The Elements
By: Lena Sauran
Disclaimer: I do not, have not, or ever will own any of the
awesome SM series. They belong to a bunch of rich bigwig
people who could probably have me erased from the face of
the Earth if I ever did stake claim on them.
Book One- Jupiter's Angel
Chapter Three- The Truth About Jason
Makoto quietly said good-bye to Hotaru the next day with a promise to
keep in touch.
"You've developed a special friendship with that girl, haven't you?" Jason
asked from the doorway.
"I know how she feels." Makoto said, turning to the boy.
"Now how could you know how that strange, lonely girl feels? You're liked
by everyone, you've got tons of friends, and you're going to be a sailor
senshi." Jason said.
"It wasn't always that way, Jason." Makoto sighed.
"I find that hard to believe, princess."
"My name is Makoto NOT princess." she snapped.
"Okay, I'm sorry, Makoto. It won't happen again." Jason said.
"I'm sure that it won't, Jason. Excuse me, I have things that I need to do."
"As you wish, Makoto." Jason said with a bow.
Makoto brushed past him and made her way to her needlework lesson. She
picked up the spool with her work on it. Looking at the piece, she smiled slightly.
Her work had a gold crescent moon, an arrow of fire, an orange heart, and a blue
harp and a green wreath; surrounding them all. She picked up the two greens and
pierced the pattern with the needle. She sat in her needlework class for what seemed
like forever. She pricked her finger, which brought her and her instructor back to
reality. Her teacher dismissed her and she flew to her refuge, the stables.
She saddled Mantequilla and pushed her, full steam, away from the castle. Once
they were far enough away, Makoto let the horse roam as she pleased and let her
mind wander.
*There is only two more months until my birthday. Then I'm going to leave here to
train as a senshi. Sailor Jupiter...what will it be like, being in Sere's court? I'll get to
be with my friends, away from my parents, away from being a real princess, it will
be...*
Mantequilla whined in fear and then bolted, instantly bringing Makoto back into the
saddle.
"Mantequilla, what's wrong? Slow down." Makoto cried as she vainly tried to stop
the spooked animal.
She tugged on the reins and tried to get the horse to stop before the ploughed into a
thorny hedge. Mantequilla stopped suddenly, throwing Makoto over her head. The last
thing that Makoto saw was the road rushing up to greet her and then darkness.
*4 hours later*
Jason smiled as he rode into the clearing to find Makoto's horse withering in pain. He
got off of his horse and knelt beside the mare.
"Hmmm, snakebite. To bad for you, buttercup." he said, shaking his head.
He raised his hand and began to drain the energy of the thrashing animal. *Not enough
to kill it, but just enough to leave it in agony. It would be a shame to waste such
energy...* He drained the animal and then went to find Makoto. He found her crumbled
form lying in the road on the otherside of the hedge. He leapt the hedge and landed at
her side. Taking her limp wrist in his hand he felt a faint pulse. She was alive, just unconscious. He moved her head slightly and smiled at the large gash in her forehead.
"I always knew that riding was bad for girls." he said, picking the girl up.
He walked down the road a short ways then teleported away leaving both horses in
the clearing.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Makoto!" the queen called, "Oh where can that girl be?"
A servant was walking down the hallway and the queen stopped her.
"Brittany, have you seen the princess?"
"No, ma'am. You might check the library or the stables." Brittany suggested, head
down.
"The stables? Oh, I knew I should have never let her have that horse. Go down to the
stables and see if she's there. If she is, tell her to get back here and if she's not, check
the library and report back to me in my sitting room." Julia ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." the girl said.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Go find her!" the queen snapped.
The girl curtsied and ran towards the stables.
15 minutes later, Brittany went to the queen's study.
"Did you find her?"
"No, Ma'am. Her horse is missing as is Sir Jason's."
"Alert the guardsmen and have them go out and search for them." the queen sighed,
rubbing her temples, "And bring me a cup of tea."
