Hearts Desire- Part II
By: ShadowQueenGalactica
Disclaimer: I do not own anything affiliated with Sailor Moon. I do not own the rights to any of the songs related to Sailor Moon.
Author's Notes: I am currently working on Part 2, I'm very picky with my writing, as soon as a chapter is completed and I'm happy with it, I will start posting chapters. Please be patient, Part 2 is still a work of progress.
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:::Chapter 1:::
(One Year Later)
"Helio-sama, slow down my little Prince." Queen Serenity instructed, lifting the heavy fabric of her sapphire blue gown as she hurried her steps in an attempt to catch up to her son.
"Allow me your grace." Tourmaline stated in amusement, as he swiftly hurried his steps running ahead of his Queen to catch up to the small Prince. Lifting the Prince into his arms, he smiled as he heard the small Prince laugh from being caught. Walking to his Queen, he watched the Queen hold her arms out as the small child happily went into his mother's safe embrace.
"Thank you Tourmaline-san." Queen Serenity gently stated, watching her Guardian smile and bow.
"Mama, let me go!" Prince Heliodor commanded, as he tried to wriggle free from his mother's hold. "I want to go play!"
"My Prince, you're going to make me drop you." Queen Serenity said, sighing as she gently lowered her son from her arms. Watching her son happily running towards the large tree in the center of the gardens once again, she sighed as she followed behind him once more. "I fear he's going to fall out of that tree one day." She worriedly sighed.
"He's a boy, he's going to climb and get into everything." Tourmaline said, chuckling with amusement at the Queen's constant worry.
Running towards the tall tree, Prince Heliodor quickly stopped, when noticing something shiny up in the sky, quickly capturing his attention. Stopping and looking up at the sky for a moment, he grew excited seeing the shiny glint reflect once more under the sun's rays. Turning and looking at his mother he excitedly smiled pointing up at the sky, as he shouted with delight of his discovery. "Mama! Look!"
"What is that Tourmaline-san?" Queen Serenity worriedly asked, catching sight of the shiny glint far up in the sky.
"We need to go now my Queen." Tourmaline commanded, ushering his Queen to follow him. Watching Queen Serenity quickly lift the small Prince into her arms, he ushered her to follow as they quickly made their way towards the palace.
Glancing back as she ran towards the palace, Queen Serenity gasped seeing an Arietes ship beginning to descend. 'No, please, this can't be happening!' She thought with panic, tightening her hold around her son. "Helio-sama, do not let go of me." She begged, as they desperately began to run from the gardens.
"I'm scared!" Prince Heliodor cried out tears streaking his small cheeks, as he tightly clung to his mother.
"It's alright, I won't let anything happen to you." Queen Serenity said, tears shining in her eyes.
"Sire, an Arietes war ship has just entered the atmosphere!" A guard shouted, as he breathlessly entered the throne room.
"What?" King Heliodor angrily demanded, swiftly standing and teleporting to the large window. Looking out he saw the large war ship beginning to descend. "I want all available guards armed ready to defend the palace." He commanded watching the guard bow. "Where is my family?" He demanded. "I want them brought to me immediately." He said, watching the guard swiftly bow before turning and running out of the throne room. Looking back out the window, he glanced towards the gardens feeling his stomach nervously twist when seeing his wife and son were outside running from the gardens. "No." He said, swiftly teleporting from the throne room.
"It's alright Helio-sama." Queen Serenity breathlessly stated, as she followed Tourmaline back to the palace. Seeing they were getting closer to the back entrance of the palace, she sighed in relief watching her husband appear. "Heliodor-sama!" She cried out, swiftly running into his embrace. "What's happening?" She worriedly asked, watching him gently shake his head before he spoke.
"There's no time." King Heliodor gently stated, then sternly looked at Tourmaline. "Meet us in the throne room, prepare to defend the royal family." He commanded, watching the guard swiftly bow then turn his attention towards the Queen.
"I will be there shortly my Queen." Tourmaline calmly stated, looking at his frightened Queen. Watching her tearfully nod her head, he swiftly ran forwards once more.
Feeling King Heliodor wrap his arm around her waist, Queen Serenity fearfully looked up into his worried gaze. 'He's scared, this isn't good.' She worriedly thought, her stomach nervously twisting. Snapping from her thoughts as he spoke, she tearfully looked up at him.
"Hold onto me Serenity-sama." King Heliodor quickly commanded, feeling his wife wrapping an arm around him as he teleported them back to the palace.
