"Metalia!" I raised my voice until it could be heard loud and clear. "Leave them alone! They have nothing to do with this!" I yelled, projecting my voice towards her. "This fight is between you and me!"
Her form wavered, and she slightly screamed at the sound of my voice. While she was attempting to reform herself, I quickly took the blade underneath the layers of my dress and slashed off the layers until I was wearing my dress a little over my knee while my leggings showed. This would be easier to fight in.
"Serena?" Endymion questioned me. He probably didn't recognize me, due to the drastic changes. For example, on Earth, my hair was glamoured into a gold appearance. But, right now, my hair is it's true color; a shiny, sleek silver making me younger than I was. I also wore a dress that was extremely formal. And, the moon insignia glows on my forehead with light and brilliance, showing my heritage of the moon. Need I mention the prophecy burning it's words faintly on my skin as the Silver Crystal's powers pumps through my veins? Or the other harmful wounds on my skin from the Silver Crystal?
"Incredible energy..." Metalia murmured, looking at me. "Such energy would do well for me! Your Silver Crystal will serve me oh-so-well,"
"Metalia!" I yelled, wanting to get her attention. "You have me! Leave the people of Earth out of this!" I commanded her.
"But..." if she could raise her eyebrow, she already would have. "You reject the Silver Crystal? You despise it, and you hate it. No wonder your body is in such a horrible state. Hehe..." Metalia cackled. "If you do not want the Silver Crystal, you might as well just give it to me. I will make greater use of it's powers."
"I'd rather be tortured in the pits of hell than ever give you this precious item, Metalia!" I yelled back in defiance. "Now, leave the people of Earth out of this! They have nothing to do with this!"
"Princess Serenity," Metalia started. "I do not wish to harm you." I widened my eyes. "I only wish to understand you." Just then, I feltl her invading my mind and searching through it. I screamed in pain, clutching my head as her chaotic nothingness started to fill my body.
"Serena!" Endymion shouted. I heard him run towards me, but then I heard him screaming in pain as he was stopped.
"Stay out of this, mortal!" she screams. "Princess Serenity, I see what you see. Throughout your life, you have been lied to about your true destiny. Men have tried to take advantage of you! Beryl has attempted to kill you, as well as Adonis! Your friends abandoned you for men, not to mention lie to you! Your mother cared more about finding you a man than your own well being! The people of the moon do not see you fit to rule! Does that not make you upset? Does that not make you angry?" she questioned, finishing her protrusion into my mind.
I gasped heavily as I laid on the ground, feeling disgusting and gross as her powers escaped my body. I looked to the sky, seeing that was dark and grey.
"It does upset me..." I choked, starting to get feeling back inside me. I stand up, and face Metalia. "But, that doesn't mean I don't forgive them! I will never let you manipulate my emotions like you did with Adonis and Beryl!" I yelled. "And I won't ever let you use me just for my Silver Crystal!"
Metalia's form grew, darkening the scenery and dropping the temperature. "You have bravery, child of the Moon. But that is not enough to save your friends!"
"Leave them alone!" I yelled. "Leave the people of earth alone! They have no business being here, and this fight is between you and me!" I raised my arms up, hoping I would be able to protect them.
"No." she stated, and I felt like my ears would continue to bleed. "They have seen too much. Besides, I believe they will be useful meat suits for my little children to inhabit. In fact, I have a little prototype right here,"
Out of the shadows walked a man I believe to be dead. Out of the shadows walked a man whom I loved so dearly. My eyes widened and my heart dropped. I felt an aching and swelling feeling in my heart, and I nearly fall to my knees. "F-Father?" I questioned in horror.
Yes, it is very much my father. But his eyes are filled with nothing. No emotions. They are dark, and stare straight at me. No, it's not my father at all. His eyes are not calm and loving in that fatherly way, but rather, they are cold and lifeless.
Metalia cackled. "Your father was the weakest man I've ever met! I killed him with one blow to the head, and he drops to his knees like a dead waddling fish."
"Don't you dare talk about my father like that, you monster!" I screamed as anger fueled my power - which was very dangerous for me to do. "You coward! You have your own creations fight for you instead of fighting me yourself!" my fists balled up, and thunder clouds appeared. Lighting bolts surround me quickly, and one hits Beryl.
