Author's Notes: Sorry for not having this up sooner, but FFN and my modem decided it would be fun to annoy me. I've had this chapter for a while, but couldn't upload it. Wanna know something? Here's the bad news - I've got a new idea for a story, and I think I'll be starting it, too. It's a SM / FY crossover, but for now, I'll postpone it a touch.
As always, as usual, I don't own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. I just kidnap the characters to write stories with. Hugs and chocolate to my beta readers Cheryl and Janine, especially Cheryl, who tried to upload this too. (FFN not liking my account for a few days, mayhaps?)
That's What It Takes - Chapter 4
By: Eternal Rose
~* GW Dimension *~
"That said, you guys," Motoki remarked, "What do we do now?" The pilots and senshi exchanged glances, losing themselves in their thoughts. Although this certainly left Heero better prepared to fight, it hurt them all to witness him this way. In the long run, it could bring him only pain…
The decision was taken out of their hands as a blinding white light filled the room, the likes of which had not been seen since a certain Moon Princess disappeared. Everyone blinked their eyes against the powerful glare. When it finally cleared, the expressions of the people in the room could be described as nothing short of shocked.
"Honestly," Serenity said after a moment, a wide grin spreading itself over her face, "from the looks on your faces you'd think I was dead or something. Really now, is this any way to greet a friend whom you haven't seen in months?"
"Renity?" Duo approached slowly and cautiously, like a frightened deer. He reached out and softly poked her arm. "It is you!"
"No, its not." Serenity said, laughter and sarcasm running through her voice. "I'm just a figment of your overactive imaginations that you all decided to see at the same time."
"Seriously?" Minako asked. She looked at her, head off to the side. Then she straightened and shook her head. "Nah, it has to be you. If it was my imagination, I wouldn't be able to employ a plethora of words like you just did, nor would I have adopted the technical jargon that you utilized."
Everyone face faulted. Ami stopped from the scan she had been administering on Serenity to look at Minako. She began typing away, while the others remained silent.
"As highly improbable as it may sound," Ami remarked when her calculations were complete, "it seems Minako actually said that. Not only that, but odds suggest that she knew precisely what she was saying as she said it."
"Well I guess somebody's been studying the past few months!" Serenity declared. Again, the glazed and confused faces of her friends faced her. She laughed at them. "Now really, what's the matter with all of you? Did you really think a battle against that Mamoru-baka would be enough to kill me? I'm a Goddess; he's a mortal! What are the odds he could destroy me?"
"Ami, is it really her?" Makoto asked, her voice pleading and quiet. "Please, please tell me its her."
Ami didn't respond with words. Instead, she ran forward and flung her arms around Serenity. Tears filled her eyes, and she sobbed into the arms of her princess and friend. The others took the hint, and soon Serenity was mobbed by a large group of hugs, tears, and friends.
"How?" Rei asked when the mob had quieted and she finally regained her voice. "I'm eternally grateful for it, but how? How did you manage to get back to us?"
"Rei," Serenity said, and gave her another hug. "I can't die until I choose to because I'm a goddess. My energy was so depleted by the battle against Mamoru that my mortal body couldn't take it."
"So your body disintegrated, right?" Ami asked. "That's why we saw all those sparkles…"
"Sparkles?" Serenity shrugged. "I don't know anything about sparkles, but then again I suppose I wouldn't. So anyway, I was thrown into this extremely cryptic and apparently three month long dream. When it was finally over, I awoke in the astral realm. Oh Quatre, Motoki, I only wish you could have been there!"
"Renity?" Quatre said curiously, looking deep into his twin's eyes. He and Ami were now seated on a couch across from the chair where Serenity sat. "What happened while you were there?"
"Something I've been waiting over a thousand years for." Serenity replied. A brilliant smile painted itself on her face as her eyes sparkled joyfully. "Mom and Dad met me there, and gave me my full powers."
"Mom and Dad?" Motoki remarked with surprise. "As in, our parents from the Silver Millennium? Queen Serenity and King Andromeda? Phoebe and Hyperion? Goddess of the Moon and God of -"
"Yes Motoki!" She laughed. "Do we really have to get into saying all of their names? It takes about as long as saying all of mine! Quatre, they told me that they'll be seeing you soon to give you what belongs to you too. I'm pretty sure you already have your powers, right Motoki?"
"But of course, my dear little sister!" Motoki laughed, and pulled Minako into his embrace. "How else was I supposed to protect you all in the days of the ancient kingdom?"
"My knight in shining tinfoil!" Minako declared, stars in her eyes. Serenity burst out laughing, and so did the others. "What? What's so funny?"
"Same old Minako!" Serenity said. "Do me a favor and don't ever change, ok? What would I do for entertainment without your botched quotation?"
"Why, you'd listen to Duo!" Haruka said, a serious expression on her face. "After all, nothing logical ever comes out of him."