Feeling her tightly clinging to him as they appeared in the palace, King Heliodor gently caressed her cheek before tilting her chin and forcing her to look at him. "I need you to fight and defend the palace with the ginzuishou." He commanded, watching her tearfully nod her head. "I will protect Helio-sama, I promise."
"Yes my King." Queen Serenity said, taking a step back from her husband. Watching him hold his hand out, she smiled watching her brooch appear in his open palm. Carefully handing their son over to her husband, she quickly took the brooch from her husband's hand. "I love you Helio-sama." She said, gently kissing her son's forehead. "Mama has to go fight the bad guys."
"Please be careful and stay vigilant my Queen." King Heliodor stated, watching her tearfully nod her head before she took a step forward and pressed her lips gently against his.
Smiling at the surprised look on her husband's face as their lips parted, Queen Serenity smiled up at him before speaking. "I promise, I will not let anything happen to either of you, my King." Queen Serenity said, feeling him briefly rest his forehead against hers as his hand gently rested against her cheek. "I love you my King." She said, as she swiftly turned and ran from the throne room.
Standing in shock at her final words to him, King Heliodor tearfully smiled, knowing it was the first time his wife professed her love for him within the five years they had been married. "I love you too, my Queen." He softly stated, a stray tear streaking his cheek as he happily chuckled.
"Mama!" Prince Heliodor cried out, desperately reaching for his mother.
"It's alright son, your mother is going to help keep us safe." King Heliodor said, then tensed watching the door open once again, moments after his wife's departure. Watching Tourmaline enter the throne room, he noticed him quickly draw his sword as he stood watch at the door. Walking to his throne, King Heliiodor sat and watched from the large window seeing the majority of the guards were on the palace grounds awaiting for the battle to begin. Feeling his son cling to him in fright, he protectively tightened his hold around his son. "It's alright, we will be safe Hello-sama, I promise." He said, watching the battle soon start.
Passing Tourmaline as she ran down the hall, Queen Serenity watched him stop and look at her with concern. "I'm fighting in the battle, please protect my family Tourmaline-san." She pleaded, watching him bow before swiftly continuing the direction of the throne room. Tightening her hold on the brooch, she swiftly raised the brooch into the air. "Moon Eternal, Make-Up!" Smiling as she was surrounded by the warmth of the ginzuishou, she felt the weight of her gown vanish as she transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon.
"I have to do this, I have to protect my family." Eternal Sailor Moon determinedly stated, as she swiftly ran outside to where the Helaen warriors were preparing for the upcoming battle.
"My Queen, you should not be out here. Please go inside with the King and the Prince, we will protect the Royal family." The Commanding Warrior urged, watching his Queen sternly shake her head before she spoke.
"The King commands that I be out here assisting with the battle." Eternal Sailor Moon sternly stated, watching the warrior look at her in surprise. "Lead your warriors, I will be assisting as much as I can." She said, watching him swiftly bow.
"It is an honor to fight alongside you, my Queen." The Commanding Warrior stated, watching the Queen smile and nod her head.
Watching the battle transpire around her, Eternal Sailor Moon watched as the Helaen guards were being violently slain. Angering, she swiftly summoned her tier pointing her weapon at the oncoming Arietes warriors. "Silver Moon Crystal Power!" She yelled, watching the immense power expelling from the Eternal Tier. Briefly looking away in shame as she killed the group of approaching Arietes Warriors, she turned her gaze towards the Helaen Warriors cheering at the brief victory. "I have no choice, I must protect my family." She sternly stated, trying to reassure herself she was doing the right thing.
"My Queen, there's more approaching!" A warrior quickly shouted, watching his Queen turn and look at the onslaught of Arietes Warriors quickly approaching them.
"Ready your weapons, we must defend the palace!" The Commanding Warrior shouted, as he and the small number of remaining Helaen warriors prepared their weapons.
"There's too many of them!" Another warrior shouted in fear.
"Do not show weakness! We fight to the death, if we fall, we die an honorable death!" The Commanding Warrior shouted, watching his warriors raise their weapons in rally to their Commanders words.
Knowing the Commander's words were true, Eternal Sailor Moon tightly closed her eyes as she focused on the power of her ginzuishou. "For my family." She softly stated, as a stray tear streaked her cheeks as she was surrounded by the power of the ginzuishou. Opening her eyes, she smiled feeling her wings quickly extend as she swiftly lifted herself into the air taking flight. "For honor, for the preservation of our Kingdom!" She shouted, watching the warriors cheer below her, before they swiftly ran forwards into the final battle.
Watching with anticipation of the battle occurring, King Heliodor swiftly turned and looked at Tourmaline. "Prepare a ship, I am fleeing with the Prince. I cannot let anything happen to my son." He sternly commanded.
