The Rescue Mission
Chapter 24
Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

Brianna and I wake up in the morning fully rested. We turn in the bed to look at each other. We smile together.

“This is the real me, Richard, without the makeup.”

“I may not use make-up, but we both need to brush our teeth.”

She giggles, “You’re so right. We’ll need to get used to each other’s morning breath.”

“Did you find my muscles under my skin?”

“You bet I did. I found a ticklish spot on your right side.” She pinches my right side.

I jerk my right side away with a smile, “Yep, you found it. Hah, hah, hah . . . !”

“Let’s get up. We have another wedding to do today.”

“Yes, we do.” I rub my right side to reduce the sensation.

We take the covers off and get out of bed. We stand for a moment looking at each other.

“You are so hot in that thong, Richard.”

“Thank you, Brianna. You’re a very sexy lady in that teddy.”

“I think we better get busy, or we’ll end up in bed again all hot and bothered.”

“Yeah, then we’ll definitely be late for another wedding.”

Brianna looks at me with a mischievous smile, “Besides, I’ll be wearing a new nighty tonight.”

“Oooh . . . I can’t wait to see you in that one.”

We walk into the bathroom to start our morning clean up. She pats my butt. Then I would pat her butt in return affection. We brush our teeth. I check my beard. It still doesn’t have any beard growth.

Brianna checks my face. She uses her hand to touch my cheeks. “That’s amazing. I don’t see any facial or body hair at all.”

“I know, Brianna. It has been that way since I was born.”

“I have to shave once in awhile.”

“Perhaps, after we come back from Twainor, you probably won’t need to do it again.”

“That would be nice.”

I comb my hair quickly. She takes a little longer to get her hair brushed and combed. I put on some cologne and she puts on some perfume, then we put on our deodorant on the arm pits. We walk back into the bedroom to change from our night clothes to our day clothes.

We then step out of the bedroom into the living room. We see mom, dad, my fairies, Rhiannon, the Wizard and Anya there.

“So, how did you two do last night? We heard a lot of giggling and laughing.”

“We did fine, mom. If you’re wondering, we didn’t mate last night.”

We see the fairies’ faces become crestfallen upon hearing the news.

“Don’t worry, my fairies. We are saving it for tonight. The main question I have for Brianna is this. When is your cycle to do it right?”

“It will be in two weeks, Richard.”

“Then I’ll just have to save it up. But, some foreplay is a nice distraction to warm up until then.”

Everyone giggles and laughs at my remark.

We make a light breakfast of fruit, toast, jelly and juice. We were told a lot of food will be served after the wedding this afternoon. It is now 8 AM. The Cherokee Wedding ceremony will be held at 1 PM. When we get done eating and cleaning the dishes, we step out to the back yard. We walk over to the twin fire places to see what is happening. We see flowers placed in the trees all around the ceremony area.

Brianna comments on the arrangement. “This is beautiful. I love it. Who did the flower arrangements?”

Then Victoria flies in and hovers in front of Brianna. “We did, Brianna. Crouching Bear suggested to us to set up the flowers how we like it. They are very pleased with the arrangements.”

“It is very beautiful. Thank you for doing it, Victoria.”

Victoria smiles widely, “You’re welcome, Brianna.” She then flies around to make sure everything is in place with the tasks given to them by the Cherokees.

~~~000~~~

In the deep woods behind the cabin are two people. They are hiking in quietly as possible. They have several pieces of camera equipment with them. Once they determine the right view of the fire place, they set up their equipment. They talk quietly to each other, while they set up some camouflage to hide their vantage point.

“This is not right, man.”

“Do you want to get paid, John?”

“Sure I do. Who told you to be here in the first place, Robert?”

“My boss did, John. He said we are to take photos of this Cherokee Wedding.”

“Usually these don’t get any publicity. Where did our CEO get the idea to do this?”

“He was able to interview the mercenary helicopter pilots. He wanted to know what happened off the South Carolina coast a few months ago.”

“But what does that have to do with this?”

“He found out Richard Moore did something incredible out there. He thinks there will be a special display here. He doesn’t know what it will be. So, we are here to get that proof.”

“Okay, I’ll go along with this assignment, Robert. I still think it is not right.”

Two ravens above them see and hear what is going on. They fly away from the branch toward the twin fireplace.

