Love and Destiny Chapter 3 (PG13) by Sailor Draco
Small note:
The senshi's injuries have pretty much healed by this time, Makoto's wrist
is still a little sore and fragile, but no cast needed, same with Minako's
ankle. She no longer needs crutches but has to be careful still that
she doesn't case any further injury.
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Usagi was finally out of the hospital. She was glad to be
back outside in the fresh air but you would never guess that
from the look on her face. So much was going on, she didn't
know what to do. And of course it seemed the senshi would never
leave her alone. Sure they were concerned, but what Usagi wanted
was to be alone with her thoughts, to think about the two Prince's
she had fallen in love it, what to do. Well, she couldn't think about
that now, there was a senshi meeting and if she didn't show then the
other senshi would must likely have a heart attack from worrying about
her.
Minako gasped, "Usagi, you're here on time!" Ami and Rei turned to
look at Usagi, as shocked as she was. "What?" asked Usagi. "Can't
I be on time?" The senshi just slowly shocked their head yes, still a
little shocked she wasn't late as usual. "Where's Makoto?" she asked.
"Don't know," said Rei.
"Ah, you know Makoto. She probably meet some cute guy," said Minako.
"Minako I don't think she would hold up a important senshi meeting just
because she meet a poor guy," said Ami. Rei and Minako sighed. "Poor Ami."
Makoto suddenly walked in, a dazed look in her eyes. 'I knew it!' thought
Minako. 'She did meet a cute guy! It's not fair, she gets all the luck!'
"Sorry I'm late," said Makoto. "But you won't believe the gorgeous man I
meet!"
"Makoto!" exclaimed everyone but Usagi with a huge sweet drop on them.
"Let me guess, he looks like your old boyfriend!" said Minako.
Makoto blushed, "No, why would I want someone who looks like Freddie?"
Everyone sighed and decided to give up. "What's wrong Usagi?" asked Makoto
seeing the sad look in her face. She could see her friends' thoughts
were obviously in another place. "Nothing... I'm fine," replied
Usagi. Her friends could tell she didn't want to talk about what was
troubling her so they decided to start the meeting.
"So far they have been no more youma attacks," said Luna.
"And we still don't have a clue who this Gold and Silver Knight is," said
Makoto.
"I know..." said Usagi. They all stared at her in surprise. "He's
Prince Dracon. He saved my life."
"What do you mean Usagi?" asked Rei gently.
"The ogre was draining my power, he saved me. He brought me to the
hospital himself. He said Aethus is back in power. We need to be on
guard, we can't let him win."
"Wow," said Minako. The meeting went on, the senshi continued talking,
but Usagi wasn't paying attention anymore. All she could think about was
Daemon. She couldn't take it anymore, she needed to talk to him. She got
up and made her way to the temple door.
"Where are you going Usagi, the meetings not over?" asked Luna.
"Mom wanted me stop by today, she's still worried about me. She doesn't
think I've fully recovered," lied Usagi. "I'll see you guys later."
Luna started to go after her but Rei stopped her.
"Luna, I think she just wants some time by herself," said Rei.
The others nodded in agreement.
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The Apartments
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Usagi slowly made her way down the hall. She wasn't sure what she was
going to say, but she had to see him. Finally she reached the room,
Apt# 147. Slowly she raised her hand and knocked on the door. Slowly it
opened and Daemon was standing there. "Hello," whispered Usagi. Daemon
looked at her for a moment. "Come in," he said. Usagi looked around. It
was a good sized apartment, two bedrooms, a medium sized kitchen, a living
room. Similar to Makoto's except a little bigger and two bedroom. Daemon
motioned for Usagi to sit down so she did.
"So just how powerful are they?" she asked not knowing what else to say.
"Their power is unimaginable. You and the other senshi won't be able to
defeat them on your own," answered Daemon.
"That's what I thought," sighed Usagi. "Look, I came to ask you and
your generals to join us. Maybe together we can defeat them."
"You really mean that?" asked Daemon.
"Yes," said Usagi.
Daemon sat on the couch beside her, she felt a warmth grow inside her.
Every time she was around him she felt like she was falling in love all
over again, except she kept thinking back to Mamoru. What about him?
She felt more with Daemon then she ever did with Mamoru, but how was that
possible? she asked herself. She tried to push those thoughts to the
back of her mind, but still noted them so she could recall them later.
Right now she had to focus on the future of this world. She would do
anything to protect this world even if it meant destroying Mamoru, or
giving her own life. Together they worked out a plan of when the knights
would join the senshi. At the next youma attack the knights would stay
around at the end instead of disappearing as the usually did and she would
introduce them to the senshi. Their only hope of saving this world was to
work together, even if it meant experiencing these feelings about Daemon
that she didn't want to face.
