Hello, minna! It's been a while since you've seen this one, hasn't it? I want to thank
Hikari Takamisha for reviewing this fic and reminding me to update it. ^_^
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon n'appartient pas à moi -- that's french for "Sailor Moon doesn't
belong to me" (just in case you were wondering! ^_~)
Princess of Power
by Star Bunny
rated: PG
Chapter 2
"She's my WHAT?!"
Endymion stared at Sailor Pluto as if she had grown an extra head. Pluto,
who was still only one-headed, just looked amused.
"She is your wife." Endymion stared blankly at her.
"That's it? That's all you're going to tell me? What is going on here?"
"Prince Endymion, surely you have heard of the Lunar tradition to marry off
the heiress while she is still in her infancy?"
"Well, sure, but Queen Serenity never -"
"Don't interrupt me! As I was saying, the heiress to the Moon Kingdom is
married before she is a year old. The reason for this is to ensure her
safety throughout her life. In Lunar marriages, the couple is bonded
together. They form a soul bond that cannot be broken. That is why you
are the only one who can save Princess Serenity. You are the only one who
can find her and convince her that you are not crazy."
"Well I'm sure not the crazy one here," he muttered to himself.
Unfortunately, Pluto overheard him. She gave him a stern look.
"Princess Serenity is very powerful. She will be a very influential power
in the universe, wherever she is. We need her help and support to ensure
victory and the survival of the Moon Kingdom."
"So why didn't we find her before?"
"Because you were not ready to find her. She has been heavily guarded for
the past sixteen years. No one knows where she is except for me."
"Why didn't you tell anyone? I thought you wanted to save her?"
"It would disturb the timeline," she simply said.
Endymion paced about the room. He was utterly confused about the whole
situation. There was a Moon Princess, whom he knew nothing about, and not
only that, he was married to her! The one question that kept lurking in
his mind was,
"Why did I never know about her? Why did Queen Serenity never mention her?"
"You have never heard about her because Queen Serenity and I are the only
ones who remember her. Serenity erased the princess from everyone's
memory just after she was kidnapped. It was her first act of magic without
using the Silver Crystal, and it drained her of any further power."
"Pluto... I can't understand all of this. How can I even be sure that you
are telling me the truth? You tell me that I am married to a girl that I
don't even remember. This is not easy to take in."
"You know she's out there."
"But how?" Endymion shook his head in frustration.
"You know she's there, Endymion. You can feel the void in your heart
because she is not with you. You can feel her calling to you from wherever
she is, and you feel pulled to her. Every part of you yearns for her and
wants her to be with you. Admit it to yourself. Only then can you save
her."
With every word that Pluto spoke, Endymion found himself believing. For as
long as he could remember, he had felt empty, as though a part of him were
missing... and then there was that voice from his dreams, the voice of the
one who could take away all his pain. He wondered if that voice might
belong to this princess Pluto spoke of. But he still had no idea where to
look for her.
"All right, Pluto. I will look for her."
Pluto smiled and pointed to the computer.
"Good. Now in you go!"
"What?"
"This computer will transport you to the area where she lives. You may
have to search for her, but you will find her easily enough if you follow
your heart."
"You mean that I must go alone? Why can't you help me?"
"It would alter the timeline." With that said, she shoved him rather
roughly into the pulsing light.
Endymion felt his body lose feeling before crashing down in a grassy
meadow. He cautiously picked himself up, all too aware of the aching in
his body from the fall.
The next instant he was overwhelmed with a feeling of utter loneliness and
pain. Somehow he was aware that this feeling did not come from him, but it
was being transmitted to him from someone else. Probably the princess,
his mind vaguely registered.
Upon glancing around to get his bearings, he realized that he had no idea
where he was. He could be in another galaxy, for all he knew. Up ahead he
saw a path that seemed to lead to a village. It seemed to be as good a
plan as any.
Just then, he realized that he was carrying something in his hand. Where
did this come from, he wondered. Pluto. he rolled his eyes. She must
have thought that it would be helpful in finding the princess. He studied
the object closely. Maybe it was a compass of some sort. He opened it up,
but it didn't appear to do anything important. What a useless little...
star thingie.