"Sire, what about the Queen?" Tourmaline worriedly asked, watching his King grimly shake his head.
"My son's safety must come first, he is the next heir to the throne." King Heliodor sternly stated. "If there is time I will retrieve her from the battlefield." He said, watching Tourmaline bow before swiftly exiting the throne room.
"Mama." Prince Heliodor softly stated, pointing up in the sky as tears streaked his small cheeks. "I want mama." He whimpered with fear.
Turning his gaze out the window, King Heliodor smiled seeing his wife ascend into the air with white feathered wings. 'You're so beautiful, so graceful my Queen.' He thought, smiling as he watched his wife raise her arms and a white energy suddenly encompassed her. "We will finally witness what power your mother truly possesses." He said, watching his son reach up touching the window. Watching the power expel down, he smiled watching as a group of Arietes Warriors were instantly killed within the blast of pure energy.
"Mama." Prince Heliodor whimpered, tears streaking his small cheeks as he desperately reached out for her.
Watching with anticipation when he noticed an Arietes pointing his weapon at his wife, King Heliodor smiled watching the Queen turn in time, blasting the single Arietes Warrior back with her tier. Smirking as the Arietes warrior lifelessly dropped to the ground, King Heliodor watched in fear as his wife suddenly began to descend from the sky at a rapid rate. "Somethings wrong." He worriedly stated, as he swiftly set his son onto the floor. "I will be right back Helio-sama. Stay here my son, I'm going to get your mother." He sternly commanded, before swiftly teleporting from the throne room.
Running to the window, Prince Heliodor watched with fear as his mother was quickly falling from the sky. "Fly mama, why won't you fly?" He worriedly asked, tears streaking his small cheeks.
Seeing most of the Helaen warriors below her had fallen in battle, Queen Serenity blinked her tears back as she watched the enemy advancing towards the palace. "You're not going near my family." She sternly stated, swiftly raising her hands the ginzuishou appearing above her. Watching the power begin to emit from the ginzuishou, she closed her eyes harnessing the power she would need. "Moon Crystal Power!" She shouted, as a torrent of energy exploded from the ginzuishou hurtling down towards the unsuspecting Arietes Warriors below.
Closing her eyes at the pained shouts, Queen Serenity could feel her head beginning to pound from the amount of energy she had been using for her attacks. 'I can't keep doing this, I feel so weak.' She thought, then screamed out in intense pain feeling something strike her from behind. Turning her head, she noticed an Arietes warrior lower his weapon, and back away in fear as she raised her ginzuishou once more. Summoning her tier, she pointed the weapon at the enemy. "Silver Moon Crystal Power!" She shouted, hearing the warrior scream out in pain as he was consumed by her attack. Gasping when she noticed her fuku beginning to soak with blood, she clutched the wound and groaned out in pain as she put pressure on her wound. "I feel so tired." She weakly mumbled, before she suddenly fell unconscious.
Catching his wife in his arms, King Heliodor felt his stomach nervously twist when seeing his wife's fuku was stained with blood. "No." He softly stated, tears shining in her eyes. "You're going to be alright my Queen." He worriedly stated, as he gently caressed her cheek. Watching her feathered wings vanish, soon returning to the normal wings of her fuku, he heard a soft groan of pain escape her lips. 'What have I done? I should have kept you in the throne room where you would be safe.' He desperately thought, as a stray tear streaked his cheek. Seeing the enemy was swiftly advancing towards the palace, he swiftly teleported them back to the throne room.
"We need to hurry!" King Heliodor commanded, as they ran the direction of the spacecraft. Hearing the echoes of the Arietes growing closer, he glanced back seeing two Arietes Warriors round the corner and fire their weapons at them. Hearing Tourmaline shout out in pain, he watched the Warrior collapse to the ground the unconscious Queen still held tightly in his arms. "Get up! Now you fool!" He commanded, tightening his hold on his terrified son. Seeing a pool of blood beginning to surround Tourmaline, King Heliodor, shook his head as tears streaked his cheeks. "My Queen." He said, knowing he had to abandon his wife for their son's safety. "I'm sorry." He heart brokenly stated, before turning and running once more.
"Stop him! Stop the Helaen King!" One of the Arietes warriors shouted, as they reached the two Helaen's lying on the floor. "We have the Queen!" He shouted, hearing the warriors shout in triumph. "Leave the Guardian he will be dead soon, take the Queen back to the throne room." He commanded, smirking when feeling a strong pulse. Watching one of his Warriors lift the unconscious Queen, he wickedly smiled knowing the Arietes would soon have full control of the Helaen Kingdom. 'You will pay for attacking the Arietes.' He darkly thought, knowing he would make the Helaen Queen suffer. Watching his warrior carry the Queen back towards the throne room, he chuckled looking down at the lifeless Guardian. "You failed to protect your Queen." He jeered, before turning and walking the direction of the throne room.
