Hey minna! I'm back! I'm sorry that this took me a little while to get
out. I've had it written, but I haven't had a chance to put it up. Gomen.
This chapter's kind of short, sorry about that. Anyway, it's about...
Well, you'll just have to read it and find out. ^_~ Thanks to all the
people who have been reading my story and... PLEASE WRITE ME AND TELL
ME WHAT YOU THINK!
*A chibi-Dream Maker appears holding a sign that says, "Good readers review!"*
Well, I've kept you long enough. I really hope you enjoy this next chapter
of my story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. Please don't sue me, I don't make
any money from the story, I merely borrow the characters for my and
others enjoyment. All other characters are my own creation. Please
don't use them or my story without asking my permission first. Thanks!
Enjoy!
A Dreamer's Dream
By Tegasus
Chapter 8-"You don't mean that!"
"One more has beaten her nightmare. That four, Uther. I will
win."
"There's still six left, Dreamer, and I'm just getting warmed
up." The face disappeared.
Dream Maker looked at the other senshi. The three of them were
huddled in a corner talking. Every so often one of them would glance
at her, then turn back and whisper something else. She sighed. Even
now, they don't trust me. Oh, well. Dream Maker was about to turn
her attention to the next game, when she noticed Mars walking towards
her. "Yes Mars? What is it?"
""You said that we were the first three to finish. What about
the others? How are they doing?"
"You mean Serena."
Mars looked startled. "Yes. I want to know about Serena, but I
also want to know about the others as well."
Dream Maker sighed and looked away. "I don't know, Sailor Mars.
I'm not told anything or allowed to have any contact with the players
before the game starts. But I can tell you that before the game starts,
no one is allowed near them. The Powers That Be have decreed that all
players enter the games uninfluenced by either side. Uther can not harm
them and I can not help them."
"Why?" Saturn asked.
Dream Makers eyes unfocused, as if she was looking at something
no one else could see. "The Game is an ancient rite of passage. Only
the strongest are allowed to play it. For it to be a true test, all
participating must be free to make their own choices."
Venus looked confused. "I still don't understand."
"Nor did I, when I first started playing." The three girls looked
at her in confusion.
Dream Maker shook her head, banishing stray thoughts. This was not
the time for such things, another Game was about to begin.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Amy awoke in her bed. Her mother was leaning over her, a worried
expression on her face. As Amy opened her eyes, relief flooded Dr.
Mizuno's face. "Oh, Amy. Thank the heavens you're awake. I thought we
had lost you that time."
M-Mom? What do you mean? Where am I?
"That's my Amy. Always asking questions." Amy looked over at
the wall, and saw her father leaning against it.
Amy's mother smiled. "You're in your room, Amy. You've been very
sick for a long time. We almost lost you."
Lost me?
"Yes, sweetheart. Don't you remember me telling you to get some
sleep? You've suffered so much lately, you needed to get some rest."
Amy glanced around the room. My friends, are they all right?
"Friends?" Dr. Mizuno looked at her daughter in confusion. "Don't
you remember?"
Remember what?
"Your friends were killed three weeks ago."
No!
"Yes, Amy." Mr. Mizuno stepped forward and knelt next to the
bed. "You and your friends were over at Raye's house studying for a test
that you had the next day. The police said that it looked like wild
animals had gotten lose and attacked the temple. They found you
unconscious in the corner. You were badly hurt, but alive. None of the
others made it."
NO! No, this can't be! Amy had her eyes squeezed shut, her
hands covering her ears, trying helplessly to block out her parent's
words. How could this have happened?
"You didn't warn them in time, Amy."
The girl looked at her mother in confusion. What?
"Your mother's right. You were the brains of the group. You
should have been able to warn them, before the attack. It's your fault,
Amy. Because of your incompetence, they're dead."
Amy looked up at her father. His eyes, normally warm and caring,
were cold and dead. Something's not right here...
"What's the matter, Amy?" The girl turned back to her mother.
"Afraid to face the truth?"
What truth?
"The truth of what you are," Amy's father spoke. "You are a
failure. You failed your friends, you failed your mother, and you failed
me. Why do you think I left? I couldn't stand having a failure
for a daughter."
You don't mean that! You CAN'T mean that!
