61: Martian Weddings: The Ceremony

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After the bachelor parties, the last one and half months went fast with the rest of the decorations of Carbine's and Throttle's weddings before the big day, meaning that early in the morning a few females were helping Carbine to get ready as a bride in the couple's own home. Meanwhile Throttle was also getting ready but in Modo's and Jessica's house where the males had gathered together the previous day's evening.


"I still can't believe they exploded half of our garage just to get Throttle to his bachelor party.." Jessica sighed while Mora was doing Carbine's hair at the same time as the black haired female was eating her breakfast. "They will definitely hear about it.." Carbine rolled her eyes while taking a sip from her morning tea. None of the males had told them about it, but she had noticed it from the walls that had ruined some of her decorations from which she could have counted one plus one plus macho mice style. "Ugh! Do I really have to drink this? Tastes like.. Well.. Maybe I won't even say it.." She twitched her ear while Niv poured her more tea. She had managed to eat something but since she was so nervous, it had been quite challenging to keep the just eaten food down in her stomach.



"Yes you do! This is a tradition! And it's not even that bad.." Niv said while pinching her own nose at the same time as she filled the bride's cup. "Isn't it? Really Niv?" Carbine grinned, getting the princess to laugh and snort. "Yes it is.." She admitted, making them all laugh before Jessica and Sapphire walked in the living room. Mericy was gathering all the necessary stuff there for the hair stylist and also for the other females to get ready as well. "Your robes are ready now, Adira wished you all the best for the preparation. She takes Rimfire and Rhea earlier to the sanctuary to make sure they'll do their part perfectly in the ceremony! They seemed to be nervous too since this is their first time to fill that important duty" Jessica said while placing a huge dress bag to hang from a door.


"Thank you.. Is everything otherwise ready? Saph?" Carbine asked while Sapphire was doing something on her phone. The Black haired female had thought twice or thrice about inviting her to their wedding or to her bachelor party after what she had done, but lately Jessica had talked her over that she had been alright and tried to make up for everything. "Yes.. Just some issue with the venue's lights.. I have to go there to check it, Vinnie texted me and is on his way there too" Sapphire said while hurrying out to her bike. "Great.. What else would go wrong too.." Carbine was about to panic but then Niv lifted the cup to her nose to make her groan and twitch her nose again. The Smell wasn't pleasing either and just from that it was hard to tell that it was even tea.



"Take it away from me.." She said, making the princess shake her head and lift the cup again. "Drink it.. You don't have much time for breakfast anymore" She said, making the bride gasp when she saw what time it was. "Calm down and drink the tea!!" Mora shouted while accidentally pulling her hair when she suddenly moved. "Ouch!" Carbine whined but then Jessica sighed and walked in front of her.


"Calm down.. This day will go perfectly, Carbine! That traditional tea is here to help you to calm down, isn't it?" She asked, but then heard Niv holding her laughter while she had a hard time to behave. "Right.." She giggled while holding her hands in her mouth. "What have you made me drink?!" Carbine growled after taking another sip from the tea. "Well.. It's actually.. Um.. Well.. Let's just say it helps you.. Later tonight.. Alone with your.. Husband.." Niv looked away while trying to act like she wasn't even there.



"NIV!! You got me to drink some horny leaf juice?!" Carbine gasped before they all started to laugh at that which got them all relaxed and calmed down, meaning also the bride. "Tea, Carbine, tea! Not leaf juice.." Niv corrected while smirking but then got a slap from the bride's tail to her arm which got her to laugh even more. "I don't need any help in that area with Throttle.. I'm just nervous for this day.." She said before feeling a hot aura coming through her body which could be seen by the others too.


