I do not, have not, and will never own Sailor Moon.
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
-CHAPTER 8-
"Prince-ling? I do not see Prince Judis anywhere." Endy said.
"No. I mean you, prince-ling." Beryl said. She had a wicked
smile that Endymion knew he did not like in the least. 'Is this
what Mother Earth meant when she said she had a feeling someone
found out my real identity?' He wondered.
"Why do you call me prince-ling?" Endymion asked as he put
on a look of innocence.
"Because you are a prince and the heir to the throne of
Terra. I know that you are the son of King Terrance and Queen
Gaia, don't try and lie to me." Beryl spat.
"Why do you assume that I am-"
"I do not assume!" She hissed. She then smiled. It made
Endy's blood run cold. "And I shall remain the only one that
knows this if you do as I tell you."
"I shall do nothing for you." He replied.
"You will if you wish for King Terrance, sorry, your father, to
remain in the dark about this." She emphasized 'your father.'
"You may tell him what you think I am. I do not know why
you think me to be his son. Good Night." Endy tried to walk
around Beryl. She stepped in his path.
"You don't understand," Beryl threatened, "I can, and will
make life a living nightmare for you if you do not do as I say.
So listen here, and things will go quite nicely."
"No, you listen Beryl. I don't know who you think you're
kidding. Even if I was the King's son, wouldn't it be a bad
choice for you to tell him?" Endymion asked.
"How so?" Beryl smirked.
"Because it means that I would have the authority to have
you put to death." Beryl opened her mouth as to say something,
but she wasn't fast enough as Endymion walked quickly walked
past Beryl. She did not know how he had managed to wriggle
himself out of another one of her traps. 'You are a hard boy to
catch. No matter, I WILL catch you for sure prince-ling.'
Endymion prayed that Beryl would not tell Terrance. Despite
his words, he did not want Terrance to find out in fear of his
parents getting upset at either him or at one another. He was
surprised to find that he had been so wrapped up in his own
thoughts that he had walked to Margret and Gregory's already.
He smiled as he spotted Margret waiting at the front door.
"Hello Endy!" Andrew greeted as Endy rushed in.
"Hey Drew!" Endy said.
"Endy, what took you so long?"
"I was dawdling." Endy shrugged. Drew and Endy played for a
little while before Endy said that he had to go to bed. Andrew
was confused that Endy was going to bed so early. Gregory on the
other hand knew why and tried to help cover Endy's real reason.
"Maybe he's had a rough day." 'Or maybe he really has to
get up early tomorrow morning to go and see his father.' Gregory
thought.
-The Next Morning at 4:45-
Endy was awoken by his biological clock. He had been
getting up this time the whole week to practice. He slipped
outside to go and meet his father in the same place that they
had met last time. On the way, he got a strange feeling telling
him to hide. Endy quickly hid. No sooner had he done so, Beryl
walked past him. 'That was close. I wonder if she knows about
our early meetings, no matter.' Endy ran to where his father
and he had preplanned. Terrance was already sitting there reading.
"Good morning Endy."
"Good morning Terrance."
"Alright, we are going to start book work today."
"Yes, I remember you saying that."
"Let's get started." Terrance reached beside himself and
picked up a small book.
"We are going to start with the alphabet."
"I already know it."
"You do? Who taught it to you? Most servants aren't taught
how to read unless that is part of their job."
"Mother Earth." Endymion stated.
"What kind of materials do you read?"
"I am only reading books less than one thousand pages."
"One thousand." Terrance shook his head. "So you are not
only really good at fencing and archery, but also with reading?
I assume you know how to write as well."
"Yes, three languages." Endymion replied. Terrance sighed.
"What do you like to write?" Terrance wondered.
"Poetry. The most recent kind I've been working on are limericks."
"Would you care to write me one?" Terrance said giving Endy
a piece of parchment and a quill pen.
"Okay." Endy thought for a moment before writing one down.
He handed it over for Terrance to read.
'There once was a King named Terrance,
He really liked to fence.
No enemy he could not beat.
Never having to admit defeat.
Cutting them into wood pieces for a bench.'
Terrance laughed at Endymion's creativity.
"That was excellent! Do you know any arithmetic?"
"Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing."
"Do you know how to do long multiplication and division?"
"No. But I have heard of those terms before."
"Well, we can start with that." Before the morning had
ended, Endy was already well on his way with his work.
"Have you been working on the fencing moves that I showed you?"
"Yes, I have." Terrance handed Endymion a sword. With even
more skill and grace than his first time, Endy did the exercises
he had practiced.
"Endymion, you are an amazing child." Endymion just glowed
with pride as he saw truth in his father's eyes. Endymion and
Terrance headed back up to his palace.
