Solitaire Kinglet’s Decry

Princess Sherry and Jack Alphi visit the diamond kingdom to enjoy it's hospitality. Currently the kingdom is facing a new problem, which involves goblins who yearn for the comforts of the city, but are in standoffs with the locals, forcing them to steal. King Virax takes advantage of this and sends … to dump tons of smelly used diapers by the goblin caves to provoke a conflict. The Goblin Kinglet arranges for Princess Sherry to be kidnapped and held as a bargaining chip. However the goblins Jinglejacks and his buddies befriend the princess of hearts and arrange for her release. Much later King Marshall finds that it was the villagers who were the ones who shunned and provoked the goblins in the first place.

The clopping of hooves and the tinkling of bells peeled through the streets of the town Diamondia as a couple of royal coaches were being pulled, one by a magnificent mare and  the smaller one by two sturdy foals.

Inside the small coach, the Jack of Hearts Alphi and his little sister Sherry (originally known as Xerry) the princess of hearts cuddled together in a deep snooze, resting on a large velvet pillow, suckling their pacifiers.

The other coach was transporting the King of Diamonds Marshall and the Jack of Diamonds Green Reaper. The exchange trip they had arranged with the kingdom of hearts was going to be one to remember.

Queen Custard Pie kept her eyes on the two babies while they slept. They were both the royal children of the king and queen of hearts. The motherly queen of diamonds was going to keep them safe.

From the balconies of Lumina Castle, King Virax was spying on the coach from his crystal orb. He frequently spied on his neighbours trying to find a weakness he could exploit so he could seize the land without breaching the pact with the kingdoms of Solitaire.

“So the princess and jack of hearts have left their kingdom” he said smirking “The heart royals have no jurisdiction in the diamond kingdom…unless, I somehow give them a reason”.

“Very amusing” came the voice of his wife Circe. The lady dragon was roughly handling a donkey maid dressed in a purple and lilac maid outfit. “Get to work pumpty ass!” the queen shouted.

The donkey maid sniffled, shed a tear and began to wipe the floor with a cloth and bucket of water. The royals in the kingdom of spades did not treat their servants well and made complete slaves out of them.

Circe joined the king on the balcony and began to discuss how they could take advantage of the royal children of hearts being in the diamond kingdom. There was a great opportunity to wreck havoc in the land of Solitaire.

“If something were to happen to the jack or the little princess” said Circe “Surely the kingdom hearts would respond against the kingdom of diamonds. A delicious breach of diplomacy at that!”.

“Yes very amusing” replied Virax “But how to lash out without our actions being traced back to us. Marshall should get full blame!”. “Then put a third party in the mix” his wife suggested “One that will work for us unknowingly”.

After some plotting, they had the perfect candidate to plant the seeds of conflict, the ideal third party to start a war against the locals of the diamond kingdom, which in turn would pave the way open for something bigger that would shock both the heart and diamond kingdoms. The plan was too perfect.

Now that discussions were concluded, it was time to check on things around the castle. Queen Circe saw the donkey maid polishing the bedpost of the bone crib. The rest of the room was sparkling clean.

“Are done yet wimple back?” she snapped. “Y-Y-Yes mistress” the maid whimpered. “You missed a spot!’ the queen hissed “You will be severely punished for that!’. Then the maid wept “S-Sorry queen!”.

It didn't matter how much any of the servants pleaded and begged as they workest their hardest, they got spanked, confined to a dungeon cell, tied up and fed yucky stuff for one reason or another.

Back in the diamond kingdom, the two coaches stopped at the stables inside the grounds of Castle Rhombus. The occupants of the coaches got out, while the coach boys went to remove the coaches from the horse and foals so they could go to the stables for a well-deserved drink and apple oatmeal.

King Marshall went to give the foals a pat and stroke. The two foals Spunky and Spirit were magnificent foals and the king loved them as much as his royal loyal subjects.

“Come on Princess Sherry, Jack Alphi” Queen Custard Pie ushered “I'm sure the Mythies, maids and guards will be happy to meet you”. The red rat and blue skunk held the motherly kangaroo’s paws as they walked to the grand gate to the castle gardens.

The welcoming committee in the castle gardens was outstanding. The Mythies were excited and happy to see their queen, king and jack again. They were surprised to see that they had visitors.

“Who have we got here?” asked the unicorn Pearl. “New royals by the looks of it” the minotaur Krassus replied bluntly. “One of them is a princess” the manticore Tirax remarked.

Just then a group of two-headed rat maids arrived and began to unroll a carpet from the castle door to the garden gate. They were made aware that there were visitors present and were going to do their very best to serve them.

“Are those the Rattins you mentioned?” Princess Sherry asked. “They are” King Marshal replied “They're wonderful guys. The head maid Betsy taught them really well”.

Everyone strolled.into the castle, passing the decorative carpeted halls with fresh flowers, banners, vases and wooden furniture. Jack Alphi was impressed. The place was lavish like the Castle Cardioid in the Heart kingdom.

A set of double doors took them into the banquet hall, which had an enormous buffet spread consisting of Sapphire the fluffdragon's home cooked meats, the royal chefs’ desserts and dishes specially made by the rattin maids.

Here to greet the king of diamonds, his family and guests were the king’s two personal servants Weaselwick and Weaselknack. They were setting the table and making final preparations.

“Welcome your kingliness” they said in unison. Then they bowed low on the floor and escorted the king to his throne highchair at one end of the table. The two weasels had great respect for their king.

“Wow you diamond royals sure know how to live and enjoy yourselves” Alphi said with fascination. “Thank you, your Jackship” said Queen Custard Pie “Now let's all sit down, eat, drink and be merry”.

The Mythies were helped into their little highchairs by the weasel servants, the jack of hearts, the jack of diamonds and the queen of diamonds. Queen Custard Pie seated herself on the cushy throne seat at the other end with both Jacks by her side and the princess near her brother, while the weasel twins stayed either side of their king.

Everyone began to eat and drink their fill. Sapphire had cooked cheeseburgers, hotdogs, chicken drumsticks, lamb kebabs, tacos, and duck soup. Each dish was so delicious, they all wanted to eat a bit of everything.

Then came the Rattin dishes which consisted of mozzarella sticks, potato wedges, cheese bread buns, cheese pies and Roly poly cheese loaves. Those were full of bulk fibre and bound to make anyone fill their tummy and diaper.

Finally came the chef’s desserts, which included banana cupcakes, triple chocolate cake, sticky honey apple pie, plum and prune fritters, fruit and vanilla ice-cream cake and sarsaparilla floats.

By the time the banquet was over, absolutely everyone was very full, with food on their faces. “Mmmmm! Delicious!” Princess Sherry moaned in delight. “Next to the banquets I have in my kingdom” said Alphi “This is awesome’.