"It's affecting! Good!" Niv clapped her hands together while giggling mischievously. "If you weren't the princess, I would have affected you a while ago!" Carbine growled which got them to laugh even more. "Please don't flirt with me, dear Carbine. I'm already married to Stoker!" Niv pointed her left antenna while smirking to the bride. "My poor uncle.." Carbine sighed before smirking, making the princess' jaw drop down before laughing too. "Speaking of which.. Are the males on time?" Mericy asked while Jessica checked their own schedule. "Carbine, you should have been starting to put your dress on five minutes ago! Drink that tea down now and move!! Putting your traditional robe on the right way will also take some time!" She said and her words got the black haired female to do as told very fast.



Meanwhile in the Modo's and Jessica's house that was only on one level, Throttle had put his traditional Martian wedding suit on him already. He was looking out the window in the living room while standing there formally, his left hand on his back while the right hand on his heart. His tail was in the right position too, meaning as a formal curl from the left to right a bit up from the top of it. "Everything alright?" Stoker asked while walking into the living room.


"Yes.. Just thinking about.. Well.. You know.." Throttle said without turning around, but when Stoker walked next to him to lift his other hand on his shoulder, he relaxed a bit and turned to look at his mentor. "It will go alright.. Just focus on this day.." Stoker said, which got him growling. "Like that would make it any easier.. I.." He started but then heard Modo walking there too.



"Here.. Your rope that holds the robe in its place" He handed a dark red shaded rope to Throttle who thanked him and took it from his hands to start to wrap it three times around his waist like it should be. Then he tied it almost like a tie but a bit different to make it resemble a bit of a ribbon but more like a tie. "Is it right?" He asked, but then felt Stoker fixing the backside a bit. "Now it's better.. You look handsome!" Stoker smiled at him, making him nod and smile a bit too.


"Thank you.. For both of you and Vinnie when he comes back.." He said, but then they heard a voice of the message that got Modo to check his phone. "Vinnie goes straight to the sanctuary from there.. The Problem seems to be a bit bigger than first thought.." He sighed, making Throttle sigh deeply too. "Carbine must be more nervous than me.. That venue was supposed to be ready yesterday already.." He said but then felt Stoker's hand on his shoulder again. "This will go perfectly. Trust me" He said before it was their time to leave to the sanctuary a bit earlier than normally even if they were much closer to it than Carbine and the other females since Mora was still finishing her hair after she had got dressed up. They had over an hour to drive to the sanctuary while the males had only twenty minutes to get there.




"We are not gonna make it in time! I'm gonna be late from my own wedding!" Carbine was about to cry but Niv grabbed her from both of her shoulders. "Stop it!! You are not allowed to ruin your looks now! I deny that from you!" She growled before smiling which helped Carbine to take a deep breath. "Right.. Just breathe.. Breathe.." She repeated it a few times while Niv took deep breaths with her while they were sitting in a spaceship that was invisible in the sky.


"Luckily we got this spaceship! Otherwise you would have been late.." Jessica said while the pilot was about to land soon. "Thank you, soldier.." Carbine sighed when the pilot did the formal military greeting to his general. Niv had made a few phone calls when they had noticed there would have been no ways to get to the sanctuary in time by the original plan. Carbine thanked the Goddess many times that she had got a princess to one of her bridesmaids and friends. "Anytime, General Carbine! You look gorgeous" He said while opening the doorway when the sand had fallen and it was safe to get out. "Thank you.. Now.. The Main ride.." Carbine smiled when she saw her multiple drivers greeting her formally too.



"We'll be waiting for you in front of the the sanctuary with everyone. See you soon! Remember to breath!" Mericy smiled before hugging her gently to not ruin anything on her. "Yes.. If this doesn't surprise Throttle then nothing will.." She smirked, making the bridesmaids grin and nod to her before getting back to the spaceship that would leave a bit after the bride to make sure the red sand won't ruin her looks.


"Bride's on the way. We'll come there now too. Five minutes from us, fifteen from her" Niv said on the phone, which got Stoker to nod before they hung up the fast call. Everything was ready now and they had gathered together in front of the sanctuary to wait for the bride. "Why didn't she come with you? Is she still coming?!" Throttle was about to panic when the bridesmaids walked from the spaceship to their places where they should be, like the best men were standing in a line on the other side of the groom.