"Are you very close with Gaia?" Terrance asked.
"Yes. She is a wonderful person." Endy was hoping Terrance
and Gaia would get back together. "Do you think...do you think
that you and Mother Earth will get back together?"
"I dream of it every night. You know, just last night, I
had this weird dream that she and I have a son named Endy. And
he looked just like me but had black hair and blue eyes." At
this, Endy started to get a little uncomfortable. 'You do have a
son with her. I wish that I could tell you the truth.' Endy
looked at the ground. "One can dream though." Terrance said. 'If
only you were my son Endy. If only.' Terrance felt full of pride
that Endymion was so talented. He couldn't help but feel like he
had been a part of his upbringing in some way.
"Well, I should be heading back." Endy went back into the
hut without waking anyone. The rest of that day passed without
much action. Endymion actually preferred it that way as it meant
no trouble.
-The Palace in Atlantis That Afternoon-
"What is bothering you Gaia?" Queen Serenity asked.
"Someone knows who Endy really is."
"Is it Terrance?"
"I'm not sure, but I really don't think so. I think it may
be someone else. If they tell Terrance..." She trailed off.
"You're afraid to lose Terrance, are you not?" Serenity questioned.
"He is not mine now." Gaia replied sadly.
"You're afraid to lose any chance with him." Serenity rephrased.
"This is all of my fault! I should have told Terrance from
the beginning. But I was so afraid and angry. I let that cloud
my own judgment."
"Don't feel bad. You're not as bad as Mars and her temper.
When she's angry, everything clouds her judgment."
"Speaking of Mars, where are the older Senshi?" Serenity
shifted somewhat uncomfortably.
"Well, I sort of have them working on something."
"Like what?"
"To find out how to prove that Judis is not Terrance's son.
We have been trying to find something for years now, but nothing
has been found. I thought that since Atlantis has such great
technology that we may have better luck here." Serenity said
very bluntly.
"Why did you hide this from me?"
"We were having no luck in finding anything. All of the
testable hypothesis were a dead end. I did not want you to get
your hopes up if we did not find anything."
"Thank you Serenity." Gaia said as she gave Serenity a hug.
"We'll find something, I know we will."
-Back in Terra, the following day-
Endymion was waiting for Terrance. He had woken up earlier
than usual, and he just could not go back to sleep. He laid down
on the damp grass as he waited. There was a noise from the
bushes. Beryl walked out.
"Good morning prince-ling."
"Stop calling me that."
"Are you already ordering me around?" She sneered.
"Please, leave me alone." Endy was starting to get irritated.
"What are you doing up so early Endymion?" She questioned.
"I asked him here Beryl. Leave." King Terrance said
appearing from seemingly no where.
"Yes, your highness." She said angrily as she stormed off.
"Thank you Terrance."
"You're welcome Endy. Do you know why she called you 'prince-
ling'?"
"Probably to irritate me. She's doing a wonderful job too."
Endy tried to avoid his father's question. Terrance immediately
sensed this. 'What are you hiding from me Endy?'
"You can tell me what is wrong, you know that right?"
Terrance stated matter of factly.
"I know. But I promised I would not. Forgive me, but I
cannot break this promise." Endy said pleadingly.
"Alright, but if you need to talk, I will always be here."
Terrance smiled reassuring at Endymion. Endymion smiled back.
"Now to start today off, I thought we would go some place very
special. It is still rather dark out, but that will give us some
time to gather all of our needed necessities. This will be an
all day activity. I told the cook to prepare us some food, and I
told Gregory where you will be. He said that he would tell
Margret and Andrew that you were out exploring. There are no
needs for me here at the moment for any kingdom business so I
thought today would be a perfect day. Have you ever ridden a
horse before Endy?" The thought had just crossed his mind that
Endy might not know how to ride a horse.
"No." Endy said. 'What if we can't go now?' Endy thought.
"No matter, you'll learn quick enough I bet." Terrance
smiled. With how Endy learned, he would probably be a master of
horsemanship in about five minutes. "Can you go inside and get
the food from the cook Endy while I get the horses from the
stable?" Terrance asked.
"Sure." Endy went in to get the food from the practically
still asleep cook.
"His majesty has lost his marbles getting up at this very
early hour." He heard the cook mumble. Endymion tried hard not
to laugh. Most cooks that he knew were up earlier to start
preparing breakfast. Endy ran back outside to the stables which
were near the gardens. Terrance had already started watering and
grooming two ebony black horses. The groom looked much more
awake than the tired cook. He saddled the horses for Terrance
and Endy.
"There you are my liege." The groom said as he handed the
reigns to Terrance. He then bowed and left.
