Dimensional Warfare : Is This Fate?
by: Trio and Elf
rated: PG-13
finished: 2001
Disclaimer: We do not own Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We are only using the characters to devise out own special tale of lore. So don't sue us, we're both poor.
C and C: To send the authors comments you can e-mail us at LetheNanashi@cs.com and Slaybrat@aye.net Trio's email is the first, Elf's is the second.
Author Site: Trio's Anime World
www.expage.com/triomain
Author Notes: I apologize for not including the Zelda cast for four chapters. I will in this chapter. Warnings of slight nudity, lesbian relationship, and adult language. There are a few references to Athene's past, I tried to make it as clear as possible. If you feel the desire to read about Athene's past please read "The Coming of Sailor Wisdom" by me, Trio.
Chapter Thirteen
He bent down and cradled her fallen form in his arms. He kissed her forehead and whispered,"Jennifer, baby, wake up, please."
The eyes opened. Duo sighed and looked into those giant, dark green orbs. Except that they weren't dark green.
They were dark violet.
"Jen?" Duo looked deep into his lover's eyes. The eyes that were once green were now a color that he had never seen in her eyes before. His heart raced, he didn't know what to say. Instead, he grabbed the flight suit, or what was left of it, and wrapped it tightly around Jennifer's naked body. Then he kissed her on the forehead and glared up at Athene.
Athene watched wide-eyed. She looked so confused and yet like she knew exactly what was going on. She watched as Duo took another deep breath, clearly trying to remain calm. "Look Athene, I want to know what happened. Now."
Athene changed her gaze to the ground. She stared at it as if by looking at it all the answers would be said and she wouldn't have to answer. "Duo, I...I...I don't know what to say that would make all this okay. I don't know what I could say that would possibly convince you, so I'll say nothing and let Jennifer tell you when you're ready to hear what happened here today. Until then I won't say anything," Athene looked into Duo's eyes then without warning turned and walked away.
The Scouts just stood there and watched as their friend made her exit. But Rei had something to say before the night ended, "Athene, I know you're not. You... You are an imposture. You... You are a killer. You are are NOT Athene. There is no way our Athene could be you. Why don't you go back to the hell that spawned you and give us back our friend!" Rei's screams halted Athene, she slowly turned around with a smile on her face.
"Oh, well Miss Rei however to did you know?" a giggle threatened to break the dreary mood, but it's evilness only added to the solemn hearts. "Well, I guess we can finally be introduced. Oooo I've waited to actually meet you all for a long time," as the fake-Athene rambled on her hair turned colors from Athene's honey brown to a starch white.
Serena could feel the tears well up around her eyes as she watched her friend change to a person she'd never seen before, but knew that she'd damn this day as the day a new evil came to challenge them. "What have you done to Athene?" Serena half sobbed, choking on her friend's name.
Were once a tall and familiar woman stood, stood a strange and evil child. Nara's snow hair swayed slowly with the wind, her eyes an amber tint. "I haven't done anything with the Guardian of Wisdom, but I do know who has her. And I'll tell you, don't worry I don't expect to get anything from you in return. Well that isn't true. I will expect you to introduce yourselves properly, now for the information you desire. You want to know who has your comrade, that is all to easy to answer... Lilith. My sister. And I'll give you another clue... your friend is where her power is. Now introduce yourselves properly," Nara grinned, her eyes changing to a deep crimson.
The Scouts sounded off their names...
"I'm Sailor Moon, the champion of truth and justice."
"Sailor Mercury."
"Sailor Mars."
"Sailor Jupiter."
"Sailor Venus."
"And I am Tuxedo Mask."
Nara's grin widened, "Perfect. My name is Nara. I am a destiny goddess. Lilly won't you come and introduce yourself to our new friends?"
"Listen kid, we are hardly your friends. And what the hell is a destiny goddess?" Lita was loosing her temper with the wee child.
A new voice rang sharp in the night, "Temper. Temper. Lady Jupiter, you know you'll wrinkle faster with a temper like that. Always scrunching up your face and all. And to answer your question a destiny goddess is a being that lends fate a helping hand. We help poor souls like yourself have a little fun in life before we deal you your destiny. Sometimes the destiny given is harsh, like death. And sometimes it's funny like us helping you in some way. We are bound my the laws of fate, but we do know how to bend the laws so we too can have fun with our clients. Like your friend Lady Wisdom. We don't have her prisoner, we already gave her her destiny. But with her gone this world becomes just a little more boring, for us. So I had Nara pose as the Guardian."
"You know Lilly you told them too much, now they'll want their destinies too," Nara pouted.