"Haruka!" Michiru admonished her partner. She gently smacked her shoulder, then smiled. "Of course, Serenity could always just watch you race. That's always could for a laugh."
"Michiru!"
"I'm just kidding!" She replied moving over and wrapping her arms around Haruka's neck. "You know I love watching you race. It's so exciting! You're really excellent at it too, and I've got the pictures to prove it."
"Women." Wufei muttered under his breath. Rei glared at him, and he slowly shook his head. "Rei, you really are the only one of them that's worth anything."
Rei continued glaring at him. Wufei looked up at her, confused. She glanced pointedly at Serenity, still not saying a word. Ever so slowly, Wufei followed her gaze. His eyes locked on those of a none too amused Moon Princess, and her equally un-entertained siblings whom he was supposed to protect. Right behind them was a large ensemble of assorted senshi, all of whom appeared surprisingly feminine.
"Ummmm, just kidding. What I meant to say was that umm…" Wufei trailed off, making a mental note never to open his mouth on this subject in their presence again. As it turns out, there actually were a great number of strong women in the world. Thankfully, Wufei was saved by a timely observation of Serenity's.
"Where's Heero, you guys?" she asked, hope and excitement filling her face. "I can't wait to see him again."
The others looked at each other, and apprehension seized hold of Serenity's heart. Something must have happened to Heero, something that they didn't want to tell her about. Queen Serenity had told her that he had tried to kill himself, but had been unsuccessful. Even if they knew about it, that surely would not have stopped them from taking her to him.
"What happened to Heero?" Serenity asked, panic rising into her voice. "Where is he? Why are you all looking at each other like that?"
"Sere…" Quatre started. He went over and again hugged his twin, taking her gently into his embrace. "Right after you disappeared, so did Heero. He just up and left. We hadn't seen him since - "
"So you just let him walk out of here after seeing me disappear!" Serenity shrieked. "Honestly, I gave you credit for more intelligence than that! No wonder he almost succeeded in killing himself -"
"He tried to kill himself?" Trowa asked ponderously. "But how would you know that if you weren't here?"
"Mother told me." Serenity responded. "When she and father gave me my powers, they told me a few interesting things along with them. One of which happened to be that my one and only tried to remove himself from the planet, but I unknowingly sent my soul out to make him stop and keep living."
"Anyway, the boys went on a mission today." Hotaru said, gracefully turning the conversation back to matters at hand.
"While they were there, they ran into an unexpected glitch that worked out ok in the end." Motoki interjected. "Heero had also shown up at the base. The boys didn't really do much talking while they flew back, or at least, Heero didn't talk much on the way back. But when he got here…"
"Heero doesn't remember any of them." Duo said. His joyful eyes were no longer as jovial as they usually were. (A/N: Meg, its Jovian! n/m) "All he remembers is the four of us guys, and his mission. Ami said something about repressing memories."
"Sere, you're death was too much for him to handle." Ami said compassionately. "Heero is one of the strongest people I've ever met. He's been through a great deal, and yet has always seemed to triumph. Then he finally recovers the one thing he prized above all else, you, only to lose you again to the brother who hated him for no reason."
"And he'd already lost me twice before…" Serenity said softly. "I can see why he retreated from you all, and from reality. I don't like it, but I understand."
"I thought you would." Ami said comfortingly. She glanced at Minako. "Will you please go call Beryl and Relena? I'm sure that they'll want to hear all about this."
"Yea, sure." Minako mumbled, and wandered quietly out to the phone.
"Beryl and Relena have a house nearby. They've been searching for Heero for a very long time, and I'm sure Setsuna and Zechs are as well." Rei told her, looking sadly at her long time friend. This was obviously extremely hard for her.
"Who are you?" An intruding voice challenged them all. Serenity looked up to see the only man she ever had or ever could love pointing a gun straight at her head.
"Heero…"
~* Not Far Enough Away *~
"Sir!" One of the assorted minions that so frequently arrive in the SM dimension ran up to a throne that held his master. This was the best news that they'd had in weeks.
"What is it?" He asked lethargically. Ever since the disappearance of the woman he loved, the Dark Prince had been depressed and slow. Not only was she gone, but likewise were all of her senshi. It was no fun terrorizing a world with no one to fight.
"Sir, we've located the Princess!" The minion announced happily.
"What? You have?" An energy that had been absent for quite some time re-established itself on his face. "Where is she?"
"In a nearby dimension." Throughout the hall, all ears had turned towards the dais. "We are currently in the process of preparing the ships to travel to the new dimension. We should be ready in a matter of hours."
"Very well. Make haste!" The ruler declared. "We must leave as soon as possible." He laughed evilly. "Very soon, Serenity, you will be mine."
