Chapter 14 – Peace
The battle was won for the castle. The rest of the men who were alive inside the castle that were part of the factions were gathered and taken to the dungeons. Guardsmen then gathered the dead bodies of their fallen comrades and the other members of the factions.
Stephanie with the princesses were relieved to danger was over. However, the princesses were still shook up from the men coming into their mother's rooms. Galina with Joelle, Nikki and Renee with Brie, and Wendy with her children were all relieved about everything. They were happy no one charged into their rooms like they did with the queen and the princesses as well as Sasha with Becky and Charlotte.
Sasha could not believe that after all these years she had seen her birth father.
"Are you three all right?" Ric asked his daughter and adoptive daughters when he finally came from looking after the queen and princesses for the king.
"Yes," Charlotte said, hugging her father.
"I am too," Becky said, hugging Ric after her friend.
Ric nodded his head. He looked toward Sasha. She looked at Ric and began to cry.
"Come here, darling," Ric said, embracing her. Sasha hugged onto him, tightly. She cried into his shoulder. "I'm sorry about your father."
"Don't be," Sasha said. She pulled away from Ric and looked at him. "He was a greedy man even when he was with me, my mother, and your brother. He said he loved my mother very much. He said he didn't want me or my brother. He didn't want children. My mother only my brother and I because my father loved her to have children. I loved him very much. And it does my break my heart to know that he never wanted me.
"But when you took me in, Ric. I had another father figure to love me and take care of me like a girl should be taken care of."
"I love you, Sasha. You and Becky mean so much to me as my own daughters do. I wouldn't trade anything in the world for you and Sasha. You are my daughters. And I know when you and Seth are married he will take great care of you. And Finn will do the same with Becky," Ric said.
"We will," Seth said.
Sasha turned to her fiancée with a smile. He stood there with Finn. Becky went over to Finn, hugging him. Finn hugged her tightly and kissed her head.
Sasha moved over to Seth. He embraced her. "I love you, Sasha," He said. "I was scared when I heard you, Becky, and Charlotte had been found and brought here."
"I love you too, Seth." She pulled back and looked at him. "So you knew my father?"
Seth nodded his head. "Yes, he had been in and out of both Shield and Club for years. The former dukes were friends with one another like Finn and I am. Markus got his wealth from them."
Sasha nodded her head. "Promise me something!"
"Anything!"
"Promise me you will take care of me forever and never leave me and any children we have!" Sasha said with tears.
"I promise! I vow to! Just like you, I want children! I want a family!" Seth replied.
"Thank you," Sasha said.
"And if we have a son, we'll name him Liam after your brother."
"Liam Richard Rollins," She smiled. "His middle name for after the father figure who actually loves me."
"And so it shall be," Seth replied with a smile.
Sasha smiled. She kissed her fiancée.
Two days later the prisoners of the factions faced trial for their actions. All were found guilty and sentenced to death. No one saw their executions. All were beheaded. However, Markus did not face execution or death as he comrades had. He would rot in his own cell until the day he died.
Sasha talked with the king one more time about her father's punishment. She asked that he be fed and taken care for a little while. She wanted her father to know how her life was going to be great while he lived in jail for the rest of his life. She wanted him to be informed frequently about things that were happening in her life.
"I wish to see him as well, please, your grace," Sasha said.
"I will have someone take you down there," Hunter said.
"Thank you, your grace."
"You are welcome. And I am sorry."
"You have nothing to be sorry for, your highness," Sasha replied. "No one does. My father is a greedy, selfish man. But the only father who matters to be is Ric."
"Well, I love my wife and daughters very much."
"I know you do. The princesses are very lucky to have you. And I thank you for letting me take care of them for you and the queen. Being a big sister to them makes me remember my little brother. I love reading to the princesses, teaching them, and just enjoying life with them. Being an older sister is ones of the greatest gifts in the world. Murphy and Vaughn are very lucky to have an older sister and sisters."
"You are welcome for being a lady in waiting to my daughters. And thank you for taking care of my girls. They love you a lot as well."
"Thank you," Sasha said.
About an hour later, Roman and Dean both came to find Sasha. They would take her down to the dungeons. Hunter wanted Sasha to be as safe as possible down in those dungeons. Seth offered to take her down there himself, but Hunter needed him for something else.
Sasha was not surprised about the conditions in the dungeons. It was dark, damp, and unpleasant. A perfect place for her father.
Markus sat on a small bed in his cell reading. He heard keys in the lock of the door. He looked up and saw the door open. He saw Roman come in. He was followed by Sasha and Dean behind her.
"And what do I owe to this wonderful visit from you three?" Markus asked as the door to his cell closed.
"Your daughter wished to see you," Roman said.
"And why would you want to?" Markus asked, looking directly at Sasha.
"Because I wanted to tell you a few things," Sasha said.
"And what would that be?" Markus asked, standing up.
"Well, first off you will spend the rest of your life here."
