Holiday Nuptials

[BENNU]

"Thanks mom." She said with a smile taking the tissue and wiped her eyes. " You are right happy tears today and I would be glad to go see the band." She said looking over and seeing the cuckoo's

"I wouldn't be surprised to see some surprise guests today in a good sense."

[Phoenix]

OOC: Scott can be NPCed by anyone. I had thought of apping him, but his voice, right now away, is still elusive to me. I will get Nathan & Hope apped properly soon.

IC:

Jean nodded to Jessie as she looked to see if Emma was there yet, but then everyone in the building heard a rumbling from outside. The building wasn't shaking, so that, at least was not an issue. "I wonder if that is a surprise guest or some gift..." Jean started to say as a large truck pulled up to the rear of the building. It appeared to be more troop transport than truck. "The Pac Rat?" Jean said with a smile as Scott, Nathan, Domino and Hope got out. "Finally!" Jean said with a big grin as the quartet walked in.  "I thought you all got lost."

"Very funny," Domino said as she seemed to be looking for someone herself. "I'm not sure if Conor is going to make it. I'm hoping, but..."

"Could we miss Jessie's wedding?" Scott said as he went to hug his daughter. "I was going to make sure Nathan and Hope actually made it this time. Especially with Cass here now..."

Jean smiled as Scott and Jessie embraced. Her smile went a bit off the rails when she heard the odd squealing of mistuned  instruments in the next room. "What was that? Bagpipes? They sounded a bit...off. Jessie, did Ewan say anything about bagpipes?"   

[Cable]

Nathan had an odd expression on his face as he heard the noise in the next room. "At least they should be in tune," he muttered as the group then heard what could only be a full-blown orchestra playing away down the corridor. "More magic? Great."

"Of course there is magic!" a tall, thin man with spiky red hair who was wearing a very dapper suit said as he made his way into the room where the group stood. "Melkir, head of the Mystic Council. And before anyone asks, the word of my death was premature."

"Who are you again?" Cable asked as Melkir bowed to the group.

"Melkir, head of the Mystic Council. The one who still tries, despite the insanity that surrounds the world today, to keep most magic under wraps. Stephen Strange can't do it all on his own!"

"A little late for that, isn't it?" Cable said as he looked at the assorted preternatural beings arriving for the ceremony. "When dragons fly unabated over Manhattan, you can't roll it back once it's made Eyewitness News."  

"And the same can be said for the Raptor of Death and Rebirth that is part of this as well," Melkir added as he nodded toward Jean, Jessie and Hope. "You are blessed. All of you."

Nathan looked at Scott, and father and son had the same disbelieving looks on their faces as Melkir kept chattering away.

[ELDA]

As the family started to gather a fiery glow appeared out of the corner and Firechild walked through. The being also known as Elda was still getting used to having a family to call her own but what a good place to start than to show her love for her half sister on a day of care and happiness.

"I feel so blessed to be able to share this day with you sister." EL said as Jessie went over quickly putting her arms around EL. "And I am happy to share it with you and feel so blessed to have you as part of our family sis."

[Phoenix]

Jean smiled as Elda joined the group, but she could also tell that Melkir was making people a bit crazy with his banter. For now she would ignore the mage in favor of chatting with her daughters. "I am so glad everyone could be here," she said as she saw Melkir start to wander off toward some of the other X-Men. "And I hope he doesn't make too much of a fuss."

As she turned to see the clock in the back of the hallway, Jean realized it was time to get Jessie away from the group and ready for the ceremony. "Ladies, why don't we head for one of the rooms back there so Jessie can finish getting ready?"

"What! Spiral's fighting the Avengers now?" one of the students who had been decorating yelled as he waved his iPad at another student.

"Let's all ignore that," Jean added as she looked toward Scott and shook her head. "I'm sure Iron Man can handle her."

"An excellent idea," Emma replied as she walked in with Maddie. "See who I found outside? Jessie, I think that accounts for everyone in the parent group, correct?"

"Emma, please," Maddie said as she gave a sly smile to Scott and Nathan before she went to hug Jessie. "No quips today." 

   

[BENNU]

Jessie smiled and walked over giving both Maddie and Emma both hugs. "It's good to see both of you mother." She said referencing both of them. She then looked over at Jean and the others "I guess it is indeed time to get me back inside to finish up but I am so happy to have all of you here." She said as she was practically beaming.

[Roslea MacFeorais]

"I can fend off Melkir and his cronies that we had to invite," Roslea said very quietly to Jessie as she looked toward Jean, Maddie and Emma. It still boggled her mind that these three women could actually put aside their differences for one day of blissful happiness. "He means well, but he is always a bit hard to get used to on the first go."

"We will all be on our best behavior," Maddie said to Roslea with a mischievous grin. "Until the reception anyway."

"I am sure my family will have you all beat in that area," Roslea said as she led the group to the room where Jessie had her dress waiting for her. "Rhys and Alice are supposed to be here with Rhiannon and Joe. The last time we had a big wedding, Rhiannon fed a dragon cake and Champagne on the roof of Parliament. That was not fun. Merlin was peeved for weeks."

