Unconquered Sun

by Philipp Bogachev

  1. Article 34, point 5. "The perjury which entailed harmful consequences for the Sacred Principles of the Order and Prosperity";

  2. Article 13, point 3. "Cooperation with forces hostile to Community, the Sacred Principles of the Order and Prosperity menacing to the existence";

  3. Article 3, point 6. "Infringement of life and safety of fairies in especially large sizes".

  According to the Code of laws of Community, under the first article it is provided, the softest, compulsory re-education on Islands Blissful without the fixed term, the heaviest, 500 years of a lulling to slip with the subsequent re-education for up to 50 years on the same Islands. Under the second article, the softest, 10 000 years of a lulling to slip with the subsequent re-education for up to 5000 years, the heaviest, compulsory transformation in a being of the lowest order (a herbivorous mammal) on 5000 generations. Under the third article, the softest, compulsory transformation in a being of the lowest order - insects, worms, mollusks and so on - during 100000 generations, the heaviest, - dispersion on quarks.

  Pearl-white sustained a solemn pause. In the Hall - death silence. The fairy No. 4 - the disturber of rest - peacefully slept on the shop somewhere above and blissfully smiled - the dose of the morphine which is magically programmed on the calming dreams worked smoothly. All others about impatience expected, what will be farther. Therefore trials were also one of the most favourite - but, unfortunately, now such rare! - entertainments because there was always an intrigue, sharp turn of a plot, an unexpected outcome … Both Pearl-white, and their Knowledge, of course, knew about this passion of fairies, and therefore always tried to make open trials the most effective and spectacular.

  Then Pearl-white continued:

  - As, your Knowledge, the heaviest is charge under the third article, and then, on weight, on the second, charge would like to begin in such order. If the fault under the third article is proved - that will disappear need to prove the others, and we will save so necessary for us, in the conditions of the hardest war, time.

  - We thank you, our dear sister, for exhaustive information. So, what is asked by charge?

  Pearl-white, having turned to all Community, having sustained a long pause, exclaimed:

  - A capital punishment under all three articles!

  The wave of delight stirred up infinite series of stands, the tornado of applause muffled all foreign sounds. But once the Triune Knowledge upraised hands - and they right there abated.

  And Prinze who by then regained consciousness darted a blank vacant look at all this crowd of fairies, sadly yawned and again closed the eyelids which swelled up from sleeplessness. But active participation from it was also not required - all the same will judge only fairies.

  - So, - the Second solemnly said, - start!

  Pearl-white, also shortly and laconically, the voice which got used rather to short teams during fight than to judicial speeches, started a charge essence statement:

  - Proofs under the third article - are axiomatic. The defendant, he figuriruyemy in business as "Prince" as all attendees quite recently samolichno saw, destroyed thousands of our soldiers, rushed with fiery swords directly to all of us and even - ponder, oh, sisters! - on their Knowledge! (an indignation sigh on stands). - Pearl-white upraised hands and … noise ceased. - It is time, sisters. It served the Yellow Witch - the worst enemy of Community that is also axiomatic at which in a vault the weapons of mass destruction - a bomb from the high-concentrated solar juice are revealed, capable to destroy not only all Community, but also all Tselestiya - all world entrusted by the Creator to Community!!! (outburst of indignation and rage) - Pearl-white upraised hands to the sky again and noise ceased. - Unless these certificates, absolutely axiomatic because ALL COMMUNITY can act as witnesses!!! - still it is not enough?

  All fairies as if on command jumped and, lifting cams with the thumb lowered down - a sign of condemnation of the defendant, hysterical cried: "It is guilty death!", "Death to it!", "Death!", "Any mercy!".

  They so shouted that Prinze even woke up and not knowingly, in an animal way, looked at the shouting fairies and idiotically smiled. He did not understand sense of this sensation at all, but it seemed to it amusing. Really, thousands and thousands of beautiful young girls with wings behind the back, in thin multi-colored tunics, suddenly at the same time jump up from seats and with such ridiculous faces distorted from rage stupidly shout one and too. How here not to smile?