Beyond the south border of the Diamond Kingdom was the land of Zaostar. It was an arid desert-like land with cracked earth, dust dunes and scree. It was easy to get lost and succumb to drought from this place.

Very little of Zaostar was habitable and was heavily fought over by two factions. The first was the Zaostarian canines consisting of coyotes, jackals, dingoes, and wolfhounds.The other was the Zaolian goblins, who looked a bit like fauns with green furry upper bodies and black furry legs and tails.

Ever since Valbunny had devastated the once lush and beautiful grasslands, the land of Zaostar was contested fiercely for what little land could grow crops, as well as the oasis groves, mines, quarries, and mineral deposits. The Zaostarians traded with the diamond kingdom, while the Zaolians traded with the spade kingdom.

The Zaostarian leader Princess Amber met with the Goblin Kinglet and after days of debate, were able to convince the Zaolians to put a ceasefire from further conflict, until a more permanent solution could be made. Due to how the land was divided, the goblins were not happy due to water and food shortage, while the canines felt deprived of building material.

What made Amber nervous about the goblins were their superior weaponry, consisting of siege weapons like catapults and battle wagons, which they had yet to unleash against the Zaostarians. She would need to keep them in check, and if the worst happened, she would need to seek help from allies.

At the time, King Marshall was unaware of the uneasy truce in Zaostar. So far as council meetings went, the quartz, coconut, and clay pottery the diamond kingdom got from them was being supplied just fine.

After a relaxing hour of naptime, Marshall led his weasel servants and the two guests of the Heart Kingdom to the Crown Jewel Tower to attend Pearl’s princess tea party. The king dreaded it and enjoyed it at the same time.

Princess Sherry was dressed for the occasion. Jack Alphi was nervous and blushing as he was changed into a pretty rose pink dress with a flower sewn in it. Then he sank low as a bronze tiara was placed on his head.

The pretty Mythies, King Marshall, Queen Custard Pie, the weasel twins, and their two guests sat at the round table, where the rattin maids had laid out all the cutlery and spread of sweet treats.

“Would you like a banana and chocolate cupcake?” Pearl offered to the two guests. “I guess so” Alphi responded. “Oh yes please” Sherry accepted. Pearl passed them a cupcake each, then proceeded to pour them a teacup of strawberry milk.

“So you're from the Heart Kingdom?” Tyrax asked. Both guests nodded as they sipped their milk. “I've always wanted to go to one of the other kingdoms” said Tira “But the king never takes us”.

“I would take you” Marshall told her “But I can't guarantee you'll be safe outside the diamond kingdom”. “You leave that to me” Queen Custard Pie said “I'll bring our beloved Mythies to the Heart Kingdom when we drop off their jack and princess”.

“What is the Heart Kingdom like?” Asterite asked. “It's a good kingdom” answered Princess Sherry “Lots of taverns, bath houses, fun parks, restaurants, a great petting zoo, and a Cupid office”.

“Sound like lodes of fun” Tira said, impressed. “The Heart Kingdom is renowned for the queen's tarts and the king's ruby hearts” added Alphi. “Oooh! Yum!” Sapphire said, licking around her mouth. “If only I had one of those lovely rubies” said Jag.

“If you get the chance to visit” Alphi told them “You'll enjoy all the comforts and wonders of the Castle Cardioid. We are lucky to have our very own princess”.

“I wouldn't mind having a royal princess in my kingdom” Marshall put in “Might be nice to have someone seated next me, while my servants do their thing.

“You've already got a princess silly” Pearl said “And that princess is me”. “Do you fancy doing paperwork, council meetings, and deputations?” the king asked. The thought of politics gave Pearl a headache, and she shook her head.

“You know everything has become more efficient since we put those rattins to work” Krassus said “We don't have to wait for our beds to be made. No pun intended”. “They do seem like very nice and gentle creatures” Jack remarked.

“Well before our local witch Mz. Curl taught them a lesson” said Sapphire “They were bandits and arsonists. Don't know how they converse with two heads”. “The same way we do” Weaselwick and Weaselknack replied in unison.

After the tea party, everyone went down for playtime in the garden. King Marshall on the other paw had another round of deputations and petitioners to deal with, aided by his weasel servants.

Down in the Zaostar desert, in the goblin town of Valedoc, a sneaky furry was at work, dirty work to be precise. Patch was snooping around, trying to cause as much damage as he could to provoke a war between the Zaostarians and the Zaolians.

The bad chimera was disguised as a Zaostarian soldier with a red leather cap, feather, cloak, and sandals, as well as a cloth diaper with the Zaostarian seal on the safety pin.

Having multiple heads was handy for Patch. His lizard and goat heads helped him to eat all the rations and food supplies, while the snake tail drank the entire water reservoir.

While the chimera was being a glutton, he noticed that the goblins had a couple of catapults by the armory. This was going to make the war between both factions really intense, just as King Virax intended.

Just as Patch had consumed every morsel and drop in storage, a group of goblins caught him in the act. Patch managed to hide his extra heads under the cloak, as the goblin villagers brandished knobbly clubs.

“Thieving canine!” they yelled “Treacherous Zaostarian!”. Patch easily punched the weapons out of their hands and then punched the daylights out of the goblins. They would soon wake up and tell everyone that the canines had stolen from them, without knowing it was a single chimera.

When the news reached the goblin Kinglet Xoriszorley, he was most angry at the Zaostarians. “Is it not enough they take our land!?” he yelled “Must they also take our supplies as well!? They will pay for their insolence! Very soon! Captain! Assemble my forces!”.

From the throne room of Castle Lumina, Virax was looking inside his spy prism with amusement. He saw a massive army of Zaolian goblins encircling a Zaostarian village, catching the locals completely off guard.

“Oh just look at them go!” the king of spades sneered “They'll conquer the whole of Zaostar in no time. When those silly canines make an alliance with the diamond kingdom, they too will be overrun and I get to take over kingdoms.And should the royals of hearts get caught in the crossfire, so much the better. Best plan laid like a golden egg!”.

While the evil dragon king was cackling, Queen Circe was spanking a donkey maid as she was trying to feed Patch with baby bottles of evil milk. It wasn't easy holding a baby bottle in each hoof and feeding three heads, plus a snake tail.

“Stop dropping those bottles!” Circe snapped “My loyal subject needs his refreshment!”. “Yes queen!” spluttered the maid, trying to fight back the tears as she felt swat after swat on her diapered bottom.

“Ah!” sighed Patch “Evil is in the air and I'm loving it”. He soon finished his milk. “Patch send this miserable creature to the dungeon” ordered the queen of spades “I've got some interesting developments to view with my king”.

At the central fountain square in Dunemoon City, the Zaostarian capital, their leader Princess Amber Howlington was inspecting her soldiers as they did training drills, preparing for the inevitable upcoming battle.

