The Cracked Mirror
Zandrellia - zandrellia@excite.com
This is a story about Small Lady/Chibi-Usa/Reenie and Elios/Pegasus/Helios.
Please read the author's notes file before this so that you can understand
some of my reasons for certain plot twists and character attitudes.
Thank you and I hope you enjoy the story.
*****Pluto's Revelation*****
Serenity awoke to the sound of her husband snoring next to her. The curtains
were pulled closed but a small sliver of light shone through next to her bed.
The queen glanced at her bedside table and began to cry silently as she
stared at the family picture taken just a year ago.
She stood and walked over to her vanity where she stared at her reflection.
Her usually composed face and perfectly placed features were all wrong. The
hair she prided herself on was down and in every direction. Her face was
suddenly wrinkled and worn and her eyes were red and puffy. The tears she had
cried clung to her cheeks and dried.
Serenity sighed and glanced back up at the mirror. She picked up her brush
and began to run it through her hair. When her hair was reasonably behaving
she pulled it all up in a bun at the top of her head and placed two black
chopsticks through it to keep it in place.
The tired woman went into the bathroom and cleaned her face off with cold
water, causing her eyes to swell even more. She didn't care anymore. She
wandered over to her wardrobe and pulled out a dark grey gown that she hated
and never wore unless she had to. It would be fitting to wear something she
didn't enjoy at this time. She didn't want to appear happy.
And so she put the grey gown on and tied the laced up bodice as tight as she
could. She found some black slippers and placed them on her feet and shuffled
over to her vanity yet again to search for a broach of some kind and some
earrings.
As she shuffled through her jewelry she found a broach that had belonged to
her mother. Not the queen, but the mother she remembered. The one who would
smile and bake her all sorts of treats and give her a hug when she needed it
and a scolding when she deserved it. The broach wasn't much, just a simple
amethyst imbedded in a silver circlet. The woman felt drawn to it and decided
to wear it.
She put on some simple lip gloss and then found a large grey shawl which she
placed over her head and draped down over her shoulders. Her reflection was
different from the usual and she barely recognized the sad woman before her.
It was time to begin her day as a woman who had lost that which was dearest
to her.
***
Endymion mumbled something about having his hangover even in his dreams as he
walked through the courtyard of his home during the Silver Millenium. He
wondered why he was here as he didn't usually have dreams of his past life
anymore.
His answer came when a young man came up the steps on the other side of the
courtyard and began to walk towards him in an eager stride.
"Preist Elios, how good it is to see you again. Is there a problem or is this
an informal visit?" Endymion asked as the young man came up to him and bowed.
"There is a problem. It is my fault." Elios said as he continued to stare at
the floor.
"What is your fault?" The king asked as he glanced at the young man who was
suddenly afraid to look at him.
"I hurt her. I didn't notice and I never understood. She's running away from
her life and her family because I was ignorant." The young priest mumbled.
Endymion's eyes when wide as he stared at the young man. "What do you mean?
How did you hurt Small Lady? Why would she run from us and her home because
of you?"
"Forgive me, please. I was afraid. I have loved her from afar since the first
time I saw her. She's strong, beautiful, intelligent, and caring. But I
cannot be with her. If I were to tell her of my feelings for her I would be
subjecting her to eternal heartache. I thought I was helping her. I hurt her
anyway."
The king was surprised to see little drops of water landing on the dusty
courtyard floor. Elios was crying.
***
Serenity walked down the hall lightly and came to a halt before the doors
that stood between her and the answers she sought. With a great breath she
pushed open one of the heavy doors and stepped through.
The door closed behind her of it's own accord and the queen walked on through
the darkness until she heard the voice she wanted to hear.
"Good day my queen." The tall figure stepped forward and instantly there was
a great deal more light in the room.
"You know why I have come. This is not an informal visit among friends. I
need answers. I must know that Small Lady will be all right. Please, I know
you care for her as much as I do." The queen stared up at the taller sailor
scout and begged with her eyes for the woman to ease her pain.
Sailor Pluto smiled at the woman and nodded for her to sit in a chair next to
her. "I knew she would do this. He has been blind for some time now and she
cannot take the neglect anymore. It was nessecary for this to happen for her
to find her true power."
"Her true power? I don't understand. And who is this man you speak of? Is it
the pegasus?" Serenity asked with a soft and quiet voice which was unusual to
her.
"Yes, her true power. Have you ever wondered why she had such weak attacks as
Chibi Sailor Moon? It is because she has a power which is completely
different than your moon powers. She is the genetic combination of yourself
and her father, who is the holder of earth's powers. It is only logical to
believe that she will have a hybrid of the two, making her more powerful
than the both of you." At this Pluto stopped and let the queen take in this
information.
"I suppose it does make sense. I hadn't really thought of it like that
before. But what of this man? Are we correct in thinking it is the pegasus?"
"Yes and no. The pegasus was a form that the preist of Elysion took to
protect himself and the golden crystal when Nephilenia attacked. So it would
be more accurate to say that he is the preist Elios and not the pegasus."
The tall sailor of time sat in front of the queen. Her eyes were serious but
glistened with knowledge and mirth. She was happy that she was finally
becoming useful again.
"So how did he neglect her? What was he ignorant of?"
Pluto smiled and laughed a little. "Why he has been ignorant of the same
things you are! Small Lady's love for him. I cannot tell you anymore. It is
time for you to go."
With that Sailor Pluto walked into the darkness leaving a very shocked and
uncertain Serenity behind her.