  But here shrill hum was again distributed, and the Keeper of the Limit No. 4 who woke up from a dream an arrow flew to idiotic smiling Prinze. Probably, the dose of morphine was too sparing …

  She got up between it and Thrones as if intending to protect it from encroachments from the outside, and, having fallen on knees, beggarly upraised hands towards Knowledge:

  - I beg, your Knowledge! Pardon him! He just lost sheep of our herd, he is not a criminal! I beg! It was just badly brought up by his wife - this silly keeper No. 3! Give it to me better, give! I will bring up it so that it completely will improve! Completely! I beg! - also broke into hysterical tears, embracing legs of their Knowledge.

  Grumble of indignation and condemnation swept on ranks. Strazhnitsa wanted to take her by arms again, but their Knowledge in a warning way raised hands. Strazhnitsa stopped. The second Knowledge, having gently patted on the back the fairy choking with tears, softly said:

  - More quietly, more quietly, my child, more quietly … We all understand your feelings, all Community sympathizes with you … But our right of pardon can be used ONLY after the proof of fault of Prinze, isn't it? And still nobody proved his fault, We did not give the floor to protection yet, and it, believe Us, quite strong. And to transfer you foreign husband without the wife's consent, even We, alas, are not imperious …

  Quiet judicious tone of the Second, and also its strokings, due influence and the Keeper of the Limit No. 4 made, rose, wiped tears. Having sent an air-kiss towards Prinze, it receded for one of live celestial-blue columns as if being afraid to leave Prinze of one.

  - So, - the voice of the Second Knowledge was distributed, - given the floor to protection! - and all Three clapped.

  What surprise of Community when the Hall entered was … The keeper of the Limit No. 3, the lawful wife of the defendant, with the tear-stained inflamed eyes and the swelled-up lips. The glance which she darted at Prinze was more eloquent than any words, but she found in herself courage not to utter a sound. The fairy got up before Thrones and is accurate and clear, having raised up the right hand (showing thereby what tells "the truth, only the truth, and nothing except the truth") said:

  - Your Knowledge, I as the direct participant of all events and the captive of the Gold Hall, I can tell with all definiteness that the defendant, my poor mad husband whom I call "Prince" is absolutely innocent in the charge brought to him.

  Grumble of surprise and indignation of an echo swept on stands.

  Pearl-white passionlessly and abruptly accurately said:

  - What your statement, the sister is based on? Participation of your husband in crimes is axiomatic.

  - I also will not deny it, - the Fairy parried. - I only claim that my husband was DERANGED and on this basis - is innocent. It was under strong hypnotic influence of magical mirrors of the Invincible Sun and was the blind tool of her evil will!

  With these words Fairy snatched out a round gold pocket mirror from a tunic pocket and directed it directly to the person Zhemchuzhno-Beloy.

  - And well, your Fidelity whether also you want to be looked in this pocket mirror?!

  Pearl-white as scalded flew away under loud "ah" all hall, in horror closing eyes hands incidentally not to look in a magical mirror.

  For the first time lately on the person Fei the smile appeared and it triumphantly turned towards Community.

  All Community poured over it squall of applause and welcome shouts. And the Fairy, having raised a hand and having waited for silence, told:

  - You see, sisters how the powerful accuser escape
d from my pocket mirror?! And imagine if it is so dangerous to her all-powerful Fidelity what its impact on consciousness of little weak, absolutely defenseless little man, which is so vulnerable for suggestion! Besides he had the most severe craniocereberal trauma, had amnesia and, in addition, also weak-mindedness! - and the Fairy turned facing the husband whose person struck with the idiocy, serving as a live illustration to words of the Fairy. - And I, as his loving wife and mother of two children born in a legal marriage - future associates needing a full-fledged family, - for the sake of its rescue gone through fire and water with numerous threat for life, - I, as the female fairy to women as the loving wife to the loving wives as careful mother to careful mothers, I address you, sisters, with an appeal to show that understanding and that solidarity to my family that it is so characteristic of our solid Community, for our many thousands Family, and completely I count on your support!!! - The fairy in the begging gesture gave hands to the jam-packed stands of Community.

