I smile as I start to mingle with the crowd. The wedding itself is done, now we start the celebration. Mainly, this right now is the time to hand out gifts.
Chem walks on up to the two of us first. He smiles, and digs something out of his pack. It’s two, small boxes wrapped carefully. He hands them over to us, and nods as we open the boxes inside the wrapping, “Those are ten shards from Ord- the Void. They are sharper than any metal not enchanted, and are durable. If you join them all together, you can get a dagger.” He shudders as he hands them over, “Keep them safe. What ever you do, don’t let anyone you don’t know take them.”
He tries to walk by, but I stop him. I whisper into his ear with worry, “Chem, I can tell your smile is not all sincere. That mixed with your new eye worries me. Chem, what happened?”
His wings flutter around from inside his suit, and he doesn’t even look in my direction, “Raven, if you mention that again, I will not hesitate to hurt you.”
I hold my hoof on his shoulder to stop him from going forward, “Please, don’t try and hide away any pain, it never works. Just tell me what happened. You can trust me.”
He looks over at me, his eyes widening a bit, “Maybe... yes, I will then. Later.”
I nod, pat him on the shoulder, and let him go back into the crowd. I look forward to the line, to see Slendy and his similar looking companion step up. Slender nods, “I got you a very practical gift.” He reaches into his back pocket, and takes out a pistol. He hands it over to me and Sweetie, allowing us to examine it, “It is a magnet propelled rail gun in pistol form. I... confiscated it from a Foundation unit, and I think you should have it. It uses magnitation to launch a spike out the front at speeds rivaling sound and light. Very powerful, but it has a lot of recoil.” He nods towards the both of us, “I think you two can handle it.”
His companion moves up, “And I got you a gift that isn’t made for killing people. In fact, it shan’t harm a single soul.” He bows to us, “But we haven’t met, have we? I am Splendorman, brother to Slendy over here.” He knocks the cane in his hand on the ground three times, causing the top of his cane to open up. He holds it towards us, allowing us to see a flower inside. Every leaf is a different and vibrant color, and it glows a calming light. He smiles, “They call it The Lifegiver. It’s glow is said to heal, and it can even make people and plants have energy without them eating, drinking, or even breathing. It is an immortal plant, and the only one of it’s kind on all of Earth. I was tasked with keeping it many centuries ago, and now I pass it on to you.” He takes the flower, and leaves it at our feet, “They also say that any birthed within it’s presence shall be blessed with good luck and a clear mind for the rest of their life.”
We thank the two of them, and they move on. Avatar walks up, and hands us both a hilt, “Me and Silver worked together on this. The one I gave to Raven is blessed with the fire of the sun, and if you click that button there, it will create a blade of that plasma. It will melt and kill any hit with it. The power of fire inside Narya makes it so the fire will outpace the sun, and you can extend the blade as you wish.” He then motions to the one he hands Sweetie Belle, “This one captures the winds of the Suffering Sea, said to have winds powerful enough to peel off the skin of any sailor within. This will create a blade of air, that will not only pierce even diamond, but can even dint Mithral. It will also steal the breath of the person stabbed, making them choke, and slowing their blood flow. It will work with the power of Vilya to make it more powerful, and extend as far as needed.”
We take the daggers, and set them down next to the boxes with the fragments in them. The Courier walks up, and he hands both of us one golden orb. It has a cross on the top, and he smiles, “Holy Hand Grenades. Pull the pin, wait three seconds, throw, and your enemy is gone.” He tilts his hat, “Use it to protect your family, you two, even if it’s just you two for now.” He pats me on the shoulder as he passes, “You did good today.”
Survivor moves up to us, and he nods, “I remember you talking about the music in this world, so I thought I’d introduce some new stuff.” He pulls out a record box, and hands it to me, “The best hits of the Sixties. Jazz, swing, blues, all’s in there.”
He moves on past us, leaving a shorter line. Officer Loo steps up in his power armor, and hands us a sheet of paper, “My gift to you is the addition of the Enclave to your Confederation. May we grow stronger together.” He snaps a salute to me, then moves off.
Mass Offense is behind him. He solemnly pulls something out from his bag. It’s a giant war axe, “This was given to me by a friend of mine a long time ago, an ally to you.”
I take the axe, “Dovahkin... this is his axe.” He look from it to Mass Offense, “That means they-“
He nods, “Dead. I went to the spot they fought Alduin at, I searched for them. Their bones were nowhere to be seen, but his axe was imbedded into the skull of Alduin there. Attached was a note, saying that Dovahkin had died. It was from Ghorbash, gifting Wuuthrad to me. But, I think it would serve you. He always wanted to protect people, so I hope you will use Wuuthrad to do that.”
He moves on, and the other Crusaders come up. They both push a cart with all their strength, it has a tarp over it. They get it up to us, and take deep breaths. They both rip the tarp off, “We fixed your guy’s old power armor! We even made it matching!”
Two pairs of power armor sit there, familiar from before the war. They changed the pain scheme from my black and green, and her white and purple, to white with green highlights. Scootaloo taps the side of one, “We added some upgrades. Mainly, a jet pack. Now, you can fly in this stuff!”
They both push it next to us, then walk off themselves. The last bunch come up now, Sombra, Louis, and Celestia. Sombra smiles, “This is mainly a gift to Raven, we must admit. But, I remember Tirek, the Beast.”
My eyebrows rise, “And?”
He smiles, “We three worked together to research something. We found out about an artifact. It’s called the Totem of Purification. It is split into three pieces, and we identified where they are. One is in the Griffonstone ruins, one is in a wasteland town called New Life, and the final is in the ruins of Romus Crete. It is said that when all three come together, it can be used to banish anything from the user’s mind they don’t want. It can get rid of the Beast.”
My eyes widen, and I smile, “Then we shall have to search for these pieces. Now, let’s enjoy the celebration. We can find them later.”