bIt /bbwas /bba /bmassive celebration after the battle. Archer announced that they would join with Duncan and Jacks’s Pack/bn/bb. /bThus, making ba /bwork for all shifters, especially those mixed, to have safe and happy ces to call home.

    With rules that applied to all, no more treating others of yourmunities differently or enved people. Everyone has to work together to make it a better ce. Without taking away their individuality, respect is given, not taken,

    It wasn’t a utopia. There will always be a few shing ideals, but they will not be allowed to rule over everyone else. Everyone was allowed bto /b

    There were punishments for the rule–breakers, and revisions were sometimes needed as the future progressed.

    1 Year Later…

    Archer and August stood in their mother’s vast flower garden dressed in thetest tuxedos, surrounded by white and yellow roses. The ceremony itself was much smaller than the reception afterward. That was the only concession that his mother would allow.

    They didn’t want to have a big affair, but their mom wouldn’t have any of it. She wouldn’t budge. She decided that since her two wonderful

    2 daughters–inw grew up without a mother or father to spoil them, she would ensure that she got it done.

    Instead of being the grooms‘ mother, she became the mother of the brides, especially since Rachel had announced that she was two months

    pregnant.

    The gardens were transformed into this amazing fantasy of whites and golds. White twinkle lights were in every tree even though it was daytime, between the lights and the sun shining on all the crystals in the trees and anything else that didn’t move.

    The whole garden sparkled and was covered in small moving rainbows. Even the chairs for the guests were covered in sparkling tool fabric.

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    Music started to y to signal their bride’s arrival. The first toe down the aisle was the three–ring bearers. They were dressed the same as

    Archer and August were; they looked cute and dashing and ufortable as they went down the aisle.

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    They were standing to the side of the two grooms as the four maids of honor came down, Marnie and Ashton, Duncan and Adira, Jack and Nova, and finally Ava and Harry.

    Then the two grooms held their breath as the song “Everything I do, I do it for you.” by Bryan Adams began to y.

    Rachel and Anna appeared amongst the sparkles and rainbows.

    Rachel had her hair up in simple braids with miniature yellow roses weaved into the design; she wore a crystal beaded A–line gown with off- bthe/b–shoulder hanging crystal straps. Her bouquet was yellow roses and pearls.

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    Anna wore her hair down in a long braid with a veil topped with a gold and crystal tiara. She wore a simr beaded gown like her bsister/b, bbut /bher dress had the fuller skirt. Her bouquet was white roses with crystalsb. /b

    They linked their arms together as they came down to meet their grooms; they were all smiles bjust /bas the music came bto /bbthe /bbst /bbfew /bbwords/b. They joined their mates at the balter/bb. /b

    bLater /bbcame /bbthe /bbreception/b. Itsted bte /binto the night, almost binto /bbthe /bbfollowing /bbday/b. bIt /bbwas /bban /baffair that was talked babout /bbfor /ba blong /bbtime/bb. /b

    bAva /bband /bbHarry /bbdidn’t /bhave anyone bto /bmake bthem /bhave a bbig /bbparty/bb; /bbthey /bbjust /bbhopped /bbonto /bbHarry’s /bbmotorcycle /bband /bbthe /bbroad /bbto /bbLas /bbVegas /band go bmarried /bat ba /bbsmall /bbchapel/bb.. /b

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    bChapter /bb123 /b

    bShe /bwore ba /bbpink /bpolka dot fifties style dress while Harry wore a dark casual suit. Harry made sure that bthe /bbchapel /bwas covered in pink ros ti Elvis officiated their wedding.

    They had a st and then rode on to his home in Bear Mountain n, where they had a small reception before packing their bsaddlebags /bon the bike and taking off for a month–long excursion into the wide–open spacesb. /b2

    They were both free spirits and loved their ownpany. They decided to figure out where to settle down after their honeymoon.

    Three monthster, Archer and Rachel found out they had twin boys. They decided at the naming ceremony that their son’s names were Dargon and Joran.

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    When they went to their room for the night, a sword and a ring were on the bed. Alongside them was an ancient–looking book. All of bthem/b. were tied together and on top of it was a scroll.

    Archer picked up the scroll and unrolled it. It was a strange message…

    Your two firstborn sons will be a warrior and a schr. bThe /bsword is for the schr, and the ring is for the warrior. They will understand bwhy /b

    soon after they receive them.

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    The book is for your third child, a female; give her the book upon her sixteenth birthday. She will know what to do with it.

    We are looking out for you.

    Love‘

    Dargon & Arianna

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    Archer and Rachel stared at the items in almost disbelief. Archer picked them up and put them in a cedar chest. Taking Rachel’s hand band /bguided her to the bed.

    “Let us not worry about that till it is time to do sob, /bmy sweet catnip. For now, we are just going to enjoy living.”

