About ten miles up the road Deme turned onto a dirt path.
Michelle didn't look happy about the prospect of going down that
path, but said nothing as Amara followed at a safe distance. Her
curiosity was peeked and she wanted to know what was going on as well
by now.
About two miles up the dirt path they found Deme's bike resting
on its side, waiting for its mistress to return. They heard rustling
nearby and turned to find the cat staring at them angrily, growling
deep within its throat.
"Why are you following me?" a voice demanded.
"We want to know what you're up to!" Amara shouted into the
air. She couldn't figure out where the voice was coming from.
"That is none of your concern. Why do you feel the need on invade
my privacy?"
"Amara, maybe this wasn't such a good idea. Let's just leave,
all right."
"No, not until I get some answers. I want to know what she is
up to, and I want to know NOW!" Amara screamed. In recent months
she had become very, if not overly, protective of the younger senshi, and
if this intruder was from a darker realm, she sure as Uranus
wasn't going to let her get away.
"Fine, come with me," Deme stepped out from a grove of trees
behind the duo and started walking up a narrow path climbing a
mountain. The cat jumped on her shoulder and whispered in her
ear, "Are you sure this is such a good idea. You know how they
are. Uranus never trusted you or the Earth family, and she is very
volatile. "
"Trust me." Deme came to a large boulder. She braced
her shoulder against it and pushed it just far enough that an opening
behind it appeared.
"Go in," Deme squeaked out to the two older, shorter women.
They complied, entering the dark cave, quickly followed by their
guide. The boulder fell back into place and the room was pitch
dark.
Suddenly a light began to flood the room. Both Amara and
Michelle looked to see a glowing ball forming between Deme's
hands.
Inch by agonizing inch the cave grew larger as the light spread,
illuminating a massive cavern. In the center sat the most beautiful
palace they could have possibly imagined, made of pure crystal and
filling the entire room. "What is this place?" Michelle
asked softly in amazement.
Quietly Deme began the tale, from the very beginning, over one
thousand years ago.
**********************************************************************
"Darien, who do you think she is? I thought that all Sailor
Scouts in our system had been activated. And what other power do you
think this enemy could be after? And why does she have to act like
Uranus and Neptune did when we first met. The Scouts work better as
a team. Not in pieces."
Darien sat listening to her voice all the questions that were
running through his head. He felt like he should know who she was,
but it was always just beyond his memory. He'd catch a glimpse of
it, and then it would be gone, like it was from another life or
something.
"Did you hear her attack call. She must be Sailor Earth," Amy reasoned.
"But that doesn't make any sense. I thought that
Darien was the Earth's senshi. Being Tuxedo Mask and having powers and
all," Serena argued.
Darien frowned at this. Yes, he was Tuxedo Mask, and he had
some powers, but he wasn't near as powerful as the Moon Princess, and
he was beginning to wonder how they would rule side by side if she
was the one with the real power. He was getting strange feelings of
inferiority.
"But Darien is not the equivalent of a senshi Serena. He
is a protector, a guardian. There is a difference," Trista spoke up
finally. This was a question she could answer. "The senshi
receive their power from the deity they represent. Amy is clever like
Mercury, Mina is filled with love and compassion like her deity, Rei
is filled with fire, Lita with power and strength, and so forth.
Darien gets his power from the life of the Earth. If the life on
Earth were to die, so would he, for it was his responsibility to
protect it and he failed to do so. The life force of Earth sustains
him, and in return he prevents it from being destroyed. In addition
to that, the senshi are always female when transformed, and the
Guardians are always male at birth."
"So this Sailor Earth is the senshi, not Darien. Then where
has she been all this time? You'd think that she would have been
the first to appear, this being her home planet and all," Rei
questioned.
"That was not her destiny. You will learn all there is to know
in time." Trista got up and left the ice cream parlor.
Darien and Serena got up to follow her, but when they looked
out the door she was gone. "I hate it when she does that."