~~~000~~~

Shaman Red Fox speaks up, “This going to be a double ceremony, Richard and Brianna. Raven Claw and his mate are getting married with you.”

I smile widely, “That’s great Shaman. So, that means we won’t be doing everything they are doing.”

“That’s right, Richard.”

Then we notice the two ravens coming near us on a nearby tree. They start squawking loudly. “Cawww! Caw! Caaawww!” This gets everyone’s attention.

“Richard, I think we have some intruders here. What are they saying?”

“There are two photo people outside the property, Crouching Bear. They sense there is more to this than meets the eye.”

“Hmm . . . that’s not good. We need to round them up and take their cameras away.”

“I agree, Shaman Red Fox.” I turn around and walk to the edge of the woods. I kneel down and let a panther come near me. He senses something amiss. He walks around and brushes up against me.

There are two people on the edge of the woods. They want to disturb our peace with their cameras.

What would you like us to do, Omega?

Round them up and bring them here. If they have a weapon let us know quickly.

I understand Omega. The panther returns into the woods to find the bears, the wolves, the deers and his own mate. He growls out what needs to be done. “Grrr . . . Grrrowwll!”

The birds fly around to scout out the area ahead. They sit on branches nearby to watch the intruders.

~~~000~~~

Robert looks through his camera on his first tripod. He focuses on Richard. He sees the panther circle around him and rub against him. He pushes a button and holds it down for five clicks, “Click, Click, Click, Click, Click.” “That will make a nice introduction photo on the front page. Heh, heh, heh . . .”

John looks around. He sees more birds sitting on branches high above them. “Uhh . . . Robert. I think we are being watched.”

“I see the birds, John. It’s just your imagination they are watching us.” Robert continues to set up the second tripod behind the screen they made.

Then they both hear a low growling sound.

“Grrr . . .!”

“John, I told you to eat something before we got here. Your stomach is grumbling.”

“It’s not my stomach, Robert. I swear to you.” John looks around, then he sees two large bears, two wolves, two panthers and two deer. “Uh, Robert . . . you better look behind you. We are not alone.”

“We are alone. You fool.”

Then they both hear several growls sounding out behind them. “GRRrrr. . .!”, “Rrrrr. . .!”, “Grrrowwwl!”

Robert turns around carefully. “Uh, oh. . . . Didn’t you bring your gun, John?”

“It’s in the van, Robert.”

“Mine is in there too. Crap. What do they want now? Are they going to eat us?”

“I . . .I d . . . don’t think so, Robert.”

Then they hear a voice from the woods. “Pick up your cameras and equipment. Bring them to the campfire. You will be escorted by the animals.”

Robert stutters, “Uh, uh, uh huh . . . okay.”

Robert and John pick up their cameras and equipment. They put them on their shoulders and carry them in their hands. They walk carefully as they pick their way to the backyard and the twin campfire place. When they get near enough, they see several Cherokees with bows and arrows pointed at them. Crouching Bear approaches them. Then the bears, the wolves, the deers and the panthers return back into the woods. They watch to make sure no more interruptions take place.

Crouching Bear steps up to them, “Why are you here? You are on our lands.”

Robert speaks up, “I’m not saying a thing. I know my rights.”

“I’m sure you do. But trespassing is not one of them. If you won’t talk, I have someone here who will make you talk.”

“What? Are you going to torture us?”

“That’s not our style. Richard, will you please ask these two white men some questions?”

“I’ll be glad to, Crouching Bear.” I walk into their midst. I stare at them, soon their eyes are glazed over. “What are your names? Where are you from?”

“My name is John.”

“My name is Robert. I’m a news reporter from Raleigh, NC. We were sent here on orders from my CEO to take pictures of you and your wedding.”

“Hmm . . . Why did the CEO want pictures done here today?”

“He interviewed the mercenary helicopter pilots that attacked you on the Atlantic Ocean. He wanted to know what happened out there. He thinks something spectacular will happen here today.”

I see a few drops of sweat coming down his forehead. I look at John. “John, what is your connection with Robert?”

“I’m his assistant. Eventually I want to be a news reporter. I like to tell stories.”

“That’s good. As long as it is the truth. Don’t mislead the public.”

“That’s right, Richard.”

I look back at Robert, “What’s wrong, Robert? You’re sweating.”

“I don’t feel good. I feel like my mind is at war within me.”

“Your mind is at war? That’s interesting.” I know it’s you in there, Sauron. You want to know what happened out there.

I put my right hand behind my back. I mumble quietly, “Right gauntlet on with freeze darts.” The right gauntlet appears on my right hand. I bring it around and point my fist right at Robert’s neck. John doesn’t move a muscle while he stares blankly.

Then Robert screams out loud, “Noooo! Not again! I need to get out of here!” Sauron’s spirit flees from Robert. He hovers above us. “I’ll get you yet, Omega Unicorn!”

“I’ll be waiting for you, again! Now go! Fly back to New York City in defeat again!”

Sauron flees from our presence. “Grrr . . .”

Robert can’t stand up any longer. He starts to teeter and collapse to the ground. I break my concentration from John. We catch him in time as we help him lie down on the grass.

He moans, “Unnnn . . . My head . . . “ He opens his eyes and looks around carefully. “Where am I?”

“You’re in Mount Blanc, NC, Robert.”

“We are in Mt. Blanc, NC? I remember now. My CEO wants some photos taken of a Cherokee Wedding.”

We help him stand back up.

“Well, it’s not going to happen, Robert.”

“What? Are you taking our equipment?”

“We are, Robert. You’ll get them back after the wedding. I suggest you walk back to your vehicle and drive back to your hotel room. You can pick them up at the police station at 5 PM.”

Robert and John look at us quickly. Then they lower their heads downward. They both reply at the same time. “Yes, sir.”

They are escorted off the property and to the road. They walk down the road, back into town in silence. Then we start hear them arguing to each other.

“What was that voice I heard, Robert?”

“From what I heard, it was Sauron who possessed me.”

“Sauron? Isn’t he from Middle-Earth? Wasn’t he in a story written by Tolkien?”

“Yeah, the he’s one and the same, John. It seems he is for real after all. Brrr . . . . I was possessed by Sauron’s spirit. Wait a second, that means our CEO was possessed by him as well. It seems, Sauron wants to know what happened off the South Carolina coast.”

“Will our CEO remember what happened earlier?”

“I don’t know, John. I don’t know.”

They continue walking down the road in silence toward town.

