Sailor Starlight's 3
Beginnings
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Horns heralded the coming of the long awaited three guardian warriors of Ithelnin.
Eowyn tapped Usagi's shoulder, Usagi turned to the tawny haired women.
"Miss, I was just wondering, how did you know... that I was Eowyn, Eowyn the cat."
Usagi felt a slight confusion come on to her, "I don't know...I just haven't thought about it, it seemed so logical I didn't bother to question it..."
Eowyn glanced down at the stampede of Dwarves as they raced down towards the gates to see the guardians.
"Dindle is terribly excited, he's glad that you let him come along..."
Usagi nodded her head, "I wonder what these guardians are like."
"There they are, coming down the street!"
Surrounded by a mass of dwarves three horses walked placidly down the cobble stoned street. To Usagi's surprise three women rode bareback on the horses, they seemed tired but elated for some reason.
Stepping back behind a pillar she watched as the three women guardians walked into the dining hall.
"Medin! It's so good to see you again old friend!!!" a silvery haired female cried out, her light green eyes twinkling.
"Come, there's no reason you should be in your armory when we are in a place of safety."
Usagi smirked trying to contain her laughter.
One of the now men, turned at the sound, "Lady Serenity will be one of your accompanists."
Usagi stepped out of the pillar staring intensely at the guardians, taking a step towards Seiya.
"I would have never thought you of all people would be guardians of this realm." Usagi could feel an intense ache in her stomach as the laughter in her was erupting inside. Finally she couldn't hold it in any longer, bursting into laughter.
"You already know these three then?" Medin asked shocked
"No...hahaha...I (cough) I only know Seiya, in his guy form." Usagi answered gaining control over herself again.
"How?" The brown haired one asked coldly glaring at Seiya.
"Taiki! I had to." Seiya shouted at the questioning one, "Yaten don't even start." Seiya shouted as Yaten opened his mouth.
"You were supposed to be silent. Unknown! It's not that hard to keep your mouth shut!"
Usagi interrupted them, "Oh, but he would be in jail right now if he hadn't told me... See I found him digging up a grave" Usagi smirked at this part, "he had to tell me his name and what he was doing unless he wanted to be arrested... See I was there for a similar reason. I'm a archeologist and I had some leads to that particular graveyard. It was at the Andes Mt. village near the very bottom of the mountains...I was looking for some ancient diamond that was supposed to be very precious in it's great beauty and supposed magical strengths. Anyhow, he ended up betraying me by taking my leads and giving them to the Artifacts SSAM and joined them to get the diamond."
"I didn't betray you."
"Did."
"Didn't"
"I needed some help and it didn't seem like you were getting anywhere!!" Seiya shouted very much peeved.
Medin's bushy eyebrow shot up, "You'll be leaving tomorrow morning so you should get your rest. Your usual quarters are prepared."
Seiya shot an ugly look at Usagi before walking curtly out of the room. Taiki and Yaten turned towards Usagi apologetically.
"Sorry 'bout that."
Usagi laughed, "You shouldn't be apologizing...What is our entire mission? Huh? What are we doing? What's the point can't we just fight this thing and get it over with?"
Taiki gestured towards the hallway, following they headed towards the cobbled streets of Dwindelin.
"I suppose you know what we're searching for?"
"Yes, the maiden who has the power to control this locket and your searching for the locket. To stop this upcoming evil war."
"Yea, the thing is Bardo is searching for both of the things we are looking for also. You see they belong to him. Long ago...he fought a great war against the Wizards Counsel, they lost the battle and the maiden and the great power were lost to him. Luckily our late Queen was able to summon the entire western realm and severed Bardo's head, whereupon she took the locket from him. But the maiden had disappeared strangely...She is the only one who can work and open the great power of the locket. So if Bardo gains the locket and the maiden again the world is lost...See the entire western realm was nearly destroyed the power of Bardo was so great...But for some reason in the middle of the day, there was a great flash of light as is told in lore, and he began to lose..."
Usagi glanced down at her left hand, where small clean white scars could still be seen from where the glass had cut through her hand.
"And you want me to come along? Why?"
Taiki turned to Usagi and stopped, "Because you destroyed the guardian of the gate to this realm, in ancient lore it is said that you would come. The Queen with silver in her hair and the sky in her eyes will come to break the seal and so help the three who are lost."
Usagi shook her head, "No, that can't be me."
Taiki shook his head, "Even if your not it would be better for you to come along since you slaughtered the guardian we need such a warrior as you."
Usagi stared in amazement at the great birds before her.
"We're riding on these things?"
"Teradons ma'am, These things can go much faster then horses and are very hard to train but we've been able to...after many long hours. Beautiful aren't they?"
Usagi nodded, the Teradon's were of a large build, around the size of an average minivan. They were a slight bluish gray color with large claws and beaks.
Usagi took a closer look at the reins on the bird, "What kind of halter is this?"
"Made out of mithril."
"Mithril?"
"Mithril is one of the rarest metals in this realm...harder then any metal known but light as a feather. See, if we gave these birds regular leather reins or whut not the force of the wind or there beaks would break it in a snap." The stable dwarf stated proudly.
"Are you ready to go?" Taiki asked Usagi.
"Yes, but where is Eowyn's and Dindle's Teradon?"
"Eowyn will change back to her feline form and ride with you. While Dindle and Elindor ride together on the same Teradon."
Clambering onto the back of the great Teradon. There was a clever saddle made out of mithril, with little sack like bags hanging from the sides of the saddle. Eowyn was put in one of the bags and other resources were put in the other sack bag.
Taiki, Yaten, and Seiya were practically aching to fly as they waited for Usagi to strap herself into the saddle.
The entire dwarve community waved excitedly as the great birds leapt into the air, never to return...
Usagi goaded the Teradon to catch up with the three ahead. She caught up with Yaten, "Yaten, where are we going?"
"We're heading towards the Elven forest, there we can rest long enough to cross the ocean. From there we think we should follow the road west to get to the Limary forests, we hope to find the dragons of old there. To give us some information on where we should start..."
"And what if they don't know."
"Well, then we're in deep shit, besides you look too delicate to look like you could even make it." Yaten replied smiling slightly.
The four Teradons landed smoothly onto the very edge of the Elven forest. A sandy beach was on the very edge of the forest's edge.
Usagi ran out towards the beach, Yaten watched her momentarily before unsaddling his Teradon.
Taiki sighed heavily as he headed towards Usagi's Teradon.
"What's wrong with you?" Yaten laughed.
