She was ready to emerge.

DEVIA came down and waited for her.

She emerged from the pod and her Trio fluttered around her.

They made their way to the Ellarya’s Village on the Other Side of the Pond.

They found the Old Village Hall and entered the Festivities of celebrating the Harvest. Elle and Giovanni were seated at the head of the table and watched as they danced and sang and ate.

The Old Hall was traditional. It had high Oak Beams and hardwood walls. The iron chandeliers dripped with candle wax. The Tables were long and the head table had throne like cushioned chairs. The seasonal strings of dry herbs and pumpkin vines , decorated the scant brown walls and offered hint of colour. The tables were heavily laden with fresh produce and baking and pies. A roast pig and all its trimmings. They residents of the Village participated in this feast in their humanoid forms.

Giovanni had a weakness. It was in fact women. He had a love -hate relationship with them. He could not live without the ones in his life or the ones yet to enter his life. He was a huge flirt. He had a secret. One he thought Ellarya , did not know. Of course she knew. Gio muttered in his sleep. Ha. ha.

The dark butterflaires floated down and changed into their humanoid forms: a redhead, a brunette and a blonde. Voluptuous Beauties they came and entered the Hall. One in Celtic dress. One in a Red and yellow Sari ,flecked with Bronze and Haematite diamond drops, along its border, the last with a tight corset with a short leather layered , drippy , clingy skirt with tightly drawn leather boots up to her thighs. Hell sent, they looked heavenly. They caught the Dark Lord’s eye. They politely courestied to the hosts. Ellarya smiled as she watched her hand- fast husband’s eyes come alight. You can look all you want she said and left it at that. So far, he had not disrespected her in that way. He would,this she knew.

The dance went on and so did the feasting. Some ate and the meat juices trickled.Pudding was about to be served: spiced pumpkin pie with a dollop of light whipped cream, sprinkles of honey roasted pecans with dribbles of maple syrup scattered over the top of the pies.

Giovanni went around and served the cream. As he approached our 3 beauties, the new dark mistress arrived. She came in and Giovanni and everyone froze. YRA entered the room , she was of course ARY’s exact duplicate . She was small and fiesty with her ” Elvira” straight black hair. Curvy with somewhat shortened and stumpy ,pear shaped legs , that stood on 6 inch , long leather spiked leather heels. They made her elongated and definitely, more attractive and provocative. She came dressed in a sleek tight satin black dress with a curved neckline that dipped down to just reveal her decolletage- snow white rounded mounds that were pushed up and becoming. Her necklace was an upside down “Primestar”. Pointy pretty ears that had single dark garnet studs, that glistened and sparkled. She was glistening herself . She held a single red rose. A deepened red rose almost black , that matched the colour of her lips. A hint of that shade of reddish bronze that darkened and highlighted her rounded cheek bones ,with a strong jaw line. She was the exact duplicate of Ary, with one exception her eyes were not silver- blue ,they were grey- green and she had the scent of Christian Dior’s Poison, not that peculiar smokey aroma. Yra, a stunningly beautiful Creature of Dark Light and that deep sinister velvet aura.

Ellarya got up and greeted the new arrival , knowing exactly who she was. Giovanni was mesmerized .Gio was gestured to continue to serve the cream. He did serve the cream.

The night was young , dancing had yet to re-start. Someone picked up a viola and started a reel. The old country square dancing started and they got up coupled up and Gio waited his chance. It came eventually.

Elle was heavily pregnant and could only watch. YRA looked at her and smiled.

Ellarya’s heart froze as she knew;before it happened she knew. It wasn’t her 7th eye , it was that 6th sense of just knowing. She cried internally, but kept up a brave face. She had children to raise. She thought what is love? It is blind faith and honesty and just truth. She knew. ( She thought about Steve . She sure did miss him. She quietened her mind and focused on him. There he was . Not so alone , or forgotten after all. JJ ‘s little legs started to kick , the moment she felt him. Jaida was doing summersaults and causing her egg to twirl. What was life going to be like when these two arrived. Just around the corner now. )

Happy Halloween she thought, then she laughed. She laughed a wicked laugh which sent out vibrations. She sent for her guard and tKOSS came with their Captain. Parian came and sat by Ellarya and held her hand for all to see. Giovanni went livid and remembered he was actually dancing with YRA.

YRA had not expected this sort of retaliation. IT was going to take alot more to pull Giovanni away from Ellarya Prime. Parian sat back and waited. He was very very good looking in his uniform. tKOSS mingled . It was a jolly old scene of a typical Village Barn dance on All Hallows Eve.

The snakelets, the scorpions and the bees arrived. Everyone transformed simultaneously. Yra called for her Drake and Devia arrived. Gio looked at his Drake that he needed and reached her first. He pulled Yra up and held back before taking off. He surveyed the Hall and watched tKOSS and Parian fighting off the dark hoard of flying bats that had also arrived. PARIAN was indeed very skilled. He watched his hand – fast wife watching him. He didn’t like that one bit. Why wasn’t his Elle ,looking for him ?

Elle watched as Parian and tKOSS took control and made mince meat of the dark creatures. They had not been defeated as yet. She marvelled at his skill.

Yra was with Gio on DEVIA.She sat behind him with her arms around his waist. Poised and holding him she had let her long hair strands , cover and surround one of his shoulders like a cape. He stroked her hair , as if it was his own. Elle had not even noticed. She didn’t look over to see him with her.

Ellarya was watching Parian quietly. She glanced at Giovanni and their eyes met. Elle let one teardrop fall. Just one. She smiled. Her inward distress , had sent out a beacon.

Tristan arrived and joined with his lifeforce. They became one. Tristan had arrived. His motorwing – arcade was left on the Village Green. He strode in, his long legs and his big smile and his beautiful dark curly black hair. Black jeans and light tanned t shirt. An array of necklaces and rings adorned him. He sat himself down by Elle , in Gio’s chair. Tristan picked up Gio’s glass , continued to eat Gio’s meal and toasted his hosts. He leaned over and kissed Ellarya . She didn’t blush or flinch. She kissed him back, her hand gently reached up and touched his cheek. He sat back and took a sip of wine from Gio’s Goblet.

Happy Halloween , the party had only just started. Gio got down off DEVIA. As he got down off the Dark She- Drake. Gio walked forward, Yra’s hair fell from him. He had strided over to his hand-fast wife. YRA watched . Seated by herself on Devia. Giovanni greeted the Captain of the Guard , in his present form and thanked him for his Service. Gio pulled up a chair, on the other side of Ellarya and pulled over her plate and matched Taylor’s toast. He took the Red Rose that Yra had brought in and offered it, to Tristan, as he leaned over and kissed Ellarya. Elle placed the Red Rose , down on the table, in front of Tristan.

Ellarya Prime grinned back at YRA and winked. Tristan took the Red Rose that Ellarya, had just placed on the table .He gave it to his wife to be. She looked at Gio, he nodded and she accepted the Rose, again. Her hand this time firmly squeezing his ,as she accepted it.

The dancing continued with the 3 :Giovanni, Ellarya and Taylor ,at the head table.

The Trio of Dark Beauties were on the dance floor ,having a pretty good time with tKOSS. The villagers were having a splendid time. The music played on with reel after reel of country square dancing. Lots of fun , which actually , kept the dark at bay. Light and love had entered the Hall. Light and love had changed course. Babies and drakes soon to arrive.

Yra sat in alone corner , hidden in the shadows , almost forgotten. She surveyed the dancing and the head table.

Giovanni glanced over at her . He smiled, that smile. His venom had started to stir and his scorpion’s’ tail’ was on the rise.

Happy Happy Halloween.