Sailor Moon

Chosen

By coly456

Serenity starred at Endymions blank sleeping face with sad tired eyes. It has now been two weeks since he collapsed, Malachite had immediately checked the young king for a pulse then proceeded to yell at the doctor that there wasn't one. The midwife and healer, still with minas blood on her hands, proceeded to push on the king's chest and breathe air into his lungs until he let out a gasping breath. His eyes opened slightly before closing again, his breathing deep and labored. Now he laid in their bed unmoving and pale. The cuts on his face were slowly healing as Serenity took the salve the healer had given her, rubbing it on the cuts and bruises which he seemed to have all over his body.

Malachite came and checked him everyday, and gave Serenity an update on her friend and the babies. As well as the war that was still approaching their kingdom walls. The Generals haven't gone back to the battlefield yet their duty to the king is keeping them here until he wakes and orders them otherwise. Serenity's due date was approaching, it was getting more and more unbearable to stand and move around, her belly was huge, the only clothes she enjoyed wearing were her night dresses, the material light and silky.

"Sere." a voice jolted her as she looked up from her belly to see endymions blue eyes focused on her.

A sob ripped through her, as big tears rolled down her face and gasping breaths escaped her as she covered her face with her hands and cried. She felt the bed shift and heard a grunt before she felt herself getting pulled towards him, her head resting on his bare chest, his hands rubbing her head as she cried before anger overtook her.

"You Idiot!" she shouted slamming her small fist into this chest repeatedly "you knew what would happen! You were leaving me, alone! You idiot!"

Endymion got a hold of her hands after he let her get a few good hits, his body still slow and stiff from laying in bed. Taking her chin in his fingers he made her look at him, letting the love he has for her shine through the pain in his eyes.

"I wasn't going to let them die." he muttered before kissing her softly, wiping the tears from her cheeks as she calmed down. She moaned against his mouth missing the feel and taste of him as she deepened the kiss, her hands going to his hair holding him to her as his hands found the end of her night dress sliding up her leg up to her belly placing his warm hand on it receiving a kick in response. She grabbed his hand and slid it down letting his fingers find her wet and ready for him making him groan in response pulling away.

"Is it safe?" he muttered his lips brushing her neck as he pressed wet kisses there.

"Yes." Serenity gasped rocking into his hands needing to feel him after being away for so long her body craved his touch as if she needed it to survive. She straddled him moving the blanket and his pants down his member ready for her as he helped her guide himself into her. They both gasped and froze clinging to each other. Slowly they rocked against each other at a slow building pace.

Serenity gasped whispering I love you over and over as she felt her climax come over her and then soon felt the warmth of his seed fill her both of them panting as he hugged her as close as he could with her belly. He helped her off him as they laid next to each other in the bed panting their forehead touching. Serenity helped fix their clothing then the blanket as their eyes drifted shut a deep sleep overtaking them.

When Serenity woke Endymion wasn't laying with her. A deep frown creased her face as she pulled on a robe she gasped when a pain throbbed in her abdomen. Brushing it off as a kick, she walked to the door pulling it open to see Endymion talking with a stone faced Malachite, both looking ready to battle their armor with swords strapped on both hips and across their back.

"Endy? What's going on?" she whispered approaching them.

Endymion turned his face to pale dark circles under his eyes as he gave her a sad look.

"You are leaving again?"

"No, Sere." he shook his head taking her hands "they have reached the palace we have to go defend the wall. You are going to a new room with the Senshi to guard you and the small lady." his hands touched her belly as another pain ripped through her making her grasp his arms and lean forward with a gasp.

"You are in labor." Malachite said from behind Endymion causing them to look at him. His usual stone face looked sad as he looked between the couple.

As he said that two sets of familiar footsteps approached. From around the corner Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mars approached them. Endymion pulled her closer to him as they approached, their faces appearing serious as they bowed their heads at the two of them.

"Mina, ami, the twins and the Queen Mother are already at the safe location." Lita said her voice was almost cold as she addressed Endymion.

Another pain went through Serenity as she clutched the endymion to support her. Rei and Lita's eyes flashed with concern before the emotion disappeared.

"She needs the midwife. And a bed." Endymion said and Rei nodded, turning and running with swift legs down the hall.
Endymion turned Serenity, kissing her on the lips before she looked and saw the tears leaving his eyes.

"I cannot be there Sere, I am sorry I must break my promise."

"Please, Endy, don't leave me alone." she sobbed

"You're Not alone, Senshi and my mother will be with you. I can't leave our people to fight and not join them."

Serenity nodded as she laid her head on his chest.

"Jupiter, the senshi will be the last defense between the rebels and Serenity. Promise me if we fall you will defend her and Small lady." Endymion said his voice thick with emotion as he held Serenity to him.

"With our lives. We are ready." Jupiter said as she placed a hand on Serenity's shoulder the two of them separated. Endymion kneeled, kissing Serenity's bulging belly, leaning his forehead on it before standing and kissing her again. As Lita and Serenity walked away sobs racked Serenity's body as they traveled down halls she had never seen before. Having to stop every so often with the pain exploded through her abdomen. They entered a room deep beneath the castle, it looked like any other royal bedroom with a bathing chamber, canopy bed, desk and sitting area. Lita had explained that any civilian in the palace also had rooms set up down here as well. Queen Irene was standing talking with Sailor Venus, who Serenity was shocked to see transformed, as well as sailor mercury. Their faces were serious as they talked in low whispers.

