The Summer Vacation
Chapter 40
Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

We arrive at the Bay Arena in Ringol Kingdom. There are several towns and villages all along the shore of the bay. Each community has their own set of docks. The largest sets of docks are near the Bay Arena. Ringol’s Kingdom main navy fleet have their ships docked there.

We witnessed many contests in the bay and out in the ocean. The sea dragons appreciated the chance to have some competition between themselves and with the ships. The fishing sea captains brought in great catches of various sizes and weights. Once they are tagged, measured and weighed; they are released back out to the ocean. Only the daily fish was brought in to feed the people who gathered around the bay.

One day, while I was walking back to our kingdom’s campsite, I get approached by Makaela.

“Greetings, Richard.”

“Greetings, Makaela.”

“I’ve come to give you a message.”

“What is it, Makaela?”

“When we gather here again, we’ll be giving you the bags of seeds to take back to Earth.”

“Thank you for telling me that, Makaela. I think it will be some time before I come back again.”

“We know, Richard. We’ll just have to trust in the Maker to keep us safe as well as for you to be safe.”

“I have a lot to do when I get back. All I can do is take it day by day.”

“That’s all we can do, Richard.”

“It looks like we get to visit Eirecann Kingdom soon.”

“Yes we will, Richard. My stallion colt, Korin-el, lives there.”

“Doesn’t that mean God’s Horn?”

“It does, Richard. I gave him that name to remember my time back on Earth.”

“I see, who is your mare filly?”

“Her name is Saphira. Her eyes shine like a sapphire. She lives in Nevidre to the south.”

“What are the names of Athena and Einhorn’s offsprings?”

“They had twin stallion colts. Their names are Pollux and Castor.”

“I remember those two names from my Greek history studies.”

“I’m sure you do, Richard. They were named after them.”

“Well, that leaves two left. Who are the offsprings from Silverwind and Star Dancer?”

“They had two mare fillies. Their first one is Star Light. The second one is Crystal.”

“Do they know who their mate will be for the next generation?”

“It is hard to say, Richard. They are still young in their lives compared to us. When they do mate, it will be for a new life after there is a new Heaven and a new Earth or Twainor. Perhaps there will be a new Heaven and a new Universe for everyone.”

“Just as long as they are protected and kept safe, They will have a chance to keep your herd alive.”

“Yes, that is our hope, Richard. Since we are here now, we have learned there are other worlds out there with the coming of the Outside Helpers. It would be nice to know if there are other unicorns and fairies out there.”

“I think I know of one world that already has fairies. However, the Maker told me they are brought to life differently than from here. There are no unicorns there.”

“Is it told in one of your stories?”

“It is, Makaela. There was a story written about 200 years ago. It is a place called Neverland. It is a story where people grow old really slowly. I could age two hundred years while one day would pass there. There are many people living on that world. There are even mermaids there as well. I always thought it was a made up story, but then Captain Dar-re confirmed it when they passed by it.”

“I see. So, there is some chance that unicorns and fairies exist elsewhere. We’ll just have to be patient until then to confirm those stories on the other worlds.”

“Well, it has been wonderful talking with you, Makaela. You take care now.” I hug Makaela’s neck. She presses her head into me at the same time. We break apart and look at each other.

“You take care now, Richard. Enjoy your time here. Be sure to remember us always.”

“That is easy for me now. Every time I see your images appear on either side, I’m reminded of what the Maker did for me.”

“Yes, you are one of us now. It will be interesting to see how the years progress on Earth. I’m glad you are seeing them through the years and not one of us.”

“Yes, if a real unicorn appeared on Earth, they would be caught and caged probably. Or they could feel threatened by your presence because we represent a pureness in spirit they can’t stand.”

“Yes, I always felt that while I was on Earth. But the Nefelim caused that change in the people’s attitudes by forcing them to kill. I wish they had never come to Earth.”

“I know how you feel, Makaela. But it did happen. It will come down to the grand climax at the Ultimate Last Battle that will get everyone’s attention. I must do the best I can to prepare Earth.”

“You will, Richard. We have complete faith and trust in you that you will succeed where others have failed. Amber and Cobalt, I know you’ll be there to help, Richard. You’ll be in butterfly mode a lot while Richard walks about among the people.”

“Yes, Makaela. We’ll keep an eye on Richard as best we can. We just have to take it day by day. We’ll be there to help deliver Richard’s new fairies into the world there.”

“I know you will, Amber and Cobalt.”

We then break apart and go our ways. When the week finally ends, we spend the next day moving to Eirecann Kingdom. I participated in the same contests again. I see most of the contestants are trying really hard to beat my records. Some of them are getting better. I still come in first for the metal star throwing and the wrist bow darts. For the spear throwing I come in second this time. When I did the staff fight, some of them came up with some better defenses against me. A lot of the matches were taken to the end. I still come in first in that contest. When I participated in the sword fight, I’m surprised I came in fourth this time.