  To tell that the speech of the Fairy made impression, so to tell nothing. Stands just blew up from a delight storm. Noise stood absolutely unimaginable. Thumbs of fairies were unanimous are raised up, fairies continually flew up in air, shouts were distributed: "We are with you, No. 3!", "Female solidarity!", "Favour!" "Indulgences!", "Mercy!", "To children - a full-fledged family!", "A family and children - our general shrine!"

  The fairy cried with happiness, looking at a support storm from all Community. The public opinion was on its party. The main thing was made.

  And behind one of celestial-blue columns, having hidden from all, the Keeper of the Limit No. 4 quietly cried, but already for other reason - she understood that her shy hope for transfer of Prinze to it failed irrevocably - family values for Community were also indestructible, the Sacred Principles of the Order and Prosperity, religion of the Creator and the authority of Triune Knowledge were the same inviolable shrine, as well as.

  When, at last, the storm of delights began to abate, the Triune Knowledge asked words.

  - I think, sisters that I will express our general opinion of Community what under the first two articles charge is completely dismissed, isn't it?

  The general rumble of approval swept on ranks.

  - Really, - the Second of Three continued, - magic of magical mirrors of the Invincible Sun - about what all of us know now, and especially - accusers from "STING" - it is unusually destructive. Even it is unusually dangerous to fairies, not to mention weak consciousness of unfortunate people - the most favourite, but also the most fragile of the reasonable creations of the Creator and therefore needing the most gentle, most careful Guardianship, - in a voice of the Second notes of maternal tenderness appeared. She darted a glance full of compassion at the unfortunate Prinze who again dozed off on the chair. - And therefore We without any pangs of conscience join a voice of all Community (because as ancient wisdom says, vox Communitae - vox Creatoris) and we consider arguments of protection as more powerful, than arguments of charge. The person by the name of "Prince" acted against the will, he was DERANGED, and therefore - is not subject to punishment for the crimes made by it. You remember, sisters, justice and justice …

  - above all!!! - chorus repeated all Community.

  4.

  Having put end under the first two counts, the Second turned towards Pearl-white again and told:

  - I ask charge to show the arguments under the first article which is not concerning history with the renegatka who is deceitfully calling herself "the Invincible Sun".

  Pearl-white, with the same passionless and cold look, as before, as if there was also no annoying episode with a mirror, turned to guards and accurately, in a military way, said:

  - I ask to enter in the Hall of Meetings the witness from charge! - also clapped.

  In the hall two strazhnitsa from "STING" whom the dark queen Cora who already incalculable number of the millennia did not appear in Skies followed in person … entered!!! Such show was not arranged on trials of Skies very long ago!

  The sigh of surprise swept on stands when fairies saw that about which in their environment terrifying stories, legendary BARK - the queen of night hunters and an izobretatelnitsa such strange, obscene and - rituals and customs, awfully attractive for any curious fairy, went.

  It went, is proud having raised the head, all, as usual, in black - in the black overalls which are densely fitting a body with big cut on a breast, the black, falling to a belt flowing hair, with a necklace from teeth of a panther on a neck and bone bracelets with the cut-out muzzles of wild animals on wrists. However, on it there was no raincoat from a skin of a panther - it would be too.

  It approached the Throne of their Knowledge and, with an easy smile, slightly inclined the head:

  - I welcome you, Triune Knowledge! Very long ago we with you were not seen, very long ago … Yes, if it is honest, and would never meet if not this confused the businessman.