"Of course I mean it, Amy." The girl stared at her father as
the darkness rose, pulling her into it's depths. The last thing she
heard was her father's voice. "I never say things I don't mean..."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Amy drifted. The darkness was neither warm nor cool. Neither soft
nor hard. In fact, the girl couldn't focus on anything physical. Not
that it mattered. Nothing mattered. She had failed and her friends had
paid the price. She was nothing but a hopeless failure.
"That's not true, Amy."
Yes, it is. I failed in my duties and they were killed because
of it. How can that NOT be my fault?
"So, you're a failure because you're not perfect?"
What?
"All I hear you saying is that you failed because you're not
perfect. Amy, everyone makes mistakes. That's part of being human."
Amy seemed to shrink in on herself. But, I have to be perfect.
If I make mistakes, people die, my friends die. And then I'll be alone
again...
The voice paused for a moment, as if thinking carefully. "Amy...
Who are you?"
What do you mean?
"Just that. Tell me who you are."
I... I'm... That is... The girl's voice trailed off into
silence as she thought about the question. Who am I?
The voice said nothing as Amy turned inward, searching first her
mind then her heart, then her soul for the answer. I am Amy Mizuno.
I am the Princess of Mercury. I am Sailor Mercury. I am a daughter, a
friend, and a protector of innocents. Her Mercury Crystal appeared
over her heart. I will right wrongs and triumph over evil, even if
that means standing alone. I am me! And...
Amy's eyes opened piercing the darkness, searching for the light
she knew was there. "I am ready."
"Mercury Eternal Ice Power... MAKE-UP!" Ribbons of frozen mist
burst from her Crystal and wrapped around her, freezing all of her
doubts and fears and shattering them, transforming her into the Soldier
of the Eternal Ice, Eternal Sailor Mercury. "Mercury Arctic Storm
Freeze!"
The darkness shattered before the blast and Mercury found herself
standing at the mouth of a shallow cave looking at a castle in the
distance. No more doubt, no more fear. She would not allow anything to
keep her from her friends when they needed her. She would protect them,
or die trying.
Well, what did you think? I hope you liked it. I'm sorry it was so
short, but Amy's a smart girl. I knew that she could figure it out on
her own. Please remember to review! Well, until next time, ja ne!
Tegasus
out. I've had it written, but I haven't had a chance to put it up. Gomen.
This chapter's kind of short, sorry about that. Anyway, it's about...
Well, you'll just have to read it and find out. ^_~ Thanks to all the
people who have been reading my story and... PLEASE WRITE ME AND TELL
ME WHAT YOU THINK!
*A chibi-Dream Maker appears holding a sign that says, "Good readers review!"*
Well, I've kept you long enough. I really hope you enjoy this next chapter
of my story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. Please don't sue me, I don't make
any money from the story, I merely borrow the characters for my and
others enjoyment. All other characters are my own creation. Please
don't use them or my story without asking my permission first. Thanks!
Enjoy!
A Dreamer's Dream
By Tegasus
Chapter 8-"You don't mean that!"
"One more has beaten her nightmare. That four, Uther. I will
win."
"There's still six left, Dreamer, and I'm just getting warmed
up." The face disappeared.
Dream Maker looked at the other senshi. The three of them were
huddled in a corner talking. Every so often one of them would glance
at her, then turn back and whisper something else. She sighed. Even
now, they don't trust me. Oh, well. Dream Maker was about to turn
her attention to the next game, when she noticed Mars walking towards
her. "Yes Mars? What is it?"
""You said that we were the first three to finish. What about
the others? How are they doing?"
"You mean Serena."
Mars looked startled. "Yes. I want to know about Serena, but I
also want to know about the others as well."
Dream Maker sighed and looked away. "I don't know, Sailor Mars.
I'm not told anything or allowed to have any contact with the players
before the game starts. But I can tell you that before the game starts,
no one is allowed near them. The Powers That Be have decreed that all
players enter the games uninfluenced by either side. Uther can not harm
them and I can not help them."
"Why?" Saturn asked.
Dream Makers eyes unfocused, as if she was looking at something
no one else could see. "The Game is an ancient rite of passage. Only
the strongest are allowed to play it. For it to be a true test, all
participating must be free to make their own choices."
Venus looked confused. "I still don't understand."
"Nor did I, when I first started playing." The three girls looked
at her in confusion.
