Tale of two Fathers.
Chapter two: Discovery.
Smily: Well, here it is. Finally. After so long.
Misterious: Emotion may run rampant with this chappy.
K2: Beware. Insanity. Is a definate.
Smily: I have this feeling like we're forgetting something.
K2: Forgetting what. (innocent expression)
Misterious: I don't remember anything. (BIG SMILE !) )
Smily: Well, I think it's immportant, because we're surrounded by big, fat, hairy, ugly, discusting, lawyers who look a lot like the Pres and Cheny.
K2: I remember now. I own Mamo-chan and Gohan.
Misterious: Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure you do.
K2: Yeah, and Saphire to. (Hugs Plushies.) Lawyers surround K2 with big, big, big, big bills.
Misterious: I believe you. But do the men in white coats?
K2: Their here again. Goody. Let's go play. (hugs plushies tighter)
Smily: OOOOOOOOOOkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Well, we don't own SM and we don't own DBZ. That's final. Other people do over in Japan. Not us.
K2: (hugs plushies tighter) MINEMINEMINEMINEMINE!!!!! (doctors and lawyers surround her with siringes and tax notices.)
Darien stared up at the cold unyielding fortress before him. This was where his love was. The woman he swore to protect above all else. The woman he let down, just hours before. The woman who, just hours before, had given him so much. Anger welled up inside him as memories of the last hours filled his mind.
"We can't go after her right now." Rei had said, "We don't have the strength to invade Diamond's fortress."
"We have to go! Who knows what will happen to her!" Darien had yelled at the fire senshi.
"Rei is right, Darien." Ami had said, walking over to him, "We can't go right now. Besides, we need to find Rini still."
"Rini is fine! She is just hiding! Serena is in danger, NOW! I don't care! I'm going!"
Darien slammed his fist into the wall of the fortress. With a determination found only in his love for Serena, Darien proceeded to enter the fortress. He walked through the halls quietly. He wasn't sure how long he had been walking, but something inside of him started aching. A distant pain in his heart and abdomen, making him feel sick.
"Serena. Hold on, I'm coming."
"Master Diamond!"
Diamond looked up from his task and glared at the intruder.
"What is it?! Can't you see I'm busy?"
"We have an intruder."
"What?"
"A man, sire. He is dressed in black with a white mask over his eyes." Diamond smiled.
"Ah, yes. The prince has come at last to the rescue of his princess." Diamond looked at the battered woman next to him and stroked her cheek. She flinched at his touch, though she dared not say anything, for fear of being hit again, "Kill him." He said then, softly. She looked up at him fearfully.
"NO! You can't!" He grinned at her
"I can do what ever I wish to do, my sweet."
"NO!" She tried to push him away again, but he hit her across the face once more, leaving yet another bruise on her already bruised face. The messenger bowed and left, allowing his lord to continue his task.
Darien turned down another long corridor and cursed his luck. How was he ever to find Serena this way? Suddenly laughter from behind caught his ear. He turned around and saw two figures standing in the hall. They were both of about seven feet tall and very slim. They contrasted each other perfectly. Where one was a long haired female with black hair, the other was a white short haired male. She wore a white body forming dress with a long slit in the side and he wore a black pants suit with a black cloak.
"So, what do you think, Ebony?" The male asked
"I don't know, Snow." The female replied
"Fast or slow, fast or slow?" They said simultaniously
"I rather favor the slow, you ?" She asked
"Slow indeed. Slow it is!" He replied.
"Prepare your self, Earth price!" Ebony cried
"The twins of death are now your opponent!" Snow cried after her.
"What the…" Darien didn't get to finish, for both twins attacked him swiftly, both pulling out a rod of some sort and running at him. He dodged them, but they nicked him in his bud.
"Crystal shards!" Ebony cried, lifting her hand and tossing it in Darien's direction. Crystal shards hit him in the back, he turned around just in time to receive Snow's Black blades in the front. He pulled his cane out and ran at them, prepared for their fight.
Sapphire walked down the hall on his way to talk to his brother. He had some urgent business to discuss and Diamond was going to hear of it if it was the last thing he did. Which is just what might happen if he didn't tell him soon. Diamond had been avoiding this talk a long time now, he wasn't going to anymore. Wiseman was just acting to suspicious for him to let go lightly. Even if Diamond didn't want to hear about his suspicions concerning his adviser, he needed to here them. He just had to tell Diamond about his suspicions before Wiseman got tired of his poking around. And now, now he had proof that Wiseman was up to no good.
He reached his brother's door and heard unusual moaning coming from inside. He heard some squeaking also, and a very low begging of please, don't. Curious, he opened the door a crack and looked in. What he saw made his blood run cold. His brother was on the bed, but beneath him was the object of his obsession for the past several years. Only, she didn't look to well.
"Oh, god, Diamond!" He whispered to himself, "What have you done?"