"Your father begged to die, you insolent little girl." Metalia said, ignoring what I said. "He begged me, but I let him live. You should be thankful I let him live."
"I'd rather have him dead than alive by your hands, you chaotic being!" I scream as I subconsciously hit Adonis with a bolt.
Just then, Metalia's hand clutched my throat and lifted me in the air. My eyes bulged out, and I could feel all her chaotic and evil energy threatening to swallow me up in a never ending fall of darkness and nothing. "Guess what, mortal?" a chilling and cold breath washed over me, and I felt like I was paralyzed. "I am chaos." Her hand released a cursed magical spell on me, and I felt her powers consuming my life and attempting to scatter my remains until I was nothing. I sucked in a deep breath, listening to what Pluto told me and tried to accept the Silver Crystal. I allowed it to pass through my body, allowed it to become one with my weak magic, allowed it to pass through me.
I gasped as Metalia choked me harder, but I put my hand on her wrist as the paralyzing sensing wore off. She started to scream at the sudden contact, and quickly dropped me. The magic inside of me burned off a part of her, but it quickly reformed.
I clutched my throat, gasping for air as I felt my neck swell with bruising.
Metalia growled at me, shooting deadly star bolts at me. I summoned a large shield, and quickly. The star bolts were destroyed with contact.
"You have to get out of here!" I quickly said, feeling more of Metalia's energy attempting to destroy the shield I made.
"What is going on?" Endymion questioned.
"I'll explain later!" I remembered a spell from my magic lessons, and the word came to me. I spoke the spell word, and Adonis and Beryl become extremely restricted with chains appearing out of thin air. It could hold, but as long as I maintained my hold on them. "Pegasus!" I yelled for him, but he wasn't there. I panic, and the hold loosens. But, I re-tightened it and heard a neigh.
From behind Metalia, Pegasus attacked Metalia and the other two by breathing fire, which encircled them in a cage of flames. Pegasus quickly whooshed down to the ground and at my side.
Adonis and Beryl destroyed the flames, and I quickly re-summoned the shield before lightning bolts could attack us.
Dammit! How were five people going to fit on this horse? "Pegasus, help defend them and get them out of here! Take them far away from here, and conceal them! I will come find you, okay?"
A black explosion of energy destroyed my shield and Beryl and Adonis started to attack. I counterattacked with a ball of energy capable to destroying acres of land. It fell upon them, but not before a shield was put up before them. I attempted to break their shield with everything: from hot flames, to beams of energy, to a large wave of water. But nothing could get it through.
While I attacked, they attacked me and sent me flying against the trees. I felt my head crack, but the pain was not there. I opened my eyes, having a disoriented vision at first, but then it sharpened. I quickly stand up, thankful that I ripped apart my long dress. I looked up, seeing that Endymion and his guards started to fight back. I stood up quickly and ran over to them.
"You're supposed to get out of here!" I yelled at them as we continued to dodge the dark energy.
"And leave you here alone?" Endymion raised his eyebrow. "No way in hell."
I blushed at his comment. But before I realized it, Metalia's magic enveloped my whole body in chains. I fell to the ground, and my mouth was wrapped with chains. Poison stabbed and got injected inside of me, and I widened my eyes as I realized Metalia was going to take me away. I tried to use my magic to get out of the chains, but Metalia's power over me restricted me greatly. The chains tightened, and the circulation gradually slowed. I muffled a scream, and Endymion and his guards saw.
Endymion widened his eyes, and put his hands on the chains. "Serena!" he looked genuinely scared. As he touched the chains, they burned his hands with a sickly sizzle. He whispered something under his breath, and touched the chains once more. They didn't burn him, but he couldn't get me out of the chains. "Dammit... Serena," he looked me in the eye with assurance. "You'll be fine - you'll be okay,"
I widened my eyes at what was coming behind him. Using my legs chained together, I squirmed like a worm and kicked Endymion's legs so he would fall. The black lightning bolt hit me, and as much as I wanted to scream, I couldn't. The lightning jolted me, making me feel like I was dying and slowly turning into nothing. I felt myself falling apart and slowly disappearing. But I creased my eyes and ignored that feeling, desperate to get out of this.
