A Royal Wedding-chapter 9
The two combatants came charging towards the four Turtles and their rabbit companions.
"Get the Daimiyo's son to safety." He told Red Bella, handing her the baby.
"While we polish off these jokers!" Raphael said, twirling his sais.
Red Bella ran away from the area and hid behind a pillar.
One of the combatants, a scorpion like red alien swung his long curved glowing tail at the Turtles and Usagi who jumped out of the way.
The other combatant had spikes all over his body that detached themselves from him. Leonardo swung his katanna swords cutting them into shreds.
The spiky alien dispatched spikes from his chest. Donatello struck then with his staff but they stuck into his staff.
The scorpion alien swung his tail but this time Raphael pinned the tip of his tail with one of his sais. The alien struggled to get free then found himself on the receiving end of Raphael's fist. He was knocked out cold.
"Oh, yeah! Raphael wins, clown zero!" He crowed. The audience cheered with thunderous applause.
"Hey, aren't they supposed to cheer me?" Michaelangelo said, a little disappointed, "Aren't I the turtle that won the Battle Nexus last time I was here?"
"Save it for later, guys! We got bigger problems." Leonardo said.
The Turtles and Usagi fought the spiked alien.
"I'm gonna pulverize you all!" The alien screamed, coming at them then striking the ground where they stood.
Everyone jumped back.
Michaelangelo backflipped away from the place where the alien struck with his fist. He threw one of his numchuks. It wrapped around the wrist of the alien. He tried getting it off. No such luck. Donatello leg tripped him with his staff. The alien fell to the floor of the arena with a thud.
The audience went nuts with applause.
"What can I say? My public loves me!" Michaelangelo grinned, bowing to them.
"Oh, yeah, 'cause you're such a modest guy." Raphael replied, sarcastically, arms folded.
"You noticed?" Michaelangelo asked.
"We all helped, Mr. Humility." Donatello said, rolling his eyes.
"It was a group effort, Mikey." Leonardo told him.
"You have all fought well." Usagi said.
''Yeah, well." Michaelangelo replied, arms behind him, his toe made circles on the ground. He looked sheepishly.
"My sons!"
The Turtles looked to see Splinter approach them followed by the Daimiyo.
"Sensei!" All four of them cried out.
"I am glad you are all alright." Splinter said, touching the shoulders of Leonardo and Donatello who stood the closest to them.
"No worries, master. I knew we'd be okay." Raphael said.
'Master Splinter." Usagi said.
"And I am glad you are safe, young ronin." Splinter told Usagi.
"All this is my fault. I endangered your lives as well as Usagi's. Can you all ever forgive me?" Red Bella asked.
"Hey, you're our friend, dudette. That magic mumbo jumbo messed with your mind." Michaelangelo said, then seeing the queen's reaction, "Uh, Your Highness."
"I'll let that pass for now." She replied.
"My son. Have you all seen him? I am quite worried." The Daimiyo asked.
The four Turtles, Usagi, and Red Bella glanced at each other awkwardly. Then Leonardo took a deep breath. He took the baby from Red Bella.
"Well...he...had a chance first hand to see the Chamolife plant at work." He replied, handing the baby to the Daimiyo.
"What?! Are you saying this innocent child in my arms is...?" The Daimiyo was at a loss for words.
"The Ultimate Ninja." Leonardo finished the sentence.
"It is astonishing!" Splinter exclaimed, staring in complete shock at the tiny infant in the Daimiyo's arms.
"I am sorry. He wanted the Chamolife so badly." Leonardo tried to explain.
"Do not be sorry, my young friend, I know you all did your best. The fault if any was mine. But fate has deemed this to be so. I now have a second chance to correct the mistakes I made before when my son was growing up. I can give him what he was lacking." The Daimiyo replied, gazing at the yawning infant.
"You gotta admit he is a cute little guy." Michaelangelo said.
