The Rescue Mission
Chapter 23
Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

I arrive in Mt. Blanc by 11 AM. I stop by the gas station where I usually stop to get filled up. Chuck’s assistant begins to fill up my tank. Chuck walks out to greet me. We shake hands with each other while we greet one another.

“Hello, Richard. It’s good to see you again.”

“Hello, Chuck. It’s good to see you again as well.”

He smiles at me. “Your days of bachelorhood are winding down fast.”

I smile back at Chuck, “Perhaps, Chuck. Brianna and I are definitely looking forward to the times of silence from the children.”

“That’s true, Richard.”

The gas tank is topped off to even money. I pay the bill to the attendant. “Is the pastor giving a short message during the ceremony?”

“Of course he is, Richard. He does it all the time with weddings on any day of the week.”

“Then let’s hope it is not too long. We don’t need to be fainting up there.”

“Hah, hah, hah, . . . what will happen is chairs will be brought in for you to sit on the platform. The wedding party will step down from the platform and sit on chairs provided. The message should last about five to ten minutes.”

“I’ll soon find out when we do the dress rehearsal on Friday. See you on Friday.”

“I’ll be there.”

I get back in the car. I turn on the engine and drive onto the main road. I see some changes to the buildings from their new growth. I see another wing added to the butterfly conservatory. I’m sure the owner is pleased with the new addition. I park my car in front of city hall and the police station. I get out and walk up to the entrance, the fairies stay inside the car.

I open the door and greet the secretary. “Good morning, ma’am.” I shake her hand.

She smiles, “Good morning, Richard. Your wedding is the talk of the town.”

“I’m sure it will be a front cover edition with the town paper.”

“Almost, Richard. The wedding is competing against the other news like the price of gas is going down slowly and businesses are hiring again.”

“That’s good.”

Then the doors open to the Mayor’s office and the police department. We smile at each other while we shake hands with each other.

“Welcome back to Mt. Blanc, Richard.”

“Thank you, Captain and Mayor. Has the extra parking area been set up near the church?”

“It is, Richard. It will be a full house inside. There will be three hundred people crammed in there. I had to make sure the aisles are wide enough for people getting in and out of the church.”

“That’s fine. Well, I must be going. I need to unload the car and get ready.”

“See you on Sunday, Richard.”

“See you then, Mayor and Captain.”

I exit the city hall building and get back into my car. I turn on the engine and drive to the cabin. I see two cars pulled off to the side in the driveway. I bring in my car nearest to the cabin. Once I open the door, the butterflies flutter out of the car and fly into the forest to find the other fairies.

The two cars open up. I see Helen and Larry and Brianna getting out of their cars. Brianna and I hug each other and kiss for about a minute.

“Come on, you two. We need to get unloaded into the cabin.”

We break apart as we smile at each other.

“Sure thing, dad.” I walk up to the porch and the front door. I unlock it and enter inside. I step to the rear door and unlock it as well. I then go back outside, Larry and I walk over to the power box to turn on the power to the cabin.

Brianna and Helen start to bring in their luggage into the cabin. Helen walks to the fuse box and turns them on and to get the AC running. Larry and I walk to the cars to start getting the rest of the luggage inside.

Larry and Helen stand together in the living room. They look around and see nothing has changed since they were here the last time, which was fifteen years ago. Helen checks the cupboards, the fridge and the freezer. She sees it is empty.

“We’ll have to restock the cabin, Richard. It is bare to the bones.”

“It usually is, Helen. The Wilkersons come in here to take anything I leave behind.”

“That’s good, Richard. I’ll start making up a grocery list of what we need.”

Larry opens the rear door and stands on the back porch. He sees the fireplace in the backyard. “That outdoor fireplace is fantastic, Richard. I love it. It fits well in the backyard.”

“It does, Larry. I am planning to get a green house built to the backside on the right, Larry. The tentative drawing is sitting on the counter top with the books.”

“I’m sure it looks good. Well, I hear some cheering from the fairies, Richard. You better get back here soon.”

“I’m coming, Larry.” I put the cave carving on the dresser. Croin flies into the carving to get his rest and get charged up again. I quickly put my clothes into the drawers and the closet.

