Stormy let her servant Ilea pull her
violet hair back into a braided braid. It was a long braid but the three
strands of hair used were braids themselves. The servants explained that it had
been the hairstyle if the queen beforehand to have a braid but Stormy had added
that three strands to become braids. She wanted to remain close to their
tradition but add her own little zest.
"Are you ready, M'Lady?"
Stormy swallowed. Today, Thunder had
agreed to return with her to RainbowLand until the child was born. He'd leave
his second in command, Gust, in charge until he returned. He would maintain
contact with his daughter or son and wife but he had to maintain a rule. But
before they went, he wanted to establish one thing,
Stormy had as much authority on
Jupiter as he did and the way to do that was to be officially bonded in
marriage by the crowning ceremony. Which would make her official Queen of
Jupiter and any of children, Prince or Princess.
Now the ceremony was drawing nearer.
Stormy stood up and studied herself.
She looked like a queen. Her hair
was braided with a darker violet braid. Her dress fell to her feet and she wore
violet high heels. Her sleeves were translucent silk to her wrists were they
were ended by a green emerald band. An emerald belt wrapped around her waist.
It looked like a rope belt with silver frayed ends.
She nodded in reply. Ilea pulled her
out into the main hall. Thunder was waiting at the end.
He had on an outfit similar to the
one when he'd first met her. But the colors were the colors of Jupiter, which
were also the same colors that Stormy had had on her outfit when she had first
been a Color Kid, so many years ago.
His shirt was long sleeved and dark
violet. He had on a vest over his broad chest, of a deep forest green. His
shirt over lap his slacks, which were the same shade as his shirt. A green rope
belt held his shirt tight. He had on tall dark green boots to his knees. He
wore a single crown, made of silver with an emerald as a center stone and the
other four; two on each side were amethysts.
One of his high officials, Rollin,
was holding the Queen's crown which was shaped like a tiara, more arched than
the King's and with more cured edges. Her center stone was an amethyst with two
emeralds, one of each side of the amethyst. It was made of silver. Stormy took
a breath and knelt as she was bid to do.
"Do you solemnly swear, Stormy, on
your life and your honor to shield all life on this planet as long as you hold
breath in your lungs?"
"I swear," Stormy replied, not
raising her head.
"Do you solemnly swear to love our
King with all the life in your blood?"
"I swear."
"Do you solemnly swear to produce a
heir for our kingdom?"
"I swear." Inwardly, she smiled.
"Already working on it," she added silently.
The official laid the crown onto her
hair. "Arise Stormy, Wife of King Thunder, and our Queen of Jupiter."
Thunder kissed his wife and Stormy,
Queen of Jupiter and Keeper of the Seasons, smiled as she felt her child kick
her, but gently, a clear sign of approval.
* * *
Stormy let Thunder place her on
SkyDancer. She had changed back into her Keeper clothes. Thunder climbed on
Typhoon. Typhoon had a secret of her own. She cared a foal inside her.
SkyDancer and her had grown to love one another deeply.
The two sets of loves took off for
RainbowLand.
* * *
"Patty?"
The green haired woman turned. Buddy
walked in with some food.
"No thanks, Buddy."
But the blue haired man, took her
hands, "I'm not accepting no."
Patty smiled. "I know when I'm
beat."
Buddy smiled, "You need to eat for
three now."
Patty smiled when suddenly Lucky ran
in, he babbled,
~Stormy's back and she's got someone
with her.~
Before long everyone was gathered
outside. Stormy got off and Thudner followed. Wisp ran out.
"Stormy!" she hugged her friend.
"Who's your friend?"
Stormy smiled, "This my husband and
my child's father, King Thunder of Jupiter."
La La questioned, "Then?"
"Yes," Thunder answered, "Stormy's
now officially Queen."
Red sighed. "Great, just what you
need Stormy."
Thunder ran forward, "take that
back."
"Make me."
"I intend to."
La La grabbed Red's arm. "Please,
red, let's not fight."
"La La."
"I would not recommend making her
angry by arguing," MoonGlo cautioned. "Do you really want a pregnant woman with
mood swings angry at you?"
Red seemed unconvinced, yet nervous
but said,
"All right, for La La's sake."
Thunder almost said more but MoonGlo
interrupted.
"See what power a wife has?"
Thunder smiled, "I don't doubt it.
My mother was the only thing my father feared,"
MoonGlo smirked, "Red, I think it's
the same with you and La La."
Patty added, "Yeah, the Mighty Red
fears his love's anger."
"Since when do you know so much,
MoonGlo?"
MoonGlo smiled. She rubbed her still
fairly flat belly, "Must be a mother-to-be-thing."
To
Be Continued…