Well, here's chapter four. Thanks so much for reading this, minna and PLEASE
respond. I'm not getting ANY reviews and I need the support. Thanks again!
Always,
Tegasus
Disclaimers: *sigh* We've been over this. I don't own Sailor Moon, or any of
Naoko Takeuchi's characters. All other characters are mine. Please ask before
you borrow them. Thanks! ^_^
A Dreamer's Dream
by Tegasus
Rating: PG
Chapter 4-"Burn her!"
The ten warriors stood in a semicircle around Sailor Dream Maker. They
had all agreed to play and now were only waiting for the Game to begin. They
all knew that this might be the only way to defeat the Dark Lord.
The Dream Guardian closed her eyes for a moment before addressing the
soldiers one last time. "Remember, once the game begins, you are basically on
your own. I am allowed to help each of you only once. Any more then that and
I forfeit. You must reach the Dream Castle. It is in the center of Dream World.
I don't know exactly what you will be facing though, the game changes every time
it is played."
"Has anyone ever won it before?" Venus asked.
"Yes. One person has." Dream Maker felt a stirring of dream energy. "Quickly.
Join hands. The Game is about to begin. Remember, always trust your heart. It will
never lead you wrong." There was a flash of light and the ten soldiers disappeared.
"What a stirring speech. If I had a heart, it might have been moved." Dream
Maker didn't turn around. "You know that they're going to lose. You are the only
one who has ever been able to win the game. Anyone else who has tried has gone
insane and been lost in the darkness."
"They'll win, Uther. They have to." With that she closed her eyes and disappeared,
reappearing in the Dream Castle Throne Room. She sat down and called her Dream Mirror.
The Game had begun.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When Raye came to, she immediately realized that several things were wrong. She
was alone, no longer transformed, and in the middle of an empty field of purple and
yellow grass. Where am I? she thought. Where are the others? The last thing
I remember is Dream Maker giving us some last minute instructions about the Game.
Then everything went black. Raye slowly got to her feet and looked around. Where
ever she was, she was definitely on her own.
'Not that it's anything new,' the wind seemed to whisper. 'You've always been
on your own.' A strange light rose from the grass and began to wrap around the dark
haired girl. 'It's better to be alone. Then you can't get hurt.'
The light began to form into a circular window in front of Raye. Through it she
saw a little girl and a grief stricken man. That's me and Dad! As she watched
the figures began to move.
"Raye, with your mother gone, I'm sending you to live with your grandfather at
the Sendai Hill Temple," the man said. "I just don't have the time to take care of you.
I've enrolled you in the Brookdale All Girls School. You start Monday." Raye watched
helplessly as the man walked away.
'You see,' the wind whispered again. 'If you let someone into your heart, they'll
just hurt you.'
No, you're lying. Serena and the others would never hurt me.
'Are you so sure?' Raye suddenly found herself bound to a large wooden stake in
the middle of a small village. There was firewood and kindling at her feet. She was
surrounded by people who seemed to be shouting things at her, but she couldn't hear
what they were saying. Then, suddenly, she could.
"Witch!" "Heretic!" "Burn her!" "We must destroy the evil one!"
Dear God! She thought. They're talking about ME! They're going to kill
me! Raye began fighting against her bonds, but they were too tight. She couldn't
get free.
Suddenly the crowd went silent and parted. Princess Serenity stepped forward.
Oh God, Serenity. You've got to help me!
"Now why would I want to do something like that? Especially when I was the one
who ordered it."
What?
"Oh, Raye. You've been a thorn in my side since the day I was born. If it wasn't
for you and the people of Mars, we could have ended the war a long time ago. We could
have had peace. But you insisted that we keep fighting. It's all YOUR fault."
Serenity, no!
"Oh, yes, Mars. But it's ending NOW! Grandpa Hino? Would you care to do the honors?"
Raye watched in horror as her grandfather stepped forward with a burning torch.
"Good-bye granddaughter." He threw the torch on the pyre. As the flames leapt up, Raye
watched the two people she loved most. The last thing that she saw was the two of them
look at each other and smile.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It was dark. And cold. But Raye didn't care. It was better then the flames. She
just wished the cold would touch her heart. Her heart was burning in agony. The people
she loved the most had betrayed her. Serena. Grandpa. Why? I trusted you... It's so
cold... I don't care. It's better to be cold then to be hurt.
Raye drifted for a while. Time no longer had any meaning for her. Was there
something I had to do? I can't remember. Remember...