"That I know."
"Yes, but I have asked the king to keep you alive for a long time. He granted it. I asked you to remain alive for a long time, because I want you to know about every single thing that happens to me for the rest of my life! You will about my wedding day. You will hear about when I have children. You will hear about how greatly I serve the people of Shield when I will be a duchess. Mother would be proud of me. And I know Liam would be very proud of me.
"He told me he dreamed of never being ill again. He said he would become a doctor and take care as many sick people as possible. He wished to build a wealth and then use that wealth to take care of sick people as well. I told him I would love that too.
"He said that to me just before he died," Sasha said as tears streamed down her cheeks.
"You live in a fantasy world," Markus laughed.
"I do not! Because for me I can take care of sick people for Liam I did with me. I am marrying a duke and I will be a duchess. I will take care of the sick people in Shield. I will live out Liam's dream!"
Markus snooted.
"Think what you want to think, FATHER!" Sasha snapped. "But I will take care of the people of Shield. Unlike you, who wanted them to starve to death and die. The same with those people in Club. Maybe I will go to Club myself and take care of those people alongside my best friend and future duchess of Club, Becky."
"Say all you want, Sasha!"
"Yes, I will say all I want! But for now, I don't wish to say anything else!" Sasha looked to Roman and Dean. "We can go now!" The two nodded their heads.
Dean knocked on the door. A guard opened it up. Dean moved toward it. Sasha behind him and Roman close behind her. The three stood in the corridor. The guard closed the cell door and relocked it.
Dean then led Sasha out of the dungeons. Roman followed behind her.
Fifteen minutes later, Sasha stood with Seth.
"I have to return to Shield and settle things there after this whole mess," Seth told her.
"I knew it was coming," Sasha said. "You do what you need to do like you always do. I will be here when you come back."
"Ladies and gentlemen, the king calls everyone to the throne room!" A page shouted.
Sasha looked at Seth.
"This is news to me," He said. "We shall go together, though." He took Sasha's hand and led her to the throne room.
Minutes later, the whole court stood in the throne room.
"The king and queen."
Everyone bowed as Hunter and Stephanie came into the room. The two smiled brightly at each other. Stephanie walked over and took a seat on her chair. Hunter stood, smiling.
"My people," He said. "It has been a long few days for us all. We are all still shaken up from the attack. We are all mourning the loss of lost loved ones. I am sorry still for those of you who lost people you loved in the attack. I am sorry for all my guardsmen who lost friends and brothers. I am sorry for all the guardsmen I lost. No one will be forgotten. I am forever grateful to all my guardsmen and army who defended the castle. I am forever grateful to everyone and anyone who kept my wife and daughters safe. However, that brings me to some more exciting matters."
Hunter smiled as he courtiers looked at each other.
"In good time, Daniel Bryan's wife, Brie, will welcome their first child. Daniel Bryan served us all well when he was out gathering information and keeping taps on the men of the factions," Hunter said.
Everyone clapped.
"I have been informed that Brie's twin sister, Nikki Cena, wife of John Cena is pregnant with her and John's first child as well! John Cena did us good by working alongside his brother-in-law. He also did his best to protect the secret passages leading into the castle outside the castle grounds. The intruders got in, but he fought with all his might."
Everyone clapped at that.
"Those are two very exciting events. But there will be one more. Unfortunately, The Duke of Shield and Duke of Club need to leave us to go take care of their cities. We know they will be leaving their fiancées behind. However, my wife, your queen will now speak," Hunter said, looking over his wife.
Stephanie smiled as she got up. "I have made a decision on my own, but with the consent of my husband, of course," She said, looking at Hunter. He nodded his head.
"Yesterday, I asked my daughters' ladies, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch, how they were doing. They said they were fine, but with everyone that has happened, they were both ready to marry their fiancés. And my husband has heard that Seth Rollins and Finn Balor are ready to marry their fiancées as well," Stephanie said.
Sasha and Seth exchanged smiles.
"So it shall be that we will have a double wedding!"
Everyone exchanged looks with smiles.
"Yes, we shall have a double wedding with the Duke of Shield marrying Sasha Banks and the Duke of Club marrying Becky Lynch where both women will become duchesses."
Sasha and Seth were not too far away from Becky and Finn. Sasha and Becky exchanged huge smiles.
"While Seth and Finn return to Shield and Club, we shall be planning a great wedding for them and their fiancées upon their return. We will get everything together and when we receive word they will return; we will put everything in motion for that wedding. No expense shall be spared for this wedding. Seth and Finn protected me and my daughters from the attackers. And I owe them. Plus, Sasha and Becky take excellent care of my daughters with Charlotte as well. This is my reward to them!
"So Seth and Finn go do your duties in Shield and Club. Then here we will be planning your wedding to your two beautiful fiancées, Sasha and Becky. Now let's give up for the future brides and grooms," Stephanie said. She began to clap as everyone else did.