Chapter 6...
"Sailor Pluto!" Serena's surprised exclamation, caused Pagan to grin slightly, though her eyes were watchful as she watched the senshi of time step away from the gate.
Hearing a sudden growling sound, all three women looked down to see Tal'lan, staring at Sailor Pluto, his hackles raised, his deep green eyes narrowed dangerously,
But what put the three upon instant alert was the fact that he seemed to have grown by several showing inches.
"I do not seem to recall extending an invitation, Senshi of Time...you are trespassing upon a situation you are not needed at. Kindly leave peacefully or I shall be forced to remove you from our home." Tal'lan growls out
Looking from the angered feline, to the time senshi Serena's eyes showed her confusion and fear when she glances at Pagan.
Catching the look, Pagan places a soft yet firm hand upon Tal'lan's back and says softly "If you wish to stay Sets, power down and take a seat...
"This conversation will not destroy your precious timeline...it is time Serena knew a few things...You know as well as I that Aunt Serenity would want this to happen."
At the mention of Serenity, Serena suddenly perked up, her attention caught and held, as was intended by Pagan.
Seeing that it was now too late for her to halt this course of action, Sailor Pluto detransformed and sat in the Chair nearest the two princesses.
"Now.... As we were saying...Sere, the reason for Tal'lan to call me Pagan is simple...it is my name." Pagan starts off.
"I'm afraid I don't understand...and did you say 'Aunt' Serenity?"
Looking over at Setsuna, Pagan takes a deep breath and begins her tale, softly stroking Tal'lan.
"Yes...You see Serena, as you have discovered one thousand years ago, in the time of the Silver Millennium, you were the moon princess.... That you know...what you do not know however is that before you or I were born, there had been a civil war on the moon, between the two moon princesses.your mother Serenity and my own.
"Finally it was settled somewhat when our grandmother, the present moon queen decided to split the moon kingdom into two, the Light half of the moon, went under the rule of your mother Serenity, while Dark side went to my own...
"This separation eased the tension and the bitterness of our people somewhat but as you proberly have figured, it didn't erase it totally...my mother ruled over the shadow side of the moon with grace and wisdom, as did your mother to the light side, but there was still rivalry and competition from members of both sides.....
"Years passed and both the sisters gave birth to one child...Serenity named you Serena after herself, while my own mother gave me the name Pagan..Princess and heir to the shadowmoon court."
"Did the two kingdoms, ever finally come to peace with each other?" Serena asks, her eyes alight with fascination and curiosity.
"Actually yes...you see Serena, before we were born, our mothers had been informed of an evil force coming to our solar system, but would not appear until many years later."
Pausing Pagan looks down at Tal'lan and gently wipes a tear away, knowing what was coming next Tal'lan arches up his small body and brushes his cheek against Pagan's to give comfort and strength.
"If it is too painful for you, my love I will continue." Tal'lan says gently.
"No Tal, its okay...it had been when I had turned the age of 5 years old that this great evil attacked...This force was so great that both kingdoms knew they had no choice but to unite in the struggle.... Eventually with the combined force of both moon kingdoms and the other planets, the Evil was forced back, but not destroyed...
"Within the battle.... My mother had been destroyed.before she died, she made Aunt Serenity swear to her, that she would personally see to my upbringing...but I was NOT to become one of your court...Instead you and I were to be raised as equals...both raised with the intention of ruling over both our kingdoms one day...
"You and Pagan were raised together...both of you had been drawn so close that you were more like Sisters.... I remember the trouble, Luna and I had to go through when we had to separate you two even for only a few hours for your lessons..." Tal'lan says smiling.
"Pagan Being 3 years older than yourself, was forced to learn different schooling and training...not only because of her age, but also because the Shadowmoon was a different type of place than the Lightmoon..
"She learned how to control her powers, along with Battle Strategies, Self Defense, weaponry training and many other things along with how to manage a kingdom...
"As you know you had your court to protect you...but Pagan became your personal bodyguard of sorts...basically it was She who kept the Sailor Scouts from trying to control you."
At hearing this bit of information, Serena blinks "Control me? What do you mean Tal'lan?"
"What I mean princess, is that back then, as in this time, the Scouts used to try to get you to be as they thought you should be.... Their only obstacle was Princess Pagan.
"You see Pagan, unlike yourself, started to change as she grew older...as you had kept your innocent and peaceful heart, Pagan began loosing that innocence, until her nature was as silent and as dark as the powers she possessed..."
"What Tal is trying to say Sere...is that even though I fight for the side of goodness like you...all my powers are Dark...and some could be considered evil by some."
Pagan stops in her explanation a second and looks over at Setsuna...
"Sets...would you mind terribly if we granted her a small glimpse into the past, so that she can fully grasp the situation? I will let you control what she sees...but she needs to fully understand what I can, have and will do in a battle, so as to not be frightened if she should see me in action."
