I don't own Sailor Moon.
Okay, this is the last chapter that will be out before I leave for
Duluth, Minnesota. I will be back the 15th, but don't expect the
next chapter till the 16th. I'm getting back way too late. Happy 4th
of July to all that celebrate it!
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
-CHAPTER 17-
Serenity woke groggily. She felt warm all over. As she went
to stretch, she found that a pair of arms held her close. She
smiled. Endymion must have gone to bed late last night; she
didn't remember him going to bed. She unwrapped his arms from
around her waist as she sat up. He started to wake and sat up
himself.
"Did I wake you?" Endymion yawned.
"No, I think I woke you." Serenity giggled. She kissed his
forehead and pushed him back on the bed. "What did you and your
father do last night?" Serenity wondered. She got up from the
bed and went to her walk in closet to change.
"We had a father son talk." Endymion said sitting up. "I'm
afraid that I have to go now."
"Can't you watch the tournament with me?" Serenity came out
in a light blue dress with her nightgown slung over her other
arm.
"Sorry love, but I can't." He kissed her on the lips.
"Endy, don't leave me." Serenity pleaded.
"I'm sorry Sere, but this will help us be together." He
gave her a deeper kiss this time. With a quick butterfly kiss he
headed out the door. He would have to stop by his chambers since
his clothes were all wrinkled from sleeping in them.
'Where does that boy go to?' Serenity wondered to herself
as she hung up her night gown.
Endymion rushed down the halls of the castle. Quickly he
changed into his servant's uniform. While in the privacy of his
own chambers, he transformed into his armor. He left his room
and headed down to the grand hall where breakfast was held.
People wished him good luck, each hoping that he would beat
Judis. There was no particular rush this morning since only six
contestants remained. His generals walked over with their
breakfast trays to where Endymion sat.
"You ready to get rid of Judis once and for all?" Malachite
whispered.
"Of course I am." Endymion responded in a hushed voice.
"We better head out. I know there's no reason to hurry, but
still I would feel better if this were over and done with."
Zoisite said.
"I feel the same." Endymion agreed. "Let's go." The five
walked out to the tent to prepare for the tournament. Judis was
already there preparing.
"Prepare to lose boys." Judis sneered as he walked past
them.
"Anybody have an extra sword to shove down his throat? Or
maybe a jousting pole would do better." Jedite said bitterly.
"Good luck." Endymion smiled to his friends. He felt much
better now that they knew that he was a friend.
"You too. Of course we already know you'll win. It's is
written in the stars, and the stars know all." Nephlite said.
"Of course, we won't go easy on you." Jedite warned.
"Yes, of course." Endymion smiled as they each got ready
for battle. He hoped that everything would work out. If
everything did, his mother and father would be together, Judis
would be gone, and best of all, that meant he would be able to
spend more time with Serenity.
-In the royal tournament box-
Princess Serenity sighed sadly. She had rarely seen Endy
the entire week. 'I hope this is not how things will always be.'
Her frown did not go unnoticed.
"Serenity, what's wrong?" Queen Gaia asked.
"Endymion and I have rarely been alone together this week.
We haven't really gotten a chance to talk." Serenity sighed
again.
"I'm sure that everything will work out." Gaia smiled as if
she knew something that Serenity didn't. Serenity watched as the
tournament started. Today would be much shorter since only six
contestants remained, though there would no longer be a match
going on in each arena. The remaining contestants walked onto
the field. She could tell each of them apart. Malachite, Jedite,
Zoisite, and Nephlite seemed much more at east than normal.
Judis looked angrier then she had ever recalled seeing him, and
the masked man's expression was completely unreadable. He turned
and winked in her direction and then suddenly turned back with
an unreadable face. Serenity blinked her eyes. 'He didn't just
wink in my direction. He probably has family over here.'
Serenity thought to herself. She concentrated her mind back on
the tournament.
Jedite would be sparring against Malachite, the masked man
would be shooting off against Zoisite, and Judis would be
fencing against Nephlite. It seemed like she and the entire
crowd wished for Judis to lose. Serenity took a glance at where
Beryl normally sat. Beryl wasn't there. Serenity had wanted to
see her reaction to how everyone seemed intent for Judis to
lose. She turned back around in her seat and turned her
attention back to the tournament. All of a sudden, Serenity got
a bad feeling. It washed over her like a bucket of ice. She
looked around. Nothing seemed wrong. Swallowing the feeling,
Serenity once again turned her attention to the events going on
before her.