“What is their problem?” she asked with irritation “I make a treaty with them, we divide the lands evenly, and we leave each other be. And what do these goblins do? They directly violate the treaty and take our lands! There will be retaliation for that!”.

“My dear princess” her personal foot soldier Falibri said “We have lost more than half our territories to those raiders. Many troops and citizens have all been captured. This capital is the only place left standing between them and the rest of our territories. What will you do?”.

“I won't risk any more troops marching into captured villages” Amber stayed “And I'm not putting the captive population in danger. I will stand my ground here, and hold another negotiation. If things don't go as planned, I will need the help of an ally”.

“You should probably find an ally now” Falibri suggested. “No” the princess responded “I'm not going to escalate a war that will put all of Zaostar in jeopardy. I'm going to give the Zaolian goblins one last chance to do the right thing. Now be a good fellow and change my diaper”.

After the princess was changed into a fresh cloth diaper, she relayed an order for troops to be stationed and hidden in various buildings, with only a few guarding the capital gate to conceal their numbers. She would be ready for the incoming goblin army, one way or another.

By nightfall, King Marshall and his weasel servants had finally finished their boring political duties. They would've preferred to spend more time with the Jack and Princess of Hearts. At least now they could enjoy a banquet dinner together.

The fluff dragon Sapphire had cooked a ton of nuggets and fries. Burgers were currently out of stock. Xerry and Alphi sniffed the food. They were more accustomed to baked goods. Fast food was about to tickle their taste buds.

“Hey your peckishmess” Weaselknack spoke up “Do you want ketchup or mustard with your dinner?”. “I'd like both” answered the king of diamonds. Weaselwick did the honour of passing the squeezy bottles.

The Mythies got squeezy bottles of their favourite sauce including BBQ sauce for Tyrax, mayonnaise for Pearl, hi-spice for Jag, squid ink sauce for Asterite, lodes of squeezy cheese for Sapphire, pesto for Tira, and meat sauce for Krassus.

After the mountain of fries and nuggets was chowed down, the rattin maids brought decorative dishes with strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, banana, and minty ice-cream. Then they took away the empty plates and trays.

“Yyyyyyummmm!” the Jack of Hearts cried with joy as he squeezed quite a bit of strawberry syrup on his large strawberry scoops. “I'm glad you're enjoying the banquet” said Queen Custard Pie “Eat as much as you want”.

“It's such a nice reward from our hard day's of politics” said Weaselwick. “Is it always this hard?” Xerry asked “Me and my brother get our photos taken and countersign forms”.

“Well today I had complaints from traders who hadn't received their latest shipments from Zaostar” said King Marshall. “Where is Zaostar?” Alphi asked. “To the south” replied the king “Sometimes they have issues with goblins, but I have never met one”.

“You don't think they are at war?” Tyrax asked. “When I checked with the witch Mz. Curl” said the Jack of Diamonds, Green Reaper “Her scrying magic revealed that the goblin armies were overrunning the canine territories”.

“This is seriously bad!” King Marshall exclaimed “Tomorrow I'll march with my army to save Zaostar before their princess gets caught in the thick of it”.  “We will stand by your side” declared Weaselwick. “No goblin will get by us” added Weaselknack.

“Let us come too” Pearl yapped “You always leave us behind, but not this time”. “Dear Mythies” King Marshall told them “It's much too dangerous for toddlers”. “I disagree” Krassus retorted “in case you have forgotten, we broke into King Virax’s vault when he made a complete mockery of you and the other royals”.

“Well I guess if you're brave enough to venture into the Spade Kingdom” Marshall relented “Then a small trip to Zaostar will do you good. Just so long as you stick with me and my army and don't wander off into the desert”.

After the banquet, everyone was getting sleepy from their full bellies. Marshall and his weasel servants showed Jack Alphi and Princess Sherry to the guest quarters for the night.

The guest nursery had been specially cleaned and prepared by the rattin maids. It had big baby toys, foam tiles, a pile of plushies, a big window with a lovely view of the city, and most importantly a king-size crib.

“Awesome nursery!” Alphi cried happily. “I feel at home already” Sherry said. “I hope you will be very happy here” the king told them “Have a good night's sleep and I'll see you tomorrow”.

Weaselwick and Weaselknack gave the two guests traditional feasels, making them blush. They then proceeded to tuck them into the crib, providing them large baby bottles of milk, cute plushies, soft blankets and pacifiers 

Comforted and warmed by the king of diamonds’ kindness, the jack and princess of hearts suckled their bottles, held their plushies and blankets closely, and then after finishing their milk, sucked their pacis and fell asleep.

The weasel servants escorted their king to his quarters to help him get ready for bed. Tomorrow was going to be a busy day, and the Zaostarians were going to need all the help they could get.

In the dead of night, the Zaolians were setting up camps and barriers all around the Zaostarian capital to encircle the town and hopefully force a negotiation from Princess Amber.

King Virax was gleefully watching the events in his spy prism. “Soon. Very soon!” he growled “Everything in the pitiful Zaostar desert and the Diamond Kingdom will come crumbling down! Nyack! Hak! Hak!”.

But his spying was cut short by drowsiness overcoming him. The evil dragon just slumped to his bone barred crib and lay down on the lumpy crimson sheets and pillow, which the donkey maid has not had a chance to change.

Next morning, the rattin maids cooked a hearty breakfast for the diamond kingdom and all his subjects. Queen Custard Pie, and Jack Green Reaper would stay behind and look after the kingdom and their guests.

“Zaostar sounds like a swell place” Tyrax said with a mouthful of fried egg and bacon. “Good thing I got my magic wand” Pearl chipped in “That'll show those goblins!”.

All the Mythies were eager to do battle with the Zaolians, but King Marshall’s priority was to protect Princess Amber and her capital and find a way to end the war as quickly as possible.

“First we make some preparations” said the king of diamonds “Then we march south. We will only fight the goblins and a last resort. We don't want to escalate the war. All I want to do is convince them to negotiate”.

“Negotiate yeah” Krassus said sarcastically “Just say the world and I'll axe em’!”. “Beats me why goblins stuck to their own territories until now” Asterite wondered. No one answered her as they finished their breakfast.

When everyone was done eating, they went to their rooms to fetch their gear. The Mythies had their own rack of weapons including Krassus’ axe and Pearl's wand. The weasel twins changed into their Chiki.Chiki Boys outfit with their fixture swords and shields. Lastly King Marshall got out his legendary Diamond Cutter Axe.

Meanwhile, Dunemoon City was under a terrible siege as a horde of goblin skirmishers wielding pole-maces and led by their captain Kastalpolx scaled the walls and swarmed the streets while their catapults fired barrage after barrage of filthy balled up cloth diapers.

Overwhelmed by the stench and surrounded by the skirmishers, the Zaostarian soldiers were quickly cut down, bound and gagged by their captors. Several terrified townsfolk shut themselves up in their houses.