"She is.. Just wait.." Niv grinned before fist bumping with Jessica and Mericy. "Where? With what ride?" Modo wondered before they heard loud growling coming towards the sanctuary. "Is the enemy going to attack here now?!" Vinnie's eyes widened while the females were just grinning with each other. Stoker was also grinning since he also knew what was going to happen next. The Guests were already inside the sanctuary to wait for the ceremony to start while they waited there for the bride to arrive with her surprise for the groom.


It didn't take much time when they saw a huge convoy heading towards them in a formation that reminded of the Biker Mice logo that Throttle also had as a tattoo on his right shoulder. It was also getting to be filmed from the sky so the groom would see the formation's shape later in the party. The Guests would also see it there too since if they were there to see it now, getting everyone inside and to the right places would take too much time. "Is that.." Throttle's eyes widened as much as they could when he gulped after realizing they were all motorcycles that were heading towards them. "Your bride.. Yes.." Niv smiled proudly when they finally could see Carbine in the middle of the formation in the place where the logo's left antenna was. The View got Throttle to drop his jaw down while he was close to faint but Modo tapped his back to help him stay there a bit longer.



"You.. Carbine.. You.. You are.. You look.." Throttle was literally speechless when he saw his bride smiling at him when the drivers helped her up from her bike she drove herself with a special permission to not to have a helmet on her at all to not ruin her hair Mora had done to her for three hours. It was mostly open but with a few smaller braids on it that were also braided together and filled with Martian white roses and red crystal flowers along with different kinds of jewel hair decorations.


"You look handsome, Throttle" Carbine sighed deeply when she saw her husband standing there with his jaw still widely open before Modo lifted it back closed. "Be sure that a squirrel bat won't fly inside" He smirked, making them chuckle while Niv walked to fix Carbine's dress a bit after she had walked to her husband. "Let's move inside, shall we?" Stoker said formally to make the best men and bridesmaids to get inside with him before the wedding couple who stayed there waiting for the flower boy to go there first.



"Your moment, lil' bro.." Throttle smirked to Vinnie who checked that everything was ready inside the sanctuary for him to go first while Carbine got her wedding bunch of flowers that were also those Martian white roses but also with a few light blue angel roses too from which Niv had asked a special permission to get them for Carbine from the Queen. She had allowed it as a part of her wedding gift to the couple since she had got sick a couple of days before the wedding, meaning that Stoker had to do the ordination he had practiced just in case.



When the sign was given, the nuns and monks started to play the music for the wedding that was allowed in the sanctuary. It was the song before the wedding couple's arrival song, meaning that Vinnie started to dance his way to the shrine while throwing the white rose petals from his belt bag that he had in front of his crotch. It made the guests laugh while Carbine was giggling too with Throttle who laughed as well. It was part of the wedding tradition to the flower boy or flower girl to be the groom's or the bride's younger sibling if it happened to be a child, but since neither of them had a sibling young enough to do that, they had asked Vinnie to do his special macho performance which he definitely had been willing to do.


First he stepped in to the aisle where the couple would walk to the shrine soon to open his dark red tuxedo's jacket fast and sexily to reveal the small pouch where he took the petals to throw them along the way to the shrine while the guests sat on the both sides of the line. The Guests were mostly their friends and their family members since the couple didn't have many family members alive anymore. But they could still feel them being there with them during this beautiful day.



The White furred male walked there slowly but sexily while throwing the petals around. He was wearing a red tie on his neck with the white shirt and dark red tuxedo, like Modo had as well as Stoker too since it was a traditional choice of formal tuxedo for the best men to wear in weddings. The Bridesmaids also had dark red dresses on them, with some white symbols and accessories, which the last, they got to choose quite freely. "Why do his movements look a bit familiar?" Carbine thought before blushing when she remembered Bull's movements in her bachelor party. "Maybe he has got some dance lessons from the artist.." She chuckled in her mind while having no clue that Vinnie actually knew the stripper but from rather different kinds of acts.


