Chapter 11 – A prophecy that ties.

The water recharged her. He recharged her. She floated along and enjoyed the feeling of her birth place. Life on Earth was complex and complicated not to mention scary but here. There was peace.
Orwell and Naruu were with them and enjoying the waning light. Her hair seeming more on fire as the suns set. Orwell rubbed her arms as she relaxed against him.

"So when are you going to tie with Chris?" Naruu asked Miranda.

"I don't know." She chuckled "He kinda hasn't asked me."

"Well I think it's high time he did." She glared at him and he laughed.

"You can't really rush these things you know." He smirked at Naruu who was still over joyed from her own wedding.

"Says who?" She piped up. She raised her eyebrow waiting for Chris to give her an answer. "Orwell asked me to marry him and we tied in three months. You guys have been together almost a year now."

Miranda smiled. "We've been together much longer than a year, hey Alaika." Chris gave her a loving smile and reached for her hand. Naruu was surprised with that statement and continued to listen to Chris's praise of his girlfriend as the swam together in slow circles in the water.

"She's my Meine Vatar and has been since before I was born. She has loved me since the day she met my mother." He smiled; brushed her cheek as she blushed. "We were tied then, by our souls." He gave her hand; that come up to meet his; a light squeeze.

Orwell looked at Chris. "Then why not make it official on Ork at least. If you want to save a ceremony for Earth; that can be done too. I think our Omnear should be tied just for the sake of civility and new traditions. Your parents brought back emotions to this world for the sake of saving our race. The least we can do in the new world they started is to continue on with you and your loveling and show everyone that peace and love are accepted here. You are after all like an Earth King and Queen. It's only civil." Orwell was making a valid point. Chris looked at his girl and smiled, love shinning through.

"So; what do you think? Would you want to marry me?" his half assed cocky grin made her laugh.

"Hmmm, let me think about that. I'm not too sure wouldn't marriage be a hell of an adventure? I mean we'd have no clue what we'd be getting into and we'd HAVE to haul our friends along too, right?" She winked and he beamed with pride. God he sure loved this amazing lady.

"You are something else." He said pulling her forward and kissing her "I'd like an answer though." He was serious now and she could see it. It gave her tingles and automatically that sent her to humming. The energy whipped around her like crazy.

"I see the excitement just from this." Chris said as he swept his hand through the light and they continued to float. He brought his hand forward in front of her face and pooled a ball of his own energy. "I think tying is a perfect thing to do. Mom would love it; I think your parents would be thrilled as well."
She could actually hear both of them yelling to her to say yes and she giggled. Goodness she loved them all. He raised that ball and touched the energy flowing around them and it instantly went turquoise. She smiled and nodded, leaned in and kissed him senseless. When they separated the light around them wasn't turquoise anymore. It was blushed a light purple. Orwell noticed immediately.

"Oh my! Now that is new." He stood and Naruu joined him. They were both perplexed.

"Chris, what's going on?" He asked.

Chris looked at him and the dazzling light fell… He was confused for a moment. "What do you mean what's going on? I asked her and she said yes. They were both grinning like goofy kids.

"I asked because before when you two were charging up we'd see light, just bright light. You told us you guys have colors but we can't see them…"

"That is till now! Holy Stonkers!" Naruu blurted out.

"What?" Both of them said in unison. "Really? What color was the light?" Miranda was curious.

"Purple! Glittery purple!"

They both looked at each other and laughed out loud at their friends. They both felt absolutely amazing in that moment and Miranda figured the light had something to do with it. They exited the water and grabbed their towels.

"Well if we're going to do this we need to make some calls and arrangements. I am NOT excluding my friends." Orwell was tickled over them agreeing with the ceremony almost as much as they were tickled over knowing they were going to go through with it. Naruu squished them both in a hug with just as much excitement as Orwell. All of them headed back to the council offices. There was much planning to do.

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Joor looked over the itinerary for the festivities. He nodded and agreed they were suitable.

"You know you will have to stay at least a week seeing as this is quite the occasion. Your tying will bring forth the second part of our prophet's visions."

Miranda looked at Chris confused. "Huh?" they both said in unison.

"Oh indeed." I don't have the journals but I do recall there was a prophecy of the Omnear and their union." Joor seemed tickled about remembering that bit of news.

"I am old so forgive me if I can't remember the actual prophet's ramblings. I do however know they are written down."

"They are. I have the journal." Miranda said making Joor's eyes widen.

"You don't say?" He was amused and would love to see them. He was always fascinated by things like that. "Would you permit me to view them? I rather find those prophecies very fascinating."

Miranda was a bit leery about letting the ancient journal out of her grasp. Miele tried to prevent one from happening just by trying to eradicate her future husband.

"Beg my pardon Elder but I must graciously decline at this moment, but will be more than happy to allow a council viewing after my nuptials. I do have to be very careful with that journal." She smiled at Joor. She knew he had no ill will but she also had to ensure that if there was anyone intended on destruction of that tomb she needed a copy. She mentally notified her father to remind her of the journal when they returned to Earth.