  But the Triune Knowledge did not move either a muscle, or an eyebrow:

  - … Also it is a pity, Cora, - She parried. - We remember you since the childhood when you did not become yet dark as now, and We always appreciated your merits and talents. We are always glad to see you in our GENERAL house and if you only addressed from darkness light …

  - Listen, your Knowledge, give without metaphysics! I here on concrete business - we will make it and the end, well? - with forced forwardness it was developed by a back to Knowledge and approached a chair on which Prinze sat and suddenly wildly burst out laughing rough chest siplovaty laughter on all Hall:

  - This fun! Ha-ha-ha! Here to what you bring the men here! Even we did not guess before! "An order and Prosperity", "Guardianship over the most favourite creation of the creator", "Anything except mercy and compassion", ha-ha-ha, here so a fun! And as a result of men put as a dog on a chain and still beat with an electroshock, will not train finally yet! Ha-ha-ha!

  All Community gloomy was silent. All knew that dryads or simply forest witches - terrible blasphemers, libertines and shameless persons to whom any decent fairy will not even begin to talk not that to be on friendly terms. Was possible to Pokhulit the Creator and his precepts, Triune Knowledge, the Sacred Principles and even chastity in marriage by it. But now all felt that this shameless person and the blasphemer hit exactly. Really, considering that the heaviest charges were dismissed from Prinze, his stay in such look was excessively cruel.

  - Keep to the point, the witness, - officially passionless tone said Pearl-white, having helped out all Community from an inconvenient situation. - Tell, please, court of all Community about corpus delicti of the defendant appearing on business under the name of "Prince".

  Cora, at last, distracted from an amusing show and, having freely leaned the elbows on a back of a chair of Prinze, having thrown one leg for another and having crossed hands on a breast, told:

  - And what here to tell? All is simple. My sister, Laura famous to all of you, asked me to help the next friend from people. I told that I agree - I cannot refuse to the beloved little sister, correctly? And so, she to me brought him and left as agreed, at me. But not free of charge it to help me?

  The fairy sitting in the first row where it was necessary to protection, reddened as a peony:

  - Your Knowledge, I object! The witness tells beside the point affairs!

  - The objection is sustained, - quietly and passionlessly parried Pearl-white. - Everything that is related to the transaction of the defendant and witness - belongs to business.

  - Continue, Cora, - according to the Second nodded.

  - And so, - Cora indifferently continued, and the Fairy, having hidden the face burning with shame in hands, was going to hear the worst. - This came to me here the unfortunate little man, told that he needs my broom and a protectant from aroma of flowers of Oblivion and Pink Bubbles to kidnap the wife from Fey's Island, where as he claimed, his wife was held deception. - Cora made a significant pause. - And then, I, of course, pretended that these trifling thingummies cost very much and b
egan to bargain …

  - And what was a trade subject? - asked Pearl-white.

  - And a trade subject, - having impudently grinned and having patted Prinze on long ago not a short-haired head of hear, Cora maliciously told, - it is impossible to call in such decent society … - the rumble of indignation swept on stands, and the Fairy was ready to fail under the earth with shame.

  - … though … if you want …

  - It is not necessary, not in these sacred walls, not before their Knowledge! - with pathos unusual for it exclaimed Pearl-white.

  - As you will tell, white-haired hypocrites … - Cora contemptuously grinned. - And so, this little man, probably, gorged on from you your hypocrisy and refused (The fairy with astonishment raised the head). Then I suggested it the transaction - to give the first that he will see when he meets beloved - and it, the poor thing (she stroked the sleeping Prinze on the head), so was frightened of my first offer - generally, absolutely innocent from the point of view of "An order and Prosperity" of Tselestiya that it was ready for everything …

  - And what was farther?

  - And he is farther, in one lunar - a moonlight night swore about it on … Black Stone!

  Outburst of indignation took stands, the Black Stone was considered at fairies as the greatest nasty thing, a source of evil and vicious strength of forest witches!

  - … And so, I honestly gave all to it - and and not only the broom and a protective mask, and it is a lot more what - me and to most it was interesting to bring more headache to Community of Hypocrites, ha!

  - "Honestly"? Black witch, as if not so! - the Fairy did not sustain. - You promised to detain him for only three days, and he stayed at you nine months, the liar! What you with it did all these months, answer, the thief of husbands and the profaner of others marriages!

  - I object, your Knowledge, this remark has no relation to business, - raised a hand Pearl-white.