~~~000~~~

“That was close, Richard.”

“Yes, it was, Crouching Bear.”

“I see Sauron hasn’t learned his lessons in dealing with you.”

“Hopefully, I’ll be there when he tries to pull something like that again. He was behind the attack on the Atlantic Ocean.”

“Aren’t you going to tell us what really happened out there? We read the papers. We know not everything is told in the papers.”

“I’ll tell everyone all about it, after the weddings, Crouching Bear.”

“That’s good. Now let’s go over the ceremonies this morning.”

“Yes, Crouching Bear.”

We go over the ceremonies to do a dual wedding. I see that Raven Claw and his mate, Running Deer will be circling the fire to do the Rite of Seven Steps. We then don the blue blankets as we stand before the people.

Then there is the exchanging of rings between Raven Claw and Running Deer.

Then a prayer is uttered from Red Fox. Then the Cherokee will sing a song to bless the fire.

Then the four of us recite a small prayer of our own words. Then Raven Claw and Running Deer will push their own small fires into the larger one. The fire wood consists of seven different types of wood. The main fire symbolizes the Creator. Then Brianna and I push our two small fires into the main fire.

After the fire ceremony, then the bride’s mother and the bride’s brother come up with two baskets in their hands. They hand a basket to the bride and the groom. In my basket, I see a whole fish from the pond with folded up pieces of cloth and leather. In Brianna’s basket, it contains, bread and an ear of corn. Raven Claw’s and Running Deer’s basket contain the same thing.

We are to exchange the baskets with one another. The bread and corn represent our bride’s promise to nurture and support her husband. The fish and clothing represent the groom’s promise to feed and clothe his bride.

Since the Cherokee’s society is a matriarchal society, the mother represents the household they are marrying into. The bride’s brother represents the teacher of spiritual and religious matters.

