Episode #17 - Dire Consequences and New Dilemmas
Serena, Darien and Rini walked down the street, back to Serena's home. Rini went inside with Serena, while Darien stood outside and waited for them. Rini collected a few things she would need, and Serena snuck into her parent's room. Her mother was out shopping, and her father was at work. No one would even know that the gun was gone. That was why she wanted time stopped while they were gone, it would be so much easier for her to replace the gun without anyone knowing that it had been even been moved! It was a small .38 calibre pistol that her father had bought "just for protection". Serena loaded the pistol and tucked it into her pocket, turning the safety on as she did. Serena knew what had to be done, the removal of Geoff before he was even a threat. All of this mess would be undone, the time-line would be righted again, and everything would be the same. Mina, Molly, and Melvin would all be alive again, and Lita would be herself again. She walked back into her room and grabbed some other things she would need, then exited her home. The three walked back to Raye's temple, Robert and Setsuna were standing there, waiting. Raye was ready, and the others arrived soon. Serena looked around, She saw that Hotaru wasn't there. "Where's Hotaru?" she asked. "She's decided to stay behind, just in case" said Robert. "Just incase of what?" asked Serena. "Just incase I goof and give Setsuna to much of a energy jolt, sending you guys too far ahead or to far behind your target, okay" "Okay. let's just do this" Serena and the others were dressed like servants of the palace, so they could get around and be less noticeable. They had changed their hairstyles and Michiru had dyed her hair black, her aqua hair was very noticeable, and also very rare. "Now that everyone's here, shall we be off?" asked Serena. Rini looked at her future mother, something was amiss about her. She was never this. driven to do something. "Mama, is it okay if I stay here?" Serena looked at her daughter. "Why?" "Well, it's just that I don't think it's wise to leave only one of us behind, it would be best if we left two of us behind" Serena nodded. Rini got out of the circle and walked into the temple. Rini looked at her mother again before she entered. Serena looked like she was going to snap at any minuet. Rini didn't want to be around when whatever happened, happened. Rini watched as Setsuna opened the Time Gate and sent her friends into the past and then.
Serena felt herself being pulled upwards and into the time gate, but the gale-force winds and odd sensation of being pulled upwards made her squirm slightly, and the pistol began to wiggle out of her pocket. She couldn't break the circle for any reason, so she just prayed she could keep still and keep the pistol in her pocket. And like that, it was done! The transfer was complete, they were on the moon, and to be more precise, they were in the Moon Kingdom. Serena quickly checked her pocket. "So, fearless leader, what's the first order of business?" asked Raye.
"Find Geoff" She said as she searched her pocket. Serena's eyes widened, the pistol was gone!! "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!" she swore under her breath. Now she would have to do things differently. She began to walk forwards, relying on old memories and general gut feelings to try and find her way through the sprawling castle. She had soon led herself and the others into the Silver Throne Room, her mother was sitting in one of them, a man standing beside her with a staff, dressed in a subdued red and deep blue uniform. He held a staff in his hands, not much, just a gnarled piece of wood, but the jewels in its top made it glimmer with soft light. Serena and her friends watched as a being walked into the Throne Room, it was huge! It had to stand over ten feet tall and looked like some infernal blend of Werewolf and Dragon. It had massive cords of muscle covering it's body and two huge red leathery wings extending from it's back. There were little spikes extending back from its fingers, up into its lower arm, and then the spikes converged into one large spike on its elbow. There was a double row of spikes running down its head to its tail, which then terminated at a large barbed spike on the end of the tail. Its feet had only three toes, each ending in a large claw and its legs were