Hi minna! Well, here's chapter three! I hope you like it. PLEASE,
PLEASE, PLEASE, be a good reader and respond! It really helps me
write when people respond to my stories! Thanks and please enjoy.

Always,
Tegasus


Disclaimer: You know the drill by now. I don't own the Sailor Moon
characters. If I did... Oh well. *sigh* All other characters are mine.
If you want to use them, please ask me. ^_^


Thoughts-


A Dreamer's Dream
By Tegasus
Rating: PG (just a LITTLE language)


Chapter 3-Meeting and a Game

"I am the Guardian of Dreams... Sailor Dream Maker." The sailor
senshi looked at each other in confusion. They had never heard of this
new soldier. They glanced at Pluto, but she shook her head, she didn't
know who this new soldier was either. The sailor seemed to smile a
little at their confusion. "I'm not surprised you haven't heard of me.
There has been no reason for us to meet before now."

Dream Maker looked over to where Tuxedo Mask was helping Sailor
Moon to her feet. Sailor Moon looked up and froze, her mind racing.
It's HER! The girl from my dream. Oh, god. I know her. From before.
Who is she? The two just stared at each other, not moving.

I know her, Dream Maker thought. I've met her before.
When she was the princess... But that's impossible. We've never met.
I've always been alone.... Then why do I feel like I know her?

Sailor Moon was the first to break the silence. "Thank you, for
saving my life."

The girl seemed to shake herself before answering, "It was
nothing, your Highness. Just doing my duty." Dream Maker once again
turned to go.

"Wait." Mercury called. "You're the one who's been helping us.
Can you tell us about this new enemy? You seem to know about the
monsters and how to defeat them."

Dream Maker sighed and turned back to the group. "Yes, I suppose
I should. But not right now. Meet me at the lake at eight o'clock. Oh,
and don't worry about your friend, Ari. I saw her get up and run off
just after the fight ended." With that, she took off into the trees
and disappeared.

Uranus started to follow, but Sailor Moon stopped her. "No, let
her go. We'll get out answers tonight. Everyone, go home and get some
rest. I have a feeling that tonight's going to be a very long night."

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The nine sailor senshi and Tuxedo Mask were all gathered by the
lake when the bells from the church tower rang eight times. "Well, it's
eight o'clock." Jupiter stated. "Where is she?"

"Right here." Dream Maker appeared from the shadows. The senshi
immediately went into a defensive stance. The girl seemed annoyed by
that. "Stop that. If I was going to attack you, don't you think that
I would have done it by now." She sighed. "All right. I'm here. What
did you want to ask me?"

The sailors had all thought up dozens of questions in the hours
before the meeting, but suddenly no one could think of anything to say.
It was Sailor Moon who, once again, broke the silence. "Just who are
you?"

"A friend."

"A friend?"

"Yes."

"That's it?"

"What more would you like to know?"

Sailor Moon ground her teeth in vexation. This was worse than
trying to get information from her brother. Saturn started to speak
up, but Mars stopped her. This was something that Sailor Moon had to
do. "You know who I am?"

"Yes."

"Who am I?"

Dream Maker smiled softly at the question. "Will you play my
game, then?"

"What game?"

"I call it the Game of Questions."

"What do I do?"

The girl just smiled. "You can ask me anything you want, in return,
I get to ask you questions at a later time. Agreed?"

Sailor Moon paused for a moment before agreeing. Dream Maker
nodded in response. "Good. Well then. You are the Princess Serenity.
Daughter of Queen Serenity and heir to the Silver Millennium. You are
the future Neo-Queen Serenity of Crystal Tokyo. You will marry Endymion,
or Darian Chiba as you call him now, and have a daughter together. The
Princess Small Lady Serenity will..." She stopped at a glare from
Pluto. "Well, never mind that. Let's continue with this life, shall
we. In this life you are Serena Tsukino. A clumsy crybaby who is not
very good in school. You have a good heart and are always willing to
help anyone who is in trouble. You are also Sailor Moon, champion of
love and justice. You, with the help of your friends, have defeated
any evil that the universe has thrown at you. Need I go on?"

The nine warriors looked at her stunned. It was Pluto who asked
the question that was on everyone's mind. "How did you know all that?"

