Suite No. 6, First Movement:

CLAIRE FIGHTS FASCISM
 

 

 

 

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Military on the Streets

 

 

 

 

   When Claire was walking to the store, she gazed at the castle in the clouds far off in the distance. Then suddenly she noticed that the military was policing the city.
  "This can't be right," Claire thought to herself. "I thought that using the military as a police force is illegal and unconstitutional in this realm! My teacher said that the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the military from enforcing domestic laws!"

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Martial Law

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   Then she witnessed the military firing upon its own citizens. "Why is the government treating us as the enemy? There is absolutely no emergency here, but our leader must have invoked the Insurrection Act anyway, which is ironic since our dear leader incited an insurrection during which his brainwashed followers beat and killed policemen who were protecting the capitol. This is just an authoritarian power grab, and a lot of people are going to get hurt. I must do something!"

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Pulling Excalibur from the Stone

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   Claire remembered Excalibur, the magical sword stuck in stone not far away in the nearby woods. Many had tried, but nobody had ever been able to pull the sword from the stone. "Maybe its magical powers can end fascism," Claire thought to herself. "I must try with all my strength to pull the sword from the stone. It's the least I can do!" She hiked through the woods and eventually found Excalibur in the stone. She pulled and pulled on the sword for hours. Finally, with all of her strength, she loosened the sword and pulled it out of the stone.

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Merlina

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   Suddenly a woman who looked like a goddess appeared. "I am Merlina, my child. By liberating the sword from the stone, you also liberated your mind, and you can also liberate the minds of others. You now have great power. You were destined to pull Excalibur from the stone, which signifies your divine right to rule, as well as the power and virtue of justice and your unbreakable connection to the supernatural. Excalibur's powers, my child, include supernatural strength, such as the use of holy magic against dark beings, the kindling of blinding light, and a protective scabbard that prevents you from dying if you are wounded. It also grants abilities such as flight, the creation of illusions, invisibility, and even complete control over others. Remember that with your sword, my child, you can cut through anything, but remember also to use it for a righteous cause. You must go now and fulfill your destiny by defeating the fascists in the castle."

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Drug Lord

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   Claire climbed the steep hill up to the castle in the clouds. Before she reached the gate, she commanded Excalibur to cloak her in invisibility. Since the guards could not see her, she slipped through the open gate without difficulty. Invisible, she wandered through the halls of the castle and discovered a man sitting on a pile of money, with bottles of liquor and pills everywhere. Artura suddenly made herself visible. "You are a drug lord. You make tons of money by addicting people to the products you sell. You ruin their lives. You sometimes even kill them and ruin the lives of people in their family. You care nothing about he misery you cause. You value profits above all life. You are a corporate fascist who gets away with harming people by buying off politicians. You are a plutocrat without conscience. I am here now to stop you!"
  The drug lord stared at Claire with glazed-over eyes. Then he suddenly transformed into a lion with human-like hands and rushed towards her. Claire flew away down the hall.

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Salacious One

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   Claire suddenly turned around and held Excalibur straight up in front of herself. Suddenly a brilliant flash of light from the sword blinded the horrible creature. Using holy magic, Claire then cast a spell: "I command you to turn back into your human form. From now on, you shall never sell drugs of any kind to anyone. You will give all of your money to charities that aid people whose lives you have ruined. So mote it be!"
  The creature whimpered and slouched away down the hall.

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Gun Lord

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   Then Claire went to a different room and found a man with numerous guns near him as he sat on a pile of money. Claire shouted, "You are a master of war, a lord of death. You profit by selling guns that kill innocent adults and children. Some people even use your guns to commit suicide. Your guns are the main cause of death for children in this realm. Were you even aware of that? You should be ashamed of yourself, yet you keep buying off politicians to perpetuate this carnage! You are nothing but a corporate fascist!" Claire wanted to say more, but suddenly an alligator slithered into the room, and the man turned into a warrior and mounted the back of the alligator.

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Breakers into Pieces

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   Claire felt terrified but again held her sword straight up in front of herself. A brilliant flash of light from the sword blinded the horrifying creatures. Then Claire again cast a spell: "I command you to turn back into your original form. From now on, you shall never sell guns of any kind to anyone. You will give all of your money to charities that aid people whose lives you have devastated. So mote it be!"
  The alligator disappeared and the man whimpered and slouched down the hall.

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War Lord

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   Claire wandered out into the courtyard of the castle and found a man who was sitting on a pile of money while surrounded by weapons of war. Claire shouted at him, "You are a corporate fascist who profits from war. You buy off all of the politicians so that we don't have a decent health care system or a decent educational system or a decent social safety net. Instead we get perpetual war, thanks to you. You must always have war to make a profit while the rest of us suffer. You are a monster disguised as a protector of the realm!"

