(I forgot to mention a crucial detail about Roxy's wedding dress in the last chapter. Since her dress covers up her pixel heart, Satin and Chenille ended up stitching one on. They did the same thing for any techno troll in the wedding party that may be wearing something that covers their heart. Cover Art by )

"Wha-What is this?" I stuttered. I couldn't take my eyes off of what laid before me. It was bigger than anything I'd ever seen!

"Welcome to Harmony Castle, Roxy!" Poppy squealed. "Your new home!"

It was breathtakingly beautiful. The castle was made out of gold bricks that shimmered in the sunlight while the windows were tinted black. It even had a cliche moat surrounding it, along with a stone bridge that passed over the moat, which led to the front door.

"H-How did...w-who...w-when...?" I was at a lose for words.

"While half of the trolls were busy distracting you with the "fake" wedding preparations, the rest of us, aka everyone else, was busy building this just for you and Titus!" Poppy continued. She jumped in front of me and held my hands. I kept trying to speak, but nothing was coming out of my mouth.

"Think of this as our way of thanking you for showing us how to live in harmony again," Essence said sweetly.

"We put so much work into this, Roxy!" Poppy began to ramble. "There's, like, over a thousand rooms in there! It's insane! There are even these huge rooms specifically designed by individual troll leaders for different music, like the Orchestra room! I also may or may not have gotten a little bit carried away while designing the kitchen, so now you have, like, five or six ovens in there. But oh well! That just means more cupcakes for me when I come over!"

Tears began to fill my eyes, but I quickly tried to wipe them away before they could fall. Unfortunately, Poppy took my tears the wrong way and started to panic.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying? Do you not like it?" she asked, frantically searching for an answer. I giggled a bit and smiled at her.

"I love it," I sniffled. Poppy smiled widely once again, then she pulled me in for a tight hug. While she was doing that, Essence pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to me so I could properly wipe away my tears. Then, she wrapped her arms around both of us to form a group hug. I smiled, silently wishing we could stay like this for just a few minutes, but somehow, I felt like I was forgetting something important...

Our emotional moment was quickly interrupted by the sound of the front door of the castle opening. I squinted to see who was coming out so quickly, but I couldn't see them clearly enough to know for sure. However, from a distance, they kind of looked like Barb...but...were they wearing a suit?

"POPPY! ESSENCE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING JUST STANDING THERE?! WE'RE LINING UP!" Yep! That was Barb alright...but, why on earth was she wear a suit? And what does she mean by "lining up"?

Suddenly, I remembered. We had gotten so caught up in the moment that we had forgotten why we were there in the first place! Oh yeah! The wedding-coronation! And we were already late to begin with! Oops!

We immediately broke the hug and bolted for the door. I had to hike up my skirt while Essence picked up my train so I wouldn't trip over it while we ran.

Once we were inside, Barb slammed the door behind us. The main room was just as beautiful as the outside of the castle. It was very big and spacious, and it had a grand staircase near the back of the room which led up to two beautifully carved thrones. They sat only a few inches away from each other.

"Wow!" I gasped in astonishment. "It's all so...so..."

Barb jumped in front of me and grabbed my arm. "You can stare at how shiny everything looks and get a grand tour later, Auntie! But right now, WE'VE GOTTA RUN!" I nearly tripped over my own foot as she pulled towards the back of the main room. I got a bit angry for a moment.

"I'm in my wedding dress, niece!" I shouted at Barb. She whipped her head around and stared at me for a few seconds.

"Yes, I can see that! You look lovely! COME ON!" She continued to pull me toward a long corridor that was hidden from plain sight just behind the grand staircase. I somehow managed to stay on my feet and not be dragged around like a rag doll for some reason.

As we ran down the hallway, I saw that the walls had been decorated with portraits, with the left wall having Titus's ancestors on it and the right wall having mine. They were hung in chronological order, from the first kings and queens when we were divided, to our parents portraits closer to the end of the hall.

I noticed that my father's picture wasn't hung up, since Katheryn and I had burned it, but my mother's was. She looked so beautiful...now her eyes would never close, and her figure would be frozen in time, never aging, never dying, just staying perfectly still forever...

"Hi mom! Bye mom!" I yelled at her picture as we ran past it. Now I don't know if I was seeing things or if we were moving so fast that I was hallucinating, but I thought I saw her portrait wink at me...perhaps she wasn't so frozen after all...

The four of us finally began to slow down as we made it to the end of the corridor. The entire wedding party was already lined up and ready to go. Katheryn turned around once she heard us thundering down the hallway and whistled loudly.

"THE BRIDE IS HERE!" She announced. Then she focused her attention on me. "I can't believe you're late to your own wedding."

"I'm sorry! I was having a bit of a crisis!" I shrieked. "Also I was trying to absorb all of THIS!" I motioned to the entire castle around me. She giggled.

"Yeah, it's a lot to take in, I know."

"Oh! Ya ThInK?!" Katheryn ignored my sarcastic screeching and turned to Essence with a serious look on her face.