But, when I did my first round of the final four, I get defeated again. However, I pushed myself as hard as I can. I earned eight points before I was defeated. When the other match took place, the loser earned five points for his loss. That means I came in third for the sword fight. Sir Halgren came in second in his sword fight.

The atmosphere is a bit cooler there for the northern kingdom. We enjoy the change very much. So far, Thryson Kingdom is still leading in points. However, some of the other kingdoms are catching up with them. They hope to do better when we meet in Thryson Kingdom.

After spending four days in Eirecann Kingdom, we move again to the Central Arena. Again I participate in the same matches as last time. I place first in the metal star throwing and the wrist bow darts again. I tell the contestants they need to improve their eye-hand coordination to get my marks. I come in second this time for the spear throwing contest. For the staff fight, I come in first again. In the sword fight, I find myself in fifth place.

Thryson Kingdom did earn first place honors for being the best kingdom. Evenshard Kingdom was not too far behind in placing second. Ringol Kingdom came in third place. Svedean Kingdom came in fourth place. Laurentil Islands Kingdom came in fifth place to round out the top five.

There is one event that was held in the Central Arena that took me by surprise. I saw Renard and Trianna exchange vows to get married to each other. King Tierion stood on Renard’s side while Queen Shiranna stood with Trianna. Grand Wizard Eldwin and Grand Sorceress Raelene presided over the ceremonies.

We all give resounding applause and cheers for the happy couple.

We then pick up again to arrive back at the Bay Arena in Ringol Kingdom for our last meeting. We are sad that the Outside Helpers are leaving soon. We vow to stay in touch as much as possible.

The Outside Helpers visited several smiths, dwarf designer and builder enclaves to see how are they doing. We gave all of them tips on manufacturing the submarines and making them safe. Some of us drew up prototype drawings so they have an idea how to create the circuits and display readouts to know the status of the submarines they make.

The sea dragons are intrigued these underwater craft will now be among them underwater. They agreed it is a good first step to learn the oceans and how to take care of Twainor better.

All of the dragons are surprised that some day there will be space craft to help defend Twainor. They appreciated their input and gave permission to call the space fleet, The Space Dragons of Twainor. Each ship will have an appropriate dragon name to identify each one.

Ariella met with many healers and members of the Mystic Order. She gave them new information on how the body works in general. She also helped them devise a series of steps to get the vital information on each patient prior to treating or operating on them. Soon, they start seeing a pattern between themselves, the dragons and the other animals on Twainor.

Another set of healers created their own group so they can focus on the animals only. They also look after the penned in flocks in the villages and towns. They even were able to determine the health of the wild herds as well on Twainor.

The catch and release program started to pay off after a year. The Port Governors and sea captains started to see the trends as they follow the schools of fish in the oceans and in the rivers.

We arrived back in Ringol Kingdom for our last gathering. I was able to meet the twelve unicorns, centaurs, fairies, dwarves and dragons in private. I hugged and touched them all. I received the twelve bags of seeds from the centaurs. I put them in a third satchel for me to carry back to Earth. The twelve unicorns breathed on me, Amber and Cobalt to truly become the Omega Unicorn on Earth. I felt more alive than ever before. Amber and Cobalt felt energized as well.

“Athena, I would like to tell a story.”

“What is it, Richard?”

“While we were preparing the forces and practicing, I had a dream while I slept one night. It is the story of a young man you befriended.”

She whispers, “Nathan.”

We all smile when she remembers the name.

“He did his best to keep your secrets from the Nefelim giants.”

“Yes, he did Richard. He was one of the few people we could trust.”

“I played his part several times. The last time was when he met you in a glade.”

“Yes, he came so we can give our ‘goodbyes’ to him. To let him know life will be preserved. He was able to keep it all a secret from the giants.”

“He said he will be in heaven waiting for you.”

“Yes he did, Richard.”

Then Athena and Einhorn come up to me. I hug their necks tightly. They press their heads and bodies into me. They thanked me that I helped them remember one of their best friends.

I also received a special gift from the fairies. I am given twelve small bags from them. Within each bag contains several strands of mane hair from each of the unicorns. We thanked them for the precious gift from the unicorns.

I approached the docks in Ringol Bay and did the same thing with the sea dragons well. Eingana breathed on me for the first time. Then it seems the dragon blood in me became charged with a purpose. My mind is more clear now than ever before. The headaches I had in Lord Granthnel’s fiefdom have now eased. I can now sense danger like a horse should before it arrives.

Each of the Outside Helpers did the same thing in saying goodbye to everyone. We all promise to stay in touch and be ready at a moment’s notice to help someone in need.

All of the Outside Helpers hug their royal guests and friends they have made. We then finally hug each other. They promise to keep my title a secret and where I come from until Earth is invited to the Local Group.

I make sure I’m dressed appropriately for the trip back. I have my full armor on under my ranger clothes. I put on my helmet and wrist bow gauntlets. I put on the three satchels crossing over my shoulders. I made sure everything is in the satchels that I brought with me the first time and the new things I will be taking back. Amber and Cobalt sit in the front pocket of my outer jacket.

