Grandma Lily was the first one up. She tiptoed through the room where the cribs, beds, and playpens were. Grandma was on the way to the kitchen to start breakfast, but halfway their Lily heard a noise. “She stopped and turned on a table lamp. In front of her was Alice and Robert playing in the playpen. Somehow, they had climbed out of their crib crawled over to the playpen, scrambled up the three-foot playpen’s webbing, and fell to its bottom. Grandma Lily investigated the children to see if they hurt themselves.”
They were okay. When Lily bent over the playpen, little Alice jumped up, put her arms around Grandma and kissed her, meanwhile talking a mile a minute. Lily couldn’t understand what Alice was saying, so she looked at Robert while she was kissing the baby back?
Robert said, “she loves you where is her Mommy and when are we going to eat?”
Grandma Lily woke Tony up and asked him to get all the ladies up and at it. She sat on the sofa and didn’t know what else to do.
Tony did his job well; all the ladies were running around getting dressed for work (Taking care of children is work). Tony and now Billy was running around at full speed, helping them find a piece of clothing they at once needed. The kids had to run anywhere from the basement dryer to the outside clothesline and even look under a bed. Billy, Steven, and Tony were becoming the lady’s little brothers. For the first time, the boys felt like somebody loved them.
Grandma Lily was still in shock sitting on the couch. Sandra the Queen asked where are the babies?
“I have given up said, Lily. “I watched Robert throw Alice out of the playpen.” Then he swanned dived out into a perfect roll-up and ran to the front door where Alice was already coiled up in a ball waiting for Robert to come so he could stand on her to open the front door, allowing Alice to find and drag in the Sunday’s Newspapers.
I followed them with my dog and a rabbit to the Kitchen where they had both climbed up to their high chair seats to wait for breakfast. They are arguing over the newspaper, they both want the sports section. They have got married without us knowing about it. All the ladies laughed out loud.
During breakfast, the Queen told everyone that the King of Kings was having a banquet for us tonight at the military complex. We have decided on one thing, no manner where she is raised in Brooklyn or our Castles’ all of you and your children will be with her.
Alice is the future Queen of my Family and therefore the ruler of the world.
The room became silent.
That night the Soldiers worked the Diner. They are visible when they want to be. They have worked into the DeVan Families’ business by training as cooks, chefs, bartenders, waiters, and kitchen helpers. The Soldiers loved it because it gave them a few bucks to save for their families.
Meanwhile, the Prosciutto shops and The Diner are getting busier every day. These growing businesses could use all the help they can get.
The Queen decided that everyone, including the Aunts and Uncles, will meet her husband, the King at the banquet. Sandra the 4th brought in Ms. Smith. She arrived at the Bleecker Street address early in the Morning with her assistants, tailors, and hairdressers to ensure that all the quests have the proper clothes and jewelry to wear.
Uncle Carmine was the only one who refused to change his outfit. He was Brooklyn’s chief of police, and he already had a uniform.
The visiting ladies and the Queen had their Royal clothes. Elizabeth and Grandma Lily also had royal dresses to wear.
Ms. Smart brought a large van full of gowns, Royal menswear, young children wear, and a few babies’ outfits. Once Ms. Smart and the guest agreed on the gown she wanted to wear, (Miss. Smith’s) helper would fit the dress on the guest.
Aunt Mary, Aunt Joan, Tracy, Grandma Maire, Clare, and Sarah found themselves in a fantasy world as they picked out their gowns and accessories. Uncle Joe and Carmine son, Carmine Jr., looked great in their long coats and puffed up shirts. All the boys loved their military outfits with the mandatory sword.
The three boys, Tony, Billy, and Steven looked like young lords. Sarah was wearing lipstick and her first gown. She glowed, as she poised for the Royal Newspaper’s Photographer.
Freddy was busy working the family’s catering business.
Robert dressed in an everyday white uniform with a military hat, and baton looked impressive. Alongside him was his Princess.
They dressed Alice in a ‘Satin White-Gown’ with matching long gloves and a diamond tiara. They combed her black hair out. Joeann loved her pretty dress but, she kept on getting it dirty by falling, so Ms. Smith carried her around with a few changes. Sarah and Alice wore make-up for the first time. Sarah loved it, and she believed she was in heaven.
Alice hated her make-up, her dress, jewelry, and Robert. She wore her sunglasses and was being carried by one of Ms. Smith assistants.
Besides the immediate family, they invited many military officers with their families along with some significant vendors and their families.
To get to the Military Complex, the family had to go through the basement of their house and the Soldiers’ station to an underground train fifteen minutes away from the party.