"Usagi didn't unsaddle her Teradon! That's what! Now I have to do it."
"Gosh, Taiki you make a big thing out of something so small as that?"
"Oh shut up Yaten, I don't see you taking some responsibility around here!"
"Crapola Taiki! What the heck did I do to make you get into such a pissy mood! Besides Usagi didn't know that!"
"Well she should have the logical skills to have done it anyway!"
"For shit's sake Taiki! What's the big deal!!!"
"When a Teradon starts ripping it's talons through your body because you didn't take its saddle off is a good enough reason!"
"They aren't that ornery!"
"Oh shut the heck up Yaten! What the heck would you know anyhow!"
Taiki reached a hand out to unlatch the saddle, when the Teradon's massive wing shot out and sent Taiki slamming onto the ground a good few feet away. Screeching it took on an aggressive stance as it charged towards him. Yaten yelped as he was bulled over by his own Teradon. Elindor and Dindle clung on grimly to the there Teradon as it took on a running start and spread it's wings open to fly out over the ridge.
Usagi sighed in bliss as the oceans waves washed up to her feet and cooled them. Sitting down in the sand her white dress was soon soaked through from the icy waves.
Seiya watched her from the top of the ridge where the beachy sand and the grassy forest floor met.
Jumping down he walked towards Usagi's distant form.
"Hey!"
Usagi turned and smiled happily, "Hiya Seiya...nice out isn't it?"
"Uh-huh..."
A peaceful silence passed between them momentarily, "Thanks Usagi, for...for"
"For lying for you," Usagi giggled, "Sure."
"But I was wondering...do you really think I turned traitor on you?"
"Well, at the time I thought so...but not anymore."
"Still buds then?"
"Yea."
Seiya glanced back at the ridge where he could just make out the backs of the Teradon's as they grazed on the grass.
"Teradon's were great weren't they?"
Usagi nodded her head, "Yea! It was such a thrill...feeling the wind blast into your face like that...and the clean freshness of it all...but especially the"
Usagi was cut off as a loud screech wrought the air.
Seiya started jogging back up towards the hill, when suddenly a Teradon nearly knocked him off of his feet as it had lifted off from the ridge.
Usagi gasped as she saw the massive Teradon start out over the sea. Usagi waved her hands and called Dindle and Elindor's names.
Usagi turned and started running up the ridge and nearly was knocked over like Sieya as another Teradon was blasted over the ridge by a white light. Climbing over the edge she watched in amazement as three female warriors shot out balls of light towards the Teradon.
Finally it fell over unconscious, quickly one of them knelt and unbuckled the saddle from the Teradon. Untransforming Taiki turned angrily at Usagi.
"Look at what you've done! Now Dindle and Elindor are in danger because your damn bird started to fuss and made the other birds start off!"
Usagi felt no remorse, a sudden anger fired itself through her body, narrowing her eyes she jumped down the ridge.
The Teradon there was hopping about angrily, Taiki, Yaten, and Seiya watched as she hopped onto the Teradon.
Usagi angrily kicked her heels into the Teradon's thick body feathers.
Immediately with no thought of disobedience it lifted up into the sky towards the sea.
Night had set and still there was no sign of Usagi or the two dwarves Teradon's returning.
Seiya silently hoped that nothing had happened as he took a last scan of the skyline.
"Taiki you shouldn't have yelled." Seiya said tiredly.
A flash of heated anger went up in his eyes then passed, "Sorry Seiya...at least it proved something to Yaten."
Yaten made a face at Taiki from across the fire. They had camped out on the edge of the forest but could still easily see anything coming inland from the sea.
Usagi glanced over at the two sleeping dwarves. They had long ago fallen asleep.
Usagi had caught up with the crazed bird within a few minutes. But it had taken the rest of the afternoon and a few hours in the nighttime to capture and settle the bird. Now it flew behind Usagi's Teradon calmly and tiredly.
Landing on the ridge lightly Usagi grabbed the reigns of both the birds. Leading them towards the forest's edge she unharnessed them and woke both the dwarves.
Grumbling they slipped off the birds back and settled down into the mossy forest floor below the cover of some ferns.
Usagi watched them quietly for a few minutes before quickly re-harnessing the Teradon and leading it out of the cover of the forest.
"Going somewhere?"
Usagi turned, clearly startled, "Seiya?"
"Yeah," he stepped out of the shadow of a large walnut tree, "Where are you going?"
"Nowhere." Usagi said uncomfortably.
"You weren't thinking of leaving weren't you?"
Usagi remained silent at the question, Seiya's eyes clouded over at the silence.
Walking over towards Usagi he stopped a few inches away from her, "We need you here."
"No you don't...You only want me here to ensure that I am either the true locket holder or not, and I'm not the locket holder! So I don't see the point of me being here."
Seiya suddenly grabbed Usagi in a gentle embrace.
"Because I need you."
Usagi could feel her heart catch at the words, but she shook her head and backed away.
'I can't trust him, he's lying!'
"Lying isn't a very nice thing Seiya." Usagi whispered quietly, almost to herself.
"Usagi, please believe me, even if you aren't the locket holder we need someone like you to stay here with us."
"Why? To cheer you up! Goddess, don't you get it! I'm not going to stay, there's no point."
Seiya could feel her enmity at being unuseful and a burden.
"Usagi, please trust me, us, we want you to stay. Usagi, it would mean a lot if you stayed...to me."
Usagi bit her tongue, her eyebrows were furrowed.
Seiya could feel a pent up pressure in him nearing the point of explosion. Suddenly, without thinking he reached out and held Usagi's cheek in his hand. Quietly he kissed Usagi on the forehead and then her eyelids. He quickly moved down and kissed her lips. Chancing a look at Usagi he breathed a slight sigh at her blissful look.
Usagi saw a questioning look as Seiya glanced at her. Bringing his face up towards her lips again she kissed him in return...
Eleven pairs of eyes watched the pair, a soft giggled could be heard before they disappeared into the night's shadows.
Seiya, yawned, suddenly he felt the empty space next to him.
"Usagi?"
Getting up worriedly, he headed towards the Teradon's checking that they were all there.
All four Teradons were there, checking the beachline he headed farther into the forest. "Usagi?" He heard silvery laughter to the right of him, pushing aside a bush he gasped.
Eight female women were swimming in a lake, that the starlights had failed to notice. One of the women turned when they heard the gasp, "Hi stranger."
Swimming to the bank of the lake she climbed out, her swim suit faded into a aqua marine designed fuku. (in other words sailor Neptune T_T)
She turned towards the other seven and motioned for them to come out.