*****End Part Four*****
Zandrellia - zandrellia@excite.com
This is a story about Small Lady/Chibi-Usa/Reenie and Elios/Pegasus/Helios.
Please read the author's notes file before this so that you can understand
some of my reasons for certain plot twists and character attitudes.
Thank you and I hope you enjoy the story.
*****Pluto's Revelation*****
Serenity awoke to the sound of her husband snoring next to her. The curtains
were pulled closed but a small sliver of light shone through next to her bed.
The queen glanced at her bedside table and began to cry silently as she
stared at the family picture taken just a year ago.
She stood and walked over to her vanity where she stared at her reflection.
Her usually composed face and perfectly placed features were all wrong. The
hair she prided herself on was down and in every direction. Her face was
suddenly wrinkled and worn and her eyes were red and puffy. The tears she had
cried clung to her cheeks and dried.
Serenity sighed and glanced back up at the mirror. She picked up her brush
and began to run it through her hair. When her hair was reasonably behaving
she pulled it all up in a bun at the top of her head and placed two black
chopsticks through it to keep it in place.
The tired woman went into the bathroom and cleaned her face off with cold
water, causing her eyes to swell even more. She didn't care anymore. She
wandered over to her wardrobe and pulled out a dark grey gown that she hated
and never wore unless she had to. It would be fitting to wear something she
didn't enjoy at this time. She didn't want to appear happy.
And so she put the grey gown on and tied the laced up bodice as tight as she
could. She found some black slippers and placed them on her feet and shuffled
over to her vanity yet again to search for a broach of some kind and some
earrings.
As she shuffled through her jewelry she found a broach that had belonged to
her mother. Not the queen, but the mother she remembered. The one who would
smile and bake her all sorts of treats and give her a hug when she needed it
and a scolding when she deserved it. The broach wasn't much, just a simple
amethyst imbedded in a silver circlet. The woman felt drawn to it and decided
to wear it.
She put on some simple lip gloss and then found a large grey shawl which she
placed over her head and draped down over her shoulders. Her reflection was
different from the usual and she barely recognized the sad woman before her.
It was time to begin her day as a woman who had lost that which was dearest
to her.
***
Endymion mumbled something about having his hangover even in his dreams as he
walked through the courtyard of his home during the Silver Millenium. He
wondered why he was here as he didn't usually have dreams of his past life
anymore.
His answer came when a young man came up the steps on the other side of the
courtyard and began to walk towards him in an eager stride.
"Preist Elios, how good it is to see you again. Is there a problem or is this
an informal visit?" Endymion asked as the young man came up to him and bowed.
"There is a problem. It is my fault." Elios said as he continued to stare at
the floor.
"What is your fault?" The king asked as he glanced at the young man who was
suddenly afraid to look at him.
"I hurt her. I didn't notice and I never understood. She's running away from
her life and her family because I was ignorant." The young priest mumbled.
Endymion's eyes when wide as he stared at the young man. "What do you mean?
How did you hurt Small Lady? Why would she run from us and her home because
of you?"
"Forgive me, please. I was afraid. I have loved her from afar since the first
time I saw her. She's strong, beautiful, intelligent, and caring. But I
cannot be with her. If I were to tell her of my feelings for her I would be
subjecting her to eternal heartache. I thought I was helping her. I hurt her
anyway."
The king was surprised to see little drops of water landing on the dusty
courtyard floor. Elios was crying.
***
Serenity walked down the hall lightly and came to a halt before the doors
that stood between her and the answers she sought. With a great breath she
pushed open one of the heavy doors and stepped through.
The door closed behind her of it's own accord and the queen walked on through
the darkness until she heard the voice she wanted to hear.
"Good day my queen." The tall figure stepped forward and instantly there was
a great deal more light in the room.
"You know why I have come. This is not an informal visit among friends. I
need answers. I must know that Small Lady will be all right. Please, I know
you care for her as much as I do." The queen stared up at the taller sailor
scout and begged with her eyes for the woman to ease her pain.
Sailor Pluto smiled at the woman and nodded for her to sit in a chair next to
her. "I knew she would do this. He has been blind for some time now and she
cannot take the neglect anymore. It was nessecary for this to happen for her
to find her true power."
"Her true power? I don't understand. And who is this man you speak of? Is it
the pegasus?" Serenity asked with a soft and quiet voice which was unusual to
her.
"Yes, her true power. Have you ever wondered why she had such weak attacks as
Chibi Sailor Moon? It is because she has a power which is completely
different than your moon powers. She is the genetic combination of yourself
and her father, who is the holder of earth's powers. It is only logical to
believe that she will have a hybrid of the two, making her more powerful
than the both of you." At this Pluto stopped and let the queen take in this
information.
"I suppose it does make sense. I hadn't really thought of it like that
before. But what of this man? Are we correct in thinking it is the pegasus?"
"Yes and no. The pegasus was a form that the preist of Elysion took to
protect himself and the golden crystal when Nephilenia attacked. So it would
be more accurate to say that he is the preist Elios and not the pegasus."
The tall sailor of time sat in front of the queen. Her eyes were serious but
glistened with knowledge and mirth. She was happy that she was finally
becoming useful again.
"So how did he neglect her? What was he ignorant of?"
Pluto smiled and laughed a little. "Why he has been ignorant of the same
things you are! Small Lady's love for him. I cannot tell you anymore. It is
time for you to go."
With that Sailor Pluto walked into the darkness leaving a very shocked and
uncertain Serenity behind her.
*****End Part Four*****