    With thatb, /bthey settled down for bed and slept happily in each other’s arms.

    When their son’s reached the age of 18, they were each given the sword and the ring.

    Dargon was the schr, and Joran was the warrior; at first, they just stared at their gifts, then Dargon picked up the sword, and a look came bover /bhis face; he eximed that the sword had a rich history was going to study it.

    Dargon became a great archeologist. bHe /btraveled the world. He made many discoveries for the Shiftermunities. He carried that sword with him everywhere he went.

    On a very ancient dig site, the sword saved Dargon’s life bas /bwell as his future mates. They had stumbled onto bthe /bancient bhome /bof creature, trapped and with nowhere to go inside a vast tomb; The wendigo attacked them.

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    igo

    Dargon had learned how to wield the sword since he bwas /bgiven it. He took on the responsibility and became a master swordsmanb. /bbIt /bbwas /bba /bbgood /bthing he had it with him on that day; he fought the creature till finally, he could bsever /bits head,

    Once they made their way out of the tomb, Dargon turned to his mate and asked her what her name bwas/b.

    “My bname /bbiis /i/bArianna!”

    defense and advanced training for enforcers and hunters.

    He never took off his ring; he wasn’t sure why he just never did. He would look at it and think that it looked like he only had half of the whole ring. He could still hear the voice in his head as the day he was given it.

    “Only when the two are one will the next to be born.”

    Next, what he didn’t know, he hoped that someday he would find the

    The strangest thing about the ring is that it transfers itself to “ther half. He also learned that the ring protected him and his lion Aries.

    fantastic; he was the only Lion with essories.

    At the beginning of the school year, another teacher was introdu

    piano.

    appears onto his middle digit on his right paw. Aries thought it iwas /i

    Joran couldn’t take his eyes off her; she taught music, mainly violin and

    When he was introduced to Serena rk, the second they shook hands, sparks started to fly between their hands, and when Joran finally looked

    at his hand, his ring was now whole.

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    Serena looked at her hand to discover that her ring was gone. That was when Joran held out his hand to her. She looked at him for ia /ilong time and then smiled.

    “You are my true mate; that ring has been in my family for generations; no one wanted it till I came along and found it in an old jewelry box. When I put it on my finger, it wouldn’te off.”

    “I know it sounds strange, but I heard a voice in my head that day. It said…“/

    “When the two be one, the next will be born.”

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    They were married and mated shortly after that; it wasn’t till they all met up again for a family holiday that when both sons told their tales, their parents smiled and said…

    “As it should be.”

    They smiled and said no more when asked to borate on their statement.

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    Duncans Pack, Jacks n, and Archers Pride. Decided that each one would build a school, each school would teach the basics; however, once they reached the 6th grade, they would all have to go to other schools.

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    They will stay with the families and learn different ways of life and the different things between the shifters and learn survival skills, academic skills, and everything in between.

    They also started a bigger and more modern hospital and medical facilities.

    There would no longer be misunderstandings and ignorance amongst the different shifters. They were all taught basic living skills an understanding between the various social levels, no longer the underss bor /bthe upper ss.

    It wasn’t a perfect system. There were always challenges, but through those challenges, they grew.

    Theyter added music sses and athletics. Even some humans attended that knew about the door for some that usually wouldn’t find their mate to find them.

    ‘re bwas /b

    different species; this system also opened the

    Ava and Harry finally settled down and had two daughters. Ava taught magic at one of the schools, and Harry taught self–defense and painting for beginners and advanced sses.

    Ava continued to have visions though they didn’te as often as they once did. Nor were they bever /bas intense as they once were.

    Their two daughters were a handful; both were Bear shifters and witches. Each had her unique talent. They even started an all–female

    motorcycle club at the age of sixteen.

    Thomas and Tammara Be adopted son and daughter of Archer and Rachel, all though, they had to deal with all the things that disabled children do, they had one advantage, they could shift. In their cat forms, they were free.

    They also became advocates for Handicapped shifter children giving others ces to turn to in the shiftermunities without fear of being

    O bullied or worse. Some shifters still believe that children born with handicaps or who be handicapped should be terminated.

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    They were slowly changing the views of the older generations and those who believed in pureblood only. It was a long path to take, but they were determined to see it through.

    They also opened an orphanage for disabled children of all races and ages. It wasn’t only a home. It was also a school to teach the children skills and educate them to help them in the real world.

    They also provided adoption, but they were conscientious and thorough of who they adopted out to. They made sure that abuse didn’t happen

    or go forward.

    Those who were too damaged by the abuse were provided with a safe, permanent home to help others who woulde to them with the same types of abuse.

    As for the three little boys that Jack adopted, well, we will save them for another time perhaps.

    Archer’s little girl with the book will also join the three boys.

    Later.