Chap. 19 Full Moon on her 16th
The Sailors and Knights de-transformed and headed back to the palace to finish the job they came to do. When they opened the crystal gates of the castle, the guards were standing in multitude and at the attention. The Sailors became wary, but the Captain came forward and bowed to the Princess,"Welcome home, Your Royal Highness. It has been a horrible few months without your family's reign. Will the proclamation of your resuming the thrown go out today?"
Bonatha said yes and proceeded into the palace. It was clean, and every room she went in seemed brighter now that Galaxonite was dead and gone. She went into the storage level or the attic and dug out her family's precious memories. Almost everything was still there.
Then, when they had all been asked to stay the weekend, since they were already there anyway, the Sailors offered to help with the crowning ceremonies. They all met in Bonatha's room and were only a bit surprised to find that she was wearing a wedding gown, and the Ladies were gathered around her making ajustments to it. "My mother would have wanted me to go ahead with the FULL crowning ceremonies. A queen cannot truely be a crowned queen until she has her true king at her side. My mother herself said that. I am going to keep the final arrangement she made for me and become Queen of the Galaxy Kingdom with Hophter at my side, on my 16th birthing day." She smiled a beautiful smile that clearly said this is what I want.
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Hophter and Janus had been talking ever since they had entered the palace courtyard. Ugraten had disappeared, like he said he would, but that was not what they were discussing. Hophter wanted to be beside Bonatha on the thrown and in her heart, but he was not completely sure she was ready for the task of being Queen. Janus had repeatedly reasured him that it would be fine, and that they would never know until they tried, but he was still worried that there was still more danger.
Suddenly, the door to his room was opened and a younger version of Ugraten, one that was more Janus's age, walked in and told the young prince not to worry, he and Janus would be there. Hophter didn't have to ask why Ugraten was younger, he already knew that he had come from the future before. Ugraten explained that he had been locked in Galaxo's dungeon, in an unconsious state, and had finally become free to help Hophter, as he was destined to do.
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The Sailors and Knights were dressed in Bride's Maid outfits and Rini and Hotura had teamed up as Flower Girls. They were either holding or throwing the petals of white roses. Bonatha followed them in her mother's and her mother's mother's wedding dress. She looked down the walkway in the thrown room, and there stood Hophter, looking at her for all the world like she was the most wonderous creature he'd ever seen. She walked up and took his hand and they said their vows to spend a life together and cherish each other, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part. Then he made his own vow, later when they were dancing as was expected at a wedding reception. He vowed to never leave her alone, to always be there for her, even when others failed.
Then, they had dinner in the gardens, all of them. They were all having a great time at the Queen's birthday feast, beneath the light of the full moon.
1 year later...
1 year after the wedding, the Scouts all got a big invite to the Galaxy Kingdom's Palace. It was to congratulate the birth and christining of 2 young children. Hophna, Bonatha's daughter and Merlysses, Janus's and Ugraten's son.
The Sailor Knights had all been moved to the palace by their parents, former members of the Kingdom courts. Elaine had stayed only long enough to see that the young princess would be fine, then she left. If she met herself as a child, the results would be disatorous, she explained. She promised she would come back as soon as conditions were right.
The people who made it through the cruel invasion were mostly orphans. They had spent 3 months setting up orphanages, hospitals and building much better houses and cities. Schools now gave corses on Earth science, history, language, and Home Economy. The Queen didn't want money to be issued yet. She wanted to keep up a bartering system until the Kingdom was much stronger. She had also made a place in each city and town to look like the place she and Hophter had landed that first night. They had also founded libraries, theaters, resturants, and lots more in the name of the Sailors. The Mercury Wisdom Chambers Library, The Venus Grand Theater, The Jupiter Cafe and Bakery, The Mars Battle Academy, The Neptune Water Park, The Uranus Raceways, The Mini Moon of Saturn Boys and Girls Clubs, and The Pluto Clocktowers that had a staff look a like at the top. She also deticated the Red Rose Hotel to Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask.
There was a big party and then the girls were gathered into a small room to witness the 2 childrens' christining. Bonatha slipped a pendent around the Princess's neck. It looked like a 4 pointed star and had a beatiful pinkish purple stone in the middle called Alexandrite. The young boy also got a pendant, but it had a 4 pointed shooting star with a blue stone. When it was placed around his neck, he didn't change into a cat! Janus said that meant that he was to marry a human-born. Diana, Luna, and Artemis were all there and were happy for the two families, as were the rest of the SAILOR SCOUTS AND KNIGHTS. THE END, FOR NOW.
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Sappy, I know, but I think it ended well for my first fic ever! Tell me what ya think! ^_^