We all gather around in a circle in the town square. The Mystic Order members gather around us in a larger circle.

We all look at each other again and smile at each other. We look upward and think of home once more. Then the Mystic Order members recite the transport spell in one voice. Everyone else around us cheers, roars, shoots flames, shoot water streams in the air just before we leave.

Once we are bathed in a bright white light and reached its peak intensity, we disappear in flash light. We shoot straight up into space. We then go in twelve different directions back to our home world.

“This is amazing, Richard. It is very beautiful here in space.”

“Yes, it is beautiful, Amber. We are flying faster the speed of light. Remember those two nebulae in the sky. We’ll see them from a further distance from Earth.”

“Okay, Richard.”

We continue flying back to the Sol System. Then we see a space ship fly parallel to us for a brief moment. It was the same one as last time. Then it turns and flies in another direction.

“Who was that, Richard?”

“The Maker told me we’ll probably meet them after Earth becomes part of the Local Group, Cobalt. They will become one of our allies in the future.”

“Okay, Richard.”

We then pass through the oort cloud around the Sol System.

“This is my star system, Amber and Cobalt. We have names for our planets. We didn’t see the furthest two on the edge of the system. That one is Neptune, then Uranus. That ringed planet is called Saturn.”

“That is an unusual planet.”

“Yes it is, Cobalt. Now we are seeing Jupiter. All four of those planets have moons and sub-worlds. We don’t know if life exists on them yet.”

Then we pass through the Asteroid Belt with no problems. Then we see Mars and its two moons.

“Here comes Earth, my friends. This is my home world.”

“Is that blue color the oceans, Richard?”

“Yes, that are the oceans on my world. The other colors are the land masses where people live.”

Then we approach the North American Continent and the southeastern part of the USA. We then see the mountain range for North Carolina.

“We are arriving at the mountain cabin that is owned by my family. This is where I left to come to Twainor.”

“It appears to be bigger than Renard’s cabin, Richard.”

“It is, Cobalt. There are more rooms there to accommodate a family of five. Please change into butterflies before we get there, Amber and Cobalt.”

“Okay, Richard.” Amber and Cobalt change into butterflies in my pocket quickly.

I look around quickly, I see the local Cherokees nearby and a few extra cars in the driveway that weren’t there when I left. I quickly recognize some familiar faces. I hear the mayor just beginning to introduce the guests.

~~~000~~~

At the same military installation as before, a streak appears on the radar screen.

“Sir, I’m getting another reading from the same region as before..”

“What kind is it, Lieutenant?”

“It is not a broadcast this time. This time it appears to have a solid object with an energy envelope around it.”

“What kind of solid object?”

“I could have sworn it said some English words as well, sir.’

“English words? Replay the transmission.”

“Yes sir.”

They hear three voices speaking, but the only phrase they hear distinctly is ‘This is my home world.’

“Can you determine the destination this time, Lieutenant?”

“I narrowed it down to the North Carolina mountains near Cherokee.”

“Keep that voice recording. Analyze it. Hopefully we can match that voice print with whoever lives near there.”

“Yes sir. Sir, do you think they are a security threat?”

“I don’t know yet, Lieutenant. Right now we just need to collect as much information as we can.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Even though we can take that voice print and compare it with people we come across with. It will be like a needle in a haystack. It will be a hit and miss. The target could have moved on by the time we get there.”

“Yes, sir. I’ll keep monitoring.”

~~~000~~~

Elizabeth Wilkerson continues to put the things away into the pantry and cupboards. She starts to wipe down the plates to get the dust off of them, then she hears a knock on the door. She puts the plates back in and closes the cabinet door. She walks to the front door. She looks out the window first before she opens it. She sees several people standing on the porch. She opens the door to greet them.

“Chuck, who are these extra people here?”

“They are here for a special occasion. I’m sure you recognize our Mayor, Police chief and sergeant.”

“Hello, Mayor, it is good to see you again.”

“Yes, it is good to see you again, Elizabeth. I have also with me Richard’s family doctor and lawyer here as well.”

“Richard is not here. He stepped out to do an errand. I should expect him back soon.”

“That is no problem. We’ll wait until he gets here. We also have two other special guests here.” The Mayor introduces them, “This is the Grand Elder of the Cherokee Nation and Anya. She is a very good friend of the Grand Elder.”

“Please come inside.”

They all walk inside into the cabin.

“If the Grand Elder is here, does that mean there is a special ceremony that will take place soon?”

“There will be, Ms. Wilkerson. The local Cherokee Nation is having their Planting Ceremony along with another special ceremony when Richard gets here.”

“Wow, that will be a grand spectacle. I’ve heard about that ceremony a few times.”

“In fact, I sense Richard should show up soon. Everyone, please make room in front of the fire place right now.”

The people clear an area in front of the fireplace.

Then in a flash of light I reappear in the cabin.