When she finally left and was walking down the hall and nearly at
Makoto's door she noticed her brunette friend walking down the hall with
a tall man with black hair and green eyes. She quickly found a hiding
place and then gasped, it was Stephen! So he's the man Makoto is after!
Usagi couldn't believe it. But it actually made sense, from what she
remembered in the moon kingdom the two actually had a lot in common.
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Stephen entered his apartment. He noted two glasses on the table, someone
else had been here. Then he noticed the slightly dazed look in his best
friend's eyes when he entered the room and he realized it was the Moon
Princess who had been here.
"So what happened?" asked Stephen.
"We agreed to join forces. After the next attack we reveal ourselves to
them," answered Daemon.
"Are you sure that's wise?" Stephen.
"This is one war they can't win on their own. They need our help," Daemon.
"Despite your love for her you're still going to help her save her prince?"
A flash of anger flickered in Daemon's eye, Stephen knew he was on
dangerous ground.
"I'm sorry," said Stephen.
"It's all right," replied Daemon. "I know she has someone but it makes me
so mad when I think of what she told me, what he's done. I don't think he
realizes how lucky he is."
They were quite for a long moment before Daemon spoke up.
"So what are you doing dating the Jupiter Princess?" asked Daemon.
A smirk crossed Stephens' face. "So you noticed."
"You're going to get into trouble again or have you forgotten what
happened back in the silver millennium?" asked Daemon with a smile.
"I haven't forgotten. She's even more beautiful then I remembered."
"She doesn't remember, does she?"
Stephen sighed, "No, she doesn't."
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Makoto couldn't believe her luck in meeting such a perfect guy. She couldn't
help but feel as if she had meet him somewhere before, but she knew she
hadn't. She was so excited about tomorrow's date that she could barely
sleep. But once she did she had a wonderful dream that left her
puzzled.
She was on Jupiter, wearing a velvet green dress with two straps on both
of her shoulders, and her green choker. Her hair was up in her usual
tom-boyish style. She was waiting on the small balcony in her room where
she could smell the sweet pink roses from the garden. It was on the
first floor, the balcony leading to a path from the garden. She was
reliving a part of her past. She heard foot steps coming down the garden
path, joy overfilled her. Her knight was coming. Sure enough there he
was, finally at her side again.
"Did you miss me Princess?" he asked.
"Of course, I always do," she answered.
The knight leaned in and kissed her.
"You get more beautiful every time I see you," he said. Makoto blushed.
He took out a box from his pockets and opened it revealing a pair of rose
earrings.
"There beautiful!" exclaimed Makoto.
"I thought you would like them," said the knight, a smile on his face.
"I got them on my last trip to earth, I thought they would suit your
beauty."
He took them from the box and put them on her ears.
"I'll wear them always," said Makoto. "You're going to be staying for a
while, aren't you?"
"Yes," said the knight seeing the hope in Makoto's eyes. "I made sure I
was reassigned here for a while, just for you." A smile light up Makoto's
face. They had been in love for a year now, but he was reassigned
many times to the Earth and the Moon that there were some weeks, sometimes
a whole month, that she didn't see him at all. When the days were like
that she would always get a letter. Of course her parents and the court
knew nothing about him, not even her friends knew about it save for Minako.
She was so happy he would be staying on Jupiter for a while. Suddenly
comets flew across the sky.
"Wow, look at that. Must be a meteor shower near by," said Makoto in awe.
"It's so beautiful." The lovers looked at the sky together, watching its
beauty. It was getting late, nearly time for the knight to leave his
Princess for the night. He leaned in and gave her a passionate kiss,
which she returned, neither one wanting to leave the other... so they
didn't. They spent the night in her rooms, in each others arms under
the shooting stars.
Makoto shot up out of bed, her heart racing. She couldn't believe it. She
never had any idea that she had a true love in her past, a lover. 'But why
am I remembering these things now?' she asked. 'And why can't I remember
what he looks like?' The feelings she felt with the knight were almost
like what she felt when she was around Stephen.
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Usagi
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That night the young Moon Princess couldn't sleep either. She kept
thinking back to her conversation with Daemon. She couldn't believe she
told him all that she did, but then again he was easy to talk too. It
just came pouring out. She told him about when queen Beryl brain washed
him and all she went through then, how she almost lost him. The time when
he had the nightmares from the future and broke up with her, how she felt
then. Everything she had ever wanted to say but didn't came gushing
out like moon beams in the darkest of night. She felt something more
with Daemon than she had ever felt with Mamoru before and that scared her.