Allen looks at his mother when he hears what he represents. “Me?”

“Yes you do, Allen. You were the first of your brothers to hear the Creator’s Voice.”

“That’s right. This is an honor. I accept my position, mom.”

We all smile upon hearing Allen’s acceptance of his new charge.

Then we go over the procedure in drinking from the wedding vase. If we can drink it without spilling a drop, then our marriages are highly blessed by the Creator. The vase is filled with herbal tea. There are two spouts on the vase, opposite from one another. We see it is painted with flowers and butterflies typical of the Cherokee motifs. The vase is not glazed. Once the drinking ceremony is done, the water is poured out and the vase is dried quickly. It will never be used to hold water again. It will be on the mantle of the fire place on display for all to see who come into the cabin.

After that, our blue blankets are removed from us. Then a single white blanket is brought out. We stand together as the white blanket is draped around both of us. Then all four of us recite the Cherokee Prayer for the last phase of the ceremony.

Then we move the blanket to cover us while we kiss each other under the blanket. Once that is done, we bring the blankets back down around us.

Then Shaman Red Fox announces we are married according to the Cherokee’s tradition. Shaman Red Fox and Crouching Bear have the certificates signed and give them to Raven Claw and Running Deer only after the ceremony.

We get done by 11 AM going over it all. We eat another light bite for our noon meal. It consists of some vegetables only. The meat won’t be served until after the wedding.

After we get done eating, we see it is approaching 12 noon.

“It is time to change clothes everyone. You’ll find your clothes in the lodge and the cabin.”

“Yes, Crouching Bear.”

Raven Claw and Running Deer walk back to the glade. They enter the lodge to find their wedding clothes folded up on a bear skin. Raven Claw takes his and enters into his teepee. Running Deer takes hers and enters into her teepee.

Raven Claw gets done first and walks back to the campfire escorted by his closet friend and brother.

Brianna and I walk into the cabin, we see the wedding clothes folded on the table. Brianna takes hers to the master bedroom. I take mine to my old room. I take off my gauntlet and lay it on my bed. I get done quickly changing my clothes to the traditional Cherokee garb. I exit the back door of the cabin and walk toward the campfire. Raven Claw and I stand next to each other. We are dressed alike.

Then we see the brides coming down the trail and from the cabin. They are both wearing the traditional white Cherokee Wedding clothes. They look very pretty and beautiful in the dresses. Brianna gets escorted by her mom and her brother, Allen. Running Deer gets escorted by her mom and her brother as well.

We go through the steps of the Cherokee Wedding that we just rehearsed earlier. We don’t drop any liquid from the wedding vase. Then all four of us recite the Cherokee Prayer together while we look at each other.

Cherokee Prayer

"God in heaven above please protect the ones we love.
We honor all you created as we pledge our hearts and lives together.
We honor Mother Earth and ask for our marriage to be abundant
and grow stronger through the seasons.

We honor fire - and ask that our union be warm and glowing with love in our hearts.
We honor wind - and ask we sail through life safe and calm as in our father's arms.
We honor water - to clean and soothe our marriage— that it may never thirst for love.
All the forces of the universe you created, we pray for harmony and true happiness,
as we forever grow young together. Amen."

We get under the white blankets so that we can kiss each other again for about a minute Charles doesn’t make any comments this time, except for one word. “Ahem!”

Everyone giggles and laughs as we lower the white blankets around us.

Shaman Red Fox speaks up, “By the power invested in me by the Cherokee Nation, I pronounce Raven Claw and Running Dear married according to our customs and traditions. Richard and Brianna, since you were legally married yesterday, you participated in our ceremonies where you could.”

Brianna and I respond together, “Yes, Shaman Red Fox.”

“Let these white blankets and wedding vase be shown in your household. Let them be reminders of your vows to one another. If for some reason, you can’t reconcile your marriage, then the white blanket will be torn into two pieces. The Wedding Vase will be broken as well. We pray and hope for a long marriage between you both. May you produce children and grandchildren that will make you proud and happy.”

All four of us respond together, “Yes, Shaman Red Fox.”

