Life after Sailor Moon
Andrew's Dream
By Cindra
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I know that it has been an eternity since I even updated this story and I'm sorry about that, but I guess I got eternally blocked from the storyline for a long while and my muse turned me to another group of characters and that's been my focus for the last few years or so…You could say that I caught the magical bug…Anyway this weekend inspiration struck me again and here is my latest brainstorm with this particular tale of mine…
I decided to bring Andrew into the storyline more and really shake up Darien's life a bit…for the record in this particular world Reika and Andrew all be that still the best of friends parted ways…he went on to be a heart surgeon and she's saving Africa…. Here is seeing as today is my B-day my present to you.
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own Sailor Moon I do this because I love to write and for the enjoyment of my readers…The original characters and the original ideas are mine and it's going to stay that way.
Notes: italics denotes a characters thoughts
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Sere stared down at the strange concoction that Ami wanted her to try. It was hot pink in color and looked as if to be some sort of magical brew of some kind nothing like what Ami usually had her try. "What's this stuff supposed to do and why do I suddenly feel like a rat in a lab experiment?"
Ami arched a brow and frowned as if to say would I ever do anything to hurt you. "You outlawed testing on animals remember; besides mother tells me that this is exactly what you and your unborn twins need."
"Let me see if I understand this or not Aunt Athena wishes for me to drink this?" Sere was unconvinced that this strange brew could do anything to help her or her unborn twins. Moreover she didn't know that there was anything lacking in her regimen set out by Endy, Zach, and Ami herself and that alone worried her. "Ames I wasn't aware that my prenatal care was lacking anything. You, Zach, and Endy all said that I was fine and that the twins were flourishing." She bit down worriedly on her lip.
"Sere that's a Lunarian prenatal vitamin drink that will prevent the twins from feeding off the energy of your silver crystal." Ami gave her a reassuring hug. "You and the babies are flourishing we just don't want them to flourish ahead of schedule."
"You mean this weird concoction will keep them from growing ahead of schedule?" Her eyes lit up in sheer delight. "No more being cooped up in the palace!"
Ami wasn't so sure about that last part, but she would gladly tell a little white lie if it meant drinking the lunar drink. "The only reason that you are palace bound is because you used a Senshi gadget to play hooky which backfired on you causing this growth spurt in your babies. Now that I have slowed that situation down immensely I see no reason why you can't be allowed a little more freedom."
Sere didn't waste any time downing every last drop of the potion. "I'll do anything to protect my babies." She set the empty glass down on the nightstand. "This stuff isn't all that bad it makes me feel all warm inside and full of energy."
"It's the wonderful thing about this drink there are no ill side affects to speak of in fact the drink makes one feel energized, well tempered, and stress free." Ami walked over and fluffed up the mound of pillows that Sere was lounging against in bed.
"At least these two insomniacs are sleeping which believe you me is a welcome change." Sere rubbed her swollen middle affectionately.
"So how was your day today?" Ami, who was taking her turn on keeping Sere in bed watch, sat down on the divan by the window to read her medical journal.
Sere took out Cindy's transformation compact from the pocket of her skirt. "Mystery solved."
Ami set down her journal gaping wide-eyed at her in surprise. "Endy must be thrilled with that little bit of news."
"Oh he was so much so that she's palace bound until further notice." She blew her bangs out of her eyes in frustration. "Lucky for her Cam showed up and volunteered to keep an eye on the little imp."
"Cameron, as in Hotaru's soul mate, your big brother from over three thousand years ago?" Ami's acted like this was news. "Does Hotaru know that he's here?"
Sere rolled her eyes at her, "Yeah like you didn't already know."
"So how does it feel to have your big brother back in your life again?" Ami grinned.
"Seeing as I only has a short conversation with him this morning I can't really say." Sere sighed. "He was so set on being with Hotaru again and she barely remembers him…"
"Sounds familiar doesn't it Sere only reverse the situation." Ami smirked.
