Hey! I'm back from Minnesota (don't ya know.) I have a really great
time there. I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long. Guess
what? Something bad happens to Judis! YAY!!! Oh...me no own Sailor
Moon.
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
-CHAPTER 18-
-Saturday Night-
Like he had over a week ago, Endymion sneaked into Judis's
room. His steps were inaudible due to his extreme caution.
Silently he searched the room for anything incriminating against
Judis. It didn't take him very long to find something. Several
papers were hidden in Judis's desk. They were letters to Beryl
of plans of the assassination that had been attempted earlier
that day. One particular letter could hurt Judis's reputation
greatly. Endymion took the letters and headed for his father's
chambers. Terrance was getting ready for bed when Endymion
knocked on his door.
"What are you doing up so late? You should be getting sleep
for tomorrow." Terrance scolded.
"I had this strange urge to go for a scavenger hunt." Endy
produced the papers from a hidden pocket and handed them to his
father. Terrance read them and smiled broadly.
"He'll be out of our hair in no time." Terrance said still
smiling. "Why didn't I ever think of this?" Terrance wondered to
himself. He looked at his son with great pride. "Get to bed."
Endymion hugged his father goodnight and left.
-Sunday Morning-
Endymion arrived early to eat breakfast. There were several
people already there who encouraged him to do his best. One girl
was so anxious for him to win that she had made him a family
recipe for him. She had made sure that Endy ate every last goody
she had given him to make sure that he had eaten a good healthy
breakfast.
"I hope you beat Judis." She smiled encouragingly.
"Thank you. I'll do my best." She bounced off. After he ate
his breakfast he rushed to the tent to get ready, trying to
avoid Judis. His troubles were in vain; Judis was already there.
Judis turned to look at Endymion.
"Without anyone else here, I could just kill you. You may
think that you're better than me in these tasks, but I can tell
you, you're wrong. I have a trick up my sleeve, and I know you
won't be able to do anything about it." Judis walked away
grinning evilly. 'If you think you can scare me, you're wrong.'
Endymion thought to himself.
As he was about to leave, Endymion felt like he forgot to
do something. He made sure that he could still summon the Gold
Terra, the weapon his father had given him. Endymion felt better
when it came to him easily, but he also felt a pang of fear go
through him. He had a feeling he might need it.
-Sometime later, in the royal box-
Serenity looked around for her mother. She wondered why her
mother could chance being late to see the masked man beat Judis.
"King Terrance, do you know where my mother is?" Serenity
asked.
"Yes." He replied with a smile.
"Where?"
"Coming up the steps." He said pointing to the stairway
where her mother and Queen Gaia stood. They were talking in
hushed voices. Serenity knew something was up.
"What's going on?" She questioned as the two queens came up
to sit down.
"We've had contact with Luna and Artemis." Queen Serenity
frowned. The two cats had stayed on the moon acting as Queen
Serenity's substitute.
"We sent them the information about what happened with the
royal box, and they said that an explosive device was placed on
a timer underneath it. It is a new mechanism that we're guessing
Judis and Beryl tried." Queen Serenity explained.
"How do you know it was Judis and Beryl? Not that I can
point a finger at anyone else." Princess Serenity wondered.
"Beryl was anxious for us to get onto the royal box. It
must have been them." Queen Serenity explained.
"And if they tried something yesterday, they'll probably
try something today." Queen Gaia added.
"Actually, I found proof that Judis and Beryl were both
involved in what happened yesterday. If all goes well, they
could both be in the castle's prison by tonight." Terrance
voiced his wishes.
"I do hope so. For how many days now have we said that
we've had proof to get rid of them, and where are they? They are
still walking free." Queen Gaia said. Terrance nodded his head.
"Sadly you're right." Terrance said.
"Well, Endymion should be proof enough, shouldn't he?"
Princess Serenity asked.
"Yes, but having as much information as possible against
the two will mean that we won't ever have to see them again.
Perhaps it has been wise of us to wait to reveal Endymion.
However, I don't feel safe with Judis and Beryl running free."
Queen Gaia said.
"Me neither." Serenity shuddered.
"I had the perimeter security increased, and a thorough
check of the box completed before breakfast. If Judis and Beryl
try anything today, we should be able to stop it before anything
happens. I also had a talk with the royalty, so they will be
here. Well, all except Princess Nicole from England because she
fell ill. Other than that, everything seems in order." Terrance
said.
"Hopefully all will go right. If we keep Beryl in sight,
she can't do anything." Gaia stated. The last remaining contestants
started to walk onto the jousting field.
