The Silence

A Sailor Moon Fanfiction

By: Bekah-chan

Rating: PG



Disclaimer: Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! It's NOT MINE!!!!! (Sailor Moon, I mean) *sob*



Chapter 3:

It was even more rare for the Warrior to dream about the future, as it was the past. Pluto was more talented in seeing what was to come. And even though Pluto's time senses had been based on Saturn's own, they were many times as powerful. Pluto needed that much power to be an effective Guardian of Time. So it came as a surprise when the Warrior was jerked from her peaceful memories of her friend, and shown a vision of the future....... A horrible future.



*****Moon Palace---- Silver Millennium:

Serenity wasn't sure that her latest scheme was such a good one. (Which wasn't really surprising, it was only the second scheme she had concocted in her young life.) She just had not taken into account how *hard* it would be to sneak down palace hallways with a chair. And not just any chair, Serenity had decided to bring her *favorite* chair. The chair that she would read in for hours in the library. But the very reasons why she liked it so much, were hindering her plan. It was impossible to be stealthy when moving a *big* and *cushy* chair through a palace.

Luckily she had only run into one maid. It had been quite hard convincing the servant that she didn't want any help moving the chair. At least she was in her princess dress this time, so had not needed to explain her attire.

Serenity paused to rest and plopped down on the chair, sighing. That was the only good part about pushing and pulling this chair all morning, she had a wonderful resting place, traveling with her.

This was so tiring, and she wasn't even half-way there yet! *sigh* It was going to be a long day. But it would be worth it. She would have a comfortable place to sit when she came to visit her new friend.



*****Moon Palace---- Later That Day:

Serenity stepped back to assess the chair's position. Yes, that was perfect. It was close enough so that she could talk to Saturn without straining her voice, and situated in a nice bright patch of sunlight. The last was so she could bring her embroidery with her, and have sufficient visibility. It was also the perfect spot to read. The Princess anticipated many happy afternoons here, alone with her friend.

Oddly the Princess had never questioned her certainty that this sleeping person *was* her friend. She just knew that she had found a friend to her spirit, and hoped that she could one day free Saturn from her imprisonment of slumber.



*****Tokyo---- Present:

Sailor Moon quickly ran through the shadows, staying off the sidewalk, trying to keep out of sight. The fight had gone badly, which happened sometimes, but this was the first time she had gotten injured while fighting *humans*. One of the would-be muggers had slipped past her guard, with a knife. She had taken the hit low in her left side, it wasn't very deep, and hadn't bled much-- but it hurt. Meaning that it took her a little longer to incapacitate the criminals, *and* she couldn't take the rooftop express the rest of the way to her house. So she was reduced to running on the ground, making her all the later.

She was almost at the point where she would be surprised if Darien *was* still alive when she got there. She might as well wave 'good-bye' to Renee too, as half her genetic package was soon to be killed by her grandfather.

Serena wanted to stay transformed as long as she could, because, as Sailor Moon, she healed much faster. But when she got within a stone's throw of her house, she knew she could not hold it any longer, her family might see her. So she reluctantly let go of her Sailor Moon persona, and faded back to regular Serena who braced herself for the pain she knew was coming. She wasn't disappointed.



*****Time Gate:

Sailor Pluto stood at the Gates of Time, looking through them to the late 20th century. The Guardian of Time watched with worry as her Princess collapsed to her knees when she de-transformed. She had felt some slight concern when Serena was wounded, though she had no doubt that her future Queen would win, even injured. But now she was more worried about her sovereign's state of health. She had seemed fine while she was Sailor Moon, but once she was Serena again that had changed. It hurt Pluto, as it would any of the Scouts, to see her Princess this way. Could she help?

Pluto distanced herself momentarily from the Gate and examined the time streams that were always around her. After awhile she sighed, she couldn't help. The current situation was still within the 'Could Be, Might Be, Will Be'** safety margin. As long as the future was not in danger, Pluto could not interfere in linear events. It was forbidden.

A sudden noise behind her startled Pluto from her thoughts, she quickly turned around to discern what the source of the sound had been. The sight that met her eyes made them widen in shock.

"No..." she whispered. She had no idea what to do, this had never happened before. Her entire body seemed to freeze as her gaze met that of a fully conscious Soldier of Destruction. The purple eyes set in that impossibly delicate face, held the knowledge and sorrow of untold millennia. As they met Pluto's own Saturn spoke a single phrase that sent chills up the Time Guardian's spine.

"Get the Princess, there is danger." Saturn waited for Pluto to nod, numbly, before laying down again. Seconds later it was as if Saturn had never been awake, but the fear Pluto still felt told her otherwise. The Harbinger of Silence had wakened long enough to order Pluto to 'get the Princess' and that was exactly what Pluto would do. She knew when something went over her head. They needed the Princess here---- Now.

Pluto spun back around to face the Gate, then, with a last look behind her at the sleeping Soldier, she stepped through.



To Be Continued ^_^



**I think I got this idea from a Jennifer Roberson book (a Tiger and Del one), but I'm not sure. Anyway I don't own her books either.