"Actually Ami the two of us could barely stand to be around each other until I found out he was Tux and he died or so I thought in my arms. Which mind you if my memory serves correctly caused me to shed that single tear and reveal my Imperium Silver Crystal…so no Ames Cam and Hotaru do not compare with Endy and I not even close." Sere rubbed lotion on her swollen middle. "I went through hell to keep my prince and all Cam had to do is wait for Hotaru to wake up."
"Momma stop growling at Aunt Ami it's not nice." Cindy walked in with a tray of fresh fruit and a huge glass of milk.
"Why aren't you with your Uncle Cam?" Sere arched a silver blonde brow at her daughter.
"Uncle Cam and Aunt Hotaru are lip locked in the library, soooo I doubt they want me watching." Cin returned her mothers look with one of her own.
"LIP LOCKED?" Ami and Sere exclaimed in unison.
"Well she was bawling her eyes out, so Uncle Cam sent me to go fix a snack in the kitchen. I wanted to cheer up Aunt Hotaru, so I made her a yummy sundae, but when I went back to bring it to her I saw them lip locked on one of the couches in the Library…Uncle Nate was walking by and ushered me back to the kitchen again to help him with stuff." Cin rolled her eyes at the two adults.
"Lip locked on the library couch?" Sere and Ami grabbed Cindy sending the tray that she was carrying crashing to the floor causing milk and food to fly in all directions.
"Mom how could you! I worked hard on your snack!" Cin protested as she was dragged along with two beyond curious women.
"I'm sorry sweetie, but Mommy has other priorities and will make it up to you I promise." Sere took the private lift that would take them directly to the Library of knowledge.
"Geez momma they were only kissing! I mean it's not like it's a big thing or anything. They do it constantly at home all the time…you all do." Cin hissed at them as the three of them crept stealthfully into the library to spy on the newly reunited couple.
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Cam and Hotaru were on the couch looking at the books on the Silver Millennium. Hotaru was nestled on his lap, but they weren't as Cin had stated previously lip locked.
"Told ya that she wouldn't stay put after Cin announced what she saw. Little sis never could leave well enough alone." Cam nibbled on her ear lobe all too aware that the three of them were spying on them.
Hotaru grinned tilting her chin so that she was giving him an amused look with her sparkling violet eyes. "Sere stay put. Boy golden boy you really have been out of the loop."
Cam arched a brow at her twirling a lock of her jet black hair around his finger. "Golden boy, huh. You know what that does to me."
Hotaru blushed.
"Sere always has been overprotective, but I'm her brother she trusts me…" Cam trailed kisses along her jaw line.
"Cam they see me as a baby sister that's why they fell that they needed to check on us..." Hotaru closed her eyes as Cam kissed her silencing her with a heart melting kiss.
Sere and Ami pretended to look for a book all the while spying at them thru a space in the stacks. The two of them found themselves being pulled into the arms of their husbands.
"Cam and Hotaru deserve their privacy and you my sweet are supposed to be in bed." Endy growled in Sere's ear.
"Ice this is not what I call watching over your patient." Zach growled in Ami's ear.
Ami blushed three shades of red. Her usual reaction at being caught spying. "It's not like that at all, Zoi. She drank the Lunarian tonic so she's feeling a thousand percent more like her old self…we, um, came down here because we wanted to read Cindy a story."
Zoi looked down at the book that Ames had clinched in the hand. "Sweetness she's a little young for the Karma Sutra." He took the book from her hands and put it back on the shelf. "Now let's try this again what's going on."
Ami was mortified at this point. "Sere wanted to check on Cam and Hotaru because Cindy told us that they were in her kissing. Now seeing as Hotaru is the youngest of us we took it upon ourselves to check on our baby sister of sorts."
"Well?" Was all that Endy growled down at Sere.
"I love you Muffin." Sere brought on the water works and her famous trademark guaranteed to make anyone crumble to her will pout.
