I know that I said I would update with two chapters and even everything out but that isn't an option for now. I have to prepare for school starting in the following weeks but I didn't want to leave a big time gap without give everyone a heads up. I know that my chapters aren't that long yet but they will get a lot longer as the plot progresses.
Once Mina got home, she went to bed right away because the day had physically and emotionally wiped her clean of all her energy. She got into bed, pulled the covers up, and soon was deep asleep. She dreamed that she was standing on the edge of a body of water and on the other side were three figures surrounded by a thick, dense fog. They started walking into the water; they got closer to her with every step they took. She looked to her left and right but she was the only person around besides the three masked figures; she tried to run but her feet were somehow mounted to the ground. Mina started to panic and called her love chain but nothing happened, she was stuck in her civilian form. The small group was almost to the spot where Mina was standing and the fog started to dissipate from the bottom up. The man wore almost the exact outfit that Tuxedo Mask wore but his was gray instead of black and his cape was lined with a dark blue. The girl closest to him was wearing a fuku, her skirt and collar detail was black and the bow was a bright mix between a red and orange; she was an average height from what could be seen. The other girl was about the same height as the last but her fuku skirt and collar were silver and the bow was lilac. The fog kept moving upward and Mina was dying to know their faces, so far, besides the wardrobes the only thing that could be seen was the hair color of the silver fuku and it was white with silver strands intermixed; it was around the same length of Raye's. Right when their faces were going to be revealed, she woke up. She was covered in sweat and her bed was a mess where she had tossed and turned so much during the dream. Mina removed the last bit of blanket that still clung to her body and headed downstairs to get something to drink.
"I wonder where Artemis is," she said to herself on the trip back to her room. She thought about him for another moment but decided to let it go because he always did things like that. With the whereabouts of Artemis off her mind, her dream quickly filled the gap; she didn't think it was so pressing that she needed to wake everyone up, in the middle of the night, so she quickly drifted back to sleep.
Luna heard a faint tapping noise on the widow and looked up and saw Artemis standing outside. Slowly, she untangled herself from Serena's hair and crawled under the opening. They both jumped down until they were in the driveway and stated walking down the street.
"What's the matter Artemis, it's three in the morning," Luna asked him with a hint or worry in her voice.
"Well, it has to do with Mina; she had a dream about the people in Raye's vision. She didn't tell me anything yet but she was talking in her sleep." Artemis was talking too fast for Luna to comprehend what he was saying.
After a moment, Luna finally processed all of what he told her. "Artemis, what all did she say?" Luna didn't like the fact that Mina was having dreams about them, that wasn't something of her normal ability.
"She described them perfectly and then it hit me who they are; they are from the lower guard, Luna." Worry immediately filled his eyes with every word he said.
"The lower guard, who in world are the lower guard," Luna racked her brain for any memory of them during the silver millennium but she drew a blank.
The crescent on Artemis's forehead started to glow and a bright beam flowed from him to Luna. Visions of the past started to fill her mind. It was a few days before Beryl attacked and all the princesses, Luna, and Artemis were in Serenity's quarters. Luna's past self was talking to them and they all looked at her seriously. She was talking about their cousins that were coming to visit in a day or too; she said that each planet had its own main guardian but in times of major crisis, new lower class guardians emerged on the scene. She told them how they were less powerful to begin with but if trained the right way they could do great things.
Once the flashback was over, Luna was completely bewildered.
"That's all I can remember, you always have had a better memory than me Luna, and can you think of anything else?"
"Yes, I remember it very clearly now, it was four days before Beryl attacked. We had just got word that one princess from Mars, a princess of Pluto, and a prince from Uranus had gained their powers. They were supposed to travel to the Moon Kingdom later that day but while they were in transit, Beryl attacked. We told the girls when we found out and they were all devastated but I can understand why none of them have realized who they are yet." Luna couldn't believe that something like this was happening once more.
"What do you think this all means," replied Artemis.
"I think we are all going to be put to the test once again. Last time, they transformed right before the main attack and none of the girls, especially Raye, sensed anything. My theory is that the sooner they change the better but that means the more danger we will have to face. I don't understand why they didn't appear when we fought Galaxia."
"The same thought passed through my mind; what can be worse than that," Artemis's voice was beginning to strain under the stress of the situation.
"I don't know but we will figure it all out soon enough. Let's not tell them anything to them yet, Mina will probably bring it up and we can go from there." With that being said, Artemis and Luna said their goodbyes for the night and both headed back to their homes.