I speak up next, “My Cherokee friends and family. I wish to give you something in return. It is a sign of my gratitude and thanks for being my friend.”

“What is it, Richard?”

“On the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean, something new happened to me when I met with Leviathan, the greatest sea dragon on Earth. He breathed his breath upon all of us. What happened next was something I didn’t expect.” I take off the shirt and hand it to Brianna.

“As you know, I am called the Omega Unicorn. Only you know what it means here. When I came back from Twainor the first time, I had within me a drop of Eingana’s Blood. She is the mother of all sea dragons. Between them both, they have given birth to the land and sea dragons on Earth and on Twainor.”

“Because of her blood drop and the breath of a dragon on me, I have been given a new title. I am now the Omega Unicorn Dragon. I will now show you what I mean. There is a light and dark side within me. The Unicorn is the light side. The Dragon is the dark side. I have yet to learn how to control them both at the same time. When I do, I will be able to do the impossible that men have only dreamed of.”

Brianna clears out of the way while I bend downward. I concentrate on my yang side. Soon, my feathered wings grow out from me. All of the animals shout out their calls in praise. The fairies all shout out with glee and happiness.

I stand up erect. “These wings are like Pegasus’ wings, the winged horse.”

Then everyone stands up and cheers and gives praise to the Creator. Then three feathers are dropped from my wings. I fold my wings back behind my back. I pick up the three white feathers. “King Oren, Crouching Bear, Raven Claw, please come here before me.”

They walk forward and King Oren flys in and hovers with the other two. I walk around the fire ring. I greet them with a smile. “I give this white feather to you, King Oren. Even though your clan has a tuft of my hair on each one of them. Let this feather remind you of me even more.”

“Yes, Omega Unicorn.” King Oren takes the white feather from me. He flies back to the other fairies.

“I give you this white feather, Crouching Bear. Let it be a symbol of our friendship for centuries to come. You might be able to say to some people it belongs to a white eagle, but you know better.”

Crouching Bear smiles, “Of course, Richard the Omega Unicorn. We’ll treasure it always.”

I step up to Raven Claw, “For you Raven Claw. You became my first Cherokee friend during my time in the Boy Scouts. You reached out to me when no one else did. You welcomed me into your circle of friends. Let this feather be a dowry that will be handed down from generation to generation in your family.”

“Thank you, Richard. We’ll treasure it in our family for all time. Even though you’ve changed, I will still call you friend.”

“So will I, Raven Claw and Running Dear.”

They step back. “Now for the dragon side of me.” I think within myself. The wings retract into my body. I then bend over to concentrate on the yin side. Then my dragon wings appear quickly. Again, all of the animals sound out their calls in praise and give thanks. I look around with my eyes glowing a golden color.

“I know it looks menacing. But my yang side is keeping the yin side under control.”

“Ah yes, now we understand, Richard. We try to teach our children to have balanced lives of the good and evil in our hearts.”

“That’s right, Crouching Bear.” Then I let my dragon wings retract and enter my body. Brianna hands my shirt back to put back on. “As I go through the training sessions with Sensei Chou and earn my black sashes, I will get closer to understanding in controlling these two sides of me.”

“Then we hope it comes in its due time when needed.”

“That is right, Shaman Red Fox.”

Then Crouching Bear announces the next phase, “Let the festivities begin! But, first we must do the Corn Planting Dance! To thank the Creator for all of his wonderful blessings! Then we can celebrate the two weddings today!”

The dancers come around to the campfire circle. Raven Claw and Running Deer are sitting together on one side, while Brianna and I are sitting on the other side of the logs. Shaman Red Fox and Crouching Bear are sitting on the stone benches.

Everyone starts to hum and sing the Corn Dance song. While we do that, the dancers do the Corn Dance around the campfire circle. Once they get done, we all clap and cheer. Then we sing another song to close out the ceremonies.

Then food is brought out from behind the logs. More firewood is placed on the twin campfires. We cook some fish over the fires while we eat and drink together.

Each of the Cherokees comes up to me one at a time. We hug each other then they hug Brianna. Each one of them gives their blessing over us for the miracle that they have just witnessed. Raven Claw and Running Dear get the same treatment as well.