Luna had asked her what was wrong when she saw her princess was restless
but Usagi wouldn't give her a answer. Luna began feeling distant, Usagi
had never kept anything that had bothered her so inside her without telling
her beloved guardian Luna. But Luna saw and feared that the day had come
that the Princess had out grown the need to pour her feelings out to her,
that she wasn't as needed anymore; for the princess was not a young
teenager anymore bubbling with unknown emotions and happenings, but has
nearly fully blossomed into a young woman who needed something more, who
needed someone to love her the way Luna thought only Mamoru could. Luna
began to wonder if she and the Queen could have been wrong when they
decided the young Princess Serenity's future husband. Maybe she would have
been happier with Daemon, maybe...
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Usagi called a senshi meeting, having the meeting at her apartment. She
realized that Mamoru knew about the meetings at Rei's temple and could
easily attack them there during one of those meetings. It was about
two hours before sunset, Makoto couldn't make it because she had a date with
Stephen.
"What's wrong Usagi? Why have the meeting here?" asked Minako.
"Because guys, Mamoru knows about the shrine and that our senshi meetings
are held there. We have to be more careful. He knows where each of us
live, he could attack any one of us at any moment. We need to focus on
what we need to do and that's stopping Adeus and Endymion," said Usagi.
The others were a little shocked, they weren't use to hearing their leader
talk like that. She didn't do it often but when she was this serious they
knew she meant it, and was usually right.
"You're right Usagi," said Ami. "Do you have a plan?"
"Yes, I do." Usagi.
The plan was to split up and patrol Tokyo. Daemon knew of the plan already,
Usagi thought it was a good idea if he knew what they were doing incase
they needed his help. Sailor Mercury and Venus would go to the west side
of the city looking for signs of the negaverse and their attacks, Sailor
Moon and Mars would go to the east of the city doing the same. They never
would have guessed what was about to happen.
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Unsuspecting Events
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Makoto and Stephen were having a great time at the restaurant. Stephen was
so happy to be back with his Princess, even if she didn't really remember
him, the important thing is she still loved him. Makoto kept thinking about
the dream and wondering if Stephen was the knight, then talking herself out
of it. They were having a great time and she didn't want to think about
that now.
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It was all quite in the alley, and that worried Minako. When you're in a big
city like Tokyo and you don't hear any noise at all, no cat or dog howling,
no car nearby, no noisy neighbors television, when all you could hear was
the tap of your heals as you walked down the street, there was something
wrong. Ami told her to stop worrying, she had scanned the area with her
computer and it came up clean. 'But there are some things that have a way
of hiding from anything and everything,' Minako thought. Little did she know
she was right. As if in response to her thoughts a hatchet was thrown in
her direction, luckily she heard it passing in the air and jumped out of
the way, but not completely in time. The sharpest edge of the dagger made
a nice slice through her Sailor Fuku and through her side, landing firmly
in the gravel street. She cried in pain as the blood dripped from her
wound and on to the precious Earth below. Ami spun around, seeing her
wounded friend, spread her Mercury bubbles every where so the youma
wouldn't be able to see them in the mist. "It burns like hell!" cursed
Minako. "Mercury! Don't worry about me, watch out for the monster!"
"She's right you know. This mist won't work against me, not against a
creature of the Earth, silly girls," said the creature. Suddenly the mist
separated revealing a ugly elf about three foot high with a sack full of
arrows and a bow. He raised his hand and the hatchet flew up off the
ground and landed handle first in the elf's hand, leaving him unharmed.
"No way! First a ogre now a elf!" exclaimed a annoyed Venus. "Why
can't they all be weird monsters that look like they came out of the
twilight zone, just like they use to! At least those didn't try to stab
you in the back without some how letting you know their there!" Minako
knew she was wounded badly, but she wouldn't give up, she wouldn't give
that evil creature any advantage if she could help it.
"Don't worry Venus, I'll take care of this one. Aqua Rhapsody!" Her
mountain of ice came pouring out straight at the elf, it looked like he
would become a ice sculpture. He laughed that annoying sinister laugh
that evil guys always use before they do something deceitful and motioned
his hand upwards. With his hand came literally a wall of dirt that blocked
off the ice. Venus knew she had to call the other senshi for help, other
wise they didn't stand a chance of surviving. She summoned her
communicator and began frantically calling the senshi. "Senshi! We need
help, and fast! We're in a alley in 64th street, against a elf with
strange earth powers!" She was getting dizzy, her leg going numb, her
vision becoming blurry. She suddenly realized it, that evil son of B***h
put something on the blade of the hatchet! "I... I..." she started her
voice growing softer. "I think he poisoned me..."
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Sailor Moon's and Mars communicators went off, quickly they took them out,
answering the call. Sailor Moon gasped seeing a weary Venus.
"Senshi! We need help, and fast! We're in a alley in 64th street, against
a elf with strange earth powers!" There was a log pause.
