Hey minna! I'm baaaaaack! Thank you to everyone who is still putting
up with my crazy ramblings. And a special thanks to everyone who has
taken the time to review and tell me what they think of my story!
(even if it was only three people, arigato Storm Bringer, key, and
Meredith!) I need the feedback! Okay, okay, enough with my ramblings.
On to the disclaimers!
Disclaimer: (See, I told you....) I don't own Sailor Moon, Tuxedo
Mask, the Sailor Senshi, or their alternate personalities. I do own
the characters that I created. Please don't steal and ask before
borrowing. Ariagto! Oh, and I don't own the moon cats either. ^_~
A Dreamer's Dream
By Tegasus
Chapter 6-"What can I never have?"
"Two down, eight to go." Dream Maker sounded smug. "You see,
Uther, each of the Earth senshi carry the light of truth and love
within them. They won't be easily defeated."
"Not easily defeated, no. But they will be defeated. Remember
I only have to get ONE of them to renounce the light and choose to
remain in the darkness to win. At least one of them will. Then you
will be mine."
"Never!"
"We shall see."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Mina woke up to a field of yellow flowers. What was I doing?
I can't quite remember...
"Mina!" The voice sounded angry. "Mina, where are you? I don't
have time to play these games! Mina?" Mina sat up and spotted a white
hared young man walking towards her. He seemed familiar. "There you
are! God, Mina, can't you go even one day without playing your little
games?"
Games?
The young man threw up his hands in disgust. "Don't play the
innocent with me, Mina. I know you too well. You think it's so
hilarious to play cruel jokes on your friends. Our relationship is
over!"
Artemis?
"To think I gave up Luna for YOU! I can't believe I was so
stupid. But that doesn't matter anymore. YOU don't matter. You never
did. Just stay the hell away from me!"
"And if you don't, I'll claw your eyes out!" Mina turned her
head and saw a human Luna standing a few feet away from her. "I'll
never forgive you for what you did!"
What did I do?
"Oh, like you don't know."
No Luna, I don't.
Luna suddenly launched herself at Mina and wrapped her hands
around the girl's throat. "I'll kill you myself, you little whore.
What you did can never be forgiven!" Artemis was barely able to drag
the enraged women off Mina.
Artemis looked at the gasping girl with open contempt. "Far
be it from me to withhold praise when it is warranted," he said in
an icy voice. He tossed a paper at her feet. "Congratulations. You
have managed to do what no force of darkness has been able to do
since Beryl destroyed Silver Millennium."
Mina slowly reached for the paper and picked it up. It read,
"The entire universe mourns today as the great Queen of Crystal Tokyo,
the Neo-Queen Serenity, was laid to rest. Great leaders from around
the galaxy have been arriving for a week to pay their last respects
to this wise ruler..."
Tears filled Mina eyes, blurring the rest of the story. No,
it cannot be! How could this have happened?
"She sounds so innocent," Luna sneered. "You could almost
believe she was."
"Almost." They laughed.
What happened?
"You know exactly what happened." Artemis replied. "You
couldn't be happy with all of your boy toys. No, you had to try
for something more. You had to go after one of the Dark Moons.
You gave him the excuse to be in the Palace! That's all he needed."
He... He killed Serenity?!? Mina's eyes began glaze over
as a strange dark mist began to surround her.
"Yes, Mina. He killed Serenity." Luna's voice was frozen. "All
because you wanted something you could never have!"
Mina was sinking deeper and deeper into the fog of her pain and
guilt, but Luna's words still reached her. What, Luna? What can I
never have?
"Love." Artemis answered. "You don't deserve it." Mina choked on
a sob as the darkness swallowed her completely.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Mina drifted in the darkness sobbing quietly. She had lost
track of how long she had been here. It didn't matter though. She
didn't matter. She wasn't worth it. No wonder they hate me...
I'm not worth anything... I don't deserve anything... Not friends...
Not love... Not anything...
"Why do you say that?"
Because it's true. I'm worthless.
"Are you?"
Yes.
"I don't believe that."
Why not? It's true.
"If you believe that, then you're truly not worthy. It's a
shame. Others will have to suffer now too..."
What do you mean?
"Mina, you are the spring from which love flows. If you are no
longer capable of giving your love to others, their lives will be
greatly diminished."
I don't understand.
"Mina, listen. Everyone comes to a cross-roads sometime in
their lives. You are at one now. You can chose to stay in the
darkness, forever, or you can fight it and rejoin your friends."
I don't have any friends.
"Then the darkness has already won. Everything you did was
for nothing."
Everything I did? What did I do that was any good? Only
silence answered her. Answer me! No response. What have I
done that has helped anyone else?
Unbidden, an image appeared before her. It was of a little
girl with pink hair done up in pointed balls. She was trying hard
not to cry, but not succeeding too well. She saw herself walk up
to the little girl. "Rini. What's wrong, little one?"