I tell the story of what happened on the Atlantic Ocean. They were amazed that I was able to save everyone there.

Then the brothers come up to Brianna and me. “When those four packages came from Brianna, we were upset that we were not there with you. But, from what we heard from your story, Richard. We would have been a bit scared from it all.”

“Yeah, that’s right, Allen. The red fish was great. We had a nice dinner with mom and dad.”

“We definitely need a plan to be there together the next time you decide to do some deep sea fishing.”

The rest of afternoon went great. Sergeant Domasi checks the camera’s memory. He sees the photos of the panther near Richard. He deletes the photos and turns off the camera. He takes the camera equipment back to the police station by 4:30 PM.

By sunset, we look up in the sky through the trees, we see the clouds change color as the sunsets. Then we see the stars appear one by one. We all thank the Creator for a wonderful day.

After we witnessed the sunset, we end the festivities and get ready for the next day. The fire is put out in the twin campfire place.

“Remember Crouching Bear, once Brianna and I leave in the morning, we should be back within a few hours from our visit to Twainor.”

“Then you will tell us what happened there for the month you were there.”

“That’s right. We’ll be here for the rest of week visiting Cherokee during your Corn Planting Festival in town.”

“That’s good. After that, you will be on your honeymoon trip overseas.”

“Yes, Crouching Bear.”

We put our hands onto each other shoulders as we nod our heads with a smile. We turn around and walk back to our abodes. Rhiannon, the Wizard and Anya follow us into the cabin. We sit on the chairs and sofa before the fireplace. All of the fairies come into the cabin as well.

“That was a great ceremony, Richard and Brianna. I love it.”

“Thank you, Rhiannon.”

“Before we retire for the evening. We need to do something for Brianna and get her up to speed on her heritage.” Rhiannon looks at Larry and nods her head.

Larry gets up and walks to the book shelf to retrieve the two books. He comes back and places them on the low center table in front of us.

“Brianna, within these two books contain the heritage and family background that you are related to Queen Guinevere. Your heritage book is on the left.”

Brianna leans forward and picks up the book. She sits back and opens it up. She sees a sealed letter addressed to her.

“Open the letter, Brianna. It is from your father. Read it out loud for all to hear. Richard has already read his letter from his father.”

“Yes, Rhiannon.” Brianna uses her finger nail to open the letter. She takes out the folded up piece paper and unfolds it. She concentrates on the writing style. She recognizes her dad’s handwriting style.

Brianna reads the letter out loud.

To Brianna, our beloved daughter.

Only you will understand what is written here. Your brothers had no interest in knowing their past. There is a connection between the Moores and our family. We are refugees from the Isles. Our great grandparents and the Moore relatives escaped in haste with their lives with these two books and our precious heirloom. Their lives were threatened once they received threats by a group we know there. In this book from Scots, contain the blood lines from Queen Guinevere. The original records were destroyed by Mordred and his followers who had a deep hate for them. Their first and only legitimate son escaped with a faithful knight Arthur trusted right after he was born. He gave the two rings to him as well. He raised him in his family’s household in the highland moors of Wales, not in the lowland moors of the Exeter area. Our ancestors created that rumor to throw the assassins off the trail. Now you know where the Moore name comes from.

In the other book contains the blood line for the Moore family. There is a sealed letter there for their only son. This book you are holding contains the descendants from the Picts who merged with the Scots. The Scots and the Picts are actually from Eire. They have elvish blood as well. The Picts have a matriarchal society going back to their first King and Queen. Guinevere has an elvish grandmother from that line as well. There was a movie that showed the exploits of William Wallace. That is where the Wilson name comes from. Several generations before this particular William was born, their entire blood line was written down before it was forgotten by a very good friend of the family. It was passed down from mother to daughter as an heirloom of their Pictish heritage. Each generation a new male or female member would get added to the lines.

If we know you, Brianna, you will check the internet to verify the stories. You will find a Cymry and Scottish version of the events. They are closer to the truth, but they are disguised to hide the truth. There is only one Guinevere. Their son’s name is hidden in there.