"Ah... Love, huh? The princess has fallen for a man she is supposed to hate," Metalia echoed the words of the prophecy, and I widened my eyes up to her. "Yes, Serenity. I am not an idiot. I know of the prophecy; and, it forecasts the destruction I shall bring with your aid... hehe... Whether you are willing to help me or not."
"Serena, what is she talking about?" Endymion questioned, attempting to yank the chains off of my with his incredible power. The chains started to burn off of me, and I got some feeling in my body.
"Don't you dare intervene, Endymion! The princess is coming with me, as prophesized!" Metalia cackled as she restrained the other guards with just a look to the eye. They fell to the ground, and became helpless as the chains reformed with much stronger power. I widened my eyes, and took deep, quick breaths. I scrambled my mind in order to channel the power of the Silver Crystal. It flowed more quickly through me, and I used this new profound power to get the chains off of me. But, Metalia was strong. And, I had no control, and no training, in such powerful magic.
"Give up, Serenity!" Metalia laughed maniacally as Beryl and Adonis walked towards us.
I looked to Endymion, who just winked at me. What the hell? How could he be winking at a time like this- unless... I looked back at him, and realized he had already formulated a plan in his mind. The chains on him seemed to not hurt him, though he did struggle against them.
As I crane my neck up, attempting to burn off the chains, I see a familiar rose whip wrapping around the Holy Blade. Adonis looked down, but before he could react, it was quickly yanked away. When I saw the owner, Venus' form fills my eyes, as well as Mars', Mercury's, and Jupiter's form.
Mercury strummed a few chords of her arms, and rushing on Beryl and Adonis was a huge wave. It crashed down upon them, and when it settled down, they were frozen solid.
Metalia growled as the four of them surrounded me with a look of determination on their faces. Just then, the chains released me, and I gasped for a huge breath of air, still feeling the pain around me. Endymion and his guards were also released, and Metalia realized she was out numbered.
"I'll get your Silver Crystal, Princess Serenity," she glared at all of us. "And the destruction of this world will be on your head!"
"Coward!" I yelled, running towards her as she started to move away. "Fight back!"
"Princess! No!" Venus and Mars yelled as I ran. I grabbed Metalia's form, and she screamed at the contact. When I touched her form, poison entered my body; poison in the form of fear, despair, and nothingness. As she was about to rip apart from this planet, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury pulled me down before I could go away with her and possibly get killed. I fell to the ground, hitting my head hard.
Adonis and Beryl melt their icy forms, and Venus glowed with a dangerous orange fiery aura. Just as they were about to separate from his world, Mars summoned two arrows and quickly pinned Adonis. Beryl used her daggers to dodge it, ripping apart from his world. Adonis was left.
"Adonis, you bastard!" tears formed a little in her eyes. "How could you do this? How could you betray your own planet? Your own kingdom?" she raised the Holy Blade in his direction.
"I loved you, Venus!" Adonis growled. "I loved you, and I thought that if I could wait, we could be together. But, when I saw you with that..." he pointed towards Malachite. "...that Earthling-"
"He's a human, Adonis, just like you! Just because he's from Earth does not make him any different that you!" she yelled as her long blonde hair flies with the wind, making her look like a true warrior.
"But we've known each other longer! Why would you choose him, whom you've never known except for a few days, over me, whom you've known your entire life?"
Venus growled. "I chose him because he wanted the best for me! He wanted me to be happy! He would willingly let me leave him if I was happy with that! He didn't even care about my beauty - the beauty I've inherited from Aphrodite! Unlike you - you traitor! You only cared about me as some... some thing that you could show off as a prize! You probably only fell in love with my beauty!"
"That is not true, Venus!" Adonis said back. "I loved you for your personality! I loved the way you could always make anyone happy! Whenever you were upset, who was there for you? He wasn't there! I was the only one there for you!" (A/N: see below)
"I understand your feelings, Adonis," Venus cried a bit, lowering her sword and loosening the hold of her love whip. "But after your betrayal, I can't be with you... I can't be with you knowing that you would rather kill all of my friends and the entire universe and have me spared."
Adonis widened his eyes a bit. I saw a shield crack in his eyes.