Lilith's eyes turned from a very beautiful blue to a light sea green, "Nara we can't leave them in the dark forever, the law says so. Otherwise I wouldn't have said a damn thing. Oh how rude of me, My name is Lilith. I would say it's a pleasure to meet you, but then I'd be lying."
"Okay, you've had your fun now give us Athene! Look at what you've done! You've injured Jennifer and ruined Athene's name in this world and all you do is introduce yourselves to us! What the hell is the matter with you!?!" Serena screamed, she no longer tried to hold her tears back. They ran down her cheeks like a stream falling down a mountain, swift and never ending.
"We can't do that," Nara chimed.
"Her destiny is in motion," Lilith quipped.
"To regain your lost comrade you must call the keeper forward," Nara and Lilith spoke together. With a dark cloud covering the moon the children disappeared. All that remained of them was a laugh on the wind.
*****
Infirmary
The constant hum and sudden beeping of the monitors was like a concert only played for the patients. Their heart beats added the drum, the monitors the harmony. All a big concerto. But there was another sound, one that didn't fit in with the concerto of the infirmary. A weep. A near silent weep. The gentle hick-ups the Hero made while he cried over the body of his love; you would think that the soft hick-ups would indeed mix with the concerto. We all know that a person feels true pain in the company of the hospital.
His words broke the gentle tune of the concerto, "Malon, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me my love. If you wake I will tell you anything. That I love you. That... That I could never love Zelda the way I love you. That, yes I once thought it was Zelda I loved, but now I know that to be not true. Because you are who I love, who I wake each morning to be see, who my heart yearns to be with. You. Only you and no one else, ever. I will get you better. I will get you home. Hyrule is waiting for you Malon. What would Hyrule be with out Lon Lon Ranch's maid? Nothing! It would be nothing. And if you die here in this place, I will return Zelda to Hyrule then return here to you. I will die here with you. Because I love you. Please just wake up and show me your beautiful eyes and laugh your angel's song. [1] Please my milk maid, please."
Link's words weren't heard by anyone. All of the others were too busy. The pilots were fighting and the Scouts were off doing Scout-stuff, or so Link thought. He didn't know that Nara and Lilith had come to give the Sailor team their destinies and perhaps and destinies of all them.
Link stared at Malon's delicate face. And wondered how she could look so peaceful when her body was being destroyed by a foreign virus. Link was grateful for Rei and Jennifer's help, but doubted they would find a cure for his friends. He knew what would cure them... Hyrule.
*****
"What keeper?" Ami questioned her friends. They all had stayed around to talk and to think about what was going on. The visit from Nara and Lilith had token them by surprise. And in their minds they damned themselves; damned themselves because no matter where they go the forces of darkness will follow and create pain for the people around them. "Why did they leave without telling us how to call this keeper and what he's the keeper off?"
"For all we know he could be the keeper of the local Jack In The Box," Mina chimed with a grin.
"Mina!" the group groaned.
Lita looked around at her comrades, then had an idea, "Hey Rei, couldn't you try and contact Pluto again? I mean she'd know where Athene was. Right?"
"I can try," was Rei's response. She walked to a clearing where the grass was shorter and softer. Rei closed her eyes and sighed, trying to concentrate. Her mind reached out for a place far from where she was, a place that they had only been once before. A fog rolled past her eye lids and she knew she had made her contact with the Time Realm. "Pluto?" Rei's mind called to the Guardian of Time and Space.
"Mars, you have returned to find answers that I can't answer. Why do you come to me when I have told you I can not aid you in this quest. Wisdom is there with you, she knows all the answers you need. Just ask her," Sailor Pluto looked tired and worn out. At this moment Pluto showed her true age. And the toll time takes on ones mind.
"But Pluto you don't understand, Athene is gone!"
"Gone? I did not see this in your future. Tell me all you know."
"Okay. Athene started acting strange tonight. When we found her she was hovering over Jennifer Darkfall with a bloody knife. But it wasn't Athene it was this little girl called Nara. Nara said she was a destiny goddess, and she has a sister, Lilith. They said that they gave Athene her destiny and that we can find her if we call the keeper forward. But we don't know who they mean by the keeper. But you're a keeper so can you help us?"
Pluto looked gloomily at the young Mars, "Rei, destiny goddesses are children born in-between time. They age very slowly. Nara and Lilith are very famous destiny goddesses. They are known for playing with their victims. Destiny goddesses are not named very well, they are children that love games. They love to create chaos and destroy people's life's. They are evil. The destinies, or so they call their actions, are always harsh punishments. They will steal a playmate when the person is at their weakest."
"Athene was in the infirmary with a few broken ribs," Mars aided.
