Being Different

A Wedding of Twin Moons - Part 1

A/N: Nulandian Twin Moons...

Darius POV

I had finally resigned myself to the fact that my two sons are fully grown men with minds of their own! When Damien and Dante both told me that they wanted to have their wedding back here, on Earth, I was quite taken with their decision.

I naturally assumed that since they were on Nulandia, that they would be having too much of a good time not to come back. But then, I knew that Damien would have wanted all of us to be present, especially on his special day.

We were planning a bit of a surprise for them both, seeing as how both Ilya and Mara would be a part of the family now, we wanted the wedding to reflect their home away from home, Nulandia.

So, I asked for Zack's expertise in whipping up a holographic program, that would mimic Nulandia's inner sanctum, not the city but it's natural habitat of flora and fauna. Damien had sent back images of a beautiful, pristine river, where they had taken walks as part of Damien's physiotherapy.

Damien kept mentioning how beautiful it was, and I decided to bring my boy the magic of that place, that had been ingrained into his memory. It would be my gift to them both, so that they would in a sense have the best of both worlds, so to speak.

Although Zack was still on board the ship, he had managed to send the program to us, and both Mick and Felix had managed to replicate all the necessary adjustments to the program here, in order to make it a reality.

As soon as they land, it would mean a quick change of clothing and some time alone for them to recharge before the ceremony. I could not understand why they were in such a hurry. The space station could wait until both commanders were ready to undertake their duties.

In truth, I was still not keen on them both leaving. I still felt as if I had so much to catch up on with both my sons. It seemed just like yesterday, when Damien first dropped into my life, or rather it was wild the way I ended up dropping into his, thanks to Cora.

And then finding out that Bron was also my son, and Damien's football buddy, made it even more exciting! The little triste with the Senator and myself in Singapore, resulting in a tall, strapping young guy, who's also now very much a part of the organization...both my sons of whom I am proud to be called their father.

And today, I am gaining another son, a very unique one in the form of Dante. I had thought that my past or rather my future would not catch up with me, as Zarynthian, but I was wrong, and I had both his parents to thank for that.

It was such a pity that both Gaia and Prion or even Kryon could not physically attend the ceremony, but via commlink and holographic imaging, they would be there. I owed them so much for helping us on the mission. It was their expertise that helped lead us to the men responsible for the human invasion in the first place. Both Gaia and Prion would preside over the nuptials.

I was relieved to hear that Nulandia remained in one piece, and that they could safely return home without difficulty. I would have loved to see Nulandia, but perhaps another time. Damien's images astounded us, displaying the ever-evolving surface of the planet, which made me feel confident of our own Earth healing itself constantly.

That's why, I made it a point when I was made head of the organization, that we would continue to be ecologically aware, and that our carbon footprint would not impact Earth's ability to heal itself. All planetary systems were given this unique ability, but humankind was irresponsible, with the raping of the Amazon forests, depletion of natural resources, and blatant disregard for other creatures and their habitats, some of which have roamed the earth, way before the presence of mankind.