Once Upon a ….. Sometime.
By Skyflame
Chapter FifteenWhen Christmas rolled around a few days later Celeste had discovered some things and decided to tell her daughter them as a Christmas gift that would make everyone truly happy. After they had spent the morning having nothing but fun and clowning around, Celeste decided to make her announcement to Serena's friends and 3 families.
"Recently it has come to my knowledge that Serena has a rare disease" hearing this, everyone's faces gained a gloomy, saddened look and they all felt that the one thing that could happen to ruin Christmas, had. Ignoring the glares that she was getting Celeste continued
"And after extensive discussions with the doctor I have good news. Sere, honey this is my gift to you. The disease was brought on by major depression, which I have discovered was the problems you and Darien had before you both declared your love for one another. Now here is the best part..."
She knelt down next to her youngest daughter
"Sere you are not going to die from this, you will live till you are old and have many grandchildren. The disease is hereditary on my side of the family and has gradually been getting weaker. Deep depression brings it on, but once you have found true happiness it seems to go away."
Serena was utterly speechless, as was everyone else in the room, so Darien spoke up
"I think that this is the best Christmas gift that any of us could be given. Are you certain?" after a confirming nod Darien pulled Serena into his embrace and bit back the urge to scream in glee, until he and Serena were bombarded by 4 very ecstatic girls who encased the couple in a group hug.
When Serena finally got free she went to hug her birth parents while whispering in their ears
"Thank you so very much this is the greatest gift ever. You have no idea what this means to me."
From then on the entire household was happy beyond belief and were excited as they prepared for the wedding until one day something that amazed the entire group occurred. The date was January 30th and as the full moon reached its highest point in the sky, many people thought that it looked silver. Included in those people were 10 individuals who watched the beauty of the rising silver moon from different kingdoms and areas with awe in their eyes. Suddenly a beam of moonlight shot down from the sky and separated into 10 smaller beams, encasing the 10 chosen ones. And as suddenly as it had appeared it was gone along with those whose light it had covered, who now had memories tugging at the recesses of their minds yet were unable to grasp.
"What happened? Where am I? Hey who is...Oh no. My Darling please wake up. Are you all right? Please be alright."
"Ahh I see that you have finally awoken, now we must go as the others will be waiting and we have to meet up with them in the Great Hall. I can't believe the time has finally come and you are all actually here, I have been waiting so long" a soft voice interrupted as a small yellow colored light glowed in the air near the pair.
"What are you talking about? Where are we, and Who and What are you?" the male said pulling the female into his arms protectively. The light moved around them giggling
"Yes, it is definitely you, I would know you anywhere, but I am sorry I'm being rude. Allow me to introduce myself your Majesties I am the fairy Valerie of Venus and I have been sent to seek you as my friends Magdalena of Mercury, Maxine of Mars and Juniper of Jupiter were sent after the other majesties. Although I am not sure what is happening to the other two who arrived. Now follow me we must hurry."
The pair chased after the golden glow as they left the barren landscape and passed through a picturesque town before entering a magnificent white palace that no building could ever compare to. It was in that beautiful structure that they entered what must have been the great hall because the fairy stopped before joining the red, blue and green lights that were dancing around in the air in the centre of the room. As the blonde looked around the room slowly she saw a grand staircase next to her, before seeing 3 familiar couples in each of the rooms other corners, and each had their own looks of shock and confusion which were evident on their faces. Before the blonde could say a word a warm white glow cascaded over the room and the four fairies took positions over the couple they had found bathing them in their respective glow.
The 8 people in the room watched in astonishment as the white glow began to take the form of a beautiful woman, who could have been no less than a goddess. She was elegantly tall and had moonlight colored hair that flowed from the top of her head to well past her feet and was kept off her face by a crown of Moonflowers, and her long white dress cascaded to the floor from what looked like a medieval gown. Overall she looked like a moonbeam descended from the heavens and turned human. The room was silent as the goddess' sweet voice filled the room with warmth.
"At last the princesses have returned along with their chosen princes. How I have missed watching you grow. Venus with her fun loving, carefree attitude and match-making tendencies, Mars with her fiery temper and quick judgment, Mercury with her great incite and shy knowledge and of course who could forget Jupiter with her strength and love of anything adventurous or dangerous. You all turned out as beautiful as I knew you would, and I always knew that you had picked the right princes. The ones who is truly your soul mate, which is why you were able to find them again, and they stand here beside you now. But there are two missing. Who did I send after the royal couple?"
"Your Grace, I'm not sure that you sent anyone to find the others, as there was only the four of us here" Valerie timidly announced to the women in the centre of the room. The figure stopped top think for a moment before nodding and began to hum a beautiful tune. All of a sudden 6 silver lights appeared out of no-where and flew to the goddess leaving a trail of silver stardust in their wake. They came to a halt as the humming stopped and the women spoke once again,
"Moonstars I need you to do me a favor." She paused as the lights bobbed up and down before continuing
"Please go to the far side of the southern field and there you will find two people and once you see them you will recognize them so do not worry about that. I would like you to bring them back here as quickly as possible but be careful of them as I do not want any harm to befall them as they are extremely important" as she finished she had a slight smile tugging at her lips.
The silver lights continued bobbing up and down and just before they sped out of the room the 8 royal's heard
"Of course Selene" causing the couple bathed in the blue glow of Mercury to look at each other in astonishment.
"I want to know what is going on... Why are we all just standing around? I am going to demand that 'Selene' person tells us what is going on and then..."
"Raye, hunny please calm down, this isn't going to help. I am sure she will tell us what is going on soon enough." Chad pleaded with his wife trying desperately to calm her flaming temper. Hearing the discussion that was occurring from under the red glowing fairy, Selene walked over towards the couple.
"Princess of Mars, I realize you do not understand what is going on at the moment, but I shall explain everything once the other two arrive. Although it may not make sense and may confuse you I need all of you to listen very carefully to what I have to say."
She then turned and said "Yes Amy, Greg you are correct. It is true and I will explain more in just a minute as I believe that the others have finally arrived."
As 4 silver lights re-entered the room the other occupants looked up to see Serena and Darien descending, each with a silver light on their shoulder.
"Serenity and Endymion. At last. Oh Serenity your mother would be so proud of how you turned out. Now all of you please come with me I have something to show you and I am certain that you have many questions." Serena looked at Darien and he could see the evident worry on her face. Trying to calm her and sort through his own confusion, at being called a name that was strange but oddly felt so familiar, he gently squeezed her hand letting her know it would be alright and he was there for her always.