Everyone is startled that a knight would appear before them. Amber and Cobalt fly out of my pocket and flutter around the room. Then they sit on my shoulders still in butterfly mode.

I reach up and push the button on the helmet so I can take it off. Then they see my face.

“Richard! You’re back!”

Everyone gathers around to touch me or shake my hands.

“Hello, my friends. This is a big crowd. I recognize everyone here. Including you, Grand Elder.” I nod my head at him with a smile. He smiles and nods his head at me.

“Did you bring the gifts, Richard?”

“I did, Grand Elder. They are in one of these satchels.”

“Excellent, Richard. But we must first introduce your two friends.”

“Yes, we must, Grand Elder.” I look around at each one of them. “My friends, if it appears I showed up by magic, it is because I did. But, it didn’t come from me. I had help getting back here. I am one of twelve people from other worlds in our area. Hopefully one of these days, Earth will get asked to be part of the Local Group of planets. I am an Outside Helper for another world called Twainor. On this world, I found myths and legends from our past alive and well there. There are unicorns, fairies, centaurs, talking dragons and dwarves. There is also another group of people there that have populated that world. On my shoulders I would like to introduce to you my closest friends from Twainor. This is Amber and Cobalt. They are fairies.”

Then Amber and Cobalt turn into fairies in a blink of an eye and a small flash of light. They fly around to check the new people out. They all giggle and laugh they get to see real live fairies.

“Richard, we can sense these are good people. I like them a lot.”

“That’s good, Amber and Cobalt.”

Then Amber and Cobalt fly near the Grand Elder. “I remember you. You had another name when we met you on Twainor.”

“I will reveal my name to everyone during the ceremony.”

“Okay, Grand Elder.” Amber and Cobalt fly over and sit on my shoulders.

“When will this ceremony take place, Grand Elder?”

“It will take place at sunset this evening. We have some time to get the campfire prepared and what we are to accomplish. Richard, I suggest you, your doctor and lawyer go into the master bedroom. You need to tell them what has changed about you.”

“They will need proof of that change.”

“Yes, they will. Anya will take care of it.”

“Okay, Grand Elder.”

The four of us walk into the master bedroom. Amber and Cobalt stay sitting on my shoulders. The three ladies gather around me.

“What is this change, Richard?”

“As you know, I’m dual gender.”

“We know that, Richard.”

“I have been blessed by the Creator to be the Omega Unicorn.”

“What does that mean, Richard?”

“At one time there were unicorns on Earth. Some were taken to Twainor, some stayed behind and hid on Noach’s Ark. I met twelve unicorns on Twainor. Six of them are from Earth. Here is my proof.”

I spread my hands out to the side, then twelve unicorn images appear suddenly. When I put them down, the images return to me. Anya smiles when she sees them. The other two are astonished when they see them.

“What?! I saw twelve unicorns, Richard!”

“You did, Anna. My life is now like a unicorn. I will have a very long life. I will be here for a thousand years. I will also give birth to my own fairies.”

“Give birth to your own fairies? Why you, Richard?”

“I was chosen by the Creator for this task. This is to help start bringing a change to Earth. This is the beginning of a redemption process. But there are enemies here on Earth and in the Universe. I will tell a story during the ceremonies, but Anya here must prove to you that I can give birth to fairies. It is because I’m already three months pregnant with them.”

“What!? You’re pregnant? Who got you pregnant?”

“It is an automatic miracle process from the Creator. The birth period is nine months like you have, ladies. I’m given a six-month rest before I’m pregnant again. This will continue until Earth is redeemed by the Creator after the Ultimate Last Battle.”

“Oh, this is too much, Richard.”

“I know it is, Anna and Sarah. Anya is a very special person here on Earth. She and the Grand Elder have been watching over us for a very long time. I don’t know how old they are.” I smile at her. “It is not wise to ask how old a lady is.”

She smiles back, “That’s right, Richard. Just stay standing there, I will prove it to them, you’re pregnant.”

Anya puts her hands toward my stomach area. She mumbles a short spell. Then a misty sphere appears. She moves it across my body briefly. She then removes it and shows what is in my womb.

They see two fairies, male and female being formed in my womb.

“They will be fully formed when they are born. Amber and Cobalt will assist me in the delivery. All male unicorns give birth to fairies, Anna and Sarah. Female unicorns give birth to more unicorns.”

“That’s incredible. I wouldn’t have believed, but it is there in front of us. Sarah, we need to be careful about this and protect Richard’s privacy very much.”

“Yes we will, Anna. This won’t do if the normal chain of health boards hear about this. Now we know why we are here, Anna.”

“Yes we do, Sarah.”

Anya then ends the image and it disappears. We exit the room together and enter into the living room area.

“Richard, you need to go to the campfire and meet the Cherokees there for initial greetings. You will need to have a private meeting with them and someone you’ll recognize immediately.”

“Yes, Grand Elder.”

I leave the cabin and walk to the campfire area. I see my Cherokee friends there. Then Marcie and CJ run up to me when they see me.