A few Royal Servants were on hand to help. Everyone walked downstairs to the basement to start their underground trip. Queen Sandra took Alice from Ms. Smith’s assistant. She carried the constant talking and pointing Princess. Tracy followed carrying a sleeping Joeann. Aunt Mary walked with Sarah while the two Uncles walked with the three boys. Grandma Lily and Elizabeth escorted Robert while they both gave him a thousand instructions on how to handle Alice.
The first surprise was the Soldiers Station; they packed the small room full of electronic equipment. They had to pull Robert away from the computers. Alice was waiting and took a swing at him with her gold baton. The second surprise was that there was a full-sized train waiting, which they boarded, a Soldier in a Santa Claus suit was the engineer. They dressed the many conductors as Elves. The Christmas songs started along with the train and continued until it returned. A few minutes later it arrived at the Complex.
The Queen and Elizabeth got off the train first and joined their husbands, who were waiting for them.” Now the Queens could introduce the ‘King’ to his new children, including their parents and Uncles, and Aunts. The ‘King’ pulled them aside and told them that their children would get the best education available. They will also spend the rest of their lives with the Princess.”
The Elves were having a problem with the last two passengers and asked for Queen Elizabeth’s help. “As she was climbing back onto the train, you could see she was steaming. Alice’s father said,” I think our little darlings will come out wailing.”
Elizabeth returned in a minute with a smile on her face. She shocked the two Kings when she said, Ms. Princess doesn’t like wearing a dress, so she took it off, and the Elves can’t catch her. So, I told Robert to find her and drag her out of the train; I don’t care what Alice is wearing. I told her that the entire world is going to see her when she gets off the train and forget about dessert.”
“After a slow five minutes, a disheveled Prince stepped out of the train, attached to his hand was a beautiful Princess wearing a beautiful white dress. Hearing the crowd roaring for the little ones made the Kings and Queens smile and almost jumped up and down.”
The children walked as a prince and princess should. Their bodies were straight; heads held high, and they moved at a perfect pace.
“Elizabeth said out loud, how did Robert get her dressed so fast and got her to walk so good?”
The two walked right past the Kings and Queens without a word, causing the king to get annoyed.
“His wife, Sandra said she doesn’t know who you are?”
Just then the King heard a small voice in his head say, “Father I am having a dressing problem, give me a minute.”
The ‘King,’ whispered to his wife “We are fucked.”
They filled the long parallel rows of tables with guests. They set a long table on a two-step platform up for the Royal Family, which included the two ‘Kings’ (King of all and King of the Soldiers); Their wives, Sandra and Elizabeth, Court member Baroness Lily, Princess Alice, and Prince Robert. Also, four Soldier’s Generals.
Everyone was standing, bowing and genuflecting as the Kings and Queens passed by, but the baby Princess and Prince caused the people to roar. Robert walked firm and straight never to falter, but Alice had to stop to jump up and down, then wave and shout at the guest only to return walking like a princess. Alice tried to pull her hand from Robert, but he was too stout. Her Mother the Queen told Robert, tomorrow everyone in the World would see you two in the newspapers (Royal Photographers were all over the place), and for a few moments they will smile and feel good.
“The ‘King of Kings’ picked up his daughter Alice, who talked a mile a minute and pointed at Robert. His wife whispered something to him and they both laugh. The King looked at Robert; we think she is blaming you for everything. For now, tell her she is right, and you’re sorry. But, if she believes someone wants to harm us, she must inform the Soldiers right away. Tell her there will be no more public displays of childhood behavior, or it will separate the two of you. That’s a King’s order. And reminded her, she must act like a Princess”.
“There was a good five minutes conversation between them some tears fell from a beautiful child with long black hair and from that day on the Prince, and Princess obeyed their King’s orders.”
During dinner, the Princess got bored and played with her food. The little Prince corrected her. She didn’t say a word but gave Robert the eye, (which turned out to be the front-page photo in the Royal newspapers) the high Nobles somehow held their laughter.
“Robert announced that Alice knows someone who wants to harm us, but she won’t tell me.”
“The Queen said, Alice honey, do you want your dessert before Robert gets his?”
Alice said in English “Sure.”
“The Queen asked Alice who is the person who intends to harm you and Robert? And, do you want to tell me everything terrible that Robert did to do you today?”
“Alice looked at Robert, and he told her what her Mother said.”
“After the Mother straightens out Alice’s sunglasses, the little lady, said Sure, Mommy. She stood up and jumped on to her mom’s lap. Alice landed with her Black hair flying everywhere and her black sunglasses almost falling off her face.”
After her mother straightens out Alice’s sunglasses, the little lady talked a mile a minute as she was pointing at Robert, it was clear she was upset about something but didn’t know how to express it.
They asked Robert to interpret what Alice said.
Robert and Alice had a long conversation.
It fascinated the Nobles listening to the two children talking and watching their facial expressions and hand motions.