"Who are you?"
"Oh..." Rei sad in a troubled voice.
Seiya turned to the raven haired girl, "What's wrong?"
"You don't remember us? We met you in a"
"Shhh, Rei, maybe it's best we left it for him to find out." Ami said quickly.
"But, they should! They were resurrected with us! They just got separated!" Lita called out as she too switched into a fuku.
"What do you think Pluto?"
"I think...that they should remember soon enough, I mean if he's in the presence of..."
Amarra nodded her head, "I agree, it's better that we let the memories return naturally."
Mina sighed, "I hope Yaten remembers me."
Seiya's eyes widened, "How do you know our names, what the, who are you."
"We are the sailor senshi...protectors of our princess, you know her well."
"Then you too are protectors of Kakyuu?"
A girl that seemed a few years younger then the other senshi giggled, "No, we are protectors of a different princess...but someone like your queen."
Seiya felt confused but nodded his head.
"oh, how rude...Seiya, I'd like to introduce myself and the others. I'm Mina, that's Ami, Lita, Rei, Amarra, Michelle, Hotaru, and Setsuna." (I hate her American name: Trista blag, it sucks!)
Mina looked at the forest behind Seiya, Seiya turned. And gasped as he felt his insides twist. Fire seemed to be coursing through his head, quickly, like a fiery storm, his memory came flooding back to him.
Gasping for breath he found that he had fallen to his knees and was on all fours.
Golden eyes glanced at him with interest, "Wow, I didn't think his memory would come back THAT fast." Lita said smiling slightly as she helped Seiya up.
"So you remember us now...and our princess?"
Seiya nodded his head, "That reminds me where is she?"
"Usagi? I think she's with Peraro." Hotaru replied thoughtfully.
"Seiya! Where the crap are you?"
Seiya turned and greeted Yaten and Taiki, "Hey guys, guess who I met!"
Taiki and Yaten turned in surprise, "So it wasn't a dream! We thought you guys might be around since we got our memories back last night sometime ago."
Seiya smiled, "Great, then we know who everyone is."
"Does Usagi know who she is?"
Setsuna looked troubled as she replied, "No... I don't understand why though."
"So what happened after we were resurrected?" Taiki asked
"Well, from our understanding we were resurrected and came back here, in this land. We had our memories from the start. We tried to get out but the doors were locked... So we stayed here, until our we were summoned."
Two crows landed on Rei's shoulders, Rei stroked them lovingly before turning towards the group assembled at the lake bank.
"So, the inner and outer senshi have returned to protect our princess. Peraro and Helios were surprised to see us here. See, guys we're in the dream realm."
"What! That can't be, I thought this was a real dimension!" Seiya said in surprise.
Setsuna nodded her head, "That's what we thought until we were told by Helios to find the doors when he found us...then we knew it was the dream dimension. Peraro is here too, because he is a dream fairy..."
Ami sighed, "Where are those two!"
Just then Peraro appeared with Usagi, Usagi smiled and waved at the assembled group.
"She's remembered us but not remembered us." Ami said quietly.
"What are you talking about?" Yaten asked sharply.
Amarra glared at Yaten, "We mean, that she knows us like friends, but she's forgotten why and how she knows us...it's like she's lost a part of her that helps understand us and bridge the gap to gain her full memory..."
"Well, do you know our mission then?" Taiki asked solemnly
Michelle nodded her head, "Yes, and we'd like to accompany our princess."
Taiki, Seiya, and Yaten felt a slight annoyance at this for no particular reason but they nodded their heads in response.
"But how are you gong to stay with her? We only have four Teradons." Yaten said slightly hopeful at the prospect of them not coming along.
Suddenly Pegasus neighed loudly, twelve winged horses appeared out of the shadows.
"I think you should ride my servants, they're far less ornery then your Teradons, and faster to a certain degree."
"What's that supposed to mean." Yaten shot back.
"Well, if you took your direct route, the winds would slow your Teradons by a days distance or so, they can fly for a week straight but if your trying to get to the Limary forests."
Yaten stiffly nodded his head.
"But why are there thirteen? What about Eowyn and the dwarves?"
Rei turned at Yaten angrily, "If you'd think stupid maybe it would have occurred to you that those dwarves shouldn't even be here! Peraro's already sending them back to their homes on the Teradons, as for Eowyn, she too must go back."
"So eight senshi, three starlights, and Usagi, that's a large group. Is Pegasus and Peraro coming along?"
Mina shook her head, "No, they must stay here and protect what is left of the land that remains untouched by evil..."
Seiya nodded tiredly, "Well lets go then."
The twelve warriors mounted their horses, all of them turned their eyes expectantly at Pegasus.
Pegasus turned as Peraro moved next to him, Pegasus changed into Helios. Looking down at Peraro both of them smiled as they nodded and waved their hands in farewell to the large group.
Swiftly the horses took a running leap into the air, Usagi and the eleven others didn't look back as they faced their future...
Helios sighed, and sank down into a sitting position.
"Do you really believe they will make it."
"Yes. Nothing can defeat sailor moon. She's invincible."
Helios smiled at Peraro, "Yes, your right."
Sighing the two disappeared into the forest.
The ocean roared below them, Hotaru chanced a look down and shivered.
Michelle turned towards Hotaru, "The ocean is getting angrier as we keep going."
Hotaru nodded, "You don't think that his power has overtaken the sea!"
Amarra laughed, "No, I just think he's poisoned it with his bloody wars."
Lita flew towards the group upon hearing the conversation, "I don't see why that's so funny."
"Me too, it scares me." Mina added trembling slightly.
Setsuna smiled, "Amarra just likes to battle...I guess."
Amarra smiled, "Something like that."
Seiya had been leading the group, when he pulled against the reins sharply.
Yaten pulled up short next to him, "Seiya what's wrong."
Seiya was turning his head this way and that, "Something's coming."
Usagi glanced at the line of gray against the light blue of the sky. Turning back and joining Setsuna, she glanced at Seiya and could feel a rosy flush coming onto her cheeks.
"Setsuna why have we stopped?"
"Something is coming." Setsuna replied grimly, "Usagi hold onto your horse tightly if battle is brought upon our group, hold on and flee."
Thunder could be heard rumbling in the distance heading towards the group as fast as the wind could bear.
"There! At the front of the stormline!"
Everyone's eyes turned to look.
At the very edge they could make out snakey figures heading their way.
"Get ready!" Taiki yelled
Usagi could feel her bones aching with the tension.
Usagi and the others turned in slight surprise when they heard Ami swear.