"Venus! What is it? Damn it, can't you hear me! Minako!" Shouted Rei.
Venus's picture started to fade out, "Look, part of her communicator must
be broken, we're lucky we are getting this message at all," Sailor Moon.
Minako's voice began to come through again "I... I..." she started her voice
growing softer. "I think he poisoned me..." Then the picture went out.
Usagi shouted at it but knew it was no use. Venus's communicator had
obviously just went out. The two senshi began running to the scene, to
help their friends and fellow Sailor Senshi before it was too late.
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Makoto and Stephen had just got out of the restaurant, laughing and having a
wonderful time. 'Things couldn't get any better,' Makoto thought. Just then
her communicator went off. Before she could do anything Minako's voice came,
sounding desperate. Makoto heard the pleading and fear in Minako's voice,
something she had never heard before in her entire life, and thought she
never would. She instantly took the communicator out. Her face went
ghostly pale as Minako's last words came through. She suddenly remembered
Stephen, how could she forget? She looked towards him, not knowing what to
say, how to explain this. Luckily she didn't have to.
"Come on Sailor Jupiter, your friends need your help," he said. Makoto
was shocked once again. "Come on, there's no time to waste, I'll explain
to you later how I know!" She nodded, knowing he was right and quickly
transformed. Then to her amazement he transformed in front of her also,
turning into the Emerald Knight. "I told you I'll explain later," he said
again seeing the confused look in her eye. Once again she nodded, her
mouth not being able to corporate and form any words. 'I was right!' She
thought, 'He is my Knight!' She quickly pushed those thoughts away as they
ran to 64th street. She knew Minako was seriously injured, other wise she
would never have sounded so helpless and afraid.
When they got there Mercury was on the ground, Venus was barely standing,
trying to use her love chain against the elf, her last resort, but it
didn't work and she soon fell to the ground, unconscious. Sailor Moon and
Sailor Mars had also just arrived and nearly screamed in horror as they saw
two of their friends on the ground, looking dead. A look of terror and
anger filled Sailor Moons face.
"You shall pay for what you have done to my friends. You are truly evil,
and in the name of the moon, I swear, I'll kill you you ugly bastard!" And
with that she took out her scepter, using it full force, but suddenly the
elf was gone, he had disapered!
"Sorry miss Moon but you are mistaken. We earth dwellers are not evil,
we existed here long before you planetary brats ever came here. The earth
has always been evil, but when you came you brought even more of it with
you, after the power of your crystal. NOW DIE!" said the voice, coming
from nowhere. All of a sudden there was a huge blast of brilliant light,
energy, coming straight at them. Fierce wind following, hurting their
skin, their eyes. The energy blast was like fire, it blew all of them back
and began to burn their flesh.
"NO!" Shouted Sailor Moon as Mars was blown back, pounded into the wall,
then her. Jupiter landed on the ground after sliding a good four feet, the
energy blast still going. Stephen put himself in front of her to help
protect her. They were all like a rat in a trap, no place to run. All of
the sudden there was a huge blast of pure, white energy coming from the
other direction, counteracting the evil nega-energy. It was Prince Dracon,
and the rest of his generals. There was a moan from the ugly elf as he
suddenly reappeared in front of them, he obviously couldn't keep up the
invisibility act anymore. Daemon helped Usagi up, the pride full Sailor
Mars had gotten up on her own. Sailor Mercury had finally come back into
consciousness, but alas, Sailor Venus was still out cold.
"Be careful you guys, he has darts dipped in sleeping potion!" warned
intelligent Mercury.
"Back off Elf, unless you want to be destroyed," said Prince Dracon.
"Now why would I want to do a stupid thing like that?" ask the Elf
sarcastically. "Especially when the Prince himself is here to personally
finish you all."
All of a sudden the wind started to howl again and when it stopped Prince
Endymion stood there. Usagi was shocked, she hadn't seen Mamoru since
this whole thing began. But she knew this was not her Mamoru, not her
Prince. He had changed greatly, he wasn't like he was before this ordeal.
A single tear slide down her cheek.
"What do you want Endymion?" she asked in a neutral voice.
"Surrender Princess, or I shall take you by force," he replied simply.
"No one's taking her anywhere," said Knight Dracon. "Leave her alone
Endymion, you have caused her enough pain already."
"Well, what do we have hear? Prince Dracon it's been a while," said
Endymion. "Still jealous I see. Get out of the way or I will kill you."
"You lay one hand on her and I swear I will kill you myself," replied
Prince Dracon.
"We'll see about that," Endymion. With that the battle had begun. But
who would win is uncertain, as is who the Princess truly loves, and how
Makoto will react when she remembers everything about her past, everything
about her and Stephen.