The goblin squad leader Captain Kastalpolx and his elite escort approached the capital’s palace where Princess Amber and her personal guard stood, shocked and angry.

“What is the meaning of this gross outrage!” Amber demanded “We had a treaty and a truce!”. “And you little Miss Princess” growled Kastalpolx “Broke that settlement and left our fellow goblins hungry!”.

“That's not true!” Amber retorted “I helped you to divide the territories fairly”. “You canines lie like sly foxes!” the goblin captain snapped “Get em’!”.

The foot soldiers stood their ground and swiped at their attackers but were quickly knocked out with blows to the head. A horrified Amber was wrestled to the ground with her paws tied to her back.

“Alright Princess!” Kastalpolx sneered “You are now our prisoner and the whole of Zaostar belongs to us!”. “You let me go!’ shouted Amber “How dare you! You've violated your last treaty! I demand renegotiations!”.

In the dining room of Castle Lumina, King Virax was guzzling his plate full of chicken livers, gizzards, tendrils, and BBQ beef ribs. Across the table were several pigs on platters, hogtied and gagged with apples in their mouths. Those former humans were sweating in fear with tears in their eyes. If it weren't for their stinky diapers, they would have been pork chops by now. Virax just liked having victims to torment.

Then Patch came in holding the spy prism. “What is it now?” Virax snarled “Can't you see I'm busy eating?”. “Oh gluttonous one” Patch replied “Feast your eyes on this”. He held the spy prism up and there was a vision of the goblins overrunning Dunemoon City.

“Kah! Ha! Hah!” the Spade king cackled “That is entertainment. Those goblins would make the perfect minions to take over the other three kingdoms and bring all kings, queens and jacks to their knees!”.

“Yes all mighty one” Patch agreed “Everything and everyone is being laid out on a silver platter”. The chimera then bent and crawled over the banquet so his three heads and tail could lick the porky surface of the terrified pigs and munch on the gross meat dishes here and there.

On the Castle Rhombus road, King Marshall had assembled a caravan of sixty soldiers, one third of them archers, one third of them pikemen, and one third of them swordsmen. Eight of the swordsmen each carried one of the Mythies in a baby harness. At the back were the foals Spirit and Spunky carrying food, water and diaper supplies. The king and his weasel servants stayed in front, leading the march to Zaostar.

The king of diamonds did not have numbers on his side, but his secret weapon, the diamond cutter, would hopefully be enough to spearhead his way into Dunemoon City. Right now they had a seven hour journey on foot.

Meanwhile, inside Dunemoon, Princess Amber was shut up inside one of the lock up cells in her palace prison. Captain Kastalpolx came, accompanied by two goblin guards, one holding a clean cloth diaper and the other a bowl of mush and a baby bottle of water.

“Well Princess” Kastalpolx said ‘Now is the time to have a little talk, while you get changed”. “You're not getting any secrets out of me” Amber replied bluntly. “You misunderstand” the captain told her, as he unlocked and opened the cell door “I want explanations”.

The goblin guard with the cloth diaper motioned Amber to lay down on her bench. She complied, as she really wanted to get out of that wet and messy diaper she had on.

“Until our Kinglet arrives, you'll answer to me” Kastalpolx stated. “You're in no position to demand anything from me!” Amber huffed. “I most certainly am” replied the captain “You lost this war, you started this war”.

“You lie!” Amber hissed as her safety pin was removed “You reneged on our agreement and attacked us unprovoked!”. “I am the liar?” growled Kastalpolx “It was you who took our precious food supplies and made us go hungry!”.

Amber was speechless. She had never once stolen anything from the goblins. Perhaps they felt the lands weren't evenly divided, but that was not a sufficient reason to start a war when there was room for negotiation.

“I would never steal from a goblin!” Amber denied. “Sure you wouldn't” her diaper changer said sarcastically “Tell that to the villagers who saw your soldiers steal and beat their food supplies right in front of them”.

Amber didn't argue anymore as her clean diaper was fastened on. She found it impossible to believe that any of her soldiers would steal from the goblins. So far as she was concerned, they were all loyal and lawful.

The captain and his two sides left Amber in her cell and locked it, leaving her to eat her mush and drink her water. She swore to herself she would find a way out and put an end to this silly war.

Around Dunemoon, most of the canine population were held prisoner. The soldiers had been stripped of their uniform and put to work washing dirty diapers.

The goblins were not a cruel kind of people. They sent the canine cubs to the palace nursery. Some of the goblins had brought their babies and allowed them to play and mingle with the local cubs. It seemed they wanted the next generation of canines to be on their side, without the parents telling them otherwise.

When Marshall's caravan reached the south border, it was lunchtime. The eight swordsmen bottle-fed the Mythies before feeding themselves. “Ahh. Refreshing” Asterite moaned happily after suckling the last drop of milk.

“Better make the most of our milk supply” warned Weaselwick. “We’re gonna get pretty thirsty in the desert” added Weaselknack. So everyone drank and ate their fill, had their necessary diaper checks and changed and resumed their journey.

The Mythies fell asleep in the baby harnesses for their naptime. King Marshall approached the grand gate at the south wall and faced the gatekeeper. “Open the gate for me and my army” Marshall commanded “And allow no one else to pass unless me or the queen say otherwise”.

“Yes, your kingliness” replied the gatekeeper. He worked the mechanism to open the two heavy metal doors, allowing the caravan to pass. Then the gate was shut and locked.

Now that the king and a portion of his army had left the diamond kingdom slightly under guarded, a squad of goblins wearing capes and hoods scaled the walls and snuck into the land.

Four goblin spies had been sent by the Goblin Kinglet in anticaption of their alliance with the Zaostarians. They had a job to do, to hopefully force King Marshall to abandon his march to Dunemoon and return to his kingdom.

“So this is the diamond kingdom Pattypad” said one goblin. “It's lush green and beautiful, don't you think Rugglerat?” Pattypad asked. “No time for sightseeing” whispered a third “Tippytoes will find a quiet route to the castle”. “You betcha Jinglejacks” Tippytoes replied.

The goblin spies stealthily made their way to Castle Rhombus. Pattypad found a good spot to climb over the castle wall. Using a rope and hook, the spy team made their way to the top of the wall and saw a large vegetable garden.

“Look at all this home grown food!” Rugglerat exclaimed. “Not at all like our tiny little vegetable patches” said Jinglejacks. “Maybe we'll get some while we spy Tippytoes declared.

By mid-afternoon Marshall and his small army were approaching the village of Schest. It was walled off by a wooden plank fence. The diamond soldiers were sweating from the hot sun and taking sips of water as they wiped the sweat off.