"Everyone's being so mean to me. I want to go HOME!" The little
girl started to cry harder.
The Mina in the picture immediately knelt down and gathered the
sobbing child into her arms. "Shush, little one. It'll be all right.
Have you told Serena or Darian about this?"
"No. Besides, they wouldn't care. They're too busy with each
other. They don't care about me."
Mina pulled back slightly so she could look at the girl. "That's
not true, and you know it. They care a lot about you. And so do I."
The girl seemed startled by this. "You care about me?"
"Of course, silly. You're my friend. I would do just about
anything to help you."
"But, what if I messed up and did something really bad. Would you
still be my friend, then?"
"Of course I would. Real friends stick by you no matter what."
The picture faded, but Mina didn't notice. I said that to Rini,
when she had that fight with her friend at school... What kind of friend
would I be if I gave up now? The others need me. Mina's Venus Crystal
appeared over her heart and began to glow. It is time to light up the
darkness with the power of love.
Molten gold seemed to bubble and build inside of her. It grew
hotter and brighter until it burst forth and engulfed the girl. Mina
wanted to scream, but the gold filled her mouth and lungs. It melted
away all of her doubts and fears leaving nothing but her heart. Her pure
heart. Her heart of gold.
She opened her eyes. "I am ready."
"Venus Eternal Love Power... MAKE-UP!" Ribbons of gold encircled
her body and transformed her into the Soldier of the Eternal Love,
Eternal Sailor Venus. "Venus Broken Heart Destruction!" The attack burst
forth and the darkness disappeared. Once again she was in the field of
flowers, but this time alone. In the distance she could see a castle rising
above the trees and started to move towards it. Hold on, guys. I'm coming.
That's it for now. Even though it was really stupid, I hope you like it.
Please tell me what you think, it only takes a moment. Well, I hope to have
the next chapter out next week. I guess that's it. Until next time, minna. Ja-
*Dream Maker comes rushing into the room* STOP THE PRESSES!! You forgot
to mention my picture! How could you?!? *takes the Dream Scepter and
bashes Tegs-chan over the head* Well, if you want to see a picture of what
I look like, simply ask the unconscious author when she wakes up and I'm
sure she'll send it to you. Her descriptive ability must have taken a
vacation when she needed to describe what I look like. *sigh* Oh, well.
Ja ne, minna-san!
Sailor Dream Maker, standing in for the unconscious author, Tegasus
up with my crazy ramblings. And a special thanks to everyone who has
taken the time to review and tell me what they think of my story!
(even if it was only three people, arigato Storm Bringer, key, and
Meredith!) I need the feedback! Okay, okay, enough with my ramblings.
On to the disclaimers!
Disclaimer: (See, I told you....) I don't own Sailor Moon, Tuxedo
Mask, the Sailor Senshi, or their alternate personalities. I do own
the characters that I created. Please don't steal and ask before
borrowing. Ariagto! Oh, and I don't own the moon cats either. ^_~
A Dreamer's Dream
By Tegasus
Chapter 6-"What can I never have?"
"Two down, eight to go." Dream Maker sounded smug. "You see,
Uther, each of the Earth senshi carry the light of truth and love
within them. They won't be easily defeated."
"Not easily defeated, no. But they will be defeated. Remember
I only have to get ONE of them to renounce the light and choose to
remain in the darkness to win. At least one of them will. Then you
will be mine."
"Never!"
"We shall see."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Mina woke up to a field of yellow flowers. What was I doing?
I can't quite remember...
"Mina!" The voice sounded angry. "Mina, where are you? I don't
have time to play these games! Mina?" Mina sat up and spotted a white
hared young man walking towards her. He seemed familiar. "There you
are! God, Mina, can't you go even one day without playing your little
games?"
Games?
The young man threw up his hands in disgust. "Don't play the
innocent with me, Mina. I know you too well. You think it's so
hilarious to play cruel jokes on your friends. Our relationship is
over!"
Artemis?
"To think I gave up Luna for YOU! I can't believe I was so
stupid. But that doesn't matter anymore. YOU don't matter. You never
did. Just stay the hell away from me!"
"And if you don't, I'll claw your eyes out!" Mina turned her
head and saw a human Luna standing a few feet away from her. "I'll
never forgive you for what you did!"
What did I do?
"Oh, like you don't know."
No Luna, I don't.
Luna suddenly launched herself at Mina and wrapped her hands
around the girl's throat. "I'll kill you myself, you little whore.
What you did can never be forgiven!" Artemis was barely able to drag
the enraged women off Mina.
Artemis looked at the gasping girl with open contempt. "Far
be it from me to withhold praise when it is warranted," he said in
an icy voice. He tossed a paper at her feet. "Congratulations. You
have managed to do what no force of darkness has been able to do
since Beryl destroyed Silver Millennium."