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Small note:
The senshi's injuries have pretty much healed by this time, Makoto's wrist
is still a little sore and fragile, but no cast needed, same with Minako's
ankle. She no longer needs crutches but has to be careful still that
she doesn't case any further injury.
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Usagi was finally out of the hospital. She was glad to be
back outside in the fresh air but you would never guess that
from the look on her face. So much was going on, she didn't
know what to do. And of course it seemed the senshi would never
leave her alone. Sure they were concerned, but what Usagi wanted
was to be alone with her thoughts, to think about the two Prince's
she had fallen in love it, what to do. Well, she couldn't think about
that now, there was a senshi meeting and if she didn't show then the
other senshi would must likely have a heart attack from worrying about
her.
Minako gasped, "Usagi, you're here on time!" Ami and Rei turned to
look at Usagi, as shocked as she was. "What?" asked Usagi. "Can't
I be on time?" The senshi just slowly shocked their head yes, still a
little shocked she wasn't late as usual. "Where's Makoto?" she asked.
"Don't know," said Rei.
"Ah, you know Makoto. She probably meet some cute guy," said Minako.
"Minako I don't think she would hold up a important senshi meeting just
because she meet a poor guy," said Ami. Rei and Minako sighed. "Poor Ami."
Makoto suddenly walked in, a dazed look in her eyes. 'I knew it!' thought
Minako. 'She did meet a cute guy! It's not fair, she gets all the luck!'
"Sorry I'm late," said Makoto. "But you won't believe the gorgeous man I
meet!"
"Makoto!" exclaimed everyone but Usagi with a huge sweet drop on them.
"Let me guess, he looks like your old boyfriend!" said Minako.
Makoto blushed, "No, why would I want someone who looks like Freddie?"
Everyone sighed and decided to give up. "What's wrong Usagi?" asked Makoto
seeing the sad look in her face. She could see her friends' thoughts
were obviously in another place. "Nothing... I'm fine," replied
Usagi. Her friends could tell she didn't want to talk about what was
troubling her so they decided to start the meeting.
"So far they have been no more youma attacks," said Luna.
"And we still don't have a clue who this Gold and Silver Knight is," said
Makoto.
"I know..." said Usagi. They all stared at her in surprise. "He's
Prince Dracon. He saved my life."
"What do you mean Usagi?" asked Rei gently.
"The ogre was draining my power, he saved me. He brought me to the
hospital himself. He said Aethus is back in power. We need to be on
guard, we can't let him win."
"Wow," said Minako. The meeting went on, the senshi continued talking,
but Usagi wasn't paying attention anymore. All she could think about was
Daemon. She couldn't take it anymore, she needed to talk to him. She got
up and made her way to the temple door.
"Where are you going Usagi, the meetings not over?" asked Luna.
"Mom wanted me stop by today, she's still worried about me. She doesn't
think I've fully recovered," lied Usagi. "I'll see you guys later."
Luna started to go after her but Rei stopped her.
"Luna, I think she just wants some time by herself," said Rei.
The others nodded in agreement.
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The Apartments
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Usagi slowly made her way down the hall. She wasn't sure what she was
going to say, but she had to see him. Finally she reached the room,
Apt# 147. Slowly she raised her hand and knocked on the door. Slowly it
opened and Daemon was standing there. "Hello," whispered Usagi. Daemon
looked at her for a moment. "Come in," he said. Usagi looked around. It
was a good sized apartment, two bedrooms, a medium sized kitchen, a living
room. Similar to Makoto's except a little bigger and two bedroom. Daemon
motioned for Usagi to sit down so she did.
"So just how powerful are they?" she asked not knowing what else to say.
"Their power is unimaginable. You and the other senshi won't be able to
defeat them on your own," answered Daemon.
"That's what I thought," sighed Usagi. "Look, I came to ask you and
your generals to join us. Maybe together we can defeat them."
"You really mean that?" asked Daemon.
"Yes," said Usagi.
Daemon sat on the couch beside her, she felt a warmth grow inside her.
Every time she was around him she felt like she was falling in love all
over again, except she kept thinking back to Mamoru. What about him?
She felt more with Daemon then she ever did with Mamoru, but how was that
possible? she asked herself. She tried to push those thoughts to the
back of her mind, but still noted them so she could recall them later.
Right now she had to focus on the future of this world. She would do
anything to protect this world even if it meant destroying Mamoru, or
giving her own life. Together they worked out a plan of when the knights
would join the senshi. At the next youma attack the knights would stay
around at the end instead of disappearing as the usually did and she would
introduce them to the senshi. Their only hope of saving this world was to
work together, even if it meant experiencing these feelings about Daemon
that she didn't want to face.
