Darkness Sees the Light Prologue:
Neo Queen Serenity slowly opened her eyes. She had just returned from her trip to the past to help her daughter defeat the Doom Phantom. Sighing she turned to her husband, "Darien," She whispered softly. He turned to her a loving smile on his face, "Yes, Usagi?" He questioned.
The queen was about to speak when she gasped as a series of memories shook her mind.
"Heero," She whispered then turned to Darien. He had a look of guilt on his face and Usagi closed her eyes in denial. "You knew?" She asked not wanting to believe. Darien looked away from her bowed head and out the royal window that looked out over the kingdom. "Why, Darien?" She asked softly opened her blue eyes and staring up at the man that she had spent hundreds upon hundreds of years married to. Darien turned his eyes full of guilt.
"I knew if I told you that you'd find a way to go back. Usagi, you have to realize it's true you would have left." Usagi nodded thoughtfully, "When did you remember?" She asked fighting tears. Darien sighed, "When we first became King and Queen of this world." Usagi gasped, "But that was almost a thousand years ago!" Her eyes shimmered with fresh tears. "How could you keep this away from me for so long?"
"Your highness?" Usagi turned to see Sailor Mars.
"Yes?" She asked in a strained voice. The red-suited sailor blinked.
"Are you all right?" Usagi turned to confront the worried woman.
"No, I am not all right. I just found out my husband has kept something from me for almost a thousand years," She paused as she saw Sailor
Mars flinch. Usagi shook her head in denial. "No, please tell me it isn't true," She whispered in horror. "You knew and you didn't tell me? Don't you think I would have wanted to remember the one who owns my heart?" Sailor Venus sighed as she entered the room and heard the conversation.
"Usagi, please try to understand. We couldn't tell you. Not only would ChibiUsa have never been born but remember this world would have been destroyed by the Negamoon. Everything would have been lost and you looked happy enough with your life so we all decided not to tell you." Usagi stared at them tears in her eyes.
"You don't understand. I left Heero," Her voice softened as she said the name she had not uttered for nearly a millennium. She took a deep breath before attempting to speak again, "I left him because my destiny lied with Darien but not even I knew how much. If you would have told me I'd at least would have had those memories to treasure." Sailor Mars started to interrupt when Usagi shook her head, "No, you've betrayed me my friends. If you would have told me I would have stayed here with a broken heart but you were so worried about your precious little kingdom that my thoughts feelings and emotions didn't matter to you." Sailor Mars coughed, "I'm sorry, Usagi but I came here to tell you that ChibiUsa is on her way home." Usagi nodded thoughtfully at the news.
"Take me to her," She requested pushing her memories of Heero into the recesses of her mind for later.
ChibiUsa appeared out of the portal wiping tears from her eyes. "Goodbye, Usagi and thanks for everything," She whispered before looking up and seeing the whole royal court. "Mommy," She whispered. She started to run to her and came to a stop a few feet away. She smiled sweetly and curtsied. Tears clinging to her eyelashes she looked up and ran to her mother. Neo Queen Serenity sank to her knees and caught her daughter in a gently hug.
"You've saved our world, my darling. Welcome home," She whispered. ChibiUsa sensed something was different with her mother but she was so pleased to see her again she ignored everything but her love.
"Everyone's here," She whispered looking up at her mother. Usagi looked down at her pink-haired daughter, "Of course they are, darling. We all came to see you. We missed you and were worried. ChibiUsa blinked, "How could you miss me? You were inside that crystal prison..." Usagi smiled,
"Though it is true I was unconscious inside that prison I still missed you," ChibiUsa wiped her tears away and smiling hugged her mother tighter.
"Let's go home," She said sweetly. Usagi nodded and picking her daughter up led the way back to the palace.
Heero scowled, 'What is this place?' he wondered as he realized he was in a dream like no other. Instead of normal dreams or nightmares he was in a place shrouded by mist.
"Heero," Whispered a soft feminine voice that sounded vaguely familiar. He turned and saw a shadowy shape.
"Who are you?" He demanded pulling out his gun and aiming. Gentle laughter greeted his ears making him scowl more.
"You will know soon. I promise," The shadow assured. Heero took a step closer attempting to see who the shadow was. More laughter greeted his ears and the shadow lifted one slim finger and shook it, "Not yet, Heero. Soon all will be revealed to you," She assured before vanishing before his eyes. Heero awoke from his sleep a scowl on his face.
"That wasn't a normal dream," He mused in anger.