“There you are, Richard.”

“You changed clothes, Richard.”

“I know I did, Marcie and CJ. Go inside the cabin. I need to meet my Cherokee friends privately first, Okay?”

“Okay, Richard.”

The two children go to the cabin and walk inside. I walk up to the campfire and greet my Cherokee friends there.

“Greetings, Richard.”

“Greetings, Crouching Bear. It has been a long time since I saw you.”

“Yes it has, Richard. You look like a knight, did you have a fight?”

“I did, Crouching Bear, with one of our ancient enemies. They would be the Nefelim giants.”

“We’ll wait to hear the story tonight.”

“I also brought a gift with me for the Planting Moon ceremony tonight.”

“What did you bring, Richard?”

“While I was on Twainor, I was shown an amazing sight. I saw trees there from Earth. In this satchel, I have twelve bags of tree seeds. Each one is for a different region from here on Earth.”

“That is great, Richard. It will be good to see the Earth restored to its former beauty.”

“Yes, it will.” Then out of the corner of my eye, I see a white butterfly with two other butterflies nearby. Crouching Bear notices them as well. “Crouching Bear, I think we better get your Elders here quickly. I think we are standing before royalty here.”

“Yes, Richard. I see what you mean.” Crouching Bear gives word to have the Elders come for a brief meeting at the unlit campfire. They come quickly and sit on the first row of logs around the campfire.

Just as we settle in. We hear a voice in the air near them. “Blow on us, Richard.”

I stand up again. I blow some air through my mouth toward the three butterflies. Then they suddenly change into fairies.

“The ka-ma-ma have turned into yi-ne-hi or nv-ne-hi. This is a great day to see them.” ***** See below for interpretation *****

The white winged fairy hovers around in front of them. “Yes, it is a great day to see us, Crouching Bear. We don’t reveal our true selves unless it necessary. We have been watching your people and this country for many moons and generations.”

Then Shaman Red Fox speaks up, “Were you there during our forced march to Oklahoma?”

“We were there, Red Fox. When your people died along the way, we comforted them with soothing words and songs until they breathed their last breath. They are now gathered together in the heavens watching and waiting. They are at peace now.”

A tear comes down from each of the Cherokee Elders that are gathered there.

“That is good news to hear. What is your name?”

“My name is White Dove. I am Queen of the North American fairy tribes. We have been in hiding and waiting for the next unicorn to appear on Earth. He has finally returned. I’m surprised he appears as a human and the Creator chose Richard here.”

The Cherokee members look at me quickly. I stand back up. “That is one part of me. I’m now the Omega Unicorn. I was blessed by the Creator to be chosen for this task. I will tell the rest of the story later this evening. White Dove, these two fairies who are with me are Amber and Cobalt. They are originally from Avel the Unicorn.”

“Avel is still alive, Richard?”

“He is White Dove. There are twelve unicorns on Twainor now. The original six have given birth to six more unicorns.”

“That is great news, Richard.” White Dove faces Amber and Cobalt. “Welcome fairies of Avel. You are welcome here.”

“Thank you, White Dove. Our hearts are now tied to Richard, even though we miss Avel very much. Every time we are near Richard, we are reminded of Avel. There are twelve unicorn memories within Richard. He will reveal them later this evening.”

“Thank you, Amber and Cobalt.” Then White Dove hovers in front of me. “Richard, you need to find my husband. He is my mate and King of the North American fairies.”

“Where is he? What is his name?”

“He was taken a few years ago. He is not himself. He was captured and resides in the nearby butterfly zoo. He looks like a fritillary butterfly. His name is King Oren. But he is larger than the rest of the fritillarys that are captured there. You need to release and gain his freedom. He has to be here for the ceremonies this evening.”

“I know where that butterfly zoo is, Richard. It is near Mount Blanc.”

“I remember seeing it put together and built when I was here the last time, Crouching Bear. To lure him, they must have used a strong mix of different butterfly pheromones and scents to attract the butterflies.”

“They must have, Richard. You’ll have to act like a customer who is interested in butterflies.”

“I’ll have to, Crouching Bear. If he was lured, then I should be able to free him without paying for him. Fairies don’t give birth to other fairies here on Earth. Male unicorns do. That is what I am now. The fairies have a very long life of thousands of years as long as a unicorn lives on Earth.”

White Dove speaks up, “That’s right, Richard. Caliber was the last unicorn on Earth. He was killed across the ocean near England, before the Dark Ages came. We have been in butterfly mode since then.”

“I met Caliber during one of my sleep dreams, White Dove. He is at peace that another unicorn now walks on Earth.”

“That’s good, Richard.”

“Well, let’s see if we can rescue your mate, White Dove.”

The fairies all change back into butterflies. The three fairies return to the forest. Amber and Cobalt sit on my shoulders.

Crouching Bear and I walk toward the cabin. The rest of Cherokees continue to make the campfire area ready for the evening ceremony. I walk up to the cabin and open the door. We both walk inside.