-After lunch-
Nephlite, Zoisite, Jedite, and Malachite had all lost to
Judis and Endymion. Endymion was not looking forward to matching
off against Judis anytime soon, but they would have to face off
today and tomorrow to find out which one of the two would be the
winner of the tournament. With his four generals more or less out
of the running already, Endymion had most of the audience on his
side.
A chill swept his body. Something was wrong. Something was
terribly wrong, and it wasn't just because he would be fighting
Judis in a few minutes. He had time to rest because they had
just gotten back from lunch. Quickly, he transformed into his
disguise and went to talk to his parents.
Endymion practically ran behind the royal box and up the
small set of stairs, trying to draw as little attention to
himself as possible.
"Endymion? What's wrong?" Terrance asked concerned. Endy
took a deep breath.
"I'm not sure." Terrance gave Endymion a puzzled look.
"What do you mean?"
"There's something wrong, but I just don't know what."
Endymion looked around. "Where is everybody? No one else is here
but you."
"They haven't gotten back from lunch yet. So, it looks
like the masked man has a very good chance of beating Judis. If
he beats him tonight in archery and jousting, there's no need
for them to face off tomorrow since he already beat Judis in
sword fighting yesterday. What do you think?" Terrance winked.
Endymion rolled his eyes.
"I'm glad that you think that I-he," Endymion looked around
to make sure no one had heard him. He didn't see anyone so he
continued, "has a very good chance of winning, but there is
something wrong." He sighed.
"You really are concerned about this." Terrance noted. He
frowned.
"Who's concerned about what?" Serenity asked as she walked
up the steps. She took a look around and saw Endymion. "Endy!"
She cried as she flung herself into his arms. He chuckled
deeply as he kissed her forehead lovingly.
"Hello." He said. Endy leaned down and whispered in her
ear. "Not that I mind, but most people here in Terra would
probably wonder why the crown princess of the Moon is hugging a
servant." He smiled. She blushed becomingly.
"But you aren't really a servant. Are you going to stay
and watch the match between Judis and the man with the mask?"
Serenity wondered. "I hope he beats Judis. He is a really good
fighter. But I bet you could beat him." Endymion tried hard not
to laugh.
"Maybe." The laughter in his eyes faded to that of concern.
"Have you noticed anything wrong lately?" He wondered.
"I felt something wrong. It's hard to explain." Serenity
said. "Like something cold swept over me."
"I had the same feeling." Endymion looked over Serenity's
shoulder. "We're blocking the small staircase so other's can't
get to their seats." Endymion smirked. Serenity looked back and
saw everyone looking up at them with knowing smirks. The younger
Senshi were giggling, and the older Senshi were exchanging looks
with Queen Gaia and Queen Serenity.
"Would you two break it up?" Came an annoyingly familiar
voice. Beryl stood a good ways from the box. "Let everyone else
get inside the box will you?" She said sounding rushed. Endymion
looked at her suspiciously.
"Why aren't you in line to get up the steps if you're so
anxious for us to move?" He wondered. Beryl looked around.
"I wanted to go and talk to Judis, but I want to make sure
I can get up as soon as I get back." Beryl explained harshly.
"I'm sure you will be able to." Queen Gaia said. Her
expression was calm, but Endymion could tell that she was angry.
"Besides, we're enjoying the show that they're putting on."
Came Raye's remark. Serenity and Endymion blushed.
"I would like to see more of this show. The tournament is
very interesting, but romance is much more my genre." The
Empress of Io said with a smile. All of the royals attending the
tournament adored princess Serenity, and loved seeing her happy.
Endymion seemed to make her glow radiantly. Many of the royals
also knew Endymion, and despite his low rank in society, there
was just some commanding aurora around him.
Beryl looked nervously around and headed off to find Judis.
Serenity wondered why Beryl had shown up now but had not been
there earlier. She shrugged it off.
Someone, Serenity was sure it had been the Queen of Venus,
had started chanting for them to kiss. Serenity and Endymion
looked like their faces had been dyed in crimson. Endymion
finally gave in and kissed Serenity. Terrance came up behind
them.