Brianna follows me onto the back porch. I step onto the grass. I look to the left and see some Cherokees getting the twin fire place ready and the seating area cleared away.

Then we all get a big surprise. We see Rhiannon, the Wizard and Anya walking toward us from the forest. Then we see and hear the host of fairies coming into the clearing.

“Omega! It’s great to see you again!”

“Congratulations on your marriage!”

“Hello, Brianna!”

Then I blow my breath into the air. The fairies are delighted to feel my breath upon themselves. They get recharged as they rejoice in my presence. Then I see some animals near the edge of the woods. The fairies make room for me so I can walk up to them.

The Cherokee stop what they are doing. They watch along with Brianna, Helen and Larry who are standing on the rear porch and see this spectacle of affection being exchanged between us. The deer, the bobcats, the foxes, the panthers, the bears come near. They brush up against me as they walk around me. The birds fly around me. I blow my breath onto them all. They appreciate the opportunity. The Omega Unicorn is back in their midst again.

Thank you for coming, my friends. Soon, Brianna will be able to do this as well.

We look forward to it when it happens.

It’s good to see you again, Omega. Take your rest. We’ll keep the area safe.

I know you will, my friends. Enjoy and rejoice that Brianna and I are getting married this weekend.

Then all of the birds and the animals begin to sound out their calls. Then they turn around and return back into the forest. I walk over to the Cherokees. We greet each other warmly. The Cherokee also greet the Wizard (a.k.a. the Grand Elder to the Cherokee). They welcome Rhiannon and Anya to the gathering as well.

“Greetings, Richard.”

“Greetings, my Cherokee friends. I take it that Raven Claw is back at the camp site?”

“He is, Richard. He and his mate are getting things ready for the ceremony on Monday. It will be a ceremony not to be missed.”

“How many will be in attendance here?”

“All the logs will be filled. Most of our brethren and sisters who don’t want to rough it are in the local hotels The glade is filled with ten tents and one lodge for the council of elders. We estimate about fifty Cherokee here.”

“You’ll see them off and on through the week and weekend.”

“Is the pond being fished, Crouching Bear?”

“The pond won’t feed all of us. We’ll just catch a few fish to add to what we brought with us.”

“That’s good. The animals told me they will keep the area safe. They will sound out if any intruders come our way.”

“That’s good to know, Richard.”

“Well, I must get to the grocers. The cupboards and the fridge are empty.”

They smile back, “Are you planning to use the grill, Richard?”

“I am, my friends.”

“Then we’ll really smoke up the area with our cooking.”

“Yes, the locals will wonder if there is a restaurant here.”

“Heh, heh, heh, that’s right, Richard.”

We put our hands to our shoulders and nod our heads at the same time. We break apart and resume our plans for the day.

Rhiannon, the Wizard and Anya mingle with the Cherokees while we drive off to the grocers.

Before I lock up the cabin, I give the extra set of the cabin keys to the Wilsons. We get in the cars and drive to the local grocers. My fairies come along with Brianna and me. They change into butterfly mode as we make the rounds at the fresh produce stand. They flutter high in the rafters. After wards, we drive to the grocery. They sit in our pockets when we enter the grocery.

Once the cart is filled with what we need, we pay for it and take it to our cars. We drive back to the cabin and get the food inside.

The rest of the day is nice and relaxing. We sit on the back porch watching the fairies go about their business. When it gets close to 4 PM, I start the fire on the grills. There is a welcome back dinner tonight in the cabin. Anna Dawson, Sarah Mitchell, and the Wilson family are invited to the meal tonight.

Once the fire is hot and down to the coals, we cook up the chicken and vegetables. Once our meals are done, I warm up the nuts the fairies brought in from the forest.

We bring the chairs and some tables to the backyard and set them out there. Larry gives the Thanks to the Creator for the meal we are having. It takes about forty-five minutes to eat and talk through the meal.

When we get done and cleaned up, we drive out to the local park to watch the sunset. We get treated to a beautiful sunset. We clap our hands and give thanks to the Creator for a wonderful day. Then we watch some of the stars appear in the night sky.

We drive back to the cabin and the hotel for our night of sleep. We get the usual dreams that everything is all right in the world.