"Do we really need these stories now?" Emma asked as she looked at Roslea and grimaced a bit.

"But I'm telling you, Spiral brought demons with her!" the student with the iPad was continuing to say as the group that worked on the decorations headed out toward the kitchen.

"Ignore that, everyone," Roslea added as she took the quickest glance possible at the iPad. "Wait. That's my sister in the middle of that!"

 



 

[Madelyne Pryor]

"We can help Jessie if you want to check on Kari," Maddie said as she tried to get Roslea to go take care of whatever else was going on regarding Spiral and the demons hordes on Manhattan. "I'm sure Logan and his Avenger friends will be able to handle a minor demon horde."

"One would think, but I don't trust Tony Stark as far as I can toss one of these macarons," Rosela said as she picked up one of the almond-flavored cookies that had been set out with glasses of Champagne in the dressing area. "No one should really trust him. And yes, I know he is technically the father to my niece and nephew, but their father was not this Stark."

"Just go see what's going on," Maddie said as she finally got Roslea to leave. "I'm sorry, but she gives me a headache, and that headache won't stop until she knows Kari is safe. Jessie, with the demon attack in Manhattan, perhaps we need to get the ceremony started soon. You know what luck the X-Men have with weddings..."

[BENNU]

"Actually mother considering what happened with Sean and Miris wedding you may not be that far off."

Jessie responded as the bride's party made it inside to the dressing area. She took a deep breath and took the last few moments to relax herself. Her fiery colored eyes seemed to reveal a woman who was both happy and nervous.

[Roslea MacFeorais]

Roslea huffed a bit as Maddie more or less pushed her out of the dressing area, but in the end Roz knew she had to check on Kiki--or at the very least have someone check on her.

"Finola!" she shouted across the room to Finola Marlowe who was trying to get some of the mystic folks away from the Champagne and blood fountains that were gifts from the Mikaelson clan. "Kari has gotten herself into a situation in Manhattan..."

"I heard," Finola said as she nodded for one of the waiters to help get the guests their libations of choice. "Santo was running around yelling about going to the city to beat up demons. That did not go over well with some of the guests."

"I would imagine not," Roslea said as she looked around for the officiant for the ceremony, but he seemed to be nowhere in sight. "Should we get Melkir to do the handfasting?"

"Bite your tongue, woman!" the MacFeorais mage, Amergin Gluingel, replied as he guided Ewan through the crowd. "And we should get this moving now.  There are stirrings in the underworld. I fear this wedding might turn into a brawl, or, at the least, that half the guests will need to go out and beat off invaders."

"Little brother, are you ready?" Rosela asked as Ewan gave her a fanged smile. 

[The Whisperer]

Ewan was very nervous, and his sister could tell it was not about the wedding or the people that were in attendance. "I know. You can tell..." he started to say as someone started to talk in a group behind them about a break-in at the Mystic Council's armory in Rome. The council had armories and vaults all over the globe, but they were usually very well guarded. A break-in, be it large or small, was not heard of often.

"All this chatter is making me crazy," Ewan said to Roslea as Amergin started to make the lights flicker to draw the attention of all those in the room to the area where the couple would say their vows. "I do not want a repeat of what happened to Sean and Miri. Jessie deserves so much more than that..." 

"Then, go take your place," Amergin said as he started to make his way to the area where the bride was getting ready.

[BENNU]

Jessie sat waiting for her moment to come out of the room. She was dressed and ready for this moment. A moment she had been anticipating for quite some time. The jewel on her neck was in a constant state of glow showing her love for the man she was about to share the rest of her life with. She opted for something more of a traditional Celtic look to pay homage to her husbands side of the family while still keeping tribute with her side of the family.

"Its time." She said feeling the people gathering as  well as Amergin making his way towards where she was waiting. The wedding was about to start.

[Blackthorn]

"Feel free to sit wherever you wish," Galen said to the group that crossed over from the living room area. "And Craig, I believe they do have some nibbles in case Cicero gets peckish. Now, if you all will excuse me, I'll alert the proper authorities to that rogue vampire," he added as he scanned the room. "Alastair, is Angus here?"

"Angus?" Alastair chuckled. "Is your Auntie Eavan here? Then he's here."  

[Captain James Hook]

                   James smiled near everyone present. He bowed by women he viewed. ''Captain James Hook at your service.'' He turned to Cecilia as she continued to link her arm with his arm. His smile remained. He sat near her.

                 James almost forgot about his sibling. *Hopefully Jasper won't torment anyone here* he thought. Worry filled his eyes for a moment.  James faced Cecilia again. *I'll protect you this time, my betrothed.* He kissed her for a moment before his smile returned.

                    James looked ahead. He looked forward to viewing the wedding.

[Craig Dragotti]

                     Craig turned to Galen prior to a smile. He heard what the latter said about nibbles for Cicero. He nodded. ''Thanks.'' Craig also heard Galen as he mentioned the rogue vampires. A sudden frown appeared.

                  *That rogue vampire is making the vampires here look bad* Craig thought. He smiled again. *Not all vampires are evil.* He sat before he glanced at Isabella. His frown came back. He watched as Isabella sat near Jasper Hook.