"Remember, always trust your heart. It will never lead you wrong."
You lied. My heart has betrayed me.
"Has it?"
Yes. Grandpa and Serena have betrayed me. My heart said that I could trust
them. Therefore my heart has betrayed me.
"Have Phobos and Deimos betrayed you?"
What?
"Have they betrayed you too?"
No...
"But your heart said that you could trust them."
Yes...
"Then maybe it was not your heart that betrayed you, but your own fears."
My fears?
"Yes. The Dream World is made up of all your dreams and all of your nightmares.
Your greatest fear is that your loved ones will betray you."
Yes. I'm so afraid that they'll leave me, like Mom did.
"I know. But Raye, how will your friends find their way if you are not there to
light their path. They need your fire to help them find their own way in the world.
Without you, they will be lost."
I need them too. They give me a reason to keep fighting. But, it's so dark. How
can I find them?
"Light up the darkness with the fire of your soul."
Raye looked down at her chest. Her Mars Crystal was there, over her heart. As she
watched, it began to glow. It was bright, but it was not enough. How? How do I do it?
"Call it, Raye. Call it and it will come."
All right. Raye placed a hand over her Crystal and closed her eyes. She began
to call. First with her mind, then with her heart. She called the Primal Fire, the source
of her power... and it came.
It roared out of the darkness and engulfed the girl. Raye tried to scream, but the
Fire stole her breath. Within the flames, the girl found a peace that she had never felt
before. The Fire was burning away all of her doubts and fears. I am the Eternally
Burning Flame. I am strong. With my friends by my side, I am unbeatable.
Raye opened her eyes. "I am ready."
"Mars Eternal Fire Power... MAKE-UP!" The flames roared up again and transformed
Raye into the Soldier of the Eternal Fire, Eternal Sailor Mars. "
"Mars Firestorm Burn!" The darkness shattered as Mars' new attack burst forth. She
was once again in the grassy field, only this time she could see a castle in the distance.
Mars began to run. She would not be the one to let the team down.
Ending note: Well, what did you think? Love it? Hate it? Threw your computer against the
wall in disgust? Let me know! In case you don't want to leave a message at the bottom of
the page, you can e-mail me at pixietegs@hotmail.com.
Ja ne!
Tegasus
respond. I'm not getting ANY reviews and I need the support. Thanks again!
Always,
Tegasus
Disclaimers: *sigh* We've been over this. I don't own Sailor Moon, or any of
Naoko Takeuchi's characters. All other characters are mine. Please ask before
you borrow them. Thanks! ^_^
A Dreamer's Dream
by Tegasus
Rating: PG
Chapter 4-"Burn her!"
The ten warriors stood in a semicircle around Sailor Dream Maker. They
had all agreed to play and now were only waiting for the Game to begin. They
all knew that this might be the only way to defeat the Dark Lord.
The Dream Guardian closed her eyes for a moment before addressing the
soldiers one last time. "Remember, once the game begins, you are basically on
your own. I am allowed to help each of you only once. Any more then that and
I forfeit. You must reach the Dream Castle. It is in the center of Dream World.
I don't know exactly what you will be facing though, the game changes every time
it is played."
"Has anyone ever won it before?" Venus asked.
"Yes. One person has." Dream Maker felt a stirring of dream energy. "Quickly.
Join hands. The Game is about to begin. Remember, always trust your heart. It will
never lead you wrong." There was a flash of light and the ten soldiers disappeared.
"What a stirring speech. If I had a heart, it might have been moved." Dream
Maker didn't turn around. "You know that they're going to lose. You are the only
one who has ever been able to win the game. Anyone else who has tried has gone
insane and been lost in the darkness."
"They'll win, Uther. They have to." With that she closed her eyes and disappeared,
reappearing in the Dream Castle Throne Room. She sat down and called her Dream Mirror.
The Game had begun.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When Raye came to, she immediately realized that several things were wrong. She
was alone, no longer transformed, and in the middle of an empty field of purple and
yellow grass. Where am I? she thought. Where are the others? The last thing
I remember is Dream Maker giving us some last minute instructions about the Game.
Then everything went black. Raye slowly got to her feet and looked around. Where
ever she was, she was definitely on her own.
'Not that it's anything new,' the wind seemed to whisper. 'You've always been
on your own.' A strange light rose from the grass and began to wrap around the dark
haired girl. 'It's better to be alone. Then you can't get hurt.'