"Then that is why they took her now. They have her in a chamber called Destiny's Fate. There they play with their prey. Athene is at their mercy. As for the keeper, I don't know. I am not the keeper you need to bring forth. But I do have a gift I can send you... Sailors Uranus and Neptune. They will be arriving soon. I don't need to send Sailor Saturn because Nara and Lilith have already brought her to the world you are in. You must purify the body Saturn has taken to regain the lost soul. Purify her. And I will send Saturn's body to that world so she will have a new body. That is all I can say to you. You must save Athene. You must learn to call upon your powers without magic! You must learn now! Uranus and Neptune will aid you, but you have to learn this ability on your own now. Farewell young Mars, take care of yourselves."
Rei opened her eyes, then began to recite all that Pluto said to her comrades.
*****
Crystal Tokyo
The Crystal Palace was a gleam of white marble. A woman in her mid twenties was sitting on the cool marble floor, her heart in her hands. Tears raced down her ivory cheeks. Her soft sobbing never penetrated the silence of this place. Gentle footsteps made their way to the weeping woman. The steps belonged to a young girl, no older than ten. Perhaps younger even. She looked sorry for the woman on the floor. The child's eyes were soft, tears threatened to fall as well.
"Mother, don't worry about Annie. She's a strong woman and will be okay in the past. She knows how to fight if it necessary and she can..." the child was stopped.
"Rini, darling you don't understand what is happening. Annie isn't in the past, she is in the future. Just not this future. She is in the future of a different dimension. And she is in very real danger," the crown that once sat proudly on this woman's brow was sitting downcast on the floor by its master's feet.
Rini walked slowly to her mother and once she reached her she sat on the cool floor. Looking sympathetically at her mother she threw her arms around her mother and began to cry too. "Mother, I want Annie to come home!"
The mother stopped her crying and cradled her daughter. "You are right though. Annie is strong. But I have a terrible feeling about all this."
"And with good reason my queen," a feminine voice stated. The queen looked up from her daughter to see that a Sailor Soldier stood before her. This warrior was wearing a uniform of black and garnet color. She was the Guardian of Time and Space, Sailor Pluto. "My queen I come with news of the past."
The queen nodded her head, then made her pink haired child look at her, "Rini I need to talk to Pluto alone. Go see your father. And don't worry she'll be fine, I know you miss her. But she'll be home soon enough." Rini's pink curls bounced as she agreed then walked away from her mother and friend. With her young heir gone she stood and spoke once more, "Lady Pluto, your report."
"Hardly a report, Queen Serenity. Just an update so to speak. I need you to assign Sailors Uranus and Neptune to this situation. I need to send them to the dimension in which Sailor Wisdom has gone to aid the young Scouts in returning home. It is in my knowledge that Sailor Saturn has been awakened and has taken the body of an innocent in that world," Pluto watched as her queen listened from her seat on her throne.
"I don't understand something, why? Why do I need to send two more of my protectors to that world? If I send them how do I know I'll be able to get them back? I mean that's why Annie is there, she is teaching the young Scouts. I hadn't planned on her doing it from another dimension, but so be it. And how the hell did Saturn get free!?!" Serenity's anger rose as she spoke.
Pluto looked to the floor, "Destiny goddesses have surfaced in that world. They have taken Sailor Wisdom to Destiny's Fate. The goddesses Nara and Lilith have summoned Saturn forth using the magic they took from Wisdom. I believe Neptune and Uranus will be vital in the safe return of our friends. And I wouldn't worry about them getting back once they get Wisdom back, I will tell them to return immediately. Wisdom has the ability to return at any moment, she just needs to be able to call forth Wisdom's Staff. That is all I know my queen."
Queen Serenity tapped her fingers on the white marble of her throne, If this is what has to be. I will send Neptune and Uranus. There together they will end this dimensional war! "Very well, you may send Neptune and Uranus. And as for the destiny goddesses, I want you to order the Scouts to destroy them before they return. Nara and Lilith have caused enough pain in the 7,000 years they've been alive. It is time to end their play time. Understand?" Pluto nodded then disappeared, returning to the gate. Be safe my friends.
*****
That night
White roses sat on the brown wood table. At least a dozen of them in all. All in full bloom. Their fragrance penetrated every corner of the open spaced apartment. Paintings of landscapes littered the many walls, all of the paintings were painted with a sunrise in the background. The rooms weren't clustered with tables and furniture. No, only one blue-green couch was in the living room. The family room didn't have a TV, only a phone next to the roses.
In the bedroom of this apartment slept two women. One was a blonde with short cut hair. The other's hair was a blue-green, her hair was shoulder length. They laid in their bed intertwined. Their arms encasing each other. Both had slight smiles looming on their lips. They were lovers. They were friends. They were comrades. And most importantly they were together again.
A beeping interrupted the tranquility of the night. The women stirred from there slumber, slowly opening their eyes. They grinned at each other as the blonde woman reached to the night stand and picked up a watch of some kind. She pressed the center of the watch and said, "Amara here, what's up?"