"The tournament is about to start!" Serenity exclaimed.
-On the tournament field-
Endymion patted his horse Midnight discreetly. He
remembered the way women had swooned when he had shown his
sincerity to his horse. After a quick mount, Endymion guided his
horse over to the starting point. Judis glared at him from
beneath his helmet. Endymion glared back. He had talked to
Mother Earth and Queen Serenity before the match began, and all
evidence pointed to Judis and Beryl sabotaging the royal box. He
kept his guard up. The match began.
Judis and Endymion rode towards each other. Endymion's
focus started to stray. He blinked his eyes to clear them.
Blinking his eyes again, Endymion concentrated hard on beating
Judis. He aimed for Judis's chest. Endymion leaned forward...and
fell off his horse.
Judis had knocked him off.
He heard the crowd's disappointed reaction. He knew that
they were all hoping that he would win. Endymion felt his cheeks
color. It wasn't until after his embarrassment subsided that he
finally realized something. He had knocked Judis off.
They must have knocked one another off at the same time.
Judis looked upset, but not as upset as he would have if
Endymion had completely won that match. They jousted twice more,
each time it came out in the same result. A tie. The second time
they had tried to knock the other off the horse, they both fell.
The third time, neither had been knocked off the horse. It was
decided that they would move onto the next challenge, archery.
-Later-
"Pull!" Endymion shouted. He shot the projectile out of the
air with ease. His eyes started to go unfocused again, and
Endymion felt strangely tired. Lucky for him he was such a sure
shot.
It had been over an hour, and neither one had yet to miss
the target. Finally, Terrance stood up from where he stood.
"The archery match will be claimed as a draw. The next
match will be the final and ultimate decider of who wins the
tournament." Endymion and Judis took a short break before
entering the fencing ring. Endymion felt sick. His eyes were
blurry, and he felt like at any moment he might pass out.
'What's wrong with me?' He looked at Judis's smug face. 'He must
have done something to me. But what? It's like I was poisoned.
But I would have had to have eaten something that Judis gave to
me. And all I had for breakfast was what that little girl gave
to me.' Realization dawned on Endymion as he realized that
whatever the little girl had given him, must have been from
Judis.
The break was over, and it was time for Endymion to face
Judis in fencing. Endymion walked over to where the ring where
the fencing would take place.
-In the royal tournament box-
"What's wrong with Endymion?" Gaia asked concerned.
"I don't know," Terrance said worriedly. "But whatever it
is, I have a feeling it has to do with Judis."
-In the ring-
Judis and Endymion faced each other in the ring. Endymion
drew his sword from it's sheath. His fingers snaked around the
hilt as the match began. They lunged at the same time. Both
attacks missed.
Endymion maneuvered his sword to block the blow Judis
immediately counter attacked. The swords clanged for a moment
before Judis released his attack and tried to slash Endymion's
leg. His anger towards Endymion started clouding his judgment as
once again his attack was easily blocked. Judis tried slashing
Endymion's leg again but that attack failed. They were equally
matched this time. With whatever was causing Endymion's sight to
be blurred and making him dizzy made him equal to Judis who was
less skilled and had his anger towards Endymion to distort his
thoughts. For the next hour, both opponents worked their swords
in the same manner. Judis attacked, Endymion blocked. They
circled each other within the ring, neither being able to push
the other over the line.
Finally Endymion could see more clearly. His nausea started
to go away too. Catching Judis unaware, Endymion changed his
maneuvers from defense to attack. Endymion delivered a blow to
Judis's chest, making him get dangerously close to going over
the line. Judis's left foot was on the edge of the line.
As sudden as his ailments had gone, they returned. Judis
had recovered from the attack and plunged his sword towards an
unstable Endymion. Dizzily, Endymion tried to regain his
composure and attack. He only succeeded in likewise nearly going
over the line as he stumbled backwards. Endymion's legs finally
gave way to his dizziness and he collapsed to his knees. Judis
was startled by Endymion's sudden fall and he tripped over
Endymion and fell to the ground himself. In an attempt to save
himself from the impact of the ground, Judis put his hands out
to cushion the landing. He saved himself from smashing has face
into the ground, and at the same time lost the match as his
hands crossed over the line encircling the ring.
He had stumbled over Endymion who lay within in inches of
the line. Judis cursed fluently. The crowd erupted in cheers and
laughter at Judis's odd defeat. Endymion stood up on shaky legs
and smiled. Judis became angrier than he had before because of
his embarrassment. He stood up and glared at Endymion.