"Ami, what is it?"
Ami's head computer (thingy thingy...) was on, turning towards Seiya she yelled out in an urgent voice. But the wind blew her voice away. Seiya turned yelling out a supposed 'what' but it couldn't be heard.
The storm's edge was now over them, Usagi screamed as out of the clouds a single claw swiped down and struck Seiya in the stomach. Strangely the wind didn't carry away his pained cry. Blood was dripping down into the ocean from the bottom of the horses belly. Yaten cried out and rushed towards Seiya, Taiki had his attention focused on the single monstrous dragon that was sending fireballs and blasts of energy at them.
"Pluto dead scream!!" The attack rushed past the red dragon and hit a dragon that was just coming out of the clouds.
Screaming in anguish its eyes were like fire as it charged.
They had bright orangish red colored manes around their necks, they were thin and had a snake like body. Their claws were razor sharp and sparkling with a malicious energy.
"Get in a circle! We have to protect the princess!"
Immediately dragons were lowering their bellies and snaking downwards to attack. It seemed the sky was full of their neverending bellies as they writhed among the clouds.
Usagi could feel her breath coming slowly and calm, she was filled with adrenaline.
'Seiya! He need my help' the thought struck her, Usagi goaded her shaking horse on towards the three starlights who had transformed and were fighting at their best.
Usagi yelled out and caught Seiya's prone figure, blood had drenched most of he lower half. Dragging him onto the horse, she glanced around.
The eight senshi and their steeds were bravely facing the onslaught, but for how long could they hold out, rain began to pour down from the sky drenching and dampening everyone's spirits.
The dragons seemed unconcerned using their lethal claws to scythe at the senshi and the starlights.
Then a club like tail came cutting through the very air, it smashed into Usagi. Throwing her off completely, Amarra cried out as she saw Usagi speeding downwards. Dipping downwards Amarra sped after her, then a dragon knocked her off also. Her horse sped after its rider, grabbing Amarra by the back of her fuku it hovered in the air momentarily before it quickly swerved away from a fireball.
"Uranus space sword buster!" The attack smashed into the dragons face.
Tears were streaming down Amarra's face as she finally swung her leg over the back of her steed and once again tried to descend downwards to the ocean, but to no avail.
Usagi had long ago hit the icy waters, she had awoken when the water had closed in over her body.
Gripping herself in a hug she sunk deeper downwards.
'I have to fight... I have to, to, I have to remember.'
The realization jump started Usagi's system, opening her eyes Usagi struggled against the relentless current to swim upwards. She gasped as she saw whirlpools of water around her legs. Sucking her downwards.
Usagi narrowed her eyes and kicked hard, the whirlpools grew larger and kept her were she was.
She turned and looked downwards before looking up at the murky waters. White light exploded from her body and shimmered over her body.
"Spirit of the sea, you will curse the day you let your waters be overtaken by the evil power here!"
Then to her amazement the whirlpools disappeared into swirls, kicking upwards she headed towards the surface.
Her head was fuzzy and exploding at the same time. Her kicks became weaker, shaking her head she tried again and found her body failing.
"Senshi!" Usagi called out as she began to slowly sink.
The eight senshi heard the call, leaping from their steeds they dived into the ocean. The dragons hissed in fury and headed towards the three remaining riders, the horses neighed in fury.
At their foreheads a shimmery light appeared before horns shot through their skin. Small rivers of blood dripped down their faces as they speared the oncoming dragons with their pearly white horns.
"Neptune deep submerge!" Sailor Neptune cried out.
Immediately the water around her shot out purposefully towards Usagi, grabbing Usagi in it's vortex.
Lita pushed and held Usagi's body above the sea's waves.
Usagi felt the cool air prick at her senses, opening her eyes she broke the seal that kept her from needed powers.
Wings burst from her back, beating the air so that she was a few feet above the ocean. Changing into her eternal fuku she blasted upwards.
A dragon charged towards Usagi's shimmering figure. Usagi put her hand slowly up in a stop pose.
The dragon stopped and felt some distant part of his mind finally catch up and grip a tight hold on him.
Usagi was right in front of the great thing now, the senshi watched in amazement.
Usagi put her hand down gently on the snout of the red dragon. It's eyes closed, and in it's minds eye there was a cool pool of water. Rising from its deep depths a ball of fire rose, encased in the fiery flame was a small round red ball.
Soaring in the air towards the flame, as the dragons snout touched the flame a great light leapt and filled his mind.
Usagi opened her eyes, "Peace go with you my friend."
Then a white light shot through the dragon's body, slowly at first but then gaining speed it hit the ocean causing mountains of water to fly into the air. It sunk down into its water grave with no remorse.
Then the light around Usagi separated and blasted towards the remaining dragons.
Immediately, one by one, the dragons dropped into the oceans depths.
Eight bubbles lifted into the air as the Pegasus soared underneath them and caught them as the bubbles popped and allowed the eight to ride their horses again.
Usagi smiled and hugged her horse's silky mane before she flew upwards. The horns on the Pegasus disappeared into sparkles of white light.
Usagi sent out a ball of white light, slowly it hovered towards Seiya before it entered into his body.
Immediately Seiya's eyes opened, coughing he leaned wearily against his horse. The blood that once had stained the silvery haunches of the Pegasus disappeared.
Usagi looked at the sky, as if submitting to her power the clouds parted and allowed the sun to warm the chilled air.
Silently she led the group the rest of the way to the Limary isle.
The Pegasus landed smoothly wearily trotting down the beach and following the still flying Usagi. She headed towards the forest, going further in she led them to a cave that had a large boulder partly blocking the entrance.
Entering single file the group immediately set to work.
Rei gathered soaked logs and grouped them near the entrance and back of the cave.
"Mars flame sniper!" The two piles of wet brush caught on fire easily, Amarra used her sword to strike a small hole through the roof of the cave to allow the smoke to go through. The Pegasus were corralled in the back of the cave where there was plenty of room for them to move about. Soon the two fires had the entire cave warmed, Usagi unpacked the blankets and cloaks.
The senshi's fuku's once again melted into outfits. Each had a cloak of their own magical powers and clothes underneath. Wrapping themselves in the blankes the leaned against the cave wall and rested.
Usagi peered outside, and turned back towards the group and smiled.
"Well, I'm back. And we made it." Usagi sighed and leaned against Seiya's sleeping form.
Amarra smirked, before she too fell asleep.
