The Island � Chapter 9 Written by Archie-Fan betty_cooper72@gmail.com Veronica is put on trial for treason ****************************************************************************** ***************** When Betty, Cheryl and Abigail arrived back at the Island they found Hiram, Hermione and over a dozen Amazons waiting for them. Betty and Cheryl dragged a kicking and screaming Veronica off of the one ship while Abigail carried the still unable to move Archie and Reggie off the other. "You let me go! You let me go!" Veronica screamed as Betty and Cheryl dragged her in front of her parents. "Veronica you disappoint me," Hiram said as he looked down at his now much smaller daughter. "Yeah well you disappoint me daddy-kins," Veronica retorted. "Sending a bunch of your lackeys and having them shrink me instead of dealing with me yourself." "Your actions could have put the island and everything we are striving for at risk," Hermione scolded her. "Yeah and what are you going to do about it?" Veronica asked sarcastically. "You're going to stand trial Veronica," Hiram declared. "For what?" Veronica asked indignantly. "Treason," Hermione answered. "We've already set up a court room in your residence. Take her to the courtroom girls." Betty and Cheryl dragged Veronica away with all the other Amazon guards accompanying them. "What do you want to do with these two?" Abigail asked as she indicated Archie and Reggie. "I would like to study the modifications Veronica has done to them, but that will have to wait until after the trial," Hiram said. "Would they be able to testify?" Hermione asked. "Yes they could," Abigail replied. "Have them put in one of the cages at Veronica's residence then in case their testimony is required," Hiram said. "I'll examine them after the trial." "Yes sir," Abigail said. She then picked Archie and Reggie up and carried them off leaving Hiram and Hermione alone of the roof. "I didn't think it would come to this," Hiram said with a sigh. "Come to what?" Hermione asked. "To us having to hold Veronica accountable for her actions," Hiram replied. "I thought for sure she would fall in line, especially when we gave her, her friend." "You can't blame yourself Hiram," Hermione said. "Veronica is a smart girl, smarter than almost anyone else but us thanks to you. She only has herself to blame for making a stupid choice." "Yes but that choice didn't have anything to do with intelligence, it's about maturity," Hiram said. "And I wonder if perhaps by bringing her with us we denied her the chance to mature." "I don't think that is the issue either," Hermione countered. "Veronica has always been self centered and arrogant and we've indulged her and let her do what she wants until now." Hiram nodded in agreement. "You are right," Hiram said. "And at this point it is out of our hands." ****************************************************************************** ***************** One of the rooms at Veronica's private residence had been set up operate as a court room. There was a bench for the judge and two rows of seats for a jury as well as defense and prosecution tables. Veronica was seated at the defense table with Lauren and Bianca standing guard behind her. Betty and Cheryl were seated in the gallery as they were to serve as witnesses as was Abigail. Seated at the prosecution table was an 8'6" Korean Amazon with absolutely enormous tits that rivalled Hermione's in their size named Minka. There were twelve Amazons already seated in the jury box Betty recognized ten of them immediately, Stefani, Rachel, Lana, Casey, Iryna, Marie-Claude, Ria, Sophie. The other four were Aspen, an 8'7" black haired Amazon, Chloe an 8'7" Amazon of mixed Latin and Armenian heritage, Megan an 8'8" blonde Amazon and Than, an 8'2" Vietnamese Amazon. Michelle an 8'4" Columbian Amazon with long brown hair and brown eyes who had a rather freckled chest, was serving as the bailiff. "All rise," Michelle announced as Hiram and Hermione entered the room. Everyone stood up save for Veronica who was lifted to her feet by Bianca; an act which drew a look of contempt from Veronica. Hermione stopped in the gallery while Hiram took the seat at the judge's bench after which everyone else sat down. "Veronica Cecilia Lodge, you have been charged with crime of treason against the island," Hiram said. "How do you plead?" "No guilty," Veronica responded as she glared angrily at her father. "Very well; we will then proceed straight to trial then," Hiram said. "We will hear statements from the prosecution and defense and they may call witnesses after which Veronica shall be judge by a jury of her peers." "I move for a mistrial," Veronica said. "On what grounds?" Hiram asked. "On the grounds that I have no peers," Veronica responded. "Denied," Hiram said. "Then I move for dismissal on the basis that this trial is a sham and biases on the part of the judge and the jury," Veronica said. "Denied," Hiram said again as he began to get annoyed. "Then I move for an adjournment until I can get my own counsel," Veronica said. "This is not America we are not obligated to provide you an attorney," Hiram said. "Besides I don't think you actually want anyone else arguing your case for you." Veronica didn't respond but just gave him and angry look which let Hiram know that he had been right. "Well then I move to..." Veronica began "Veronica I suggest you start taking this seriously," Hiram interrupted her. "Another outburst and I will find you in contempt and you will be removed from the courtroom and since you are not here to argue your own case I can assure you that you will be found guilty and you will be sentenced to death." "Fine then I plead guilty," Veronica said. "Provided the death penalty is taken off the table." Everyone in the room was shocked. Nobody had expected Veronica to admit her guilt at what she had done. "She has some ulterior motive I know," Abigail muttered under her breath to Betty and Cheryl. Betty and Cheryl both agreed, but none of them knew what. "Very well," Hiram said pleased to get this done with quickly. "Veronica you are sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole. You will live out your days as you are now in a cell we construct for you. Lauren and Bianca if you can escort Veronica to a holding cell for now till something more permanent is ready." Lauren and Bianca reached out to lift Veronica out of her seat. "Don't touch me," Veronica snapped. "I'll go with you." They lead Veronica out of the courtroom while everyone watched somewhat bewildered by the recent turn of event. "Well that was surprisingly quick," Hiram said. "You are all dismissed to go back to your duties." All the Amazons except for Hermione got up and left the courtroom but Hiram stayed behind sitting at the judge's bench. "Is something wrong dear?" Hermione inquired him. "Can you think of one time that Veronica has ever admitted that she has done something wrong in her entire life?" Hiram asked. "I remember when she was a baby she would deny that she had pooped in her diaper even when you could smell it, every time too." "What's your point?" Hermione asked. "Our daughter is perhaps the most stubborn person on the planet, refusing to admit she is wrong or at fault so why would she do so today?" Hiram pondered. "Well perhaps she realized that no matter how much she refused to admit guilt she would be found guilty and so she pleaded guilty to avoid death," Hermione suggested. "Yes, but I feel like there's more to it than that," Hiram said. "Or perhaps you're just reading into it too much," Hermione said. She then reached down and stroked her husband's huge cock. "Come, I know something that will help take your mind off all this," Hermione said with a sly smirk. Hiram cocked and eyebrow as he looked at his wife. "I could use that," Hiram said with a smile. ****************************************************************************** ***************** Veronica sat in the small holding cell. It angered her to no end to be in a cell that she had once kept her own slaves in. In the cell next to her were Reggie and Archie who were both just standing still, Bianca and Lauren both stood guard near the door. As far Veronica was concerned the trial had been a show trial, they had intended for the only possible verdict to be that she was guilty. However it wasn't until her father had essentially threatened to have her killed that Veronica realized that pleading guilty was the only way she could survive long enough to make an escape. Veronica stared at Lauren and Bianca, the two of them were some of her father's most loyal followers and as long as they were standing guard however she couldn't escape, but Veronica knew she had to act soon. If she was put into a more permanent cell then escape would become almost impossible. Just then Veronica heard a conversation just outside the room. "We're here to relieve you from guarding the prisoner," a woman said. "We've only been watching her for half an hour," Bianca responded a little suspiciously. "You're being reassigned to the fields," a second woman said. "On who's orders?" Bianca asked. "Oh come on Bianca let's just go," Lauren said. "At least doing that we might get to kill a slave. This is so boring." "Oh you're right," Bianca agreed. The two of them left and a moment later the two amazons entered. Veronica recognized them they were Adriana and Angelika. Adriana was about 8'4 with dark brown hair and eyes, while Angelika was 8'5" with blonde hair and blue eyes. "What are you doing here?" Veronica asked them. "We're here to help you escape," Adriana replied. Veronica was a little caught off guard. "The vast majority of the Amazons support your father, but there are those of us who agree with you," Angelika said. Veronica smiled, she hadn't been expecting on having any supporters. "About how many?" Veronica asked. "Only a dozen of us," Adriana replied. "We actually had managed to get one onto the jury for your trial, but you pleaded guilty necessitating us needing to break you out." Veronica thought for a moment as to who the one member of the jury could have been and then realized it very quickly. "It was Lana wasn't it," Veronica said. "She holds a grudge for my father punishing her disobedience." "Yes," Angelika confirmed. "Now come on we don't have much time; we must get you out there. Bianca and Lauren will soon realize we tricked them and they'll return with numbers" "Oh girls, we have more than enough time," Veronica said. "Did you think I simply pleaded guilty to avoid death? No I had my own escape plan." "You did?" Adriana asked confused. Veronica just smirked and then she turned towards Archie and Reggie. "Archie, Reggie would you come over here and stick those big cocks of yours