Thursday is another day of relaxing. Today, we decided to tell the Wilson family and for them to tell me what happened in their lives since we split apart. I bring out the scrap books into the living room. We tell stories of the major events in our lives. My Cherokee friends tell some of the things I did with them during my time in the Boy Scouts. When it comes to my turn and what happened during the Spring Semester, everyone gets enraptured by the story I’m telling.

I read from my laptop my notes of what happened there. I tell them everything that happened in my life. Some tears come down their eyes when they hear the story of the plane crash that killed my family in their car.

Then I pick up with the second trip to Twainor. I tell them everything that I did there and how I helped Twainor rescue the people and the Outside Helpers from the Nephelim Giants.

I tell them what happened during my time in college and earning the Masters’ Degree. Including the problems I had with several classmates who caused me problems.

When it came time for my graduation, I replayed the You Tube video so everyone will know exactly what happened.

The Wilsons told of their lives as well. I learned that Brianna is still a very smart lady.

It took most of the day to tell our stories. We stopped at noon time for a lunch break. At 4 PM, we do some cooking inside the cabin this time. King Oren’s fairies will eat their evening meal in the forest this time.

After having the evening meal, we decided to stay at the cabin. I get out my guitar to play a few songs I created. Everyone is gathered around the backyard. That includes my Cherokee friends, Anna Dawson and Sarah Mitchell.

“Before I play the first song. Croin is going to fly around above us. Please pay attention to what the fairies are doing. The last time I did this, there was an amazing display of lights streaming behind them. It is very similar to how it is on Twainor for the sunsets there. What is happening, is the sunlight is passing through Croin. His body is charged up in the Ethereal Space ore from the cave carving that is in my room. Just thank the Creator for his wonderful blessings.”

I play the first song that I did on Twainor. Croin flies around above the fairies. The animals come in closer on the right-hand side of the backyard. The fairies are humming and singing to the song as they fly around us. Then the people see the streams of light being emitted behind them. Each of my own fairies have a slight golden glow around them as they fly around with golden light streams behind them. I also emit a golden glow as well when Croin is above me.

Once the song gets done, everyone claps their hands and rejoices they are able to see a different beauty from the Creator.

Then I go into another song quickly. Again everyone appreciates the colorful light display. Then sun sets and it is now dusk. The Cherokees walk back to the glade. The animals return back into the forest. The rest drive back to the hotel for a good night of sleep.

The next day is Friday. The day to do the rehearsals at the church and at the twin campfire. We do the church walk through in the morning. It is the typical sequence of events that is performed in most churches.

For the Cherokee wedding, this proved to be interesting since both of us are not Cherokee.

Red Fox the Shaman speaks to us, “Since neither of you are Cherokee, there are some aspects we won’t do. However, there will be the drink from the clay vessel, the sharing of blankets and the exchange of certain gifts. You carry a big responsibility together. As Richard has stated at one time for us, just as the High King in Israel is for the people, Richard and now you, Brianna, are for the Earth. That is why the animals react to Richard the way they do.”

Crouching Bear speaks up next, “Earth has been in mourning since Caliber the Unicorn was killed in England a long time ago. Now, Richard is the Omega Unicorn. Both of you will be here for centuries to get Earth ready for each major event that culminates until the Last Battle.”

We go over the steps we’ll be doing during the Cherokee wedding. Once we’ve got it understood, we break apart to get ready for the evening meal. It is just like yesterday.

On Saturday morning, I decided to see if I can reach Renard to see how things are progressing there. After having the morning breakfast, I take the contact crystal and put it in my left hand. Everyone else is sitting around in chairs and the sofa. They want to see if it can be done as well.

I put my right hand above the crystal and concentrate very hard. I imagine the image of Renard in my mind. The crystal glows with a white light then it fades.

“Why did it fade, Richard?”

“Renard needs to notice his crystal is glowing. If he doesn’t notice it, it is like getting a busy signal. He could be talking to someone else.”

Everyone chuckles and giggles as they figure out things are similar between our worlds.

Then my crystal glows with a white light. I put my right hand above it. Then I see the image of Renard above the crystal.

“Greetings, Richard.”

“Greetings, Renard. We need to communicate to find out what is happening.”

“Yes, thank you for calling, Richard. What is your schedule right now?”