“Gee. Who'dda thunk Zaostar was mighty hot?” asked Sapphire. “No problem for me” said Tyrax “Manticores withstand the desert easily”. “Hmph! Show off” Krassus grumbled to himself.

Suddenly without warning, a volley of balled up dirty diapers flew through the air and landed with a squish at the king’s feet. “How rude!” King Marshall scoffed “Time to make the charge. Let's give ‘em a proper diamond greeting”.

The Mythies climbed out of their baby harnesses and ran alongside the king and his weasels’ sides, heading straight for the village fence. More dirty diapers were flung at the diamond army. The soldiers gagged, but kept going.

Weaselwick and Weaselknack cut through the fence with their swords, while using their shields to block dirty diaper attacks. King Marshall motioned his forces to do a three prong pincer attack, with half his soldiers to the left flank, the other to the right, and the king with the Mythies and weasels through the centre.

The goblins still flung dirty diapers, but they also ambushed and jumped on Marshall’s forces with clubs and batons. The diamond soldiers fought back. Their pikes, swords, and arrows hurting the goblins like bee stings.

Marshall and his group charged straight into a large group of goblins with crude bucklers and clubs. While outnumbered, the king's army had plenty of combat experience and some magic attacks.

The goblins realised those weren't ordinary forces they were dealing with and decided to do hit and run attacks instead. Suddenly all the opposing diamond forces found themselves pleated with barrage after barrage of dirty diapers, mud, sand and pebbles.

The weasels positioned themselves in front of their king and friends as they grouped together tightly, their shields blocking the projectiles.

“They fight dirty! Literally!” Jag complained. “Goblins are so gross!” Pearl said with disgust. “There's only one way to end this” King Marshall “Stand by”. The fox raised his diamond cutter axe and unleashed it's power.

A large pillar of lighting rose into the sky, followed by several smaller streams of lightning raining down on the village and striking several goblins at once. A chorus of squeals and yelps echoed the village and the struck goblins lay unconscious with singed fur.

The battle of Schest was won by King Marshall. The goblins could fight no longer and dropped their weapons, trembling as their defeat had demoralised them. They were at the Diamond King’s mercy.

The outcome of the battle has not gone unnoticed by King Virax. “Pah! The Diamond Kingdom has won this round!” he grunted “But he can't liberate the whole of Zaostar unscathed! He has much to lose and his kingdom is unguarded! When Marshall gets crippled in the desert, I shall inherit his kingdom ! Kwaak! Hakk! Harr!”.

Of course Virax was not next in line for the throne, but a puppet king could be the next best thing. He was so busy looking into the spy prism, that he was ignoring the visits of several bossy and rowdy noblewomen trying to claim their insurance money. The poor anti-mythies were left to deal with this mess.

After their decisive victory, there was work to be done. Krassus, Jag, and Tyrax released several Zaostarian hostages, while the rest of the Mythies helped nurse the wounds of several soldiers and goblins.

King Marshall found the goblin leader Yokadoxa and addressed her directly. “Why did you attack us?” she cried “What have us goblins ever done against the diamond kingdom?”.

“Our trades with the Zaostarians were cut off” Marshall answered “And now we know why. What I want to know is why the goblins are attacking the canines all of a sudden?”.

“Because they relentlessly stole from us!” Yokadoxa groaned “First our lands, and then our precious food supplies! Villagers witnessed one of the Zaostarian soldiers doing it!”.

King Marshall was surprised. The goblins' side of the story was troubling to say the least. Yokadoxa sounded sincere and Marshall believed her. Politics told him that it took two to start a war. He decided he would help negotiate a peace between the occupying goblins and the local villagers.

As for the four goblin spies, they had snuck past the castle guards and straight to the castle garden. “So what are we supposed to be looking for?” Pattypad asked. “Anything that will give us an advantage” replied Jinglejacks.

They snuck through hedges, behind pot plants, and up vines until they came to the terrace. The Jack of diamonds Green Reaper was preparing onion, tomato and cucumber sandwiches for a garden party.

Seated at a table under an umbrella were Princess Sherry, Jack Alphi, and Queen Custard Pie. ‘How about some ice tea sweeties?” The queen offered “The sandwiches will come soon”.

“Yes please your queenliness” Xerry accepted. “Dear Sherry” Custard Pie told him as she poured some lemon ice tea from a teapot “You call me Auntie Pie if you like. You royals of Cardioid Castle are pretty much like family here”.

“Sounds nice” the Jack of Hearts said “I'd like an ice tea too please”. Then Green Reaper placed a platter of freshly made sandwiches on the middle of the table. They looked very appetising with their brown crusts and finely sliced vegetables fillings.

“I've made enough for our guests too” said the Jack of Diamonds. “What's our guests like?” Alphi asked. “I think you will like them a lot when they come” answered Queen Custard Pie.

The four goblin spies stayed put by the terrace, their mouths watering for the food and drink. “So what do we do now?” Rugglerat asked “Do we kidnap the Princess and Jack of Hearts?”.

“Uh-uh” Jinglejacks replied “It's too risky”. “Shh!” whispered Tippytoes “There's someone else coming. Let's listen in and find out who they are”. They spied a weasel witch and her familiar giant rat approaching the garden party table.

“Welcome Mz. Curl” greeted the Queen of Diamonds “So good of you to join us. And you too Rattle”. The giant rat gave a gentle squeak and flexed his tail. “It is an honour your sweetness” Mz. Curl addressed the queen.

“Please have a seat” Jack Green Reaper offered. “I think we're gonna need four more seats” said the weasel witch. Her hosts were puzzled as she magically brought in four wooden highchairs.

“And now for our four furry guests” Mz. Curl declared. She began to wiggle her fingers. Then there were squeals and yelps as the four goblin spies were hoisted in the air and were floating straight towards the highchairs.

“Who dares to come into my castle uninvited?” Queen Custard Pie asked sternly. The four goblins shook with fear as Mz. Curl magically put bibs on them and thick disposable diapers in place of the ragged cloth ones.

“H-h-how did you find us?” Pattypad asked. “Quite simple really” Mz. Curl said “You should know that if you can see me from above, I can also see you from below”. “Oh!” squeaked Rugglerat as the tapes of his diaper were secured in place.

“Ooh! Those goblins look really cute!” Alphi squealed happily “I've never seen a goblin up close”. “I hope you like sandwiches” Green Reaper said, offering plates of them. “And ice tea” added Xerry.

“We’ll decide what to do with them after the garden party” Custard Pie said sternly. So the four Zaolians took this opportunity to eat and drink with the royals. The fresh bread with vegetables was delicious and the sweet tea with fruit quenched their thirst nicely.

Mz. Curl set down a plate of sandwiches on the floor for Rattle along with a saucer of ice tea, then spoke to the goblins. “Now that I have satisfied your hunger and thirst, perhaps you can tell us what you are doing uninvited inside the diamond kingdom”.