Weakly waking to the sounds of her son's terrified cries, Queen Serenity groggily opened her eyes and gasped seeing one of the Arietes warriors roughly pulling her son towards the throne. "N-No." She weakly groaned out, clutching on her wound before she shakily raised her blood soaked hand, desperately reaching for her terrified son.
"My Queen." King Heliodor softly stated, tearfully watching his wife beginning to wake. Seeing her gaze meet his, he sadly smiled at her, grateful to look into her eyes one final time before his death. "I love you my-" He said, then cried out as he felt a sharp blow to the side of his face.
Turning her head towards her husband's voice, Queen Serenity noticed her husband kneeled down, blood running down his face from a deep cut above his brow. Seeing him turn his gaze towards her, she watched him sadly smile at her before he was struck across the face once more by one of the long handled staffs the Arietes warrior held. Unable to find her voice as she was gripped with fear, she felt a soft whimper escape her lips as she shook with tears. "My King." She heart brokenly stated, as she watched the Arietes warrior press the blade of his staff against the center of her husband's back, before forcing the blade forward bringing the death blow. Tightly closing her eyes, she turned her gaze away hearing King Heliodor's pain filled gasp as he was slain before her. Bitterly weeping, she abruptly turned her head hearing her son's pained cries. "Please...no…" She weakly begged, as she watched one of the Arietes warriors shove her son to the floor.
"The Queen lives." One of the Arietes warriors jeered, roughly forcing the Queen to her knees as he roughly lifted her by her long golden locks. "On your knees, Helaen scum!" He commanded, before roughly striking her across the face with his armored hand.
Briefly doubling over from the pain of her injury as she was forced to raise to her knees, Queen Serenity tearfully watched as her son was struck to the ground. "Please." She begged. "He- he's innocent in this!" She screamed, tears streaking her cheeks. "Please don't hurt him! Please!" She begged.
"He is the heir to the Helaen throne, his blood must be shed." An Arietes warrior sneered, pressing the blade of his weapon against her neck, while forcing her head up to watch the execution of her child.
Feeling a sob escape her lips, Queen Serenity screamed out in horror watching as the Arietes warrior, positioned the blade of the staff against her son's back. Hearing her son's terrified sobs, she tightly closed her eyes, carefully placing her hand against her brooch.
"Mama!" Prince Heliodor cried out as tears streaked his cheeks, his small frame shaking from both fear and his terrified sobs. "Mama, help me!" He begged.
'Please, I'm begging you, please spare him. Please spare him this cruel fate, he is innocent in this. I can't lose them both, I can't!' Queen Serenity heart brokenly thought, not noticing her brooch shimmering with power as the ginzuishou responded to her desperate pleads.
Looking in fear as he was fading away, Prince Heliodor desperately looked up at his mother with fear. "Mama what's happening!" He shouted with terror, his mother abruptly looking up at his terrified shouts. Seeing her fear quickly replaced with a tearful smile, he felt his fear calming as she gently spoke to him with her soothing voice. Tearfully nodding at her words, he sadly smiled closing his eyes as he vanished from the room.
Tearfully smiling as her son was fading away, Queen Serenity felt tears streaking her cheeks as she sadly spoke to her son. "Find them my little Prince, they will keep you safe." She tearfully stated, watching her son desperately reaching for her as he vanished completely from the room in a soft shimmer of light. Letting her head drop, she bitterly sobbed knowing she would probably be killed for her actions. 'I love you my little Prince.' She thought, then cried out feeling the Arietes warrior force her neck back, his eyes blazing with rage.
"Where is he?" The Arietes warrior sneered, watching her smirk at his words as she refused to speak with him. Forcefully shoving her forward, he heard her cry out in pain as she roughly landed against the marbled floor of the throne room, her head striking the floor rendering her unconscious
"Let's kill the wretch!" The Arietes warrior sneered, watching another warrior nod as he spun his staff, swiftly lifting the staff, ready to bring down the final blow onto the unconscious Queen.
