SB Assailant Mission 4.1 - To have and to hold...

[Magellan Lin]

Magellan and Felix stepped off the Shuttle and crossed the landing pad to join the other guests for the wedding. They were guided away from the shuttle centre and in to the underground city. Magellan was always in awe of the vast sprawling metropolis that seemed to be as vibrant and light as any above ground. They were shown into a great hall with seats laid out and tall bouqeuts of flowers and decorations. He saw Ji'Zahn and quickly crossed over.

"Thankyou for your offer of military support Elder. We decided it best to just leave it with Starfleet Support. I hope you understand"

TAG Ji'Zahn

"Indeed. Well heres hoping we can forge a strong working relationship." noticing that the guests were all starting to take their seats Magellan moved away to join the Starfleet Officers present and await the start of the ceremony.

TAG: Queue ceremony

[Ji' Zhan]

Ji'Zhan made it to the planet, rushed to get his ceremonial robes and made his way to the underground city. He had allowed T'Val's wedding to be held in the Great Hall in respect for her and her son. It wasn't the Divine months so having visitors was not uncommon. Ji'Zhan had went and blessed the ceremonial things that was going to be used in the wedding and had knelt in meditation for the couple as well. Standing he greeted several people as he made his way to his seat.

Seeing Admiral Lin coming towards him he smiled as the Admiral spoke, "Thank you for your offer of military support Elder. We decided it best to just leave it with Starfleet Support. I hope you understand"

"I do understand and thought as much. I want you to know that the Debrune fleet will be at your call Admiral. We are small ships however we are fast and capable and we have experience in the nebula that would aid you." Ji'Zhan thought of the words he had heard from the base that people thought the Debrune was an overly proud race. He spoke to Lin about this, "Admiral, it has come to my attention that some think us too proud. I want to assure you that our history has caused us to be protective. All of our encounters in the past have left us pillaged, broken and those who were left had to rise from the literal ashes to start again ... mostly on new worlds. From there we make our choices ... not from pride. Admiral, we will work with you."

"I think I can understand that and appreciate it but you must realise that whilst we will do all we can for you, you are but one planet and the Federation is already over 150 strong herslef even before we assist others. I m not saying we won't. I m just urging patience on all sides" Magellan replied

"We will talk more about this later," Ji'zhan said, "Come, let us join in this moment with our friends."

The Admiral went to talk to other people as Ji'Zhan stood in front of the assembled crowd. "All who have joined here now to participate in the joining of these two, find your places and reverence your thoughts." The crowd all found there places as the Great Hall became still with focus turned toward Elder Ji'Zhan.

"It is with great honor that the Debrune will host this joyous time. I will ask that you clear your minds of the events of the hour and focus on the joining of these two souls." Ji'Zhan picked up a pot used for burning thick essence sticks, "As an Elder of the Debrune, and on behalf of the people of this world, I will start what is called by my Vulcan brothers the Koon-ut-kal-if-fee. That is to say, in its most basic form, the wedding ceremony."

Ji'Zhan lit the essence and said a blessing for the couple in his native language that is translated as:

May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.

With the blessing said Ji'Zhan spoke to the people sitting in the hall, "Bear witness to the love of this couple, so that those to whom love is a stranger will find in you generous friends."

<Tag whomever is next in the ceremony>

-------added after T'Val post below and after Lin's edit----------------
OFF: I'm truly sorry as I thought everyone in the wedding party was planetside ... "Bad Elder" And yes it will be better than the Fishtank ... who wants to see Starships while getting hitched?

[mercy]

While T'Val continued to walk with her son, Soric walked up to Mercy, meaning to have a few private words with him. "Tell me young man," he started, his voice taking on a serious note, "why should I let you marry my daughter? I know you two have formed a bond, including an official marriage-bond. But I never gave my approval. Why would you do better than Tedak?"

Stuart took a moment to consider the question as he watched T’Val and D’Beren leading the way to Ji’Zhan’s office. Stuart wasn’t sure what to impress upon this man. It was quite apparent that Soric had liked Tedak, and now Stuart was to prove himself in the eyes of T’Val’s father. Stuart then realized that there was nothing he had to prove, he had already gained the love of his life and nothing else was going to matter.