through the bars and into my cell and make them hard," Veronica ordered. Archie and Reggie immediately did as requested. Veronica walked over and patted the heads of their cocks. She then stepped in front of Archie's "Now Archie I want you to cum," Veronica ordered. Archie came immediately without requiring any stimulation. Veronica opened her mouth and lapped down as much of his cum as she possibly could. "Okay that's enough," Veronica sputtered. Archie stopped cumming but his cock remained hard. Veronica then stepped over to Reggie's cock. "How Reggie it's your turn to cum," Veronica said. As with Archie, Reggie began cumming uncontrollably and once more Veronica hungrily lapped down his cum. "Okay you can stop," Veronica told Reggie. Reggie stopped cumming. Adriana and Angelika looked on a bit confused. "I don't understand," Angelika said. "What was..." She stopped her question mid sentence as Veronica began to grow, answering the unasked question. As Adriana and Angelika looked on Veronica quickly grew back to her previous size and then continued to grow till she was as big as her mother. As she grew she destroyed the cage she which was too small to contain her. "Yes! Excellent!" Veronica exclaimed as she flexed her restored muscles. "It worked even better than I anticipated." "But how?" Adriana asked. "That can be explained later," Veronica replied. Veronica grabbed the door to Archie and Reggie's cage and ripped it off. She then reached in and pulled out Archie and Reggie. "First let's disable these," Veronica said. Archie and Reggie thought Veronica was about to kill them. However she squeezed on the back of their necks and they heard something crack only to realize it wasn't their bones. "They obviously tracked me thanks to the trackers in these two," Veronica told Adriana and Angelika. "Now they can't." "Okay but what is your plan?" Angelika asked. "Simple to kill my father and take over," Veronica replied. "But we're going to need to escape now into the jungle to amass forces." Adriana and Angelika looked at each other nervously. This plan seemed very risky and dangerous. Veronica however was highly confident, more so now that she knew that she had supporters. Veronica scooped up Archie and Reggie under each arm. "Come let's go," Veronica said as she headed for the exit. ****************************************************************************** ***************** Betty and Cheryl were at the dormitory cafeteria sitting at a table eating a meal. All the food was plant- based and was extremely high in protein, even more so than meat. Both of them were eating plant- based steaks that tasted exactly like the real thing, even their enhanced sense of taste didn't notice the difference. "Something is fishy," Betty commented. "Tastes just like beef to me," Cheryl said. "I'm not talking about the food," Betty said. "I mean with Veronica. I've never known her to admit to anything. In sixth grade she got caught cheating on a math test, the teacher even found the answer key that she'd gotten Reggie to steal for her in her desk, but she wouldn't admit that she had cheated." "Well maybe somebody had planted it," Cheryl suggested. "That would be possible, except I sat beside her in that class and I watched her cheat," Betty said. "Did she get away with it?" Cheryl asked. "Of course she did," Betty answered. "I think today was the first time Veronica's ever been held accountable for her actions." "Well that would explain why Veronica is the way she is," Cheryl commented. Just then Abigail came running into the cafeteria. "Everybody gather in the courtyard immediately," Abigail said. "What's happened?" Cheryl asked. "It's Veronica, she's escaped," Abigail replied. Betty and Cheryl looked at each other, they were both surprised but not overly. Everybody in the dormitory left and made their way to the courtyard. Soon most of the Amazons had gathered in the courtyard, there were a few who seem to be missing. Hiram was on the stage with Hermione beside him. "As I'm sure you are all aware Veronica has escaped," Hiram announced. "How?" somebody asked. "It would appear that she had help," Hermione replied. "Adriana and Angelika tricked the guards on duty into thinking that a shift swap had been ordered, but they were actually there to free Veronica. We're assuming that any other Amazons who are not here are also with Veronica." "It also appears that Veronica's size and strength have been restored," Hiram said. "It appears that her two enhanced slaves were capable of doing so, the means of which we have not determined yet." "Did they leave the island?" Rachel asked. "As far as we can tell they are still on the island," Hermione said. "We don't know for sure what they are planning but we suspect that Veronica intends to stage a coup." "Until further notice everyone is to remain in groups of three or more," Hiram said. "This is for your own protection. We don't know if and when Veronica will strike." "Are we going to go searching for them?" Marie-Claude asked. "No," Hermione answered. "That would just give Veronica and her followers a chance to ambush any search party. It's safer everyone remains in the compound for now while we formulate another way to locate them." A murmur went through the Amazons, but all of them agreed that for now it was the best course of action to just wait Veronica out. To be continued...