"But, I still love you, Adonis." Venus looked up to him with her beautiful, charming eyes. Because she is from a great line of Aphrodite, she has the ability to charm people and make them believe her. "I love you, even if you are with Metalia. I love you like you are my brother," she murmured, hoping to persuade him. "I know I can't return the same feelings you have for me, but I do love you! You are an important person to me! I don't want to lose you! And, even if you were to be with Metalia, she won't keep her promises! She'll destroy you along with everything else in the universe! Please don't believe her lies, Adonis! I'm your true friend, who's known you longer than Metalia has... I don't want to lose someone I care about... I don't want to lose you."
The shield completely broke in his eyes, and he fell to the ground. He clutched his head, as if he were having a war. "Venus... Mina... Please help-" He murmured, but screamed afterwards as a shield was remade. He panted, and took a deep breath. He stood up, and stared straight at us."You don't know Metalia, Venus." I widened my eyes. Not even Venus' charm could work against him? That's the strongest ability of the Royal family of Venus! "I am sorry, Venus. But, we will be together, soon. We are meant to be." Adonis and Beryl quickly leave, destroying the arrow.
"Dammit...!" I cursed, standing up. "They all got away!"
"Who cares?" Mars had bloodshot eyes towards me. "What I want to know is why you went off by yourself, Princess!" she started yelling, enough for the whole Earth to hear if she wanted to. "And why you decided to nearly do suicide when you grabbed her? Do you not know the consequences of your actions, Princess?" she questioned me, helping me up. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Mars was very overprotective of me, so her yelling at me was a sign that she cared about me.
"I was thinking about Earth, okay? I saw Metalia attack this planet, and I couldn't sit around and do nothing!"
"Was there no one around to help you?" Jupiter crossed her arms. She, too, was disapproving.
"No!" I confessed. "All of you were in the meeting, as well as my mom and Helios! The only one I had was Pegasus, okay?"
"Princess," Mercury looked at me with a sad look on her face. "Please don't do that. You are still attempting to recuperate after your acceptance of the crystal, so you shouldn't have so much stress on your body."
"I'm fine," I reassured them, holding my head with a bit of pain.
"You are not fine!" Mars creased her eyebrows at me. "You are going home, explaining to your mother what you did, and you will stay in the palace! You will not go out anywhere else! It's dangerous now that Metalia knows you possess the Silver Crystal!"
"Princess!" I heard Helios' voice, and I see him running towards me. He looks at me with an extremely worried look on his face, and he held my face in his hands, making sure I was fine. "Serenity, are you okay?"
"I'm fine,"
"She's not fine, Helios." Mars crossed her arms. "Something is wrong in this girl's mind. May the divine powers of some supernatural being help her to see straight," she joked, but I raised an eyebrow.
"Mars is right, Serenity." Helios looked at me sternly, like a brother would. "That was very dangerous of you to do, and you could have gotten killed."
"They would've gotten killed had I not come," I motioned to Endymion and his guards, who stood there a bit awkwardly.
Helios sighed. "Prince Endymion is holder of the Golden Crystal. He can hold his own, as well as four other people."
I looked down as I creased my eyebrows. So much for being selfless.
"Metalia got away," I murmured.
"That is to be expected," Helios mumbled, inspecting my wounds. "We must do a check up on you at home. But first, we must deal with this issue," he turned to Endymion and his guards.
"Helios," Endymion looked a little pale, but other than that, he was taking this fine.
"Prince Endymion, there are things that we must discuss concerning what you just saw, and what this means. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, please take Princess Serenity back to the Moon so she may rest."
All four girls nodded, and escorted me away.
I turned around, and saw that Helios was escorting the Earthlings into the castle. Endymion turned around, and for that moment, when our eyes met, time slowed down. As our eye contact collided against one another, I could feel the planets aligning, the chemicals reacting inside my body, as well as gaze of love and worry in his eyes.
I turned around, blushing an extreme red as the girls readied to transport themselves and me back to the moon.
Oh gods... what would my mother say when she found out?
"You are such an idiot, Princess." Mars berated me as she sat beside me on my bed. The other three girls followed her movements, and I attempted to relax.
"Thanks, Mars, for being so confident in me," I mumbled sarcastically.
