SailorStar9: And Chapter 1 goes up. I amended the prologue to suit this chapter. Before I begin this chapter proper, a Q& A for my faithful reviewers. (Throws confetti all over.)
FilmMaker1690: Just thank god that I've finally got my butt down to type this chapter.
Standard disclaimer applies.
Chapter Summary: The Eredar reveal why it was so easy to render the Ginzuishou's powers useless.
Chapter 2: The Truth of the Holy Grail
"Selenity was foolish." one of the shadows beings remarked.
"Indeed." another added, chortling. "She was a fool to seal the two Angels' powers within their hosts, just because she feared their power and what they could do. Without them, she abused the Ginzuishou's powers, making the crystal weaker then it should be. And to think her daughter didn't even realize the full potential of the Sacred Cup."
Another laughed, "What that Moon brat didn't know was that if the Sacred Cup actually fell into either Mercury's or Saturn's hands, one of the two Divine Angels will be awakened. She actually thought she would be the one to fully utilize the Grail's true power. What a joke!"
"A pity really." another shadow agreed.
"Right now, boys, we have to remove the two huge thorns at our side." the first remarked.
"True." the second agreed. "We can't allow one of the Divine Angels live, unawakened as she is. Besides, I can sense that the pink-haired Moon brat has more power than her mother ever wished to possess. We can't allow her to gain her full powers."
"The days of the unawakened Angel and the last of the Lunaian bloodline are numbered." all four shadow being laughed together.
"Are you going to the orphanage again, Ami-san?" Dr. Seia asked.
"Yes." Ami replied.
The older doctor nodded at her intern.
"Then take this medication with you." she remarked, handing the young intern a couple of pill boxes. "Rin-san will find this very useful."
"Is this…" Ami frowned slightly.
Dr. Seia nodded.
"Chibi-Usa!" she blue-haired Senshi called out.
"Are we going to the orphanage?" Chibi-Usa asked hopefully.
"Yes." Ami replied.
The pink-haired girl whooped joyously, "I can't wait to see Reiko!"
The older girl chuckled.
"Lend me to have fun." Maco interjected, stealing the wooden plane from Ki.
Ki ran back crying to Erii , "Maco robbed my toy!"
"Maco!" Erii chided.
"Maco!" Miho scolded.
"Only lend it to play a while, coward." Maco rebuked.
"Don't call him that. Hurry up and return it to him." Erii remarked.
"This kind of things!" Maco struck out his tongue and threw the plane out to the road.
"My plane!" Ki cried out, running after his toy.
"Ki-chan!" Erii ran out after the boy amidst the heavy traffic.
Just as the pair were about to get knocked down by an on-coming car, Hyoga leapt between them, stopping the vehicle with a mere hand.
"Are you alright?" he asked
"Thanks." Erii stammered.
"Are you from this school?" Hyoga inquired.
"Yes." Erii replied.
"I finally came back here. This watermelon is a gift." he held up the fruit. "Also one I originally want..." he looked over at the crushed fruit under the car's wheel.
Both Erii and Ki laughed.
Picking up the boy, Erii gestured, "Please."
"But Cygnus Hyoga is so great." one of the boys commented as they boy orphans clustered around the three Bronze Saints.
"Yes. A fist can stop the car." another added.
"It's so simple for Saints." Seiya commented. "The Cosmo inside our bodies, only a bit of explosion is okay. Right Hyoga?"
The half-Russian nodded.
"Reiko!" a bubbly voice called out.
The girl on Shun's shoulders turned to see the nine-year-old Chibi-Usa running into the orphanage.
"Usa-chan!" she cried out, jumping off Shun's shoulders to welcome the new girl.
"Chibi-Usa!" the rest of the younger girls stopped their play to greet the sugar-pink-haired girl.
"Lady Blue!" they turned their heads up to see the older female emerge from the corner.
"Girls, I'm sure Lady Blue will play with you once she attended to Rin." Miho shooed the harem of children away.
"Thank you, Miho-san. I was really wondering how I would get untangled from them." Ami nodded her thanks.
"No need to thank me. Rin needs you." Miho ushered the intern into the orphanage.
The three Saints gasped as the blue-haired Senshi walked by.
"Seiya..." Hyoga quirked a brow at the Pegasus Saint.
Seiya nodded.
"Really Seiya is just like a kid." Miho remarked as she watched the fight break out between Seiya and the children.
"Miho-san." Saori turned to the girl.
"Yes?" Miho blinked.
"Who is this 'Lady Blue'?" Saori asked.