Julia walked over to the window and looked out over the kingdom. *Oh, Makoto,
please be all right. I have this feeling that something awful has happened to you. Please
come back safely, baby.*
"Jonathon!" the queen called over the intercom.
"Yes, m'queen?" a boy asked, appearing in the doorway.
"Go find the king and ask him to come and see me. Tell him it's urgent."
The boy left the room and a few minutes later the king of Jupiter walked into the
room.
"You wanted to see me, dearest?"
"Micheal, Makoto's has gone missing again."
"That's not unusual. Did you check the stables?" the king asked.
"Yes, I've had all of the usual places checked. I'm really worried, I have a feeling that something awful has happened to her." Julia said.
"Have you checked with her friends?" Michael asked.
"No, but I should do that." Julia said, hurrying towards the door.
Michael followed her and the two went the transporter room. Julia went to the large
computer and pressed the button that was shaped like a crescent moon.
"Lunar Central Control." Luna's voice came over the comm-link.
Julia opened the videolink to see the black feline.
"Hello, Luna. I need to speak with Princess Serenity. It's urgent.
"Just a moment, your majesty, let me locate her."
The videolink cut off momentarily before Princess Serenity's face appeared on the
screen.
"Good afternoon, Queen Julia, what can I do for you?"
"Serenity, have you seen my daughter?"
"Makoto? No, I haven't seen her since yesterday. Is she missing?" Serenity asked,
worry registering on her face.
"I'm not sure, but we can't find her. I just thought that maybe she had gone to see you
or one of the other girls. I'm going to call them and check." Julia said.
"Don't bother. They are here with me."
"They are? Could you ask them if they have seen her?"
"Sure. Guys, have any of you seen Mako-chan today?"
A chorus of 'no's replied and Julia's spirits sank.
"None of us have seen her." Serenity sighed.
"All right, thank you, Serenity. I'll keep you updated."
"No need, Julia, I'm sending the girls to aid in the search." Queen Serenity said, her
face appearing on split screen.
"Thank you, Sere, but there is no need."
"They would just sit around here and worry. Besides it will be part of their senshi
training. I don't want to hear any argument, Julia. Girls, get ready to leave."
"Yes, mother." Serenity said before disconnecting.
"Sere, they're not ready. They haven't been trained yet" Julia said.
It's part of their training. Don't argue with me, Julia, I always win." Serenity said.
"Fine, Sere, but if they get hurt, it's your fault."
"I'm sending Endymion and his court along with the girls. They will be fine."
"Thank you, Sere." Julia said before disconnecting
"So?" Michael asked.
"Serenity and the girls are coming along with Endymion and his court."
"Prince Endymion of Earth?"
"Yes. Sere's sending them to protect the girls." Julia sighed.
"Your majesty." a voice said.
The two royals turned to see the captain of the guard in the doorway.
"Did you find her, Captain?" Michael asked.
"No, sir, but we found her horse. A snake had bitten it, we had to put her
down. We also found Sir Jason's horse." the captain reported.
"And my daughter?" Julia asked.
"No sign of her."
"Something must have happened to them. Makoto would never have left that horse,
she loved that animal." Michael said.
The teleporter activated and the courts of the Moon and Earth appeared on the
platform. Serenity saw the guard.
"Is there any news?" she asked.
"No. I'm worried, it's getting dark and we still haven't found her." Julia said, tears
coming to her green eyes.
"We'll find her, Julia." Michael said, taking his wife in his arms.
"Come on, guys, we've got a friend to find. Ladies?" Endymion said.
"Right, Endymion." Minako agreed.
Each of the girls took out their henshin wand and held it up in the air.
"Mars Power,"
"Mercury Power,"
"Venus Power,"
"Make-up!"
The three transformed into the sailor senshi for the first time.
"Sere-chan, you stay here. We'll find Makoto." Sailor Venus said.
"Right, Venus. Give this to Mako-chan when you find her." Serenity said, tossing the
green henshin wand to Sailor Venus.
The eight warriors headed out with the captain.
"Please be careful, minna." Serenity whispered
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Makoto stirred and he stood by her bedside.
