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// Chapter 10 
// Story: Princess Malia 
// by Creativa-Artly01 
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Two weeks later, it's the night of the Three Kingdom Ball. Princess Malia, King Hexton the Great Griff, and the princess of the Flitter Bugs greet all their subjects. Their subjects greet them with smiles as they fly into the dance. Meanwhile, Pharynx and Thorax bicker in a corner behind their mother. Malia turns around and scolds the two and they straighten up and greet the guests alongside their mother. Once all the guests are inside, the two princes go off to their room to play, happily dismissed from the ball by their mother. Meanwhile, Malia goes off to dance with her fiance, a Gridander (a goat, horse, bird hybrid) named King Francarlo. The two smile as they dance. 

Meanwhile on another side of the ballroom floor, King Hexton and his bride to be also share a dance, smiling and laughing all the while. The prince and princess of the Flitter Bugs also dance on the far end of the room. All the other subjects dance alongside them. Everyone smiles as the music plays and the balloons float overside and fireworks go off outside. Malia smiles as she looks over Francarlo's shoulder at the others who are peacefully dancing. Little does she know her brother is outside, staring angrily through the window at his sister, jealous of all the fun she's having them. 

A few hours later, he gives up and flies off and Malia and Hexton and the rulers of the Flitter Bugs along with their subjects go off and enjoy some food and fruit punch. As they all eat, they smile, laugh, and crack jokes. For this, the two young princes gladly leave their rooms and come and get some fruit punch and sweets from their mother. After they finish up their food, however, the two princes return to their room to play their games while the rest get back to dancing and having a great time. 

Four hours later, everyone parts ways. Francarlo kisses his love before leaving her for the night. He can't help but admit he had a great time and the others do the same before they leave for their respective kingdoms with their respective citizens. Malia then goes back inside and cleans everything up before retiring to bed for the night. She's glad the party went off without a hitch and she has no idea that her brother was even spying on her  the entire night.