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Disclaimer: Take your pick. It really doesn't matter. I still don't own Sailor Moon or Escaflowne.
The One I Long For
Everyone's eyes visibly widened when they saw the great guymelef bow to the young girl.
"Wha... what's going on?" Folkien stuttered. The girl was suspended in the air engulfed in silver light.
Serenity didn't have time to sort her thoughts out. Visions began flooding her mind. She saw that same girl dressed in the original princess gown. She also saw her fighting many battles in the sailor fuku. Then the visions moved to the older portrait of this girl. Some of these visions were sad, but they always seemed to turn out fine in the end. Many happy memories were taking over Serenity's mind. Memories of how happy Crystal Tokyo was. But then...
*Flashback*
A woman stood surrounded by darkness. Stars were scattered in the background. However, even the light of all the stars seemed to humble themselves to this woman. She had long silver hair pulled up in heart shaped odangoes. She too wore a fuku, but this one was different then the one that Sailor Moon wore. Then, on the woman's brow, rested an eight pointed star.
*End of Flashback*
"NOOOOO!" Serenity screamed. Tears started rolling down her cheeks. Her hair began flying wildly around her and slowly it began to turn silver. When Serenity saw that the gold leave her hair she started crying even more.
"I don't want to go back! I refuse to be alone! Find someone else to rule the Universe!" she screamed to no one in particular. However, even though her pleadings were directed to anyone, everyone in the room heard them.
"Rule the Universe?" questioned Folkien. His thoughts were interrupted by the strange maiden's new words.
"Why am I the one that has to have this responsibility?! Why must I be the one that lives when everyone must die?! What good is being the goddess of the stars, when I have to do it alone?!" Serenity could not stop crying. No matter how hard she tried to stop, the pain kept growing. Throughout all of her existence, she had always been fate's favorite toy. She was always the one that destiny ruled. She was tired of it. Even though she had one of the best lives a person could ask for, she was tired of her life being planned out for her.
"Hello, my daughter." A mysterious women that looked remarkably like Serenity had appeared. All of the spectators were now even more confused.
"Mother?" Serenity sobbed. "What are you doing here?"
"I have come to take you back to where you belong," was the older woman's reply.
"Please," Serenity cried, "I don't want to be alone anymore! I want to stay here!"
Her mother sighed. "I am sorry, but you know who you are and there are people that need you. You are Cosmos. You are the chosen one."
"What if I'm tired of being the chosen one?! I don't want to be the Moon Princess! I don't want to be the Messiah of Light! And most of all, I do not want to be Cosmos!"
"You do not have a choice. You are the only one that has the power to keep evil in check. Without you, darkness would overcome the world. You have to go back," The Queen gazed at her daughter with pity. She knew how much this was hurting her child, but knew that there was no other way. Cosmos was the definition of light and purity. She was the one that the Universe had chosen to set on its throne.
Serenity was about to give in. She felt the presence of Cosmos growing stronger.
"NO!"
Everyone turned to see who owned the new voice that had come into play. No matter where they looked, the owner could not be found.
"I refuse to let you inflict more pain upon the angel," the same mysterious voice said. It was the same voice that had pleaded with the crystal and woke her up to save Van.
"You don't understand. She has to take on her responsibility of protecting the universe," the Queen retaliated.
"She has always been the one with the responsibility. Don't you think, after all these years, that she deserves something in return?" the voice questioned.
"What about the rest of the world? What will they do without their queen?"
"They don't even know that she is their queen," the voice said in turn. "Everything was taken away from her, and not once, has anyone stopped to thank her for all of her sacrifices."
"So what are you proposing?" the queen asked the voice. "She can't just stop being Cosmos. There's no one else with the power to take on that role."
"I know," the voice said solemnly. "Just think, if she is the queen of the universe, then don't you think that there has to be some way for her to escape being alone? If she is the immortal light, then how do you expect her to live an eternity without love?" The queen was speechless. She had never really thought about that before. What reason did her daughter have to go back. She loved everything, but nothing loved her in return. It really wasn't fair.
"Enough!" screamed Serenity. "I am tired of everyone arguing about my life! Maybe I am queen, but I am still a person. That means that I should be able to make my own decisions! Right now I have made up my mind! I'm staying here!"
"But daughter, I cannot allow that," said the queen.