"Muffin?" Cam burst out laughing. "Muffin! So what does he call Sere dumpling head?" He hooted with laughter.
Hotaru punched him in the gut. "As a matter of fact wise ass he calls her Meatball head and it's endearing not funny you clueless blockhead! Now let me up I have a test to study for." She jabbed her elbow into his rib cage and he let her go. She then stalked out of the library.
"Hailey don't be that way doll face. I was just kidding…!" Cam shouted after her. "Two hours and I'm already in the doghouse." He groaned. "Are the two of you happy now?" He turned all of his frustration on Ami and Sere.
"I love you big brother." Sere sniffled.
"Oh no brat none of that messed it up now you fix it! Muffin there might melt, but it doesn't…" Cam's resolve dissolved as Sere's azure blue eyes pooled with tears and her lip quivered. "Damn it don't you dare start with the water works." Cam stalked over to glare down at her.
A single tear streamed down her cheek. "I'll fix this big brother. I promise. She's just a little overwhelmed." All of the tears in her eyes vanished and were replaced by her disapproval of his actions. "After all she's an innocent and you sure as hell didn't ease into the relationship!"
"Ease into the relationship! Now just one damn…" Cam's snarl was cut off by his sister.
"Hotaru has gone from hell and back again. She is a sweet, gentle, sensitive, caring, young woman and you will…" Endy put his hand over her mouth to shush her.
"Treat her with the love and respect that she deserves or brother-in-law or not we will tear you apart." Endy growled softly.
"We're doctors just imagine the things us surgeons could do to you." Zach added onto the threat.
"Oh honestly will all of you stop it already! I am twenty-one now and a grown woman, so back the hell off before you scare him away!" Hotaru came back to rescue Cam. "I'll have you know that I have my memory back in full now and am well aware that the two of us were married!"
Ami and Sere stared wide-eyed at the Senshi of Saturn whose planetary symbol was blazing on her forehead.
"Oh and that I lost our unborn son all those millennia ago! Take it slow my ass! Stay the hell out of my relationship with my prince or we'll have problems!" She reached up on her tip-toes and grabbed hold of a fist full of his golden silver hair. "Come along Cameron you can help me study for my test."
"Ow! Easy on the hair Hailey!" Cam yelped as he was persuaded out of the library with a hard tug on his hair. "I'm not the one your fuming mad at they are!"
Sere, Endy, Zach, Ami, and Cindy all burst out laughing.
"I think that it's safe to assume that we can go about planning her wedding." Sere giggled.
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Andrew Edwards sat bolt upright in his bed sweat beaded his brow as he raked his fingers through his golden blonde hair. He had come home to his big empty apartment after being unable to ditch his migraine and had taken some pills and crashed on his bed.
Being a heart surgeon at Crystal Tokyo General Hospital was an extremely challenging all be that stressful career choice, but his passion was healing people. It helped immensely that thanks to Dare and Serena's tweaking with things he now had access to Lunarian medicine and technology which gave him an edge in the battle to save a patients life. It had floored him that he seemed to take to these new amazing medical advancements as if he'd known them all of his life.
He scrubbed at his face with his hands and forced back the feeling of failure and remorse for what seemed like the millionth time. It still stung that he hadn't been able to save Raye's grandfather two years ago this very day and now it was possible to repair a severely damaged heart without causing undo trauma to a patient. That remorse no matter how it nagged him or cut into him like a hot searing knife wasn't why he was having headaches nor was the stress from the job no it had nothing whatsoever to do with what was driving him slowly out of his mind.
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It had started right after the creation of Darien and Serena's utopia the dream that haunted him whenever he shut his eyes.
He was in what looked at least to him to be some sort of place of healing in some long ago forgotten kingdom focusing on something that he was reading in front of him when this vision no a goddess draped in a beautiful sapphire blue gown with the most beautiful cerulean blue eyes that he had ever seen and the most exquisitely beautiful face to match races into the room with terror in her eyes. He springs to his feet to comfort her and she throws herself into his arms burying her face against his chest. Sobbing that she didn't mean to do it, but something was just so beautiful and she had to touch it…He asks her in a calm gentle tone what happened and she looks up at him with the most soulful eyes just as all hell breaks loose outside. Shouts coming from the hall tell him that this isn't good.