When she finally left and was walking down the hall and nearly at
Makoto's door she noticed her brunette friend walking down the hall with
a tall man with black hair and green eyes. She quickly found a hiding
place and then gasped, it was Stephen! So he's the man Makoto is after!
Usagi couldn't believe it. But it actually made sense, from what she
remembered in the moon kingdom the two actually had a lot in common.
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Stephen entered his apartment. He noted two glasses on the table, someone
else had been here. Then he noticed the slightly dazed look in his best
friend's eyes when he entered the room and he realized it was the Moon
Princess who had been here.
"So what happened?" asked Stephen.
"We agreed to join forces. After the next attack we reveal ourselves to
them," answered Daemon.
"Are you sure that's wise?" Stephen.
"This is one war they can't win on their own. They need our help," Daemon.
"Despite your love for her you're still going to help her save her prince?"
A flash of anger flickered in Daemon's eye, Stephen knew he was on
dangerous ground.
"I'm sorry," said Stephen.
"It's all right," replied Daemon. "I know she has someone but it makes me
so mad when I think of what she told me, what he's done. I don't think he
realizes how lucky he is."
They were quite for a long moment before Daemon spoke up.
"So what are you doing dating the Jupiter Princess?" asked Daemon.
A smirk crossed Stephens' face. "So you noticed."
"You're going to get into trouble again or have you forgotten what
happened back in the silver millennium?" asked Daemon with a smile.
"I haven't forgotten. She's even more beautiful then I remembered."
"She doesn't remember, does she?"
Stephen sighed, "No, she doesn't."
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Makoto couldn't believe her luck in meeting such a perfect guy. She couldn't
help but feel as if she had meet him somewhere before, but she knew she
hadn't. She was so excited about tomorrow's date that she could barely
sleep. But once she did she had a wonderful dream that left her
puzzled.
She was on Jupiter, wearing a velvet green dress with two straps on both
of her shoulders, and her green choker. Her hair was up in her usual
tom-boyish style. She was waiting on the small balcony in her room where
she could smell the sweet pink roses from the garden. It was on the
first floor, the balcony leading to a path from the garden. She was
reliving a part of her past. She heard foot steps coming down the garden
path, joy overfilled her. Her knight was coming. Sure enough there he
was, finally at her side again.
"Did you miss me Princess?" he asked.
"Of course, I always do," she answered.
The knight leaned in and kissed her.
"You get more beautiful every time I see you," he said. Makoto blushed.
He took out a box from his pockets and opened it revealing a pair of rose
earrings.
"There beautiful!" exclaimed Makoto.
"I thought you would like them," said the knight, a smile on his face.
"I got them on my last trip to earth, I thought they would suit your
beauty."
He took them from the box and put them on her ears.
"I'll wear them always," said Makoto. "You're going to be staying for a
while, aren't you?"
"Yes," said the knight seeing the hope in Makoto's eyes. "I made sure I
was reassigned here for a while, just for you." A smile light up Makoto's
face. They had been in love for a year now, but he was reassigned
many times to the Earth and the Moon that there were some weeks, sometimes
a whole month, that she didn't see him at all. When the days were like
that she would always get a letter. Of course her parents and the court
knew nothing about him, not even her friends knew about it save for Minako.
She was so happy he would be staying on Jupiter for a while. Suddenly
comets flew across the sky.
"Wow, look at that. Must be a meteor shower near by," said Makoto in awe.
"It's so beautiful." The lovers looked at the sky together, watching its
beauty. It was getting late, nearly time for the knight to leave his
Princess for the night. He leaned in and gave her a passionate kiss,
which she returned, neither one wanting to leave the other... so they
didn't. They spent the night in her rooms, in each others arms under
the shooting stars.
Makoto shot up out of bed, her heart racing. She couldn't believe it. She
never had any idea that she had a true love in her past, a lover. 'But why
am I remembering these things now?' she asked. 'And why can't I remember
what he looks like?' The feelings she felt with the knight were almost
like what she felt when she was around Stephen.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Usagi
~~~~~~~~~~~
That night the young Moon Princess couldn't sleep either. She kept
thinking back to her conversation with Daemon. She couldn't believe she
told him all that she did, but then again he was easy to talk too. It
just came pouring out. She told him about when queen Beryl brain washed
him and all she went through then, how she almost lost him. The time when
he had the nightmares from the future and broke up with her, how she felt
then. Everything she had ever wanted to say but didn't came gushing
out like moon beams in the darkest of night. She felt something more
with Daemon than she had ever felt with Mamoru before and that scared her.