Beginnings
OK, hullo everybuddy! I gotta tell u if u don't know already the first chapter was updated so read that and if the 2nd chapter is 2 confusing for 2 many people to my liking then I'm going to have to update, but anywho's tell me your complaints and compliments in an extremely nice way!!!! Lol hope you like the next chapter.
Horns heralded the coming of the long awaited three guardian warriors of Ithelnin.
Eowyn tapped Usagi's shoulder, Usagi turned to the tawny haired women.
"Miss, I was just wondering, how did you know... that I was Eowyn, Eowyn the cat."
Usagi felt a slight confusion come on to her, "I don't know...I just haven't thought about it, it seemed so logical I didn't bother to question it..."
Eowyn glanced down at the stampede of Dwarves as they raced down towards the gates to see the guardians.
"Dindle is terribly excited, he's glad that you let him come along..."
Usagi nodded her head, "I wonder what these guardians are like."
"There they are, coming down the street!"
Surrounded by a mass of dwarves three horses walked placidly down the cobble stoned street. To Usagi's surprise three women rode bareback on the horses, they seemed tired but elated for some reason.
Stepping back behind a pillar she watched as the three women guardians walked into the dining hall.
"Medin! It's so good to see you again old friend!!!" a silvery haired female cried out, her light green eyes twinkling.
"Come, there's no reason you should be in your armory when we are in a place of safety."
Usagi smirked trying to contain her laughter.
One of the now men, turned at the sound, "Lady Serenity will be one of your accompanists."
Usagi stepped out of the pillar staring intensely at the guardians, taking a step towards Seiya.
"I would have never thought you of all people would be guardians of this realm." Usagi could feel an intense ache in her stomach as the laughter in her was erupting inside. Finally she couldn't hold it in any longer, bursting into laughter.
"You already know these three then?" Medin asked shocked
"No...hahaha...I (cough) I only know Seiya, in his guy form." Usagi answered gaining control over herself again.
"How?" The brown haired one asked coldly glaring at Seiya.
"Taiki! I had to." Seiya shouted at the questioning one, "Yaten don't even start." Seiya shouted as Yaten opened his mouth.
"You were supposed to be silent. Unknown! It's not that hard to keep your mouth shut!"
Usagi interrupted them, "Oh, but he would be in jail right now if he hadn't told me... See I found him digging up a grave" Usagi smirked at this part, "he had to tell me his name and what he was doing unless he wanted to be arrested... See I was there for a similar reason. I'm a archeologist and I had some leads to that particular graveyard. It was at the Andes Mt. village near the very bottom of the mountains...I was looking for some ancient diamond that was supposed to be very precious in it's great beauty and supposed magical strengths. Anyhow, he ended up betraying me by taking my leads and giving them to the Artifacts SSAM and joined them to get the diamond."
"I didn't betray you."
"Did."
"Didn't"
"I needed some help and it didn't seem like you were getting anywhere!!" Seiya shouted very much peeved.
Medin's bushy eyebrow shot up, "You'll be leaving tomorrow morning so you should get your rest. Your usual quarters are prepared."
Seiya shot an ugly look at Usagi before walking curtly out of the room. Taiki and Yaten turned towards Usagi apologetically.
"Sorry 'bout that."
Usagi laughed, "You shouldn't be apologizing...What is our entire mission? Huh? What are we doing? What's the point can't we just fight this thing and get it over with?"
Taiki gestured towards the hallway, following they headed towards the cobbled streets of Dwindelin.
"I suppose you know what we're searching for?"
"Yes, the maiden who has the power to control this locket and your searching for the locket. To stop this upcoming evil war."
"Yea, the thing is Bardo is searching for both of the things we are looking for also. You see they belong to him. Long ago...he fought a great war against the Wizards Counsel, they lost the battle and the maiden and the great power were lost to him. Luckily our late Queen was able to summon the entire western realm and severed Bardo's head, whereupon she took the locket from him. But the maiden had disappeared strangely...She is the only one who can work and open the great power of the locket. So if Bardo gains the locket and the maiden again the world is lost...See the entire western realm was nearly destroyed the power of Bardo was so great...But for some reason in the middle of the day, there was a great flash of light as is told in lore, and he began to lose..."
Usagi glanced down at her left hand, where small clean white scars could still be seen from where the glass had cut through her hand.
"And you want me to come along? Why?"
Taiki turned to Usagi and stopped, "Because you destroyed the guardian of the gate to this realm, in ancient lore it is said that you would come. The Queen with silver in her hair and the sky in her eyes will come to break the seal and so help the three who are lost."
Usagi shook her head, "No, that can't be me."
Taiki shook his head, "Even if your not it would be better for you to come along since you slaughtered the guardian we need such a warrior as you."
Usagi stared in amazement at the great birds before her.
"We're riding on these things?"
"Teradons ma'am, These things can go much faster then horses and are very hard to train but we've been able to...after many long hours. Beautiful aren't they?"
Usagi nodded, the Teradon's were of a large build, around the size of an average minivan. They were a slight bluish gray color with large claws and beaks.
Usagi took a closer look at the reins on the bird, "What kind of halter is this?"
"Made out of mithril."
"Mithril?"
"Mithril is one of the rarest metals in this realm...harder then any metal known but light as a feather. See, if we gave these birds regular leather reins or whut not the force of the wind or there beaks would break it in a snap." The stable dwarf stated proudly.
"Are you ready to go?" Taiki asked Usagi.
"Yes, but where is Eowyn's and Dindle's Teradon?"
"Eowyn will change back to her feline form and ride with you. While Dindle and Elindor ride together on the same Teradon."
Clambering onto the back of the great Teradon. There was a clever saddle made out of mithril, with little sack like bags hanging from the sides of the saddle. Eowyn was put in one of the bags and other resources were put in the other sack bag.
Taiki, Yaten, and Seiya were practically aching to fly as they waited for Usagi to strap herself into the saddle.
The entire dwarve community waved excitedly as the great birds leapt into the air, never to return...
Usagi goaded the Teradon to catch up with the three ahead. She caught up with Yaten, "Yaten, where are we going?"
"We're heading towards the Elven forest, there we can rest long enough to cross the ocean. From there we think we should follow the road west to get to the Limary forests, we hope to find the dragons of old there. To give us some information on where we should start..."
"And what if they don't know."
"Well, then we're in deep shit, besides you look too delicate to look like you could even make it." Yaten replied smiling slightly.
The four Teradons landed smoothly onto the very edge of the Elven forest. A sandy beach was on the very edge of the forest's edge.
Usagi ran out towards the beach, Yaten watched her momentarily before unsaddling his Teradon.
