***Chapter Eight***
-Alas, Peace
When Rini awoke, Pluto stood above her.
"PUU?" Rini asked, "Is…it over? Is she gone? Are the scouts back?" Rini stopped, but she still had several questions that needed to be answered.
"An answer to your questions, Small One, In order. Yes, Yes, if you mean Rayne, and Yes. Serena has also awaken from her so called 'eternal sleep' ," Setsuna stopped and laughed a bit, "so much for the eternal part."
"What about…Neo Queen…" Rini got half way done with her sentence and saw the look of sorrow on Pluto's face. She knew.
"Small One, I'm sorry. She is deceased. Although, once the time comes, Serena will rule Tokyo. But for a while, I'm afraid, Crystal Tokyo will be without a Queen."
Rini held back a flood of tears. She knew this was destiny. That one day she was to hold the crystal. "I just didn't know it would happen so soon…" Rini thought.
"Can I go home now?" Rini asked Pluto hopefully. "I mean…back in the past. I want to stay there for a while. Does Darien know? Darien in the future I mean. Father…"
Setsuna nodded once. "Yes, he knows. I also told him you would be in the past for a bit longer. I knew you would want to stay. You still have the key. And please, Small Lady, visit often."
"I will," Rini promised. She hugged Pluto.
Pluto held up her staff and motioned for Rini to go ahead.
"Time Key…Take me to the past!" Rini shouted. Rini ran through the white light that Pluto had light, this time, without interruptions. She appeared in Serena's room.
Everyone looked up and cheered. There was stuff like: 'You did it!' 'Good Job!'
"Wooooooohooo!!" Mina and Serena both shouted at the top of their lungs.
Rini smiled. It felt good knowing that she had saved everyone, for once, instead of everyone having to run at her call and help her. It felt good getting the encouragement she always wanted from her friends. She never once felt sorrow for her mother. She knew it was the way it was always intended to be. Rini's smile grew even wider.
Darien walked in, smiling. Serena jumped up in excitement. "You're okay!" She cried out.
"Yea that I am. It turns out I just had a pretty bad cold." Darien said casually.
Lita already had food set on the table. "Time for a celebration. In honor of ah… Rini's victory and Darien's…getting better! " She said.
Everyone cheered in agreement. Then they all sat down and had a nice, peaceful snake. They talked. Talked about how their feeling where through-out the whole situation
"I wouldn't know…" Serena said. " I was possessed then cast into a sleep. I never really had a chance to realize what was going on!"
Everyone laughed. The celebration continued. For once, in a long time, everyone was happy.
"Well…" Luna said to Atramis. " I think we can have a little bit of a snack. They both laughed.
Serena walked away from everyone, and looked up at the moon. Although she didn't show it, she was utterly upset. "My future self it deceased." Serena laughed at the fact. The rest of the night she looked up at the stars. Finally, after everyone left, she fell asleep.
************ The…End ************
-Alas, Peace
When Rini awoke, Pluto stood above her.
"PUU?" Rini asked, "Is…it over? Is she gone? Are the scouts back?" Rini stopped, but she still had several questions that needed to be answered.
"An answer to your questions, Small One, In order. Yes, Yes, if you mean Rayne, and Yes. Serena has also awaken from her so called 'eternal sleep' ," Setsuna stopped and laughed a bit, "so much for the eternal part."
"What about…Neo Queen…" Rini got half way done with her sentence and saw the look of sorrow on Pluto's face. She knew.
"Small One, I'm sorry. She is deceased. Although, once the time comes, Serena will rule Tokyo. But for a while, I'm afraid, Crystal Tokyo will be without a Queen."
Rini held back a flood of tears. She knew this was destiny. That one day she was to hold the crystal. "I just didn't know it would happen so soon…" Rini thought.
"Can I go home now?" Rini asked Pluto hopefully. "I mean…back in the past. I want to stay there for a while. Does Darien know? Darien in the future I mean. Father…"
Setsuna nodded once. "Yes, he knows. I also told him you would be in the past for a bit longer. I knew you would want to stay. You still have the key. And please, Small Lady, visit often."
"I will," Rini promised. She hugged Pluto.
Pluto held up her staff and motioned for Rini to go ahead.
"Time Key…Take me to the past!" Rini shouted. Rini ran through the white light that Pluto had light, this time, without interruptions. She appeared in Serena's room.
Everyone looked up and cheered. There was stuff like: 'You did it!' 'Good Job!'
"Wooooooohooo!!" Mina and Serena both shouted at the top of their lungs.
Rini smiled. It felt good knowing that she had saved everyone, for once, instead of everyone having to run at her call and help her. It felt good getting the encouragement she always wanted from her friends. She never once felt sorrow for her mother. She knew it was the way it was always intended to be. Rini's smile grew even wider.
Darien walked in, smiling. Serena jumped up in excitement. "You're okay!" She cried out.
"Yea that I am. It turns out I just had a pretty bad cold." Darien said casually.
Lita already had food set on the table. "Time for a celebration. In honor of ah… Rini's victory and Darien's…getting better! " She said.
Everyone cheered in agreement. Then they all sat down and had a nice, peaceful snake. They talked. Talked about how their feeling where through-out the whole situation
"I wouldn't know…" Serena said. " I was possessed then cast into a sleep. I never really had a chance to realize what was going on!"
Everyone laughed. The celebration continued. For once, in a long time, everyone was happy.
"Well…" Luna said to Atramis. " I think we can have a little bit of a snack. They both laughed.
Serena walked away from everyone, and looked up at the moon. Although she didn't show it, she was utterly upset. "My future self it deceased." Serena laughed at the fact. The rest of the night she looked up at the stars. Finally, after everyone left, she fell asleep.
************ The…End ************