The watch turned into a mini-screen with Sailor Pluto's face. The watched spoke back, "Amara get up, I have a mission for you and Michelle. You guys are going to be transported through time and dimensions to aid the young Scouts in saving Sailor Wisdom and return back to their respectful homes. Will you go?"
"Yes, we'll be at the gate in under an hour," Amara turned off the watch and replaced it on the night stand. Then she gently shook Michelle. When she was sure Michelle was awake she retold the information given by Pluto, "Michelle, we have a mission. We have to get to Pluto's realm. Come on." Amara got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower.
*****
Later that night
As the two women exited their apartment they could see the sun begin its rise over the horizon. The coming of the sun painted the clouds a bright neon pink with specs of green. The birds were waking and started singing their songs. Amara held a transformation stick in her hand, she rose the item above her head and yelled, "Uranus Crystal Power!" A bright yellow light surrounded her, once the light faded away a soldier in blue and yellow stood ready to attack any enemy that may face her.
Michelle waited for her koi to finish her transformation before she followed suit, she rose her power stick above her head and screamed, "Neptune Crystal Power!" A deep blue light encased her, and once it faded away like before stood a woman clad in blue and green.
Sailors Uranus and Neptune looked at each other and smiled. In moments a fog rolled in and a door appeared. The door was decorated with crescent moons. As they reached for each other's hands the door began to open, with their hands together they walked through the door. As they did so a new realm came forward, one with a perpetual fog and a guardian who would never die.
Sailor Pluto smiled at her friends then said, "Your mission must be handled swiftly. Athene is at the destiny goddess's mercy. You remember Nara and Lilith don't you?" Both Uranus and Neptune nodded yes. "They are who you must fight to save Athene. With Athene back in you possession she will transport the young Scouts to their time then bring you two and Saturn back to Crystal Tokyo. Are you ready to go?"
"You better believe it, I've been waiting for a rematch with those kids," Uranus grinned.
"Well I must say this is a strange assignment, but if you and Her Majesty believe we can help then I will go and fight to the end if I must," Neptune put a hand on her hip.
Pluto smiled and said, "Good, now go!"
*****
Destiny's Fate
Nara and Lilith floated up to their prisoner. Their eyes turning a deep black. "So Lady Wisdom, do you think your friends will ever find you? Or do you think you will die here, all alone? Tell me what you believe your destiny is," Lilith approached Athene. Lilith placed her ice cold hand on the soft skin of Athene's cheek.
"I think my friends will destroy you! You will not live once they find out what you've done!" Athene's eyes weren't beautiful anymore, instead they were filled with pain and agony.
Nara stood away from her sister, "Well well, don't we have an attitude. You don't honestly think your friends will be able to find this place do you? Oh, come now. They don't even know how to call forth the keeper. Did you not tell them about your keeper? The Keeper of the Chamber Of Slumber. You're trainer in the ways of a Sailor Soldier. You told them nothing, did you not?"
Athene choked on the fact that Nara was right, she never told them about the keeper. No one knew; the only one who did was Neo Queen Serenity, but she wasn't here to tell the others. Athene's eyes widened as she realized that Nara and Lilith may indeed be right. Her friends may never find her! Without the aid of the keeper, they would never find this place. Her lip curved up in a grimace as she spat, "You bitchs will pay for this!"
Nara's eyes flashed red as she sped to Athene, drawing out a dagger and burying it deep into Athene's side. The Sailor of Wisdom screamed out in agony, blood flowed freely from the wound. Nara grinned then withdrew the blade, earning another sharp scream from her prisoner.
Athene coughed and a slippery substance slide through her lips painting the pink lips a deep crimson. Blood had come up her throat. Athene knew the wound was a fatal blow and that at any moment she could die. But she refused to give up. She took a deep breath and spoke, "Is that all you can do? It will take more than a little scratch to finish me off!"
Lilith chuckled as she glared at her prey, "Nonsense. You have it all wrong... we don't wish to kill you, just make the steaks higher. When your friends learn of your wounds they will work harder to try and find you. We will show you to them, but only a glimpse." Lilith's chuckle turned into a dark laugh, pure evil in her laugh.
Athene's began to convulse, blood clots hung on her lips as more and more blood was coughed up. Lilith and Nara approached her and said together, "Aw, poor girl." Then laughed again.
[1] An angel's song is from the time of the ancient Romans and Greeks. The Greeks and Romans had a creature called a Siren, half woman half bird. The Siren was an enchantress, her song would lure sailors from their ships and they would drown in the sea. The Siren sings her angel's song. I hope this description is understandable. If not sorry, ask me by emailing me if you need to.
by: Trio and Elf
rated: PG-13
finished: 2001
Disclaimer: We do not own Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We are only using the characters to devise out own special tale of lore. So don't sue us, we're both poor.