He tossed it into some nearby bushes, but after thinking it over, he
decided that it might be better to keep the star thing with him on his
search. Pluto must have known what she was doing, at least somewhat. So
he dug through the bushes and undergrowth until he found it, and then
headed down a path that seemed to lead to a village.
As he walked along, he was struck at how empty it was. He had been walking
down the same path the whole time and had yet to see another person. Maybe
he was going the wrong way. Maybe he should have gone the other way on the
path. But no, something told him that this was the way he should be going.
His suspicions were confirmed when he turned a corner to see a huge,
foreboding building in front of him. He could literally feel her inside.
They must be holding her captive there. I need to free her! He began to
form a plan to get inside.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
General Apatite wandered through the dark halls of the Fortress. She was
immensely pleased with herself for all that she had done in suppressing the
rebellion in Curosus. The citizens of the region were terrified with her -
and why shouldn't they be? She was THE General Apatite, the daughter of
the great Opal. And, as most people whispered, most likely the daughter of
Spinel. Why else would he show her such favor? She was the champion of
the Dark Kingdom forces on the Sun. And she was only sixteen.
She smirked to herself. They'd better be afraid, she thought. No one
rebels against the Dark Kingdom and gets away with it. Not while I am
around. She then proceeded to go visit the dungeons, sure that Spinel
would be pleased with the prisoners she had captured. As she walked around
the dungeon, she saw many faces that had been there for years. She almost
felt sorry for some of them, especially the ones who had been there for as
long as she could remember. The dungeon was a terrible place, and she
would have hated to live there. But these people were traitors to the Dark
Kingdom, and they deserved everything they received.
There was one prisoner in particular that Apatite felt extremely bad about
keeping there. This girl had been in the dungeon for years - probably for
as long as Apatite had been alive. This poor girl had not seen light in
almost sixteen years, and the only reason she was not in total darkness was
because of a strange crescent moon on her forehead that emitted a soft
glow. She seemed harmless enough, Apatite mused, but it was forbidden to
associate with prisoners, and Spinel was extremely strict about enforcing
that rule with this particular prisoner. Such a pity, too. Apatite was
sure that she would have made a good friend.
Apatite left the dungeon subdued and depressed, like she always did. At
times she wondered why she even bothered going there. She was always drawn
to that strange girl with the crescent moon, and she always ended up
feeling sorry for her. She shouldn't torture herself like that, but
sometimes she just couldn't help herself.
She wasn't paying much attention as she rounded a corner, and she ran smack
into someone. She looked up to see the most handsome man she had ever
laid eyes on. He offered her his hand to help her up. She gulped nervously before
accepting.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed, suddenly feeling very flirtatious.
"Excuse me," he murmured before brushing past her and walking away.
Apatite inwardly seethed. Who was this man who had no regard for her?
Every man in the Fortress, single or otherwise, worshipped her. How dare this man
merely brush past her! She tossed her hair behind her shoulders and took off after him.
She would teach him a lesson he would not soon forget!
"Excuse me, sir," she said in her haughtiest voice. "I do not believe
we've met. Which command are you in?" She saw him falter for a moment
before replying in a smooth voice,
"Whichever command you'd wish me to be in." Apatite's insides melted as he
gave her a to-die-for smile. She sighed, satisfied that she had won yet
another heart, and decided that since she liked this one, she would forgive
him for initially disrespecting her.
"What is your name?"
"Mamoru," Endymion replied, having expected this question to come up. It
wouldn't do for him to be announcing that he was the Prince of Earth. No
matter where he was, he couldn't be very popular to the people who had
kidnapped the princess.
"Mamoru," she purred. "That is a strong name." Endymion, who was a bit
unnerved by her attentions, made a quick decision that this girl could help
him find the princess and he should put up with her.
"And you would be?"
Apatite narrowed her eyes and set her mouth. How dare this man not know
who she was? Why, everyone at the Fortress knew who she was! Even most of
the enemy - she paused in her reasoning, realizing for the first time that
this man was not wearing a Dark Kingdom uniform. He did not carry any
weapons, and she had never seen him before. She put on her most
flirtatious smile.