“Sir, I do not profess to be better than Tedak. I have great respect and admiration for him and I believe that I have gained his. The fact of the matter is that I love T’Val, and she loves me. My only aim is to ensure her happiness, and I don’t intend to fail in that regard.”

Stuart wasn’t quite sure if Soric was happy with his reply, as the Vulcan’s response was to simply look ahead as if in deep thought. ~At least he didn’t rebuttal.~ Stuart thought to himself. Soon they arrived at the office of Elder Ji’Zhan.

T'Val and Mercy stood before Ji'Zhan's office, while Soric stood back a little with D'Beren. To their surprise, they found the office closed and the secretary informed them that the Debrune elder had cancelled all appointments for today as he was detained by duties on Assailant.

While a little disappointed, T'Val and Mercy turned towards Soric, who already seemed to know what they were going to ask. With a very slight smile, he nodded and proceeded to initiate a brief mind-touch to confirm their bonding. Relieved, T'Val beamed up at her mate. "Now we can get married," she whispered at him, "and we have only four hours left. We must hurry...Rayna is waiting for me." She turned to look at Soric. "Father will you go with Stuart?" She smiled. "He might need the assistance...and the usual 'father-son' pep-talk, as Humans put it."

Stuart and Soric proceeded to the docking bay concourse to catch a shuttle to the planet. All the while, *Stuart explained some of the traditions of a *Human wedding.


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ooc: ji'zhan....the Vulcan part already was done before the pon farr. this is the HUMAN wedding....please keep this in mind?

While Soric helped Stuart prepare for his wedding, and also learned a thing or two about human customs during weddings. He had accepted the young doctor's answers regarding the questions about his daughter and reflected that those were the answers he had sought after. "Love is an emotion I understand," Soric answered, while he adjusted the collar of the groom's tailored suit. "There, I am certain this will feel less as though your uniform has a choke-hold on you."

The Vulcan glanced out the window. "We are ready to land," he announced, "are you ready? You must get there before T'Val does."

Meanwhile, T'Val and her entourage were also en-route to Qualinost where their pilot would deliver them to the entrance of the Great Hall. She was rubbing her hands together while Rayna was trying to get her to stop pacing. "Stop that, you'll wear the deck plating out!" the Romulan laughed as she pressed her Vulcan friend down in her seat for the tenth time by now.

Minutes later, the shuttle landed and T'Val was instantly back on her feet. This time, Rayna was there to help her with her dress. D'Beren bounced around them excitedly and unstoppable, despite his mother's exhasperated calls for him to quiet down. At last, the ramp lowered and she was able to stride out.

T'Val just felt the room go quiet as she entered the Great Hall. Her bright red hair was falling down loose over her shoulders while only part of it was drawn back in a loose braid. Her dress was form fitting but fell down wide onto the floor from the waist down, and it had a rich cream colour which complemented her natural skin tone.

She beamed with pride as she strode forward, though she was as nervous as any new bride would be. At last, she came to a halt beside her mate. ~ready?~ she asked silently ~you look...amazing~ Her gaze settled on Ji'Zhan as he spoke an ancient blessing, then they gazed up as Magellan to see whether he was ready to do his part.

ooc: post has been edited to reflect Mercy wearing a tailored suit.

[Magellan Lin]

The guests all began to take their seats again leaving only T Val and Mercy standing.

Magellan cleared his throat and began the ceremony. Slowly he recited the words that had been little changed for hundreds of years.

Each said I do and the rings were exchanged. The vows were simple and written by themselves,

"And so it is with the power invested in me as an officer in Starfleet to pronounce you Husband and Wife. You may kiss the bride."

As the two kissed Magellan stepped forward and stated,

"Ladies and gentlemen I present Mr and Mrs Mercy."

A round of applause erupted and as the band struck up Stuart and T Val returned back up the aisle to the exit and off to their special quarters in the Hidden City to begin their honeymoon.