"Makoto?" he asked.
"Oh what happened?" Makoto asked, holding her head.
Her fingers felt a bandage on her forehead and she was confused.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"Your horse threw you. I found you on the eastern road to Jove." he replied
She glanced at the man beside her and shivered involuntarily, he gave the the
creeps. Something in the depths of his crimson eyes told her that he was evil.
"Who are you?"
"They call me 'Lavos'."
"Well, Lavos, where are we?" Makoto asked, swinging her legs off of the bedside.
"In my home. Make yourself comfortable and I will get you a cup of tea." Lavos said
with a smile.
Makoto stood up and instantly clutched the railing as the room dipped and spun
before her eyes. She applied pressure to her temple and the throbbing pain diminished
to a dull headache. Glancing around her she was afraid. *I remember Mantequilla and
then nothing... how long was I out?*
"Where's my horse? I have to get home. My parents are probably searching the
whole kingdom for me by now."
"I'm sorry but that's not going to be possible.'
"Why not?" she asked, eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"I couldn't let you leave in your condition and your horse..."
"What about my horse?"
"Your horse had been bitten by a snake. She was too far-gone when I found you...I had
to put her down." the man said.
"Put her down? You mean you killed her?"
"I'm sorry."
Makoto sat back down in shock. She clutched her head in her hands.
"Mantequilla can't be dead." Makoto whispered, a tear running down her face, "She
can't be."
Lavos knelt down and took Makoto's hands in his.
"Come here." he said, pulling her into his arms.
"NO! I don't believe you. She's not dead." Makoto said, pushing herself away from
the man.
"You developed a special friendship with that animal, didn't you?"
"What did you say." Makoto asked, whirling around to face the man.
"Huh? Why?" Lavos asked.
Makoto looked him in the eye and gasped.
"Jason?"
"I guess that you found me out, princess."
"I don't understand, Jason."
"My name is Lavos!"
"Why did you act like someone that you're not?"
"To be close to you."
"You posed as a royal knight to be close to me? You're crazy and I'm leaving!"
Makoto said, heading towards the large doors.
She put her hand on the doorknob but Lavos put his hand on the door, holding it
closed.
"Move, Lavos. I'm leaving."
"You see, princess, I can't let you leave me. I've worked to hard to be with you." Lavos
said, grabbing her arm.
"Let me go, Lavos." Makoto cried, trying to pull away.
He grabbed her other arm to hold her still. She looked at him and he had her.
"Stop struggling. I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to talk with you." he said
She relaxed under his grip and he smiled, "Now take a seat."
Then she smiled and slipped out of his grasp. He was astounded and then smiled
slyly.
"Smart girl." he said.
"Well, I'm not as simple-minded as some people believe." she replied.
"Brilliant as well as beautiful. A killer combo if I do say so myself."
"You are seriously whacked. I am not going to be held prisoner, I would rather die."
"We could have that arranged." a new voice replied.
"Go away, mother. I'm doing fine." Lavos said, rolling his eyes.
"I just wanted to meet my son's love interest." the woman replied.
Makoto shrunk away from the woman. She was scary looking. Makoto guessed that
she could be quite pretty in the right clothes and without the horns.
"Well aren't you going to introduce me?"
"Princess, this is my mother, Lady Beryl. Mother, this is Princess Makoto of Jupiter."
"I wish I could say that I was pleased to meet you." Makoto said, frowning.
The woman looked the brunette up and down. *What does he see in her? She's
nothing special.*
"I want to leave, Lavos." Makoto said
"And where would you go, my dear?" Beryl asked.
"Back home, of course."
"Hmph, let her try, Lavos." Beryl said with a smirk.
Makoto walked over tot he door and opened it. Nothing but darkness greeted her.
"What? Where are we?"
"In the negaverse, my dear, don't think that you'll be returning home anytime soon."
Beryl said.
Makoto walked back over to the bed and sat down. *This day just keeps getting
better, doesn't it? Oh, mom, dad, please don't worry.* Makoto thought as she glared
at the other two through tear filled eyes
"Leave, mother, you're scaring her." Lavos said.