For a short time, the Picts, the Scots, the Eire and the Cymry people were able to thwart the invaders to the Isles. The Vikings, the Saxons, the French, the Normans and the Romans all stayed in the south lands and stayed away from the North and West. No one will admit it. The entire modern monarchy today is pieced together by them. They stole Arthur’s story for their own devices, greed and boasts saying they are descended from them. They are not. Their ancestors stole what the Creator gave to Arthur and Guinevere.

This is what we were doing while the Moores and we vacationed here during the summer. We had to get things in order. The royal heirloom is well hidden. Let the usurpers continue with their games. The time will come when our four ancient houses will be revealed to the world. We’ll pick up the pieces when their supposed rule will crumble. There are hidden followers back in the Isles.

The symbol of our heritage is the red dragon for the Cymry. For the Wilson family, it is the white dragon, the water horse, the unicorn, the centaur and the mermaid.

Written with all of our love for you,
Larry and Helen Wilson, your dad and mom.
Hugs and kisses

By this time, the tears are coming down Brianna’s face. Her mom and hug her close together.

Then Brianna speaks up, “Where are the rings?”

“I have them, Brianna. Richard gave them to me to hide them again.” The Wizard reaches into his coat pocket he takes out the wooden box. “There is a very special spell on this. It is designed for you and Richard to open at the same time. It will only recognize the both of you.”

I get up and walk over to Brianna. I take the box from the Wizard. Larry makes room for me to sit next to Brianna. “I know how to open it, Brianna. We have to move two opposing sides at the same time.”

“Okay.”

“Start with the dragon and the water horse.”

“Okay.”

We slide the panels at the same time until we hear a ‘click’.

Then we move the unicorn and the centaur panels until we hear another ‘click’. Then the top lid slides back by itself halfway before it stops.

Brianna puts a hand to her mouth. “Oh my. They’re beautiful. Can I pick it up and put it on?”

“You can’t Brianna, not until you are ready to be Queen of the Isles.”

“Sigh . . . I understand, Rhiannon.”

Then the Wizard puts his hand above the rings. He recites a quick word. The gems glow briefly. Then the image of the two dragons appears above the rings. They are twelve inches high.

“Who called us?”

“I did great dragons of the Isles. I would like for you to meet Brianna. She is descended from Queen Guinevere.”

The dragons fly up and circle Brianna quickly. Then they hover above the gems.

“Greetings, Brianna, daughter of Queen Guinevere. You are indeed the chosen queen to rule with Richard here.”

“Thank you, dragons. What are your names?”

“My name is Y Ddraig Goch. The white dragon is my mate, Albion.”

“I’m pleased to meet you both. Aren’t you supposed to be bigger?”

“We won’t attain full size until the grand prize is recovered and is in Richard’s hands.”

“You’re talking about the famous sword, Excalibur.”

“Excalibur is a foreign word to us. Caledfwlch is the name to call the sword.”

“Okay, I’ll have to study some more of my heritage. Obviously we are not ready to be king and queen of the Isles.”

“No, you are not, daughter of Guinevere.”

“We’ll be here when you claim the throne with Richard.”

“Yes, Albion.”

Y Ddraig Goch and Albion return back into the gems.

“Larry, I mean dad. That letter that Brianna just read, it is almost the same as mine. Who wrote them?

“Your mom and dad, Richard. It was done so well. We changed the words and some of the phrases to reflect our point of view.”

“So, what do we do now?”

“Get ready for the trip to Twainor tomorrow morning. You’ll be leaving at 8 AM.”

“Are you coming with us, Rhiannon, Anya and Wizard?”

“I can’t come, Richard. I’ve been banished to Earth here. The banishment won’t end until after the Ultimate Last Battle.”

“Anya and I will be there, Richard.”

“That’s good. I was thinking of taking not only my fairies to Twainor, but also King Oren’s fairy troop as well. I think they need to be there to meet the other unicorns.”

“I agree, Richard.”

“I just hope not all of them will fall in love with the place. They will be highly disappointed when they have to leave.”

“Or the promise to see Peter Pan and the fairies on Never Never Land.”

“That too, Wizard. Hmm . . . this is a tough decision to do.”

“I suggest that we bring them all. That way none are left behind.”

“Sigh . . . . I agree, Anya.”