Sapphire closed the cracked door and stood against it, all sorts of thoughts running through his head. He raised his hand to brush his hair out of his face and felt bile rise in his throat. Putting a hand to his mouth, he ran towards the bathroom.
Diamond looked towards his door, he thought he heard something. He shrugged and looked down at his battered beauty, stroking her delicate bruised cheek, and smiled. He had beaten some of the spirit out of her, but not all of it. Where would the fun be if she lost it all? He bent down, kissed the unconscious blond, and stoked her bare side. He had finally gotten rid of the dress entirely, and shed his own clothes. They were both now very naked, and very exposed. He enjoyed every minute he spent near her. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked around. Upon seeing her awake, he smiled perversely. It was more enjoyable when she was awake, that was the only reason he had stopped. He saw her eyes fill with fear when she saw him and he felt powerful. He started towards her again, and she moved backwards, trying to get away, little whimpers coming from her. His sadistic smile came back as he heard the whimpering and made a grab for her again.
"Come now, I know you are going to enjoy this next part. If you behave, you won't be hit, now please, get over here." She made a dash for the edge of the bed and he pounced on her, grabbing her shoulders and hugging her close. He squeezed her till she let out a squeak and released her. She curled into a ball and started shuddering. He turned her over and forced her legs under him.
"If you want, I can do it the hard way and go in from behind." He whispered in her ear. She opened her eyes wide and his smile grew even more, if that was even possible, then she tried struggling again. He punched her, cracking her lip open, then kissed her forcefully, tasting the sweet blood as it passed through his mouth. He used his legs to spread hers once again, and inserted himself once again inside her small body.
Darien landed with a thud on the ground, he tried to get up, but another barrage of crystals and blades hit him. Ebony floated over to him and inspected him.
"Is the prince still alive, sister?" Snow asked, She bent over to look at him and smiled as she saw that he was still breathing.
"Yes, dear brother, I do believe he is!"
"Oh, joy! We still have more fun!"
"Yes! We do! Care to play catch?"
"Catch? Oh, yes! Catch we shall play!"
"Goody!" Ebony jumped up and down, clapping her hands. Stopping, she held out her hand and a crystal orb appeared. She tossed it at Darien and he started to glow. He turned into energy, which then was sucked into the orb. Darien's body appeared inside. "Do not worry, prince. You are very safe. But if we drop you, you will still feel the pain as if you were not in the crystal." With that she tossed it to her brother and he caught it. He tossed it to her and she made a grab for it, but missed. As it hit the ground, Darien moaned from inside. Both twins smiled evilly and continued their game of catch.
"Please, please, please, please…" Serena whispered over and over as she hugged herself. Diamond had finally tired of his "sport" and fell asleep. She was in pain, bruised and battered, and wished for Darien to hug her, yet was revolted at the idea of another man touching her. She prayed for him to be alright, and tried to keep in mind that he was still strong, even though he didn't have any real special powers. She heard Diamond's moan from behind, and wished she could leave, be somewhere else. She didn't care where, as long as it wasn't here. She wished with all her broken heart, all her shattered dreams, that she could be somewhere far, far, far, far away. Suddenly a light engulfed her, and she saw the form of the enigmatic Sailor Pluto. Pluto touched her staff to the girl and a blanket appeared around the princess of the moon.. She also found she had her broach in her hand as well." Pluto picked her up and left the room, then time resumed itself.
"Worry not, my princess, I will grant your wish, since the crystal has no power here. I will take you somewhere you have longed to be for years." But Serena heard none of this. She was already asleep. Pluto walked towards the door, but never made it their, for a portal appeared before her. Opening it, she disappeared, but not before turning back to the Dark Prince. Narrowing her eyes, she started to speak.
"Diamond, I'm going to enjoy the next few months. You have made the greatest mistake of your life, harming the child of the moon and the Princess of the Saiyans. Enjoy your last months." Turning, she left, not noticing that Diamond had awoken. Sitting up, he sent a blast at her, hitting her in the back. Pluto stumbled into the open portal with Serena in her arms, closing it behind her.
"DAMN IT. I lost her. Oh, well. I'll find you soon enough, my sweet. And then, you'll belong to me, forever. But, not before I kill that Sailor Pluto. I promise you." With that, Diamond got up, and after dressing, materialized into his thrown room. "RUBY!!!!!!" As usual, Ruby appeared within seconds of his summons. Diamond rolled his eyes, he wasn't so blind as to not see the obsession she had for him. Unlike her brother, who just wanted power, she wanted him. Not the power. And she was not as obvious as Emerald, who also wanted the power she could gain by being his. He would deal with that in it's own time, but for now, he had bigger fish to fry, like Sailor Pluto, and whoever else stood in his way to the Princess.
"Yes, my Prince?"
"The Princess got away. She had some help, the Keeper of the Gates. Find her and bring her back to me. If you can, kill the scouts, all of them. But, leave the Time Keeper to me."
