Beginning of the End

Nine

On the Morn of their wedding anniversary, Apollo and Serenity were up before even the Palace maids, let alone the latter's parents. They'd agreed to remain on the Moon till after breakfast so they could make an appearanceta their subjects. After they'd taken care of that, they were heading down to Earth, specifically what was referred to as the Big Island of Hawai'i.

        Having made their appearanceta the Moon Queendom, the younger couple started bidding their goodbyesta Kuu, Kuutar, and the rest of the Palace staff. Once that'd been taken care of, the Sun King'd opened a Portal that he said was similar to the Door of Space and Time, which was the domain of the God of Time, Chronos. It'd allow them to essentially teleport down to their sister Planet, so they could be on a warm, Tropical Beach in mere seconds. Granted, they were heading to a spot deeper in the Jungle at first, but they'd eventually make their way to the Beach before Returning to the Moon.

        Stepping through the Portal's opening, he maintained a tight grip on his young wife's hand as she followed him. After all, the Moon Princess'd never Traveled thus–only on a spacecraft that'd brought her and her people here from their home Planet orbiting the Star, Altair. He didn't want her getting separated from him and winding up somewhere else in the Cosmos, considering they were Traveling between Dimensions by doing this.

        Upon stepping outta the Portal on the other side, Serenity's eyes widened before both feet were fully on the ground. Her eyes turned up to the structure they now stood in front of, which wasn't quite as grand as her own Palace, but certainly wasn't a mere grass hut, either. Turning to her right, she was able to see two different shades of blue that appeared to be separated by a thin line off in the distance. It was certainly different from anything she'd seen on the Moon or her home Planet, but it'd a Beauty of its own that couldn't truly be described.

        Laughing as he gently escorted her up to the covered front door, Apollo told her that what she was seeing was referred to as the horizon. The Lighter shade of blue was the Sky, which appeared like it did due to the Sun's Light penetrating and bouncing around the Planet's atmosphere before reaching a being's eyes. He also explained that the Darker shade of blue was the Sea he'd told her about a couple Times, and that it appeared Darker for pretty much the same reason. Since it was deeper and Water reflected Light differently, it generally appeared to be separated from the Sky by that thin line. Moreover, the Sea could appear all different Colors, depending on its depth at any given spot and anything like algae growing on its Surface, too.

        "E ka Makua, he mea kupanaha!"

        Turning from closing the front door behind them, he wasn't surprised to see the oldest of his sons coming to investigate hearing said door open. "Ua manaʻo wauʻo Manawa Serenity halawai me kāna mau keikikāne," the Sun King chuckled, eagerly Returning the hug he was given. "ʻO ia ka lā hānau mua o kā māua male ʻana."

        "Aloha," Kunzite said, turning his attention to his stepmother.

        "Am I to assume that was supposed to be a greeting?" the Moon Princess queried, unable to help a laugh as she Returned the hug he gave her.

        "In that context, yes," he answered. "But it's also the Hawaiian word for Love, so it depends."

        "Ahhhh, I see," Serenity mused, nodding as they parted.

        "I'd like to assume you've a good memory, but just in case you've forgotten, I'm Kunzite," the younger man told her, turning with a gesture to follow him. "I'm the oldest at now forty-one."

        "I remember your names, but the only face I can actually put with a name is Nephrite's," she chuckled. "Then again, he is the only brunette in a family of blondes."