Michelle didn't look happy about the prospect of going down that
path, but said nothing as Amara followed at a safe distance. Her
curiosity was peeked and she wanted to know what was going on as well
by now.
About two miles up the dirt path they found Deme's bike resting
on its side, waiting for its mistress to return. They heard rustling
nearby and turned to find the cat staring at them angrily, growling
deep within its throat.
"Why are you following me?" a voice demanded.
"We want to know what you're up to!" Amara shouted into the
air. She couldn't figure out where the voice was coming from.
"That is none of your concern. Why do you feel the need on invade
my privacy?"
"Amara, maybe this wasn't such a good idea. Let's just leave,
all right."
"No, not until I get some answers. I want to know what she is
up to, and I want to know NOW!" Amara screamed. In recent months
she had become very, if not overly, protective of the younger senshi, and
if this intruder was from a darker realm, she sure as Uranus
wasn't going to let her get away.
"Fine, come with me," Deme stepped out from a grove of trees
behind the duo and started walking up a narrow path climbing a
mountain. The cat jumped on her shoulder and whispered in her
ear, "Are you sure this is such a good idea. You know how they
are. Uranus never trusted you or the Earth family, and she is very
volatile. "
"Trust me." Deme came to a large boulder. She braced
her shoulder against it and pushed it just far enough that an opening
behind it appeared.
"Go in," Deme squeaked out to the two older, shorter women.
They complied, entering the dark cave, quickly followed by their
guide. The boulder fell back into place and the room was pitch
dark.
Suddenly a light began to flood the room. Both Amara and
Michelle looked to see a glowing ball forming between Deme's
hands.
Inch by agonizing inch the cave grew larger as the light spread,
illuminating a massive cavern. In the center sat the most beautiful
palace they could have possibly imagined, made of pure crystal and
filling the entire room. "What is this place?" Michelle
asked softly in amazement.
Quietly Deme began the tale, from the very beginning, over one
thousand years ago.
**********************************************************************
"Darien, who do you think she is? I thought that all Sailor
Scouts in our system had been activated. And what other power do you
think this enemy could be after? And why does she have to act like
Uranus and Neptune did when we first met. The Scouts work better as
a team. Not in pieces."
Darien sat listening to her voice all the questions that were
running through his head. He felt like he should know who she was,
but it was always just beyond his memory. He'd catch a glimpse of
it, and then it would be gone, like it was from another life or
something.
"Did you hear her attack call. She must be Sailor Earth," Amy reasoned.
"But that doesn't make any sense. I thought that
Darien was the Earth's senshi. Being Tuxedo Mask and having powers and
all," Serena argued.
Darien frowned at this. Yes, he was Tuxedo Mask, and he had
some powers, but he wasn't near as powerful as the Moon Princess, and
he was beginning to wonder how they would rule side by side if she
was the one with the real power. He was getting strange feelings of
inferiority.
"But Darien is not the equivalent of a senshi Serena. He
is a protector, a guardian. There is a difference," Trista spoke up
finally. This was a question she could answer. "The senshi
receive their power from the deity they represent. Amy is clever like
Mercury, Mina is filled with love and compassion like her deity, Rei
is filled with fire, Lita with power and strength, and so forth.
Darien gets his power from the life of the Earth. If the life on
Earth were to die, so would he, for it was his responsibility to
protect it and he failed to do so. The life force of Earth sustains
him, and in return he prevents it from being destroyed. In addition
to that, the senshi are always female when transformed, and the
Guardians are always male at birth."
"So this Sailor Earth is the senshi, not Darien. Then where
has she been all this time? You'd think that she would have been
the first to appear, this being her home planet and all," Rei
questioned.
"That was not her destiny. You will learn all there is to know
in time." Trista got up and left the ice cream parlor.
Darien and Serena got up to follow her, but when they looked
out the door she was gone. "I hate it when she does that."