Yupyup, well I'm in the mood to write more in this fic, so yah….
It was well past breakfast time when the queen rose, and when she did finally look at the clock, she was shocked to see that no one had woken her. Slipping into a dress quickly, she checked for Lenora, who wasn't there, and then went out to her conference room. There, Endymion was holding Lenora, Eric, Adrian, Marcus, Artemis, and Chad were sitting on one side of a table, and Mina, Amy, and Luna were on the other side. Everyone looked up, and stood up when she entered. "Good Morning Serenity." Her husband greeted her. She walked up to the head of the table where her seat was, next to his.
"Why wasn't I woken up? I should have woken up on my own, but I slept too long. Why didn't you come and get me?"
"There was no reason to. I heard you up all last night, and you needed your sleep."
"Hmm. What's going on then?"
"We were just talking about the meteor, nothing new." But no sooner had the words left his mouth, then there was a beep from the speaker in the ceiling.
"Your highness," Amy began, "That's the transmission screen speaker. Shall I activate it?"
"Yes." Serenity stood up, and the screen came down, Rei's face was visable. "Rei? What is it?"
"Serenity," She sighed and looked down, "This is my final transmission to you for , I don't know how long."
"What!?!?!" Chad began to look upset, and tears were visible in the scout's eyes.
"I hear them at the doors, those aliens, they're here in the Palace, they'll be in any minute and I don't know if I'll see you again. The last death count I got on my people, as of today, was 90,000. Serenity." She looked up, Rei had a long, deep cut from her ear to her chin, "I was out there, they don't want anything but blood," there was a loud crash in the background, and someone was heard yelling to the princess, who ignored them. "They don't want land or power, they want death, my door is down, I have to fight." Suddenly the fire returned to her eyes. "Time to go kick some ass! I love you all and I won't let them get you Serenity!"
"REI! BEHIND YOU!" Chad suddenly yelled. A man with Red skin was running towards her, white hair cut short, and bearing a long sword. Rei ducked, the sword hit the computer screen, and the picture was gone. "NOO! REI! Serenity PLEASE! I…I.." Chad looked angry and confused and like he would cry all at the same time. "I'm sorry, I need to be excused." Endymion nodded and Chad left.
"Serenity," Began Amy, who approached her, "She's strong, she'll be fine." But the queen wasn't listening, she was just staring at the blank spot where Rei had been. She hadn't said goodbye, or said she loved Rei too, or anything.
"She just….disappeared." She mumbled flatly, and picked Lenora up from the king. She began walking slowly toward the door.
"Serenity?" Endymion stopped her with words. She turned to face him, her eyes were glazed and she couldn't meet his stare, but rather her eyes fell to the floor.
"I wish to be left alone. Endymion, I want to speak with you later. Meet me in the garden at dinner." And she drifted away out the door. Mina immediately stood up.
"I'm going after her."
"NO!" Amy yelled, and grabbed her wrist. "Let her go, she wants to be alone."
"What's wrong with you Amy?" I mean, look at her! She's like the living dead! She won't sleep, barely eats, wants solitude always, she's unbelievably depressed, and she CAN'T be left alone, now LET ME GO!!" She pulled her wrist away violently; only meet Luna and Artemis blocking the door. "Luna," She breathed, "Get out of my way."
"No Mina. Let her alone for now. She can't be reached right now, no matter what you say, she won't hear you. She's got Lenora with her, and that child always calms Serenity. She'll sort things out tonite with the King." Mina shifted her gaze to Endymion.
"I think she needs support right now, and I think you're making a big mistake leaving her to herself." She looked back at her 'road blocks', and angrily pushed Artemis aside. "I'm going for a walk." And she too was gone. Eric stood up moments later,
"She's going to be angry, but I have to go to her. Highness, may I be excused?"
"Yes. As a matter of fact, let's convene until after lunch, we all need some air."
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
An hour later, Marcus and Chad were walking in the guest hangar where only two ships remained. "It seems like a different lifetime." Chad said.
"What does?"
"That day at the lake. We were happy, almost carefree, and Serenity was smiling."
