Ellarya Prime, chosen and cherished child with Moon essence with Starpower and Celestial Blessings was terrified. The 3rd stage to the Draconus Angeles looked like it had something that was going to eat her. The green blades of grass were Praying Mantis, type stick insects. They had big yellow eyes with black hole pupils with a fluorescent green surround. The eyes of the insect bore into her. Ellarya did not move from under the Sunflower. She remained hidden in the shadow of looking out at the blue and purple blades of grass that she had to get through. The ground was fresher than the previous stage. It had a salty taste to the surrounding air. The sea breeze floated and kept the air damp and humid. The sea water of some sort had to be near by. They didn’t seem to have eyes , or hidden wings which she felt they had. Her senses were ” tingling”. These insects could fly and capture her. She cried. She thought also, please “don’t eat me”. “Don’t Eat ME”, the VIBES went out.He arrived. Out of thin air: Tristan arrived. He arrived with tKOSS. He lifted her to him and said, you do understand , who, I am to you. She said , “yes” , you are head of my guard ,my beloved and cherished friend , who has been with me all my life. He curled around her and slipped a single finger around that curl in the middle of her forehead and kissed her cheek, gently, you will remember, soon enough. His motorwings zoomed into action and the Praying Mantis took flight and fight. They as they flew up their jaws looked enormous as they opened out and long sticky forked frog like tongues tried to capture them.

Tristan flew with Ellarya to the next grove of Sunflowers and hide with her in the stems. She was trembling and racking her brain, trying to remember what it was about that curl. Yes as the nursery rhyme went, ” when she was good, she was very , very good. When she was bad she was horrid. How many times had she heard her mother say that particular rhyme to her. Pick her up, give her a cuddle and a kiss and say, ” if , only , I could tell you! She was only beginning to understand what all that was!

Don’t be afraid , my Lady. We are here with you. I am here. Do you really think, I will let anything happen to you ? He held her close and whispered into her pointy ears. He whispered and nibbled and kissed around her ears. He tickled her chin and dried the tears that were falling fast. Where is Parian , Tristan ? He glowed with his lifeforce and surrounded her, so , she could feel them , as they were one. Parian , she felt his warmth, his glow, his strength and she remembered everything. She looked up and him and said we aren’t in your barracks right now, there isn’t time. He looked at her smiled at her , kissed her deeply and said , we can make time! They heard the chopping of the stickle , stick insects, trying to sniff them out.

We are well hidden, Parian said. We are going to split right now- Tristan is going to go out with the Motorwings and tKOSS and tease them all away. Ellarya, you and I will have plenty of time to get reacquainted . Before she could object to him and his intimate thoughts of their coming together, Tristan decided he was not going to part this time. He was going to stay with her. He sent up with Motorwings with Jerrick, who had come along as his 2nd and Jerrick went off to distract and attack and fight off the flying , chomping, scary stick insects. Horrible forked tongues that kept darting out.
tKOSS kept buzzing and sticking them with their stinging swords and they fell between the purple and blue blades of grass, turning a dull grey,as they were being absorbed into the ground of Planet Orchaidia.

Mr. Tristan Brandyn , looked down at her with that knowing smile and Ellarya looked at him and remembered. She remembered her thoughts of him,her wish ,her promise. She said to him, you always know , how to smile at me! I remember Tristan . He looked at her and said, the last set of babies you will have will be mine. You will be my wife , in light, not dark. and those bindings will be eternal. You are right, there is “NO” , time right now. I must go join Jerrick and the Fight ,with my Motorwings, for you. I will leave Parian with you. He knows how to “take care ” of things for both of us. He winked and smiled and was off.

The battle was fierce. The praying manti were like flights of arrows coming at them. Everytime they thought , they had got through them all, another volley was launched. There were flying bits of mantis with horrible , icky yellow , goey blood that dribbled and dropped and smelt bad that was slightly acidic and left a slight burning sensation if it touched any part of viable wing, flesh, or appendage of any of the Butterflairies,tKOSS or AnamuleFlairies.

Parian grabbed Ellarya , told her how much he had missed her. He asked her how the boys were doing. I know they are camouflaged here but I can still feel and hear them. They are very strong. Our babies will be next Ellarya. Giovanni is only bound to you in the dark. Don’t disappear about him. It is a shame that you were not able to chase him out of your heart and memories completely. She looked at him and said , you saw ? He nodded, of course. He held her , until she stopped trembling. He found a private shaded place within the grove and said rest here with me. She did , and within their 7th eyes, they were back in his barracks and together. Parian looked at her and said, excuse the pun, but , I am going to take a bite out of you, this night.

The marching and stomping brought them into the 3rd stage on Planet Orchaida. The marching sounds were little miniature squirrels, some grey and some browny red. The Browny – Red were part of creatures of light, the grey ones were of darkness. They came marching through the blades and were sitting back on their tails and fighting with one another , much like fighting Kangaroos. The Kangaroos very similar to the ones that guarded Stefano’s place at Mt. Lilley Hill. Ellarya and Parian whisked back in time to the present Sunflower Grove , which was now fully alight and vibrant which reflected their inner activity. They looked at each other and laughed.

tKOSS were holding their own against the Praying Manti but they were sustaining burns and bites that Ellarya with her herebral alchemy was going to have to attend. Her and Parian turned their Grove into a quick make shift ,mobile GHS. Elle reached into her small little leather pouch, ( her kids always referred to it as her “Mary Poppins : Carpet Bag” , as she always contained something ” Magical”)and pulled out a small little pill size box. She needed to open it. She had no time to make a cut , to use a drop of her blood, so, she as lady-like as she could drippled some of her sweat onto it , mixed with some saliva ( she spat basically and dripped sweat ) on it and it opened up and revealed all her needed supplies for a small mobile GHS. The reigning supervising idiots could not take away her skill or her dedication.