Luna had asked her what was wrong when she saw her princess was restless
but Usagi wouldn't give her a answer. Luna began feeling distant, Usagi
had never kept anything that had bothered her so inside her without telling
her beloved guardian Luna. But Luna saw and feared that the day had come
that the Princess had out grown the need to pour her feelings out to her,
that she wasn't as needed anymore; for the princess was not a young
teenager anymore bubbling with unknown emotions and happenings, but has
nearly fully blossomed into a young woman who needed something more, who
needed someone to love her the way Luna thought only Mamoru could. Luna
began to wonder if she and the Queen could have been wrong when they
decided the young Princess Serenity's future husband. Maybe she would have
been happier with Daemon, maybe...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Usagi called a senshi meeting, having the meeting at her apartment. She
realized that Mamoru knew about the meetings at Rei's temple and could
easily attack them there during one of those meetings. It was about
two hours before sunset, Makoto couldn't make it because she had a date with
Stephen.
"What's wrong Usagi? Why have the meeting here?" asked Minako.
"Because guys, Mamoru knows about the shrine and that our senshi meetings
are held there. We have to be more careful. He knows where each of us
live, he could attack any one of us at any moment. We need to focus on
what we need to do and that's stopping Adeus and Endymion," said Usagi.
The others were a little shocked, they weren't use to hearing their leader
talk like that. She didn't do it often but when she was this serious they
knew she meant it, and was usually right.
"You're right Usagi," said Ami. "Do you have a plan?"
"Yes, I do." Usagi.
The plan was to split up and patrol Tokyo. Daemon knew of the plan already,
Usagi thought it was a good idea if he knew what they were doing incase
they needed his help. Sailor Mercury and Venus would go to the west side
of the city looking for signs of the negaverse and their attacks, Sailor
Moon and Mars would go to the east of the city doing the same. They never
would have guessed what was about to happen.
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Unsuspecting Events
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Makoto and Stephen were having a great time at the restaurant. Stephen was
so happy to be back with his Princess, even if she didn't really remember
him, the important thing is she still loved him. Makoto kept thinking about
the dream and wondering if Stephen was the knight, then talking herself out
of it. They were having a great time and she didn't want to think about
that now.
*******
It was all quite in the alley, and that worried Minako. When you're in a big
city like Tokyo and you don't hear any noise at all, no cat or dog howling,
no car nearby, no noisy neighbors television, when all you could hear was
the tap of your heals as you walked down the street, there was something
wrong. Ami told her to stop worrying, she had scanned the area with her
computer and it came up clean. 'But there are some things that have a way
of hiding from anything and everything,' Minako thought. Little did she know
she was right. As if in response to her thoughts a hatchet was thrown in
her direction, luckily she heard it passing in the air and jumped out of
the way, but not completely in time. The sharpest edge of the dagger made
a nice slice through her Sailor Fuku and through her side, landing firmly
in the gravel street. She cried in pain as the blood dripped from her
wound and on to the precious Earth below. Ami spun around, seeing her
wounded friend, spread her Mercury bubbles every where so the youma
wouldn't be able to see them in the mist. "It burns like hell!" cursed
Minako. "Mercury! Don't worry about me, watch out for the monster!"
"She's right you know. This mist won't work against me, not against a
creature of the Earth, silly girls," said the creature. Suddenly the mist
separated revealing a ugly elf about three foot high with a sack full of
arrows and a bow. He raised his hand and the hatchet flew up off the
ground and landed handle first in the elf's hand, leaving him unharmed.
"No way! First a ogre now a elf!" exclaimed a annoyed Venus. "Why
can't they all be weird monsters that look like they came out of the
twilight zone, just like they use to! At least those didn't try to stab
you in the back without some how letting you know their there!" Minako
knew she was wounded badly, but she wouldn't give up, she wouldn't give
that evil creature any advantage if she could help it.
"Don't worry Venus, I'll take care of this one. Aqua Rhapsody!" Her
mountain of ice came pouring out straight at the elf, it looked like he
would become a ice sculpture. He laughed that annoying sinister laugh
that evil guys always use before they do something deceitful and motioned
his hand upwards. With his hand came literally a wall of dirt that blocked
off the ice. Venus knew she had to call the other senshi for help, other
wise they didn't stand a chance of surviving. She summoned her
communicator and began frantically calling the senshi. "Senshi! We need
help, and fast! We're in a alley in 64th street, against a elf with
strange earth powers!" She was getting dizzy, her leg going numb, her
vision becoming blurry. She suddenly realized it, that evil son of B***h
put something on the blade of the hatchet! "I... I..." she started her
voice growing softer. "I think he poisoned me..."
*********
Sailor Moon's and Mars communicators went off, quickly they took them out,
answering the call. Sailor Moon gasped seeing a weary Venus.
"Senshi! We need help, and fast! We're in a alley in 64th street, against
a elf with strange earth powers!" There was a log pause.