Beryl disappeared without a word, leaving Lavos and Makoto alone once more.
"I want to go home, Lavos."
"Like mother said, that's not going to happen anytime soon. So sit down and relax.
You're going to be here for a while."
"What do you want from me?" she asked.
"I don't want anything from you. I just want you."
"Keep dreaming! That's not going to happen. I don't like you, I've never liked you,
even as Jason."
"Why? I've never been anything but nice to you."
"Nice?! You call kidnapping me and holding me against my will nice?!" she cried.
"I can see that there is no talking to you. Can't you even give this place a chance? You
might learn to like it."
"Not likely." Makoto snapped.
"I will come back later, maybe then you'll be less stubborn." Lavos said, frowning.
He disappeared and she saw on the bed, fuming. *How dare he do this to me? I
opened myself up to a complete psychopath and now I'm paying for it. Smooth,
Makoto. Your friends and family are probably worried sick and here you are sitting
alone. Real smooth.* she mentally chided herself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"This was where we found the horses, your highness." the captain told Endymion.
Endymion nodded and looked around the clearing.
"Where did you find the princess' horse?" Jadeite asked.
"Over here." the captain said, pointing to a spot of his left.
Jadeite knelt down in the spot and inspected the surroundings.
"The horse stopped here and there's another set of footprints here too." Jadeite
said.
"More then likely, they belong to Jason."
Jadeite nodded and looked at the captain.
"It may be possible that 1). the horse bolted without Makoto or 2). it threw her when
it stopped." Kunzite said
"I'd go with the second choice. If Jason was here, he wouldn't have left the princess
alone." the captain said.
"Captain, is it possible that the horse threw her over this hedge?" Venus asked,
glancing from the hedge to the captain.
"Quite possible."
The senshi jumped the hedge and looked around. The boys followed and Jadeite
confirmed their fears. There was blood on the roadway and footprints, which just disappeared
"Someone carried the bleeding person, who I will assume was Makoto, to here and disappeared?" Jadeite said, puzzled.
"Teleportation." Mercury said, "And according to my computer analysis, this is
definitely Makoto's blood."
"Mercury, can you trace the teleportation?" Nephrite asked.
"No but I can try to find Makoto by searching for her energy signature." Mercury
replied, typing commands into the small, blue computer.
The computer made various beeps and buzzes and Mercury watched the screen
intensely.
"According to these results, Makoto is here?" Mercury said, puzzled.
"That isn't right." Kunzite said.
"I can't make a thing of these readings." Mercury mumbled.
"Why don't you let Zoisite try? He's one of the best computer technicians on Earth." Endymion suggested.
Mercury handed the computer over to the general with a sigh. Zoisite looked at the
screen for a few seconds and then glanced at Sailor Mercury.
"Sailor Mercury, does this computer have the capability for dimensional readings?"
he asked.
"My visor does, why?"
"Because Makoto is here. Just not this here."
"You mean she's in a parallel dimension, right?" Mars asked.
"Exactly." Zoisite said with a nod.
Mercury tapped one of the earrings and activated the visor. Scanning the area,
she frowned.
"He's right. If these readings are correct, Makoto is in the dimension parallel to
this one." Mercury told the others.
"We need to get back to the castle and inform the king and queen." the captain
said.
"Yeah, we'll need Sere and Julia in order to teleport." Venus said with a nod.
"Then what are we standing around here for. Let's go rescue Makoto and Jason!"
Mars snapped.
The group made their way back to the castle.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Okay there is chapter 4. I have also started to write the second book in this series. I
would like to thank all of those people who have commented on my writing, you know
who you are. Jess, you are the greatest chica in the entire world and you should all
read her stuff! I recommend it highly! Anyway, enough babbling. I am currently working
on the next chapter of a Timed Pregnancy for all of those who are wondering. I hope
to have that out before that 1st of Sep. Thanks all and email is always a good thing.
