To court a prince (closed)

[Warhaven]

"I knew you had to rule from somewhere. I just always thought it was the Queen's palace by day, and this a normal residence set aside for you." Tajen said.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Oh no, all Prime Minister have ruled from here, this is only a Temporary residence for me" Nigel said, leading them up to the rooms at the top of the building

[Warhaven]

"And where's your permanent home then?" Tajen asked.

[The Floor Kippers]

"There" Nigel said, pointing to room number three

[Warhaven]

"Can we take a peek?" Cara asked.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Of course, we're having Dinner there" Nigel said Opening the door, "After you"

[Warhaven]

They opened the door and strolled on through.

[The Floor Kippers]

They would come out in a very modern looking kitchen inside an old stone cottage.
Through the windows they would see the cottage was in the middle of a large windswept grassland, in the distance Dark Purple mountains loomed over a thick and lush looking forest. In the distance they could hear the noise of the wildlife.
"Welcome to the Garden of Tranquility" Nigel said, entering the cottage and closing the door

[Warhaven]

"We've moved to another world." Cara said.

"In another Universe." Tajen agreed.

Sara awoke with a snort and looked around curious.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Exactly. A place where I can relax from the hecticness of the rest of the Multiverse." Nigel said "A wild world. When I first came here this was just a hunk of rock floating in space"

[Warhaven]

"Terraformed?" Tajen asked.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Yep" Nigel said "And don't worry, this planet is legally mine. The Aqurarian Royal family gave it to me after I saved their Prince"

[Warhaven]

"I never thought you'd stolen it. Heck, it would've still been legal if you'd strolled into deep space, found an unclaimed sector, and planted your flag there, then decided this particular world would be yours exclusively." Tajen said.

"That'd be a long, LONG way to walk. Andromeda, and most versions of it, will have crashed into Milky Way, and most versions of it, by then.

Ours wont, but that's because Stella's a meddling old woman with nothing better to do than insure the long term survival of countless civilizations." Cara said.

[The Floor Kippers]

"You can see the Andromeda Galaxy from here," Nigel said, "It's only a tiny dot in the night sky though. Right now we're on the edge of the Whirlpool Galaxy."

[Warhaven]

"Awesome. Always wanted to see the Whirlpool." Tajen said.

He found a comfortable place and took a seat.

"So, about that April Fool's Joke, you wanna keep everyone guessing whether it is, or isn't a joke until then?" Tajen asked referencing the fake merger between the two nations.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Yeah, to give it a little more credability" Nigel said, Pulling Pots and Pans from the cupboards

[Warhaven]

"These are the official documents used to merge into The Bureaucracy, normally done after a general vote by the merging populace, and consent from the former government to become apart of Warhaven.

BUT, I've made notes on little sticky pads throughout, of mistakes you need to make to invalidate these documents. It's the ultimate credibility, because no one but me, Howard, and you of course, will know these documents are invalid due to the mistakes made." Tajen said.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Brilliant" Sir Nigel said, fetching various vegetables from the Pantry "So do I actually have to hold a vote before I fill in those forms"

[Warhaven]

"Only if you seriously want to merge Floor kippers with The Bureaucracy." Tajen said.

[The Floor Kippers]

"No vote then" Nigel said, fetching a slab of meat from the cold room

[Warhaven]

"Exactly, just fill the form out according to the secret instructions I put in there, and our joke is on track to keep everyone guessing." Tajen said.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Fantastic" Nigel said "Now, once I've put everythin in the pan to cook, we'll have a bit of time to look around the place, if you want to that is"

[Warhaven]

Sara was rocking the stroller back and forth, she wanted a look!

"Well I guess that settles it then." Cara said chuckling.

Tajen grinned.

"You'll just have to wait a few moments." Tajen said to Sara.

[The Floor Kippers]

Sir Nigel chopped up the meat and veg and put them all in a pan of water, which he put on to boil.
"Right, lets go" He said.
He lead them out the back door out onto the windswept grasslands, behind the house was a paddock with a few horses in.

[Warhaven]

Tajen simply carried Sara in his arms as the trio followed along.

Cara knelt and put a hand to the ground.

"That must be one hell of a terraformer. All the natural planetary processes are there, everything's in balance and thriving. Good Job Nigel." Cara complimented.