“So, how are we going to get them there? There is no coat with enough pockets to carry them in. I might be able to do it with my own fairies.”

“Then we’ll just have to bring them there by magic. I’ll create a transport sphere. They enter inside the sphere. Then I can shrink it down and fit it in my pocket.”

“Are you up for it, King Oren and Queen White Dove?”

“There is a problem with that, Richard. There are other fairies around the world. There are some in Central and South America, Europe, Africa and China. They came from the other unicorns. All of them were taken to Twainor, except for Caliber and his mate.”

“Hmm . . there must be a way so they can share in the blessing you will receive there, King Oren.”

Everyone thinks on it hard for a moment.

Allen speaks up, “How about if King Oren and Queen White Dove receive an extra blessing. When the other fairies meet them and get hugged by them, the blessing gets transferred upon them. It is similar how hands are used to give charge to new leaders in churches.”

Everyone smiles when they hear Allen’s suggestion.

“That is great, Allen. I love it. I meet with them often. It takes longer for me to meet them on the other continents. I use the sea dragons to get around from continent to continent.”

“Or I can do it when I visit those countries. I know I will be visiting Mexico and South America to find the dragons there or any other hidden mysteries there. The same thing will happen when I’m in Europe and China.”

“Yes, you can, Richard. Your breath allowed us to change from butterfly to fairy.”

“I will be able to do it as well, when I become like Richard, Queen White Dove.”

“Yes, you can do it too, Brianna.”

The fairies all start to breathe easier that a solution is found to the problem.

“Then it’s settled. All of King Oren’s fairy troop will be with me in the transport sphere. Hopefully they will all return with me back to Earth when Anya and I leave.”

“How long will you be there, Wizard and Anya?”

“We’ll be there for the entire month, Richard. You will need my assistance on some of the worlds you will be visiting from there.”

“Okay, wizard.”

“I’ll use the time there, to get myself recharged to feel young again.”

All of the ladies giggle. They know exactly how they feel about age as one gets older.

“Well, it is almost 8 PM now. It is time for bed. We need to get a good night of sleep.”

“Yes, we do.”

The back door is open. All of King Oren’s fairy troop fly out through the door. They fly into the forest to find their beds for the evening. The back door is closed.

“Where are you staying for the night, Rhiannon, Wizard and Anya?”

“We are staying in one of Rhiannon’s homes that she owns. We’ll be here before you leave.”

“Yes, Anya.”

Then Rhiannon, the Wizard and Anya all hold hands together. Rhiannon recites a short phrase in the Celtic language. All three of them disappear in a blink of an eye.

Allen, his wife, Brian and Charles leave the cabin through the front door. They enter their cars and drive back to the hotel for their night of sleep.

All that is left in the cabin are my fairies, Helen, Larry, Brianna and myself. Brianna and I walk into the master bedroom to get changed for the evening. Larry and Helen retire to the second bedroom. Once I get changed into my thong and boxer shorts, I walk back out to the living room area and my old bedroom.

“Tonight we’ll be the last night we’ll be separate, my fairies. Then tomorrow, Bianca and Lavan you can be with Brianna as promised.”

“We understand father, mother.”

“When you two do finally mate, we’ll give you the privacy you need in two weeks on Twainor.”

“Thank you, my fairies. We greatly appreciate that.”

The fairies fly to their beds, they change into their night clothes and get under the covers. Once I see them all tucked in, I turn off the light to the bedroom.

I walk around the cabin and turn off the lights in the living room. When I walk into the master bedroom and close the door, I get a beautiful and sexy surprise. I see Brianna lying on the bed with a baby doll style nighty on in a sexy pose.

“Oh boy. I hope we get enough sleep tonight.”

“We’ll shall see, my stud muffin. Take off your boxer shorts. Turn off the light and get over here.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

I take off my boxer shorts and drape them on a nearby chair. I turn off the light in the bedroom. I see the alarm is set to wake us up at 6:30 AM. I ease myself onto the bed and lay down next to her. Soon we entangle each other as we kiss each other all over our bodies.

When we did fall asleep, the night proved to be very restful and quiet. In the morning begins a brand new day and our trip to Twainor to begin our third wedding ceremony and our first honeymoon trip.

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