King Terrance followed by Queen Gaia, Queen and Princess
Serenity, all of the Senshi, the Generals, and what looked like
several guards. Terrance was smiling from ear to ear. Terrance
put his hands up to silence the crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen. It is quite obvious to you who the
winner of the tournament is." Loud cheers erupted from the
crowd. "I am sure that you are all wondering who this masked man
is that has won the tournament. Before I reveal his identity, I
have a lot of important information that effects the people of
Terra. Judis, please come over here." Judis, still glaring at
Endymion, walked over to Terrance. Queen Gaia walked up and
stood beside Terrance as he pulled out several pieces of paper.
"In my hand is proof that Judis is not only a traitor,"
hushed whispers flooded the crowd, none sounding surprised, "but
that he is not even my son." This time a roar of surprise washed
over the crowd. Judis's face turned pale as the guards
surrounding Terrance walked over and put chains on Judis's hands
and feet. He glared and looked up at Terrance.
"What proof do you have?" Judis asked accusingly.
"Letters that prove that you have known that you are not
my son, and that you planned along with Beryl to assassin every
you could yesterday. It tells how you would try and blow up the
royal box. Also DNA proof, a blood proof that shows you do not
have the same blood as I do." Terrance looked angrily upon
Judis. "Beryl left the match after you were defeated, but she
will be sent to the dungeons as soon as she is found."
"I also have some important information to share." Queen
Gaia stepped forward. "As you know, I was married, and still am
legally married to Terrance. However, When I left, I took one of
Terra's most valuable treasures with me. However, this treasure
also belonged to me and Terrance." Gaia paused. The crowd was
still, waiting to hear more. "The treasure I speak of is mine
and Terrance's son. And many of you have already met him." If
the crowd had sounded surprised when they found out Judis was
not Terrance's son, it was nothing compared to the surprise when
they found out he did have a son. Gaia started to speak again.
"I had had reason to believe that Judis was not really
Terrance's son. I also had reason to believe that my son would
be in danger if the knowledge of who his parents were was found
out. Terrance and my son was hidden in a disguise. He was placed
under a magic spell so that his physical identity was also
hidden."
"Our son got to know many of you because he hid in plain
sight." Terrance took off where Gaia had stopped. "He has worked
in the palace as a servant. He is the servant named Endymion."
Murmurs of "I should have known" and "Of course! Like they say,
father like son." Terrance continued. "For the past several days
Endymion has been seen in public not in his disguise. Endymion,
would you please come here." The crowd watched as the masked man
walked forward. He took off his mask to reveal an almost exact
image of Terrance except for different hair and eye color.
Everyone erupted in cheers. Endymion glanced over at Princess
Serenity.
She looked pretty mad. Endymion guessed he should have told
her that he was the masked man. He mouthed the words: "I'm
sorry." Serenity mouthed back: "You better make it up to me."
The crowd finally departed.
The guards started to lead Judis away. Suddenly, Endymion
got the same feeling he had had earlier. It was the feeling that
something bad was going to happen. Endymion watched as Judis
blasted a ball of energy at the guards, killing them instantly.
Judis turned to look at Terrance.
"Goodbye 'father' dearest." Judis sneered as he started to
form another ball of energy between his hands.
A look of shock washed over Terrance's face, and looks of
horror and screams emerged from the crowd.
With cat like reflexives, Endymion pulled out the Golden
Terra in the form of a rose and threw it at Judis. The rose
landed directly in the center of Judis's heart. The ball of
energy died down as Judis looked hatefully upon Terrance and
then to Endymion.
"Rot in hell you bastards!" Judis hissed snakelike with his
last breath of air. Within moments, Judis was dead. Everyone
looked at Endymion in shock and relief.
'Finally, no more hiding. Everything has been settled.'
Endymion thought to himself as he got ready for the ball. Little
did he know what would happen in the near future...
-In a hidden part of Terra-
"He failed us." Metallica said angrily. "You better not
fail your plan for tonight." She warned Beryl.
"I shan't." Beryl smiled inwardly. She had dearly hoped
that Judis would die, and that Endymion would be spared. There
was still time to convince Endymion that he belonged to her.
Beryl's eyes glowed an eerie green as her evil cackle echoed
through the cave like room, chilling it even more. Clouds
drifted over the sun outside. Dark times were coming.
Did you like it? Didja, didja, didja? I hope so. I have gotten some
really good ideas while being away in Minnesota. I hope to get them
out soon. And some were related to "LSATVB" too. Sorry for the wait
and all. Well, review below to tell me what you think! Ja ne! - Jelp