"My name is Apatite."
"It is truly a pleasure to know you, Apatite."
"The pleasure is all mine," she smirked as she swiftly pulled out her gun and held it
to his chest. "Now tell me who you really are, if you wish to live!"
"I told you, my name is Mamoru." Endymion really wasn't afraid of this
girl. He knew that he could overpower her if it came down to that. But
more importantly, he didn't think that she would harm him.
"Sure you're Mamoru. And I'm General Apatite, commanding officer of the
Dark Kingdom forces on the Sun! I am advising you to speak now, for I have
little patience for traitors. What are you doing here?"
On a gut instinct that told him that this girl had good intentions and did
not wish to harm him, he decided to tell her the truth… or at least part of
it.
"I am searching for my wife. I was told that she was a prisoner here, and
I came to look for her. I am neither a spy nor the enemy. I only want my
wife back."
"Better come up with a better story, buster. Now make your decision NOW -
the truth or your life!" With surprising strength she pushed him up
against the wall, still holding the gun to his chest.
"Everything I said is true."
"Prove it. Who is your wife? What is her name?" Endymion almost laughed
at the irony of the situation. He couldn't tell her who his wife was
*because he didn't know himself*! How many men were there who didn't know
what their wives looked like? But what would it hurt to tell her? No one
would believe that the Moon Princess had been - and maybe still was - his
wife.
"Why the Princess of the Moon, of course." Apatite growled savagely and
pulled the trigger. Endymion slumped into her arms.
"Too bad you couldn't tell me the truth, *Mamoru*," she remarked snidely. "Now the
Moon Princess can no more be your wife than I can."
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Oh no! What's going to happen to Endymion?! How will he save Princess
Serenity?! And why did Apatite have to be so mean? : ( All these answers
and more, in the next chapter of Princess of Power!! Stay tuned… Hehe!
Please don't flame me for that horrid ending… I'm trying to be good. Think
happy thoughts!
All questions and comments can be directed to bunny28@h...
Bunny ^_^
Hikari Takamisha for reviewing this fic and reminding me to update it. ^_^
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon n'appartient pas à moi -- that's french for "Sailor Moon doesn't
belong to me" (just in case you were wondering! ^_~)
Princess of Power
by Star Bunny
rated: PG
Chapter 2
"She's my WHAT?!"
Endymion stared at Sailor Pluto as if she had grown an extra head. Pluto,
who was still only one-headed, just looked amused.
"She is your wife." Endymion stared blankly at her.
"That's it? That's all you're going to tell me? What is going on here?"
"Prince Endymion, surely you have heard of the Lunar tradition to marry off
the heiress while she is still in her infancy?"
"Well, sure, but Queen Serenity never -"
"Don't interrupt me! As I was saying, the heiress to the Moon Kingdom is
married before she is a year old. The reason for this is to ensure her
safety throughout her life. In Lunar marriages, the couple is bonded
together. They form a soul bond that cannot be broken. That is why you
are the only one who can save Princess Serenity. You are the only one who
can find her and convince her that you are not crazy."
"Well I'm sure not the crazy one here," he muttered to himself.
Unfortunately, Pluto overheard him. She gave him a stern look.
"Princess Serenity is very powerful. She will be a very influential power
in the universe, wherever she is. We need her help and support to ensure
victory and the survival of the Moon Kingdom."
"So why didn't we find her before?"
"Because you were not ready to find her. She has been heavily guarded for
the past sixteen years. No one knows where she is except for me."
"Why didn't you tell anyone? I thought you wanted to save her?"
"It would disturb the timeline," she simply said.
Endymion paced about the room. He was utterly confused about the whole
situation. There was a Moon Princess, whom he knew nothing about, and not
only that, he was married to her! The one question that kept lurking in
his mind was,
"Why did I never know about her? Why did Queen Serenity never mention her?"
"You have never heard about her because Queen Serenity and I are the only
ones who remember her. Serenity erased the princess from everyone's
memory just after she was kidnapped. It was her first act of magic without
using the Silver Crystal, and it drained her of any further power."