~* End Chapter 4 *~
Yay, it's done! Kudos to anyone who can guess the villain. If anyone's wondering, this chapter was delayed by writer's block. Hugs and chocolate to Janine for getting me out of it! ~Rose
As always, as usual, I don't own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. I just kidnap the characters to write stories with. Hugs and chocolate to my beta readers Cheryl and Janine, especially Cheryl, who tried to upload this too. (FFN not liking my account for a few days, mayhaps?)
That's What It Takes - Chapter 4
By: Eternal Rose
~* GW Dimension *~
"That said, you guys," Motoki remarked, "What do we do now?" The pilots and senshi exchanged glances, losing themselves in their thoughts. Although this certainly left Heero better prepared to fight, it hurt them all to witness him this way. In the long run, it could bring him only pain…
The decision was taken out of their hands as a blinding white light filled the room, the likes of which had not been seen since a certain Moon Princess disappeared. Everyone blinked their eyes against the powerful glare. When it finally cleared, the expressions of the people in the room could be described as nothing short of shocked.
"Honestly," Serenity said after a moment, a wide grin spreading itself over her face, "from the looks on your faces you'd think I was dead or something. Really now, is this any way to greet a friend whom you haven't seen in months?"
"Renity?" Duo approached slowly and cautiously, like a frightened deer. He reached out and softly poked her arm. "It is you!"
"No, its not." Serenity said, laughter and sarcasm running through her voice. "I'm just a figment of your overactive imaginations that you all decided to see at the same time."
"Seriously?" Minako asked. She looked at her, head off to the side. Then she straightened and shook her head. "Nah, it has to be you. If it was my imagination, I wouldn't be able to employ a plethora of words like you just did, nor would I have adopted the technical jargon that you utilized."
Everyone face faulted. Ami stopped from the scan she had been administering on Serenity to look at Minako. She began typing away, while the others remained silent.
"As highly improbable as it may sound," Ami remarked when her calculations were complete, "it seems Minako actually said that. Not only that, but odds suggest that she knew precisely what she was saying as she said it."
"Well I guess somebody's been studying the past few months!" Serenity declared. Again, the glazed and confused faces of her friends faced her. She laughed at them. "Now really, what's the matter with all of you? Did you really think a battle against that Mamoru-baka would be enough to kill me? I'm a Goddess; he's a mortal! What are the odds he could destroy me?"
"Ami, is it really her?" Makoto asked, her voice pleading and quiet. "Please, please tell me its her."
Ami didn't respond with words. Instead, she ran forward and flung her arms around Serenity. Tears filled her eyes, and she sobbed into the arms of her princess and friend. The others took the hint, and soon Serenity was mobbed by a large group of hugs, tears, and friends.
"How?" Rei asked when the mob had quieted and she finally regained her voice. "I'm eternally grateful for it, but how? How did you manage to get back to us?"
"Rei," Serenity said, and gave her another hug. "I can't die until I choose to because I'm a goddess. My energy was so depleted by the battle against Mamoru that my mortal body couldn't take it."
"So your body disintegrated, right?" Ami asked. "That's why we saw all those sparkles…"
"Sparkles?" Serenity shrugged. "I don't know anything about sparkles, but then again I suppose I wouldn't. So anyway, I was thrown into this extremely cryptic and apparently three month long dream. When it was finally over, I awoke in the astral realm. Oh Quatre, Motoki, I only wish you could have been there!"
"Renity?" Quatre said curiously, looking deep into his twin's eyes. He and Ami were now seated on a couch across from the chair where Serenity sat. "What happened while you were there?"
"Something I've been waiting over a thousand years for." Serenity replied. A brilliant smile painted itself on her face as her eyes sparkled joyfully. "Mom and Dad met me there, and gave me my full powers."
"Mom and Dad?" Motoki remarked with surprise. "As in, our parents from the Silver Millennium? Queen Serenity and King Andromeda? Phoebe and Hyperion? Goddess of the Moon and God of -"
"Yes Motoki!" She laughed. "Do we really have to get into saying all of their names? It takes about as long as saying all of mine! Quatre, they told me that they'll be seeing you soon to give you what belongs to you too. I'm pretty sure you already have your powers, right Motoki?"
"But of course, my dear little sister!" Motoki laughed, and pulled Minako into his embrace. "How else was I supposed to protect you all in the days of the ancient kingdom?"
"My knight in shining tinfoil!" Minako declared, stars in her eyes. Serenity burst out laughing, and so did the others. "What? What's so funny?"
"Same old Minako!" Serenity said. "Do me a favor and don't ever change, ok? What would I do for entertainment without your botched quotation?"
"Why, you'd listen to Duo!" Haruka said, a serious expression on her face. "After all, nothing logical ever comes out of him."
"Haruka!" Michiru admonished her partner. She gently smacked her shoulder, then smiled. "Of course, Serenity could always just watch you race. That's always could for a laugh."