"Sailor Pluto!" Serena's surprised exclamation, caused Pagan to grin slightly, though her eyes were watchful as she watched the senshi of time step away from the gate.
Hearing a sudden growling sound, all three women looked down to see Tal'lan, staring at Sailor Pluto, his hackles raised, his deep green eyes narrowed dangerously,
But what put the three upon instant alert was the fact that he seemed to have grown by several showing inches.
"I do not seem to recall extending an invitation, Senshi of Time...you are trespassing upon a situation you are not needed at. Kindly leave peacefully or I shall be forced to remove you from our home." Tal'lan growls out
Looking from the angered feline, to the time senshi Serena's eyes showed her confusion and fear when she glances at Pagan.
Catching the look, Pagan places a soft yet firm hand upon Tal'lan's back and says softly "If you wish to stay Sets, power down and take a seat...
"This conversation will not destroy your precious timeline...it is time Serena knew a few things...You know as well as I that Aunt Serenity would want this to happen."
At the mention of Serenity, Serena suddenly perked up, her attention caught and held, as was intended by Pagan.
Seeing that it was now too late for her to halt this course of action, Sailor Pluto detransformed and sat in the Chair nearest the two princesses.
"Now.... As we were saying...Sere, the reason for Tal'lan to call me Pagan is simple...it is my name." Pagan starts off.
"I'm afraid I don't understand...and did you say 'Aunt' Serenity?"
Looking over at Setsuna, Pagan takes a deep breath and begins her tale, softly stroking Tal'lan.
"Yes...You see Serena, as you have discovered one thousand years ago, in the time of the Silver Millennium, you were the moon princess.... That you know...what you do not know however is that before you or I were born, there had been a civil war on the moon, between the two moon princesses.your mother Serenity and my own.
"Finally it was settled somewhat when our grandmother, the present moon queen decided to split the moon kingdom into two, the Light half of the moon, went under the rule of your mother Serenity, while Dark side went to my own...
"This separation eased the tension and the bitterness of our people somewhat but as you proberly have figured, it didn't erase it totally...my mother ruled over the shadow side of the moon with grace and wisdom, as did your mother to the light side, but there was still rivalry and competition from members of both sides.....
"Years passed and both the sisters gave birth to one child...Serenity named you Serena after herself, while my own mother gave me the name Pagan..Princess and heir to the shadowmoon court."
"Did the two kingdoms, ever finally come to peace with each other?" Serena asks, her eyes alight with fascination and curiosity.
"Actually yes...you see Serena, before we were born, our mothers had been informed of an evil force coming to our solar system, but would not appear until many years later."
Pausing Pagan looks down at Tal'lan and gently wipes a tear away, knowing what was coming next Tal'lan arches up his small body and brushes his cheek against Pagan's to give comfort and strength.
"If it is too painful for you, my love I will continue." Tal'lan says gently.
"No Tal, its okay...it had been when I had turned the age of 5 years old that this great evil attacked...This force was so great that both kingdoms knew they had no choice but to unite in the struggle.... Eventually with the combined force of both moon kingdoms and the other planets, the Evil was forced back, but not destroyed...
"Within the battle.... My mother had been destroyed.before she died, she made Aunt Serenity swear to her, that she would personally see to my upbringing...but I was NOT to become one of your court...Instead you and I were to be raised as equals...both raised with the intention of ruling over both our kingdoms one day...
"You and Pagan were raised together...both of you had been drawn so close that you were more like Sisters.... I remember the trouble, Luna and I had to go through when we had to separate you two even for only a few hours for your lessons..." Tal'lan says smiling.
"Pagan Being 3 years older than yourself, was forced to learn different schooling and training...not only because of her age, but also because the Shadowmoon was a different type of place than the Lightmoon..
"She learned how to control her powers, along with Battle Strategies, Self Defense, weaponry training and many other things along with how to manage a kingdom...
"As you know you had your court to protect you...but Pagan became your personal bodyguard of sorts...basically it was She who kept the Sailor Scouts from trying to control you."
At hearing this bit of information, Serena blinks "Control me? What do you mean Tal'lan?"
"What I mean princess, is that back then, as in this time, the Scouts used to try to get you to be as they thought you should be.... Their only obstacle was Princess Pagan.
"You see Pagan, unlike yourself, started to change as she grew older...as you had kept your innocent and peaceful heart, Pagan began loosing that innocence, until her nature was as silent and as dark as the powers she possessed..."
"What Tal is trying to say Sere...is that even though I fight for the side of goodness like you...all my powers are Dark...and some could be considered evil by some."
Pagan stops in her explanation a second and looks over at Setsuna...
"Sets...would you mind terribly if we granted her a small glimpse into the past, so that she can fully grasp the situation? I will let you control what she sees...but she needs to fully understand what I can, have and will do in a battle, so as to not be frightened if she should see me in action."