"Not that I don't find all of this very amusing, but the
tournament is about to begin and we are missing a certain masked
man." Terrance whispered into Endymion's ear. He said a little
more loudly so Serenity could hear; "I hate to break up such a
beautiful couple, but the tournament is about to start, and some
people-" Terrance's words were silenced as an explosion erupted
from the royal box. Terrance, Serenity, and Endymion were flung
from the box onto the ground. Queen Gaia and Queen Serenity who
had been on the small stairs fell backwards landing on the
younger Senshi. The six of them were shaken but only had a
couple scrapes. Everyone else behind them was okay. Serenity had
been shielded from the blast because Endymion had blocked her
from harm with his body. Endymion had a small cut on his back.
He wished that he had figured out how to heal himself with his
powers. It was just a small cut so it really wasn't anything
life threatening.
Terrance wasn't so lucky.
He laid unconscious on the ground. A deep cut ran around
the front of his head. Gaia screamed in horror and fainted into
Queen Serenity's arms while the other Queens looked on in shock.
Princess Serenity looked at the scene before her terrified.
Gasps and screams of horror rang throughout the tournament
grounds. Endymion felt completely numb. 'I'm not good to my
father if I can't think straight. I need to get my thoughts
together.' Endymion quickly told Serenity that he would be right
back. She nodded limply starring at King Terrance.
Endymion ran over to where his father lay. His eyes were
open. A slight relief washed over Endymion to see that his
father's chest moved up and down. Andrew and Gregory came
running with what looked liked medical supplies. Endymion took a
piece of cloth and some medical ointment from the box that
Andrew carried.
"We need to move him." Endymion told Andrew. Andrew looked
at his friend incredulously.
"I thought all of those advanced medical books that we got
from the Moon said not to move a person with a head injury."
Andrew said puzzled.
"They did. But just trust me. Give me a second first." Endy
looked around. The only people who were looking at him were
Andrew, Gregory, Queen and Princess Serenity, and the older and
younger Senshi. His generals came running to see if the king was
okay. Unintentionally they had formed a circle around the King
and Endymion. His mother, who had just come out of her faint,
looked over at him. Queen Gaia seemed to know what he was
thinking, and looking around like he had. She gave him a look
that said: "It's okay for them to see. Just save him." Gaia
looked at him pleadingly. A second more and he could die.
Placing both his hands on his father's head, Endymion closed his
eyes and concentrated. A gold light surrounded his hands. The
blood stopped coming. The pieces of cloth on Terrance's head
faded away, revealing his forehead. Where a deep cut should have
been was nothing but dried blood. Terrance's eyes fluttered
open.
"What happened?" He asked groggily. As he tried to sit up,
Endymion gently stopped him, and lowered him back to the ground.
"My head." Terrance groaned. He had been healed, but he still
had lost a great amount of blood.
Queen Gaia cried into Queen Serenity's shoulder in relief.
Everyone else stared at Endymion with the same shock that they
had when Terrance had been bleeding.
"Jedite, Nephlite, Zoisite, Malachite, Andrew, help me lift
him and take him to his room. Gregory, run ahead and prepare
Terrance's chambers." Endymion ordered. His friends nodded in
shock. They looked at him with something like disbelief. Gregory
ran ahead to do as he was told. People were gathering around the
six men, wondering what had happened.
"Stand me up." Terrance commanded.
"That's not wise." Endymion told his father. Endymion
looked sternly at Terrance. Terrance sighed.
"Sit me down." Terrance said calmly.
"Where?" Andrew wondered.
"Anywhere...Get me a chair." Terrance said.
"We five can hold him here. Andrew, go get a chair." Endy
told Andrew. Andrew rushed to get a chair. The five stood there
as people crowded around them and the King.
"Please move back!" Endymion bellowed. Andrew came back
with a chair. No one knew where he had gotten it so quickly, but
no one cared either. The five gently positioned Terrance into
the chair. He looked pale from the loss of blood.