C and C: To send the authors comments you can e-mail us at LetheNanashi@cs.com and Slaybrat@aye.net Trio's email is the first, Elf's is the second.
Author Site: Trio's Anime World
www.expage.com/triomain
Author Notes: I apologize for not including the Zelda cast for four chapters. I will in this chapter. Warnings of slight nudity, lesbian relationship, and adult language. There are a few references to Athene's past, I tried to make it as clear as possible. If you feel the desire to read about Athene's past please read "The Coming of Sailor Wisdom" by me, Trio.
Chapter Thirteen
He bent down and cradled her fallen form in his arms. He kissed her forehead and whispered,"Jennifer, baby, wake up, please."
The eyes opened. Duo sighed and looked into those giant, dark green orbs. Except that they weren't dark green.
They were dark violet.
"Jen?" Duo looked deep into his lover's eyes. The eyes that were once green were now a color that he had never seen in her eyes before. His heart raced, he didn't know what to say. Instead, he grabbed the flight suit, or what was left of it, and wrapped it tightly around Jennifer's naked body. Then he kissed her on the forehead and glared up at Athene.
Athene watched wide-eyed. She looked so confused and yet like she knew exactly what was going on. She watched as Duo took another deep breath, clearly trying to remain calm. "Look Athene, I want to know what happened. Now."
Athene changed her gaze to the ground. She stared at it as if by looking at it all the answers would be said and she wouldn't have to answer. "Duo, I...I...I don't know what to say that would make all this okay. I don't know what I could say that would possibly convince you, so I'll say nothing and let Jennifer tell you when you're ready to hear what happened here today. Until then I won't say anything," Athene looked into Duo's eyes then without warning turned and walked away.
The Scouts just stood there and watched as their friend made her exit. But Rei had something to say before the night ended, "Athene, I know you're not. You... You are an imposture. You... You are a killer. You are are NOT Athene. There is no way our Athene could be you. Why don't you go back to the hell that spawned you and give us back our friend!" Rei's screams halted Athene, she slowly turned around with a smile on her face.
"Oh, well Miss Rei however to did you know?" a giggle threatened to break the dreary mood, but it's evilness only added to the solemn hearts. "Well, I guess we can finally be introduced. Oooo I've waited to actually meet you all for a long time," as the fake-Athene rambled on her hair turned colors from Athene's honey brown to a starch white.
Serena could feel the tears well up around her eyes as she watched her friend change to a person she'd never seen before, but knew that she'd damn this day as the day a new evil came to challenge them. "What have you done to Athene?" Serena half sobbed, choking on her friend's name.
Were once a tall and familiar woman stood, stood a strange and evil child. Nara's snow hair swayed slowly with the wind, her eyes an amber tint. "I haven't done anything with the Guardian of Wisdom, but I do know who has her. And I'll tell you, don't worry I don't expect to get anything from you in return. Well that isn't true. I will expect you to introduce yourselves properly, now for the information you desire. You want to know who has your comrade, that is all to easy to answer... Lilith. My sister. And I'll give you another clue... your friend is where her power is. Now introduce yourselves properly," Nara grinned, her eyes changing to a deep crimson.
The Scouts sounded off their names...
"I'm Sailor Moon, the champion of truth and justice."
"Sailor Mercury."
"Sailor Mars."
"Sailor Jupiter."
"Sailor Venus."
"And I am Tuxedo Mask."
Nara's grin widened, "Perfect. My name is Nara. I am a destiny goddess. Lilly won't you come and introduce yourself to our new friends?"
"Listen kid, we are hardly your friends. And what the hell is a destiny goddess?" Lita was loosing her temper with the wee child.
A new voice rang sharp in the night, "Temper. Temper. Lady Jupiter, you know you'll wrinkle faster with a temper like that. Always scrunching up your face and all. And to answer your question a destiny goddess is a being that lends fate a helping hand. We help poor souls like yourself have a little fun in life before we deal you your destiny. Sometimes the destiny given is harsh, like death. And sometimes it's funny like us helping you in some way. We are bound my the laws of fate, but we do know how to bend the laws so we too can have fun with our clients. Like your friend Lady Wisdom. We don't have her prisoner, we already gave her her destiny. But with her gone this world becomes just a little more boring, for us. So I had Nara pose as the Guardian."
"You know Lilly you told them too much, now they'll want their destinies too," Nara pouted.
Lilith's eyes turned from a very beautiful blue to a light sea green, "Nara we can't leave them in the dark forever, the law says so. Otherwise I wouldn't have said a damn thing. Oh how rude of me, My name is Lilith. I would say it's a pleasure to meet you, but then I'd be lying."