Lena Sauran
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By: Lena Sauran
Disclaimer: I do not, have not, or ever will own any of the
awesome SM series. They belong to a bunch of rich bigwig
people who could probably have me erased from the face of
the Earth if I ever did stake claim on them.
Book One- Jupiter's Angel
Chapter Three- The Truth About Jason
Makoto quietly said good-bye to Hotaru the next day with a promise to
keep in touch.
"You've developed a special friendship with that girl, haven't you?" Jason
asked from the doorway.
"I know how she feels." Makoto said, turning to the boy.
"Now how could you know how that strange, lonely girl feels? You're liked
by everyone, you've got tons of friends, and you're going to be a sailor
senshi." Jason said.
"It wasn't always that way, Jason." Makoto sighed.
"I find that hard to believe, princess."
"My name is Makoto NOT princess." she snapped.
"Okay, I'm sorry, Makoto. It won't happen again." Jason said.
"I'm sure that it won't, Jason. Excuse me, I have things that I need to do."
"As you wish, Makoto." Jason said with a bow.
Makoto brushed past him and made her way to her needlework lesson. She
picked up the spool with her work on it. Looking at the piece, she smiled slightly.
Her work had a gold crescent moon, an arrow of fire, an orange heart, and a blue
harp and a green wreath; surrounding them all. She picked up the two greens and
pierced the pattern with the needle. She sat in her needlework class for what seemed
like forever. She pricked her finger, which brought her and her instructor back to
reality. Her teacher dismissed her and she flew to her refuge, the stables.
She saddled Mantequilla and pushed her, full steam, away from the castle. Once
they were far enough away, Makoto let the horse roam as she pleased and let her
mind wander.
*There is only two more months until my birthday. Then I'm going to leave here to
train as a senshi. Sailor Jupiter...what will it be like, being in Sere's court? I'll get to
be with my friends, away from my parents, away from being a real princess, it will
be...*
Mantequilla whined in fear and then bolted, instantly bringing Makoto back into the
saddle.
"Mantequilla, what's wrong? Slow down." Makoto cried as she vainly tried to stop
the spooked animal.
She tugged on the reins and tried to get the horse to stop before the ploughed into a
thorny hedge. Mantequilla stopped suddenly, throwing Makoto over her head. The last
thing that Makoto saw was the road rushing up to greet her and then darkness.
*4 hours later*
Jason smiled as he rode into the clearing to find Makoto's horse withering in pain. He
got off of his horse and knelt beside the mare.
"Hmmm, snakebite. To bad for you, buttercup." he said, shaking his head.
He raised his hand and began to drain the energy of the thrashing animal. *Not enough
to kill it, but just enough to leave it in agony. It would be a shame to waste such
energy...* He drained the animal and then went to find Makoto. He found her crumbled
form lying in the road on the otherside of the hedge. He leapt the hedge and landed at
her side. Taking her limp wrist in his hand he felt a faint pulse. She was alive, just unconscious. He moved her head slightly and smiled at the large gash in her forehead.
"I always knew that riding was bad for girls." he said, picking the girl up.
He walked down the road a short ways then teleported away leaving both horses in
the clearing.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Makoto!" the queen called, "Oh where can that girl be?"
A servant was walking down the hallway and the queen stopped her.
"Brittany, have you seen the princess?"
"No, ma'am. You might check the library or the stables." Brittany suggested, head
down.
"The stables? Oh, I knew I should have never let her have that horse. Go down to the
stables and see if she's there. If she is, tell her to get back here and if she's not, check
the library and report back to me in my sitting room." Julia ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." the girl said.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Go find her!" the queen snapped.
The girl curtsied and ran towards the stables.
15 minutes later, Brittany went to the queen's study.
"Did you find her?"
"No, Ma'am. Her horse is missing as is Sir Jason's."
"Alert the guardsmen and have them go out and search for them." the queen sighed,
rubbing her temples, "And bring me a cup of tea."