"Stop!" A stern voice commanded. "Her blood will not be spilled, not today." The Commander sternly stated, as he walked into the throne room. Seeing the King lay in a pool of his own blood, he wickedly smiled, before walking forward to the unconscious Queen. "Bring her aboard the vessel, I'm curious to see where she sent the Prince. I'm going to take great pleasure in making her talk." He jeered, wickedly laughing as he watched one of his warriors lift the unconscious Queen from the floor, carrying her from the throne room. Looking at his remaining Arietes warriors he smirked briefly glancing at the slain King once more before speaking. "Search the palace for anyone remaining, slay anyone you see. The Helaen Kingdom has finally fallen, the Arietes are victorious in this war." He jeered.
(Meanwhile on Kinmoku)
Gently chuckling as the small Princess chased a butterfly through the gardens, Seiya smiled in amusement as he quietly followed behind her. Noticing her small pout as the butterfly fluttered into a tree disappearing, he watched her turn and smile at him. "Seiya-san, can I see mother?"
"No Princess Kukio-sama, she is meeting with the Council. She said she would send Taiki-san or Yaten-san as soon as the meeting was over." Seiya said, smiling when she pouted once more. "You should be careful, your lip will become stuck like that forever." He teased watching her look of shock as she abruptly stopped her pouting. Gently chuckling, he watched her soon take notice of movement in the bushes, watching a small bird quickly flutter from the bushes taking flight, he turned his gaze towards the bird and smiled.
"I'm hungry." Princess Kukio softly stated, looking up at her mother's Guardian.
"Let's go get you something to eat." Seiya said while smiling down at the Kinmoku Princess, offering the small Princess his hand. Feeling her small hand take his, they quietly walked towards the palace, the small Princess soon breaking the uncomfortable silence. "Why are you always sad Seiya-san?" She curiously asked looking up at the Guardian's surprised reaction.
"I'm not always sad." Seiya said gently, chuckling at her words. "Why would you say that Kukio-sama?"
"Your eyes are sad." Princess Kukio softly stated. "Why?" She curiously asked seeing him gently smile as he stopped kneeling beside her.
"I lost someone I loved, I'm never going to see her again Kukio-sama." Seiya softly stated, tears shining in his eyes as he thought of Usagi.
"If she's lost, can you not find her?" Princess Kukio-sama curiously asked. "I lost my shoe and Yaten-san found it." She innocently said watching the Guardian smile before he chuckled. "Mother says nothing is lost, unless I stop looking."
"No sweet Princess." Seiya softly stated, knowing the young Princess was not understanding what he was trying to say to her. "This is more than losing a shoe, I'm never going to see her again." He gently stated, then tensed sensing a sudden unfamiliar presence. "Go inside quickly, find Taiki-san or Yaten-san." He abruptly stated, watching the Princess swiftly turn and run towards the entrance into the palace. Relieved when she was safely inside, he stood scanning the area for any sign of an attack or threat. 'I know I sensed something.' He thought, nervously glancing around. Hearing the palace door soon opening and closing moments later, he heard footsteps quickly approaching. "Is she-"
"She's with Taiki-san." Yaten answered quickly glancing around. "What is it?" He worriedly asked, not seeing any sign of a threat or danger.
"I sensed something, it was brief, it was-" Seiya said then gasped hearing an abrupt scream sound above them. Looking up too late, he watched in shock and bewilderment as a small child hurtled from the sky crashing on top of him, knocking them both to the graveled path of the gardens. Groaning out in pain, he looked up into cerulean blue eyes, seeing the small child look at him with fear as he quickly scrambled off of him, he watched the small child nervously look at them, then to Yaten before abruptly turning and running. "Wait!" He called out, watching Yaten quickly go in pursuit of the child. Getting off the graveled path, he quickly followed in pursuit of the small child. Hearing terrified and angered shouts soon sound, he watched in shock as the child wildly fought to escape Yaten's grasp.
"Let me go!" The child yelled tears streaking his cheeks. "I have to find them!"
"Find who?" Yaten demanded, struggling to keep hold of the small child. Howling in pain when the child suddenly kicked him in the leg, he quickly lifted the small child by the back of his deep blue regal jacket. "That hurt!" He snapped glaring at the child. "Did your mother not teach you any manners?" He angrily demanded, then noticed the immediate look of utter devastation abruptly replacing the child's anger.
Watching his bottom lip begin to quiver, Yaten quickly looked to Seiya with worry, as they watched tears streaking the small child's cheeks as he crumpled to the ground crying. "Mama, I want my mama!" He cried out, as he shook more with his tears.
Feeling her body writhe with pain, Eternal Sailor Moon screamed out feeling the collar like device secured tightly around her neck emit a powerful shock. "Stop!" She screamed, as the pain grew more intense.
"Tell me where your son is!" The Commander angrily demanded, glaring at the Helaen Queen.
