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Note: I did not mean to forget this story. It just happened.
Enjoy!
Tablet of Memories
Usagi and Rei finally reached the museum. It wasn't as full at this time of day. Allowing the two to fully explore the vast large rooms that hold ancient Egyptian artifacts. Some they remember seeing from pictures in their history books. Others were from the t.v. commercials.
"Wow, Rei. Isn't amazing how these people made all these beautiful things with out the help of electricity. I mean, how do they even manage to cut huge rocks to make a pyramid? Even the doctors of their time were amazing. Doing amazing things with the things we don't even think important!" Usagi was up, close and personal to some of the artifacts, genuinely interested in learning.
Rei chuckled, she really did look like a bunny nosing into everything. "I don't know Usagi. I would like to know how their priestess were actually able to talk to the gods. I can only see things through the fire, I never heard anyone talking through it before."
"Hmm, Rei chan. I'm getting hungry. Wasn't there a place to eat in here?" On cue her stomach grumbled letting them know it was time to eat.
Rei sighed, but chuckled, same old Usagi. "I think so, Should be in the back I think."
"Oh! Rei-chan! Rei-chan! There's an open door here. Let's see what's in here first!" Usagi already stepped through the half cracked open door.
"Oiye! Usagi chan! I don't think we're allowed in there! Hey! Wait will you! If you get us in trouble Usagi . . I'll. ." She never did finished it because she was suddenly pulled in suddenly.
"Rei-chan Rei-chan! You won't believe what I saw!"
"What now Usagi chan. We really shouldn't be here."
"Well it was open, anyways. Look at this! Doesn't that kind of look like us? And is that. . Taru chan?" Usagi was pointing to the rock tablet hanging on the wall, incased in a glass.
Rei took a look at it. And sure enough. On the left hand side of the tablet was the Princess Serenity, with her odangos and long streaming hair. And what looked like herself as Princess Sailor Mars behind the princess. And behind her, or the person that is her, was a smaller sailor, holding a glaive in her hand. It was the Princess Sailor Saturn. But why would they be in this? This looked like it was made some 5,000 or so years ago. They can't possible be around at that time. Rubbing her head Rei looked closely. On top of the Princess was a crescent moon, atop Sailor Mars, would be the planet Mars, and on top of Sailor Saturn was the ringed planet, Saturn. It was definitely them all right. Can't get any clearer then that.
"I feel, like I should know this person." Usagi exclaimed as she stared to the king figure that faced her, well her in the picture. He had spiky hair, a short cape, and a kilt on. Hanging on his neck was an upside down pyramid with a strange eye mark on it. "Look Rei-chan, above his head. It's Earth right? And on top of that the sun. Who is he? What could this possibly mean? That's us. But why don't I remember anything about this?" Usagi reached out to touch it. And as soon as her hands reached for the cold slab tablet, a bright golden flash encompassed the two of them. "Kyaa!"
"Usagi chan!" Rei reached out to get her princess, but she two was swallowed by the bright light. "Kyaa!"
Two girls falls from the azure blue skies.
"Kyaaa! Rei-chan! We're falling! We're going to die!"
"Hang on Usagi-chan! Princess!"
Far below them a carpet of gold reached out as far as their eyes can see.
"Rei-chan, I don't think were in Kansas anymore. Literally to."
"This is not the time to joke Usagi chan, but I agree with you."
"Rei-chan, are we going to die?"
"Don't say such a thing and jinx us, baka."
Sniffling. "I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry to princess. .Wait. I think we're slowing down."
Surely, they were slowing down gradually, till they were floating over a crowd.
"Where are we Rei-chan."
"I don't know Usagi-chan, I don't know."
"Look! Rei-chan! It's me! I mean. . Princess Serenity. And Sailor Mars and Saturn to!"
Both looked before them. And before them, was the Moon princess and her senshi.
Seemingly arguing at someone.
"Ne, Rei-chan. That man, don't he look like the king in the picture."