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Burners

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   A horse stepped in the room as the man transformed into a flaming devil who mounted the horse and rode it directly towards Claire.
  Claire felt terrified again but held her sword up in front of herself. A brilliant flash of light from the sword blinded the horrifying creatures. Again Claire cast a spell: "I command you to turn back into your original form. From now on, you shall never sell weapons of war of any kind to anyone. You will give all of your money to charities that aid people whose lives have been ruined by war. So mote it be!"
  The horse disappeared and the man whimpered and slouched away.

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Wizard of the Castle

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   As Claire explored the castle, she came upon a troll in a fancy suit, who seemed to be conducting business of some kind.
  When the troll noticed Artura, he stopped talking on the phone. He smiled and asked, "You have quite a lovely sword, my dear. How much would you like for it?"
  "Sorry, it's not for sale," Claire responded.

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Detainee

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   "But, my dear, I am a great wizard. I have great powers. I can give you whatever you want," the troll replied. "Or I can throw you in the dungeon and then send you to a concentration camp. Already today I have detained one man and sent seven men to a 'detention center.' I wouldn't want to have to do the same to you."

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Laborers at a Concentration Camp

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   "You remember the Writ of Habeas Corpus, don't you? Did you conduct any kind of due process before you sent them to the concentration camp?" Claire asked.
  "Why, of course not. We don't have to worry about doing that silly nonsense anymore here in this realm. I am far too powerful for that now," the wizard responded.

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Crematorium

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   Then the wizard insisted, "Think carefully about your choice, my dear. The sad fact is that at the concentration camp we starve the slaves and work them to death. Then we incinerate their bodies in the ovens of the crematorium."
  Claire held Excalibur straight up in front of herself and blinded the wizard. Then she cast a spell: "You are now completely under my control. I am going to take you to the dungeon where you will await trial. Everyone deserves due process. Without it, justice cannot prevail."
  As if hypnotized, the wizard followed Claire's commands and soon found himself behind bars.

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Witch

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   Soon Claire encountered a witch. "I see that you have great powers," the witch commented. "With our powers together we can control the entire realm--perhaps even the whole world."
  Claire held up Excalibur and replied, "I have the divine right to rule, and I fight for the virtue of justice, not for insidious evil," Claire replied. Then she blinded the witch with the sword and cast a spell: "You are now completely under my control. I am going to take you to the dungeon where you will await trial."
  As if hypnotized, the witch followed Claire's commands and soon found herself behind bars in a cell next to the wizard's cell.

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Templar Knight

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   Claire continued exploring the castle. A knight suddenly appeared before her.
  "I have had to hide here in the castle for a long time. I have fought fascism and evil whenever I could, but I couldn't rid the castle of evil by myself. I see that you carry the great sword Excalibur. You are my Queen then. Please, great Queen, let me serve thee now in whatever way I can to bring harmony and justice back to the realm."
  "Of course, I consider you now my most trusted knight. Tell me, great knight. What else needs to be done to bring harmony and justice back to the castle?"

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King of the Swamp

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   "First, your Highness, we must overthrow the false king and put him on trial. He is, no doubt, holding court in the swamp behind the castle and plotting some horrific evil with his courtiers."
  Queen Claire and the knight soon found their way to the swamp where The false king and his courtiers were sitting on alligators.
  Queen Claire held up Excalibur and and blinded the false king and his courtiers--and the alligators as well. Then she cast a spell: "You are now under my control. You will follow my commands." The alligators dumped the king and his courtiers into the swamp and swam away. "Now quickly walk to shore. My trusted knight and I will escort you now to the dungeon where you will await trial."

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Weapon of Mass Destruction

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   "Most trusted knight, what else do we need to do to rid the castle of evil?" Queen Claire inquired.
  "Great Queen, there is a terrible weapon of mass destruction in a silo within the castle. I overheard the king and his minions planning to destroy a nearby realm with it. We need to disarm the missile before it can cause such terrible evil. Then we will be done here in the castle, at least for now."
  "Show me where this missile is!" Claire commanded.
  "Yes, your Highness. Please follow me." The knight escorted Queen Claire down a long, winding staircase.
  "This, indeed, could cause great evil, Queen Claire stated. "I am going to disarm the missile right now." Claire held up Excalibur and sent a powerful ray of light into the base of the missile--which disarmed it completely. "Tomorrow," Queen Claire stated, "we are going to round up all of the soldiers in the city and bring them back here to the castle. We will no longer be at war with our own people. We will give everyone freedom of speech and the right to assemble. We will become a democracy again!"