"Okay, you've had your fun now give us Athene! Look at what you've done! You've injured Jennifer and ruined Athene's name in this world and all you do is introduce yourselves to us! What the hell is the matter with you!?!" Serena screamed, she no longer tried to hold her tears back. They ran down her cheeks like a stream falling down a mountain, swift and never ending.
"We can't do that," Nara chimed.
"Her destiny is in motion," Lilith quipped.
"To regain your lost comrade you must call the keeper forward," Nara and Lilith spoke together. With a dark cloud covering the moon the children disappeared. All that remained of them was a laugh on the wind.
*****
Infirmary
The constant hum and sudden beeping of the monitors was like a concert only played for the patients. Their heart beats added the drum, the monitors the harmony. All a big concerto. But there was another sound, one that didn't fit in with the concerto of the infirmary. A weep. A near silent weep. The gentle hick-ups the Hero made while he cried over the body of his love; you would think that the soft hick-ups would indeed mix with the concerto. We all know that a person feels true pain in the company of the hospital.
His words broke the gentle tune of the concerto, "Malon, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me my love. If you wake I will tell you anything. That I love you. That... That I could never love Zelda the way I love you. That, yes I once thought it was Zelda I loved, but now I know that to be not true. Because you are who I love, who I wake each morning to be see, who my heart yearns to be with. You. Only you and no one else, ever. I will get you better. I will get you home. Hyrule is waiting for you Malon. What would Hyrule be with out Lon Lon Ranch's maid? Nothing! It would be nothing. And if you die here in this place, I will return Zelda to Hyrule then return here to you. I will die here with you. Because I love you. Please just wake up and show me your beautiful eyes and laugh your angel's song. [1] Please my milk maid, please."
Link's words weren't heard by anyone. All of the others were too busy. The pilots were fighting and the Scouts were off doing Scout-stuff, or so Link thought. He didn't know that Nara and Lilith had come to give the Sailor team their destinies and perhaps and destinies of all them.
Link stared at Malon's delicate face. And wondered how she could look so peaceful when her body was being destroyed by a foreign virus. Link was grateful for Rei and Jennifer's help, but doubted they would find a cure for his friends. He knew what would cure them... Hyrule.
*****
"What keeper?" Ami questioned her friends. They all had stayed around to talk and to think about what was going on. The visit from Nara and Lilith had token them by surprise. And in their minds they damned themselves; damned themselves because no matter where they go the forces of darkness will follow and create pain for the people around them. "Why did they leave without telling us how to call this keeper and what he's the keeper off?"
"For all we know he could be the keeper of the local Jack In The Box," Mina chimed with a grin.
"Mina!" the group groaned.
Lita looked around at her comrades, then had an idea, "Hey Rei, couldn't you try and contact Pluto again? I mean she'd know where Athene was. Right?"
"I can try," was Rei's response. She walked to a clearing where the grass was shorter and softer. Rei closed her eyes and sighed, trying to concentrate. Her mind reached out for a place far from where she was, a place that they had only been once before. A fog rolled past her eye lids and she knew she had made her contact with the Time Realm. "Pluto?" Rei's mind called to the Guardian of Time and Space.
"Mars, you have returned to find answers that I can't answer. Why do you come to me when I have told you I can not aid you in this quest. Wisdom is there with you, she knows all the answers you need. Just ask her," Sailor Pluto looked tired and worn out. At this moment Pluto showed her true age. And the toll time takes on ones mind.
"But Pluto you don't understand, Athene is gone!"
"Gone? I did not see this in your future. Tell me all you know."
"Okay. Athene started acting strange tonight. When we found her she was hovering over Jennifer Darkfall with a bloody knife. But it wasn't Athene it was this little girl called Nara. Nara said she was a destiny goddess, and she has a sister, Lilith. They said that they gave Athene her destiny and that we can find her if we call the keeper forward. But we don't know who they mean by the keeper. But you're a keeper so can you help us?"
Pluto looked gloomily at the young Mars, "Rei, destiny goddesses are children born in-between time. They age very slowly. Nara and Lilith are very famous destiny goddesses. They are known for playing with their victims. Destiny goddesses are not named very well, they are children that love games. They love to create chaos and destroy people's life's. They are evil. The destinies, or so they call their actions, are always harsh punishments. They will steal a playmate when the person is at their weakest."
"Athene was in the infirmary with a few broken ribs," Mars aided.