"They were there." Chad knew he meant Lita and Rei. "I'm sorry Chad, I know how hard it is." They rested their elbows on a guard rail overlooking Mercury's and Venus's spaceships.
"And the last two? Do you think Adrian and Eric will have to suffer as well?" Chad asked.
"If ever Amy tried to leave, Adrian wouldn't let her. Not that he could really stop her, but he'd insist on going."
"He can't leave though, he's stuck on this planet, we all are."
"Lita and Rei are though, I know they're fine. There's no reason for them to be harmed anyways."
"Do you think all the Princesses are still alive?"
"Yes." Marcus answered. "By cutting off the communication, the enemy keeps us living in fear and suspicion. They want us to think the princesses are dead."
"Hmm. This is too much, it was just a meteor…."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Adrian?" Amy went into his room, the door was cracked open.
"What is it Amy?" He stood up from the chair he had been in.
"Oh, don't get too excited I just wanted to come in and say hi. I was walking to my room. You seemed unusually silent at the conference this morning." She stepped up to him quickly and embraced him.
"Amy????" He held her back and the two stood in silence.
"I hate this Adrian. They're all being pulled away from me. All the scouts are gone!"
"That's not true Amy, Mina is still here."
"No, not the same Mina, she's not carefree or happy, she's angry, all the time and, ohh Adrian." She looked up at him and pushed the hair off of his eye. His hand ran up her back to her shoulders, his other one caressed her cheek. His head lowered slowly to hers, and their lips locked. It was a tight, passionate embrace, each of them sensing the other's fear of losing their bond. Amy pulled away slowly.
"At least we have each other, that's enough hope to get through the day." Amy pulled away quickly, and looked at him once more.
"I have to go see Luna! I completely forgot." She began to slide slowly out the door, but turned once, "You know I love you."
"Of course." She nodded and left. Once the door was shut, the tears streamed down freely.
"Good bye Adrian." She kissed her hand and pressed it to his door, bit her lip, and went to find the others.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Luna?" Artemis approached his wife and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Yes Artemis, I'm fine." She was sitting on their bed gazing out at the darkening sky, it was almost time for dinner.
"You're lying to me." There was silence for a moment.
"Yes Artemis, I am." He sat next to her and pulled her to him. "They're my friends too!" She began to tear up. "I don't know if they're coming back, and I just got more bad news!"
"What now?" He sighed. Then there was a knock at the door, and Amy, Mina, Endymion, and Serenity came in, Lenora was also there. It was obvious Serenity had been crying, but she had come to Luna's room instead of going to the garden.
"Ok Luna. You've got news, lets here it." The queen said shakily, but Luna only looked to Amy, who took Serenity's hands in her own.
"Serenity, I received a transmission from my council today. Mercury is being attacked." The queen's tears fell again.
"Amy, I don't want to hear how many." She smiled. "This is a war, and you have to go, I understand and I'll cope. Are you taking Adrian?"
"No. He doesn't know I'm leaving."
"WHAT!" Endymion yelled.
"Your Highness, I trusted you enough for you to be here. I know he's your cousin and you need to look out for one another, but please don't reveal me!"
"Amy, that's so cruel though!" Mina scolded.
"He won't allow me to go if he knows, it's better this way."
"What will we tell him?" Artemis asked.
"That I wasn't going to let him stop me, that I love him, and I'll see him again soon. Oh! And if he shows up, he's in big trouble!" She smiled the last part and hugged Serenity. They held on a long time, but finally parted.
"Good luck Amy."
"You too Serenity." She then said her goodbyes to Luna and Mina.
"Be careful Amy." Luna begged. Mina seemed angry, and Endymion wished her well, promising not to say a word to Adrian.
"I'll walk you to the hangar." Mina offered. Serenity and Luna joined her. They went down the corridors, into the hanger, carefully making sure no one watched, walked her into the ship, and hugged once more, all in tears, but quickly stepped back. Endymion was detaining Adrian in the kitchen somewhere. He wouldn't see or hear the engine, and as Amy flew up into the sky, she was thankful for that. She didn't want to see the way his eyes would drop or hear him beg her not to go. But now she had cleared the atmosphere and had to concentrate on home. What was she going to do?
