol. 1 by Various

Author:Various [Various]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Meanwhile, back at the hotel . . .

. . . Gunn put the finishing touches on the prince’s outfit, placing the oversized, elevator-looking turban on Govinda’s head.

It’s like decorating a Christmas tree, he thought, as he stood back to survey the prince in all his ostentatious glory.

The prince had commanded that the survivors of his delegation clean up the hotel, which they had done with amazing speed. It seemed that both species of demon evaporated like foam when they came into contact with water. Disposing of the bodies was the easiest of the operation, which included boarding some windows and the front door, and a lot of scrubbing.

Now his father had sent in his top security forces to “extract” his son and bring him home.

“I do not want to go,” the prince said for perhaps the two-dozenth time. He and all his lackeys had resumed their human shapes.

“All good things must end,” ventured Fred, who had returned from Caritas.

“Ah.” The prince beamed at her. “In my country, you would be a queen.”

“Hello? Me, too,” Cordelia grumbled. “In fact, already been a queen. Okay, a princess. But they didn’t have a queen. Princess was as high as they went.”

Wesley and Angel regarded the prince with less than Christmas spirit.

“You neglected to give us valuable information. You nearly cost us our lives,” Wesley said. He had been dressing the prince down and the prince had taken it remarkably well. He was still giddy from his and Angel’s adventure.

“However, you are still alive.” The prince preened and said to Fred, “You should have seen my prowess as I overcame the enemy. They were begging for mercy.”

Angel rolled his eyes but kept his silence.

“Wow,” Fred said, clearly impressed. “That must have been exciting.” She wrinkled her nose. “But, you know, a lot of your men, well, they died tonight.”

The prince waved a hand. “They died, true, but in the service of their royal family. They surely reside this moment in Paradise.”

He turned to Wesley. “I will not fail to reward you and your people,” he said. He clapped his hands and one of his lackeys approached, carrying a suitcase.

“Your payment,” the prince announced.

“I am uncomfortable around emotional displays of gratitude,” the prince proclaimed, “so I insist that you wait until I am gone from this place to see the lavish amount I have given you.”

“We thought there would be an invoice. Followed by a check,” Wesley said.

“I have rewarded you far beyond your dreams.”

“Good, cuz I didn’t get to keep the dress,” Cordelia muttered.

“You can have mine,” Fred whispered earnestly to her.

Cordelia smiled gently. “That’s okay, Fred. It’s yours.”

“And so . . .” The prince touched his chest, his lips, and his forehead. “‘All good things,’ lovely virgin.” He beamed at Fred.

“I’m also . . . a . . . oh, forget it,” Cordelia huffed.

The bodyguard laid the suitcase on the lobby counter.

“Your Majesty, your father awaits your return,” one of the black-suited men sternly reminded the prince.

“Good-bye, my friends,” the prince said, inclining his head the merest fraction.

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