"Andros is Dora with you?" Someone shouts from the outside corridor.
He could hear the clash of steel on steel and the stench of battle everywhere, but manages to shout back that yes Dori is safe. Just before something hideous out of ones worst nightmares crashes through the windows and glares menacingly at him the intent to kill them is evident on the things mind.
"Andy run this is my mess and I intend to help fight it. Don't worry handsome we will find each other again…remember that I love you and I'm going to make this right again." The goddess in his arms pulls out something that the Senshi use to transform and shouts "Earth Cosmic power!" She's now dressed in a similar uniform as the Senshi and jumps out the window the monster gives chase.
He's goes to the windows and shouts that he'll find her again if it takes a thousand life times. Then there is this horrendous crash and he's thrown out the window several stories bellow and lands at her feet. He's dying it's obvious everything in his body is in agony.
She races over to his side after taking out what looked like a hundred things with one massive attack and pulls me into her arms. Sobbing that he's hurt too badly and she can't heal him.
He tells her not to worry that if it takes a thousand lifetimes he will find her again and that they will be together.
She's crying tears are streaming down her cheeks. She tells him that she will love him forever and she kisses him one last time…
Then he wakes up shaking and drenched with sweat.
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Was he like the others? Had he been reincarnated as well? If so then why hadn't Sailor Earth made her appearance when all hell had been breaking loose on the planet? It might be possible that she hadn't awakened yet…All he knew was that he had to find her or slowly lose his mind.
"Get a grip Andrew. Get some perspective here." He got out of bed to go stare out at the sun setting from his bank of windows and the terrace that led out onto his own private rooftop sanctuary. Let's face it the odds that she was on the planet and him finding her were astronomically not in your favor.
His heart stopped and then started again when he caught sight of his goddess the vision from his dreams curled up in her Senshi on one of the lounges under the protective shade of an umbrella.
His hands were shaking as he unlocked the french doors that opened up to his tranquil oasis a garden of Eden that kept him centered so that he could continue with his passion to heal the sick. He had pool with a hot tub that he used to unwind and relax or swim laps in when he was contemplating a problem with a patient.
He crept over to where she was sleeping and peered down at her beautiful face. This was why things hadn't worked out with Rika and why he hadn't been able to settle for anything less than his other half. This goddess was the reason and she had found him. "It took three thousand years but we finally found each other Pandora…" Andrew kneeled down beside the lounge and brushed his lips against her cheek. Pandora? No wonder she was acting the way that she had in his dream…She'd just opened…
Pandora sleepily blinked opened her blue eyes. "Andros is that really you?" She whimpered tears shining in her eyes.
"It's Andrew now, but yes Dora it really is me." Andrew brushed away a stray tear with the pad of his thumb. "Why did you stay away from me for so long?"
Dora threw herself into his arms and burst into tears. "I didn't want to take the chance of messing everything up again! I had a moment of weakness once and didn't want to risk it ever happening again. You died… the kingdom…" She sobbed. "No the planet was destroyed because I succumbed to the sirens song from that terrible yet beautiful box! My friends…my brother…the Moon Kingdom…the planetary kingdoms…all fell because I opened it!" She buried her face against his chest.
Andrew stood up with her in his arms. "Running away or hiding never solves anything nor is blaming yourself for having some evil force that was far greater than you influence your mind into opening its prison. You got on a certain evil bitches bad side by getting her exiled from Atlantis and she came up with the ultimate revenge." He carried her back into his home and got them both settled on the ultra comfortable sunken couch in his living room. "You aren't the only one that was influenced by that darkness's evil even Endymion was brainwashed for a while. You may have opened hell on Earth, but not once did you ever betray those that you loved. Your big brother tried to kill Serenity, but ultimately their love conquered all."