"Well go with a guiding hand my child! Let the preparations begin!" Joor smiled at the two. He was pleased to see the Omnear together and happy. He had to go talk to the other elders and make the city ready.

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"OH MY GOD! When? Where?!" Jeanie was over joyed to hear the fantastic news when Miranda had returned two days later. They sat in Jeanie's kitchen over coffee. The one time this month Miranda could enjoy it because it wasn't so bitter and mainly because Chris wasn't anywhere near her. She smirked as she answered Jeanie's questions.

"Well the council said we kinda have to do the tying ceremony on Ork because of some prophecy, which goes with the first one. I guess it's like a good luck thing. I'm not sure but we're happy to do it there. We were after all both born there so it only seems right. We'll do another one here when we have time to plan it." Miranda was excited to tell her friends and her parents were talking a mile a minute at times as well in her head. 'So many voices and so much to do'. She thought.

"I hope you called Mearth." Jeanie realized he wouldn't know yet unless she had already told him.

"Not yet, you're the first I've told. I want everyone with me. I need to get a hold of Lola as well. I want you, Lola and Naruu to stand by my side. I think Chris is going to ask a few of his friends on Ork and Mearth."

Jeanie clapped her hands together and giggled with glee. "Oh I can't wait this is so exciting!"

"You know I don't even have to make my dress. Apparently the council is having it made for me. I had to go to this chamber and get hundreds of images taken of me at once in a 'blank suit' as Reach called it. So they could design it for me. Apparently your boyfriend created this new thing to help make better flight suits for cadets and it makes a life size model for them to work with on the computers they got from Earth." She watched Jeanie smile.

"I'm aware. I helped him with the 3-D platform from a program one of my friends showed me when he asked if I knew of anything that would assist them in working on better clothing for cadets. He basterized some program called 3D light wave and has it programmed to do 3D images from photos taken from every angle. It worked too, so you can count on whatever they make you to be stunning." That was one thing Jeanie was certain would be done to perfection.

They both sat and chatted a bit and Miranda was reminded by her father about the journal.

'Don't forget Miputer. You have to get that journal copied; we don't want those words escaping you.'
He giggled and so did Miranda.

"Cute daddy." She said out loud and Jeanie looked at her quizzically. "Oh daddy being 'Puny' again.

"Oh I remember when he used to do that. He's got a way with words." Jeanie said.

'Just be glad I don't get into the theatrics of puns!' He chuckled in her head. 'I could call it A play on words!' Miranda groaned and rolled her eyes and then repeated what he said to Jeanie who joined in on the gawd awful 'dad joke'.

'Hey! Hey! I left you all speechless!' and he cackled again Miranda gave her head a shake 'EARTHQUAKE!' He yelled then added. 'Hey! Only a bed should be shaking and save that till after the wedding!'

"Oh good God Daddy! I'm tuning you out for a minute." She said and did just that. "I love him but my goodness some days he can be so silly."

"That's your father for you." Jeanie chuckled. Miranda thought about the journal and figured she should go get it but Chris's mother crossed her mind as she was the one who had given it to her. He was at her home now filling her in on the news. She was sure she'd be ecstatic about it all.

"You know this will be his mothers first time returning to Ork in years. I hope the trip is easy on her. She's been in a chair for years." Miranda was concerned.

"I'm sure the trip there will be fine. Orkian technology is getting more and more advanced now that there's some of the human tech added to it. I'm sure the elders will ensure she's comfortable." Jeanie patted Miranda's hand.

"Hold on a minute. I have to go get the journal she gave me. I want to read this prophecy. I really need to copy it so it's safe. I can bring a copy to the council so they can look at it." She got up and went to her room and fished it out of her lock box. Ever so carefully she unwrapped the books bindings as she wandered back to the kitchen. She set it on the table and Jeanie watched her thumb through the
journal.

"I still find it odd that no one on Ork believed the oracle when he made all of these predictions. All of them came true; you think they'd have heeded them at least after the second one came true." It did baffle Miranda. She found the second prophecy and started to read.

'True clarity, peace, love and light will be brought forth on Orks aligned moon night.' "Well that happens on Friday." She said to Jeanie. "It's called the solstice here, but on Ork it's the festival of flowers. All the hybrid moon flowers daddy created glow. Daddy always said it was because he loved mamma so much that this happened." She smiled as she heard him again.

'The best thing in the world I ever did was find your mom. She taught me more than I could ever imagine.' His words were wistful. She could actually picture them holding each other's hand. She continued with the prediction.

When flowers glow and senses high should our Omnear join and tie. This shall bring unity for all.
"Ok so from the looks of things, the best time for us to marry is during the festival of flowers. I wonder why."

'It's the same day emotions were restored on Ork Miputer. The first emotion visibly shown was love; your mother and I were the ones who did that. We kissed and everything just sparkled. It was mind boggling and amazing.' He was reminiscing. 'This is why the festival of flowers exists. I told the council I created those flowers because of your mother, to show her how much love I had for her.'