"Nervous, dear?" She heard Throttle whispering while they saw Vinnie moving to his own place, in the line next to Modo while Stoker had moved to the ceremony master's place. As the Commander in Chief he had the rights to do ordinations as well as the Queen, even if hers were more usual and wanted. "A Bit.. You?" Carbine whispered back to him while holding his arm formally while having the bunch of flowers in her other hand. She was standing on his right side when the music told it was their turn to walk to the shrine. He just nodded to her without having time to answer her. The First plan had been Stoker walking Carbine to the shrine because Carbine's father had passed years ago, but since he had to do the ordination, they had ended up the wedding couple to walk there together. Otherwise Throttle would probably have fainted there if he had just stood in front of the shrine when she walked there alone, both of them very nervous.



The Guests stood up when the wedding couple walked to the shrine in their traditional Martian robes. While Throttle was wearing a white tuxedo with a red tie, Carbine had an all white and covering A -line lace dress on her. On them, they both had the red robes on them that were detailed with different kinds of holy symbols of Mars. The Robes were connected to their shoulders as a royals had theirs, but as a wedding couple, they were also connected to their waists by the ropes Throttle had been wrapping around him earlier. The Traditional robes didn't cover them totally, just their backsides and shoulders, but the meaning of the three rounds around their waist was to symbolize the groom, the bride and them to become one. And in the end of the ropes were also some jewels attached to wish the spirits to be around the couple so their late family members would see their important day too and the couple would feel them to be close to them as well.



"Today, we are gathered together to celebrate this wonderful couple who are stepping into the new chapter in their life" Stoker started after allowing the guests to sit back down when the couple had walked in front of the shrine when Carbine had handed the bunch of flowers to Mericy to hold for a while. The Shrine was decorated very beautifully as well as the whole sanctuary where the White roses had a big part in these weddings, since it had been the same flower that had been in the biggest part of Carbine's parents' weddings decoration too.


"This is one of life's greatest moments and this is a special time of celebration that the two of you will long remember! We are privileged to share this special moment with you and we are not only to witness your commitment to each other but also wish all the best and happiness for your future together, as a husband and a wife but also the soul mates and each other's best friends" The Commander in Chief Stoker announced while Throttle and Carbine looked very lovingly to each other while the groom's mentor and the bride's uncle continued the ordination speech.



"Marriage is both of your safe place, to call each other your home, to be by your side and love each other till the day that's the last here. Marriage makes you grow wiser along with your partner, to enjoy the best the life can give, but also to mourn together when life takes something away. Life isn't always the easiest, but together as a married couple you will survive from anything. Marriage is a strong bond that nothing and no-one would be able to break, to take away from you, or to bother your bonding with each other." Stoker announced while now nodding to the couple to place their hands on the shrine next.


"There are no strict rules to marriage, nothing more than to be loyal and supportive towards your loved partner. No-one can tell you what marriage can and what it can not be. A Successful marriage is not something that just happens. It takes work, it evolves through time, it takes patience and understanding. And the most important, it takes commitment from both of you through every day of your life" Stoker said while tying a red silk scarf around their hands before one of the nuns handed him a light blue smoked incense that he used to the scarf to symbolize the ceremony to the deceased family members as well.



"Now I may ask you, Honored hero of Mars the Commander Throttle Neo Falcon the Son of Felix, do you take this female for you lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, for in sickness and in health as long as the death takes you apart?" Stoker turned to Throttle after handing the incense back to the nun who walked along the aisle to outside when the incense was still burning, to give the spirits their place to see the couple in the middle of the living guests.