triple jointed. Its eyes glowed with yellow light and it was covered in gray fur. Its massive maw was lined with long fangs. There was one similarity between everything on the being, all the spikes, the claws, the teeth; they were all made from steel. Raye looked at the being. "That's Dymczak!" she said in quiet surprise. "Yeah, and who's that?" asked Haruka. "He's Lord of the Neutral Demons. but why is he here?" "Obviously he's trying to get an alliance with my Mother." said Serena. "But why? No one has even tried to fight the neutral demons in over eight thousand years, and that's counting where we are right now!" "Let's watch and see if we can't find out!" said Lita, her tone telling them to shut their collective traps. Dymczak bowed deeply at Queen Serenity, wrapping his wings around his massive frame. "What is it that you would like, Lord of the Neutral Demons?" asked the man beside Queen Serenity. "Well, M'Lady, we seek an alliance with you and your universe, it would be mutually beneficial to both our parities" "We shall discuss it, Lord Dymczak, we shall meet here, in one hour" said the man. Dymczak nodded to both the man and the Queen, then walked out again. The Queen stood up and looked at the man. "Well, Chief Advisor, what do you think?" "He is sincere in his wishes for an alliance, but he is hiding something" "Well do you have any idea what?" "No, he is shielding it quite well, but I shall find out" he said. Geoff walked away from the Queen, and looked up at a tall banister. Some of the servant girls were standing there, watching the proceedings. He smiled and waved at them, then went on his way. Serena looked down at him. That was Geoff? That wasn't their Geoff! This guy was only 5' 6" and looked scrawny compared to the one that they knew. But Queen Serenity had called him "Chief Advisor"! Something wasn't adding up. "Amy, any idea's?" Amy checked her computer, scanning Geoff before he left the room. "It's him all right, same D.N.A, same weird energy signature, but there is something missing." she said, her fingers flying over the small keyboard. "It's like he's. I don't know. it's like he's just not the same person, I can't explain it" "Maybe I can," said Raye. Amy and the others looked at her. "Maybe we've been going about this the wrong way" "Whadda you mean?" asked Lita. "Well, you know how Robert said that we couldn't kill Geoff because he would become even more powerful?" They nodded. "Maybe it's because he's possessed by something" "Like what?" asked Michiru. "Like Dymczak" They all looked at her like she was nuts. "I'm not kidding, maybe Geoff was possessed by Dymczak, or some other demon, and that's what changed him" "Good hypothesis Raye, but implausible" "And why is that, Ms. Brainiac?" "Because he doesn't have any demonic energy in him" "Uhm. damn!" "Well, we should at least keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't kill anyone, remember that he was banished for murder" said Michiru. They nodded and Michiru and Haruka followed after Geoff, while the others walked around, trying to find out more about Geoff. They met back after an hour, and compared notes. "It's Geoff all right, but it's like it's not him He's actually nice to people" said Michiru. She had watched Geoff as he walked about. They had no idea what he was doing, but he seemed to be deep in thought. It was when the Princess and her Court had walked by that they noticed the change in Geoff. He had stopped, bowed slightly, and let them pass without any hassle. He smiled to the princess and then went on his way. Haruka and Michiru didn't know what Geoff really looked like, but if his two son's Yamino and Akumano were any indication, then this Geoff and the one in their own time were two totally different people. "Well, I know that it's not our Geoff, I've asked around a little, he's well known and also well loved by the populous, his advice is sought by everyone, and he's even the protector of the princess's court!" said Amy. Serena looked at her. "He's the protector of my court?" she asked, bewildered. "Yep, I asked around, he's had a flawless record, and he's taken more than his share of flak from the Queen about 'us'" "Whadda you mean?" asked Lita. "Well, most of the reason he was put in the position of Royal Advisor was because he can keep a better eye on 'us' that way" "What, he used to follow 'us' around or somethin'?"