Miranda felt a lump in her throat. She didn't know whether to cry about the beauty of it all or to smile. She was so blessed to have parents like she did. She continued to read.

Transcendent energies will bring forth Ehronewtonn as Orks Meine Vatar becomes one.

"I wonder what this Ehronewtonn is." She pointed to the word and Jeanie shook her head when she looked not quite understanding it either.

'It means bliss, blissfulness or euphoria. A sense of love. I never understood why it happened just that when we kissed; it did. Everyone was as emotionally involved as we were. It was like a blissful pandemic that spread through everyone.' He father remembered that day like it was yesterday. The tingling he got the blight colors. The love he felt right to his toes for Mindy.

"Ok Daddy says it means bliss or euphoria. I find this a tad odd, but I suppose if a non emotional planet has emotions restored they'd feel pretty intense for everyone who was new to it." Jeanie agreed as it made perfect sense. Even humans who had never fallen in love before found the emotion strange and confusing for the first time. Jeanie read the last lines out loud.
Omnear will bring forth the divinity of the true born, mighty in wisdom, courage and devotion. Here they shall reign across the cosmos and show us the way. This is our future. Love, light and peace.
Go with a guiding hand and share with all.

"I wonder what that means." She said as she looked at Miranda.

"I've no idea. Sounds like our marriage will bring something to the planet that will give them guidance, but it also sounds sort or regal as well. I'd have to ask Joor or one of the council members. They might understand it better than I do." She smiled and then pondered her next move as she did promise the council to view it after her wedding.

"I need to copy all of this but I'm a bit worry about the integrity of the journal. I don't want to damage anything. I also don't want anyone to get the original." Jeanie looked at the book and asked her.

"Is the book stitched?" Miranda shrugged. She had no idea what that meant.

Jeanie motioned to her to see the book and Miranda passed it to her. Jeanie looked over the books seam. Sure enough it was stitched.

"Look here. See the thread, this is your binding. It was stitched together. If you took those threads out you could open the book fully and copy everything as needed. When you're done; the book can be stitched back together and the spine glued back into place. It's a tedious process but I know someone who could help you." Miranda was curious on who could do something so delicate.

"Come on. We'll go for a drive and I'll introduce you to Shawn. He's a printer and a wiz at things like this." Miranda had no idea who this Shawn person was but believed Jeanie when she said he could do what she needed done.

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Shawn did not disappoint. A few hours after meeting with Miranda and Jeanie he had the book apart and had scanned and printed every page for her and was in the process of reassembling it.

"I'm impressed with your work sir." Miranda said as she looked over the pages. Some of the prophecies made very little sense to her; others had already come and gone like the one about her parents.

One free of heart will bring emotional
enlightenment to our world where none exist.
Love will be his true first calling. Do not flee
but embrace all that they bring. To shun it
will be the world's undoing.

She knew the second one really well since it was about her and Chris and she always found it fascinating that someone deemed an oracle had rightfully predicted something so complex yet so distant.

Two will run to win over the race.
Remove the emotional wall and see their face.
Two faces melded as colors are spun.
Two hearts are stronger, together as one.
Their birth will see the undoing; undone.

The first will be the second of her mother,
the second will be the first for the other.
Protect and be safe, this is conceded;
fate of the races in them is needed.

Remember blue and green glowing faces.
It is in them that will bring forth the races.
Joining of colors will bring forth clarity
Transference; one from the other is the rarity.

Soul to soul & heart to heart.
Together stronger than when apart.
Their connection is the spark to bring
forth a healing light, and in Ork their
love will make the wrong; right.

This was the main prophecy that Miele had been trying to prevent for years with the attempted death of his own son. The main reason why she refused to allow the book out of her possession now was because of the attempts on his life. He'd wanted to maintain control and leave emotions out of Orks collective. It would have seen the fall of the whole planet since their DNA had been waning.

"I've been doing printing and binding for almost forty years. I've never quite seen such wonderful complexities in a bound scripture. The artistry is amazing on the cover. Are you aware of what was used for the skin?"

Miranda shook her head no, she wasn't sure what Orkian's would use to cover or bind books.

"I was hoping you would. It was very well done." Shawn had never seen anything quite like it as the main cover had raised markings but it wasn't embossed. The cover had everything done under the skin and it was stretched over it and smoothed down. Similar to a tomb rubbing, only the negative and positive were still together.

"The only thing I am certain is that the book was written a very long time ago. I find it fascinating to learn about the language in it. Some words I haven't heard before." Miranda thumbed one of the copies of a future prediction about a child but she didn't quite understand all the words. She was hoping the elders would.

Shawn smiled and finished with the binding of the first sections of pages. He moved onto the second and told Jeanie that they could always go for coffee and come back in about a half hour. The book would likely be done by then. She nodded and hauled a very reluctant Miranda out of the shop.
"He won't let anything happen to it. Relax. Let's go find something for your wedding. I think I will need a new dress." Miranda nodded and agreed. Shopping was in order.