"Come here Endy." Endy walked towards his father and was
shocked when he was lifted by strong arms onto his horse.
"Since you're new at this, I thought it might be a good
idea for me to put you up there." Terrance put his foot into the
stirrup on the other horse and lifted himself up. "These are the
reigns." Terrance began to instruct Endymion on how to use
everything. "You're horse is a very good one, and should obey
your commands." Terrance kicked the horse gently and went. "Do
as I just did Endy." Terrance said as he trotted around him.
Endy looked at the horse. 'I don't want to hurt him. Sorry
horse.' Endy kicked him very gently like Terrance did and was
surprised to find that the horse didn't seem to mind at all.
"This is fun!" Endy called as he trotted along.
"Follow the path." Terrance instructed. He looked over at
Endy. 'It didn't take him five minutes to learn. More like two.
What can't this kid do?'
"Endy, is there anything that you can't do?"
"I can't sew. My mother tried to teach me, but I just kept
on destroying the fabric. I really did not want to learn anyway.
I hate needles of any kind." Terrance just laughed. They trotted
along the path for half an hour until they came to what Endymion
thought looked like a training place.
"Where are we?"
"Central Terra. It is where the people are training for the
up coming tournament. We hold one every ten years during the
fall. Although the next tournament is not for several years.
Many come here at this time of the year for about a month. Then
next year, they may stay here a month and a half. It all depends
on what they want to do. Some are very dedicated to the
tournament. It's open to anyone who is fifteen or older. You
must have been about six when the last tournament took place."
Endy remembered Mother Earth telling him how they met. 'They met
at one of those tournaments. Maybe I can somehow get them back
together there too.'
"What is the purpose of the tournament?" Endy asked.
"Well, it used to be to see who was the best of the best,
but that was when one of my ancestors first started it over seven
hundred years ago. We hold it in tradition honoring those
who were and are the best warriors. Another reason we hold it is
because it gives everyone the chance to participate in the
tournament. It is a great way to get the whole kingdom involved
in something."
"You entered it that one time and won every tournament,
didn't you?" Endymion asked smiling.
"Yes. How did you know that?" Terrance asked beaming.
"Mother Earth told me. She also told me that's how you two
met. She was so in awe of your remarkable talent." Terrance
smiled that Gaia had talked to Endymion about him.
"Well, if you were to enter the tournament, I'm sure that
you would win all of the challenges." Endymion smiled at this
remark. Terrance started wondering how Endy was so good. He knew
that he himself was very good, but he had put long hours of
practice into his training. Endymion obviously worked very hard,
but all of it came to him so naturally. 'I wonder if it is
because he is a god.' Thinking of gods made him think of a
certain blue eyed black haired goddess. His eyes glazed over for
a second until his daydreaming of her was interrupted.
"Are you okay?" Endy asked. Terrance had gone kind of fuzzy.
"Just thinking. Come on. I shall introduce you to some of
the knights in training." They trotted over to a horse stall and
put their horses into the stables. Endymion followed Terrance
over to where some men were training.
"Your Highness!" Four men called.
"Kunzite, Jenite, Starlite, Tinite!" Terrance greeted his
four friends and Guardians. Kunzite was a tall man with whitish
hair and light blue eyes. Jenite had short blonde hair and blue
eyes. Starlite was very tall and had auburn hair and green eyes.
Tinite had long blonde hair held back in a pony tail and green
eyes.
"Who is this?" Kunzite asked.
"This is Endymion, a very good friend of mine. He's a very
good archer and swordsman, and I thought he would enjoy coming
here. Endymion this is Kunzite, Jenite, Starlite, and Tinite.
Kunzite, Jenite, Starlite and Tinite this is Endymion." Endymion
took a step forward and took a very grand bow.
"It is a great honor to make your acquaintances sirs." Endy
said. All of the four men looked at Endymion.
"Does he always talk like that?" Tinite asked.
"No, sometimes he's even more formal." The four men just
stared at Endymion. Just then, four young boys came up. They
looked exactly like Terrance's four friends.
"Endymion, this is Malachite, Kunzite's son. Jedite,
Jenite's son. Nephlite, Starlite's son. Zoisite, Tinite's son."
All looked like their fathers. Malachite seemed to be very
serious but friendly. Jedite looked friendly but mischievous.
Nephrite looked stern and friendly. And Zoisite looked shy, but
of course friendly.
"Hello." They all chorused. They all liked Endymion
immediately, and Endymion liked them all back.
Okay...that's it for chapter 8. Did you all like it? I hope so.
Next chapter is more excition. ::smiles mischevously:: Well,
review below. - Jelp