"And he will make a fine and noble warrior when he is older." The Daimiyo replied.
...
Drago was locked in what appeared to be a glass swirling cage. The Daimiyo, Splinter, the Turtles, and the two alien rabbits appeared before the cage.
"Your reign of terror is over, Drago." The Daimiyo said.
"You think you can keep me in here?" He asked, angrily, "I will find a way to get out, Daimiyo. I'll have my revenge. Then your precious war staff will be mine."
"Not if we got anything to say, pal!" Raphael said, brandishing his sais.
"Once I get out of here, you Turtles will the first to feel my wrath!" Drago exclaimed, glaring at Splinter, "Then it'll be you and me, Rat Master!"
"You'll have to get past us to get to our sensei, lizard boy!" Donatello said.
...
"I am most glad you and your sons are safe, Master Splinter." The Daimiyo said, "You have trained them well."
"I knew they were skillful fighters." Splinter replied.
"Now we must have a feast. Some of the best food this planet has to offer."
"There is more reason to celebrate, my dear Daimiyo." Red Bella said, happily, "For Usagi and I are to be married."
The Turtles looked surprised.
"Is it true, Usagi? You and Red Bella?!" Leonardo asked.
"Yes, Leonardo-san. It would seem I'm to finally able to forsake the path of musha shugyo."
"Musha what? Is that some new pizza topping I've never heard of?" Michaelangelo asked, confused.
"Musha Shugyo or the warrior's pilgrimage. All samurais must go on a journey to hone their fighting skills while working as an apprentice or bodyguard for someone." Usagi explained, "And now I am glad that I will no longer be a masterless samurai."
"My father will be glad to have you protect our family. I will be glad to have you by my side as my husband." Red Bella said.
"And I can think of no place I'd rather be." Usagi replied, taking her in his arms.
...
"Ugh! Do we have to wear these bathrobes?" Raphael frowned.
"They're not bathrobes, Raph. They're kimonos." Donatello replied, referring to the colorful robes the Turtles wore.
"It's what people in ancient Japan wear. Besides, Usagi asked us to be groomsmen at his wedding. We have to present him to the bride." Leonardo said.
"Chill, Raph. We're doing this for Usagi." Michaelangelo told his brother.
"Fine." Raphael muttered.
The Turtles and their sensei stood at the entrance of the marble stone castle of planet Hirsutia. A huge crowd had gathered. Usagi, clad in a shiny, aquamarine blue kimono, stood next to Red Bella whose elderly father stood next to his daughter.
The young queen was dressed in a royal red kimono and decorative head piece. Her face was covered with a silk veil. A priest stood before them as he instructed them to say their vows. Then her father opened a decorative wooden box. Inside was a golden thick bracelet with a picture of a tiny red rose in front of a gleaming sword. Red Bella took it out of the box.
"This band represents our royal family and now it declares you and I are one, my beloved." Red Bella said, placing it on Usagi's thick upper arm.
Her father brought forth a second box which contained the same kind of bracelet but was much smaller and slender.
Usagi took it out and placed it on Red Bella's arm.
"My darling Bella, I consider it an blessing from the great heavens for you to become my wife. I vow to always shield and protect you. I love you." He said, as they kissed.
"And now by decree of the High Priest of Hirsutia, I present to you all the new king and queen of Hirsutia, King Usagi and Queen Bella!" The priest proclaimed.
A thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd.
...
"Thank you, my friends, for everything." Usagi said to the Turtles, "And to you, sensei."
"I wish you and Queen Bella many years of happiness." Splinter replied.
The Daimiyo activated the portal with his mystical war staff.
"The portal will take you home. Farewell, Splinter. And to you Turtles." The Daimyo said.
"Take care. Come, my sons." Splinter told the Turtles.
"Hey, can we order pizza once we get home?" Michaelangelo asked.
"Is that all you can think about, Mikey?" Raphael asked.
"And comics." He replied, happily.
The End.