"Exactly" said Amy. Lita looked at her. "He was our watch-dog?" "Yep" "Your sure this is Geoff were talking about?" "Positive" "How on earth did this happen?" Raye asked in a soft voice. "How did what happen?" said Serena. "How did such a pure person become such an engine of malevolence?" Serena looked at Raye. "He was pure?" "I did a reading on him when I first saw him, his energy's pure good, there's no possession, no mental deficiencies, no problems at all!" "Your kidding right?" "Not at all! It's not our Geoff!" "Maybe our Geoff and this Geoff are two different people?" said Lita. "No, I've got his D.N.A on file, there identical." "I don't mean physically different, I mean mentally, maybe he's got multiple personalities or something?" "Maybe Lita. maybe" Amy said as she idly typed on her computer's keyboard. Serena watched her friends, they didn't have a clue as to why she had wanted to come back here, and now to find out that her plan wouldn't work was like pouring salt on a open wound. "Well. maybe we should just go back?" said Raye. "No, I want to know everything that I can about Geoff, which means I'll have to get into the Palace Library." "But servants weren't allowed in there, you know that!" said Lita. "Yes, but Princess Serenity is" They looked at Serena. "Your sure?" "It's the only way to be positive about what happened to Geoff, I'll have to do a little masquerading, but it's nothing I can't handle" said Serena, pulling her hair out of the braid it was in and returning it to her original hairstyle. She tapped her locket and was instantly dressed in her Princess attire. "I shall return in a short while, do try and stay out of trouble," she said with a smile. Raye and the others looked at her, she was their only hope. Serena walked down the halls and entered the massive crystal library. She spoke to the librarian and got the book she was looking for, a record of the Planet Kyron. She sat down and began to read. "King Aaron and Queen Eloise, Rulers of the Planet Kyron until it's destruction fifteen years ago by a rouge asteroid. 95% of the population was killed in the initial collision, but those who were evacuated to Charon were also killed when that same asteroid obliterated Charon. One of the few surviving people from Kyron was its Prince, Geoff Silveria. Abnormally perceptive, this young man was given the post of Chief Advisor as soon as he had come of age." "Yeah yeah yeah, tell me something I don't know" Serena grumbled as she read the book. ". In his youth, the Prince of Kyron was a withdrawn and solitary figure, and was, for a time, considered for the post of the Senshi of Time, but when approached, he turned the position down. He became friends with Princess Terrica of Earth, and when he was of age, he has asked for her hand in marriage." "Princess Terrica? Who's that?" Serena wondered out loud. ". The Princess accepted, and they were wed soon after. The First War happened soon after. Princess Terrica was called upon to become Sailor Terra, and she went to protect her Queen and Princess. Geoff also went to war, apparently to look after his wife. The war was soon over, and Geoff and Terrica came back victorious. It was after this that Geoff's children were born. Terrica bore twins, two girls, each blessed by Queen Serenity. These were to be the next Sailor Senshi of the Earth and Kyron. At the time of this books publishing, Prince Geoff, his Wife and Children, are all currently living in the Crystal Palace." the book had revealed something to Serena, this Geoff was not the person she had made him out to be. Where she thought he was cold and vindictive, he was in truth kind and loving, he had a family! This was not their Geoff. "Something is wrong here, very wrong" Serena stood up and returned the book to the librarian. Serena walked out of the library and turned the corner, returning to her friends. "So, what did you find out?" asked Amy. "This isn't our Geoff, no way, no how" "But that can't be! Its-'
"It may be him physically, but it's not our Geoff. Any of you ever heard of a Princess Terrica?" "No." said Raye, the others echoed her. "She's his wife" "What! He's MARRIED?" Said Haruka. "Yep, and he's got two daughters as well" "A wife and kids? You've got to be kidding us!" "Nope. he's. he's not our Geoff. there's no other way to explain it" said Serena as she took her hair out of the twin odango she had it in and put it back into the braid it was in before. She tapped the locket again, returning her original clothing. "Dymczak has returned, let's go watch!" said Raye. She was interested in the Greater Demon, she had heard legends about Dymczak and his neutral Demons, but she would've never thought that she would actually see him! They got up and walked back to the banister they were watching from before. Queen Serenity was sitting down in her throne, and Geoff was standing to her right, and behind her slightly. Dymczak walked forward, bowing lowly to the two people before him, and then looked at them. "Queen Serenity, have you reached your decision yet?" "Yes, Lord Dymczak, I have. My Advisor and I have spoken in great length about this, and even though what you have proposed is quite interesting, we must decline. An alliance with your dimension, at this time, would be potentially fatal to