“Reconnaissance…for our Kinglet” Jinglejacks said timidly “Your king is invading our country”. “A little tit-for-tat” remarked the weasel witch. “Mind you” said Queen Custard Pie “We are a peace loving people. If anything we would rather coexist with the Zaolians and Zaostarians”.

This surprised the goblin spies, who assumed everyone in the diamond kingdom would be just like their sworn enemies, since they did trade with them.

“The canines of Zaostar are your froends’ Rugglerat said “But they are our enemies, who steal our food and lands”. “That's horrible” Xerry said “No one should be fighting or stealing”.

“While I would normally have you four thrown in the dungeon for espionage” Queen Custard Pie told them “Instead I will consider you diplomats and we’ll come to some arrangement”.

“Zaolians and Zaostarians cannot be together” Pattypad said sadly “Because this Zaostar desert cannot provide for all of us. And it all started when the evil wizard Valbunny devastated the land”.

“I've fought and defeated that fiend” said Mz. Curl “Our king has had his own share of devastation from the evil bunny. However me and Green Reaper have been working on a concoction to put things right”.

Meanwhile in Schest after extensive negotiations with the king of diamonds, Yokadoxa went marching with her forces back to their homelands. Marshall had set free every goblin prisoner and healed all the injured and allowed them to take food supplies, plus packages of disposable diapers as a gift. The goblins would never forget the king's act of mercy.

The grateful villagers of Schest hailed King Marshall and hoped he would end this war. Marshall's next stop would be right into the capital Dunemoon where he hoped to get both Zaostarians and Zaolians to listen to reason once and for all.

Princess Amber was still a prisoner inside her own palace. The goblin Kinglet Xoriszorley had arrived to take over the throne and declare himself king of all Zaostar. Amber was shocked as she stood in the throne room.

“Don't do this Kastalpolx!” the princess cried “If I lose my throne, my people will be devastated”. “Maybe you'll learn from this” the goblin captain told her “And you'll see what your actions did to goblinkind”.

“My people will live in degradation and become the lesser class among the Zaolians!” Amber stressed “This will not end well for either of us!”. “The fate of your people is in our kinglet’s hands” replied the captain.

Suddenly a goblin runner came and went straight to the captain. “I need to speak with you urgently” he said. “I hope for your sake it is” Kastalpolx replied bluntly. “The…king of diamonds is marching towards us!” the runner squeaked in a low voice.

“What do you mean towards us?” asked Kastalpolx. “His army has liberated Schest and they are coming right here”. “No! Just what we don't need!” the captain growled “Prep all the artillery. Tighten the guard positions. Check every room in the palace. We cannot afford to lose”.

Now refreshed and rejuvenated, King Marshall and his army started their march towards Dunemoon. Going into battle was hungry and thirsty work and meant my h needed diaper changes.

“Hope our takeover of Dunemoon will be swift” said Asterite “War is not kind to those who get caught in it”. “Spoilsports if you ask me”.grumbled Krassus “What's the point of winning if you haven't covered the ground with the bodies of your enemies?”.

“The aim of our mission is to break up the war, not escalate it” Pearl told the minotaur. “Besides” added Tira “If we devastate the goblins, it will be Valbunny all over again and no one will ever know peace”.

Suddenly a large black mass of plastic came hurtling towards the group then landed with a loud squish before their feet. Then an utterly foul stench emanated from the heap.

“Gahhhh!” groaned Tyrax “Not more stinky diapers!”. “Whaddya suppose goblins eat to fill those diapers so much?” asked Sapphire. “They know we're coming” said Weaselwick. “They must have some long range siege weapon that can outrange anything we've got” Weaselknack added.

“Only one thing for it” King Marshall decided “I must venture alone towards the capital and convince the goblins to stop the fighting”.

“You're going to the enemy's doorstep all alone?” Jag asked skeptically “Is that really wise?”. “I have to get on their good side if there's any hope of getting them to retreat without a fight” Marshall replied.

The king of diamonds ordered the Mythies, his weasel sides and soldiers to set up camp, while he ventured towards the capital with nothing but his diamond cutter. His plan was bold, but there was no guarantee it would work as he planned.

In the torture nursery of Castle Lumina, Virax was observing his spy prism as he gleefully watched the horrific activities going on in the room.

One pig was imprisoned on a foot pillory, being subjected to tickle torture to his belly by Merideth. One donkey was fastened face down on a rack and getting repeatedly spanked on the diapered butt by Onyx. And one billy goat was in a cage being lowered into a pit of stinky diapers by Slipshot. The anti mythies were doing their utmost to maintain their evil alignment.

“Look at that foolish king of diamonds” Virax scoffed “His army is beaten, so he tries to play hero! That magic axe of his doesn't have infinite power. He's practically handing his kingdom to the goblins. Love it when the goblins do all the work for me, without even knowing it!”.

“Into the pit you go!” Slipshot snarled as the cage and billy goat were completely submerged by the mass of balled up diapers. Meredith was tickling the pig so vigorously, that the poor hog helplessly soaked his diaper. And the donkey Onyx was spanking had pooped herself adding insult to injury.

“I'd better start sending squatters to take over the diamond kingdom” said Tyrax “They are nothing without their king or army”. Then the king of spades left the room to consult his wife Circe and begin their part of the plot.

The king of diamonds made it to Dunemoon without any stinky diapers being catapulted at him. The goblin guards at the gate entrance brandished their weapons and scowled menacingly at him.

“I King Marshall of the diamond kingdom” Marshall spoke up “Request to enter the city and have an audience with your Kinglet”. “He wants an audience with our Kinglet” one guard mocked. ‘He’s just another canine” mocked another. “Technically he's a vulpine” said a third.

Just then a goblin runner opened a small hatch at the gate and whispered direct orders from the Kinglet, before retreating. “Looks like you do have an invitation to the goblin party” said the middle guard “Step right this way”.

Marshall was let inside the capital and led across the streets and square. A large trebuchet and tubs of dirty diapers had been set up in the centre. So this was what was launching stinky diapers at the diamond army.

As for King Marshall, he boldly approached the capital of Dunemoon. Not a single stinky diaper was flung at him. As he neared the city walls, the goblins guarding the gates eyes him, bearing their weapons and standing by for any signs of trouble.

As Marshall neared the guards, he announced “I King Marshall of the diamond kingdom hereby request entry into the city and an audience with your Kinglet. I wish to negotiate a ceasefire and a stop to the war”.

“That's rich!” laughed one guard “He wants to stop the war”. “You can never trust a canine” scoffed another. “Technically he's a vulpine” said a third “But he's not getting in without the captain's okay”.

Just then a hatch on the gate opened and a goblin runner whispered instructions directly from the Kinglet to the guards, before returning to his post. “Well what do you know” said the second guard “The Kinglet does want you after all”. They opened the gate and allowed Marshall to enter.