"N-Never…" Serenity weakly stated, glaring up at the Arietes warrior from the cell floor. "You...you murdered my husband...I will die before...before I tell you anything." She sneered, trying to stay conscious as her vision began to blur.
Chuckling at her words, the Arietes Commander smirked as he looked through the glass wall dividing him and the Helaen Queen. "Your grace, your Kingdom has fallen, your people have been slaughtered, the Helaen bloodline will finally be conquered once your child's blood has been spilled." He sneered, watching tears streak her pale cheeks. "You have three days to start talking before we reach Arietes. You will answer my questions, I would hate to see you bleed to death from your injuries. " He said, motioning to the blood soaked fuku she wore. Seeing her turn her head away from him, he watched her turn her gaze to the ceiling as she weakly spoke before falling unconscious from the collars intense shock.
"I will...will die be-before-" Queen Serenity repeated, then screamed out from the intense pain of the collar's shock once more. "Damn you…" She weakly sneered, before falling unconscious once more.
"Wretched fool." The Commander angrily sneered, before silently turning and walking away. Looking at the guard posted near the cell, he roughly handed the device to him. "Shock her until she wakes, make sure she does not get any rest." He ordered, watching the guard silently nod before smiling with anticipation. 'She will learn the meaning of pain, if she does not want to answer my questions.' He angrily thought, angrily leaving the brig.
(:::Kinmoku:::)
Abruptly noticing blood on the small child's shoulder and in his hair, Yaten quickly knelt beside the child. "Are you hurt?" He worriedly asked, gently touching the child's shoulder. Feeling the small boy flinch under his touch, he watched the small child angrily shout moments later.
"Don't touch me!" The small child shouted, flinching at the soft touch. "Leave me alone."
"We're not going to hurt you." Seiya gently stated as he tried to coax the small child to look at him. "Are you lost? Do you need us to help you find your mama? Is she nearby? We can help you look for her." He said, kneeling down beside the child.
"You can't help?" The child stubbornly stated, wiping away at his tears.
"Why not?" Seiya worriedly asked.
"The bad people have her." The small boy stated, fresh tears streaking his cheek. "They hurt my daddy." He said his voice wavering, as his small frame shook with tears.
"What bad people?" Yaten worriedly asked, briefly glancing at Seiya. "Do they know you're here?" He asked, wondering if a new enemy would be threatening their planet in search of the mysterious child.
"I- I have to find them." The child stated between his soft sobs. "I don't know where they are."
"Find who? Who are you looking for?" Yaten worriedly asked, wishing the child would speak to them, tell them something so they could help calm the frightened child.
"Mama said to find the Starlight's if the bad people ever attacked." The child stated, not noticing the look of shock quickly exchanged between the two men.
"How do you know them?" Seiya asked, watching the small child tearfully look up at him.
"Mama told me stories." The little boy tearfully stated, feeling a pang of fear. "I want my mama, I'm scared."
"You're safe here." Seiya gently stated, watching the little boy look up at him.
"Will you talk to the Sailor Starlight's if we get them for you?" Yaten asked, smiling when the small boy silently nodded his head.
"Yaten-san will you get Sailor Star Maker? Stay with the Princess, and I will stay with our guest." Seiya instructed, watching his brother smile before nodding his head.
Watching Yaten walk away, Seiya worriedly glanced at the small child seeing how shaken and scared he was. "What is your name? My name is Seiya-san." He gently stated, noticing the child warily look at him as he silently sat, refusing to speak to him. "It's alright, you don't have to talk to me." He gently stated before chuckling. "You're safe here, I assure you." He said watching the small boy tearfully nod.
Silently sitting beside the dark haired man, Prince Heliodor warily looked at him noticing the man's concern as he watched him. "Quit watching me." He commanded, abruptly turning his back to him as he crossed his arms across his chest.
"You're a Prince, your clothes are that of a royal." Seiya said, smiling when the child tensed briefly at his comment. "I'm right aren't I?" He asked, then noticed Sailor Star Maker quietly approaching them. "This is Sailor Star Maker, she will-" He said, then watched the child abruptly stand and rush towards Sailor Star Maker tightly clinging to her leg.
Shocked at how the small boy quickly clung to her, Sailor Star Maker noticed Seiya motion towards the bench as he quietly went to sit and wait as she spoke with the small child. Gently resting her hand atop of the child's head, Sailor Star Maker watched the small boy tearfully look up at her. "I'm Sailor Star Maker." She calmly stated, kneeling in front of the child as he took a step back so she could kneel.
Crossing his arm across his chest as his mother had taught him, he bowed to the Sailor Guardian before he spoke. "I'm Prince Heliodor-sama." He said not seeing her surprised look.