"I do!" Throttle smiled while looking at Carbine who was very much close to crying during the ceremony. "And now I may ask you, Two Star General Carbine Luna Milian the Daughter of Efir, do you take this male for you lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, for in sickness and in health as long as the death takes you apart?" He asked while looking at the bride who turned to look at the groom with a smile on her face.



"I do!!" She smiled brightly like Throttle when Stoker continued the ordination by nodding to Rimfire and Rhea to bring the rings to the wedding couple as the ring boy and the ring girl. They were both wearing all red as it was supposed to be in their duties. But the shades were a bit brighter from the bridesmaids and the best man. Rimfire had a handsome red suit with a white bowtie while Rhea had a long red dress on her that covered most of her since in the sanctuary it wasn't appropriate to show much of bare skin. Especially shoulders, elbows or knees, ankles were sometimes allowed to be shown partly, depending on the ceremony.



The Couple took the rings from the silk pillows Rimfire and Rhea lifted up from them by bowing for both of them. Then they walked back to their places when Stoker continued to the ring ceremony. "These seamless rings symbolize endless love and never ending faithfulness towards each other of you two. While you have your engagement ring in the highest point of your left antenna, these wedding rings will be placed on the beginning of it as well as the engagement ring will be moved down there to symbolize your commitment to each other. To show your endless love and loyalty that will last forever" Stoker said while the nun brought him another incense to give them blessing from the spirits. The White smoke filled the shrine when he continued the speech.


"You are equal as partners, even if in our Martian culture the female is more holy and the most protected, but as a partner you both are an important part in each other's sides. The Queen of Mars had given her acceptance for your marriage and since no-one had tried to deny this ceremony from happening. The Goddess, bless these rings and the two to exchange them and fill them with your Holy Presence. Keep this couple in the circle of Your protection and love." Stoker said while turning now to Throttle again.



"Groom, place the ring on Bride's left antenna and repeat after me before continuing to announce your wedding vow you have made for her. 'With this ring, I pledge my love and life to you'." Stoker nodded to him, making Carbine bow formally to her husband who took the ring from the blessing to place it on its right place to the beginning of Carbine's left antenna while moving the engagement ring down there too, the wedding ring on top of it. It was very much similar to the engagement ring by having the same looking jewels on it since Throttle had dug them more for the wedding ring too when they bought the ring bases from the store to get them custom made.


"With this ring, I pledge my love and life to you" Throttle started while taking her both hands in his, when she lifted her head up to turn to look at him with a loving smile. "Carbine. You are the light of my soul, the love of my life, the reason for me to live as much to fight for and to defend you. I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe, to have you by my side, to love and support you. You have my full loyalty and commitment as your rightful husband. I, Throttle Neo Falcon the Son of Felix, will always be by your side through our lives, whatever the Goddess has planned for us in the best or in the worse. I will be your partner for eternity till death takes us apart. The Goddess blessed me the day I met you and I'm forever thankful to her for that. I hope to be worthy of your trust and love and I will prove and show you that through my actions every single day during our life together. You are my Goddess Carbine. You are the love of my life. I love you" He said while she whipped some tears carefully away from her face under the white veil she had on her.



"Bride, place the ring on Groom's left antenna and repeat after me before continuing to announce your wedding vow you have made for him. 'With this ring, I pledge my love and life to you'." Stoker said while they all heard some of the guests sobbing there. The Bridesmaids had a hard time not crying because the ceremony was so beautiful and looked very much like the wedding couple as it should be.


"With this ring, I pledge my love and life to you" Carbine said while he bowed to her so she could place the ring to the beginning of his left antenna and move the engagement ring under it as Throttle has done to hers. His ring looked very much like his engagement ring but also like Carbine's wedding ring too. "Throttle.." She took a deep breath while trying to hold her tears back when she grabbed his hands in hers again. "You fulfill my life. You are not only the hero of Mars, but you are also my own hero. You are my partner in crime who I never knew to even search for before I met you when we were still teens" She said while now whipping some tears away under his specs while he looked at her lovingly.