Julia walked over to the window and looked out over the kingdom. *Oh, Makoto,
please be all right. I have this feeling that something awful has happened to you. Please
come back safely, baby.*
"Jonathon!" the queen called over the intercom.
"Yes, m'queen?" a boy asked, appearing in the doorway.
"Go find the king and ask him to come and see me. Tell him it's urgent."
The boy left the room and a few minutes later the king of Jupiter walked into the
room.
"You wanted to see me, dearest?"
"Micheal, Makoto's has gone missing again."
"That's not unusual. Did you check the stables?" the king asked.
"Yes, I've had all of the usual places checked. I'm really worried, I have a feeling that something awful has happened to her." Julia said.
"Have you checked with her friends?" Michael asked.
"No, but I should do that." Julia said, hurrying towards the door.
Michael followed her and the two went the transporter room. Julia went to the large
computer and pressed the button that was shaped like a crescent moon.
"Lunar Central Control." Luna's voice came over the comm-link.
Julia opened the videolink to see the black feline.
"Hello, Luna. I need to speak with Princess Serenity. It's urgent.
"Just a moment, your majesty, let me locate her."
The videolink cut off momentarily before Princess Serenity's face appeared on the
screen.
"Good afternoon, Queen Julia, what can I do for you?"
"Serenity, have you seen my daughter?"
"Makoto? No, I haven't seen her since yesterday. Is she missing?" Serenity asked,
worry registering on her face.
"I'm not sure, but we can't find her. I just thought that maybe she had gone to see you
or one of the other girls. I'm going to call them and check." Julia said.
"Don't bother. They are here with me."
"They are? Could you ask them if they have seen her?"
"Sure. Guys, have any of you seen Mako-chan today?"
A chorus of 'no's replied and Julia's spirits sank.
"None of us have seen her." Serenity sighed.
"All right, thank you, Serenity. I'll keep you updated."
"No need, Julia, I'm sending the girls to aid in the search." Queen Serenity said, her
face appearing on split screen.
"Thank you, Sere, but there is no need."
"They would just sit around here and worry. Besides it will be part of their senshi
training. I don't want to hear any argument, Julia. Girls, get ready to leave."
"Yes, mother." Serenity said before disconnecting.
"Sere, they're not ready. They haven't been trained yet" Julia said.
It's part of their training. Don't argue with me, Julia, I always win." Serenity said.
"Fine, Sere, but if they get hurt, it's your fault."
"I'm sending Endymion and his court along with the girls. They will be fine."
"Thank you, Sere." Julia said before disconnecting
"So?" Michael asked.
"Serenity and the girls are coming along with Endymion and his court."
"Prince Endymion of Earth?"
"Yes. Sere's sending them to protect the girls." Julia sighed.
"Your majesty." a voice said.
The two royals turned to see the captain of the guard in the doorway.
"Did you find her, Captain?" Michael asked.
"No, sir, but we found her horse. A snake had bitten it, we had to put her
down. We also found Sir Jason's horse." the captain reported.
"And my daughter?" Julia asked.
"No sign of her."
"Something must have happened to them. Makoto would never have left that horse,
she loved that animal." Michael said.
The teleporter activated and the courts of the Moon and Earth appeared on the
platform. Serenity saw the guard.
"Is there any news?" she asked.
"No. I'm worried, it's getting dark and we still haven't found her." Julia said, tears
coming to her green eyes.
"We'll find her, Julia." Michael said, taking his wife in his arms.
"Come on, guys, we've got a friend to find. Ladies?" Endymion said.
"Right, Endymion." Minako agreed.
Each of the girls took out their henshin wand and held it up in the air.
"Mars Power,"
"Mercury Power,"
"Venus Power,"
"Make-up!"
The three transformed into the sailor senshi for the first time.
"Sere-chan, you stay here. We'll find Makoto." Sailor Venus said.
"Right, Venus. Give this to Mako-chan when you find her." Serenity said, tossing the
green henshin wand to Sailor Venus.
The eight warriors headed out with the captain.
"Please be careful, minna." Serenity whispered
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Makoto stirred and he stood by her bedside.
