Another Time Chapter 1
by Sailor Vega
calli_thaala@yahoo.com
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GUESS WHO! Yes, it is I, the ever elusive SAILOR VEGA! *dum dum DUM* GUESS WHAT! I'm STILL moving! I think these ANs will be short 'cause noone really reads them, do you? ALERT: I am messing with the parentage of some of the knights, like I KNOW Galahad's dad is Lancelot, but it wouldn't work into the story, comprende? Thanks for understanding! Oh, I want to say HI! and THANKS to those of you who have mailed me, and THANKS FOR THE HELP FIFI! *HUG* GO READ HER STUFF! It's awesome! AWESOME SONG ALERT! AWESOME SONG ALERT! "Sometimes" by Sugar Ray b/c it say something about a song from ANOTHER TIME, and I was working on part three when I first heard it, and I got so excited, I flipped! Honest! NEways, mail me about any songs with any mentions of this fic's title! TY! OH! WARNING: MILD LANGUAGE IN THIS PART (nothing above a PG I think) So, without further ado, I present to you Another Time: Chapter 4
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~~TOURNAMENT AT LONDON~~ (week two or so, in a field away from the fighting.)

"SERENA!!!" yelled a familiar voice, Serena whirled around to see a beautiful young woman heading towards her. "Elaine! How are you?" Serena answered as the two met. "As well as can be expected, under the circumstances..." Elaine trailed off and looked down. Last week Elaine's husband, a knight like Lancelot, had fallen in the tournament and died a few days later of his wounds, leaving Elaine to try to support herself and her son, young Galahad. Serena gave her friend a hug, and tried to console her, but was interrupted by two of the court gossips, Lady Hera and Lady Niobe, clicking their tongues. " You should stay away from her, highness, for she is obviously cursed." Lady Niobe declared. "Oh yes," said Lady Hera. "For it is well known that a lady who looses her husband is being punished for some evil deed she did. In fact," Lady Hera leaned closer to Serena in a conspiritory fashion. "It has been said that she is already lusting after your Sir Lancelot.!" She shakes her head in disgust. "So WHY you would want to stay around her is beyond me. It could be VERY damaging to your reputation, highness!" With that, Lady Hera and Lady Niobe continued on their way, content that they had sewn some seeds of mischief between the two friends. "It's all lies, Serena! Honest! I am not going after Sir Lancelot! I-" Serena cut Elaine off by raising her hand. "First off, Elaine, I learned the day after I arrived not to listen to those two. Secondly, Lance is not mine. We're just good friends." Serena and Elaine smiled at eachother, and were about to go find somewhere to rest when Sir Percival ran over to them, looking very anxious. "Mi'lady!" He said, speaking to Serena. "Mi'lady, Lady Mina has bade me come and alert you of what shall presently occur!" Serena looked at him strangely, before translating it to mean 'Something big's gonna happen soon.' "Well, what is it?" she asked, slightly impatient. Percival started speaking again in the same rushed tones. "His Royal Highness Sir Lancelot has challenged His Royal Highness Sir Endymion to a duel! And Sir Endymion accepted!" Serena stared at him with a blank look on her face, before running in several directions "Where?!" Percival pointed off towards the most highly populated area of the tournament where two men could be heard shouting at one another. Serena took off, with Percival and Elaine hot on her tail.