It was well past breakfast time when the queen rose, and when she did finally look at the clock, she was shocked to see that no one had woken her. Slipping into a dress quickly, she checked for Lenora, who wasn't there, and then went out to her conference room. There, Endymion was holding Lenora, Eric, Adrian, Marcus, Artemis, and Chad were sitting on one side of a table, and Mina, Amy, and Luna were on the other side. Everyone looked up, and stood up when she entered. "Good Morning Serenity." Her husband greeted her. She walked up to the head of the table where her seat was, next to his.
"Why wasn't I woken up? I should have woken up on my own, but I slept too long. Why didn't you come and get me?"
"There was no reason to. I heard you up all last night, and you needed your sleep."
"Hmm. What's going on then?"
"We were just talking about the meteor, nothing new." But no sooner had the words left his mouth, then there was a beep from the speaker in the ceiling.
"Your highness," Amy began, "That's the transmission screen speaker. Shall I activate it?"
"Yes." Serenity stood up, and the screen came down, Rei's face was visable. "Rei? What is it?"
"Serenity," She sighed and looked down, "This is my final transmission to you for , I don't know how long."
"What!?!?!" Chad began to look upset, and tears were visible in the scout's eyes.
"I hear them at the doors, those aliens, they're here in the Palace, they'll be in any minute and I don't know if I'll see you again. The last death count I got on my people, as of today, was 90,000. Serenity." She looked up, Rei had a long, deep cut from her ear to her chin, "I was out there, they don't want anything but blood," there was a loud crash in the background, and someone was heard yelling to the princess, who ignored them. "They don't want land or power, they want death, my door is down, I have to fight." Suddenly the fire returned to her eyes. "Time to go kick some ass! I love you all and I won't let them get you Serenity!"
"REI! BEHIND YOU!" Chad suddenly yelled. A man with Red skin was running towards her, white hair cut short, and bearing a long sword. Rei ducked, the sword hit the computer screen, and the picture was gone. "NOO! REI! Serenity PLEASE! I…I.." Chad looked angry and confused and like he would cry all at the same time. "I'm sorry, I need to be excused." Endymion nodded and Chad left.
"Serenity," Began Amy, who approached her, "She's strong, she'll be fine." But the queen wasn't listening, she was just staring at the blank spot where Rei had been. She hadn't said goodbye, or said she loved Rei too, or anything.
"She just….disappeared." She mumbled flatly, and picked Lenora up from the king. She began walking slowly toward the door.
"Serenity?" Endymion stopped her with words. She turned to face him, her eyes were glazed and she couldn't meet his stare, but rather her eyes fell to the floor.
"I wish to be left alone. Endymion, I want to speak with you later. Meet me in the garden at dinner." And she drifted away out the door. Mina immediately stood up.
"I'm going after her."
"NO!" Amy yelled, and grabbed her wrist. "Let her go, she wants to be alone."
"What's wrong with you Amy?" I mean, look at her! She's like the living dead! She won't sleep, barely eats, wants solitude always, she's unbelievably depressed, and she CAN'T be left alone, now LET ME GO!!" She pulled her wrist away violently; only meet Luna and Artemis blocking the door. "Luna," She breathed, "Get out of my way."
"No Mina. Let her alone for now. She can't be reached right now, no matter what you say, she won't hear you. She's got Lenora with her, and that child always calms Serenity. She'll sort things out tonite with the King." Mina shifted her gaze to Endymion.
"I think she needs support right now, and I think you're making a big mistake leaving her to herself." She looked back at her 'road blocks', and angrily pushed Artemis aside. "I'm going for a walk." And she too was gone. Eric stood up moments later,
"She's going to be angry, but I have to go to her. Highness, may I be excused?"
"Yes. As a matter of fact, let's convene until after lunch, we all need some air."
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
An hour later, Marcus and Chad were walking in the guest hangar where only two ships remained. "It seems like a different lifetime." Chad said.
"What does?"
"That day at the lake. We were happy, almost carefree, and Serenity was smiling."