"You forget, mother," Serenity began. "Maybe I am choosing to stay, but I am still the Queen of the Cosmos. I command you to leave."
Serenity saw the look of hurt that passed over her mother's face. She almost broke down and ran over to hug her. She wanted to apologize and tell her how much she loved her, but she refused to give in.
"Yes, daughter. I fear I have no choice to do as you say." The queen then faded away. Tears once again tumbled down the goddesses cheeks.
"What have I done," she whispered.
"Do not cry," came the mysterious voice. "She is not angry with you. Everything will turn out fine in the end."
"Who are you?" Serenity asked with a great deal of curiosity.
"I am the one whose soul purpose is to make you happy," the voice replied.
Serenity looked even more confounded. "What is your name?" She tried to think back to who the voice could possibly be, but no matter how familiar it seemed, she could not remember.
"You've forgotten my name already?" the voice said with some amusement. "You'll remember when the time is right. For now, there is love that awaits you here."
Serenity turned to face Van. His emotions were hard to read. She saw fear, confusion, and... love? She smiled at him and hovered over to where he was sitting. She reached out a hand and caressed his cheek. Very slowly, she leaned in and delicately kissed his lips. The silver light immediately vanished. Serenity's hair freed itself from its buns and flowed down her back. Starting from her roots, gold once again took over her hair.
When she finally removed her lips from Van's she took his hand and pulled him over to the Escaflowne.
"I do believe I would like to leave this place," Serenity remarked. Van nodded and got into the still bowing guymelef.
"Where do you think you're going?" Dilandau questioned.
"That is none of your concern," Serenity replied. She may have taken on the appearance of Serena again, but she still had her regal tone. The one that demanded that you obey.
"Let her go," Folkien ordered.
"But!" started Dilandau.
"You saw the power that emitted from her. I'm not about to take on that. Besides, Dornkirk should be enlightened by this new information," said Folkien.
"Wise decision, Folkien," Serenity said as Van turned the Escaflowne to its dragon form. Van helped Serenity onto the guymelef. "Until we meet again."
With that, the two of them flew off on the Escaflowne.
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So, how will this new information effect the story? Once again, who is the mysterious voice? Who thinks they can guess? Still more to come!
Please review!
~Serenity~
Disclaimer: Take your pick. It really doesn't matter. I still don't own Sailor Moon or Escaflowne.
The One I Long For
Everyone's eyes visibly widened when they saw the great guymelef bow to the young girl.
"Wha... what's going on?" Folkien stuttered. The girl was suspended in the air engulfed in silver light.
Serenity didn't have time to sort her thoughts out. Visions began flooding her mind. She saw that same girl dressed in the original princess gown. She also saw her fighting many battles in the sailor fuku. Then the visions moved to the older portrait of this girl. Some of these visions were sad, but they always seemed to turn out fine in the end. Many happy memories were taking over Serenity's mind. Memories of how happy Crystal Tokyo was. But then...
*Flashback*
A woman stood surrounded by darkness. Stars were scattered in the background. However, even the light of all the stars seemed to humble themselves to this woman. She had long silver hair pulled up in heart shaped odangoes. She too wore a fuku, but this one was different then the one that Sailor Moon wore. Then, on the woman's brow, rested an eight pointed star.
*End of Flashback*
"NOOOOO!" Serenity screamed. Tears started rolling down her cheeks. Her hair began flying wildly around her and slowly it began to turn silver. When Serenity saw that the gold leave her hair she started crying even more.
"I don't want to go back! I refuse to be alone! Find someone else to rule the Universe!" she screamed to no one in particular. However, even though her pleadings were directed to anyone, everyone in the room heard them.
"Rule the Universe?" questioned Folkien. His thoughts were interrupted by the strange maiden's new words.
"Why am I the one that has to have this responsibility?! Why must I be the one that lives when everyone must die?! What good is being the goddess of the stars, when I have to do it alone?!" Serenity could not stop crying. No matter how hard she tried to stop, the pain kept growing. Throughout all of her existence, she had always been fate's favorite toy. She was always the one that destiny ruled. She was tired of it. Even though she had one of the best lives a person could ask for, she was tired of her life being planned out for her.
"Hello, my daughter." A mysterious women that looked remarkably like Serenity had appeared. All of the spectators were now even more confused.
"Mother?" Serenity sobbed. "What are you doing here?"
"I have come to take you back to where you belong," was the older woman's reply.
