Chapter 6

Author's Note: this is word emphasis

This is past scenes

Conejo nearly curses when she sees the trouble the blonde one had gotten himself into this time. Lekismon was quick to intervene and Conejo gets ready to access the next level of power when a youma shows up. Conejo curses and calls up her DNA Charge and condenses it down quickly, " DNA Full Charge! "

" Lekismon digivolve to…Crescemon. "

Conejo sets to work on evading her new playmate even as her partner deals with the ShadowWereGarurumon that had shown up. The former senshi was quick to evade her opponent, why had a youma shown up in the Toshima District anyhow? Conejo curses again as her infamous klutz attacks act up and winces as the youma's claws slice through her shoulder. She kicks it away and gets back to her feet, the one time she wished she had her senshi gear and she doesn't have it.

As the dark haired topaz eyed teen dodges the youma she also is furiously thinking of a way out of this situation she had ended up in. She leaps up and over the next charge of the youma and sends her DNA Charge through her feet. The double kick slams the youma down onto the roof and Conejo smiles grimly, well, she had a way to fight, though her left arm was out of commission for a while, which freaking sucked. If she could get into a patch of some Moonlight then she'd heal up a lot faster. Crescemon has finished dealing with her opponent and disappears with the egg, wondering where her partner had gone. It wasn't like Conejo to just disappear like that.

It was then Crescemon scented blood and she freezes briefly before going after her partner. On the other side of the district Marcus pauses as he can feel his left shoulder burning. What was…Conejo…she was the princess the senshi were searching high and low for. His princess, he barely keeps the sign of Nemesis from showing on his forehead proudly. Dammit, he didn't dare leave RizeGreymon alone either. This was not an ideal situation to find himself in. Every fiber of his being was demanding he go to Conejo, his Ra, now but, he never abandoned a comrade in a fight either.

Conejo curses as her right leg receives a nasty slash then, damn cloudy nights. One goddamned night she needs the moon out and it has to be hidden behind the clouds. Topaz eyes are looking around her quickly while she tries to get back to her feet. The youma closes in and Conejo turns inward, accepting what her dreams had been telling her. That she was the princess everyone had been searching high and low for. Though her dreams also told of her secret affair and marriage to Prince Marcell of Nemesis, Marcus. She stands back up, her injuries glowing silver as they heal. She had been married to one of the most powerful princes in her last life, like hell she was going to allow some low level youma to kill her.

As if that thought had flipped a switch in her all sorts of new knowledge came rushing through. Conejo's eyes narrow and she blitzes forward, nailing the youma with a roundhouse kick that was worthy of only the best martial arts masters. The youma goes careening towards the edge of the current roof they were on and crashes through several more, slamming into the digimon RizeGreymon was fighting. Conejo was seconds behind, her golden topaz eyes blazing, Usagi was truly behind her now, the true Moon Princess had broken through all of the controls that had been placed upon her. Marcus smirks, he'd always been able to sense the warrior buried behind the pacifistic façade.

Conejo was on the youma faster than normal human eyes could follow, Marcus had no problem tracking his girlfriend though. Apparently Marcell had decided his current incarnation needed his skills boosted, of course, he'd have to train his ass off to get back to where he had been during the Silver Millennium but, it would be so worth it if it meant protecting his princess, former wife, and current girlfriend. RizeGreymon finishes off his opponent and grabs the egg before going over to his partner. Crescemon shows up seconds later, her eyes wide as she watches Conejo put her arm straight through the youma's chest. The teen dredges up one last burst of speed to get over to Marcus before she crashes.

Marcus chuckles, placing both eggs in subspace before recalling both partners into the Data Links. Sighing he reaches into his own power and teleports out, just before Thomas can arrive on Gaogamon. Thomas curses, was he never going to catch these rogue destines in the act. Marcus stumbles as he arrives at Conejo's apartment, teleportation alone was hard, with a passenger even harder if you weren't in practice. Marcell had helped out though so they would both arrive intact. Conejo's golden topaz eyes look around wearily, " You do know that neither one of us can cook and I need food, right? "

Marcus sighs, " I know, but blondie was getting close, I couldn't let him see us, you apartment was closer. I'll call Makoto and have her come here after her patrol is over, then she can feed us. "

" 'Kay, wake me when she gets here then. " Conejo murmurs and she was out. Marcus just sighs and heads for the couch, getting comfortable before calling Makoto. Gatomon and Dobermon both look at him.

" She's all right, just tired. " Marcus says before placing the call to Makoto.

" What happened? " Dobermon asks.

" She finally accepted what her dreams were telling her and that managed to give her the edge in a fight with a youma. She's just not used to using her powers like that or pushing her body like that either. " Marcus tells them.

Nemesis:

Marcell sighs as he awaits the delegation from Saturn. Imagine his surprise when he sees a sapphire, eyed blonde haired girl along. She wore a black dress with purple trim, black rose earrings, and a simple purple choker. Why the Moon Princess had snuck along he didn't know but, things were looking up. He looks at the other girl along, she was shorter than the Moon Princess and had purple eyes, " Princess Hotaru, welcome to Nemesis though you catch me at a disadvantage. Whom is your lovely friend? "

Had relief just flashed through those beautiful sapphire eyes as he said that? " Thank you, Prince Marcell, this is my half-sister, Serena, she has agreed to be my companion while I am here. "

Marcell brushes his lips over their knuckles, Hotaru first, then her half-sister, " I do hope you enjoy you stay on Nemesis, Serena. Would you two prefer to be shown to your rooms or have a tour of them city? "

" I would like to be shown my room though I believe my sister would like the tour. " Hotaru says.