Looking around Serenity then saw the small bassinets in the corner Minas two little girls sharing one the other she assumed was for Small Lady. At that thought a groan came out of her as another pain came causing the three women in the room to look over at her. They moved instantly, Irene helping her onto the bed, Mercury getting towles reay laying them under her lower half as Venus and Jupiter brought in buckets of water.

When the healer arrived with Mars, Jupiter told her the contractions were still further apart, and when she checked how dilated the young queen was she was only at about three.

"Looks like this will be a long labor." Irene gave serenity a small smile smoothing her hair from her face.

"Is that normal?"

"Oh yes, very common with first babies. Unless there is a reason to speed up the labor like with Mina."

"Drink this, it will help ease your discomfort some." The healer help;er her sip a milky white substance that was bitter making her face scrunch.

"And you should eat. We have some fruit." Jupiter set a tray on the nightstand next to her and serenity smiled grateful for her friend.

Serenity looked over at Irene and frowned tears in her eyes "Endymion should not be out there he is still weak make him come back."

"Shhh, don't you worry the Generals are there for him they will all be fine." The look in her eyes said otherwise. Serenity had the feeling they were not telling her exactly how bad this attack was. "Sleep now while the medicine is working."

Eating a few pieces of fruit Serenity let Irene fluff her pillow and tuck the blankets up around her, smoothing her hair from her face. In her dreams she saw Endymion and the generals fighting, blood and dirt covered them, though it seemed most of it was not their, she did see that they did have some injuries. Nephrites left arm hung limp almost as blood dripped down it, Zoisite was bleeding from a head wound constantly wiping blood from his eyes. Jedites right side of his face was black and blue as though he had been punched repeatedly. Malachite seemed the better of them all a split lip and eyebrow both crusted in dry blood. He stayed with Endymion who was favoring his left leg as he fought with two short swords, his movement slower then Serenity remembered from watching him train. As if he could sense her there he looked in her direction a sad look in his blue eyes a frown barely visible on his blood and dirt covered face.

An explosion rocked the battlefield sending Endymion and his generals flying from the aftershock of it and jolting serenity awake with sweat on her forehead as another explosion sounded.

"Mercury, stay with Serenity, the rest of us will go to the field." Mina said as she strapped her sword to her hip

"No! Mina, lita you stay!" Serenity gasped as another contraction hit her.

Lita's hand was resting on the small swell of her belly and Minas eyes went from her Queen to the babies sleeping in the bassinets.

"Ami has medical training. We are just going to observe the damage and we won't be long." Rei answered for them here eyes hard

"Please hurry," Serenity whispered as another explosion was heard. With a curt nod they turned and ran off Mercury taking her hand and squeezing it tightly. Suddenly serenity felt a gush of water and gasped as she tried to look down between her legs, her belly still in the way.

"I think my water broke." she gasped again as the urge to push came over her the midwife came and checked her again nodding her head at Mercury who went grabbing towels and bringing over the water bucket. "No Mercury no, Endymion needs to be here he." Serenity groaned, fighting the urge to push.

Irene took Serenity's other hand, smoothing her damp bangs away from her forehead. "We are here, and I am sure he will be here when he can." she whispered as the midwife told Serenity to push on the next contraction.

The pain that surged through her body was something Serenity could not describe. She felt as if her body was being ripped in half everytime she pushed. Though she was trying to focus on pushing her mind kept going to Endymion and the others on the battlefield. The other Senshis still weren't back and she feared for them as she heard one of the maids in the room tending to Minas twins in the corner of the room. Suddenly the pain faded and the sounds of the other voices as she felt herself again being drawn out into the battlefield. Serenity watched as her friends fought. Rei was with Jediete, scraped visible on her legs and arms though otherwise unharmed as she set fire to any enemy approaching them. Lita and Mina were back to back fighting and both seemed mostly unharmed besides minor scrapes as well. The rest of the Generals were spread out, Malachite still not leaving Endymions side, though the generals all seemed worse for wear than before as more explosions went off and Serenity could see how close they were to the gates of the castle.

An explosion near Jupiter and Venus sent them flying and Serenity watched as their bodies bounced and rolled on the ground, Jupiter curling to protect her midsection. Just as MArs screamed, Serenity turned her mind to see Jediete with a sword through his back and shoulder, the point just missing Mars as she stood with him blocking her. It was clear to Serenity they were losing this war. That she was bringing a child into this war and she wouldn't make it a day if something didn't change. Turning again she saw Endymion fighting, she tried calling out to him, He still fought even though he was injured. They all did and she had to do something.

Her mind went back to the room where her body was, the midwife telling her she was doing good one more push and then should do it. Serenity felt something in her building as she pushed a last time letting out a scream, a blinding light shot from her blasting through the castle. Her vision blurry as she heard a baby cry then it faded to black.