"Venus! What is it? Damn it, can't you hear me! Minako!" Shouted Rei.
Venus's picture started to fade out, "Look, part of her communicator must
be broken, we're lucky we are getting this message at all," Sailor Moon.
Minako's voice began to come through again "I... I..." she started her voice
growing softer. "I think he poisoned me..." Then the picture went out.
Usagi shouted at it but knew it was no use. Venus's communicator had
obviously just went out. The two senshi began running to the scene, to
help their friends and fellow Sailor Senshi before it was too late.
**************
Makoto and Stephen had just got out of the restaurant, laughing and having a
wonderful time. 'Things couldn't get any better,' Makoto thought. Just then
her communicator went off. Before she could do anything Minako's voice came,
sounding desperate. Makoto heard the pleading and fear in Minako's voice,
something she had never heard before in her entire life, and thought she
never would. She instantly took the communicator out. Her face went
ghostly pale as Minako's last words came through. She suddenly remembered
Stephen, how could she forget? She looked towards him, not knowing what to
say, how to explain this. Luckily she didn't have to.
"Come on Sailor Jupiter, your friends need your help," he said. Makoto
was shocked once again. "Come on, there's no time to waste, I'll explain
to you later how I know!" She nodded, knowing he was right and quickly
transformed. Then to her amazement he transformed in front of her also,
turning into the Emerald Knight. "I told you I'll explain later," he said
again seeing the confused look in her eye. Once again she nodded, her
mouth not being able to corporate and form any words. 'I was right!' She
thought, 'He is my Knight!' She quickly pushed those thoughts away as they
ran to 64th street. She knew Minako was seriously injured, other wise she
would never have sounded so helpless and afraid.
When they got there Mercury was on the ground, Venus was barely standing,
trying to use her love chain against the elf, her last resort, but it
didn't work and she soon fell to the ground, unconscious. Sailor Moon and
Sailor Mars had also just arrived and nearly screamed in horror as they saw
two of their friends on the ground, looking dead. A look of terror and
anger filled Sailor Moons face.
"You shall pay for what you have done to my friends. You are truly evil,
and in the name of the moon, I swear, I'll kill you you ugly bastard!" And
with that she took out her scepter, using it full force, but suddenly the
elf was gone, he had disapered!
"Sorry miss Moon but you are mistaken. We earth dwellers are not evil,
we existed here long before you planetary brats ever came here. The earth
has always been evil, but when you came you brought even more of it with
you, after the power of your crystal. NOW DIE!" said the voice, coming
from nowhere. All of a sudden there was a huge blast of brilliant light,
energy, coming straight at them. Fierce wind following, hurting their
skin, their eyes. The energy blast was like fire, it blew all of them back
and began to burn their flesh.
"NO!" Shouted Sailor Moon as Mars was blown back, pounded into the wall,
then her. Jupiter landed on the ground after sliding a good four feet, the
energy blast still going. Stephen put himself in front of her to help
protect her. They were all like a rat in a trap, no place to run. All of
the sudden there was a huge blast of pure, white energy coming from the
other direction, counteracting the evil nega-energy. It was Prince Dracon,
and the rest of his generals. There was a moan from the ugly elf as he
suddenly reappeared in front of them, he obviously couldn't keep up the
invisibility act anymore. Daemon helped Usagi up, the pride full Sailor
Mars had gotten up on her own. Sailor Mercury had finally come back into
consciousness, but alas, Sailor Venus was still out cold.
"Be careful you guys, he has darts dipped in sleeping potion!" warned
intelligent Mercury.
"Back off Elf, unless you want to be destroyed," said Prince Dracon.
"Now why would I want to do a stupid thing like that?" ask the Elf
sarcastically. "Especially when the Prince himself is here to personally
finish you all."
All of a sudden the wind started to howl again and when it stopped Prince
Endymion stood there. Usagi was shocked, she hadn't seen Mamoru since
this whole thing began. But she knew this was not her Mamoru, not her
Prince. He had changed greatly, he wasn't like he was before this ordeal.
A single tear slide down her cheek.
"What do you want Endymion?" she asked in a neutral voice.
"Surrender Princess, or I shall take you by force," he replied simply.
"No one's taking her anywhere," said Knight Dracon. "Leave her alone
Endymion, you have caused her enough pain already."
"Well, what do we have hear? Prince Dracon it's been a while," said
Endymion. "Still jealous I see. Get out of the way or I will kill you."
"You lay one hand on her and I swear I will kill you myself," replied
Prince Dracon.
"We'll see about that," Endymion. With that the battle had begun. But
who would win is uncertain, as is who the Princess truly loves, and how
Makoto will react when she remembers everything about her past, everything
about her and Stephen.
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