Dream Maker shook her head, banishing stray thoughts. This was not
the time for such things, another Game was about to begin.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Amy awoke in her bed. Her mother was leaning over her, a worried
expression on her face. As Amy opened her eyes, relief flooded Dr.
Mizuno's face. "Oh, Amy. Thank the heavens you're awake. I thought we
had lost you that time."
M-Mom? What do you mean? Where am I?
"That's my Amy. Always asking questions." Amy looked over at
the wall, and saw her father leaning against it.
Amy's mother smiled. "You're in your room, Amy. You've been very
sick for a long time. We almost lost you."
Lost me?
"Yes, sweetheart. Don't you remember me telling you to get some
sleep? You've suffered so much lately, you needed to get some rest."
Amy glanced around the room. My friends, are they all right?
"Friends?" Dr. Mizuno looked at her daughter in confusion. "Don't
you remember?"
Remember what?
"Your friends were killed three weeks ago."
No!
"Yes, Amy." Mr. Mizuno stepped forward and knelt next to the
bed. "You and your friends were over at Raye's house studying for a test
that you had the next day. The police said that it looked like wild
animals had gotten lose and attacked the temple. They found you
unconscious in the corner. You were badly hurt, but alive. None of the
others made it."
NO! No, this can't be! Amy had her eyes squeezed shut, her
hands covering her ears, trying helplessly to block out her parent's
words. How could this have happened?
"You didn't warn them in time, Amy."
The girl looked at her mother in confusion. What?
"Your mother's right. You were the brains of the group. You
should have been able to warn them, before the attack. It's your fault,
Amy. Because of your incompetence, they're dead."
Amy looked up at her father. His eyes, normally warm and caring,
were cold and dead. Something's not right here...
"What's the matter, Amy?" The girl turned back to her mother.
"Afraid to face the truth?"
What truth?
"The truth of what you are," Amy's father spoke. "You are a
failure. You failed your friends, you failed your mother, and you failed
me. Why do you think I left? I couldn't stand having a failure
for a daughter."
You don't mean that! You CAN'T mean that!
"Of course I mean it, Amy." The girl stared at her father as
the darkness rose, pulling her into it's depths. The last thing she
heard was her father's voice. "I never say things I don't mean..."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Amy drifted. The darkness was neither warm nor cool. Neither soft
nor hard. In fact, the girl couldn't focus on anything physical. Not
that it mattered. Nothing mattered. She had failed and her friends had
paid the price. She was nothing but a hopeless failure.
"That's not true, Amy."
Yes, it is. I failed in my duties and they were killed because
of it. How can that NOT be my fault?
"So, you're a failure because you're not perfect?"
What?
"All I hear you saying is that you failed because you're not
perfect. Amy, everyone makes mistakes. That's part of being human."
Amy seemed to shrink in on herself. But, I have to be perfect.
If I make mistakes, people die, my friends die. And then I'll be alone
again...
The voice paused for a moment, as if thinking carefully. "Amy...
Who are you?"
What do you mean?
"Just that. Tell me who you are."
I... I'm... That is... The girl's voice trailed off into
silence as she thought about the question. Who am I?
The voice said nothing as Amy turned inward, searching first her
mind then her heart, then her soul for the answer. I am Amy Mizuno.
I am the Princess of Mercury. I am Sailor Mercury. I am a daughter, a
friend, and a protector of innocents. Her Mercury Crystal appeared
over her heart. I will right wrongs and triumph over evil, even if
that means standing alone. I am me! And...
Amy's eyes opened piercing the darkness, searching for the light
she knew was there. "I am ready."
"Mercury Eternal Ice Power... MAKE-UP!" Ribbons of frozen mist
burst from her Crystal and wrapped around her, freezing all of her
doubts and fears and shattering them, transforming her into the Soldier
of the Eternal Ice, Eternal Sailor Mercury. "Mercury Arctic Storm
Freeze!"
The darkness shattered before the blast and Mercury found herself
standing at the mouth of a shallow cave looking at a castle in the
distance. No more doubt, no more fear. She would not allow anything to
keep her from her friends when they needed her. She would protect them,
or die trying.
Well, what did you think? I hope you liked it. I'm sorry it was so
short, but Amy's a smart girl. I knew that she could figure it out on
her own. Please remember to review! Well, until next time, ja ne!
Tegasus