Rei looked closer, nodding her head. "It sure does. I wonder if we're in a memory or something?"
"Memory? Of whose?"
"We're about to find out ne, now let's listen."
"Okay Rei-chan."
The blonde haired princess was hugging tightly to the king.
"No! I refuse to return! I want to go with you! Please! Please let me be with you!"
The man seemed to be fighting whether to hold her tight, or push her away.
"My princess, my shining light. Please, don't make this any hard for me. You can't be here. I don't want you to be here. I don't think I can bare it, if anything happened to you."
"Then what about me? Atemu please! We are One! I can't live without you! There is no me without you! I rather die then be without you! How can you not understand this feeling? Please, my King, my love. Don't send me away."
"But I must. For me, for our child. You must live. I beg you." The man was already crying in the princess arms. "I beg you. Live for me."
The princess could do nothing but cry. Her heart breaking at the sight of her crying King. A man who showed no emotion to no one but her. The man whose heart belongs to her, and her heart to him. "As . . as you wish. Oh my love. Why must this happen? Why us? I thought we would live a happy life together."
"The fates. .it has been decided."
"How cruel fate is."
"Indeed."
Ruby eyes stares into the Sapphire blue eyes. "Remember me always."
"Always, always my love."
"You will be in my heart always. Even though death."
The princess was in full tears now. "You will always have my heart my King. My everything. I swear this, upon the mystical silver crystal. We shall be together again. Against all odds, my love, we will be together again. I swear it."
"Then I shall wait for you my beautiful silver moon."
"I shall find you, my beautiful golden sun, my beautiful king. My one and only love."
The two shared a kiss under the golden shining sun.
Soon the red eyed man, the King looked to the other girls behind his princess.
"My twin, Neftari. My little sister, Neela. Take care of yourself, and my princess. I have, and will always love you. You are of my blood, my flesh, you are still the children of Egypt my sisters. Be proud of that. Never forget who you are. Never forget our Mother Egypt. Though we may not be together no more, I will always be with you in spirit."
The taller of the two ran into the man's arms. "Brother! Brother! I want to stay and fight! Let me fight with you!"
And the smaller one ran into his arms as well. "Big brother! Big brother! Let us fight with you! I'm sure we can win together! You don't have to die! You don't have to give up your life for this! You must live! Don't leave us!"
"Yes brother! Don't leave us! We need you! Stay with us! Please! There has simply have to be another way!"
"This is the only way my sisters. I do this not just for Egypt. But for you two as well. I want you, and my princess to live a peaceful life. I know it's not permanent. But it will buy time. Now please, take my love. And go."
"No! I won't leave you!"
"I won't leave without you big brother!"
"My love . . "
Two other senshi's appears in a brilliant light of navy blue and sea green.
The king looked to the two new comers, nodding his head to them.
"Dearest bird, with your wings, take my loves with you. Dearest siren, ease their hearts for me, with your songs."
The two senshi's bowed in respect of the king, talking as one.
"As you wish King."
Tears of sadness and pain spills from the two watchers.
"Rei-chan. Is this. Is this our real past?"
"I. I have a brother. I. . I let him die?"
"We've been lied to. How can Luna not tell me this?. I want to know the truth. The real truth!"
"So do I princess. So do I. How can Luna forget to tell me this? That I have a family. Taru chan. Taru chan is my little sister! "
A golden light flashes, and they find themselves falling to darkness.
Two pair of eyes wakes up in a room.
"Rei chan. . where are we?"
"I don't know." Trying to get up. To access the situation, and protect her princess.
"There is no need to rush. You are safe here, Princess Serenity. Princess Mars. . No. My princess Neftari. You are in a safe place."
Blue eyes open wide. "Who who are you? How do you know of us?" Usagi was scared, someone knew their secrets. Did they transform without knowing?
"Do anything funny or I'll." Rei glared at the blue eyed tanned woman.