"You haven't changed at all have you?" She looked up at him with miserable eyes. "You always see a rainbow in any storm."
"I had a lot of practice with Darien and Serena." He kissed the top of her head. "I mean Endymion and Serenity. You've been haunting my dreams for months now and I was about to go search the globe for you myself."
"I was on Avalon with my parents and just arrived with Cameron this morning. Oh and Aunt Athena, Uncle Ares, Aunt Aphrodite, and Aunt Hera." She reveled in the feeling of having him hold her in his arms again. "I went in search of you and something led me here, but you weren't home so I decided to curl up in your roof top sanctuary and wait for you."
"So no one knows that you're here?" Andrew asked softly.
Dora shook her head sending her bejeweled raven haired genie style ponytail of curls going to and fro across her shoulders. "No I swore them all to secrecy not even Mom and Daddy know that I tagged along with the others. I wanted to see you first then deal with the rest of my family."
"Dori you're in something that's going to no doubt send a signal flare to the others whether you wish to see them yet or not…" Andrew wasn't the least bit surprised to see a portal open and have Selena step out of it. "Hello Sel is there something that you need?"
"Andrew I see that the last of the family has finally been reunited with their long lost love." Sel arched a brow at the two of them. "Pandora, do you now believe that all of your hiding was for naught?"
"Sel what gave me away?" Dora pouted.
"Your Senshi form has not been felt on this planet for three thousand years and when I sensed your presence on the planet I knew that you were ready to let the healing begin and be around your lost family and friends again." Sel opened her arms to her. "No one ever blamed you Pandora…It's because of you the Kind Orion and Queen Gaia were spared."
"Go on Dori. I'm not going anywhere nor am I ever letting you leave me again." Andrew kissed her softly.
"I'm so sorry… I was just so afraid that it would happen again…" She burst into tears again.
Sel calmly walked over and sat down next to her. "Pandora you've held this inside for three millennia just let the tears flow and then begin your life anew with your beloved." She pulled her into her arms and stroked her head. "And with those who love you and have missed you."
The phone rang and Andrew reached beside him to answer it. "This is Dr. Edwards if this is the hospital I'm sorry, but I have a family emergency and you will have to …"
"Andrew! Did something happen to Liz or your parents!" It wad Endy on the other end of the line.
"Uh no not exactly…" Andrew cleared his throat. "So your majesty what's the problem Sere driving you insane?"
"Answer the question Andrew what does not exactly mean?" Endy growled.
"It's not that kind of situation, so relax it's more of a personal nature and that seemed like the easiest way to keep me out of the OR for the night." Andrew raked his fingers through his hair.
"Personal nature, eh." Endy chuckled. "So who finally managed to catch your eye? You haven't really dated since well forever when you and Rika parted ways."
"She kind of just dropped into my lap…" Andrew wasn't really lying she had sort of threw herself into his arms out on his patio.
"Andy are you talking to my…" Pandora. having had her cry was now had detransformed into her normal clothes that being a pretty sapphire sundress and her long waist length mane of raven waves held back by a silk head band, focused on what he was doing.
"He's chatting with his best friend that would be your big brother. I will expect the two of you for dinner at the Palace. It's a family affair." Sel left them alone once more.
"Dinner?" Pandora whimpered biting down on her lip and he pulled her into his arms.
"Is she there with you now?" Endy couldn't help but smirk.
"Uh yeah as a matter of fact she's cuddled in my arms." Andrew couldn't help but chuckle when she buried her face against his chest. "Honestly Pandora it's going to be fine…"
"What did you say?" Endy nearly dropped the phone as the name triggered a flash of memory in his head and he saw a beautiful raven haired young girl sticking his tongue at him and saying not funny big brother. No it couldn't be or Mother and Father would have told me…
"I was talking to the raven haired goddess in my arms. Her name is Pandora…"
"Oh honestly Andros you really never learned the art of being subtle even in this lifetime." Dora hissed at him.