my kingdom, I am sorry." "It is no matter to us, Queen Serenity, we have had no contact with the outside world for the past eight millennia, but thankyou for your time." Dymczak stood and regarded the people before him and opened his hand, two small jewellery boxes appeared in his hand. He gave one to Geoff, and the other to Queen Serenity. "It is our custom to leave a token of our appreciation for you. Take these, and remember us" Queen Serenity took the box, as did Geoff. "And now, I bid you farewell" said Dymczak, disappearing in a puff of silver smoke. Geoff and Queen Serenity opened the boxes, each withdrawing a ring. They were simple silver rings, each set with a large blue stone. Geoff slid the ring on his finger, and the Queen put hers back in the box. The two people looked at each other and nodded. Geoff walked away, and Queen Serenity walked out of the Throne Room. Serena and the others followed Geoff. He walked down the halls of the palace, then turned a corner and went inside a large door. Cries of "Daddy!" were heard outside. "His private chambers" Amy said quietly. They looked around, memorizing the place. Large, oak door to the right, stairway going up to the left, hallway continuing on to the north. "Guy's we should get out of here, it's not right to eavesdrop on other people!" said Raye, looking around to be sure that they hadn't been caught. Serena stood up and looked around then nodded at Raye. They walked away slowly, hearing the sounds of a happy family in the distance. "What the hell happened to him, hm? Where's the cold nature, where's the attitude, wheres the. Geoff!" Lita said. "I'll tell you what happened to him" said Serena. "Oh, please do, enlightened leader" Raye said sarcasticly. "There is one explanation, the only one that can start to explain the drastic differences we've seen here; Geoff went nuts on his trek back to earth" She looked at the others. She now understood what Rini had meant when she told her that it wasn't Geoff's fault, because it wasn't. He had gone insane, it would explain a lot "But it doesn't explain the main problem" said Amy. "And that is?" "He still remembers us, after being demented for that long, his own delusions would've completely taken over, I don't think he's gone nuts" "Then were gonna hafta stay here until we figure out what the hell happened!" said Serena. They walked away and went to the servant sleeping quarters and went to sleep.
They awoke early the next morning to in-human screams of torment. They were up like a flash and dressed twice as quickly. They raced down the halls, their bare feet slapping on the floor. They turned a corner, and stopped, this was where the screaming was coming from. They looked around, large door on the right, stairway to the left, this was Geoff's room!! They burst inside, looking around. There was blood everywhere. They saw a man huddled in the corner, shaking with terror. Serena carefully walked forward, avoiding anything that looked even remotely like blood, and went to the man. Serena looked at him, it was Geoff! "Geoff! What happened here?!" she said, actually concerned for this man. "I-I-I-I d-d-don't know. I w-w-w-woke up a-a-a-and it w-w-was like th- th-this" he stuttered. Serena helped him up and walked him back through the decimation. They got him out into the hallway and looked at him. He was still the same. Geoff began to rock back and forth, shaking. "They're dead. they're dead!" He chanted, his eyes not fixing on anything. "Who's dead?" asked Serena, not sure she wanted an answer. "The Beast! The Beast slaughtered them all!" "Who! Who'd the Beast kill!?" Serena grabbed him by the shoulders and forced him to look at her. He broke down into deep sobs of hysterics. "Megami!! Lilliara!! Terrica!!!" he screamed into the early morning air. A flock of pigeons took to the air from the loud blast of noise, and the seven Sailor Senshi paled in unison. Serena knew who name's he had screamed. "His wife and two daughters, they were killed." Serena said with sadness in her voice. Michiru and Haruka looked at this quivering heap of flesh that was supposedly the most powerful sorcerer in the entire galaxy, dumbfounded. Raye silently prayed for the souls of Geoff's wife and two daughters, while Amy scanned the murder scene with her computer. Lita simply looked at Geoff, she knew that it was Geoff, but he wasn't the same person. and something happened inside Lita. Lita walked forward slowly, looking at Geoff. She placed a hand on his shoulder and he looked up at her. She saw the pure anguish in his eyes, emotions that she thought he would never've even known existed, let alone felt. He stood up, looking at the carnage that was arrayed before him, and his eyes settled on a small lock of bloodstained hair, and he burst into tears. Lita didn't know what she was doing until she had done it, but she wrapped her arms around him and held him. The others looked at her. Lita? Comforting Geoff? They didn't know what had happened. and at this time they didn't really care either. Geoff wept into Lita's shoulder, pitiful, sorrowful sobs of grief that grabbed at the other's hearts. "Geoff, it's. it's gonna be okay" Lita said softly. He looked up at her, his eyes shining from the tears, and his face wet with those same tears. He fainted dead away, Lita caught him as he fell and carefully laid him down on the floor. Queen Serenity came rushing down the hall, looking distressed. "What has happened here?!" she demanded. "M'lady. there has been a murder"