"Makoto?" he asked.
"Oh what happened?" Makoto asked, holding her head.
Her fingers felt a bandage on her forehead and she was confused.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"Your horse threw you. I found you on the eastern road to Jove." he replied
She glanced at the man beside her and shivered involuntarily, he gave the the
creeps. Something in the depths of his crimson eyes told her that he was evil.
"Who are you?"
"They call me 'Lavos'."
"Well, Lavos, where are we?" Makoto asked, swinging her legs off of the bedside.
"In my home. Make yourself comfortable and I will get you a cup of tea." Lavos said
with a smile.
Makoto stood up and instantly clutched the railing as the room dipped and spun
before her eyes. She applied pressure to her temple and the throbbing pain diminished
to a dull headache. Glancing around her she was afraid. *I remember Mantequilla and
then nothing... how long was I out?*
"Where's my horse? I have to get home. My parents are probably searching the
whole kingdom for me by now."
"I'm sorry but that's not going to be possible.'
"Why not?" she asked, eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"I couldn't let you leave in your condition and your horse..."
"What about my horse?"
"Your horse had been bitten by a snake. She was too far-gone when I found you...I had
to put her down." the man said.
"Put her down? You mean you killed her?"
"I'm sorry."
Makoto sat back down in shock. She clutched her head in her hands.
"Mantequilla can't be dead." Makoto whispered, a tear running down her face, "She
can't be."
Lavos knelt down and took Makoto's hands in his.
"Come here." he said, pulling her into his arms.
"NO! I don't believe you. She's not dead." Makoto said, pushing herself away from
the man.
"You developed a special friendship with that animal, didn't you?"
"What did you say." Makoto asked, whirling around to face the man.
"Huh? Why?" Lavos asked.
Makoto looked him in the eye and gasped.
"Jason?"
"I guess that you found me out, princess."
"I don't understand, Jason."
"My name is Lavos!"
"Why did you act like someone that you're not?"
"To be close to you."
"You posed as a royal knight to be close to me? You're crazy and I'm leaving!"
Makoto said, heading towards the large doors.
She put her hand on the doorknob but Lavos put his hand on the door, holding it
closed.
"Move, Lavos. I'm leaving."
"You see, princess, I can't let you leave me. I've worked to hard to be with you." Lavos
said, grabbing her arm.
"Let me go, Lavos." Makoto cried, trying to pull away.
He grabbed her other arm to hold her still. She looked at him and he had her.
"Stop struggling. I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to talk with you." he said
She relaxed under his grip and he smiled, "Now take a seat."
Then she smiled and slipped out of his grasp. He was astounded and then smiled
slyly.
"Smart girl." he said.
"Well, I'm not as simple-minded as some people believe." she replied.
"Brilliant as well as beautiful. A killer combo if I do say so myself."
"You are seriously whacked. I am not going to be held prisoner, I would rather die."
"We could have that arranged." a new voice replied.
"Go away, mother. I'm doing fine." Lavos said, rolling his eyes.
"I just wanted to meet my son's love interest." the woman replied.
Makoto shrunk away from the woman. She was scary looking. Makoto guessed that
she could be quite pretty in the right clothes and without the horns.
"Well aren't you going to introduce me?"
"Princess, this is my mother, Lady Beryl. Mother, this is Princess Makoto of Jupiter."
"I wish I could say that I was pleased to meet you." Makoto said, frowning.
The woman looked the brunette up and down. *What does he see in her? She's
nothing special.*
"I want to leave, Lavos." Makoto said
"And where would you go, my dear?" Beryl asked.
"Back home, of course."
"Hmph, let her try, Lavos." Beryl said with a smirk.
Makoto walked over tot he door and opened it. Nothing but darkness greeted her.
"What? Where are we?"
"In the negaverse, my dear, don't think that you'll be returning home anytime soon."
Beryl said.
Makoto walked back over to the bed and sat down. *This day just keeps getting
better, doesn't it? Oh, mom, dad, please don't worry.* Makoto thought as she glared
at the other two through tear filled eyes
"Leave, mother, you're scaring her." Lavos said.