"Serenity," Jupiter grasped my hand. "We are all just worried about you, okay? We did not know where you were, and we were scared that Metalia had taken you away. Mars would kill herself if it meant that you were safe."
Why? Why would she do something like that? What am I to her? What am I to all of the girls?
I sighed, rolling onto my side.
Mercury examined me, looking under the bandages and assessing the damages. "Strange..." she murmured.
"What?" Mars questioned.
"Her wounds are starting to heal. The Silver Crystal is healing the wounds done to her body; although there might still be some wounds and bruising due to the adjustment, your body is starting to heal." Mercury sighed a breath of relief, as did everyone else.
I looked to Venus, whose back was turned. She hadn't said a word since talking to Adonis.
"Venus," I sat up, against the protests of the other girls. "What is wrong?" I moved to the edge of my bed, putting a hesitant hand on her shoulder.
I see that tears water her eyes, and she quickly wiped them away. Because she is the leader of the guardians of the inner planets, she had a lot to live up to. She had to be trained to be the strongest leader, with countless hours of combat fighting and magic lessons. Venus also controlled her powers and mastered them into perfection, and she learned different fighting techniques, like archery, sword fighting, and other weaponry use just a few years ago at such a young age. She was trained and trained to become a warrior of justice, the strongest soldier than any man enlisted in the army. She had a lot to live up to.
The Holy Blade rested in her lap, and her love whip hung on her hip. I looked to her face, and saw that she was in unbelievable sorrow. I hugged her without saying a word. Adonis was Venus' childhood friend. Born as a servant for the Royal family, Venus and Adonis became close friends when Venus' parents and Adonis' parents were busy. They had so much fun together, and I remembered when I went to Venus to play with her and Adonis. I had fun over there.
Having Adonis choose destruction of her family must have really crushed Venus. Adonis meant so much to Venus, even if she denied it. He was a special person in her heart, something that no one else, not even me or Malachite -who had another place in her heart- could fill. Even though Venus loved her parents alot, Adonis filled the role of being a sort of brother for her, and supported her. I just hugged her tightly, knowing that not even words could portray her emotions. She fell on top of me, and started to cry. I stroke her hair lightly, starting to sing a soft lullaby my father would sing to me... when I couldn't ever go to sleep.
Seeing my father in that way... it sickened my insides. My father was a nobleman, but he did not possess powers. He was not of any Royal family, but he won over my mother's heart. My grandparents did not favor the idea of having a man with no magic to rule, but somehow, my father became a great leader for our people. I missed him so much...
I pushed the tears away, continuing to stroke Venus' hair, attempting to calm her down.
Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars join in, slowly singing softly. All of us knew that we did not have a great voice like Venus and her Royal family did -because of their heritage- but we tried.
Venus eventually calmed down, hiccuping as she continued to lay on my ripped up dress. I tilted my head as I looked her; I never really noticed her true beauty, but Venus was very beautiful. She had a pale face with high cheekbones... Long golden hair filled with life and beauty... her calm eyes...
"Serenity..." she murmured, her voice a little hoarse yet still charming and alluring. "Promise me you won't abandon us for Metalia,"
I widened my eyes. "Why would I ever do that, Venus?" I questioned her, but she doesn't answer.
"I don't want my friends... I don't want you to be killed, or worse - used, by Metalia. I can't watch that. You are my true friend, and I don't want to see that happen to you..." she gripped my shredded dress.
"I would never do that, Venus," I grasped her hand to assure her. "I will always stay by yours and the other girl's side." I replied.
"Venus, everything will be okay," Mars murmured, stroking Venus' hair. On the outside, Venus was hardcore, just like Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter were also trained to be. But on the inside, she was sensitive and very loving and caring.
"Come on, Venus. Let's go eat something, okay?" I lifted her up from my lap, and helped her to stand up. We assisted her in our walk to the dining room, where a servant asked what we wanted. We ordered Venus' favorite food, along with a couple of our foods for us to eat. But, even as we got our food, Venus did not change.
I get up in the middle of the meal and left the room without a word to my friends. I quickly ran through the halls of the palace till I reached a specific room. I opened it, and become thankful that no one else was in it.