~~THE JOUST~~

Serena quickly ran over to the area in which Darien and Lancelot were preparing to fight. She tried to get up to where Arthur was, but the guards wouldn't let her. Finally, Arthur caught sight of her and she was allowed up. She quickly scanned and located the scouts at strategic points along the border. ready to enter in the event the duel got too out of hand. She anxiously awaited as Arthur and the two combatants discussed the prize(s) of the duel. Surprisingly quickly, they agreed on the prize and shook hands on it. Then the two went to put their armor on. As soon as they had, they rode up to Arthur and saluted him. Arthur acknowledged them with a nod, then prepared to announce the fight. He cleared his throat and held up his hand, waiting merely moments for the crowd to quiet. Then Arthur spoke. "Ladies and Gentlemen! We have today for our enjoyment a battle of great skill. Sir Lancelot has Challenged Sir Endymion, who has accepted!" "What's the prize?" someone in the crowd yelled, causing laughter from those around him. Arthur reached back and took Serena's hand, causing her to come forward so all could see her. "The prize," Arthur began, glancing worriedly at Serena. "Is the hand in marriage of Her Royal Highness, Princess Serenity!" At this announcement, the crowd went wild and immediately began placing bets on the winner. Serena, in shock, took a few steps back and unwittingly sat in Arthur's throne. A guard was about to remove her, but Arthur signaled for him to let her be. He just sat in the seat that had been designated for Serena. Darien and Lancelot were ready, and waiting the signal. Guinevere poked Serena and motioned for her to drop her handkerchief, as was expected. Serena numbly did as she was prodded to do, a million thoughts flying through her head, many of them ways to kill the combatants. She dropped the handkerchief and the two knights were on their way. Everyone cheered with excitement except for Serena. She cringed as spears met shields and both knights were knocked off their mounts. Much to her relief, they both stood up, but her relief soon changed to horror as both drew their swords. She burried her head in Guinevere's shoulder, remembering the fate of her friend Elaine's husband. 'Please, Selene, let them both survive! I don't want either to be hurt!' Worriedly, Guinevere wrapped her arms around her cousin and let her sob into her shoulder. Guinevere watched the battle, quickly fascinated by the speed and skill of both combatants. She knew how scary it was for Serena to have her fate held in the hands of the winner of a fight. Her younger sister had thus been promised and the combatants killed one another, and her sister was banished out of fear that she was cursed for some reason. Guinevere hoped the same would not happen to Serena. Soon a new sound was heard, one which only the scouts and Darien had heard before. It was evil laughter. (Remember, this is from Sailor Moon R, so it has to be one of those villians...) All looked around for the voice, which was soon discovered to be floating above the battlefield. "RUBEUS!!" Serena screamed in horror, then promptly struggled against those around her to go out to the field. She ended up jumping over the railing separating her and other royals from the combatants. As soon as she did this, the fighting stopped, and only a few murmers could be heard. Serena marched right up to Rubeus, flanked by the scouts, and glared at him. "What the HELL do you think you are doing here?!" All were surprised by the venom in Darien's voice. "Stay away, Rubeus! Rini is not here! You have no reason to be here, so go away!" everyone but the scouts watched this exchange with confusion obvious on their faces. Serena put a hand on Darien's arm, keeping him from saying anything. Rubeus, on the other hand, was not thus restrained and started laughing. "Foolish boy! The Rabbit is here! You cannot hide her for long." He turned, noticing Serena (in her Serenity form) and his eyes widened. "Highness..." he whispered, then a very malicious smile graced his face. "Prince Diamond will be most interested in this development!" With that, he disappeared, leaving everyone confused. Arthur declared the tournament over for the day and everyone headed back to where they were staying. On the way there, the scouts and Darien told Arthur, the knights, and Guinevere, everything from their past, having decided it probably couldn't hurt. Soon the carriage was stopped, and a lesser knight knocked on the carriage door. Arthur and he talked for a moment before telling everyone to get out. As soon as they did, a bundle of pink hair and school fuku bolted into Serena's arms "MOMMY!!!!" the little girl exclaimed, starting to cry. Everyone stared at her a moment before Mina exclaimed "RINI?!" and promptly fainted.

Well, that's it for chapter 4! You didn't SERIOUSLY think I'd let Darien and Lance beat the crap outta one another, did you? Well, at least not yet *EG* I'm still thinking of maybe adding a 2b at a later date to show when Lancelot actually challenged Darien. What do you think? It's all up to you! PLEASE tell me what you want to read! Send all comments, flames, ideas, etc. to calli_thaala@yahoo.com or sailah_vega@hotmail.com Oh, you probably know this already, but FANFIC AUTHORS LIVE OFF MAIL! MAIL ME (AND ANY OTHER AUTHOR YOU'VE READ!) It shows that we are appreciated and it REALLY means a lot to us! Thanks!