"Michiru!"
"I'm just kidding!" She replied moving over and wrapping her arms around Haruka's neck. "You know I love watching you race. It's so exciting! You're really excellent at it too, and I've got the pictures to prove it."
"Women." Wufei muttered under his breath. Rei glared at him, and he slowly shook his head. "Rei, you really are the only one of them that's worth anything."
Rei continued glaring at him. Wufei looked up at her, confused. She glanced pointedly at Serenity, still not saying a word. Ever so slowly, Wufei followed her gaze. His eyes locked on those of a none too amused Moon Princess, and her equally un-entertained siblings whom he was supposed to protect. Right behind them was a large ensemble of assorted senshi, all of whom appeared surprisingly feminine.
"Ummmm, just kidding. What I meant to say was that umm…" Wufei trailed off, making a mental note never to open his mouth on this subject in their presence again. As it turns out, there actually were a great number of strong women in the world. Thankfully, Wufei was saved by a timely observation of Serenity's.
"Where's Heero, you guys?" she asked, hope and excitement filling her face. "I can't wait to see him again."
The others looked at each other, and apprehension seized hold of Serenity's heart. Something must have happened to Heero, something that they didn't want to tell her about. Queen Serenity had told her that he had tried to kill himself, but had been unsuccessful. Even if they knew about it, that surely would not have stopped them from taking her to him.
"What happened to Heero?" Serenity asked, panic rising into her voice. "Where is he? Why are you all looking at each other like that?"
"Sere…" Quatre started. He went over and again hugged his twin, taking her gently into his embrace. "Right after you disappeared, so did Heero. He just up and left. We hadn't seen him since - "
"So you just let him walk out of here after seeing me disappear!" Serenity shrieked. "Honestly, I gave you credit for more intelligence than that! No wonder he almost succeeded in killing himself -"
"He tried to kill himself?" Trowa asked ponderously. "But how would you know that if you weren't here?"
"Mother told me." Serenity responded. "When she and father gave me my powers, they told me a few interesting things along with them. One of which happened to be that my one and only tried to remove himself from the planet, but I unknowingly sent my soul out to make him stop and keep living."
"Anyway, the boys went on a mission today." Hotaru said, gracefully turning the conversation back to matters at hand.
"While they were there, they ran into an unexpected glitch that worked out ok in the end." Motoki interjected. "Heero had also shown up at the base. The boys didn't really do much talking while they flew back, or at least, Heero didn't talk much on the way back. But when he got here…"
"Heero doesn't remember any of them." Duo said. His joyful eyes were no longer as jovial as they usually were. (A/N: Meg, its Jovian! n/m) "All he remembers is the four of us guys, and his mission. Ami said something about repressing memories."
"Sere, you're death was too much for him to handle." Ami said compassionately. "Heero is one of the strongest people I've ever met. He's been through a great deal, and yet has always seemed to triumph. Then he finally recovers the one thing he prized above all else, you, only to lose you again to the brother who hated him for no reason."
"And he'd already lost me twice before…" Serenity said softly. "I can see why he retreated from you all, and from reality. I don't like it, but I understand."
"I thought you would." Ami said comfortingly. She glanced at Minako. "Will you please go call Beryl and Relena? I'm sure that they'll want to hear all about this."
"Yea, sure." Minako mumbled, and wandered quietly out to the phone.
"Beryl and Relena have a house nearby. They've been searching for Heero for a very long time, and I'm sure Setsuna and Zechs are as well." Rei told her, looking sadly at her long time friend. This was obviously extremely hard for her.
"Who are you?" An intruding voice challenged them all. Serenity looked up to see the only man she ever had or ever could love pointing a gun straight at her head.
"Heero…"
~* Not Far Enough Away *~
"Sir!" One of the assorted minions that so frequently arrive in the SM dimension ran up to a throne that held his master. This was the best news that they'd had in weeks.
"What is it?" He asked lethargically. Ever since the disappearance of the woman he loved, the Dark Prince had been depressed and slow. Not only was she gone, but likewise were all of her senshi. It was no fun terrorizing a world with no one to fight.
"Sir, we've located the Princess!" The minion announced happily.
"What? You have?" An energy that had been absent for quite some time re-established itself on his face. "Where is she?"
"In a nearby dimension." Throughout the hall, all ears had turned towards the dais. "We are currently in the process of preparing the ships to travel to the new dimension. We should be ready in a matter of hours."
"Very well. Make haste!" The ruler declared. "We must leave as soon as possible." He laughed evilly. "Very soon, Serenity, you will be mine."
~* End Chapter 4 *~
Yay, it's done! Kudos to anyone who can guess the villain. If anyone's wondering, this chapter was delayed by writer's block. Hugs and chocolate to Janine for getting me out of it! ~Rose