“My friends, I need to make a visit to the local butterfly zoo. I need to rescue a special butterfly there. He needs to be here for the ceremonies this evening.”

“What does he look like, Richard?”

“He looks like a fritillary butterfly, Charles.”

“You mean the extra large size is actually a fairy?”

“He is, Charles. They lured him there and captured him.”

“I see. I don’t know what you can do, Richard. I don’t think they will sell him. I’ve been told they are hoping he would mate with the other female fritillarys there.”

“It will never happen, Charles. I need to get there quickly.”

“I’ll take you there, Richard. My car is the last one in your driveway.”

“Before, I forget. This is Crouching Bear. He is one of the Cherokee Elders here.”

“Greetings, my friends. This evening will be a special ceremony that will begin a rebirth for Earth.”

“I’m sure it will be, Crouching Bear,” replies the mayor.

I take off my satchels and put two of them on the chair. The Grand Elder picks up the satchel filled with the bags of seeds and puts it on his shoulder for safe keeping. We smile at each other quickly. I leave my satchel on me that has the food bags for Amber, Cobalt and me. Charles, Amber, Cobalt and I leave the cabin.
“We should be back in less than an hour, Crouching Bear.”

“That is plenty of time, Richard.”

Amber and Cobalt fly around us. We get into Charles’ truck. I get on the passenger side and sit there. Amber and Cobalt fly in and sit in my left coat pocket. I buckle my seat belt to secure myself in. Charles does the same thing too. Charles turns on the engine and backs out the truck to get back on the main road. He follows the main road into town until he sees the sign for the local butterfly conservatory. He turns left on the street for it. We see it at the next block intersection. He pulls into the parking lot. We get out. Then Amber, Cobalt and I smell the strong scents. They fly out of my pocket and stay in butterfly mode.

We then see hordes of butterflies flying around the building.

“Oh, this is too much, Richard.”

“I know it is, Amber and Cobalt. It is very strong.”

“I don’t smell anything, Richard.”

“Well, I do Charles. Believe me. It is very strong. It is a very strong lure to attract the butterflies. Look at all of those butterflies. I’m going need a long talk with the owners. I don’t think they realize what they are doing.”

“I think they are new to it, Richard. We hardly see any butterflies elsewhere but here.”

“That is wrong, what they are doing. Amber and Cobalt, I want you to sit in my inside pocket of my jacket and hide there.”

“Yes, Richard. We should be safe there.”

I open my jacket some. They fly in quickly and change to fairies before they sit in my inside pocket.

“It is much better here, Richard. Your scent is protecting us from that mixed butterfly scent they are using.”

“That’s good, Cobalt. Just get comfortable in there. You can whisper to me what is going on.”

“Okay, Richard.”

Charles and I walk to the Mt. Blanc Butterfly Conservatory. A bunch of butterflies hover around us as we get closer. I sense they are fairies.

I whisper to them. “I’m going to rescue King Oren. I’m the Omega Unicorn. My name is Richard Moore.”

“Thank you, Omega.”

“We remember you at the cabin nearby.”

“I’ll see you all later this evening for the special ceremony.”

“We’ll be there.” Then those group of butterflies fly into the forest and join their queen.

Charles can’t believe what he is hearing. He keeps his mouth shut as we walk inside.

We wander in the store to see what they have. It is a typical assortment of goods associated with butterflies. There are books, plants, art work, calendars and many other items to buy. I see the door that leads to the butterfly area. I walk up to the counter and get greeted by a lady there attending the cash register.

“Hello, sir. Welcome to the Mt. Blanc Butterfly Conservatory. Are you interested in seeing the butterflies?”

“I am ma’am. I’m curious what you have here.”

“That’s good. It costs $10 per person to see them. For children under twelve it is $5.”

I look at Charles and smile.

He smiles back, “I got it, Richard. I’m only paying for one.”

“My wallet is back at the cabin.”

“Good, you pay me back then.”

Charles pays for my entrance fee into the butterfly room. I open the door and get greeted by a fan that is mounted above the door. It blows on me as I walk into the room. I get followed by the lady. Another lady steps behind the counter at the register.

We walk around the large room. I see plants and small trees in the room. The ceiling is at least fifteen feet high. It is smaller than the one in Key West, Florida. The lady points out which butterfly is which.

“This is a good selection of butterflies you have here.”

“Thank you, sir. Do you come here often?”

“My family has a mountain cabin on the other side of Mt. Blanc. This was being built when I was here the last time. I was here after I graduated from high school.”

“What is your name?”

“My name is Richard Moore.”

“You’re the one who lost his family in the plane crash last month.”

“That’s right, ma’am.”

“I’m sorry for your loss, Richard. Your family is always welcomed here.”

“Thank you, ma’am. I noticed a lot of butterflies flying outside the building here. That is most unusual.”

“We know it is, Richard. We came up with a new scent to attract the butterflies. But, it is a mix that was given to us.”

