You’re probably not going to Beelieve this, but when the Jury came back with a Verdict in my Case, the Jury not only Acquitted me (that means they found me Not Guilty, beecause I wasn’t, mostly), but they ordered the Queen (Her Insufferable Royal Majesty, Queen Darla who, by the way, was trying to tell the Hive that she is Judge, Jury, and Executioner when she isn’t — she’s just the Judge, and the Executioner is actually on Vacation at the moment, I think somewhere in Denver … there’s an Amusement Park there that have some Highly Appealing Trash Cans) to not only Immediately Release my Editor and my Lawyer, S.O.Bee, and all the other Bees who she was going to Deport to that Exceedingly Unpleasant Detention Hive somewhere off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, but to also take the Queen’s Enforcer, Krunch McKowskey, into Custody and charge him with Terminal Rudeness which, as we all know, is a Death Penalty Offence if you’re Convicted.

As I’m absolutely sure you Imagine, Her Insufferable Majesty, Queen Darla, wasn’t a bit Happy about all this. She’s still Queen - for now - but lucky for us, the Jury that was made up of our Swarm’s Peers exerted their Authority,
and Reminded Her Agitatingly Annoying Highness that when it Boils Right Down To It, the Swarm is in charge of the Hive, not just the Queen.

There was some buzzing going on about maybee Deposing (that means telling the Queen “you’re Fired”) her and Sentencing her to bee Bee-Balled (that’s when a bunch of bees Surround the Victim, which in this case would bee the Queen, and Smother them until they’re no longer With Us. As much as the Jury - and, as it turns out, most of the Swarm felt Queen Darla deserved a good Smothering, but as I mentioned Earlier, it was Decided that she would Escape that Fate and Darla will remain Queen -for now (it’s not an easy Position to fill - but let’s not get into That).

From what I’ve been Told, the Queen has not completely Cooperated with the Jury’s Decision, and she’s still Insufferable, but I’m pretty sure the Swarm will keep her in Line, one way or another. In the meantime, Krunch McKowskey is scheduled to bee put on Trial for Terminal Rudeness sometime in the next few weeks, so that will bee a good thing.

So after all that, I have to say that it was Highly Nice to bee Released from that Stuff Diamond Safety Match Box and to fly back home to my ShoeBox. When I got back home, of course the first thing I had to do was use the Bathroom. When I came out, ButterCup (my Girlfriend), Potato (my Certified Sensory-Impaired Emotional Support/Service LadyBug), Kevin (my Illegitimate Nephew), Great Grandma Gee Gee (who makes the Highly Delicious and Mostly Nutritious Royal HoneyChew Krisp™ Cookies which I hoped she brought a bunch with her), Felonie Snark (Kevin’s Estranged Step-Sister), Ultra Violet (she brought her Ukulele), Fleur de Bee (French Counter-Espionage Agent who flew in from Paris to Testify at my Trial if it was Necessary, which it wasn’t, so she stuck around for the Party I’m about to mention), BigFoot (who brought me a Book for my Birthday), and a whole bunch of other bees who, along with Rudy Bee and the others Buzzed “SURPRISE!”, then started Buzzing Happy Birthday to me, which I Highly Appreciated. It’s not Every Day that a Bee like me turns 49, ya’ know.

Then we had a Party, which I beelieve I mentioned beefore. ButterCup made me a Spectacular Honey Cake with Blue Nectar Frosting, BigFoot gave me a copy of “The Encyclopaedia of Unknown Facts, 8th Edition”, and Great Grandma Gee Gee gave me a huge Platter full of her HoneyChew Krisp™ Cookies. Felonie Snark just gave me a dirty look.

So since I was Acquitted and Surprise Birthday-Partied, I’ve just been Relaxing and Pondering what to do next. Fortunately, I haven’t had to Ponder very long since, just a few Minutes ago, I was Interrupted with a Buzz-O-Gram™ from my Editor, inviting me to bee in his Office First Thing Tomorrow Morning - Or Else.

So I’m gonna find my Notepad and do that.