Bites and Burns were attended too. Parian had seen her work so many times, he knew exactly how to assist her. They were well and happy together and spread that into tKOSS team . IT gave them all assurance to carry on. The squirrels battled on….NUTS…. they seemed to be also searching for NUTS. They were searching for the Sunflower heads, the seeds would do. Ellarya realized this was why they came marching through the Bladelands, through the purple and blue blades, to find the Sunflower Grove Clusters with its seeds. The seeds held genesis of life and gave lifeforce sustenance.

Elle started to realize that the seeds with their different colours had different properties that she needed to learn and master to improve her herebral alchemy skills. She was so excited to have new skills to master. She took and rounded up as many seeds as she could reducing them to microscopic sizes for storage and down into her small leather pouch with its hidden secrets. It was in fact like a “Mary Poppins”, carpet bag. ( as her children, repeatedly , reminded her ).

Hours went by and the battles wore on. As dark descended the creatures retracted to the shadows. None shone out to fight in the dark. They rested.

Elle and Parian went back to the Barracks, through their 7th eyes. Giovanni felt their vibrations and was livid. He retaliated, by going off on one of his own little adventures. The ones that drove both his wives crazy with jealousy. Elle was furious with him. She had hoped to be free of him but realized now ,that they were eternally bound in darkness. She also recognized the extreme darkness and voracious side to them both that kept them bound to each other.

Parian could care less, because everything was different in the light of day. The day came and it was silent. Tristan and Jerrick and tKOSS had gone and completely eradicated the stick insects including their eggs. While Elle and Parian, rested and played in the Barracks back in Rosedrop World, tKOSS and Tristan with Jerrick, went and killed them all while they slept. As Elle and Parian, came back into their Butteflairy forms, Tristan bound with him , so Elle woke up in Tristan’s arms and Dragonflairy wings around her. He looked at her and told her the way was now clear. He walked with her under the Sunflowers , through the blue and purple blades of grass and said to her, I will be your husband soon, count on it.

She looked at him and smiled. He was so tall and handsome in his features. She was mesmerized by him as they walked. She seemed to be floating along and she came back and noticed the blades of grass now had what seemed to be now and again a new type of plant. They hummed. There was a sort of pitcher type plant and one that was like a half moon with spikes that folded together. It opened and closed with a snap.

As they continued down the path to Ezukiel , the plants became , bigger and larger and the humming turned slightly treacherous and dark vibes came out with venom beads.

Tristan , looked at Ellarya and held her close, wife, I will leave you now. I must return to my work with Jerrick Our Motorwings must fly on. He looked at her and said, Parian will remain for the remaining stages, until you get to the Draconus Angeles dwelling. At that time, he will leave you to get Yra. She will need to be with you to help gain favour with the Great Angel Drake, She is fine by the way and both of you will birth your babies together. It has been predicted.

There was a glow and a flash and they were off. Parian, her Guard, her friend, remained with her. Allura , do you recognize these plants. She nodded she did.

Stage 3 had ended in success and re- kindled Ellarya’s romantic appetite. Giovanni had to save Stefano, from the Pahn and start on his road to Ekuziel , as well. Giovanni had his other wife and life and was stuck , on another planet , twittering back and forth when he could, so that Dyandra would not feel abandoned. He felt stressed and angry that Parian was back around. He could just fire him except , he was too good as his job and she really did need someone when he wasn’t around. Yes, he would have to relent on that front, for now.

Back to Stefano , the Diablo 3. Yra was not forgotten and would also have to come through to the twinned planet. How were they going to explain all of this. Later, he thought, back to saving Stefano, from that idiot- Pahn.

Stage 4 to Ekuziel , had begun, Ellarya had Parian , the head of her Guard , rank of Lord General and tKOSS with her. The air had shifted once again.

Araswati looked and looked into her looking glass bowl. She sent Jankus ,on a wild goose chase. The new incumbents of Elle’s GHS did not have her expertise, the place was reassigned. Elle hinged on the brink of disaster the next few years… all because someone was JEALOUS and someone decided that one of her kind, could not have what you have. You fell into this and we will find a way to make sure you don’t keep it.

This was bigotry and anamulization the term for racism in this world. All because someone was lazy. Someone could not do the work. Someone just decided they were going to mess up her life. The question remains who was the actual culprit ? Was it Ellarya ,herself ? for the choices she made ?The blade moved and sniffed and chewed. Elle and Parian remained hidden in a Sunflower alcove, they were nestled and secure. tKOSS stood guard.

It was just one of the caterpillars that had mosied on down from stage 2. Well, well, there are some tasty tid bits in this part of the world it wondered and vibed out. They would come and spread out. Elle was going to have to go through stages 2 and 3 , with the same old slimey , icky disgusting legged worms. YUK Funny how someone just moves in at another’s great loss. They stand in triumph over them.

Ellarya decided to take her mother’s advise: stoop to conquer my daughter. Wait and your rewards will come to you. Karma is a wonderful thing Wait for it. Be humble and kind. Wait. Watch and See.

And so she did!

As did ” the Unknown”!

Dedicated to “Mary Poppins “,By P. L. Travers