"As you wish." Cool and collected on the outside, on the inside, Ruby was seething in jealousy. 'How *dare* he. Fawning over that wench of a Princess, when he has one who already adores him. Well, at least my main rival is gone. With Emerald dead, I now have her spot in my princes favor.'
"One more thing."
"Yes my prince?"
"Tell Ebony and Snow not to kill the earth prince just yet."
"I thought they already did." He smiled sardonically. Ruby's heart went faint as she saw it. She loved that smile.
"Knowing those two, they decided to play. He's alive. Anyway, I have plans for him. I will use him as a trump card against Serenity when I find her." 'I'll kill him in front of her when she agrees to be mine. That will teach her to run from me. Now all I have to do is find some way to tell Sapphire about my new plans without him thinking ill of me."
(A.N.: yeah right, me thinks it's a bit too late for that.)
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At the Gates of Time, Pluto was cursing her lack of attention. Looking at her Princess, she sobered immediately. Straightening, she turned to the Time Doors. A sound made her turn around. 4 figures were coming out of the mist. Immediately, Pluto was on guard.
"At ease, Sailor Pluto." Upon seeing who it was, Pluto got down on one knee. Queen Serenity rolled her eyes. "Rise, you know that you need not bow to me."
"Yes, my Queen." The dead Queen of the Moon rolled her eyes again. The others had apparently seen the condition of the Princess by now, for two of them ran over to the sleeping princess, while another strode forward. Angrily, the figure, a tall, muscular man with flame like hair and a goatee, lifted the Scout of Time by the collar.
"Please, Sailor Pluto, explain how my daughter got to be this way? WHY IS SHE BRUISED AND BEATEN??? WHY does she look so……lifeless?" By this time, the Queen had come over.
"Vegeta, put her down, right now. That is not the way to treat one of your own daughter's protectors. Besides, she can't breath, and if she can't breath, she can't answer your questions."
"PROTECTORS??? If she were protecting her, this would not have happened." Upon seeing the look on the Queen's face, he looked down. "Fine, but she better explain." Once upon the ground, Pluto breathed deep and long, before looking back up at the Saiyan King.
"I am one of her protectors, Sire. But, even 'I' did not see this coming. I foresaw Diamond capturing the Princess, but in 'my' vision, Prince Endymion rescued the Princess before anything drastic happened. But it didn't turn out that way. Diamond had two unknowns. Two other unknown lackeys. Diamond got carried away in his lust for the Princess, and he did the unthinkable. Now, I have to get the Princess to her brother before Diamond finds her. There, they can help her, physically and emotionally, not to mention protect her better than any of us eight senshi." The Queen spoke up then.
"I'm sending both Uranus and Neptune." At the sound of their names, the two kneeling by Serena stood. "They want to go, plus, Serena will need them. After her ordeal, she'll not feel safe with any man, with the exemption of her brother, and I'm not even sure of how far. Seeing as there's mostly men around there, these two will help a lot, and the fact that they're some of the strongest, it will help."
"I just hope that She really will trust her brother. I have seen victims of abuse like this before and it took a long time to trust men again, including their own family and loved ones." Pluto stated.
"I know. I have seen it too, from here."
"Is this something only women understand or something, because I sure don't." Both women looked at the King ruefully, then at each other.
"Men are so ignorant, aren't they?" Pluto asked her Queen.
"But, of course." The King just crossed his arms and snorted indignantly.
"Just…go to my son already!"
"Yes, Sire." The three women said. Uranus bent to pick up the broken princess, but the King beat her to it. He backed away with a sad look on his face when she flinched from him. The four women looked on in sadness and anger. Sadness for the King and his daughter, and anger for the one who has caused such pain. Straightening, Vegeta turned to the scouts. The women unconciously took a step back from his angry glare.
"You call yourselves Sailor Scouts. Protectors of the Princess Serenity. Well then, I want you to prove it. Hunt down the one who has done this. This….Prince Diamond." At the sound of Diamond's name, Serena whimpered and curled even further into herself. All the occupants in the room looked over at her. "Even in sleep, she suffers. Find him, and bring his head to me." The three scouts bowed. Uranus again went to pick up the princess, this time, the King made no move to stop her. Picking her up, she turned to go, stopped, and turned to face the King once more.
"I swear to you, King Vegeta, Queen Serenity. I 'will' avenge this crime against your daughter. He will 'not' go unpunished." With that said, she turned and left with the other two scouts. Once out of hearing, the Queen turned to her King.
"You know, once all of her scouts are there with her, and her brother and his comrades find out how severely, Diamond will find no place safe in this universe. Your son has a friend who knows the Kai's, all of them. We'll get our vengence yet, my love."
"Yes, I know. It will be fun to watch, won't it. I can't wait until Vegeta finds out our little surprise." The two dead rulers turned to the Time Gates, and watched the events unfold before their eyes.
Smily: Reviews please.
Misterious: lots of them. Please.
Smily: let us know how you like.
K2: How about Ebony and Snow. (Grabs plushies and hugs till they are blue in face.)