"I tried to stall for you as best as I could, Essence! You better get up there so we can get started already!" Essence nodded and dropped my train onto the ground.

"See you in a few!" she whispered to me as she dashed towards the front of the line. I could see the double doors open and close, but I couldn't see what was on the other side.

"Poppy! Find your spot next to Branch! You're walking in together," Katie continued. "Barb! Go find your cousin! He's walking your aunt down the aisle."

Poppy and Barb nodded and took off in two different directions.

"And where are those flower trolls?" She mumbled as she looked around frantically. "Has anybody seen the flower trolls?"

"I've got one!" I heard Delta yell near the front of the line. She galloped back to us and had to practically yank Clampers out of her hair. The tiny country troll did not look very happy. She was wearing a light purple dress and had daisies wrapped around her pigtails. She was also holding my bouquet in her hands. It wasn't too extravagant. Just some red roses and baby's breath that were being held together by lace.

"Aunt Delta, why do I have to wear this dumb ol' dress?" she complained as she was set down on the ground. "Queen Barb's not wearing a dress, and she's a bridesmaid, so why do I have to wear one?"

"Because you're a flower girl, and flower girls don't wear pantsuits." Delta told her niece. She was wearing a dark green dress herself. Clampers handed my bouquet to me, then she crossed her arms and began to pout.

"They should..." she grumbled under her breath.

"Alright! There's one of 'em," Katie sighed with relief as she handed Clampers her flower basket. "Now where's-"

"Miss Roxy! Miss Roxy!" I heard a tiny voice call out.

"He shouldn't be wearing that! Somebody grab him before he gets away!" There was a large clattering noise, followed by heavy foot steps that were heading in our direction. I poked my head out to see both Barb and Trollex attempting to catch Coral Blush, the other flower troll, who was wearing a light blue dress and a daisy flower crown instead of the suit he was supposed to be wearing. I could tell the dress was never meant for him, since it was covering up half of his heart and it didn't have one stitched on the front.

Trollex was air-swimming as fast as he could with his arm stretched out, and with Barb following close behind, but the tiny techno troll was slightly faster. He somehow managed to get to me before either of them could catch him.

In an instant, Coral Blush quickly dodged out of their way in order to get to his spot in line, which was right in front of me, causing both Barb and Trollex to zoom right past us. Trollex tried to turn around and head back in the opposite direction, but instead, he and Barb ended up head butting each other and fell to the ground.

"Miss Roxy! Miss Roxy! Look at my dress!" Coral Blush squealed as he spun around happily. "Isn't it pretty?"

"It most certainly is!" I smiled and scooped him up in my arms. "You look absolutely adorable, Coral."

"Thank you, Miss Roxy!" He whispered shyly. Agh! He was so cute! I couldn't stand it! I gave him a little squeeze, then set him back down on the ground so Katheryn could give him his flower basket.

"Wow mom, you look fantastic!" I turned my head towards Trollex, who was already standing up straight while Barb stumbled around behind him. "Dad's gonna fall in love all over again when he sees you!"

"How is he?" I asked hesitantly. I was silently hoping that Titus was just as nervous as I was, if not more, so that I could feel less pathetic. Trollex chuckled nervously and scratched the back of his head.

"Oh...uh...he threw up."

My eyes widened and my jaw dropped. "Really?!" I whisper-yelled. Trollex nodded.

"Yeah. He was panicking all morning, but luckily us groomsmen were able to calm him down, so he's fine now." He gave me a small smile, then got in line next to me.

"How about you? Feeling nervous at all?" He asked.

"I'm good now. Just a bit sweaty, that's all," I said as I wiped my hands on my skirt. I decided it was best not to tell him about my nervous breakdown earlier in the day.

Suddenly, I saw the double doors open again, and I watched as both Poppy and Branch walked out. Then, the doors closed behind them. The procession had begun.

"Places, everyone!" Katheryn shouted. Delta quickly rushed back to the front of the line while Barb shook off her dizziness and jumped into her spot. Then, she quickly turned to Katheryn.

"But mom," Barb began. "Coral Blush isn't wearing the right-"

"There's no time!" Katheryn interrupted as she got behind me and picked up my train. "He's just going to have to wear what he has on now." Coral Blush smiled proudly.

Next, Delta and Quincy walked through the doors. I still couldn't see what was out there; it was much too bright. But, now that we were closer, I could hear classical music playing through the doors.

Barb turned around and smiled at me. "Good luck, Auntie! I'm rooting for you!" Then she walked through the doors. The only one's that were left in the hallway were me, Clampers, Coral Blush, Trollex, Katheryn, and Beat, who had just arrived in the nick of time.

"Cutting it close there, little buddy?" Trollex said. Beat nodded frantically and squeezed in between Clampers and Coral Blush. I could hear the procession music switch to Canon in D, which was the music I had requested to walk down the aisle to.

"Are you ready?" Trollex asked me as we linked arms. I took a deep breath in, then slowly let it out.

"As ready as I'll ever be!" A calm yet determined look began to appear on my face as the double doors began to creak open. There's no turning back now.

Let's do this!