The city was in a state of chaos with dozens of canine prisoners kept on cages and overdue for a diaper change. A large trebuchet with a tub of dirty cloth diapers was being manned. Marshall guessed that was what the goblins used to attack his soldiers.

The king of diamonds was led inside the palace. Several canine maids were kept busy cleaning the place, while goblin decorators replaced the Zaostarian decor with Zaolians style. Those goblins were truly bent on taking over Zaostar.

Marshall was marched into the throne room. The goblin Kinglet Xoriszorley was seated on the throne, being served food and drink by chamberlain Flofftwink, while his page Dinklewerp washed and wiped his feet.

“So I met at last with the king of diamonds” he said. “You are Kinglet of the Zaolians” Marshall replied “I’m here to negotiate a peace between your folk, the Zaostarians and my locals. I wish to make a pact and maintain it”.

“Big words coming from the fox who allied himself with our sworn enemy and devastated my division in Schest” Xoriszorley said bluntly “You'll pay for your unprecedented attack on the Zaolians”.

“Your fellow goblins are perfectly healthy” Marshall told him “I allowed them to return to their families unharmed and gave them provisions to comfort them. Any runner sent by Yokadoxa will confirm that”.

The goblin Kinglet was not convinced. “I know too well your connections with the Zaostarians” he snorted “You won't take my people and you won't retake this town from me!”.

“Then allow me to bestow you a token as collateral” Marshall requested. He took out his diamond cutter axe and presented it to the Kinglet. “Take my most powerful magic weapon” he told him “You can rest assured it will never be used against you”.

Xoriszorley took the magic axe, feeling it and looking it over. This was indeed a very special weapon. But the years of suffering towards his kind had left the Kinglet bitter and resentful towards the Zaostarians and their allies.

“You are offering to me your mightiest of weapons?” he asked skeptically. “If it pleases you and convinces you that I mean you no harm, yes” Marshall replied. “Yet you have still sent your forces against us!”.

“I never meant to attack your people” Marshall explained “I did not know what was going on at the time. I feared Princess Amber's people were in mortal danger. Yokadoxa told me her side of the story”.

“Then perhaps you will do my bidding” Xoriszorley responded “You'll remain here as a prisoner until your forces have left Zaostar. I will not rest until the security of the Zaolians is absolute!”.

This was not what Marshall had bargained for, but now that he had come this far, he had no choice but to comply. “Very well Kinglet” he said “But let Princess Amber go. She had nothing to do with my actions”.

“You misunderstand, little diamond king” Xoriszorley told him “,Princess Amber is instrumental in securing the Zaolians place in Zaostar. She is to be my bride in an arranged marriage. No Zaostarian will dare oppose me once our kingdoms are united”.

Marshall was shocked. The Kinglet’s extreme actions were likely to spread chaos and influence the goblins to take whatever they wanted, starting with his kingdom and moving on to the other three.

The king of diamonds was taken to the princess’ bedroom. Princess Amber was standing in front of a mirror being outfitted by four goblin girls in a green frilly wedding dress. Tears escaped the corners of her eyes as the white gloves were slipped on her paws.

“Princess Amber?” Marshall gasped “You're okay?”. “Yes and no” Amber said “I am to be married to Xoriszorley whether I want to or not. If I refuse, my people will be prisoners forever”. “I'm sorry we had to meet under such circumstances”.

Marshall could only watch as Amber was getting the finishing touches. “All this because one of your soldiers stole from the goblins” he sighed. “That does not mean us Zaostarians are all complicit” Amber replied.

“Sorry for everything princess” apologised one of the outfitters “But this marriage is our last hope for ending this war. When you are married you will be our queen”. This did not comfort Amber, who did not find the Kinglet to be a worthy husband.

“I gave up my diamond cutter as a gesture of good faith to Xoriszorley” Marshall admitted. “You did what!??” Amber cried “You gave him just what he needs to conquer all of Zaostar!”.

“Not quite” Marshall told her “The diamond cutter can only be used effectively by one of the diamond kingdom’s royal lineage. Even if he tried to use it, it would not serve him”. The goblin outfitters were a little concerned about this, but continued to dress the princess.

Then Marshall had a wet and messy accident in his diaper. “Oh!” Zhe said “I need a new diaper”. “We'll change you in a bit” said one outfitter “But all we've got are cloth diapers, not those fancy ones you wear”.

All this time, King Virax had been watching the actio.in Dunemoon from his spy prism. He was overdue for a nap, as his wife Circe opened the bars of the bone crib with purple bedding.

“You've been looking at that spy prism all day” she said “Staring at it isn't going to make things happen”. “I won't rest until the diamond kingdom is mine!” growled Virax “Marshall is so gullible to hand over his diamond cutter. He's like cookie putty in my claws! He's…as…good as…”.

A huge yawn escaped the spade king's mouth and he fell asleep on the floor. Circe had to drag and heave him into the crib and tuck him in. “Night night lil’ tyrant” she whispered, before getting into the crib herself.

Back in Zaostar, a rough sand storm was blowing as the sun was setting. The goblins guards at the front gate of Dunemoon were sweltering and longed to be relieved of their post for dinner and a good rest.

“This job stinks worse than a diaper” one said “Back in our village we at least have some luxury”. “Thongs aren't going to get better” said the second. “Heck no!” cried the third “Looks like we're in for a world of hurt!”.

From out of the clouds of sand, Weaselwick, Weaselknack and the Mythies came charging, followed by the diamond soldiers. They had all rested and were ready to invade Dunemoon and rescue their king.

The goblin guards were quickly knocked out by Pearl's wand, the blunt end of Krassus’ axe and Sapphire's frying pan. Tyrax and Jag forced the gates open, leaving the way clear for the diamond army.

“For the honour of the diamond kingdom!” the weasel twins yelled in unison. The goblin occupants got a fright as they soon found themselves engaged in a fierce battle. The captive canines watched from their cages, praying they would soon be liberated.

The commotion was heard quite clearly from the palace. Xoriszorley, realising that his chance for victory now in jeopardy ordered that Amber be brought to him for a quick marriage to secure his hold on Zaostar.

“AHH! Let me go! Put me down!” Princess Amber yelped as she was carried by the goblin outfitters to the throne room. King Marshall followed.them, sporting a thick cloth diaper with pins at the sides.

“You!” roared Xoriszorley at Marshall”You ordered this attack, just like you did with Schest!”. “I tried to go it alone” Marshall defended “I guess my loyal subjects were worried sick about me”.

The goblin Kinglet grabbed Princess Amber and produced two enchanted wedding rings. “Yow! Stop that!” she cried. “No!” Xoriszorley roared “We lost too much these last decades! I won't let it happen again!”.

“You should reconsider” Marshall spoke up “If you force her into marriage, my kingdom will never recognise it”. “It will be official! growled the Kinglet “One way or another!”.