"You have always helped me through my hardest, always stayed by my side, to help me with everything I ever need. You help me with everything I need from daily tasks to survive from the hardest times of life. You support me whatever I decide to do, even if it would be against the Commander in Chief's will or to mock the princess publicly which would get not only me but also you in jail.." She said which got everyone laughing while Niv nodded at her acceptably even if she just kept looking at her husband.


"You are more than I could ever dream of. You are the reason I keep fighting for not only for myself and our planet of Mars but also for our life together. I could never imagine what love would mean in its full meaning, but you are the answer for that every single day. You are my strength as well as my weakness. We complete each other and you have my full loyalty and love only to you. You have my full trust and commitment as your rightful wife. I, Carbine Luna Milian the Daughter of Efir, will always be by your side through our lives together, for everything that the Goddess has planned for us in the best or in the worse. I will be your partner for eternity till death takes us apart. You are the love of my life, Throttle. I love you" Carbine said while both of them were now crying a bit as well as most of them in the sanctuary.



"With the rights that I have by being the Commander in Chief and that the Queen of Mars has given me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride" Stoker said just before Throttle pulled Carbine against him to lift the veil off her face to kiss her powerfully but lovingly while everyone cheered them loudly. They also connected their antennas together as the tradition for a Martian couple while kissing. It deepened their connection and made their marriage even more official as well as the ordination did too. By the connection they could show even more of their feelings to each other that couldn't be said out loud or even had a proper way to show it physically.


"May I introduce to you the just married couple, Throttle Neo Falcon the Son of Felix and Carbine Luna Milian the Wife of Throttle!" Stoker announced which made Throttle turn to look at his blushing wife who leaned against his arm after she had got the bunch of flowers back. "W- What?" He blushed when she nodded at him. In the Martian names, there were usually one to three names before the last name that told who whose daughter or son they were, but in the married the bride would change the last name to tell whose wife she was. It wasn't unusual from the groom to change his to tell whose husband he was, but it was more common for the female to do it. After that they walked along the aisle to go outside where the guests threw more white rose petals on them while congratulating them for getting married.



"We'll meet you at the venue! Now it's time to celebrate us!" Throttle waved at them before kissing Carbine again who blushed while leaning against him lovingly. "Have a safe flight!" They all wished before the best men and the bridesmaids started to transport the guests to the venue where they would celebrate the just married couple who stepped inside a spaceship where in the back read in Martian language "Just married".


"I love you Throttle.. Your speech was full of love.." Carbine sighed while leaning against him when they sat in the back seats and the pilot told them everything was ready to go and they would take a detour to the venue place, meaning that from 10 minutes of flight it was now double. "You got me crying.. Gosh I can't describe my love enough to you.. I love you, my wife" Throttle lifted his other arm over her shoulders before kissing her once more.



She sighed again deeply while continuing to kiss him multiple times. She felt the hot aura going through her body again, meaning that the tea was affecting her more. It would affect much more when the day turned to evening. "My husband.." She said before they nuzzled their noses against each other. They also enjoyed the landscape view even if most of the time of the flight they took to just enjoy each other's company and to connect their antennas together while kissing passionately. Their connection had gotten much deeper while at the same time the guests had arrived at the venue to wait for the married couple.


Their day was full of love and passion, and the day would continue with a celebration in the venue place, that was an old but romantic looking barn looking like a building that used to be Stoker's parents' place that didn't get destroyed during the war since it was so deep in the countryside. Since the barn was old, it also meant some troubles since no-one had lived there over centuries and cleaning it for the wedding had taken close to a month to get everything ready there. Meaning also that the electricity had been the only problem so far in their wedding as well as the ceremony master had changed in a couple of days before the wedding, but would those be the only ones since there never was just two issues without the third one?

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