"Please," Serenity cried, "I don't want to be alone anymore! I want to stay here!"
Her mother sighed. "I am sorry, but you know who you are and there are people that need you. You are Cosmos. You are the chosen one."
"What if I'm tired of being the chosen one?! I don't want to be the Moon Princess! I don't want to be the Messiah of Light! And most of all, I do not want to be Cosmos!"
"You do not have a choice. You are the only one that has the power to keep evil in check. Without you, darkness would overcome the world. You have to go back," The Queen gazed at her daughter with pity. She knew how much this was hurting her child, but knew that there was no other way. Cosmos was the definition of light and purity. She was the one that the Universe had chosen to set on its throne.
Serenity was about to give in. She felt the presence of Cosmos growing stronger.
"NO!"
Everyone turned to see who owned the new voice that had come into play. No matter where they looked, the owner could not be found.
"I refuse to let you inflict more pain upon the angel," the same mysterious voice said. It was the same voice that had pleaded with the crystal and woke her up to save Van.
"You don't understand. She has to take on her responsibility of protecting the universe," the Queen retaliated.
"She has always been the one with the responsibility. Don't you think, after all these years, that she deserves something in return?" the voice questioned.
"What about the rest of the world? What will they do without their queen?"
"They don't even know that she is their queen," the voice said in turn. "Everything was taken away from her, and not once, has anyone stopped to thank her for all of her sacrifices."
"So what are you proposing?" the queen asked the voice. "She can't just stop being Cosmos. There's no one else with the power to take on that role."
"I know," the voice said solemnly. "Just think, if she is the queen of the universe, then don't you think that there has to be some way for her to escape being alone? If she is the immortal light, then how do you expect her to live an eternity without love?" The queen was speechless. She had never really thought about that before. What reason did her daughter have to go back. She loved everything, but nothing loved her in return. It really wasn't fair.
"Enough!" screamed Serenity. "I am tired of everyone arguing about my life! Maybe I am queen, but I am still a person. That means that I should be able to make my own decisions! Right now I have made up my mind! I'm staying here!"
"But daughter, I cannot allow that," said the queen.
"You forget, mother," Serenity began. "Maybe I am choosing to stay, but I am still the Queen of the Cosmos. I command you to leave."
Serenity saw the look of hurt that passed over her mother's face. She almost broke down and ran over to hug her. She wanted to apologize and tell her how much she loved her, but she refused to give in.
"Yes, daughter. I fear I have no choice to do as you say." The queen then faded away. Tears once again tumbled down the goddesses cheeks.
"What have I done," she whispered.
"Do not cry," came the mysterious voice. "She is not angry with you. Everything will turn out fine in the end."
"Who are you?" Serenity asked with a great deal of curiosity.
"I am the one whose soul purpose is to make you happy," the voice replied.
Serenity looked even more confounded. "What is your name?" She tried to think back to who the voice could possibly be, but no matter how familiar it seemed, she could not remember.
"You've forgotten my name already?" the voice said with some amusement. "You'll remember when the time is right. For now, there is love that awaits you here."
Serenity turned to face Van. His emotions were hard to read. She saw fear, confusion, and... love? She smiled at him and hovered over to where he was sitting. She reached out a hand and caressed his cheek. Very slowly, she leaned in and delicately kissed his lips. The silver light immediately vanished. Serenity's hair freed itself from its buns and flowed down her back. Starting from her roots, gold once again took over her hair.
When she finally removed her lips from Van's she took his hand and pulled him over to the Escaflowne.
"I do believe I would like to leave this place," Serenity remarked. Van nodded and got into the still bowing guymelef.
"Where do you think you're going?" Dilandau questioned.
"That is none of your concern," Serenity replied. She may have taken on the appearance of Serena again, but she still had her regal tone. The one that demanded that you obey.
"Let her go," Folkien ordered.
"But!" started Dilandau.
"You saw the power that emitted from her. I'm not about to take on that. Besides, Dornkirk should be enlightened by this new information," said Folkien.
"Wise decision, Folkien," Serenity said as Van turned the Escaflowne to its dragon form. Van helped Serenity onto the guymelef. "Until we meet again."
With that, the two of them flew off on the Escaflowne.
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So, how will this new information effect the story? Once again, who is the mysterious voice? Who thinks they can guess? Still more to come!
Please review!
~Serenity~