Heirs of Planet Life

XXXIV - The Return

On the day of Nicholas' farewell, the king insisted on throwing a party to honor the new heroes. The palace was adorned with the most beautiful flowers of the season, and guests came from the most distant parts of the planet. An orchestra played some songs to amuse people, and there were food and drinks like those prepared on Earth, to praise Nick.

Zador was happy with his daughter's recovery as well as with the possibility of making plans for his and his child's reign again. His subjects were happy because of the princess too. Rulers from all provinces were invited to the party, along with Sivoc's team, which came along with their families. People talked without restraint and the main subject was the way the mission to bring a human being from the past had gone fine, as well as Her Highness, who had been saved at last. Life's reign had gone back to normality.

When Zara and Nicholas appeared with the human form at the entrance of the hall, everything stooped. They entered with all the guest's eyes turned attentively to them, as if they were the protagonists of the party.

The boy then saw Isadora smiling with her eyes filled with happiness, sitting in her throne, and the monarch's joy, who were also in his one. The man got up and his child also tried to stand. When he saw the boy, he took the girl's hand and smiled at her.

Then, father and daughter started applauding the couple. Soon, everyone in the lounge was doing the same, and the couple crossed the red carpet that cut the salon, looking, and smiling at each other. Sivoc, Drako, Tibor, Crom, Merko and Sanches also in human form smiled too.

"Please, boy, come here," the king asked. "There is no need to bow in front of us. We'll be forever grateful for your generosity and for the happiness you brought back to our lives. Thank you for everything you've done and be certain that, if you need us one day, we'll be here to help you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm very happy to see the Her Highness well by her father's side and I wish peace, health and prosperity to all of you".

"I'd like to propose a toast to this young man from the past for having come from so far to save my daughter Isadora, my everything."

The guests raised their glasses and toasted to honor Nick. Then, there was a minute of deep silence when the girl got up from the throne and clapped again looking at Nicholas. The monarch followed her and the guests once more applauded him taking part in Isadora's urge for gratitude. Zara also happily applauded her lover, who was speechless and had his eyes full of tears feeling satisfied with what he had done.

"Now, I'd like to call Counselor Kenan to join me and prize those that, somehow, took part in the mission to save Isadora," Zador said as soon as everyone was silent. Kenan approached them and stood close to His Majesty's and the princess's thrones.

"Take your honors, Counselor."

"First of all, I'd like to call our guest from the far planet Earth."

Shy as he was, the earthling looked at Sivoc, Drako, Tibor, Crom and Merko who were side by side. The doctor, who was next to her friends, looked at him with watery eyes and nodded signaling him to move towards the royal throne.

There, he lowered his head so that the princess could honor him with a medal around his neck with the symbol of planet Life: a crystal pyramid. The pyramid meant that people should be together and as strong as a pyramid base, and that would produce energy that would be released by its vertex.

Nicholas touched the medal and stood there admiring the beauty of the object for a few moments. A sense of mystery took his mind over as if he had to find out more about that pyramid one day. As if future still had some revelations waiting for him, or maybe even the past. He then went back to his love's side, smiled to Isadora who said one single word that summed up everything she felt: