In God's Hands: Life Goes On and On
Minako sat at her vanity, brushing out her long golden mane. Each stroke seemed to make it shine more... So Minako had no intention of stopping anytime soon. She always wanted to look her best for her beloved Kunzite.
"Reenie... Now Sailor Moon... It seems like only yesterday I was fighting for love and peace with Usagi-san. Now... Usagi isn't a senshi at all... It'll only be a matter of time, before I lose my title as a senshi too. And the others... Trinity will lose hers, in only two short months. Little Dessy, will be Sailor Star. Michiru will be next. Jade will seize the title of Sailor Neptune. And then... Before we know it... Dessy will be the queen of Crystillia, and Danielle will rule Neptune. And soon after, Reenie may be the Selene Goddess."
She applied beauty cream to her face and smiled at her reflection in the mirror, as she tied her trademark red bow into her hair.
"Mina-chan?" Kunzite poked his head in from around the corner and grinned at his wife.
"Good morning Kunzite." She hugged him tightly. "You were up early, I presume?"
"As always my ai no senshi." He kissed her forehead. "Someone has to rule Venus while you're primping in here." He patted her stomach. "You seem to be gaining a little weight Mina-chan."
"I wouldn't see how... But it does look that way, doesn't it?" Suddenly, she brought her hands to her stomach, and sank to the floor.
"Minako-chan! What's wrong?!"
"My stomach hurts Kunzite... It feels like someone is punching my stomach from the inside..."
He closed his eyes and thought for a minute. A small smile spread over his face.
"Kunzite, what are you smiling for? I hurt!"
"I know Minako... I think the time has come for us to go and pay the doctor a visit."
"Kunzite, do you know what's wrong with me?"
"I think I may know."
"What's wrong with me!?"
"I'll be back Minako." He exited their bedroom, leaving poor Minako all alone.
***
"Good morning Mom!" Dessy grinned up at Trinity.
Trinity smiled down at her daughter. "Hungry for some breakfast?"
She shook her head. "I wanted to go out and play with Moonie today."
"What about playing with Reenie, or calling up Victoria, Calandra, or Jennifer?"
She shook her head. "I wanted Moonie to play in the woods with me today. Have you seen her?"
"No Dessy, I haven't. Maybe Jay has."
"Can I summon her with the Moon Locket Mom?"
"If Moonie wanted to play, I think you would have seen her by now."
Dessy pouted.
"I saw her!"
Dessy turned around to see Chi-Chi standing behind her clad in dark blue and yellow pajamas.
"I saw her go off into the woods. She was a unicorn Dessy. So you'll probably have a hard time finding her."
Dessy sighed.
"If you wanna catch her, your best chance is to leave now, before she gets too deep into the Night Forest. That's her realm you know."
Dessy nodded, and took off from the parlor.
"Does she have some kind of emotional bond with Moonie or what mommy?"
"For some reason Chi-Chi, your sister has always had some kind of fascination with unicorns.
And as I'm sure you know... Moonie is a unicorn... A unicorn who can transform into a humanoid girl at will."
"Mom, how old is Moonie anyway?"
"Moonie doesn't even know how old she is. Unicorns are immortal beings."
"I wish I could be immortal mom. I wish I could just live forever, and watch the universe grow! And watch everything change!"
Trinity sighed, thinking of her dear friend Setsuna. "No Chi-Chi... You don't want to be immortal. Nobody does. It's a lonely life..."
"Like... Setsuna's?"
She nodded. "Like Setsuna's."
"But Maxorion seems to be happy being immortal."
"Well Maxorion Meiou has always been a little screwed up in the head. Now, Chi-Chi, go play. I've got some matters to attend to."
Chi-Chi bit her lip and looked disappointed for a minute. But her frown soon changed to a smirk, and she ran away from her mother, on a quest to find something to do.
***
Dessy ran freely through the Night Forest, clad in a low cut lavender faery frock. She had taken the silver waistband with the faery wings on it and fastened it to her simple, but beautiful new garment. She looked like a little woodland nymph, running through the woods, looking for her unicorn friend. Her hair flew behind her like threads of spung gold, shining in the sunlight. She kept running, looking for Amalthea, who was none other, then the infamous Moonie.
But the white haired, blue eyed maiden was nowhere in sight.
"Moonie!" she cried out for the tenth time that afternoon.
And for the tenth time, she was answered by silence.
She sighed and kept running, hoping for any sign of Amalthea.
Sol shown gently down on her, enveloping her in its rays, letting everything present know that she was there.
Her feet were bare, and they were getting sore from running. But she didn't care. She felt an energy, that she had never felt before. She felt so alive, and energetic. Why waste it? It wasn't everyday she felt like running until there was no place to go.
"Moonie!"
A bird's cry answered her, but the musical voice of Amalthea was not heard.
She let out another frusterated sigh and sank down against a tree. "Moonie... Why do you always run off like this? You're so mysterious..." She caught her breath and got back up, and continued to run, ivory skin shining in the light of Sol.
The cries of various birds echoes throughout the forest.
Each time her foot hit the ground, she seemed to gain more and more energy, making her want to go faster, to lift off the ground and take flight, to soar with the birds who's songs rang in her ears that very moment.
*If only I could find Moonie... Whenever I ride her, I always feel like I'm flying... But... She isn't anywhere..."
Suddenly, the songs of the birds made her break into dance. She dodged every tree and bush and rock that stood in her way, dancing through the forest like the faery she looked.
The "wings" on her back seemed to move, as she twirled, moving her feet in a light-footed manner, never stopping, ever gaining speed. Her violet eyes sparkled, laughing heartilly, as she danced, in the light of the sun.
***
"Reenie, duck!"
Sailor Moon barely dodged a kick aimed for her stomach.
"Juno Asteroid Blast!"
Sailor Moon couldn't get out of the way fast enough, and was blown back against a wall.
"Ow..." She fell to the ground, eyes spinning.
Ceres helped her up. "You okay Reenie?"
"No..."
"Tell you what," said Vesta. "Let's all take a quick break, and then we'll continue, k?"
Reenie sighed and nodded. She slumped down into a chair, exhausted. "I'm as bad as my mothr..."
"Reenie, you shouldn't diss your mother like that," said Ceres. "She saved the universe."
"Yeah," said Pallas. "She was a ditz and a klutz, but she saved the universe with the power of her pure heart."
"And you have that Reenie, and everyone knows it."
"I'm not cut out to be a fighter..." Reenie sipped at her soda.
Vesta knocked the soda out of her hand. "With that attitude, of course you won't make it as a senshi."
"You need to have some faith in yourself," said Juno. "Face it, you were hardly even trying."
"I just thought that it wouldn't be hard... I thought that since I was leader, you guys would be easier to beat..."
"Ah, so that's it," said Juno, her tone of voice showing that she was offended.
"Don't take it that way, I don't mean..."
"We know what you mean Reenie," said Vesta. "You can't look at us as your inferiors, or soon, everyone will be arguing and we won't be able to work together as a team. You can't place yourself on a pedestal above everyone else. Neither can Ceres. Without you... She would be leader."
Ceres nodded.
"See, the reason your mother was able to save us all, even through her ditziness, was because she looked at the others like partners, and not like soldiers under her command. She was no kung foo fighter either."
"Are you guys mad at me?"
"Of course not," said Pallas.
"It's common for anyone to think what you were thinking Reenie."
"You don't have to be a super strong fighter to be a hero. You have to have a great heart!"
"Without the purity of your mother's heart, none of us would be here right now."
"Now Reenie, let's try again. Don't look at Juno as your inferior. Look at her as your equal."
Vesta nodded in agreement.
Juno and Reenie got up and stood in front of each other.
"Your move," said Sailor Moon quietly.
Juno lunged at her, hands aiming for her throat.
Sailor Moon sprung off the ground in a back handspring, landing in a squatting postion in front of Juno, who had moved closer. She swung her leg forward, bringing Juno down with a sweep kick.
"Yay! Good job Sailor Moon!"
Sailor Moon helped Juno up.
"See?" said Juno. "All it took was a little hope. You'll be a fighter in no time."
***
Dr. Collins and Kunzite entered Mina's bedroom.
Dr. Collins smiled. "Okay Mina, let's see what we can do for you today."
Minako grinned. She liked the way Dr. Collins did his work. He had done a lot of the taking care of her when she had been attacked by Evon ten years ago.
"What's been bothering you Mina?"
"Well... I've been having pains in my stomach. Like someone is hitting me from the inside."
"I see..." He grinned at Kunzite. "Let me see here..." He pulled the covers off of Minako, revealing her white laced nightgown.
"Um... Mina-chan..." Kunzite eyed her nightgown. "You'll have to take that off."
Minako's eyed widened, clutching her nightgown close to her, as if someone was about to tear it off of her.
"Mina, relax. I do this all the time, it's no biggie. I promise I won't touch you anywhere but your stomach."
"Then couldn't I just pull it up over my tummy?" asked Minako in the tone of that of a scared little girl.
"I suppose you could, but that doesn't look like it'd be too comfortable."
Minako sighed, knowing he was right. She reluctantly pulled the garment off of her, exposing most of her body to the two men.
"So you've been having stomach pains that felt like you were being hit from the inside?"
She nodded.
"Kunzite, how has you and Mina's sex life been?"
Minako's eyes widened even more.
Kunzite gave Minako a reassuring look. "It's been great doc."
He nodded and looked at Minako's stomach, noticing the very evident bulge. "Have you been eating an unusually large amount of food lately Mina?"
She shook her head.
He placed his ear against Minako's stomach. He immediately felt pressure against his ear. He got up and smiled. "Mina, I don't need to perform a test to know this. You're pregnant!"
A smile spread over Kunzite's face.
Minako gasped. "Me?!"
He nodded. "Six months in fact it seems. Have you been having any unusual cravings lately?"
She nodded. "Things like cucumber and cream cheese sandwices... And I hate cucumbers and cream cheese."
"Very common for pregnant woman to have cravings for things they especially hate. Well, I'll leave you two to celebrate. I have an appointment with the queen of Daedulus. I'll be back in a few weeks to check on you Mina, how's that sound?"
She nodded slowly.
Dr. Collins walked out the door.
Kunzite took his wife into his arms.
"A child Kunzite... A child, finally."
He kissed her softly. "Our own baby, just like we've hoped for."
She laid her head on his shoulder, smiling happily. "Our baby..."
***
Trinity was growing worried for her daughter. "Where could she have gone... It's been hours..."
Jay walked past the door, whistling joyfully.
"Jay!" Trinity called out in an almost frantic voice.
"Hmm?" He poked in his head from around the corner. "You wanted something Mum?"
"Have you seen your sister?"
"Depends on which one you mean."
"Dessy."
He shook his head. "Nope. Haven't seen her all day. Chi-Chi was rambling on about her going into the Night Forest to look for Moonie or something, but I wasn't really listening."
"I knew she went into the forest, but she's been gone a long time..."
"Maybe she actually found Moonie and they went off somewhere together. Moonie often goes deeper into the forest then any person would."
"I don't know Jay... I just have a bad feeling... It's almost time for Kokuki to rise... Maybe your father's seen her..."
"Seen who beautiful?" asked Lance who had just walked in.
"Destiny."
He yawned and stretched. "Sorry hon. Maybe she somehow snuck off the planet without letting anyone know."
"You know very well that there's no way she can leave Harmonia without somebody knowing!"
He shrugged. "Don't worry Trin. I'll bet she'll come bounding in here any minute..."
Trinity wasn't listening. "I just have... This terrible feeling that something's wrong..."
"Well Mom, you know the Diamond always glows when there's trouble."
"Yeah," said Lance. "Let's go see. You'll probably feel pretty stupid once you see that Destiny is fine."
Trinity walked ahead of the others to the throne room, where the Violet Diamond was kept.
All but Trinity was shocked to see that the Diamond was growing brightly through its casing.
Trinity ran to it and jerked off its crystal casing and threw it aside, letting it shatter on the floor. She held the Diamond up.
"Violet Diamond, show me the visions of the stars!"
An image of Dessy dancing through the forest appeared in front of them all. She was smiling and laughing, as she passed the beautiful trees and flowers in the background.
Lance laughed. "The Diamond must be broken Trin. What's so dangerous about our daughter having fun?"
Trinity remained silent, the terrible feeling still not leaving her. She looked out the window, seeing Sol slowly sinking behind the horizon.
***
Reenie fluffed up her pillow, her body aching from a hard day of training.
"Reenie?"
She about hit the ceiling.
"Did I startle you?"
She turned around and grinned at her father. "Sudden voices just scare me sometimes Daddy."
"Are you alright? You girls trained hard today."
"Yeah... I just hurt a little bit."
"I figured as much. Well, I'll leave you be now, so you can get some sleep."
"Okay Daddy. See you in the morning."
"Goodnight Reenie." Endymion shut the door.
She could hear the clicking of his shoes on the ground as he walked away. She sighed and laid down, letting her head sink into the pillow. She was just about to drift off to sleep... When..."
"Reenie!"
She shot up in bed. "Wha!?"
"Crystal Tokyo is under attack Reenie! We gotta go now!"
She turned and saw the blue haired Parah, her eyes full of fear.
"Ok Parah, I'm coming!" She jumped out of bed. "My henshin locket, where did I put it, where did I put it..."
Parah shoved it into her hands. "Here! Hurry and transform!"
Reenie held her locket into the air. "Moon Lunar Power, Make-Up!"
"Pallas Asteroid Power, Make Up!"
Sailor Moon and Pallas stood where Reenie and Parah had once stood.
"Come on!",
They raced through the halls, towards the exit.
When they finally reached the outside, they could see the smoke rising from the city.
"Oh my God..." Sailor Moon's legs moved even faster, gripping Pallas's hand tightly.
They finally arrived in the city.
Many lay injured. Others were already dead,
"Sailor Moon! Pallas!"
They knew that voice.
It belonged to Ceres.
They rushed over to her.
"What happened?!"
"This thing just came in out of nowhere and started rampaging the city. Vesta's already down."
"What!?" Sailor Moon's eyes filled with tears.
Ceres pointed over at Juno, standing in front of a bloody Vesta, trying to take all hits for her friend, to prevent further injury,
"Vesta!" Sailor Moon tried to run to her.
"No Reenie!" cried out Ceres. "We need us three to destroy that youma, before more are killed!"
Sailor Moon slowly nodded.
"Come on, we can do it!"
Sailor Moon, filled with anger at the loss of so many lives, and of the fall of her friend, ran at the youma, only to be slammed to the ground by one of its tough, scaly tentacles.
She could feel nothing but pain, think of nothing but the pain. Her eyes were filled with nothing but the image of her smoking city and dying friend and teammate. "I am Sailor Moon... Champion of love and justice... In the name of the Moon and Earth... I will punish you..."
She didn't even know she was speaking. Her mind was filled with thoughts. She was no longer the little girl that everyone strove to protect. She was leader now. She was the one supposed to be doing the protecting, she was supposed to be taking all the hits, she was the leader. She was the heroine, she was the star now. Not Usagi Tsukino, but Reenie Chiba, Princess Serenity, of the Moon and Earth realm.
(: "Moon and Earth realm. Pretty neat little phrase huh? Reenie made it up."
She had to be the one to destroy this thing, before it was too late... She was the savior of the Milky Way... She was Sailor Moon...
Ceres could see her leader had zoned out.
The youma was raising a tentacle to finish her off.
Ceres froze.
(: " means a flashback is beginning."
"We the soldiers of the asteroids swear our loyalty to the royal family of the Earth and Moon, and promise to do everything in our power to protect the Princess Serenity, Sailor Moon."
(: " means a flashback is ending."
With this in mind, Ceres raced to protect her princess.
Just as the tentacle was about to hit Sailor Moon, Ceres jumped in front, screaming as the spikes on the tentacle broke her skin.
"Ceres!" Sailor Moon shrieked.
Ceres landed fifteen feet away from her horrified comrades.
"Ceres has fallen," muttered Juno. "Pallas, get out of here now. Me and Reenie will take care of it."
"But I wanna help!"
"Go Pallas!" yelled Juno.
"I made the vow to protect Reenie and the galaxy too. Running away would be breaking that vow!"
Sailor Moon smiled at Pallas's courage. "She stays."
Juno sighed. "You're the leader..."
Sailor Moon hugged Pallas tightly.
"No time for that! Listen, in order to win, we need a good battle plan. We can't win if we just fight freestyle. We're not ready for that."
"I have an idea then," said Sailor Moon. "Pallas, you annoy the youma until he stops destroying the city. Juno, you then attack it, and get it weak. I'll finish it off. How's that sound?"
Juno nodded. "Sounds like a half decent plan."
The youma was about to destroy another building.
"Pallas, go, now!"
Pallas ran out in front of the monster. "Hey ya big meanie. Betcha can't catch me!"
The youma roared in disgust at the little creature standing before him, making mocking faces and sticking her tongue out at him. It raised a spiked tentacle to rid itself of the small annoyance.
Pallas's small body was too quick for the big bulky tail that was coming at her. "Nyah, nyah!" She laughed.
The youma growled and made a move to body slam the little girl.
"Juno, now, it's your turn!"
Juno nodded and flipped in front of the youma. "Now it's time to pick on someone with a bit more power!" She raised her hand. "Juno Asteroid Blast!"
The youma soon felt the impact of several large rocks slam into its back. Its scream was probably heard all around the world. It swiped one of its spiked tentacles at Juno
Juno flipped behind the monster, landing perfectly on both feet. She smirked. "Want it in your face too?" She closed her eyes. "Juno Meteor Shower!" She concentrated, knowing where she wanted it to go.
The youma looked up and saw many smaller rocks heading straight for his eyes. He quickly shut them, thinking that the tough leathery texture of his skin would protect his eyes.
But it was to no avail, for the jagged edges of the rocks easily broke through his eyelids, cutting right into his eyes. It roared in agony, collapsing to the ground.
"I got him down Sailor Moon! You go now!"
Sailor Moon nodded and stepped up, holding her staff in the air.
"Don't expect me to describe her staff, 'cause I ain't gonna do it. It's not anything like Setsuna chan's, nor as elaborate as Eternal Sailor Moon's. I'll draw it someday."
"I call upon the Mare Serenitatis to vanquish this evil back to the hole it crawled out of!"
"She got both her parents' genes. Serenity always used some word sequence to call upon a powerful force to destroy the enemy. Tuxedo Mask always made speeches, even though you rarely ever saw him actually fight. Nifty, huh?"
Out of nowhere, a tsunami rushed toward the youma, and engulfed it completely.
The youma's efforts to break free of the silver water were useless, as somehow, the waters of the Sea of Serenity held tight.
Its screams were probably heard by all the world.
Soon, nothing but silence was heard.
The silver water erupted into a fountain, evaporating as soon as it hit the ground.
Nothing was left of the youma.
"We... We did it," whispered Sailor Moon.
"Yay!" cried Pallas, who was bouncing up and down. "We killed the youma, we killed the youma!" she sang happily.
"You sure did." Serenity stood there, smiling proudly at all of them. She held up the Ginzuishou. "Silver Crystal Healing!"
All who had been injured in the battle were completely healed.
Vesta got up. "Is it gone?"
"I'm not bleeding anymore," said Ceres quietly.
"We destroyed it guys," said Juno. "It's dead."
Vesta hugged Juno tightly. "I was scared that we were all going to die..."
"It did look pretty hopeless, didn't it?" asked Ceres.
"But we had a great battle plan!" yelped Pallas. "Reenie thought it up, and it worked!"
"How about you tell me all about it on our walk back to the palace?" suggested Serenity with a smile.
They all ran to Serenity.
"Sure!"
"Well," began Sailor Moon, "it started when Parah woke me up..."
***
Destiny was still running through the forest, even though the moon of the people cast its rays on her. She had long since stopped caring whether she found Amalthea or not.
Eyes were watching her. They had been glued to her the whole day. They were waiting for her to come.
"Yes, Destiny," said a whispery, icy voice. "Come to your master..."
Suddenly, Dessy felt her foot hit something. She was thrown into the air by the momentum of the collision.
She felt herself crash against the ground. Then she felt pain all over.
The faery's dance had been ceased.
"Ow..."
Her sides, her legs, feet, stomach... Her whole body wracked with pain.
She struggled to pull herself up onto the fallen tree over which she had tripped.
Her exhaustion had finally caught up with her. She now lay like a helpless child, on a log illuminated by Kokuki that now shone in the night sky.
:) "Okay, a little explanation here... The Crystal Galaxy has three suns, known as Apollo, being the brightest, Vulcan, being the one that gives off the most heat, and Sol, being the most gentle sun. Harmonia has a seventy-two hour day. Harmonia has two moons. Kokuki, which is a combination of the words Kokumin and Tsuki, which are Japanese for 'people' and 'moon' forming the name that means 'People's Moon.' Then there is Paradicius, being the brighter of the two moons, that means 'Paradise' also known as the 'princess moon.' Harmonia has forty-eight hour nights. Right now, Kokuki is in the air. Clear that up?"
She knew that she was too far from home to possibly find her way back now. Her body wracked with pain. Her feet were blistered, and her legs covered in scratches from all the running.
"Momma... I'm sorry..." She sighed. She got up. "Well... I need to get home somehow." She about fell over from the sensation of the pain.
"I'll just have to walk straight... Eventually I'll reach a place where there's people... And they'll recognize me, and get me home."
Ignoring the pain, she began to walk forward in a straight line.
The eyes still watched her, waiting for her to tire out once again.
She kept going, with only the moonshine to guide her.
Slowly, she felt the pain leaving her body. She slightly smiled, feeling a bit triumphant.
Suddenly, she felt fangs of some sort cut into her skin. She let out a shriek of pain and surprise.
The creature, frightened by her cry, quickly scampered away.
She collapsed onto the ground. She could feel the warm blood rushing over her ankle.
She began to cry. The thought of bleeding to death filled her head. Who would be the heir to the throne then? Her people needed her, her friends, her family...
*Am I going to die?*
Suddenly, she was flooded over by light.
She heard footsteps coming toward her.
Arms lifted her up off of the ground.
She could still feel the warm blood dripping from her ankle. Her head dropped onto the person's shoulder, not being able to support it anymore.
She was being carried into the light she knew. She shut her eyes tightly, as the light hurt them.
She felt her body being laid down on something soft. Tears cascaded down her face, as she was scared.
"No little one, don't cry."
Whoever it was, it was a male.
A warm cloth touched her ankle. It stung.
The person was bathing her wound.
"Open your eyes little one."
She forced her eyes open, only to stare into bright green ones.
"You look a lot like the queen you do. Just, lighter hair..."
"Paler skin, and purple eyes," she finished.
He chuckled. "So where do you live little one? I need to know where to take you in the morning."
"The palace," she squeaked.
"Ah, you work at the palace."
She shook her head.
His eyes softened. "Are you a relation of the queen's?"
She nodded. "Move the hair from my forehead."
He brushed the hair from her face and gasped.
Embedded on her head, was the mark that he had feared for fifteen years.
"Oh Kami... The daughter of the cherry blossom..."
"What?"
"The daughter of the cherry blossom..." He hugged her close.
She didn't seem to notice the fact that he was almost cutting off her circulation. "I once knew a man who called my mother cherry blossom..."
He then began to cry, letting out all of the tears he had been holding in for over a decade. He let out sob after sob onto her shoulder. He remembered. The little girl he had slapped when she had cried out from her mother.
"His name was Dallas... He had captured me and my mom... He was in love with my mom... And I was only little... He slapped me really hard when I cried... He was prince of the Hell Keepers..."
"Oh my God... Oh princess, I'm so sorry, I'm sorry..."
"What... Who are you?"
"Sweet princess, if I tell you, you must promise not to run!"
"I... I promise."
"I am that man little princess. I am the man who hit you."
Her eyes widened with fear. She started at him, raising her fingertips to her lips.
"Please, please Destiny, don't look at me like that. I can't stand it when people look at me like that anymore!"
"But... You're... You're dead. We killed you."
"No, you didn't. You killed my mother... I was badly injured, but I managed to crawl into the woods, expecting to die there. But I was saved by an old man, an old shaman. He nurtured me back to health... And taught me the ways of good. He died a few years later... I left behind that life of riches and luxury... And settled down here in this little cabin, where the shaman once lived. I learned the art of healing and good. I am not the man you remember little princess child. Now please, stay still..." He began to wrap her wound.
"So you won't hurt me?"
"I wouldn't dream of it little one."
"Why did you go after my mother?"
He looked up at her. "I... I really thought she could be someone to love me back... To give me the care and love I never knew as a child... She was just so beautiful... And gentle... I had always used force to get what I wanted and it always seemed to work... I thought I could take your mother the same way... She was just too strong." He finished wrapping her wound.
"We'll need to put you in different clothes."
"Yes... My dress is ruined."
He nodded. "You like purple I see. Like your mother."
She nodded.
"Just rest now small child. I'll be back." He rose, and disappeared into another room.
"Goodnight Dallas!" she called out to him. She laid down and let her head sink into the pillow. "Tomorrow... Home..." With this in her thoughts, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
Dallas looked back in on her. "Goodnight... Little Cherry Blossom."
***
Trinity paced back and forth.
Even Lance was worried now.
"Lance... We have to send someone after her!"
The Diamond had put out its bright light.
They knew that this meant that Dessy was out of danger.
But this did nothing to cease their worries.
Lance sighed. "You... You're right Trin... Even I'm freaked out now... It takes a lot to do that to me. You would know that."
She nodded. "Summon Larry and tell him to issue an order to the military to form a search party for Destiny."
Suddenly, the Diamond glowed a holy light.
From the light emerged a woman with golden-red hair in delicate waves that fell past her waist. Her eyes were a glorious deep emerald green, with long thick lashes. She was clothed in a beautiful empress gown made of a cloth as white as the purest fallen snow. A choker of pearls was around her neck.
"Bliss..."
"Do not go after the faery princess."
"What?! Bliss, she's alone out there, and..."
"She is fine."
"Bliss, but..."
"She will be returned to you by Apollo.
"But... That's forty-eight hours away!"
"Aren't I the all knowing head of Peacekeepers?"
"Yes Bliss, but..."
"Then trust me. She will be returned by Apollo."
"But where is she?!"
"You will know in time. Farewell for now Trinity-chan." Bliss disappeared.
Trinity and Lance just stared at the Diamond in silence.
***
"I'm really proud of you girls." Endymion smiled.
"We both are." Serenity kissed her daughter on the head.
Reenie smiled.
The other four had long since gone home.
"I was scared mom... I was afraid we would all... Die..."
"I was scared too, when I fought my first battle."
Endymion laughed, remembering Serenity's screams of mercy, during her first battle as Sailor Moon.
Suddenly, the televiewer rang.
Serenity sighed and pushed a button, answering it.
Minako's image appeared on the screen.
"USSSSAAAAAAGIIIIIIII!!!!!" she screamed.
The decibels of the scream almost blew them all against the wall.
"Minako, what happened!?"
A huge cheesy smile covered Minako's face. "Guess what, guess what, guess what!?"
"What?" Serenity looked confused.
"I'm pregnant Usa-chan, I'm pregnant!"
"What!?" The same cheesy grin was now dripping from Serenity's face. "Yay for Mina-san!"
Reenie grinned.
"I heard about the battle Chibi-Usa... Good work." Minako smiled.
"Thankies Mina-chan."
"Do the others know Mina!?"
Minako nodded and grinned. "I saved you for last because I knew you'd be the most excited."
"We have to call Trinity, right now!" exclaimed Serenity.
Minako nodded, and pushed the flash button that would allow her to call three way.
***
"Empress Trinity, there is a call for you on line three."
"Transfer it here," Trinity sighed.
A minute later, the televiewer rose from the floor.
"Minako? Serenity?" Trinity was confused.
"Guess what, guess what, guess what!?" they both squealed at once.
"Huh?"
"GUESS!!!"
"I can't..."
Serenity couldn't hold it in anymore. "Mina's pregnant!" she screamed happily.
Trinity smiled. "Congratuatlions."
"Way to go Mina!" Lance grinned.
"How far are you along?"
"Six months." Minako was smiling from ear to ear.
"If only... My child was here..." Trinity looked out the window.
Lance sighed.
"Huh? What happened?"
"Destiny... She went into the woods this morning and didn't come home... Bliss appeared and said she would be back by Apollo..."
Reenie's face popped up on the screen. "What!? Dessy's gone!?"
Endymion glanced at some charts. "And... It is Kokuki right now?"
Trinity nodded.
"There was an attack on Crystal Tokyo today."
"What!?"
"A youma attacked. Reenie and the asteroids were able to destroy it."
Reenie smiled.
Trinity nodded at Reenie. "Good job."
"Thanks."
"Do you think that Dessy's disappearance has anything to do with the attack on Tokyo?"
"I... I don't know Mina. I hope not... I just want my baby girl back, safe and unharmed... I love her so much Serenity. She is heir to my throne."
Serenity nodded. "I would feel the same way if anything happened to Reenie... But she'll be returned by Apollo right? That's just two Earth days and Bliss wouldn't tell you a falsehood..."
Trinity wasn't listening. She didn't even notice Lance's comforting hand on her shoulder. All she could do was look out the window, at the bright Kokuki, shining in the sky, hoping and waiting... And praying...
I stand by my window,
Wishing you'd come home to me.
The hours go by like days,
But they mean nothing to me.
Time seems to stop,
When you're not around.
Things just pass me by,
Wondering if you're safe and sound.
Sweet child of mine,
Please come home.
Without you here,
I feel so alone.
(spoken)
My world is cold, when you're gone.
I need the warmth of your smile.
Destiny... Please come home.
Sweet child of mine.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Voltron, or The Last Unicorn. Any character in here not created by professional manga or anime artists such as Destiny, Trinity, or Dallas belong to me. If you have any questions as to who is mine and who is not, please e-mail me. If I find you using my characters or characters created by my friends without my permission or theirs, and you don't have a dang good excuse, you will have to undergo NATIVE AMERICAN ANT TORTURE!!! HEHE!! *evil grin vanishes* buh byez for now minna-chan.
Minako sat at her vanity, brushing out her long golden mane. Each stroke seemed to make it shine more... So Minako had no intention of stopping anytime soon. She always wanted to look her best for her beloved Kunzite.
"Reenie... Now Sailor Moon... It seems like only yesterday I was fighting for love and peace with Usagi-san. Now... Usagi isn't a senshi at all... It'll only be a matter of time, before I lose my title as a senshi too. And the others... Trinity will lose hers, in only two short months. Little Dessy, will be Sailor Star. Michiru will be next. Jade will seize the title of Sailor Neptune. And then... Before we know it... Dessy will be the queen of Crystillia, and Danielle will rule Neptune. And soon after, Reenie may be the Selene Goddess."
She applied beauty cream to her face and smiled at her reflection in the mirror, as she tied her trademark red bow into her hair.
"Mina-chan?" Kunzite poked his head in from around the corner and grinned at his wife.
"Good morning Kunzite." She hugged him tightly. "You were up early, I presume?"
"As always my ai no senshi." He kissed her forehead. "Someone has to rule Venus while you're primping in here." He patted her stomach. "You seem to be gaining a little weight Mina-chan."
"I wouldn't see how... But it does look that way, doesn't it?" Suddenly, she brought her hands to her stomach, and sank to the floor.
"Minako-chan! What's wrong?!"
"My stomach hurts Kunzite... It feels like someone is punching my stomach from the inside..."
He closed his eyes and thought for a minute. A small smile spread over his face.
"Kunzite, what are you smiling for? I hurt!"
"I know Minako... I think the time has come for us to go and pay the doctor a visit."
"Kunzite, do you know what's wrong with me?"
"I think I may know."
"What's wrong with me!?"
"I'll be back Minako." He exited their bedroom, leaving poor Minako all alone.
***
"Good morning Mom!" Dessy grinned up at Trinity.
Trinity smiled down at her daughter. "Hungry for some breakfast?"
She shook her head. "I wanted to go out and play with Moonie today."
"What about playing with Reenie, or calling up Victoria, Calandra, or Jennifer?"
She shook her head. "I wanted Moonie to play in the woods with me today. Have you seen her?"
"No Dessy, I haven't. Maybe Jay has."
"Can I summon her with the Moon Locket Mom?"
"If Moonie wanted to play, I think you would have seen her by now."
Dessy pouted.
"I saw her!"
Dessy turned around to see Chi-Chi standing behind her clad in dark blue and yellow pajamas.
"I saw her go off into the woods. She was a unicorn Dessy. So you'll probably have a hard time finding her."
Dessy sighed.
"If you wanna catch her, your best chance is to leave now, before she gets too deep into the Night Forest. That's her realm you know."
Dessy nodded, and took off from the parlor.
"Does she have some kind of emotional bond with Moonie or what mommy?"
"For some reason Chi-Chi, your sister has always had some kind of fascination with unicorns.
And as I'm sure you know... Moonie is a unicorn... A unicorn who can transform into a humanoid girl at will."
"Mom, how old is Moonie anyway?"
"Moonie doesn't even know how old she is. Unicorns are immortal beings."
"I wish I could be immortal mom. I wish I could just live forever, and watch the universe grow! And watch everything change!"
Trinity sighed, thinking of her dear friend Setsuna. "No Chi-Chi... You don't want to be immortal. Nobody does. It's a lonely life..."
"Like... Setsuna's?"
She nodded. "Like Setsuna's."
"But Maxorion seems to be happy being immortal."
"Well Maxorion Meiou has always been a little screwed up in the head. Now, Chi-Chi, go play. I've got some matters to attend to."
Chi-Chi bit her lip and looked disappointed for a minute. But her frown soon changed to a smirk, and she ran away from her mother, on a quest to find something to do.
***
Dessy ran freely through the Night Forest, clad in a low cut lavender faery frock. She had taken the silver waistband with the faery wings on it and fastened it to her simple, but beautiful new garment. She looked like a little woodland nymph, running through the woods, looking for her unicorn friend. Her hair flew behind her like threads of spung gold, shining in the sunlight. She kept running, looking for Amalthea, who was none other, then the infamous Moonie.
But the white haired, blue eyed maiden was nowhere in sight.
"Moonie!" she cried out for the tenth time that afternoon.
And for the tenth time, she was answered by silence.
She sighed and kept running, hoping for any sign of Amalthea.
Sol shown gently down on her, enveloping her in its rays, letting everything present know that she was there.
Her feet were bare, and they were getting sore from running. But she didn't care. She felt an energy, that she had never felt before. She felt so alive, and energetic. Why waste it? It wasn't everyday she felt like running until there was no place to go.
"Moonie!"
A bird's cry answered her, but the musical voice of Amalthea was not heard.
She let out another frusterated sigh and sank down against a tree. "Moonie... Why do you always run off like this? You're so mysterious..." She caught her breath and got back up, and continued to run, ivory skin shining in the light of Sol.
The cries of various birds echoes throughout the forest.
Each time her foot hit the ground, she seemed to gain more and more energy, making her want to go faster, to lift off the ground and take flight, to soar with the birds who's songs rang in her ears that very moment.
*If only I could find Moonie... Whenever I ride her, I always feel like I'm flying... But... She isn't anywhere..."
Suddenly, the songs of the birds made her break into dance. She dodged every tree and bush and rock that stood in her way, dancing through the forest like the faery she looked.
The "wings" on her back seemed to move, as she twirled, moving her feet in a light-footed manner, never stopping, ever gaining speed. Her violet eyes sparkled, laughing heartilly, as she danced, in the light of the sun.
***
"Reenie, duck!"
Sailor Moon barely dodged a kick aimed for her stomach.
"Juno Asteroid Blast!"
Sailor Moon couldn't get out of the way fast enough, and was blown back against a wall.
"Ow..." She fell to the ground, eyes spinning.
Ceres helped her up. "You okay Reenie?"
"No..."
"Tell you what," said Vesta. "Let's all take a quick break, and then we'll continue, k?"
Reenie sighed and nodded. She slumped down into a chair, exhausted. "I'm as bad as my mothr..."
"Reenie, you shouldn't diss your mother like that," said Ceres. "She saved the universe."
"Yeah," said Pallas. "She was a ditz and a klutz, but she saved the universe with the power of her pure heart."
"And you have that Reenie, and everyone knows it."
"I'm not cut out to be a fighter..." Reenie sipped at her soda.
Vesta knocked the soda out of her hand. "With that attitude, of course you won't make it as a senshi."
"You need to have some faith in yourself," said Juno. "Face it, you were hardly even trying."
"I just thought that it wouldn't be hard... I thought that since I was leader, you guys would be easier to beat..."
"Ah, so that's it," said Juno, her tone of voice showing that she was offended.
"Don't take it that way, I don't mean..."
"We know what you mean Reenie," said Vesta. "You can't look at us as your inferiors, or soon, everyone will be arguing and we won't be able to work together as a team. You can't place yourself on a pedestal above everyone else. Neither can Ceres. Without you... She would be leader."
Ceres nodded.
"See, the reason your mother was able to save us all, even through her ditziness, was because she looked at the others like partners, and not like soldiers under her command. She was no kung foo fighter either."
"Are you guys mad at me?"
"Of course not," said Pallas.
"It's common for anyone to think what you were thinking Reenie."
"You don't have to be a super strong fighter to be a hero. You have to have a great heart!"
"Without the purity of your mother's heart, none of us would be here right now."
"Now Reenie, let's try again. Don't look at Juno as your inferior. Look at her as your equal."
Vesta nodded in agreement.
Juno and Reenie got up and stood in front of each other.
"Your move," said Sailor Moon quietly.
Juno lunged at her, hands aiming for her throat.
Sailor Moon sprung off the ground in a back handspring, landing in a squatting postion in front of Juno, who had moved closer. She swung her leg forward, bringing Juno down with a sweep kick.
"Yay! Good job Sailor Moon!"
Sailor Moon helped Juno up.
"See?" said Juno. "All it took was a little hope. You'll be a fighter in no time."
***
Dr. Collins and Kunzite entered Mina's bedroom.
Dr. Collins smiled. "Okay Mina, let's see what we can do for you today."
Minako grinned. She liked the way Dr. Collins did his work. He had done a lot of the taking care of her when she had been attacked by Evon ten years ago.
"What's been bothering you Mina?"
"Well... I've been having pains in my stomach. Like someone is hitting me from the inside."
"I see..." He grinned at Kunzite. "Let me see here..." He pulled the covers off of Minako, revealing her white laced nightgown.
"Um... Mina-chan..." Kunzite eyed her nightgown. "You'll have to take that off."
Minako's eyed widened, clutching her nightgown close to her, as if someone was about to tear it off of her.
"Mina, relax. I do this all the time, it's no biggie. I promise I won't touch you anywhere but your stomach."
"Then couldn't I just pull it up over my tummy?" asked Minako in the tone of that of a scared little girl.
"I suppose you could, but that doesn't look like it'd be too comfortable."
Minako sighed, knowing he was right. She reluctantly pulled the garment off of her, exposing most of her body to the two men.
"So you've been having stomach pains that felt like you were being hit from the inside?"
She nodded.
"Kunzite, how has you and Mina's sex life been?"
Minako's eyes widened even more.
Kunzite gave Minako a reassuring look. "It's been great doc."
He nodded and looked at Minako's stomach, noticing the very evident bulge. "Have you been eating an unusually large amount of food lately Mina?"
She shook her head.
He placed his ear against Minako's stomach. He immediately felt pressure against his ear. He got up and smiled. "Mina, I don't need to perform a test to know this. You're pregnant!"
A smile spread over Kunzite's face.
Minako gasped. "Me?!"
He nodded. "Six months in fact it seems. Have you been having any unusual cravings lately?"
She nodded. "Things like cucumber and cream cheese sandwices... And I hate cucumbers and cream cheese."
"Very common for pregnant woman to have cravings for things they especially hate. Well, I'll leave you two to celebrate. I have an appointment with the queen of Daedulus. I'll be back in a few weeks to check on you Mina, how's that sound?"
She nodded slowly.
Dr. Collins walked out the door.
Kunzite took his wife into his arms.
"A child Kunzite... A child, finally."
He kissed her softly. "Our own baby, just like we've hoped for."
She laid her head on his shoulder, smiling happily. "Our baby..."
***
Trinity was growing worried for her daughter. "Where could she have gone... It's been hours..."
Jay walked past the door, whistling joyfully.
"Jay!" Trinity called out in an almost frantic voice.
"Hmm?" He poked in his head from around the corner. "You wanted something Mum?"
"Have you seen your sister?"
"Depends on which one you mean."
"Dessy."
He shook his head. "Nope. Haven't seen her all day. Chi-Chi was rambling on about her going into the Night Forest to look for Moonie or something, but I wasn't really listening."
"I knew she went into the forest, but she's been gone a long time..."
"Maybe she actually found Moonie and they went off somewhere together. Moonie often goes deeper into the forest then any person would."
"I don't know Jay... I just have a bad feeling... It's almost time for Kokuki to rise... Maybe your father's seen her..."
"Seen who beautiful?" asked Lance who had just walked in.
"Destiny."
He yawned and stretched. "Sorry hon. Maybe she somehow snuck off the planet without letting anyone know."
"You know very well that there's no way she can leave Harmonia without somebody knowing!"
He shrugged. "Don't worry Trin. I'll bet she'll come bounding in here any minute..."
Trinity wasn't listening. "I just have... This terrible feeling that something's wrong..."
"Well Mom, you know the Diamond always glows when there's trouble."
"Yeah," said Lance. "Let's go see. You'll probably feel pretty stupid once you see that Destiny is fine."
Trinity walked ahead of the others to the throne room, where the Violet Diamond was kept.
All but Trinity was shocked to see that the Diamond was growing brightly through its casing.
Trinity ran to it and jerked off its crystal casing and threw it aside, letting it shatter on the floor. She held the Diamond up.
"Violet Diamond, show me the visions of the stars!"
An image of Dessy dancing through the forest appeared in front of them all. She was smiling and laughing, as she passed the beautiful trees and flowers in the background.
Lance laughed. "The Diamond must be broken Trin. What's so dangerous about our daughter having fun?"
Trinity remained silent, the terrible feeling still not leaving her. She looked out the window, seeing Sol slowly sinking behind the horizon.
***
Reenie fluffed up her pillow, her body aching from a hard day of training.
"Reenie?"
She about hit the ceiling.
"Did I startle you?"
She turned around and grinned at her father. "Sudden voices just scare me sometimes Daddy."
"Are you alright? You girls trained hard today."
"Yeah... I just hurt a little bit."
"I figured as much. Well, I'll leave you be now, so you can get some sleep."
"Okay Daddy. See you in the morning."
"Goodnight Reenie." Endymion shut the door.
She could hear the clicking of his shoes on the ground as he walked away. She sighed and laid down, letting her head sink into the pillow. She was just about to drift off to sleep... When..."
"Reenie!"
She shot up in bed. "Wha!?"
"Crystal Tokyo is under attack Reenie! We gotta go now!"
She turned and saw the blue haired Parah, her eyes full of fear.
"Ok Parah, I'm coming!" She jumped out of bed. "My henshin locket, where did I put it, where did I put it..."
Parah shoved it into her hands. "Here! Hurry and transform!"
Reenie held her locket into the air. "Moon Lunar Power, Make-Up!"
"Pallas Asteroid Power, Make Up!"
Sailor Moon and Pallas stood where Reenie and Parah had once stood.
"Come on!",
They raced through the halls, towards the exit.
When they finally reached the outside, they could see the smoke rising from the city.
"Oh my God..." Sailor Moon's legs moved even faster, gripping Pallas's hand tightly.
They finally arrived in the city.
Many lay injured. Others were already dead,
"Sailor Moon! Pallas!"
They knew that voice.
It belonged to Ceres.
They rushed over to her.
"What happened?!"
"This thing just came in out of nowhere and started rampaging the city. Vesta's already down."
"What!?" Sailor Moon's eyes filled with tears.
Ceres pointed over at Juno, standing in front of a bloody Vesta, trying to take all hits for her friend, to prevent further injury,
"Vesta!" Sailor Moon tried to run to her.
"No Reenie!" cried out Ceres. "We need us three to destroy that youma, before more are killed!"
Sailor Moon slowly nodded.
"Come on, we can do it!"
Sailor Moon, filled with anger at the loss of so many lives, and of the fall of her friend, ran at the youma, only to be slammed to the ground by one of its tough, scaly tentacles.
She could feel nothing but pain, think of nothing but the pain. Her eyes were filled with nothing but the image of her smoking city and dying friend and teammate. "I am Sailor Moon... Champion of love and justice... In the name of the Moon and Earth... I will punish you..."
She didn't even know she was speaking. Her mind was filled with thoughts. She was no longer the little girl that everyone strove to protect. She was leader now. She was the one supposed to be doing the protecting, she was supposed to be taking all the hits, she was the leader. She was the heroine, she was the star now. Not Usagi Tsukino, but Reenie Chiba, Princess Serenity, of the Moon and Earth realm.