“Right now it is the seventh day of the first week in our fifth moon of the year. Tomorrow is the official wedding in the small church here. Then on the second day of the week is another wedding ceremony with some local native people that I know personally. I am planning to leave for Twainor on the third day of the week in the morning.”

“That’s good. When you arrive here, it will be three days before the full moon of the outer moon. That will give you and us time to finalize the plans and tell you what is happening. Arrive here at Thryson Castle first.”

“That’s fine, Renard.”

“As much as we want both of you to stay on Twainor for the honeymoon period, some of us have received dreams that you’ll be visiting some other worlds. This is to convince them of the trouble that will happen in the future.”

“I received words from the Creator as well, Renard.”

“That’s fine, Richard. Well, have a safe flight here, it will be great to see you again my friend.”

“That goes double for me, Renard. It will be good to be with friends and family again.”

“Heh, heh, that’s right. The unicorns are definitely looking forward to meeting you again.”

“Is the ceremony going to be held at the Grand Gala Arena in Angathorn Kingdom?”

“Of course, Richard. The First Ones will all be here.”

“Then Brianna and I better bring some ear plugs for the dragons when they roar.”

“Heh, heh, yes, you better bring some. Take care until we meet again, Richard.”

“You and everyone else on Twainor, take care as well until we meet again, Renard.”

Then the image disappears above the crystal.

“That’s amazing, Richard. You were able to communicate that way.”

“Yes it is, Larry. It is amazing.”

The rest of the day is spent relaxing again. We make sure my satchels are filled with what I need for the fairies and myself. Brianna realizes she doesn’t have satchels like I do.

Helen decided to go to the local fabric shop and buy some pieces to make three satchels for Brianna. Brianna loves the idea. She picks out different patterns for each one. Helen uses the sewing machine table in the master bedroom to make the satchels. They follow the basic outline pattern like mine are.

Once they are finished, Brianna begins to fill them up. Then realizes she can’t take everything with her.

“Brianna, when we get there. We’ll be dressing according to their custom and style. I’m pretty sure, there will be two or three dresses that you will want to bring back with you.”

“Thank you for telling me that, Richard. Then I’ll leave the third one empty and folded it up in one of them.”

“I’ll be doing the same thing, Brianna.”

Then I get phone call in the cabin. “Ring! Ring! Ring! . . .”

I pick it up, “Hello. This is Richard Moore speaking.”

“This is Allen, Richard. Guess what we need to do today.”

“I don’t have a clue, Allen.”

“We are having a bachelor and bachelorette party.”

“Oh boy, that sounds like a wild and crazy idea.”

“It sure is, Richard. However, to be fair for Brianna and everyone else. It won’t be separate parties, we’ll all be together.”

“Then we better not get drunk.”

“We won’t, Richard. You’ll like what we have planned out. Come to the hotel at 3 PM.”

“What about my special family?”

“Hmm . . . that puts a kink in the plans. I forgot about them.”

“Is the party at the hotel or somewhere else?”

“It is here at the hotel’s meeting room.”

“Then make it a closed door party.”

“I get it now.”

“Who will be at this party? That will determine if they can be normal.”

“It will be just immediate family and the bridesmaids, Richard.”

“Does Brianna’s friends know about my extended family?”

“They do, Richard.”

“Okay, that’s fine, Allen. See you at 3 PM today.” I hang up the phone, “click.” “Well, I guess you heard that conversation.”

“Then we better get cleaned up and get ready for the dinner party.”

We get ourselves cleaned up again by taking showers. We get done by 1 PM. We drive to the hotel and park in the parking lot. However, we find it difficult to find two open spots. We found them in the back portion of the parking lot. My fairies flutter out of the car and flutter around us as we walk to the hotel.

We walk into the lobby and get greeted by the three brothers. The butterflies follow us quickly to the meeting room set aside for us. In the room I also see Anna Dawson and Sarah Mitchell as well. My fairies noticed there are about twenty flowering plants in the room. They flutter to them quickly to get their fill of nectar. They rest there as we have our dinner party together.

We order from the menu and give orders to the waitress. She leaves the room. She comes back in with the drinks and the appetizers. We enjoy talking to each other about what is to happen tomorrow. The brothers try to make jokes about me and Brianna losing our single status.