Taiki sighed heavily as he headed towards Usagi's Teradon.
"What's wrong with you?" Yaten laughed.
"Usagi didn't unsaddle her Teradon! That's what! Now I have to do it."
"Gosh, Taiki you make a big thing out of something so small as that?"
"Oh shut up Yaten, I don't see you taking some responsibility around here!"
"Crapola Taiki! What the heck did I do to make you get into such a pissy mood! Besides Usagi didn't know that!"
"Well she should have the logical skills to have done it anyway!"
"For shit's sake Taiki! What's the big deal!!!"
"When a Teradon starts ripping it's talons through your body because you didn't take its saddle off is a good enough reason!"
"They aren't that ornery!"
"Oh shut the heck up Yaten! What the heck would you know anyhow!"
Taiki reached a hand out to unlatch the saddle, when the Teradon's massive wing shot out and sent Taiki slamming onto the ground a good few feet away. Screeching it took on an aggressive stance as it charged towards him. Yaten yelped as he was bulled over by his own Teradon. Elindor and Dindle clung on grimly to the there Teradon as it took on a running start and spread it's wings open to fly out over the ridge.
Usagi sighed in bliss as the oceans waves washed up to her feet and cooled them. Sitting down in the sand her white dress was soon soaked through from the icy waves.
Seiya watched her from the top of the ridge where the beachy sand and the grassy forest floor met.
Jumping down he walked towards Usagi's distant form.
"Hey!"
Usagi turned and smiled happily, "Hiya Seiya...nice out isn't it?"
"Uh-huh..."
A peaceful silence passed between them momentarily, "Thanks Usagi, for...for"
"For lying for you," Usagi giggled, "Sure."
"But I was wondering...do you really think I turned traitor on you?"
"Well, at the time I thought so...but not anymore."
"Still buds then?"
"Yea."
Seiya glanced back at the ridge where he could just make out the backs of the Teradon's as they grazed on the grass.
"Teradon's were great weren't they?"
Usagi nodded her head, "Yea! It was such a thrill...feeling the wind blast into your face like that...and the clean freshness of it all...but especially the"
Usagi was cut off as a loud screech wrought the air.
Seiya started jogging back up towards the hill, when suddenly a Teradon nearly knocked him off of his feet as it had lifted off from the ridge.
Usagi gasped as she saw the massive Teradon start out over the sea. Usagi waved her hands and called Dindle and Elindor's names.
Usagi turned and started running up the ridge and nearly was knocked over like Sieya as another Teradon was blasted over the ridge by a white light. Climbing over the edge she watched in amazement as three female warriors shot out balls of light towards the Teradon.
Finally it fell over unconscious, quickly one of them knelt and unbuckled the saddle from the Teradon. Untransforming Taiki turned angrily at Usagi.
"Look at what you've done! Now Dindle and Elindor are in danger because your damn bird started to fuss and made the other birds start off!"
Usagi felt no remorse, a sudden anger fired itself through her body, narrowing her eyes she jumped down the ridge.
The Teradon there was hopping about angrily, Taiki, Yaten, and Seiya watched as she hopped onto the Teradon.
Usagi angrily kicked her heels into the Teradon's thick body feathers.
Immediately with no thought of disobedience it lifted up into the sky towards the sea.
Night had set and still there was no sign of Usagi or the two dwarves Teradon's returning.
Seiya silently hoped that nothing had happened as he took a last scan of the skyline.
"Taiki you shouldn't have yelled." Seiya said tiredly.
A flash of heated anger went up in his eyes then passed, "Sorry Seiya...at least it proved something to Yaten."
Yaten made a face at Taiki from across the fire. They had camped out on the edge of the forest but could still easily see anything coming inland from the sea.
Usagi glanced over at the two sleeping dwarves. They had long ago fallen asleep.
Usagi had caught up with the crazed bird within a few minutes. But it had taken the rest of the afternoon and a few hours in the nighttime to capture and settle the bird. Now it flew behind Usagi's Teradon calmly and tiredly.
Landing on the ridge lightly Usagi grabbed the reigns of both the birds. Leading them towards the forest's edge she unharnessed them and woke both the dwarves.
Grumbling they slipped off the birds back and settled down into the mossy forest floor below the cover of some ferns.
Usagi watched them quietly for a few minutes before quickly re-harnessing the Teradon and leading it out of the cover of the forest.
"Going somewhere?"
Usagi turned, clearly startled, "Seiya?"
"Yeah," he stepped out of the shadow of a large walnut tree, "Where are you going?"
"Nowhere." Usagi said uncomfortably.
"You weren't thinking of leaving weren't you?"
Usagi remained silent at the question, Seiya's eyes clouded over at the silence.
Walking over towards Usagi he stopped a few inches away from her, "We need you here."
"No you don't...You only want me here to ensure that I am either the true locket holder or not, and I'm not the locket holder! So I don't see the point of me being here."
Seiya suddenly grabbed Usagi in a gentle embrace.
"Because I need you."
Usagi could feel her heart catch at the words, but she shook her head and backed away.
'I can't trust him, he's lying!'
"Lying isn't a very nice thing Seiya." Usagi whispered quietly, almost to herself.
"Usagi, please believe me, even if you aren't the locket holder we need someone like you to stay here with us."
"Why? To cheer you up! Goddess, don't you get it! I'm not going to stay, there's no point."
Seiya could feel her enmity at being unuseful and a burden.
"Usagi, please trust me, us, we want you to stay. Usagi, it would mean a lot if you stayed...to me."
Usagi bit her tongue, her eyebrows were furrowed.
Seiya could feel a pent up pressure in him nearing the point of explosion. Suddenly, without thinking he reached out and held Usagi's cheek in his hand. Quietly he kissed Usagi on the forehead and then her eyelids. He quickly moved down and kissed her lips. Chancing a look at Usagi he breathed a slight sigh at her blissful look.
Usagi saw a questioning look as Seiya glanced at her. Bringing his face up towards her lips again she kissed him in return...
Eleven pairs of eyes watched the pair, a soft giggled could be heard before they disappeared into the night's shadows.
Seiya, yawned, suddenly he felt the empty space next to him.
"Usagi?"
Getting up worriedly, he headed towards the Teradon's checking that they were all there.
All four Teradons were there, checking the beachline he headed farther into the forest. "Usagi?" He heard silvery laughter to the right of him, pushing aside a bush he gasped.
Eight female women were swimming in a lake, that the starlights had failed to notice. One of the women turned when they heard the gasp, "Hi stranger."