The Chamber of Prayer. My mother, father, and I would often go here to pray. The Crystal Tower stood tall and glowing with life; the Holy Blade was stuck through the ground, and the only capable person of getting it out would be Venus. I kneeled in front of the tower, and began to pray.
I prayed for Venus, for my father, for my mother, for all my friends, for Endymion, for the people of Earth, for Beryl... I prayed and prayed silently, watching the Crystal Tower glow brightly with my prayers.
~Days Later~
I stood in the Royal Throne room, next to my mother and empty throne seat, where my father would sit when he was alive. I suppressed the tears at the realization of how much I really missed my father. Now, his body is a puppet for Metalia. How dare she do such a thing!
My mother sat regally and with her staff in her right hand. Her crystal, the thing that was her magic as well as soul, rested on the top of her staff. As much dangerous as it sounded to have your soul in such a huge opening for attack, you could not destroy a soul, much less a Sailor Crystal. For mere mortals, even those with magic, it is impossible. For Metalia, who is chaos herself? That, I did not know.
I took a deep breath, feeling very uneasy and queasy in my stomach. I see Mercury and Jupiter on my side, while Venus and Mars are on the other side. The tall ceiling of the throne room had a beautiful and breathtaking image of Selene. The room is decorated with silver and chrome accents, while the rest is white. It wouldn't be long now.
As if on cue, the doors opened, revealing Helios walking through. He walked down the hall towards my mother, and behind him... were King Endymion and Queen Terra. Behind them was Endymion, and behind him were his guards.
"My queen, I bring to you the king and queen of of Earth, King Endymion and Queen Terra." Helios bowed before he stepped aside.
My mother trailed her eyes from Helios to the King and Queen of Earth, who seemed shocked and stunned to be on the moon. Hey, at least they didn't go into panic mode.
"King Endymion, Queen Terra, welcome," my mother stood up, stepping down the steps and going down to their level. "I am Queen Serenity, and I welcome you to the Moon Palace. I understand that you have met my daughter, Princess Serenity," she motioned to me, and I bowed royally as I had been trained many times to do.
"It is an honor to make your acquaintance once more, King Endymion and Queen Terra." I said to them.
"Much obliged," King Endymion smiled. "When I first saw her, I did not believe her to be a commoner due to her excellent speaking ability, the way she walked, and her manners. Your daughter is just as regal as you,"
"Thank you," my mother smiled, but seemed as though she didn't believe that. She grew up with me, so she knew my manners. That's why she didn't believe him.
"Allow me to introduce my son, Prince Endymion, whom I believe you have already acquainted with."
Prince Endymion turned on the charm for my mother, and bowed like I did. "Thank you so much, Queen Serenity, for inviting my family and I here. It is a true honor to visit such a breathtaking Palace. These are my friends, Malachite, Zoycite, Nephlite, and Jadeite."
The four of them bowed.
"Thank you so much for visiting us," My mother smiled greatly. "I understand that other worldly existence is new to you, and you might be shocked, but we must tell you for your own safety. Currently, we are in a war with a being that may shock you, and I know that you are new to this and probably do not want to have anything to do with it, but for the safety of your kingdom and your planet, we must discuss these matters."
"Yes, Priest Helios has told us of everything," King Endymion nodded.
"Shall we?" My mother motioned to the war room. My friends followed them because of their warrior title. "Princess Serenity," My mother turned around. "Please assist Prince Endymion in any way necessary. He is our guest, okay?" she looked at me sternly.
"Yes, mother," I bowed as she left, leaving me alone with Helios and Endymion and his guards.
Helios clapped his hands delightfully, as though he were the happiest person in the world. "Well, shall we offer a tour of the palace, Serenity?" he questioned me.
I groaned. Anything but tours! I didn't even know the history of this Moon Palace! But, I cannot say no in front of the guests. "Of course, Helios," I smiled through my teeth, sending him a message that he would pay back. "Prince Endymion, would you like a tour of the Palace?"
"Of course," Prince Endymion looked just as ready to torture me through history as Helios was.
(A/N:) And now, a moment of silence for our Friend-zoned comrade, Adonis. Sorry, I had to put that. Yes, I friend zoned Adonis. I know, I'm a cruel person.