"Prince Heliodor-sama, can you tell me why you're here?" Sailor Star Maker gently asked. "How did you get here by yourself?"
"I don't know." Prince Heliodor tearfully stated while shaking his head at the question. "I felt warm then I disappeared from the bad people."
"Bad people? Who are the bad people?" Sailor Star Maker gently asked, trying to coax as much information from the small Prince.
"The Arietes." Prince Heliodor said, angrily clenching his fists at his side as he spoke. "They hurt my daddy, and they were trying to hurt my mama."
Gasping, at the child's words, Sailor Star Maker briefly glanced at Seiya from the new information before turning towards the Prince once more. "You're from the Outer Realm? You're the son of King Heliodor-sama of Helaen?" She asked with surprise, watching the child silently nod confirming her question.
Quietly nodding his head, Prince Heliodor tearfully looked at the brown haired Guardian before softly speaking. "Yes, will you help my mama? Please help her from the bad people."
"Do the Arietes have your mother?" Sailor Star Maker worriedly asked, seeing tears welling in the little boy's eyes as he silently nodded.
"Yes, my daddy is-" Prince Heliodor said then burst into tears unable to finish his words. Feeling the Sailor Starlight pull him into a tight embrace, he tightly clung to her as he heart brokenly cried for his parents. "I'm scared." He softly stated.
"I need you to tell my Queen what you've told me." Sailor Star Maker gently said, watching the little boy look at her as he tearfully nodded. "Can you be strong for you mama and answer the Council's questions?"
"Yes." Prince Heliodor timidly stated as he nodded his head.
Carrying the small boy in her arms, Sailor Star Maker felt the small Prince tightly clinging to her as she walked down the hall towards the Council Room where the King and Queen were meeting with the Council Members. "I need you to stay brave, the Council may seem scary, but they will need you to answer their questions." She gently stated. Feeling his soft breaths against her neck as he turned his head, she heard him tearfully speak.
"Will you stay with me Sailor Star Maker?" Prince Heliodor timidly asked, his voice wavering as he spoke.
"Yes, I will stay with you Prince Heliodor-sama." Sailor Star Maker gently stated, feeling the small boy nod his head. Glancing back at Seiya, she watched him quietly walk to the door of the Council Room, before nervously knocking on the door. 'I hope the King and Queen will forgive this interruption.' She worriedly thought, knowing the Council was never to be disturbed during their meetings.
Knocking on the door, Seiya nervously sighed once more not knowing what repercussions would occur due to the interruption. After a few nerve wracking minutes, the door quietly opened to be greeted to silence as his King opened the door looking at him in question. "Sire, I'm sorry for this interruption." He said quickly bowing. "There's been a situation in the gardens." He said, motioning to the small boy Sailor Star Maker was holding.
"Who is this Seiya-san?" King Tairus asked, not recognizing the small boy.
"Sire, he's from the Outer Realm." Sailor Star Maker said, taking a step forward. "His Kingdom has been attacked, he said his mother and father were attacked by the Arietes."
"What?" King Tairus asked with surprise. "How is this possible? It would take at least a month to travel here from the Outer Realm." He said, then looked at the small boy. Noticing dry blood in his shoulder length silver hair and the back of his dark blue jacket, he looked at the child with concern. "Is he injured?"
"No sire." Seiya said, shaking his head, then softly speaking to where the child could not hear him. "The blood of one of his parents."
"Bring him in." King Tairus commanded, opening the door allowing both Seiya and Sailor Star Maker to enter.
"Tairus-sama, what is this?" Queen Kakyuu asked, confused to why she was watching her two guardians enter the Council Room. Noticing the Council Members were also murmuring, she quickly took notice of the small child clinging to her Starlight. "Who is this Sailor Star Maker?"
"My Queen, Council Members, I would like to apologize for the interruption, but this was urgent." Sailor Star Maker said gently rubbing the small Prince's back before gently lowering him out of her embrace. "We had an unexpected guest appear in the gardens. He has informed us his parents are in danger, that his Kingdom was attacked by the Arietes." She said watching the Council Members quickly respond to her words.
"What Kingdom do you reign from boy?" The Torcular King sternly asked, then felt his wife gently touch his arm before gently smiling at him.
"King Daichi-sama, don't frighten the poor dear." The Torcular Queen snapped, sternly looking at her husband. "Please, will you introduce yourself for us?" She gently spoke, seeing how frightened the child looked. "How old are you dear?" She asked instead.
"Three." Prince Heliodor nervously stated seeing the woman look at him in shock.