"Pluto... I can't understand all of this. How can I even be sure that you
are telling me the truth? You tell me that I am married to a girl that I
don't even remember. This is not easy to take in."
"You know she's out there."
"But how?" Endymion shook his head in frustration.
"You know she's there, Endymion. You can feel the void in your heart
because she is not with you. You can feel her calling to you from wherever
she is, and you feel pulled to her. Every part of you yearns for her and
wants her to be with you. Admit it to yourself. Only then can you save
her."
With every word that Pluto spoke, Endymion found himself believing. For as
long as he could remember, he had felt empty, as though a part of him were
missing... and then there was that voice from his dreams, the voice of the
one who could take away all his pain. He wondered if that voice might
belong to this princess Pluto spoke of. But he still had no idea where to
look for her.
"All right, Pluto. I will look for her."
Pluto smiled and pointed to the computer.
"Good. Now in you go!"
"What?"
"This computer will transport you to the area where she lives. You may
have to search for her, but you will find her easily enough if you follow
your heart."
"You mean that I must go alone? Why can't you help me?"
"It would alter the timeline." With that said, she shoved him rather
roughly into the pulsing light.
Endymion felt his body lose feeling before crashing down in a grassy
meadow. He cautiously picked himself up, all too aware of the aching in
his body from the fall.
The next instant he was overwhelmed with a feeling of utter loneliness and
pain. Somehow he was aware that this feeling did not come from him, but it
was being transmitted to him from someone else. Probably the princess,
his mind vaguely registered.
Upon glancing around to get his bearings, he realized that he had no idea
where he was. He could be in another galaxy, for all he knew. Up ahead he
saw a path that seemed to lead to a village. It seemed to be as good a
plan as any.
Just then, he realized that he was carrying something in his hand. Where
did this come from, he wondered. Pluto. he rolled his eyes. She must
have thought that it would be helpful in finding the princess. He studied
the object closely. Maybe it was a compass of some sort. He opened it up,
but it didn't appear to do anything important. What a useless little...
star thingie.
He tossed it into some nearby bushes, but after thinking it over, he
decided that it might be better to keep the star thing with him on his
search. Pluto must have known what she was doing, at least somewhat. So
he dug through the bushes and undergrowth until he found it, and then
headed down a path that seemed to lead to a village.
As he walked along, he was struck at how empty it was. He had been walking
down the same path the whole time and had yet to see another person. Maybe
he was going the wrong way. Maybe he should have gone the other way on the
path. But no, something told him that this was the way he should be going.
His suspicions were confirmed when he turned a corner to see a huge,
foreboding building in front of him. He could literally feel her inside.
They must be holding her captive there. I need to free her! He began to
form a plan to get inside.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
General Apatite wandered through the dark halls of the Fortress. She was
immensely pleased with herself for all that she had done in suppressing the
rebellion in Curosus. The citizens of the region were terrified with her -
and why shouldn't they be? She was THE General Apatite, the daughter of
the great Opal. And, as most people whispered, most likely the daughter of
Spinel. Why else would he show her such favor? She was the champion of
the Dark Kingdom forces on the Sun. And she was only sixteen.
She smirked to herself. They'd better be afraid, she thought. No one
rebels against the Dark Kingdom and gets away with it. Not while I am
around. She then proceeded to go visit the dungeons, sure that Spinel
would be pleased with the prisoners she had captured. As she walked around
the dungeon, she saw many faces that had been there for years. She almost
felt sorry for some of them, especially the ones who had been there for as
long as she could remember. The dungeon was a terrible place, and she
would have hated to live there. But these people were traitors to the Dark
Kingdom, and they deserved everything they received.
There was one prisoner in particular that Apatite felt extremely bad about
keeping there. This girl had been in the dungeon for years - probably for
as long as Apatite had been alive. This poor girl had not seen light in
almost sixteen years, and the only reason she was not in total darkness was
because of a strange crescent moon on her forehead that emitted a soft
glow. She seemed harmless enough, Apatite mused, but it was forbidden to
associate with prisoners, and Spinel was extremely strict about enforcing
that rule with this particular prisoner. Such a pity, too. Apatite was
sure that she would have made a good friend.