Beryl disappeared without a word, leaving Lavos and Makoto alone once more.
"I want to go home, Lavos."
"Like mother said, that's not going to happen anytime soon. So sit down and relax.
You're going to be here for a while."
"What do you want from me?" she asked.
"I don't want anything from you. I just want you."
"Keep dreaming! That's not going to happen. I don't like you, I've never liked you,
even as Jason."
"Why? I've never been anything but nice to you."
"Nice?! You call kidnapping me and holding me against my will nice?!" she cried.
"I can see that there is no talking to you. Can't you even give this place a chance? You
might learn to like it."
"Not likely." Makoto snapped.
"I will come back later, maybe then you'll be less stubborn." Lavos said, frowning.
He disappeared and she saw on the bed, fuming. *How dare he do this to me? I
opened myself up to a complete psychopath and now I'm paying for it. Smooth,
Makoto. Your friends and family are probably worried sick and here you are sitting
alone. Real smooth.* she mentally chided herself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"This was where we found the horses, your highness." the captain told Endymion.
Endymion nodded and looked around the clearing.
"Where did you find the princess' horse?" Jadeite asked.
"Over here." the captain said, pointing to a spot of his left.
Jadeite knelt down in the spot and inspected the surroundings.
"The horse stopped here and there's another set of footprints here too." Jadeite
said.
"More then likely, they belong to Jason."
Jadeite nodded and looked at the captain.
"It may be possible that 1). the horse bolted without Makoto or 2). it threw her when
it stopped." Kunzite said
"I'd go with the second choice. If Jason was here, he wouldn't have left the princess
alone." the captain said.
"Captain, is it possible that the horse threw her over this hedge?" Venus asked,
glancing from the hedge to the captain.
"Quite possible."
The senshi jumped the hedge and looked around. The boys followed and Jadeite
confirmed their fears. There was blood on the roadway and footprints, which just disappeared
"Someone carried the bleeding person, who I will assume was Makoto, to here and disappeared?" Jadeite said, puzzled.
"Teleportation." Mercury said, "And according to my computer analysis, this is
definitely Makoto's blood."
"Mercury, can you trace the teleportation?" Nephrite asked.
"No but I can try to find Makoto by searching for her energy signature." Mercury
replied, typing commands into the small, blue computer.
The computer made various beeps and buzzes and Mercury watched the screen
intensely.
"According to these results, Makoto is here?" Mercury said, puzzled.
"That isn't right." Kunzite said.
"I can't make a thing of these readings." Mercury mumbled.
"Why don't you let Zoisite try? He's one of the best computer technicians on Earth." Endymion suggested.
Mercury handed the computer over to the general with a sigh. Zoisite looked at the
screen for a few seconds and then glanced at Sailor Mercury.
"Sailor Mercury, does this computer have the capability for dimensional readings?"
he asked.
"My visor does, why?"
"Because Makoto is here. Just not this here."
"You mean she's in a parallel dimension, right?" Mars asked.
"Exactly." Zoisite said with a nod.
Mercury tapped one of the earrings and activated the visor. Scanning the area,
she frowned.
"He's right. If these readings are correct, Makoto is in the dimension parallel to
this one." Mercury told the others.
"We need to get back to the castle and inform the king and queen." the captain
said.
"Yeah, we'll need Sere and Julia in order to teleport." Venus said with a nod.
"Then what are we standing around here for. Let's go rescue Makoto and Jason!"
Mars snapped.
The group made their way back to the castle.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Okay there is chapter 4. I have also started to write the second book in this series. I
would like to thank all of those people who have commented on my writing, you know
who you are. Jess, you are the greatest chica in the entire world and you should all
read her stuff! I recommend it highly! Anyway, enough babbling. I am currently working
on the next chapter of a Timed Pregnancy for all of those who are wondering. I hope
to have that out before that 1st of Sep. Thanks all and email is always a good thing.
Lena Sauran
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