Swimming to the bank of the lake she climbed out, her swim suit faded into a aqua marine designed fuku. (in other words sailor Neptune T_T)
She turned towards the other seven and motioned for them to come out.
"Who are you?"
"Oh..." Rei sad in a troubled voice.
Seiya turned to the raven haired girl, "What's wrong?"
"You don't remember us? We met you in a"
"Shhh, Rei, maybe it's best we left it for him to find out." Ami said quickly.
"But, they should! They were resurrected with us! They just got separated!" Lita called out as she too switched into a fuku.
"What do you think Pluto?"
"I think...that they should remember soon enough, I mean if he's in the presence of..."
Amarra nodded her head, "I agree, it's better that we let the memories return naturally."
Mina sighed, "I hope Yaten remembers me."
Seiya's eyes widened, "How do you know our names, what the, who are you."
"We are the sailor senshi...protectors of our princess, you know her well."
"Then you too are protectors of Kakyuu?"
A girl that seemed a few years younger then the other senshi giggled, "No, we are protectors of a different princess...but someone like your queen."
Seiya felt confused but nodded his head.
"oh, how rude...Seiya, I'd like to introduce myself and the others. I'm Mina, that's Ami, Lita, Rei, Amarra, Michelle, Hotaru, and Setsuna." (I hate her American name: Trista blag, it sucks!)
Mina looked at the forest behind Seiya, Seiya turned. And gasped as he felt his insides twist. Fire seemed to be coursing through his head, quickly, like a fiery storm, his memory came flooding back to him.
Gasping for breath he found that he had fallen to his knees and was on all fours.
Golden eyes glanced at him with interest, "Wow, I didn't think his memory would come back THAT fast." Lita said smiling slightly as she helped Seiya up.
"So you remember us now...and our princess?"
Seiya nodded his head, "That reminds me where is she?"
"Usagi? I think she's with Peraro." Hotaru replied thoughtfully.
"Seiya! Where the crap are you?"
Seiya turned and greeted Yaten and Taiki, "Hey guys, guess who I met!"
Taiki and Yaten turned in surprise, "So it wasn't a dream! We thought you guys might be around since we got our memories back last night sometime ago."
Seiya smiled, "Great, then we know who everyone is."
"Does Usagi know who she is?"
Setsuna looked troubled as she replied, "No... I don't understand why though."
"So what happened after we were resurrected?" Taiki asked
"Well, from our understanding we were resurrected and came back here, in this land. We had our memories from the start. We tried to get out but the doors were locked... So we stayed here, until our we were summoned."
Two crows landed on Rei's shoulders, Rei stroked them lovingly before turning towards the group assembled at the lake bank.
"So, the inner and outer senshi have returned to protect our princess. Peraro and Helios were surprised to see us here. See, guys we're in the dream realm."
"What! That can't be, I thought this was a real dimension!" Seiya said in surprise.
Setsuna nodded her head, "That's what we thought until we were told by Helios to find the doors when he found us...then we knew it was the dream dimension. Peraro is here too, because he is a dream fairy..."
Ami sighed, "Where are those two!"
Just then Peraro appeared with Usagi, Usagi smiled and waved at the assembled group.
"She's remembered us but not remembered us." Ami said quietly.
"What are you talking about?" Yaten asked sharply.
Amarra glared at Yaten, "We mean, that she knows us like friends, but she's forgotten why and how she knows us...it's like she's lost a part of her that helps understand us and bridge the gap to gain her full memory..."
"Well, do you know our mission then?" Taiki asked solemnly
Michelle nodded her head, "Yes, and we'd like to accompany our princess."
Taiki, Seiya, and Yaten felt a slight annoyance at this for no particular reason but they nodded their heads in response.
"But how are you gong to stay with her? We only have four Teradons." Yaten said slightly hopeful at the prospect of them not coming along.
Suddenly Pegasus neighed loudly, twelve winged horses appeared out of the shadows.
"I think you should ride my servants, they're far less ornery then your Teradons, and faster to a certain degree."
"What's that supposed to mean." Yaten shot back.
"Well, if you took your direct route, the winds would slow your Teradons by a days distance or so, they can fly for a week straight but if your trying to get to the Limary forests."
Yaten stiffly nodded his head.
"But why are there thirteen? What about Eowyn and the dwarves?"
Rei turned at Yaten angrily, "If you'd think stupid maybe it would have occurred to you that those dwarves shouldn't even be here! Peraro's already sending them back to their homes on the Teradons, as for Eowyn, she too must go back."
"So eight senshi, three starlights, and Usagi, that's a large group. Is Pegasus and Peraro coming along?"
Mina shook her head, "No, they must stay here and protect what is left of the land that remains untouched by evil..."
Seiya nodded tiredly, "Well lets go then."
The twelve warriors mounted their horses, all of them turned their eyes expectantly at Pegasus.
Pegasus turned as Peraro moved next to him, Pegasus changed into Helios. Looking down at Peraro both of them smiled as they nodded and waved their hands in farewell to the large group.
Swiftly the horses took a running leap into the air, Usagi and the eleven others didn't look back as they faced their future...
Helios sighed, and sank down into a sitting position.
"Do you really believe they will make it."
"Yes. Nothing can defeat sailor moon. She's invincible."
Helios smiled at Peraro, "Yes, your right."
Sighing the two disappeared into the forest.
The ocean roared below them, Hotaru chanced a look down and shivered.
Michelle turned towards Hotaru, "The ocean is getting angrier as we keep going."
Hotaru nodded, "You don't think that his power has overtaken the sea!"
Amarra laughed, "No, I just think he's poisoned it with his bloody wars."
Lita flew towards the group upon hearing the conversation, "I don't see why that's so funny."
"Me too, it scares me." Mina added trembling slightly.
Setsuna smiled, "Amarra just likes to battle...I guess."
Amarra smiled, "Something like that."
Seiya had been leading the group, when he pulled against the reins sharply.
Yaten pulled up short next to him, "Seiya what's wrong."
Seiya was turning his head this way and that, "Something's coming."
Usagi glanced at the line of gray against the light blue of the sky. Turning back and joining Setsuna, she glanced at Seiya and could feel a rosy flush coming onto her cheeks.
"Setsuna why have we stopped?"
"Something is coming." Setsuna replied grimly, "Usagi hold onto your horse tightly if battle is brought upon our group, hold on and flee."
Thunder could be heard rumbling in the distance heading towards the group as fast as the wind could bear.
"There! At the front of the stormline!"
Everyone's eyes turned to look.
At the very edge they could make out snakey figures heading their way.