Marcell motions to a palace servant and the individual sees to Princess Hotaru while Marcell leads the lovely Serena off for a tour of the city. He soon has her laughing with his anecdotes and leads them to a hidden glen, " Did you just need a break, Highness? "

Serena sighs, " Damn, you did recognize me. I did need a break actually and my little sister thought this would be good for me. My mother has never allowed me to come to Nemesis or meet with any of the delegations that come to the Moon. "

Marcell blinks, why the hell would she be kept away from important meetings like that anyhow? " Call me Marcus, please. How long are you here? "

" How long is my sister here? " Serena replies with.

" At least she's meeting with my mother so I'm free to keep you company, Serena. "

" Thank you for not busting me, Marcus. "

" Hey, I get it, though at least I'm allowed time to relax before I snap. "

" What do you think this trip is. Only my sister and Princess Makoto ever recognize when I'm at the end of my tether. They generally try to get me some down time if they can. I hate it, I always feel like I'm in a crystalline cage, my opinion doesn't matter to most of the people that are supposed to love and protect me. "

Marcus keeps quiet, he understood the need to vent and it looked like Serena had finally been pushed too far, " I have never been allowed to make a decision for myself. Most of the nobles males I've met only want one thing, me as a notch on their bed post. If it wouldn't be for my half-sister and the Outsiders then I am certain I would have already lost my virginity. Nyx, Nike, Psyche, Eos, Hesper, Destiny, Dike, Current, they've all taken to training me in their specialties. My mother doesn't know I can fight, if she were to find out… "

Marcus pulls the trembling princess into a hug, " Let it out, you don't need to be strong anymore, Serena. "

Present, Conejo's Apartment:

Marcus returns to the present, looking at his sleeping girlfriend, she deserved so much better than what she had gotten this time around. He'd been hearing bits and pieces of how her parents had treated her whenever they were alone and it didn't paint a good picture. The outright hated her, Mars had treated her like shit, Mercury had been downtrodden and therefore couldn't stand up to the bitch. Marcus was just grateful that Makoto had somehow followed her princess, Conejo needed a female friend she could count on.

When Makoto arrives with an egg Marcus takes it and the brunette immediately sets to work cooking. Marcus runs a hand through his sleeping goddess' hair, " 'Nejo, Mako-chan's here now, you need to wake up and eat. "

The dark haired girl nearly whimpered at this, she was tired and sore, dammit. Marcus helps her up and leads her to the table, " 'Nejo, you better come back to my place tonight, don't know if my mom will let me spend the night with you without adult supervision. "

" In too much pain to do anything like that anyhow. " Conejo mutters.

" What happened? " Makoto asks.

" Youma attack, I dealt with it but, I ended up doing things my body wasn't used to and, now I'm paying for it. " Conejo answers as Marcus heads for her medicine chest and pulls out the extra strength Advil.

She takes the pain killers with her meal and Marcus watches as she stumbles over to the door, he shakes his head and follows her, " You're being carried, 'Nejo, you're tired. "

She sighs and clambers onto his back, wrapping her arms loosely around his neck. She trusted him to not drop her. Marcus gets her situated properly and Makoto gets the door for them. The brunette sighs, " Take care of her, Marcell. "

Marcus freezes, " When did you remember? "

Makoto looks at him, " Only bits and pieces until she awakened like that though I doubt anyone else even sensed that. "

" Why? " Marcus asks her, he would have thought that explosion of power would have been sensed.

" Your power immediately reached out and shielded her from discovery. The part of you that's Marcell, well, there is no way in hell he is going to allow any harm to befall his princess. " Makoto remarks.

" Wife, we were married back then and Bitchenity aborted our children. " Marcus all but hissed this out.

Makoto's eyes widen at this new information, no wonder the hime had looked ready to literally slaughter her mother, " She wanted the alliance with Earth that badly? "

Juuban:

Minako shakes her head as more memories from the Silver Millennium start to come forward, like the fact that towards the end her hime had been ready to rend her mother limb from limb, Saturn and the Outsiders right there with her. Minako had no idea why though and she had a feeling that her hime hadn't trusted her with that information. Then again Mars had been around her entirely too much. Still, whom had the hime been going to meet on Earth, why had she and several others been ready to overthrow the queen?

Minako did remember that much, still, she could literally feel there were gaps in her memory and she was not happy about that. This meant that someone had deliberately blocked things off from her which indicated there was much more intrigue going on during the Silver Millennium than she had known about. Either that or she had discovered something someone didn't want her knowing or remembering. Neither option was appealing in the least. Then there was the fact that she still had a damnable stubborn Martian to deal with. She missed Jupiter so badly at times like this it wasn't even funny. Jupiter was with the hime though, she had to be since she didn't show up in Juuban.

The blonde sighs wearily as she rolls her shoulders, how the hell was she supposed to figure all this out. Artemis was off with Saturn at the moment, she couldn't blame him as the poor girl was incredibly lonely due to the fact that her being a senshi reincarnated allowed her to heal. Minako hated the fact that she couldn't approach one of her own senshi yet because Saturn would be a damn sight better to work with than that damnable bitch Mars.

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