(: "Moon and Earth realm. Pretty neat little phrase huh? Reenie made it up."
She had to be the one to destroy this thing, before it was too late... She was the savior of the Milky Way... She was Sailor Moon...
Ceres could see her leader had zoned out.
The youma was raising a tentacle to finish her off.
Ceres froze.
(: " means a flashback is beginning."
"We the soldiers of the asteroids swear our loyalty to the royal family of the Earth and Moon, and promise to do everything in our power to protect the Princess Serenity, Sailor Moon."
(: " means a flashback is ending."
With this in mind, Ceres raced to protect her princess.
Just as the tentacle was about to hit Sailor Moon, Ceres jumped in front, screaming as the spikes on the tentacle broke her skin.
"Ceres!" Sailor Moon shrieked.
Ceres landed fifteen feet away from her horrified comrades.
"Ceres has fallen," muttered Juno. "Pallas, get out of here now. Me and Reenie will take care of it."
"But I wanna help!"
"Go Pallas!" yelled Juno.
"I made the vow to protect Reenie and the galaxy too. Running away would be breaking that vow!"
Sailor Moon smiled at Pallas's courage. "She stays."
Juno sighed. "You're the leader..."
Sailor Moon hugged Pallas tightly.
"No time for that! Listen, in order to win, we need a good battle plan. We can't win if we just fight freestyle. We're not ready for that."
"I have an idea then," said Sailor Moon. "Pallas, you annoy the youma until he stops destroying the city. Juno, you then attack it, and get it weak. I'll finish it off. How's that sound?"
Juno nodded. "Sounds like a half decent plan."
The youma was about to destroy another building.
"Pallas, go, now!"
Pallas ran out in front of the monster. "Hey ya big meanie. Betcha can't catch me!"
The youma roared in disgust at the little creature standing before him, making mocking faces and sticking her tongue out at him. It raised a spiked tentacle to rid itself of the small annoyance.
Pallas's small body was too quick for the big bulky tail that was coming at her. "Nyah, nyah!" She laughed.
The youma growled and made a move to body slam the little girl.
"Juno, now, it's your turn!"
Juno nodded and flipped in front of the youma. "Now it's time to pick on someone with a bit more power!" She raised her hand. "Juno Asteroid Blast!"
The youma soon felt the impact of several large rocks slam into its back. Its scream was probably heard all around the world. It swiped one of its spiked tentacles at Juno
Juno flipped behind the monster, landing perfectly on both feet. She smirked. "Want it in your face too?" She closed her eyes. "Juno Meteor Shower!" She concentrated, knowing where she wanted it to go.
The youma looked up and saw many smaller rocks heading straight for his eyes. He quickly shut them, thinking that the tough leathery texture of his skin would protect his eyes.
But it was to no avail, for the jagged edges of the rocks easily broke through his eyelids, cutting right into his eyes. It roared in agony, collapsing to the ground.
"I got him down Sailor Moon! You go now!"
Sailor Moon nodded and stepped up, holding her staff in the air.
"Don't expect me to describe her staff, 'cause I ain't gonna do it. It's not anything like Setsuna chan's, nor as elaborate as Eternal Sailor Moon's. I'll draw it someday."
"I call upon the Mare Serenitatis to vanquish this evil back to the hole it crawled out of!"
"She got both her parents' genes. Serenity always used some word sequence to call upon a powerful force to destroy the enemy. Tuxedo Mask always made speeches, even though you rarely ever saw him actually fight. Nifty, huh?"
Out of nowhere, a tsunami rushed toward the youma, and engulfed it completely.
The youma's efforts to break free of the silver water were useless, as somehow, the waters of the Sea of Serenity held tight.
Its screams were probably heard by all the world.
Soon, nothing but silence was heard.
The silver water erupted into a fountain, evaporating as soon as it hit the ground.
Nothing was left of the youma.
"We... We did it," whispered Sailor Moon.
"Yay!" cried Pallas, who was bouncing up and down. "We killed the youma, we killed the youma!" she sang happily.
"You sure did." Serenity stood there, smiling proudly at all of them. She held up the Ginzuishou. "Silver Crystal Healing!"
All who had been injured in the battle were completely healed.
Vesta got up. "Is it gone?"
"I'm not bleeding anymore," said Ceres quietly.
"We destroyed it guys," said Juno. "It's dead."
Vesta hugged Juno tightly. "I was scared that we were all going to die..."
"It did look pretty hopeless, didn't it?" asked Ceres.
"But we had a great battle plan!" yelped Pallas. "Reenie thought it up, and it worked!"
"How about you tell me all about it on our walk back to the palace?" suggested Serenity with a smile.
They all ran to Serenity.
"Sure!"
"Well," began Sailor Moon, "it started when Parah woke me up..."
***
Destiny was still running through the forest, even though the moon of the people cast its rays on her. She had long since stopped caring whether she found Amalthea or not.
Eyes were watching her. They had been glued to her the whole day. They were waiting for her to come.
"Yes, Destiny," said a whispery, icy voice. "Come to your master..."
Suddenly, Dessy felt her foot hit something. She was thrown into the air by the momentum of the collision.
She felt herself crash against the ground. Then she felt pain all over.
The faery's dance had been ceased.
"Ow..."
Her sides, her legs, feet, stomach... Her whole body wracked with pain.
She struggled to pull herself up onto the fallen tree over which she had tripped.
Her exhaustion had finally caught up with her. She now lay like a helpless child, on a log illuminated by Kokuki that now shone in the night sky.
:) "Okay, a little explanation here... The Crystal Galaxy has three suns, known as Apollo, being the brightest, Vulcan, being the one that gives off the most heat, and Sol, being the most gentle sun. Harmonia has a seventy-two hour day. Harmonia has two moons. Kokuki, which is a combination of the words Kokumin and Tsuki, which are Japanese for 'people' and 'moon' forming the name that means 'People's Moon.' Then there is Paradicius, being the brighter of the two moons, that means 'Paradise' also known as the 'princess moon.' Harmonia has forty-eight hour nights. Right now, Kokuki is in the air. Clear that up?"
She knew that she was too far from home to possibly find her way back now. Her body wracked with pain. Her feet were blistered, and her legs covered in scratches from all the running.
"Momma... I'm sorry..." She sighed. She got up. "Well... I need to get home somehow." She about fell over from the sensation of the pain.
"I'll just have to walk straight... Eventually I'll reach a place where there's people... And they'll recognize me, and get me home."
Ignoring the pain, she began to walk forward in a straight line.
The eyes still watched her, waiting for her to tire out once again.
She kept going, with only the moonshine to guide her.
Slowly, she felt the pain leaving her body. She slightly smiled, feeling a bit triumphant.
Suddenly, she felt fangs of some sort cut into her skin. She let out a shriek of pain and surprise.
The creature, frightened by her cry, quickly scampered away.
She collapsed onto the ground. She could feel the warm blood rushing over her ankle.
She began to cry. The thought of bleeding to death filled her head. Who would be the heir to the throne then? Her people needed her, her friends, her family...
*Am I going to die?*
Suddenly, she was flooded over by light.
She heard footsteps coming toward her.
Arms lifted her up off of the ground.
She could still feel the warm blood dripping from her ankle. Her head dropped onto the person's shoulder, not being able to support it anymore.
She was being carried into the light she knew. She shut her eyes tightly, as the light hurt them.
She felt her body being laid down on something soft. Tears cascaded down her face, as she was scared.
"No little one, don't cry."
Whoever it was, it was a male.
A warm cloth touched her ankle. It stung.
The person was bathing her wound.
"Open your eyes little one."
She forced her eyes open, only to stare into bright green ones.
"You look a lot like the queen you do. Just, lighter hair..."