The woman only chuckled. "As firey as ever princess." The woman bowed. "I am a servant to the Pharaoh, your brother, princess Neftari. I was Isis of the past. And I am Isis Ishtar of the present. Welcome back, princesses."
"Pharaoh? Are you talking about. . Atem? The man, the man from that painting?" Usagi asked.
Isis nodded, "Yes princess."
"My brother? Atem." Trying it for the first time felt very familiar to Rei, and with great pain. "Is he. . here? Tell me. Where is my brother now? Is he alive? Is he safe?"
Isis sighed. "I'm sorry princesses. My pharaoh is not with us. He is still sealed away. I am sorry."
"Sealed. . So. It is possible for him to come back?" Usagi sounded hopeful.
"Yes princess, it is possible."
"How can it be done? Can we do it?" Rei asked curiously.
"No princess. Only the gods can do that."
Both girls were down after hearing that.
"But." Isis looked to them both. "I believe. Change is coming. Are you prepared for it Princess Serenity? The future you once now, will be no longer. Are you willing to risk that?"
Rei looked to Usagi. Half hopeful, half afraid. She wanted to see her brother again. To feel, remember his presence. "Usagi chan. . I'll understand. . I mean. Crystal Tokyo is. . our dream."
Usagi shake her head. "No! Not it's not. That wasn't my dream. That was something forced on me because we happened to see it. If I hadn't know. If I didn't know. I wouldn't feel so trapped." Usagi looked to Isis, determination in her eyes. "I'm ready for what will come. I want to make my own future. Find my own happiness. Not have it given to me. I want. . I want a true, real love."
Isis nodded. "As you wish princess. All I ask is for you to wait."
Usagi nodded. "I will wait. I'll wait forever. I promised. . I made a promise."
Isis smiled. "Very well then, princess Serenity. But be warned princesses. When he returns. My pharaoh, your king. He will be different."
"What do you mean?" Rei didn't like the sound of that.
"Princess, your brother, he sacrificed for the future, by giving himself up as a container to seal the evils away. He is not evil, but he will be dark now. Will you still love him?"
Rei looked to Usagi, who stared back. Then they looked to Isis. "We will. We owe him so much. He deserves so much. We will love him unconditionally. We know it. I know it. And I'm sure. Taru chan will also." Usagi nodded agreeing with Rei.
"Well now. It's getting late. You two should head home now." Isis helped them both up to their feet.
"I think." Usagi frowned a bit. "We will go and see Taru chan first."
Rei nodded. "Can we come back here with her, Isis?"
"Of course princess. I am your service."
Rei blushed. "There is no need for formality. We are all equal here. I'm not a princess anymore."
Isis chuckled. "You will always be. But as you wish. Rei-san."
Usagi took Isis hands, "When we come. . will you tell us the truth? I want to know the truth. And I don't think I'll get it from Luna."
Isis nodded. "Of course princess, our tribe has kept the memories of the past with us for thousands of years for this day."
"Thank you Isis."
"You are welcome, princess Serenity."
"Usagi."
"Pardon?"
"Call me Usagi. Amongst friends, I'm just Usagi."
"Usagi-chan."
"Much better!" Usagi beamed. "Well, we better get going. See you soon Isis-san!"
Dream of a firefly
Just as the princess of the moon, and of Mars saw the memories of the past. So does a certain senshi of destruction and rebirth. Rolling in her bed, tears steaming her face. She woke up suddenly screaming and sweating.
"No big brother! Don't leave me!"
Looking around her room. Her dark room lighted by many colored lamps. Not by candles on golden braziers. Her bed is not the large golden canopy with fluttering white cotton dancing in the winds from her open balcony. And a large black panther was not at her feet waiting for her to awaken.
"A dream? But it felt so real. . Rei chan. . Mars. . my sister? Brother. . my brother was a king, no, a pharaoh. . A lover of my princess. . But. Then who is Endymion to her?"
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Phew! Finally finished!
Got the main parts out the way.
And now, Trouble in Paradise!
How will Mamoru react to this?
How can Atemu be freed?