"Get ready!" Taiki yelled
Usagi could feel her bones aching with the tension.
Usagi and the others turned in slight surprise when they heard Ami swear.
"Ami, what is it?"
Ami's head computer (thingy thingy...) was on, turning towards Seiya she yelled out in an urgent voice. But the wind blew her voice away. Seiya turned yelling out a supposed 'what' but it couldn't be heard.
The storm's edge was now over them, Usagi screamed as out of the clouds a single claw swiped down and struck Seiya in the stomach. Strangely the wind didn't carry away his pained cry. Blood was dripping down into the ocean from the bottom of the horses belly. Yaten cried out and rushed towards Seiya, Taiki had his attention focused on the single monstrous dragon that was sending fireballs and blasts of energy at them.
"Pluto dead scream!!" The attack rushed past the red dragon and hit a dragon that was just coming out of the clouds.
Screaming in anguish its eyes were like fire as it charged.
They had bright orangish red colored manes around their necks, they were thin and had a snake like body. Their claws were razor sharp and sparkling with a malicious energy.
"Get in a circle! We have to protect the princess!"
Immediately dragons were lowering their bellies and snaking downwards to attack. It seemed the sky was full of their neverending bellies as they writhed among the clouds.
Usagi could feel her breath coming slowly and calm, she was filled with adrenaline.
'Seiya! He need my help' the thought struck her, Usagi goaded her shaking horse on towards the three starlights who had transformed and were fighting at their best.
Usagi yelled out and caught Seiya's prone figure, blood had drenched most of he lower half. Dragging him onto the horse, she glanced around.
The eight senshi and their steeds were bravely facing the onslaught, but for how long could they hold out, rain began to pour down from the sky drenching and dampening everyone's spirits.
The dragons seemed unconcerned using their lethal claws to scythe at the senshi and the starlights.
Then a club like tail came cutting through the very air, it smashed into Usagi. Throwing her off completely, Amarra cried out as she saw Usagi speeding downwards. Dipping downwards Amarra sped after her, then a dragon knocked her off also. Her horse sped after its rider, grabbing Amarra by the back of her fuku it hovered in the air momentarily before it quickly swerved away from a fireball.
"Uranus space sword buster!" The attack smashed into the dragons face.
Tears were streaming down Amarra's face as she finally swung her leg over the back of her steed and once again tried to descend downwards to the ocean, but to no avail.
Usagi had long ago hit the icy waters, she had awoken when the water had closed in over her body.
Gripping herself in a hug she sunk deeper downwards.
'I have to fight... I have to, to, I have to remember.'
The realization jump started Usagi's system, opening her eyes Usagi struggled against the relentless current to swim upwards. She gasped as she saw whirlpools of water around her legs. Sucking her downwards.
Usagi narrowed her eyes and kicked hard, the whirlpools grew larger and kept her were she was.
She turned and looked downwards before looking up at the murky waters. White light exploded from her body and shimmered over her body.
"Spirit of the sea, you will curse the day you let your waters be overtaken by the evil power here!"
Then to her amazement the whirlpools disappeared into swirls, kicking upwards she headed towards the surface.
Her head was fuzzy and exploding at the same time. Her kicks became weaker, shaking her head she tried again and found her body failing.
"Senshi!" Usagi called out as she began to slowly sink.
The eight senshi heard the call, leaping from their steeds they dived into the ocean. The dragons hissed in fury and headed towards the three remaining riders, the horses neighed in fury.
At their foreheads a shimmery light appeared before horns shot through their skin. Small rivers of blood dripped down their faces as they speared the oncoming dragons with their pearly white horns.
"Neptune deep submerge!" Sailor Neptune cried out.
Immediately the water around her shot out purposefully towards Usagi, grabbing Usagi in it's vortex.
Lita pushed and held Usagi's body above the sea's waves.
Usagi felt the cool air prick at her senses, opening her eyes she broke the seal that kept her from needed powers.
Wings burst from her back, beating the air so that she was a few feet above the ocean. Changing into her eternal fuku she blasted upwards.
A dragon charged towards Usagi's shimmering figure. Usagi put her hand slowly up in a stop pose.
The dragon stopped and felt some distant part of his mind finally catch up and grip a tight hold on him.
Usagi was right in front of the great thing now, the senshi watched in amazement.
Usagi put her hand down gently on the snout of the red dragon. It's eyes closed, and in it's minds eye there was a cool pool of water. Rising from its deep depths a ball of fire rose, encased in the fiery flame was a small round red ball.
Soaring in the air towards the flame, as the dragons snout touched the flame a great light leapt and filled his mind.
Usagi opened her eyes, "Peace go with you my friend."
Then a white light shot through the dragon's body, slowly at first but then gaining speed it hit the ocean causing mountains of water to fly into the air. It sunk down into its water grave with no remorse.
Then the light around Usagi separated and blasted towards the remaining dragons.
Immediately, one by one, the dragons dropped into the oceans depths.
Eight bubbles lifted into the air as the Pegasus soared underneath them and caught them as the bubbles popped and allowed the eight to ride their horses again.
Usagi smiled and hugged her horse's silky mane before she flew upwards. The horns on the Pegasus disappeared into sparkles of white light.
Usagi sent out a ball of white light, slowly it hovered towards Seiya before it entered into his body.
Immediately Seiya's eyes opened, coughing he leaned wearily against his horse. The blood that once had stained the silvery haunches of the Pegasus disappeared.
Usagi looked at the sky, as if submitting to her power the clouds parted and allowed the sun to warm the chilled air.
Silently she led the group the rest of the way to the Limary isle.
The Pegasus landed smoothly wearily trotting down the beach and following the still flying Usagi. She headed towards the forest, going further in she led them to a cave that had a large boulder partly blocking the entrance.
Entering single file the group immediately set to work.
Rei gathered soaked logs and grouped them near the entrance and back of the cave.
"Mars flame sniper!" The two piles of wet brush caught on fire easily, Amarra used her sword to strike a small hole through the roof of the cave to allow the smoke to go through. The Pegasus were corralled in the back of the cave where there was plenty of room for them to move about. Soon the two fires had the entire cave warmed, Usagi unpacked the blankets and cloaks.
The senshi's fuku's once again melted into outfits. Each had a cloak of their own magical powers and clothes underneath. Wrapping themselves in the blankes the leaned against the cave wall and rested.
Usagi peered outside, and turned back towards the group and smiled.
"Well, I'm back. And we made it." Usagi sighed and leaned against Seiya's sleeping form.
Amarra smirked, before she too fell asleep.