"Then that is why they took her now. They have her in a chamber called Destiny's Fate. There they play with their prey. Athene is at their mercy. As for the keeper, I don't know. I am not the keeper you need to bring forth. But I do have a gift I can send you... Sailors Uranus and Neptune. They will be arriving soon. I don't need to send Sailor Saturn because Nara and Lilith have already brought her to the world you are in. You must purify the body Saturn has taken to regain the lost soul. Purify her. And I will send Saturn's body to that world so she will have a new body. That is all I can say to you. You must save Athene. You must learn to call upon your powers without magic! You must learn now! Uranus and Neptune will aid you, but you have to learn this ability on your own now. Farewell young Mars, take care of yourselves."
Rei opened her eyes, then began to recite all that Pluto said to her comrades.
*****
Crystal Tokyo
The Crystal Palace was a gleam of white marble. A woman in her mid twenties was sitting on the cool marble floor, her heart in her hands. Tears raced down her ivory cheeks. Her soft sobbing never penetrated the silence of this place. Gentle footsteps made their way to the weeping woman. The steps belonged to a young girl, no older than ten. Perhaps younger even. She looked sorry for the woman on the floor. The child's eyes were soft, tears threatened to fall as well.
"Mother, don't worry about Annie. She's a strong woman and will be okay in the past. She knows how to fight if it necessary and she can..." the child was stopped.
"Rini, darling you don't understand what is happening. Annie isn't in the past, she is in the future. Just not this future. She is in the future of a different dimension. And she is in very real danger," the crown that once sat proudly on this woman's brow was sitting downcast on the floor by its master's feet.
Rini walked slowly to her mother and once she reached her she sat on the cool floor. Looking sympathetically at her mother she threw her arms around her mother and began to cry too. "Mother, I want Annie to come home!"
The mother stopped her crying and cradled her daughter. "You are right though. Annie is strong. But I have a terrible feeling about all this."
"And with good reason my queen," a feminine voice stated. The queen looked up from her daughter to see that a Sailor Soldier stood before her. This warrior was wearing a uniform of black and garnet color. She was the Guardian of Time and Space, Sailor Pluto. "My queen I come with news of the past."
The queen nodded her head, then made her pink haired child look at her, "Rini I need to talk to Pluto alone. Go see your father. And don't worry she'll be fine, I know you miss her. But she'll be home soon enough." Rini's pink curls bounced as she agreed then walked away from her mother and friend. With her young heir gone she stood and spoke once more, "Lady Pluto, your report."
"Hardly a report, Queen Serenity. Just an update so to speak. I need you to assign Sailors Uranus and Neptune to this situation. I need to send them to the dimension in which Sailor Wisdom has gone to aid the young Scouts in returning home. It is in my knowledge that Sailor Saturn has been awakened and has taken the body of an innocent in that world," Pluto watched as her queen listened from her seat on her throne.
"I don't understand something, why? Why do I need to send two more of my protectors to that world? If I send them how do I know I'll be able to get them back? I mean that's why Annie is there, she is teaching the young Scouts. I hadn't planned on her doing it from another dimension, but so be it. And how the hell did Saturn get free!?!" Serenity's anger rose as she spoke.
Pluto looked to the floor, "Destiny goddesses have surfaced in that world. They have taken Sailor Wisdom to Destiny's Fate. The goddesses Nara and Lilith have summoned Saturn forth using the magic they took from Wisdom. I believe Neptune and Uranus will be vital in the safe return of our friends. And I wouldn't worry about them getting back once they get Wisdom back, I will tell them to return immediately. Wisdom has the ability to return at any moment, she just needs to be able to call forth Wisdom's Staff. That is all I know my queen."
Queen Serenity tapped her fingers on the white marble of her throne, If this is what has to be. I will send Neptune and Uranus. There together they will end this dimensional war! "Very well, you may send Neptune and Uranus. And as for the destiny goddesses, I want you to order the Scouts to destroy them before they return. Nara and Lilith have caused enough pain in the 7,000 years they've been alive. It is time to end their play time. Understand?" Pluto nodded then disappeared, returning to the gate. Be safe my friends.
*****
That night
White roses sat on the brown wood table. At least a dozen of them in all. All in full bloom. Their fragrance penetrated every corner of the open spaced apartment. Paintings of landscapes littered the many walls, all of the paintings were painted with a sunrise in the background. The rooms weren't clustered with tables and furniture. No, only one blue-green couch was in the living room. The family room didn't have a TV, only a phone next to the roses.
In the bedroom of this apartment slept two women. One was a blonde with short cut hair. The other's hair was a blue-green, her hair was shoulder length. They laid in their bed intertwined. Their arms encasing each other. Both had slight smiles looming on their lips. They were lovers. They were friends. They were comrades. And most importantly they were together again.
A beeping interrupted the tranquility of the night. The women stirred from there slumber, slowly opening their eyes. They grinned at each other as the blonde woman reached to the night stand and picked up a watch of some kind. She pressed the center of the watch and said, "Amara here, what's up?"