“I think it is too strong for them.”

“I think you’re right, Richard.”

~~~000~~~

In the cage, King Oren is sitting alone and apart from the other female butterflies. He talks to himself in butterfly mode.

Why I’m here in this prison? I thought I sensed one of my kin folk in danger. I was told they are being lured here. I came here hoping to free them. Now, I’m trapped here. There is no unicorn on Earth anymore. I sure do miss Caliber now. There is no hope now.

Someone is coming for you, King Oren.

Who is that speaking to me?

It is the Creator, the Maker of the Universe. Your mind is clouded by the mixed scent.

I almost forgot your voice.

I know, King Oren. I have fulfilled what I promised to Caliber and the fairies that are left on Earth. The Omega Unicorn now walks on Earth.

The Omega Unicorn? Are you saying the last unicorn has been brought here to help save Earth from its doom?

I have, King Oren. He is the beginning of redemption for Earth itself. There is still the matter with mankind. They will be dealt with in time.

That is great, Maker. Thank you very much.

However, he doesn’t look like Caliber or the other unicorns of the past. I’ve kept him in human form.

Why did you do that, Creator?

To hide him and keep him in secret. He will give birth to his own fairies. His future mate will find him. She will give birth to more unicorns on Earth.

A human as a unicorn? I have never heard such a thing. What does he look like?

That is he approaching to you now, King Oren.

King Oren looks at the young man who has just walked into the room.

That scent from him smells like a unicorn! Thank you, Creator!

~~~000~~~

I then see the fritillary butterflies behind a caged area. Then I see the extra large size fritillary butterfly there.

“That’s a very large fritillary butterfly there.”

“Yes, we’ve been hoping it would mate with the other females. But the females are afraid of it.”

“Maybe it is a different species.”

“Perhaps, Richard.”

I walk up to the cage. I look at him closely. He looks at me closely. Then he jumps forward and lands on the cage facing me.

I whisper to him quietly. “Yes, it is I. I’m the Omega.”

He whispers back, “Set me free, Omega. There are other fairies trapped here as well.”

“I will free you all today. Please be patient. How many other fairies are here?”

“Okay, Omega. There are ten fairies here.”

“I will use my breath to energize and wake you up and for them as well.”

“Thank you, Omega.”

I breathe slowly to King Oren. Then he flaps his wings very quickly. He glides back to his perch in the cage.

“I’ve never seen that happen, Richard. What did you do?”

“I blew some of my breath on him. I have some questions for you.”

“What are they, Richard?”

“First question, are any of these butterflies for sale?”

“Well, no actually. We lured them here. We are hoping to keep them safe during the winter. Which butterflies are you interested in?”

“It is this grand size fritillary butterfly, and ten more that are flying here in this room.”

“Well . . . I never had a request like that.”

“Also, you need to change or get rid of that pheromone mix you have. It is disrupting their senses like crazy. It is even affecting me.”

“Yes, sometimes I feel light headed as well.”

I then look at her closely. She looks at me closely.

“Will you give me those eleven butterflies for free?”

“Yes, I will Richard. It didn’t cost me a thing to bring them here.”

“Will you change your practice here about keeping the butterflies safe?”

“I will try Richard. I need help to do it right.”

“That’s good, ma’am. You have a good heart to do this for them.”

“Thank you, Richard.”

“Please go ahead and release the large fritillary butterfly.”

“Yes, Richard.”

She walks over to the cage. She uses her key and unlocks the cage door. King Oren flies out quickly. The other fritillary butterflies fly out quickly as well. King Oren sits on top of my head like a crown. I feel his feet clinging to my hair and holding on for all he is worth. The lady closes the cage and locks it.

I walk around the conservatory and blow my breath into the air among the butterflies. Then ten butterflies of different colors and patterns fly around me or sit on my shoulders.

I walk up to the lady to continue the conversation. I see she is still in a trance as she stands there. “I will come again this week. We’ll talk about what you can do to keep the butterflies safe.”

“Thank you, Richard.”

“When you look around the room here. You will see that everything is okay. You won’t remember the ten butterflies are missing, even if I talk to you again this week. If some one asks where the large fritillary butterfly is. You’ll tell them someone has bought the butterfly for their own collection. You won’t mention my name.”

“I will remember then, Richard. See you later this week.”

I open my jacket to create a shelter. “Quickly, get beneath the jacket, it will protect you from the fan.”

The eleven butterflies fly in and get underneath the jacket. They change into fairies so they can fold their wings properly. The gather in my pockets before I walk out of the butterfly room to greet Charles. The lady behind the counter doesn’t see the butterflies under my jacket.

~~~000~~~

Then King Oren senses two different fairies beneath the jacket. King Oren whispers to them.

“Who are you two?”

“Our names are Amber and Cobalt. We are fairies from Avel the unicorn.”

“Avel the unicorn is still alive? Where?”

“He and the eleven other unicorns are living on another world called Twainor. The First Ones were brought there to keep them safe before the Great Flood on Earth.”

“I remember that story now from Caliber. I”m glad to know a unicorn is now walking on Earth once more.”

“There is more to be told tonight, King Oren.”

“Then we’ll wait to hear it.”