"I told you. I am Sailor Dream Maker, Guardian of Dreams." She
sighed seeing that they didn't understand. "I protect Dreams, and to
do that, I must know the Dreamers. Therefore, I know all about anyone
who has ever or will ever dream." She smiled softly. "Although, I must
admit, you ten have some of the most beautiful dreams in the galaxy.
Now, what else did you want to ask me?"

Pluto spoke up first. "Why have I never seen you in the Time
Stream?"

"I live outside Time. I am not allowed to affect Time or the
actions of people directly."

"But does not your being here and helping us affect Time?"

Dream Maker looked startled. That thought had not occurred to her.
"I don't know. This situation has never come up before."

"What did you mean, it is your ancient duty to help us?" Saturn
asked. "Why haven't you helped up before?"

"You have never needed my help before, Soldier of Silence."

Raye spoke next. "What has happened to the Fire? Why doesn't it
tell me anything?"

Dream Maker quietly looked at the Soldier of Fire. "The Fire is
silent because..." She stopped, unsure how to continue. "This world is
entering a time when the boundary between Dreams and Reality is
thinning. Because of this, the creatures in the Dream World have more
control in Reality then they should. The enemy has decided that if he
blocks your dreams, it will weaken you." She sighed and looked out at
the lake. "The dreams are there, but they can't get through."

"What will happen if the dreams stay blocked?" Pluto asked.

"The dreams will die, as will any hope for a bright future. Dreams
bring hope, something to look forward to. Something to work towards."

"Without dreams, people won't have a reason to live." Dream Maker
looked at Neptune and nodded.

"The one who is doing this, is the Dark Lord, Uther. He's trying
to control the destiny of THIS world by conquering the Dream World."

"The Dream World?" Saturn asked.

"Where I'm from. It is the place where dreams are born." Dream
Maker paused for a moment. "You see, I weave the dreams in my mirror."
A large mirror appeared before her, then vanished. "The newly created
dreams are then sent to the Dream World, where they are given form."

"Like a two dimensional picture being turned into a three
dimensional object." Mercury interrupted.

"Yes. Exactly. The dream is then ready to be brought to life.
When a person accepts a dream and lets it into their heart, the dream
takes on a life of its own. Then, it's up to the person what happens
next. Somehow, Lord Uther has been able to block the dreams from
reaching the people who need them.

"At first, I thought it was me. That because I was here, the
dreams weren't being taken to Dream World. But, the dreams are there,
they just can't get through."

"What must we do to free the dreams?" Sailor Moon asked.

"There's nothing you can do," a dark voice answered her. "The
Dream World belongs to me now, and there's nothing you can do about
it... Guardian. You have failed."

Dream Maker spun around to face the new menace. "Lord Uther.
What an unpleasant surprise." She replied in a sweet voice. "What,
couldn't find any more small animals to torture?"

"I'm warning you-"

"No, I'm warning you! The Dream World will never be yours. I
will do everything in my power to destroy you."

"What power?" Lord Uther sneered. "Even now your power weakens.
Soon it will be gone forever and I will rule." He glanced at the
solders before dismissing them and continuing. "You know, if you involve
them, you're only going to get them killed. They're not strong enough
the survive in the Dream World."

"They're stronger than you think."

"Oh? Let's put them to the test then, shall we? If all of them
can survive long enough in the Dream World to reach Dream Castle, I'll
give up and never bother you again. But, if even one of them fail, I
get Dream World... and you."

Dream Maker stood for a moment thinking. This might be her best
chance to defeat the Dark Lord once and for all. But were they really
ready? They'll have to be! "All right. If the senshi agree, then
so do I."

"Excellent. You have one Earth hour until the game begins. I'll
be back then." There was a flash of dark light, and he was gone.

Dream Maker turned back to the solders, but said nothing. The
decision was theirs.

Tuxedo Mask stepped forward. "What is this Game? And how can it
help us free the dreams?"

"If we agreed to play, can we defeat the enemy?" Sailor Moon
asked.

Dream Maker nodded and began explaining. She couldn't tell
them everything. Not yet. But hopefully it would be enough to help them.
They would need all the help they could get.



Well, there's chapter three. A little short, I know, but I love
suspense. I'll try to keep getting chapters out at a reasonable rate.
Until next time, minna-chan! Please tell me what you think!
^_^ Later!

Tegasus