"Oh, her..." Miho nodded, realizing who Saori was talking about. "She appeared about a month ago, as a volunteer from the hospital. Her name is Mizuno Ami. We call her 'Lady Blue' for the children's sake."
"And the girl?" Saori inquired, nodding towards Chibi-Usa.
"Her adopted daughter it seems. We never asked about Usagi." Miho replied.
"Miho-san." Ami interrupted.
"Yes?" Miho turned to the hospital intern.
Noting her serious look, Miho nodded and entered the gust hall.
"You felt her Cosmo too, Saori-san?" Shun asked, coming forward.
Saori nodded.
"This 'Lady Blue' is no ordinary girl." she remarked. "Her Cosmo... it felt almost like a God."
"Thank you, Ami-san. That medicine you brought really help. Rin's fever finally broke." Miho breathed a sighed of relief as she escorted the future doctor out.
"Don't thank me yet. Rin isn't out of the woods. Tonight is crucial." Ami told her.
"I see." Miho nodded.
Then she brightened up, "Can you stay with us just for tonight to take care of Rin?"
"Well..." Ami was hesitant.
"Please Ami-mama..." Chibi-Usa was suddenly between the girls, pleading with watery puppy-dog eyes.
The blue-haired girl sighed, "Fine then."
"Yipee!" Chibi-Usa whooped in delight.
Note to self: kill whomever thought her that trick. Ami made a mental note.
That night, Ami was tending to the gradually recovering Rin when she felt something, a very familiar dark power.
Don't tell me... she wondered in horror. They followed us here?
Just then, a shooting star flashed across the sky. Unknownst to everyone, a golden apple fell from the meteorite.
The meteorite then traveled across a mountain, raising a temple as it passed.
The door then creaked open and a tearful Chibi-Usa poked her head in.
"Ami-mama..." Chibi-Usa whispered fearfully.
"Can't sleep?" Ami inquired knowingly.
The pink-haired girl nodded.
"Come here." Ami smiled gently and Chibi-Usa ran into her embrace.
Once in her warm hug, Chibi-Usa let her tears flow freely.
Ami sighed as she took the sobbing princess into her arms.
She never told the girl about this, but Chibi-Usa was a half of a pair of Siamese twins, conjoined at the torso and she shared a single circulatory system with her twin. When Serenity learnt about this, she gave firm orders that Chibi-Usa must be saved, even if it meant sacrificing the other twin. Under the command of the Queen, Ami had no choice but to let the other twin go. That was one decision that loomed her conscience for eternity.
Just then, the Ginzuishou emerged from Ami's broach. A holographic image then emerged from the crystal, forcing Chibi-Usa to remove herself from Ami.
"Who are you?" Ami asked softly.
"Demeter." the Goddess of Earth replied.
Just then, Saori burst into the room upon sensing a very strong Cosmo.
"Demeter..." she gasped upon recognition.
"Yes." the Goddess of Fertility nodded.
Turning to the Goddess of Just War, she asked, "Do you remember the Primarchs?"
Saori nodded. The Primarchs were the ones who created the entire Universe from scratch, including the constellations her Saints drew their power from.
Essentially, the first named of the Primarchs was Niccolai, the Primarch of Free Will and Conscious Choice. Besides him, Lor, Mori, Jander, and Mordred were less than an nanosecond younger than the Universe.
Lor is the Primarch of Time, or Creation. Jander is the Primarch of Corruption. Mori is the Primarch of Form. Mordred is the Primarch of Entropy.
"Don't bother, Demeter. I remember everything." Ami replied, the kanji of 'Life' burnt brightly on her forehead.
"Niccolai-sama created the Ginzuishou and passed it to Elune, Usagi's ancestor. And in order to make sure that Elune and her descendants does not fall into temptation to misuse the Ginzuishou, both him and Mordred appointed two demi-Primarch guardians, one with the power of Life, the other, the power of Death, to safeguard the crystal and take it from Elune's descendants if it was necessary." Ami explained.
"But Selenity felt that they were too much of a threat to her crystal and her kingdom, she sealed them in their hosts' bodies." she added.
"Wait, you said two." Saori interjected. "You don't mean..."
"Yes," Ami nodded. "I am one of the two. Once I awaken the Holy Grail, my true form will manifest."
"And the child?" Saori asked, looking at Chibi-Usa.
"She is Elune's descendant yes, but she also has Mori-sama's power flowing through her veins, making her more powerful than her mother." Ami replied.
"And if I'm not mistaken, I will be seeing some visitors tomorrow." she added.
SailorStar9: And another chapter down. I'll be plunging straight into the OVA in the next chapter. Read and review.