Apatite left the dungeon subdued and depressed, like she always did. At
times she wondered why she even bothered going there. She was always drawn
to that strange girl with the crescent moon, and she always ended up
feeling sorry for her. She shouldn't torture herself like that, but
sometimes she just couldn't help herself.
She wasn't paying much attention as she rounded a corner, and she ran smack
into someone. She looked up to see the most handsome man she had ever
laid eyes on. He offered her his hand to help her up. She gulped nervously before
accepting.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed, suddenly feeling very flirtatious.
"Excuse me," he murmured before brushing past her and walking away.
Apatite inwardly seethed. Who was this man who had no regard for her?
Every man in the Fortress, single or otherwise, worshipped her. How dare this man
merely brush past her! She tossed her hair behind her shoulders and took off after him.
She would teach him a lesson he would not soon forget!
"Excuse me, sir," she said in her haughtiest voice. "I do not believe
we've met. Which command are you in?" She saw him falter for a moment
before replying in a smooth voice,
"Whichever command you'd wish me to be in." Apatite's insides melted as he
gave her a to-die-for smile. She sighed, satisfied that she had won yet
another heart, and decided that since she liked this one, she would forgive
him for initially disrespecting her.
"What is your name?"
"Mamoru," Endymion replied, having expected this question to come up. It
wouldn't do for him to be announcing that he was the Prince of Earth. No
matter where he was, he couldn't be very popular to the people who had
kidnapped the princess.
"Mamoru," she purred. "That is a strong name." Endymion, who was a bit
unnerved by her attentions, made a quick decision that this girl could help
him find the princess and he should put up with her.
"And you would be?"
Apatite narrowed her eyes and set her mouth. How dare this man not know
who she was? Why, everyone at the Fortress knew who she was! Even most of
the enemy - she paused in her reasoning, realizing for the first time that
this man was not wearing a Dark Kingdom uniform. He did not carry any
weapons, and she had never seen him before. She put on her most
flirtatious smile.
"My name is Apatite."
"It is truly a pleasure to know you, Apatite."
"The pleasure is all mine," she smirked as she swiftly pulled out her gun and held it
to his chest. "Now tell me who you really are, if you wish to live!"
"I told you, my name is Mamoru." Endymion really wasn't afraid of this
girl. He knew that he could overpower her if it came down to that. But
more importantly, he didn't think that she would harm him.
"Sure you're Mamoru. And I'm General Apatite, commanding officer of the
Dark Kingdom forces on the Sun! I am advising you to speak now, for I have
little patience for traitors. What are you doing here?"
On a gut instinct that told him that this girl had good intentions and did
not wish to harm him, he decided to tell her the truth… or at least part of
it.
"I am searching for my wife. I was told that she was a prisoner here, and
I came to look for her. I am neither a spy nor the enemy. I only want my
wife back."
"Better come up with a better story, buster. Now make your decision NOW -
the truth or your life!" With surprising strength she pushed him up
against the wall, still holding the gun to his chest.
"Everything I said is true."
"Prove it. Who is your wife? What is her name?" Endymion almost laughed
at the irony of the situation. He couldn't tell her who his wife was
*because he didn't know himself*! How many men were there who didn't know
what their wives looked like? But what would it hurt to tell her? No one
would believe that the Moon Princess had been - and maybe still was - his
wife.
"Why the Princess of the Moon, of course." Apatite growled savagely and
pulled the trigger. Endymion slumped into her arms.
"Too bad you couldn't tell me the truth, *Mamoru*," she remarked snidely. "Now the
Moon Princess can no more be your wife than I can."
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Oh no! What's going to happen to Endymion?! How will he save Princess
Serenity?! And why did Apatite have to be so mean? : ( All these answers
and more, in the next chapter of Princess of Power!! Stay tuned… Hehe!
Please don't flame me for that horrid ending… I'm trying to be good. Think
happy thoughts!
All questions and comments can be directed to bunny28@h...
Bunny ^_^