"Andros…" Endymion had another flash of memory this time it was teasing his best friend about being in love with his sister while he dressed his wounded arm. The guy looked just like Andrew. No wonder we hit it off so well…so that means that Pandora…this day really is a day for reunions. Dare stared at the phone in disbelief.
"Nice going Dori now he's gone into shock or something." Andrew rolled her eyes at him. "Endy doesn't have total recall about his past and this might just make him go tilt."
"Give me that thing…" Pandora took the phone from him put it to her ear and spoke into it. "Hello big brother you aren't having an attack or anything are you? I mean Sere really wouldn't be happy if you went catatonic or anything like that."
"Dora is that really you?" Endy's voice cracked with emotion.
"Yes big brother it's me…I tagged along with Cam and the others and went in search of my own soul mate." Dora's short spurt of courage evaporated her voice was also laced with emotion.
"Why didn't Mother and Father tell me…"
"Because I didn't want any of you to know…"
"Pandora why on earth would you ever want that we all love you and Sere will be overjoyed to see you again."
"I have my reasons…" She choked out emotionally.
"Dora?" Endy was tempted to open a portal to his best friend's penthouse apartment, but Sere was sleeping in his arms.
"Look I did something really horrific all those millennia ago…"
"I know all about the box…" Endy finally understood why she had done what she had thought was best for everyone.
"What but how could you…"
"Beryl took great pleasure in boasting about her victories one of which was tricking you into opening the box that would unleash the forces of darkness…You see I was under her dark influence I know first hand…" Endy spoke in a calm soothing tone.
"I caused all of you to under go so much…" She choked back tears.
"It was father's ignorance when the box was discovered that was at fault…" Endy growled. "If he had left it in the ocean in that cavern where it was found then…no there is no use going over something that happened three millennia ago…"
Sere had been quietly listening to who her love was chatting with and took the phone from him. "Dora is that really you?"
"Sere? Um yes it's me…" Dora blinked back tears.
"Well that's a relief I was beginning to think that my mind was playing tricks on me when I…Pandora Andromeda what took you so long to visit it's not like we couldn't have used your help in a battle or two or that ray jewel of yours. I'd given up on you when my Rosie transformed into a min yet entirely different version of your alter ego…I missed my partner in crime…" Sere burst into tears.
"Oh no Serenity don't cry, um, I'll be there is a little bit okay." Dora was crying too. "I just had to see my Andros first…"
"Andros…You mean that Andrew is…Oh this is so prefect he'll be able to be happy and smile again." Sere was all smiles now. "He spends too much time at the Hospital, but now he has you…his very own princess. It's no wonder that I saw him as a big brother of sorts…"
The sound could be heard of two people wrestling over the phone and a whimper of I don't wanna nap from Sere followed by Endy taking back control of the phone.
"Please put Andrew back on the phone." Endy growled.
"Oh no big brother you are not lording over my relationship nor are you going to brow beat him into submission. I plan on marrying him as soon as humanly possible and …" Dora glared at Andrew when he plucked the phone out of her hands. "But I wasn't finished…"
"Yes tigress I know, but it's a guy thing." Andrew pulled her to him with his free arm for a nice long kiss.
"Andrew you and my baby sister will be joining Cam and Hotaru this weekend to officially begin your lives together and that's a royal command." Endy laughed when Sere through her arms around him and kissed him.
"I think that I can go along with that now if you will excuse me Dora and I have a lot of catching up to do…" He went to hang up on Endy.
"Dinner two hours be there or I drag you there myself. Kissing her is fine anything else until you legally wed my baby sis will wind you up in the Hospital…"
"Yes buddy I get it two hours…be a complete gentleman…or die." Andrew hit the off button, threw the phone into a potted plant, and got down with some serious kissing with his love.
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Well there is the latest exert in my little saga …. Until next time
Cindra©2002-2006