He slipped one ring on his finger then brought the other towards Amber's paw as she struggled and cried. Then the ring was firmly on her index finger. “No!” cried Marshall “You have brought chaos to Zaostar!”.

“Now Zaostar is whole again!’ Xoriszorley shouted. Then he gasped as he was left holding a white glove with the ring on it. Amber had withdrawn her paw at the last second so the marriage was invalidated.

“Looks like you're married to a glove now’ Amber joked. “You'll pay for this insult!” growled Xoriszorley, brandishing the diamond cutter. “Enough is enough!” King Marshall snapped “I've tried to negotiate with you and you've shown nothing but bad faith!”.

“Nothing comes between me and my people!” snarled the goblin Kinglet. “If you cared about your fellow goblins, you'd agree to a ceasefire!” Marshall stressed “This war must end, even if it means taking you down!”.

“I'm going to assume that was a hostile response!” Xoriszorley shouted. He made a charge at Marshall, raising the diamond cutter axe and throwing his whole weight at the fox.

Marshall simply sidestepped and grabbed the handle of the diamond cutter. Then suddenly and shockingly, streams of lightning flowed from the axe and through Xoriszorley. The Kinglet howled and screamed as he was electrocuted.

After enduring several seconds, Xoriszorley blacked out and collapsed on the throne room floor. Marshall reclaimed his weapon, while the stunned outfitter goblins raised their hands and surrendered.

Marshall and Amber arranged for the outfitters to carry the unconscious Kinglet to the city square. The goblins were baffled and devastated to see their leader beaten by the king of diamonds, and immediately gave up without further resistance.

With the goblin threat neutralised, King Marshall gathered up the most academic goblins there were, while Princess Amber released her council members from imprisonment. Weaselwick and Weaselknack patrolled the town for stragglers, and the Mythies aided the injured.

Once both Zaostarians and Zaolians were gathered in the throne room, proper negotiations began. Xoriszorley was to face discipline from his own people for choosing war over peace. A certain number of goblins would be allowed to stay in the Zaostarian settlements, provided that they show support for Princess Amber and earned their keep by repairing the damage done and maintaining the farms.

Princess Amber had no way of finding and punishing the rogue soldier who stole the goblins' food supplies, but she promised she would share her people's food and water supplies until the goblins found a way to sustain themselves, while King Marshall would send shipments if disposable diapers their way.

Throughout the negotiations, the goblins heartily agreed with a lot of the conditions set by both Amber and Marshall and they got their say in the matter. They even agreed to help raise the canine pups in daycares.

The final part of the treaty stated that the Zaostarians and Zaolians were equals and all parties including King Marshall signed and stamped their royal seals. With this successful negotiation, it was time for King Marshall and his party to return home.

When King Marshall returned, he had some cleaning up to do. While initially displeased with the goblin spy Jinglejacks and his friends for their infiltration, he was pleased to see they had mingled with the castle staff, so he appointed them as ambassadors to live in the castle and communicate with the neighbouring Zaolians. The Mythies, Queen Custard Pie. the Rattin maids and even the Jack and Princess of Hearts treated them with great love and care. By this time Princess Sherry and Jack Alphi had to say goodbye and return to the kingdom of hearts.

And then there were the squatting knolls that had migrated from the Spade Kingdom and invaded several empty houses. Hoping to avoid friction with King Virax, and unaware that the king of spades was behind the squatters, King Marshall employed the knolls as housekeeping janitors.

The following week, the Kinglet Xoriszorley had been restored to the Dunemoon throne after regretting his rash decisions and re-earning his people's trust. This time he had a full complement of chamberlains, advisors, and scribes, both goblin and canine to ensure his decisions were carefully chosen. He also married Yokadoxa to be his queen. Kastalpolx was promoted to army general.

According to historical records and tablets, much of Zaostar was rightfully the goblins’ while the canines had originated from various tribes of the surrounding desert. Still both races could coexist without and further squabbles.

Then King Marshall paid Dunemoon a visit to provide two boons. The first was fifty cartloads of super thick disposable diapers, more than enough to go around. The second was a giant bottle of green liquid concocted by Mz. Curl and Jack Green Reaper.

The liquid was a magical terraforming potion which turned desert sand into soil with green grass. With this the people of Zaostar could restore the devastated lands back to it's lush, green and fertile state. Valbunny’s evil would be undone at last.

Now that her position as princess was almost redundant, Amber began to express interest in diamond kingdom culture. King Marshall invited her to come and live with her as the Princess of Diamonds. Amber happily accepted and promised her people she would see them again.

The mended relationships and the restoration of Zaostar was pretty much noticed by King Virax and he was furious. He vented his rage on a giant ragdoll teddy, tearing the stuffing out. Then he rounded on a nervous Patch.

“I told you to provoke a war between.the pitiful Zaostars!” he shouted “Not harmony and peace! This is all your fault!”. “I thought four heads were better than one” the chimera replied timidly. “Get out of my sight!” roared the king of spades.

Patch left the king's quarters and went to join his fellow anti-mythies in the dark nursery for naptime. The girls were sleeping on an overly fattened pig. Patch snuggled next to the other boys, sleeping on an overly fattened goat. There was always another day that they could cause havoc in the Land of Solitaire.

The coronation ceremony for Amber being crowned princess took place at Pearl's fancy tea party with all the boys dressed as cute sissy girls including King Marshall and his weasel servants. Even the goblin embassadors were invited. The new diamond encrusted golden tiara combined with the silk lavender dress with diamond sequins made Amber look very beautiful indeed.

“This is delightful” the new princess said “Your cakes, creams, buns and tarts are truly delicious. And you, your cuteliness make the best girly host ever”. “If you say so princess” Marshall agreed, blushing hotly.

“You Mythies and weasels were so brave to rescue me and my people” Amber complimented them. “Aw shucks” replied Krassus “The things I do for a princess”. “You know you like it” teased Tyrax. “Daww shaddup!” the minotaur grumbled.

Everyone then drank a toast of sweet tea and diamond shaped cookies to Amber. After pleasant conversations and a ton of treats, everyone grew sleepy and were ready for naptime.

The Rattin maids cleaned up the mess while the head maid Betsy Beatclawser, Queen Custard Pie, and the witch Mz. Curl helped the sleepyheads to their cribs. Princess Amber got to sleep with the Mythies in their crib, so they had a big sister to snuggle up with.

“Have a good nap my cuties” the Queen of Diamonds told them as she gave them cuddles and kisses. Mz. Curl checked Amber's diaper and was satisfied it was still dry. “Sweet dreams princess” she whispered and planted a kiss on Amber's forehead. The princess and Mythies all had their baby bottles of warm milk before falling asleep in a heap, clutching their plushies and sucking their pacifiers.