Robert said Dad, “Alice has discovered a plot that will kill all of us. Yesterday while she was running after me, she passed two servants talking, and a lot of information jumped into her head.”
Alice didn’t know what to do. But she remembered it had something to do with this morning cereal and the sugar bowl. Alice didn’t want to scare me, so she took care of it herself by getting up early and throwing the sugar bowl away.
Alice heard the servants taking today, but they stopped when they saw her.
The Soldiers listening to this conversation were already on the move. They took down three servants in a matter of minutes. The overhead speakers were ordering the people at the banquet not to move or touch anything until there was an all-clear signal. Also, to hold their children on their laps. Elizabeth grabbed Billy and put him on her lap with a smile. The King of Kings gave Grandma Lily, Joanne. The Queen had Tony stand next to her husband. Tracy told Sarah to sit on her lap. Steven was standing next to Uncle Joe.
Robert requested to speak. “They approved it, and then he outlined a plan that was interesting. The two Kings made a few suggestions, and they started the new strategy.”
A few Army Troopers and scientists from the complex slowly walked around the tables and stopped every once in a while, and checked their fake blinking equipment. Meanwhile, Queen Sandra carried her daughter, Alice around the banquet area pretending she was showing her off to keep everyone distracted. The Queen whispered to her daughter something that Alice didn’t understand, so Robert who was in one soldier hidden rooms said to Alice ‘Charlie Chan.’
“Immediately Alice spoke with a Chinese accent, which cracked up everyone, including one Soldier. Chan’s assistant soon solved the problem by finding a deadly poison in the desert’s frosting.
All the desserts were at once removed to the labs, at the Complex.
The Queen bought Angelo’s Pasties shop, on Flatbush Avenue and had all its pasties delivered to the banquet.
The King of Kings had babysitters brought in, to watch the children. There were about twenty kids at the banquet; the children had their party filled with pastries, clowns, and games.
They rearranged the banquet tables to move the guests closer to the ‘Kings.’ The released the open bar. The formal dinner turned into a party.
One Grandma Marie, two Mothers, Clare and Tracy, two Uncles, Joe and Carmine and the two Aunts, Mary and Joan each received a wrapped present holding a piece of Royal jewelry.
The Kings stopped the party to make an announcement. King Greg said we are building a massive hotel and shopping center on top of the Military Complex.
The hotel’s top five floors will be condos for our family. Each apartment will be a mini-mansion. We will have the best 24/7 security in the World. In a few months, each family will receive a floor plan of their Condo. I will give you plenty of time to make any adjustments you want. The Top floor will be a fabulous apartment for Robert and his girlfriend when they are twenty-one and marriage
Also, the Soldiers are building a massive Fort at the Military Complex, with Barracks for ten thousand Soldiers. It will have, ten large cafeterias, a substantial modern hospital, laboratories, therapy wings also, operating rooms and a complete teaching school for nurses and Doctors.
The two Kings retired to a private room. They were both outraged about the attempt on their family’s lives and how close they got. The ‘King of Kings’ wanted to turn over the complete leadership of his Monarch to the King’ of the Soldiers, John. It was just a manner of time. Well, now the time. The King called for the Queen and told her what he decided.
His wife, who was technically in charge, agreed to everything because it seemed her family was falling apart.
No wonder the Soldiers think we are fools. Two babies saved our alleged powerful family.
“The party was over. Everyone when back to their homes or Castles, except for Queen Sandra and her husband, the ‘King.’ They wanted to spend a few days with their daughter. So, Grandma Lily, Elizabeth, and the babies had dinner with the Royal Family. The Prince and Princess didn’t mind being put into high chairs; they were starving. The French restaurant had two stars, and management wanted to impress the Royal Party.”
“A waiter asked Alice in a slow, soft voice if she wanted a big hamburger and some French fries.”
Alice said, “something that was short and brief (in baby-talk).”
The waiter laughed and looked at the adults.
Elizabeth said, “what did she say, Robert?”
“She said your French asshole get us menus,” which put the dinners into hysterics.
“Robert tells Ms. Brat we don’t use that kind of language, Elizabeth said. She apologized for the Princess and asked the now shocked waiter to give them menus. She suggested he switch to French to get back at the Royal brats.”
“The server could not wait to tell the kitchen staff about his encounter with the Princess. The chef, famous in his own right walked out to the table to see what was going on.
Elizabeth knew him and got up and wished him luck. He gave each of the children a menu. The man had a smile on his face waiting to see what was coming next.
“The Princess looked at her menu pushed Robert and asked him a few questions as she pointed to items on the menu. After a short conversation, Robert in perfect French ordered two escargots as appetizers, two small-medium rare steak Diane with mushroom sauce, steaming hot mashed potatoes and for dessert, Crème brûlée. Robert pulled out a pen, and the little royal brats signed their menus.”