"Everyone," Terrance called over all the noise, "please
calm down." The noise silenced completely. "Since four have
already been eliminated, the two remaining contestants will
compete tomorrow as planned. There will be much investigation
done as to what happened to the box. The tournament will go on
as scheduled tomorrow." Terrance said. He turned to look at
Endymion. "You used your powers to heal me, didn't you?"
Terrance asked. Endymion nodded his head. "Call for a meeting
including all the Senshi, all of the generals, Queen and
Princess Serenity, and your Mother. Tell them to meet in my
chambers. I don't know if I would have the strength to hold a
meeting anywhere else." Endymion nodded to the others and they
carried Terrance into the castle, chair and all.
-In Terrance's room sometime later-
The older and younger Senshi sat in chairs that lined the
right and left sides of the room. Endymion's four generals who
had been joined by their fathers sat guarding the door. Andrew
sat with the four younger generals, and Gregory sat with the
older generals. Endymion sat near the back wall with his mother
and King Terrance, who laid in his bed. Queen and Princess
Serenity were on the other side of Endymion. Finally, Lita broke
the thick and uncomfortable silence floating in the room.
"What the heck happened today with the royal box, and where
did that gold light come from?" She asked the questions that it
seemed everyone was wondering.
"I think I should explain things." Gaia spoke up.
"I'll help explain things too." Endymion offered.
"Okay. Let's start at the very beginning." Queen Gaia began
her explanation. The suspicions that Judis and Beryl were evil
and the suspicions that Judis and Beryl had something to do with
what had happened to the royal box today. Gaia explained that
Endymion was her and Terrance's son. The only four who didn't
know that, were the younger Senshi.
Gaia had talked about the pact she had made with Queen
Serenity they had made when Gaia had visited the moon, and she
told everyone how Serenity and Endymion were betrothed, and they
had soul bonded. Serenity and Endymion looked at each other,
happiness dancing in their eyes. Every now and then, someone
else would take charge and give their own point of view.
Endymion explained what he had heard with Beryl and the
mysterious person named Metallica. He proceeded to tell about
everything that had transpired with some of his own points of
view, but not all of them. He did, however, leave out the part
that he had been entered in the tournament.
Next, Gaia explained to everyone that she was a goddess,
and that Endymion was a god. This was a bit of a shock to
everyone who had not known, and especially Endymion. Gaia went
on to explain about the golden light that Endymion had had the
power to create. Of course, Queen Serenity then went on to
explain that she and Serenity were goddesses as well.
After everything that Gaia and Serenity had to be said had
been said, King Terrance spoke up.
"We have proof that Judis is not my son." Murmurs of relief
washed over the small crowd. "The tournament will go on as
planned tomorrow. I am going to have another meeting with the
rest of the royalty that were near the box. I only pray that
nothing like this ever happens again."
"While we're all here, I have some bad news." Queen
Serenity started. "For a while now we have been detecting some
movement in the colder part of the world. Apparently there is
some sort of evil force that lurks there. We are trying to pin
point the location, but it's untraceable. All I know is that it
is not a good sign." Serenity let that information wash over
everyone.
Endymion sat with his chin resting on in his hands. There
was good and bad. The good was that he and Serenity were to be
wed. Yet then there was the bad First the explosion, and now
there was some weird movement elsewhere. What else would happen
this week? Endymion had a bad feeling about the whole thing. He
wasn't even sure how he liked the idea of himself being a god.
"Endy, are you okay?" Serenity asked him.
"I'm not sure love. I'm not sure."
-In another part of Terra-
"Your plan didn't work." Judis said to Beryl.
"Don't you think I know that? Well, you better not lose to
that masked man tomorrow." Beryl hissed.
"I tried to find out who he was, but all I found out is
that he has a weird name. When I tried to find him, it was
almost as if he disappeared." He explained.
"It doesn't matter who he is. We just can't fail our
assassination plans for tomorrow." Beryl told him.
"I'm ready for my part." Judis said proudly. He left the
small room they were in.
"He better be...or else he's done for." Metallica's voice
cackled. Beryl smirked. Tomorrow, nothing could go wrong.
I know, I know...I'm sorry I left it there, but where else would I
leave it when I'm going to be away? Hey...maybe it'll encourage more
of you to review. Of course Dreamer, Sailor Debbie, SolarBlueRose,
Lady Star, MascoMamoru, who seem to review every chapter, and to
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