Mina slowly reached for the paper and picked it up. It read,
"The entire universe mourns today as the great Queen of Crystal Tokyo,
the Neo-Queen Serenity, was laid to rest. Great leaders from around
the galaxy have been arriving for a week to pay their last respects
to this wise ruler..."
Tears filled Mina eyes, blurring the rest of the story. No,
it cannot be! How could this have happened?
"She sounds so innocent," Luna sneered. "You could almost
believe she was."
"Almost." They laughed.
What happened?
"You know exactly what happened." Artemis replied. "You
couldn't be happy with all of your boy toys. No, you had to try
for something more. You had to go after one of the Dark Moons.
You gave him the excuse to be in the Palace! That's all he needed."
He... He killed Serenity?!? Mina's eyes began glaze over
as a strange dark mist began to surround her.
"Yes, Mina. He killed Serenity." Luna's voice was frozen. "All
because you wanted something you could never have!"
Mina was sinking deeper and deeper into the fog of her pain and
guilt, but Luna's words still reached her. What, Luna? What can I
never have?
"Love." Artemis answered. "You don't deserve it." Mina choked on
a sob as the darkness swallowed her completely.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Mina drifted in the darkness sobbing quietly. She had lost
track of how long she had been here. It didn't matter though. She
didn't matter. She wasn't worth it. No wonder they hate me...
I'm not worth anything... I don't deserve anything... Not friends...
Not love... Not anything...
"Why do you say that?"
Because it's true. I'm worthless.
"Are you?"
Yes.
"I don't believe that."
Why not? It's true.
"If you believe that, then you're truly not worthy. It's a
shame. Others will have to suffer now too..."
What do you mean?
"Mina, you are the spring from which love flows. If you are no
longer capable of giving your love to others, their lives will be
greatly diminished."
I don't understand.
"Mina, listen. Everyone comes to a cross-roads sometime in
their lives. You are at one now. You can chose to stay in the
darkness, forever, or you can fight it and rejoin your friends."
I don't have any friends.
"Then the darkness has already won. Everything you did was
for nothing."
Everything I did? What did I do that was any good? Only
silence answered her. Answer me! No response. What have I
done that has helped anyone else?
Unbidden, an image appeared before her. It was of a little
girl with pink hair done up in pointed balls. She was trying hard
not to cry, but not succeeding too well. She saw herself walk up
to the little girl. "Rini. What's wrong, little one?"
"Everyone's being so mean to me. I want to go HOME!" The little
girl started to cry harder.
The Mina in the picture immediately knelt down and gathered the
sobbing child into her arms. "Shush, little one. It'll be all right.
Have you told Serena or Darian about this?"
"No. Besides, they wouldn't care. They're too busy with each
other. They don't care about me."
Mina pulled back slightly so she could look at the girl. "That's
not true, and you know it. They care a lot about you. And so do I."
The girl seemed startled by this. "You care about me?"
"Of course, silly. You're my friend. I would do just about
anything to help you."
"But, what if I messed up and did something really bad. Would you
still be my friend, then?"
"Of course I would. Real friends stick by you no matter what."
The picture faded, but Mina didn't notice. I said that to Rini,
when she had that fight with her friend at school... What kind of friend
would I be if I gave up now? The others need me. Mina's Venus Crystal
appeared over her heart and began to glow. It is time to light up the
darkness with the power of love.
Molten gold seemed to bubble and build inside of her. It grew
hotter and brighter until it burst forth and engulfed the girl. Mina
wanted to scream, but the gold filled her mouth and lungs. It melted
away all of her doubts and fears leaving nothing but her heart. Her pure
heart. Her heart of gold.
She opened her eyes. "I am ready."
"Venus Eternal Love Power... MAKE-UP!" Ribbons of gold encircled
her body and transformed her into the Soldier of the Eternal Love,
Eternal Sailor Venus. "Venus Broken Heart Destruction!" The attack burst
forth and the darkness disappeared. Once again she was in the field of
flowers, but this time alone. In the distance she could see a castle rising
above the trees and started to move towards it. Hold on, guys. I'm coming.
That's it for now. Even though it was really stupid, I hope you like it.
Please tell me what you think, it only takes a moment. Well, I hope to have
the next chapter out next week. I guess that's it. Until next time, minna. Ja-
*Dream Maker comes rushing into the room* STOP THE PRESSES!! You forgot
to mention my picture! How could you?!? *takes the Dream Scepter and
bashes Tegs-chan over the head* Well, if you want to see a picture of what
I look like, simply ask the unconscious author when she wakes up and I'm
sure she'll send it to you. Her descriptive ability must have taken a
vacation when she needed to describe what I look like. *sigh* Oh, well.
Ja ne, minna-san!
Sailor Dream Maker, standing in for the unconscious author, Tegasus
