She covered her night gown with a loaned emerald velvet robe to breakfast that she was invited to by Mina, Guardian Venus. She was greeted by all the Guardians including Empress Serenity.
"I understand that you doubt Guardian Earth. It sounds crazy, doesn't it. Every royal needs protectors, correct. I just have some stay closer and longer than others. My nine Guardians are my family, friends, and more. We have seen too much together for others our age, but the experiences have given us wisdom to build an empire of vast proportions."
Two maids brought in blue berry pancakes with maple syrup, grilled bacon, fresh squeezed orange juice, and toast with jelly and jam. Both girls had their hair braided. Everyone got equal amounts.
"Michelle says the Moon is yours, because the deed has the old queen's signature. All buildings are illegally there. Your visit is awaited," Venus handed over a vellum sheet in a clear plastic covering.
Serenity put off the visit until later in the day. She showed Cassandra the Sun Room. The Gem Wing had fifteen bedroom suites for the Guardians and a special guest or two. The Mystic rooms corresponded to the Gem rooms. The Angel bathroom had a key that was Serenity's alone. The Diamond Suite was also Serenity's. The Dragon bathroom connected to Raye's Ruby Suite. Amy had the Nymph and Topaz. Opal and Pixie belonged to Mina. Michelle had the Aquamarine and Mermaid. Lita's Jade Suite opened to the Sprite Bathroom. The Amethyst and Unicorn Rooms were Hannah's. The Pegasus and Lapis Lazuli belonged to Erica. Darien was given the Demon and Alexandrite Suite. Trista stayed in the Garnet Suite and used the Fairy Bathroom.
The Elemental Wing were less extravagant bedrooms (Fire, Water, Earth, Nature, Air, life, Love, Death, Time, Ice, and Light were the names.)
There was the Mercury Library, Neptune Pool, Sun Room, and Mars War Room. Venus was the living room. Serenity sat in the Moon, throne room. The conservatory was the Stars. The greenhouse was Earth while the kitchen was Jupiter. Uranus was the garage and Pluto was the main hall. Saturn was the gardens.
Cassandra got to see Serenity's family portrait. King Michael Alexander was a finely dressed handsome man with a yellow peridot set in a gold circlet. A yellow chest sash contained ribbons and badges of valor. A gold band with a white gold band was on his left ring finger, pronouncing him a married man. He held Queen Selenity Eclipse in a loving embrace with one arm. She had on her regal white gown with an upturned crescent moon in the middle of a bow at the top. Both parents had a hand on one of Serenity's shoulders. Selenity had a diamond ring in gold next to a white gold band. Michael had a large peridot gem ring on. Serenity wore a gown similar to her mother's. Serenity stood a step lower than her parents. Both women wore diamonds dangling from gold earrings and pear-shaped diamond necklaces. Serenity wore a platinum diamond engagement ring, but no white gold wedding band. Roman like columns were in the background. The initials IP was on the picture's bottom right corner.
The Portrait was framed in gold leaf with white gold accents. Silver leaves on a platinum vine crawled up and around the frame's outer and inner edges. White gold flowers were spread sparingly on the vine. Black Hills gold made it look more realistic.
"My mother fell in love with father before she found out they were betrothed ten years before. The same happened with me, but my darling went into hiding some time ago," explained Serenity of love's quirts and more.
They continued to walk down the hall, talking about politics and its horrors. They laughed at a senator hiding his homosexual second life. Serenity stated that any couple after living together for two years could marry, cutting down on divorces. No divorce would be granted until marriage consulting took place.
"My darling was Lord Prince Orion , son of Emperor Leonel and Empress Virginia."
Serenity walked with her hands clasped behind her back. Cass ran up to catch up with her then clasped her hands in front of her. Serenity took Cass directly to Darien before excusing herself.
"Where is she going?" Cass accidently thought out loud.
"Unfinished family business on the Moon. Mars and Saturn along with Pluto will be on active duty, bringing two bags of sweets," explained Darien.
"Sweets?"
"She will need energy later."
Darien and Cass toured the other colonies. Each Guardian's home was castle like and almost the same. The main structure was a square with a tower in each corner. The towers flew the symbol of that Guardian, but the main structure's flag was Serenity's royal crest, proving loyalty and more to Empress Serenity. All drapes matched that Guardian.
Meanwhile on the Moon...
Serenity stood on crumbling ruins, casting a sad eye on her old home. In Forbidden Lunarian, she called out, "As empress of this ruined kingdom I invoke the Moon's power as my right. All bases on this orb's pale face are illegal to my wisdom. Remove them from my sight!" Serenity's Cosmos Staff's pole extended a few feet, the gems glowed as power began to build. She slammed the end down with both hands. A sonic boom erupted from the staff along with a destructive burst of light. All could see the light.
All old and current OZ bases crumbled to dust. Their past existence now only remained in memory.
Serenity sagged in exhaustion, causing Mars to pop a lemon drop in the empress' mouth. Serenity leaned heavily on her two Guardians. She nearly fell asleep standing up. She did doze off on the way to Moon Colony. In her sleep, she chewed on Milky Ways, Three Musketeers, and Charleston Chews. A piece of angel food cake with double broiler frosting restored the rest of her energy reserves.
Serenity was awake when they landed. Pluto fixed her hair in case there were reporters outside. Mars gave her empress some Laffy Taffy for extra energy.
Venus met them at the terminal for up-dates on events. Everyone saw the Moon become brighter than the Sun. Venus expected them to notice the moon's base-free surface on the next full moon. Dozens of treaties were hand-delivered by Amy's new transport system.
Venus was sent to set up another speech with Mrs. Sobel. Pluto handed over the Moon's self-defense key to Serenity so she could activate it.
Jupiter escorted Serenity's limo to Crystal Palace then secretly undercover snuck her in to avoid unwanted attention. Mars left to get everyone out on the balcony for reports and dinner. Dinner was fried chicken then baked in cream of chicken soup along with mashed potatoes and corn.