~~~000~~~

“You have a good collection of butterflies. I will be back later this week.”

“Thank you, sir. Thank you for visiting our business.”

We leave the store quickly. The lady walks into the butterfly room. She sees her standing there with a blank face. She jostles her shoulder to wake her up.

“Ma’am! Is everything okay?”

She snaps out of it. “Oh I’m fine, Mary. Richard will be back this week. He will give us some pointers to take care of the butterflies better.”

Mary looks around and sees the fritillary butterflies are gone from the cage and flying in the butterfly room. She doesn’t think about it and goes back to the counter. She sees a family coming in to do some shopping.

Charles opens the doors to the truck. I open my jacket. The fairies change into butterflies and fly out to the fresh air of freedom. We get in the truck. The butterflies sit on my shoulders and my upper thigh. King Oren sits on my head. Charles drives back to the cabin.

“What did you do in there, Richard?”

“I used my unicorn persuasion, Charles. I was able to release them with no problems. However, I will need to do a visit this week and see if we can make some changes there that will benefit the butterflies better. She will have to stop using the pheromone mixes right away. Don’t worry, King Oren. Charles knows about the fairies here. He will keep your secret.”

“That’s good, Omega. Thank you very much in releasing us from our prisons.”

“You’re welcome, King Oren. White Dove is waiting for you near the cabin.”

“I feel so ashamed by being lured there.”

“You had no control over that pheromone mix, King Oren. Even I can tell it is very strong. I will visit them this week and see if we can do some thing better for their business.”

“Their heart is in the right place. The winters here can be brutal sometimes.”

“I know, King Oren. I’ve been here for a few winters myself.”

Charles turns down the drive entrance to the mountain cabin. “Well, we are here finally.”

We open the doors, the butterflies leave the truck and fly directly into the forest.

“See you at sunset for the ceremony, King Oren.”

“See you then, Omega.”

Cobalt and Amber stay in butterfly mode while they sit on my shoulders.

“That was good work, Richard.”

“Thank you, Cobalt and Amber. The day is not done yet. We’ll see a lot during ths ceremony at dusk. I have only seen it once. Don’t worry. The Cherokees will explain each step and what it means. Just be glad it will be us there. If some of the government people or news media got wind of this. The atmosphere we are trying to create here would be lost on them.”

“I think I know what you’re trying to say, Richard.”

~~~000~~~

Just when we left the street and get onto the main road a chauffeured car turns down the street. It parks in the parking lot of the Butterfly Conservatory. The driver gets out and opens the door for the lone occupant sitting in the back seat. The driver closes the door and stands next to the car. The occupant walks into the shop and greets the owner of the shop.

“Hello, sir. What can I do for you?”

“Do you still have the extra large fritillary butterfly here? I wish to purchase him.”

“That butterfly is no longer here. He was bought by someone else for their own collection.”

“Did you get the name?”

“I don’t remember the man’s name, sir.”

He grumbles to himself. He then gives a quick smile to keep himself under control. “Thank you, ma’am. You have been very helpful.”

The man leaves the shop and returns to the car. “Where to now, sir?”

“Take me through the town and head back to the office. I need to get my thoughts in order.”

“Yes, sir.”

The driver opens the door. The gentleman sits in the back seat. The driver gets in the front seat. He drives out to the main road. The mystery man is thinking really hard and tries to figure out what to do next.

My boss isn’t going like this news one bit. We were hoping to use King Oren as bait to trap the other fairies. That mixed scent should have brought every single fairy here. Then we can finally get rid of them once and for all by gassing them to death with that mix scent we created.

The driver passes the driveway entrance to the Moore’ cabin.

Huh! What is this? There are cars here at the Moore residence. That can’t be. We killed them all off with that accident last month. Are there new owners here? My boss told me that we must kill off the Moore family. He said do it no matter how much it costs. He said they are one of the keys to disrupt and stop our enemy’s plans. I need to find out what is going on here.

The car continues down the road toward its destination.

~~~000~~~

Before I walk back to the cabin, I sense something behind me. I turn around to look toward the road. I see a limousine traveling past the driveway entrance. That car felt cold, Maker.

He is one of your enemies, Richard. You’ll meet him someday.

Okay Maker. I’ll wait until then.

I turn back around and head toward the cabin to get ready for tonight’s ceremonies.

*****
Cherokee words
Fairies . . . . . . . . . yi-ne-hi / nv-ne-hi
Butterfly . . . . . . . . ka-ma-ma

There are native fritillary butterfly species in Wales and in North America. There are slight differences between the two species such as spot patterns, wing shapes and white spots along the trailing edge of both species.

I had originally had planned for King Oren to be a monarch butterfly, but there are no monarch butterflies in Wales. Monarchs are native to Central and North America only.