"They were there." Chad knew he meant Lita and Rei. "I'm sorry Chad, I know how hard it is." They rested their elbows on a guard rail overlooking Mercury's and Venus's spaceships.
"And the last two? Do you think Adrian and Eric will have to suffer as well?" Chad asked.
"If ever Amy tried to leave, Adrian wouldn't let her. Not that he could really stop her, but he'd insist on going."
"He can't leave though, he's stuck on this planet, we all are."
"Lita and Rei are though, I know they're fine. There's no reason for them to be harmed anyways."
"Do you think all the Princesses are still alive?"
"Yes." Marcus answered. "By cutting off the communication, the enemy keeps us living in fear and suspicion. They want us to think the princesses are dead."
"Hmm. This is too much, it was just a meteor…."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Adrian?" Amy went into his room, the door was cracked open.
"What is it Amy?" He stood up from the chair he had been in.
"Oh, don't get too excited I just wanted to come in and say hi. I was walking to my room. You seemed unusually silent at the conference this morning." She stepped up to him quickly and embraced him.
"Amy????" He held her back and the two stood in silence.
"I hate this Adrian. They're all being pulled away from me. All the scouts are gone!"
"That's not true Amy, Mina is still here."
"No, not the same Mina, she's not carefree or happy, she's angry, all the time and, ohh Adrian." She looked up at him and pushed the hair off of his eye. His hand ran up her back to her shoulders, his other one caressed her cheek. His head lowered slowly to hers, and their lips locked. It was a tight, passionate embrace, each of them sensing the other's fear of losing their bond. Amy pulled away slowly.
"At least we have each other, that's enough hope to get through the day." Amy pulled away quickly, and looked at him once more.
"I have to go see Luna! I completely forgot." She began to slide slowly out the door, but turned once, "You know I love you."
"Of course." She nodded and left. Once the door was shut, the tears streamed down freely.
"Good bye Adrian." She kissed her hand and pressed it to his door, bit her lip, and went to find the others.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Luna?" Artemis approached his wife and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Yes Artemis, I'm fine." She was sitting on their bed gazing out at the darkening sky, it was almost time for dinner.
"You're lying to me." There was silence for a moment.
"Yes Artemis, I am." He sat next to her and pulled her to him. "They're my friends too!" She began to tear up. "I don't know if they're coming back, and I just got more bad news!"
"What now?" He sighed. Then there was a knock at the door, and Amy, Mina, Endymion, and Serenity came in, Lenora was also there. It was obvious Serenity had been crying, but she had come to Luna's room instead of going to the garden.
"Ok Luna. You've got news, lets here it." The queen said shakily, but Luna only looked to Amy, who took Serenity's hands in her own.
"Serenity, I received a transmission from my council today. Mercury is being attacked." The queen's tears fell again.
"Amy, I don't want to hear how many." She smiled. "This is a war, and you have to go, I understand and I'll cope. Are you taking Adrian?"
"No. He doesn't know I'm leaving."
"WHAT!" Endymion yelled.
"Your Highness, I trusted you enough for you to be here. I know he's your cousin and you need to look out for one another, but please don't reveal me!"
"Amy, that's so cruel though!" Mina scolded.
"He won't allow me to go if he knows, it's better this way."
"What will we tell him?" Artemis asked.
"That I wasn't going to let him stop me, that I love him, and I'll see him again soon. Oh! And if he shows up, he's in big trouble!" She smiled the last part and hugged Serenity. They held on a long time, but finally parted.
"Good luck Amy."
"You too Serenity." She then said her goodbyes to Luna and Mina.
"Be careful Amy." Luna begged. Mina seemed angry, and Endymion wished her well, promising not to say a word to Adrian.
"I'll walk you to the hangar." Mina offered. Serenity and Luna joined her. They went down the corridors, into the hanger, carefully making sure no one watched, walked her into the ship, and hugged once more, all in tears, but quickly stepped back. Endymion was detaining Adrian in the kitchen somewhere. He wouldn't see or hear the engine, and as Amy flew up into the sky, she was thankful for that. She didn't want to see the way his eyes would drop or hear him beg her not to go. But now she had cleared the atmosphere and had to concentrate on home. What was she going to do?