Til Kingdom Come III
One year ago was when she last saw Prince Endymion at her wedding, heart broken at her 'I Do' to the now King Diamond. It had been six months since Queen Beryl let the being, known simply as Metalia, into her mind and started a war. Only three months since King Diamond had been overthrown and murdered at the hands of Beryl. Serenity had barely escaped, and it was only with the help of Diamond's grieving brother Sapphire, that she escaped and landed in a heap inside the throne room. The room was vacant save for Molly, the maid who was cleaning the room. At the sudden appearance of the Princess, who appeared dead, she screamed.
In the conference room, Queen Serenity was holding a meeting with all the heads of planets, Endymion representing the Earth. It had been rumored that the edge of the universe was getting restless, even violent in some areas. It was feared war was going to break out, and as such, the Queen had decided to call this meeting to order to solidify the treaties between each planet and the moon. At the sound of the bloodcurdling scream coming from the throne room, each head of state was on their feet and running, coming to a dead stop at the open throne room. Endymion felt his throat close up at the sight of his Princess. Her white and blue dress was tattered and torn, and in some spots, was red where it shouldn't be. Her arms where scratched as if she had been running through thick brush and been scraped. But her face was the worst. Her beautiful white face was paler than usual with a bruise the size of a female hand on her cheek. It was dirty, with tear tracks running the length of her face, her blue eyes shut. She looked as though she had fought with everything in her.
"Serenity!" he was at her side in what felt like a snails pace, but in reality was only a few seconds. His sword clattered to the ground amid the shocked gasps and dark mutterings of some of the Planet heads. It was clear something was going on in the far reaches of the solar system and what it was had only one name. War.
"No! Serenity!" The regal Queen, the one sometimes called the Ice Queen, fell to her knees besides Endymion and Serenity, tears running from her blue eyes as her hands fluttered over her daughter.
"You said she'd be safe! You said if she married him peace would remain throughout the universe!" Endymion shouted at the Queen who just looked at him with a paler than usual face. Her face then hardened into that he recognized. She was attempting to mask her pain for her people, and everyone in the universe.
"Peace was supposed to remain. It was ensured to me before. Whoever started this has committed treason against the Silver Millennium and it will not be handled lightly." Her words were cold and detached but quickly softened as Princess Serenity's eyes slowly opened.
"Sapphire?" She seemed disoriented but her eyes quickly came into focus as she gazed upon Endy for the first time. She drank in his features and wondered why he looked so sad as he held her in his arms. She then realized the cold marble under her battered body, and the images of Diamond's death, shielding her body with his, filled her mind. 'Run my Queen, get back to the Moon and alert them! I'm sorry I couldn't keep you safe as promised. No matter what I ever said, I loved you.' And then her husband was gone.
"No, it's me, Endy." He took the hand she weakly held out and kissed it as tears began sliding from her cerulean eyes.
"Diamond is…he was killed protecting me from Queen Beryl. She's gone to the other side. She's sworn revenge against the Moon Kingdom." With those words her eyes closed again, but her grip on Endy's hand was tight. Endymion looked to the Queen grimly.
"Beryl must be stopped at any cost. And when she is gone, you must know, I intend to marry your daughter. You cannot stand in the way this time." Queen Serenity just nodded with her eyes closed, in shock. She had hoped this day would never come, and for over millennia it had not.
"Molly, please summon Luna and Artemis to the Conference Room for me. Two of the Palace guards will take the Princess to the infirmary. To all the Heads of Planets, I suggest you head back to your respective planets and gear up for war." She spoke grimly, but spoke specifically to Endymion who looked ready to protest as the woman he loved was lifted out of his arms.
"Prince Endymion, you most of all must prepare. I have a feeling it is your planet she is going to hit the hardest. When this is all over, I promise to not stand in the way of you and the Princess. Perhaps if I hadn't…that is of no consequence now however. You must go now and prepare for battle. I wish you luck." The Queen clasped her hands in front of her, giving Endymion a warm smile before moving out of the throne room with the other dignitaries. He sighed as he looked towards the hall that the guards had disappeared with the Princess through.
"I promise you Princess, we will have our happiness. Whether it kills me or not, we'll have each other, til kingdom comes." He picked up his sword and sheathed it, moving determinedly from the throne room towards the teleport pad, preparing his mind mentally for the upcoming war. As he looked towards the Earth, he was unaware of the Princess doing so as well through her swollen eyes, mentally hearing his promise. She closed her eyes once more, the words filling her with warmth.