"Dismissed!"
The knights left first as they were the closest to the double doors. The generals filed out, discussing motives for the entity headed their way.
"Peace talks?" suggested General Galahead of Venus.
"No, they would request a meeting with her majesty," General Sampson of Mercury added his knowledge, "without wiping out moons."
"Why come after the White Moon? Jupiter and Uranus are bigger in size. Do they know the White Moon is head of the Celestial Alliance?" tossed out General Bakersfield of Jupiter.
"The alliance was reestablished just a few months ago," General Anderson pointed out.
"Old grudge, then?" General Farrell point in his two cents.
"Makes sense, since they use the ancient name for the moon."
"Their timing is rather close to the Imperial Wedding. Maybe, they want to see her majesty get married," joked General Cameron of Neptune.
"Or they do not want there to be a wedding," General Turnsky of Uranus smoked a cigar.
Meanwhile. . . Mars turned to Serenity, "You knew there would be another enemy three months ago. How?"
"I have started categorizing our past enemies. The pattern, I observed, says it is due. I also felt something stirring in the back of my mind while I was sedated. Quatre's parents are coming from the opposite direction as the entity. Plus a lot more important people will be in attendance."
Venus stepped forward in a one piece outfit ."I will get Captain Hall as sniper point to take out the enemy, should the need arise. Captain Hanson will take care of the emergency exit."
Neptune placed her hand on Serenity's shoulder as solace and support, "Take Saturn and Quatre with you to visit his majesty of the sun."
"Then Uranus needs a team to check out my transport so I do not have engine failure."
"Understandable."
Uranus and her personal team of technicians, mechanics, and inspectors examined the luxurious transport. The Golden Sun was the Empress's ship for traveling to the sun as it could sustain extreme heat while the Silver Star was made to travel long distances like distant stars and galaxies. The heat caused by taking off was converted into energy along with heat from outside sources and excess energy could be stored. The wiring was gold for better conductivity. Circuits and shields were double checked since no one wanted a repeat of the past crash's consequences. A small staff of 15 was assembled to clean and maintain the ship. The best crew was stationed on board. The hull of the ship could take medium sized asteroids. It was longer than wide, but had two levels. The main level was the access point, but only a 4 X6 compartment. The rest of the main level was Serenity's suites and accessible by elevator from the second level. The access point had stairs going up to the second level which was for everything else along with the bridge. The Sun King was told about his up-coming visitors. In short, he was ecstatic. He prepared a huge festive in three days. Solarians were excited to have their princess come back while meeting her beloved true prince. They considered it an engagement party of the millennium.
"Welcome home, Princess Serenity!" shouted the crowds as the sun princess disembarked. They knew her as an infant, toddler, school girl, and teenager when she spent the summers and springs on the sun.
"It is good to be back," Serenity warmly returned the solicitations. She hugged old acquaintances then kissed cheeks of women before shaking men's hands. She ate dinner with locals at city hall. She advised shopkeepers on new fashions and ideas. Drinks were shared with nobles, diplomats, and officials. Commerative stamps were designed along with coins and dolls to celebrate the up-coming nuptials.
The Sun King planned on leaving for the Moon with his daughter and heiress.
Serenity toured each major city like City of Light and others. She visited the other four palaces under royal estates. She had brunch with the duchesses while Quatre ate at the club beside the dukes. An outdoor dance began at dark. Solar sparks lit the area. Lively music echoed across the court yard. The lowest branches were connected with streamers and ribbons. Photos and pictures along with portraits were taken and completed of the royal couple. Signatures were readily available to the couple's followers.
Privately, Serenity talked to her father in his office, "Daddy, I have an ancient foe headed towards the White Moon. On the way, it destroys other moons, but not planets. On microwaves, the entity called out Sacre Lune. It poses a threat to all moons in the system. Do you remember mom talking about an ancient evil of the moon?" She was leaning against the window sill. Quatre was browsing through the large selection of books. Serenity's father, rubbing his nose's bridge sat in an estate chair without his reading glasses.
"No, but you can call on any ancestor in the family tree at the burial vault by magic. Your step great grandmother, Hera had a large mental capacity of records. She would be the best to talk to about it," recommended the aging man. " I'll send a list of the sun's enemies. One might think us at fault for not aiding them when they were at war, but we stayed away from other's conflicts."
"She hated grandma, but for some reason adored her granddaughter then me," Serenity thought back to her immortal relation.
Serenity went to the royal cemetery, where family of Sol and Lune rested to converse with her ancestors for information that would be determinantal in stopping another war. She took out the silver dagger from before and put a drop of silver blood in the altar's dish. She kneeled then spoke, "Ancestors of old wisdom, I need your assistance to aid my Kingdom. I call out to thee, answer your child's plea."
The royal blood in the dish exploded into metallic flames. The chamber lit up from the fire. The most recent generations materialized first then the immortals in Roman robes followed by the older ghosts. It took them longer to take form due to length of time of their death.
"What troubles thee child?" the ghosts in full form asked with compassion.
"My Kingdom could be in danger from an enemy that calls out Sacre Lune while destroying all other moons in its way. I need to know who they could be." Serenity looked with hopeful eyes at the generations before her.
"The Albas only speak Latin and their grudge is against you for marrying Prince Orion," King Charon of Pluto spoke up. "The Duchess of Abla held a soft spot for Prince Orion, but he looked to her as a friend. She too holds a grudge against the Moon like Beryl. Princess Alexandra does not understand that Prince Orion loves you, she thinks that he is pressured into a royal wedding due to the betrothal."
