Empyrean Iris Story Collection Vol. 3

Until the Stars Burn Out

The question of where wasn't exactly easy to answer. This wasn't something that could be done in public, or anywhere where the public might get a good look. There was talk about doing it aboard the ship, but that had to be discarded as the ship had cameras that could be accessed by divisions of UNSC intelligence at any point without a warrant. His property on the moon was discarded as an option almost as soon as it was offered as it was far too small and they would be easily noticed.

A few people suggested maybe finding a nice place up in the woods, but that wasn't really an option either as there was no telling how far members of the press would go. It wasn't a secret that Adam was followed while he was on earth, maybe not to the degree that some others were, but when he was out in public there was always someone watching from a distance.

Conn was sure that the UNSC and the GA already knew about Adam and Sunny, but they were keeping it quiet from the public. Adam was both surprised and worried about that face until conn pointed out that it was in their best interest to keep his reputations spotless, as much as even the anti-alliance didn't want to admit it, he had, on more than one occasion, been the difference between war and peace with alien races.

It wouldn't do to discredit him just yet.

But there was only so much they could do to help if Adam himself was sloppy about it.

So that meant the entirety of earth was out.

Anin was considered shortly but then disagreed upon when someone pointed out that Anin was not open for purposes related to tourism. As far as everyone was aware Anin was not open to the public and so would not be an option either.

The frustration was starting to set in as everyone realized this plan might not even get off the ground . it was only by sheer luck and perhaps the hand of the universe that gave them their answer, when a certain tyrannical dictator made a personal call, and Adam just so happened to be in the mood to pick up.

Lord Celex seemed to want to tell Adam soemthing, but a loud sarcastic comment from Adam's side cut him off as Thomas joked, "Hey lord Celex is a grand emperor right, maybe he will let us borrow a moon."

Adam snorted, but ignored his brother until lord Celex asked what that was all about.

Adam knew that this call was being made from the universe's most secure line.

The Celex were the most advanced species in the universe as far as he knew, and if they wanted to keep soemthing secure, than everyone was damn well sure it was going to be secure.

As a close friend of Adam's he was given the details.

A special ceremony regarding Sunny and his choice to be together, but, as far as they knew, there was nowhere to do it without potentially opening themselves up to the press, and subsequent scandal.

***

And that is how Adam found himself standing on the deck of a Celex imperial cruiser.

The largest, and most advanced intergalactic transport and combat vessel in existence.

That he knew of.

Basically, he couldn't think of a better place to get hitched.

He Stood in an antechamber of the ship, which was.... Difficult to describe. Even if he had been a poet or a novelist he would have had difficulty explaining the Celex ship. Upon first entry into the docking bay the ship had looked like just that.... A ship, though the floors and walls were made out of some unknown crystalline material that glowed gently can changed color seemingly at random. The further they went into the ship, however and the less it started to look like a ship at all. Hallways of this strange crystal gave way to huge, cavernous rooms, that looked less like rooms and more like open sky courtyards.