The watch turned into a mini-screen with Sailor Pluto's face. The watched spoke back, "Amara get up, I have a mission for you and Michelle. You guys are going to be transported through time and dimensions to aid the young Scouts in saving Sailor Wisdom and return back to their respectful homes. Will you go?"
"Yes, we'll be at the gate in under an hour," Amara turned off the watch and replaced it on the night stand. Then she gently shook Michelle. When she was sure Michelle was awake she retold the information given by Pluto, "Michelle, we have a mission. We have to get to Pluto's realm. Come on." Amara got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower.
*****
Later that night
As the two women exited their apartment they could see the sun begin its rise over the horizon. The coming of the sun painted the clouds a bright neon pink with specs of green. The birds were waking and started singing their songs. Amara held a transformation stick in her hand, she rose the item above her head and yelled, "Uranus Crystal Power!" A bright yellow light surrounded her, once the light faded away a soldier in blue and yellow stood ready to attack any enemy that may face her.
Michelle waited for her koi to finish her transformation before she followed suit, she rose her power stick above her head and screamed, "Neptune Crystal Power!" A deep blue light encased her, and once it faded away like before stood a woman clad in blue and green.
Sailors Uranus and Neptune looked at each other and smiled. In moments a fog rolled in and a door appeared. The door was decorated with crescent moons. As they reached for each other's hands the door began to open, with their hands together they walked through the door. As they did so a new realm came forward, one with a perpetual fog and a guardian who would never die.
Sailor Pluto smiled at her friends then said, "Your mission must be handled swiftly. Athene is at the destiny goddess's mercy. You remember Nara and Lilith don't you?" Both Uranus and Neptune nodded yes. "They are who you must fight to save Athene. With Athene back in you possession she will transport the young Scouts to their time then bring you two and Saturn back to Crystal Tokyo. Are you ready to go?"
"You better believe it, I've been waiting for a rematch with those kids," Uranus grinned.
"Well I must say this is a strange assignment, but if you and Her Majesty believe we can help then I will go and fight to the end if I must," Neptune put a hand on her hip.
Pluto smiled and said, "Good, now go!"
*****
Destiny's Fate
Nara and Lilith floated up to their prisoner. Their eyes turning a deep black. "So Lady Wisdom, do you think your friends will ever find you? Or do you think you will die here, all alone? Tell me what you believe your destiny is," Lilith approached Athene. Lilith placed her ice cold hand on the soft skin of Athene's cheek.
"I think my friends will destroy you! You will not live once they find out what you've done!" Athene's eyes weren't beautiful anymore, instead they were filled with pain and agony.
Nara stood away from her sister, "Well well, don't we have an attitude. You don't honestly think your friends will be able to find this place do you? Oh, come now. They don't even know how to call forth the keeper. Did you not tell them about your keeper? The Keeper of the Chamber Of Slumber. You're trainer in the ways of a Sailor Soldier. You told them nothing, did you not?"
Athene choked on the fact that Nara was right, she never told them about the keeper. No one knew; the only one who did was Neo Queen Serenity, but she wasn't here to tell the others. Athene's eyes widened as she realized that Nara and Lilith may indeed be right. Her friends may never find her! Without the aid of the keeper, they would never find this place. Her lip curved up in a grimace as she spat, "You bitchs will pay for this!"
Nara's eyes flashed red as she sped to Athene, drawing out a dagger and burying it deep into Athene's side. The Sailor of Wisdom screamed out in agony, blood flowed freely from the wound. Nara grinned then withdrew the blade, earning another sharp scream from her prisoner.
Athene coughed and a slippery substance slide through her lips painting the pink lips a deep crimson. Blood had come up her throat. Athene knew the wound was a fatal blow and that at any moment she could die. But she refused to give up. She took a deep breath and spoke, "Is that all you can do? It will take more than a little scratch to finish me off!"
Lilith chuckled as she glared at her prey, "Nonsense. You have it all wrong... we don't wish to kill you, just make the steaks higher. When your friends learn of your wounds they will work harder to try and find you. We will show you to them, but only a glimpse." Lilith's chuckle turned into a dark laugh, pure evil in her laugh.
Athene's began to convulse, blood clots hung on her lips as more and more blood was coughed up. Lilith and Nara approached her and said together, "Aw, poor girl." Then laughed again.
[1] An angel's song is from the time of the ancient Romans and Greeks. The Greeks and Romans had a creature called a Siren, half woman half bird. The Siren was an enchantress, her song would lure sailors from their ships and they would drown in the sea. The Siren sings her angel's song. I hope this description is understandable. If not sorry, ask me by emailing me if you need to.