"Paler skin, and purple eyes," she finished.
He chuckled. "So where do you live little one? I need to know where to take you in the morning."
"The palace," she squeaked.
"Ah, you work at the palace."
She shook her head.
His eyes softened. "Are you a relation of the queen's?"
She nodded. "Move the hair from my forehead."
He brushed the hair from her face and gasped.
Embedded on her head, was the mark that he had feared for fifteen years.
"Oh Kami... The daughter of the cherry blossom..."
"What?"
"The daughter of the cherry blossom..." He hugged her close.
She didn't seem to notice the fact that he was almost cutting off her circulation. "I once knew a man who called my mother cherry blossom..."
He then began to cry, letting out all of the tears he had been holding in for over a decade. He let out sob after sob onto her shoulder. He remembered. The little girl he had slapped when she had cried out from her mother.
"His name was Dallas... He had captured me and my mom... He was in love with my mom... And I was only little... He slapped me really hard when I cried... He was prince of the Hell Keepers..."
"Oh my God... Oh princess, I'm so sorry, I'm sorry..."
"What... Who are you?"
"Sweet princess, if I tell you, you must promise not to run!"
"I... I promise."
"I am that man little princess. I am the man who hit you."
Her eyes widened with fear. She started at him, raising her fingertips to her lips.
"Please, please Destiny, don't look at me like that. I can't stand it when people look at me like that anymore!"
"But... You're... You're dead. We killed you."
"No, you didn't. You killed my mother... I was badly injured, but I managed to crawl into the woods, expecting to die there. But I was saved by an old man, an old shaman. He nurtured me back to health... And taught me the ways of good. He died a few years later... I left behind that life of riches and luxury... And settled down here in this little cabin, where the shaman once lived. I learned the art of healing and good. I am not the man you remember little princess child. Now please, stay still..." He began to wrap her wound.
"So you won't hurt me?"
"I wouldn't dream of it little one."
"Why did you go after my mother?"
He looked up at her. "I... I really thought she could be someone to love me back... To give me the care and love I never knew as a child... She was just so beautiful... And gentle... I had always used force to get what I wanted and it always seemed to work... I thought I could take your mother the same way... She was just too strong." He finished wrapping her wound.
"We'll need to put you in different clothes."
"Yes... My dress is ruined."
He nodded. "You like purple I see. Like your mother."
She nodded.
"Just rest now small child. I'll be back." He rose, and disappeared into another room.
"Goodnight Dallas!" she called out to him. She laid down and let her head sink into the pillow. "Tomorrow... Home..." With this in her thoughts, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
Dallas looked back in on her. "Goodnight... Little Cherry Blossom."
***
Trinity paced back and forth.
Even Lance was worried now.
"Lance... We have to send someone after her!"
The Diamond had put out its bright light.
They knew that this meant that Dessy was out of danger.
But this did nothing to cease their worries.
Lance sighed. "You... You're right Trin... Even I'm freaked out now... It takes a lot to do that to me. You would know that."
She nodded. "Summon Larry and tell him to issue an order to the military to form a search party for Destiny."
Suddenly, the Diamond glowed a holy light.
From the light emerged a woman with golden-red hair in delicate waves that fell past her waist. Her eyes were a glorious deep emerald green, with long thick lashes. She was clothed in a beautiful empress gown made of a cloth as white as the purest fallen snow. A choker of pearls was around her neck.
"Bliss..."
"Do not go after the faery princess."
"What?! Bliss, she's alone out there, and..."
"She is fine."
"Bliss, but..."
"She will be returned to you by Apollo.
"But... That's forty-eight hours away!"
"Aren't I the all knowing head of Peacekeepers?"
"Yes Bliss, but..."
"Then trust me. She will be returned by Apollo."
"But where is she?!"
"You will know in time. Farewell for now Trinity-chan." Bliss disappeared.
Trinity and Lance just stared at the Diamond in silence.
***
"I'm really proud of you girls." Endymion smiled.
"We both are." Serenity kissed her daughter on the head.
Reenie smiled.
The other four had long since gone home.
"I was scared mom... I was afraid we would all... Die..."
"I was scared too, when I fought my first battle."
Endymion laughed, remembering Serenity's screams of mercy, during her first battle as Sailor Moon.
Suddenly, the televiewer rang.
Serenity sighed and pushed a button, answering it.
Minako's image appeared on the screen.
"USSSSAAAAAAGIIIIIIII!!!!!" she screamed.
The decibels of the scream almost blew them all against the wall.
"Minako, what happened!?"
A huge cheesy smile covered Minako's face. "Guess what, guess what, guess what!?"
"What?" Serenity looked confused.
"I'm pregnant Usa-chan, I'm pregnant!"
"What!?" The same cheesy grin was now dripping from Serenity's face. "Yay for Mina-san!"
Reenie grinned.
"I heard about the battle Chibi-Usa... Good work." Minako smiled.
"Thankies Mina-chan."
"Do the others know Mina!?"
Minako nodded and grinned. "I saved you for last because I knew you'd be the most excited."
"We have to call Trinity, right now!" exclaimed Serenity.
Minako nodded, and pushed the flash button that would allow her to call three way.
***
"Empress Trinity, there is a call for you on line three."
"Transfer it here," Trinity sighed.
A minute later, the televiewer rose from the floor.
"Minako? Serenity?" Trinity was confused.
"Guess what, guess what, guess what!?" they both squealed at once.
"Huh?"
"GUESS!!!"
"I can't..."
Serenity couldn't hold it in anymore. "Mina's pregnant!" she screamed happily.
Trinity smiled. "Congratuatlions."
"Way to go Mina!" Lance grinned.
"How far are you along?"
"Six months." Minako was smiling from ear to ear.
"If only... My child was here..." Trinity looked out the window.
Lance sighed.
"Huh? What happened?"
"Destiny... She went into the woods this morning and didn't come home... Bliss appeared and said she would be back by Apollo..."
Reenie's face popped up on the screen. "What!? Dessy's gone!?"
Endymion glanced at some charts. "And... It is Kokuki right now?"
Trinity nodded.
"There was an attack on Crystal Tokyo today."
"What!?"
"A youma attacked. Reenie and the asteroids were able to destroy it."
Reenie smiled.
Trinity nodded at Reenie. "Good job."
"Thanks."
"Do you think that Dessy's disappearance has anything to do with the attack on Tokyo?"
"I... I don't know Mina. I hope not... I just want my baby girl back, safe and unharmed... I love her so much Serenity. She is heir to my throne."
Serenity nodded. "I would feel the same way if anything happened to Reenie... But she'll be returned by Apollo right? That's just two Earth days and Bliss wouldn't tell you a falsehood..."
Trinity wasn't listening. She didn't even notice Lance's comforting hand on her shoulder. All she could do was look out the window, at the bright Kokuki, shining in the sky, hoping and waiting... And praying...
I stand by my window,
Wishing you'd come home to me.
The hours go by like days,
But they mean nothing to me.
Time seems to stop,
When you're not around.
Things just pass me by,
Wondering if you're safe and sound.
Sweet child of mine,
Please come home.
Without you here,
I feel so alone.
(spoken)
My world is cold, when you're gone.
I need the warmth of your smile.
Destiny... Please come home.
Sweet child of mine.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Voltron, or The Last Unicorn. Any character in here not created by professional manga or anime artists such as Destiny, Trinity, or Dallas belong to me. If you have any questions as to who is mine and who is not, please e-mail me. If I find you using my characters or characters created by my friends without my permission or theirs, and you don't have a dang good excuse, you will have to undergo NATIVE AMERICAN ANT TORTURE!!! HEHE!! *evil grin vanishes* buh byez for now minna-chan.