"You poor dear, you must be terrified from your ordeal." The Torcular Queen said, then smiled noticing Sailor Star Maker kneel beside the small child and gently speak to him. Watching the little boy nod, she watched the small child respond to the Guardian's words, as he held his head high, proudly crossing his arm across his chest before bowing to them.
"My name is Prince Heliodor-sama of Helaen." Prince Heliodor proudly stated watching the Queen smile at his words before she stood and curtsied in return to him.
"I am Queen Asyra-sama of Torcular. It is an honor to meet you young one." Queen Asyra stated, before sitting once more.
"Prince Heliodor-sama, when was Helaen attacked?" The Alrescha Queen gently asked, watching the small child look at her. "The Guardian said you appeared as we were meeting. Was the Arietes attacking when you were sent here?" She asked, watching the small boy quietly nod his head, tears shining in his eyes.
"Why would the Helaen Royals send their son to Kinmoku?" The Alpherg King stated, then looked at Queen Kakyuu. "Do you know either the King or Queen of Helaen?
"No." Queen Kakyuu said, shaking her head before looking at her husband. "Do you?"
"No." King Tairus said, running a hand through his short lavender hair, to brush back his bangs from his face.
"Not much is known of the Helaen Queen, the King on the other hand, has always made a spectacle of his hate towards the Arietes." The Alrescha Queen stated, then heard her partner gently laugh.
"My dear Hikari-sama, their child is before us. Show some compassion towards the young Prince." The young woman said, watching her partner smile before she spoke more gently around the Helaen Prince.
"As I was saying, before I was rudely interrupted by Queen Kyouku-sama, not much is known about the Helaen royals." Queen Hikari stated, then turned her attention towards the young Prince. "Prince Heliodor-sama, can you enlighten us on this matter?" She asked, smiling at the child's confused look from her choice of words. "Who sent you to Kinmoku? Why were you sent to Kinmoku?"
"My mama told me if the bad people tried to hurt us, that I had to find the Starlight's. That they would keep me safe." Prince Heliodor said watching the group abruptly look towards Sailor Star Maker.
"Before you ask, I do not know anyone on Helaen, I'm just as baffled about this as you are." Sailor Star Maker said, noticing Seiya silently nodding his head with agreement.
"You said your mama told you this?" Queen Kakyuu said, watching the little boy tearfully nod his head. "Does she know my Starlight's?" She curiously asked watching the little boy nod his head.
"Mama told me stories of the Starlight's and the Earth Senshi." Prince Heliodor innocently stated, then watched the red haired Queen suddenly cover her mouth with shock as tears filled her eyes. Worried he had said something wrong, Prince Heliodor quickly turned and looked at Sailor Star Maker seeing tears also shining in her eyes. Noticing the dark haired man quickly walking towards him, he watched the man kneel in front of him as he abruptly grabbed him by the shoulders. Seeing tears shining in the man's eyes, Prince Heliodor could see the sadness and despair in the man's eyes as he looked at him with tear filled blue eyes.
"Who is your mother?" Seiya demanded trying to keep his voice calm and steady, tears shining in his eyes. "Tell me Prince Heliodor-sama, please, who is she?" He pleaded, while looking into the boy's cerulean blue eyes with desperation. "Who are your parents?"
"I am son to King Heliodor-sama and Queen Serenity-sama of Helaen." Prince Heliodor said, then noticed the young man's head suddenly drop down as tears streaked his cheeks.
Dropping his head at the sound of his beloved's name, Seiya sadly smiled as tears streaked his cheeks. "She- she was in the Outer Realm the whole time." He softly stated, feeling his sense of relief soon turn to worry, then fear, then pure desperation to find his beloved, knowing she was in danger. "I have to find her, she's in danger." He desperately stated, releasing the child before abruptly turning and running towards the door.
"Seiya-san! Stop at once!" Queen Kakyuu commanded, watching the young man stop as he was reaching to exit the door. "You cannot leave Kinmoku, a war is occuring at this moment. If you are seen, you are not only risking Kinmoku, but the entire Inner Realm." She sternly stated, feeling her heart ache for her Guardian when seeing the tears streaking his cheeks and utter desperation on his face. "Please, I'm begging you. Do not leave this palace, we do not know what her situation is at the moment." She carefully stated glancing at the small boy. "Prince Heliodor-sama will be our guest until we know more of the situation on Helaen. He will need a guardian appointed to him to keep him safe, Seiya-san you will be this child's Guardian." She said watching both the child and Seiya look at her in shock.
"What?" They both asked in unison, the look of shock and surprise on their faces.
To Be Continued...
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