In five minutes, salads are brought out for our first course. We keep this up through the dinner party when the main meals and the desserts are brought out.

Then the brothers shift focus to bring out a box of gag gifts. We all giggle and laugh in what is brought or bought for Brianna and myself. Once the dinner party is over with, we drive back to the cabin. We have another wonderful night of sleep.

Sunday morning, we wake up refreshed and ready for another day. We have to be there 9 AM. The service starts at 10 AM. I put on the tuxedo. Larry drives me and the fairies to the church ahead of Brianna.

The church is comprised of two buildings. There is the original church and the education building. The second building has their Sunday School classrooms. There are two large tents set up under some trees.

We see the church is filled up with 300 people. Our seating is up front. I get lined up in the usual spot. The three brothers are next to me. Larry walks to the education building to find Brianna, the bridesmaids and Helen there. I have given the wedding ring band to Allen before the service started. Allen puts the ring in his front coat pocket.

Everyone is whispering in the church. At 10 PM, we hear the organ begin the Processional Service March. The four of us turn to face the opening of the doors. The people stand up to witness the bride.

She walks down the aisle with her dad. I see she has a veil and a two foot train behind her. Once they are in position up front. The Pastor begins the service.

“We are gathered here this day to witness the marriage of this man and woman. They will become husband and wife. Who gives this bride?”

“Her parents do, pastor.”

Larry exchanging places. Brianna smiles at me while we turn to face the pastor.

The rest of the wedding service goes according to plan. There are no hitches or surprises during the ceremony. My fairies stay in butterfly mode inside the church. They rest on several flower arrangements inside the building. The people are amused to see butterflies inside the building. Then some of the people noticed how the order of service is arranged. They see butterflies in various positions on the sheets of paper and with the invitation that Brianna and I sent out months ago.

When it is all said done. We get to the last part finally. “I now pronounce you Mister and Mrs. Richard and Brianna Moore. You may kiss each other.”

I lift the veil. We hug and kiss for about a minute. Then we hear some giggling and chuckling on how long we are kissing.

Then we hear Charles speak up, “That’s long enough, you two. The food is getting cold.”

Then everyone laughs and giggles at his response. The organist plays the ending song for the wedding. Brianna and I walk down the aisle arm in arm. We turn around walk back to the side door. The people exit the church and walk to the tents. We get the wedding pictures done in record time. We then walk out to the tents to join everyone else there.

Even though people brought plates for the pot luck style, it is a good thing we arranged some additional catering to help feed everyone else.

We do the tradition of throwing the bridal bouquet and the garter belt. That brings a lot of screams and cheers. A lot of people are using their own cell phones and cameras to record the festivities for their own use.

When it comes time to cut the cake after the dinner, Brianna and I tried to be neat. But at the last moment, Brianna misses my mouth and gets some icing on my lips. It looks like I have a white moustache underneath the nose. I return the favor by touching her nose with the icing. It is not a huge amount. It is the size of a dime on her nose.

The local DJ plays some songs while everyone dances on the portable platform brought in by DJ. A lot of people danced on the grass. I danced with Helen while Brianna dances with her dad.

We all enjoy ourselves this day. During one song, Mr. Bryson dances with Brianna while I dance with Mrs. Bryson. Mr. Bryson introduces himself. He tells her, he looks forward to many more meetings with Richard to make Secure-Sys a power house in security software for the USA and the world when the time is right. He also tells her there might be some opportunities within the company to use her counseling skills with the children of the employees.

Brianna smiles when she hears the good news on that.

By 4 PM, we get done with all of the festivities. Everyone heads home or to the hotels. We change clothes back in the cabin and get ready for the evening.

We do a light dinner. We are very stuffed from the food we ate during the day.

For sleeping arrangements for tonight only, Helen and Larry decided that Brianna and I would sleep in the master bedroom. Larry and Helen will put the two beds together in the second bedroom where my brothers used to sleep the night. The fairies stayed in my room for the night. They realized this is a first time that we are together.

Brianna and I decided to hold off the consummation of the marriage until tomorrow night.

The Cherokee Wedding proved to be real interesting the next day.