The light began to form into a circular window in front of Raye. Through it she
saw a little girl and a grief stricken man. That's me and Dad! As she watched
the figures began to move.
"Raye, with your mother gone, I'm sending you to live with your grandfather at
the Sendai Hill Temple," the man said. "I just don't have the time to take care of you.
I've enrolled you in the Brookdale All Girls School. You start Monday." Raye watched
helplessly as the man walked away.
'You see,' the wind whispered again. 'If you let someone into your heart, they'll
just hurt you.'
No, you're lying. Serena and the others would never hurt me.
'Are you so sure?' Raye suddenly found herself bound to a large wooden stake in
the middle of a small village. There was firewood and kindling at her feet. She was
surrounded by people who seemed to be shouting things at her, but she couldn't hear
what they were saying. Then, suddenly, she could.
"Witch!" "Heretic!" "Burn her!" "We must destroy the evil one!"
Dear God! She thought. They're talking about ME! They're going to kill
me! Raye began fighting against her bonds, but they were too tight. She couldn't
get free.
Suddenly the crowd went silent and parted. Princess Serenity stepped forward.
Oh God, Serenity. You've got to help me!
"Now why would I want to do something like that? Especially when I was the one
who ordered it."
What?
"Oh, Raye. You've been a thorn in my side since the day I was born. If it wasn't
for you and the people of Mars, we could have ended the war a long time ago. We could
have had peace. But you insisted that we keep fighting. It's all YOUR fault."
Serenity, no!
"Oh, yes, Mars. But it's ending NOW! Grandpa Hino? Would you care to do the honors?"
Raye watched in horror as her grandfather stepped forward with a burning torch.
"Good-bye granddaughter." He threw the torch on the pyre. As the flames leapt up, Raye
watched the two people she loved most. The last thing that she saw was the two of them
look at each other and smile.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It was dark. And cold. But Raye didn't care. It was better then the flames. She
just wished the cold would touch her heart. Her heart was burning in agony. The people
she loved the most had betrayed her. Serena. Grandpa. Why? I trusted you... It's so
cold... I don't care. It's better to be cold then to be hurt.
Raye drifted for a while. Time no longer had any meaning for her. Was there
something I had to do? I can't remember. Remember...
"Remember, always trust your heart. It will never lead you wrong."
You lied. My heart has betrayed me.
"Has it?"
Yes. Grandpa and Serena have betrayed me. My heart said that I could trust
them. Therefore my heart has betrayed me.
"Have Phobos and Deimos betrayed you?"
What?
"Have they betrayed you too?"
No...
"But your heart said that you could trust them."
Yes...
"Then maybe it was not your heart that betrayed you, but your own fears."
My fears?
"Yes. The Dream World is made up of all your dreams and all of your nightmares.
Your greatest fear is that your loved ones will betray you."
Yes. I'm so afraid that they'll leave me, like Mom did.
"I know. But Raye, how will your friends find their way if you are not there to
light their path. They need your fire to help them find their own way in the world.
Without you, they will be lost."
I need them too. They give me a reason to keep fighting. But, it's so dark. How
can I find them?
"Light up the darkness with the fire of your soul."
Raye looked down at her chest. Her Mars Crystal was there, over her heart. As she
watched, it began to glow. It was bright, but it was not enough. How? How do I do it?
"Call it, Raye. Call it and it will come."
All right. Raye placed a hand over her Crystal and closed her eyes. She began
to call. First with her mind, then with her heart. She called the Primal Fire, the source
of her power... and it came.
It roared out of the darkness and engulfed the girl. Raye tried to scream, but the
Fire stole her breath. Within the flames, the girl found a peace that she had never felt
before. The Fire was burning away all of her doubts and fears. I am the Eternally
Burning Flame. I am strong. With my friends by my side, I am unbeatable.
Raye opened her eyes. "I am ready."
"Mars Eternal Fire Power... MAKE-UP!" The flames roared up again and transformed
Raye into the Soldier of the Eternal Fire, Eternal Sailor Mars. "
"Mars Firestorm Burn!" The darkness shattered as Mars' new attack burst forth. She
was once again in the grassy field, only this time she could see a castle in the distance.
Mars began to run. She would not be the one to let the team down.
Ending note: Well, what did you think? Love it? Hate it? Threw your computer against the
wall in disgust? Let me know! In case you don't want to leave a message at the bottom of
the page, you can e-mail me at pixietegs@hotmail.com.
Ja ne!
Tegasus