Serena, Darien and Rini walked down the street, back to Serena's home. Rini went inside with Serena, while Darien stood outside and waited for them. Rini collected a few things she would need, and Serena snuck into her parent's room. Her mother was out shopping, and her father was at work. No one would even know that the gun was gone. That was why she wanted time stopped while they were gone, it would be so much easier for her to replace the gun without anyone knowing that it had been even been moved! It was a small .38 calibre pistol that her father had bought "just for protection". Serena loaded the pistol and tucked it into her pocket, turning the safety on as she did. Serena knew what had to be done, the removal of Geoff before he was even a threat. All of this mess would be undone, the time-line would be righted again, and everything would be the same. Mina, Molly, and Melvin would all be alive again, and Lita would be herself again. She walked back into her room and grabbed some other things she would need, then exited her home. The three walked back to Raye's temple, Robert and Setsuna were standing there, waiting. Raye was ready, and the others arrived soon. Serena looked around, She saw that Hotaru wasn't there. "Where's Hotaru?" she asked. "She's decided to stay behind, just in case" said Robert. "Just incase of what?" asked Serena. "Just incase I goof and give Setsuna to much of a energy jolt, sending you guys too far ahead or to far behind your target, okay" "Okay. let's just do this" Serena and the others were dressed like servants of the palace, so they could get around and be less noticeable. They had changed their hairstyles and Michiru had dyed her hair black, her aqua hair was very noticeable, and also very rare. "Now that everyone's here, shall we be off?" asked Serena. Rini looked at her future mother, something was amiss about her. She was never this. driven to do something. "Mama, is it okay if I stay here?" Serena looked at her daughter. "Why?" "Well, it's just that I don't think it's wise to leave only one of us behind, it would be best if we left two of us behind" Serena nodded. Rini got out of the circle and walked into the temple. Rini looked at her mother again before she entered. Serena looked like she was going to snap at any minuet. Rini didn't want to be around when whatever happened, happened. Rini watched as Setsuna opened the Time Gate and sent her friends into the past and then.
Serena felt herself being pulled upwards and into the time gate, but the gale-force winds and odd sensation of being pulled upwards made her squirm slightly, and the pistol began to wiggle out of her pocket. She couldn't break the circle for any reason, so she just prayed she could keep still and keep the pistol in her pocket. And like that, it was done! The transfer was complete, they were on the moon, and to be more precise, they were in the Moon Kingdom. Serena quickly checked her pocket. "So, fearless leader, what's the first order of business?" asked Raye.
"Find Geoff" She said as she searched her pocket. Serena's eyes widened, the pistol was gone!! "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!" she swore under her breath. Now she would have to do things differently. She began to walk forwards, relying on old memories and general gut feelings to try and find her way through the sprawling castle. She had soon led herself and the others into the Silver Throne Room, her mother was sitting in one of them, a man standing beside her with a staff, dressed in a subdued red and deep blue uniform. He held a staff in his hands, not much, just a gnarled piece of wood, but the jewels in its top made it glimmer with soft light. Serena and her friends watched as a being walked into the Throne Room, it was huge! It had to stand over ten feet tall and looked like some infernal blend of Werewolf and Dragon. It had massive cords of muscle covering it's body and two huge red leathery wings extending from it's back. There were little spikes extending back from its fingers, up into its lower arm, and then the spikes converged into one large spike on its elbow. There was a double row of spikes running down its head to its tail, which then terminated at a large barbed spike on the end of the tail. Its feet had only three toes, each ending in a large claw and its legs were triple jointed. Its eyes glowed with yellow light and it was covered in gray fur. Its massive maw was lined with long fangs. There was one similarity between everything on the being, all the spikes, the claws, the teeth; they were all made from steel. Raye looked at the being. "That's Dymczak!" she said in quiet surprise. "Yeah, and who's that?" asked Haruka. "He's Lord of the Neutral Demons. but why is he here?" "Obviously he's trying to get an alliance with my Mother." said Serena. "But why? No one has even tried to fight the neutral demons in over eight thousand years, and that's counting where we are right now!" "Let's watch and see if we can't find out!" said Lita, her tone telling them to shut their collective traps. Dymczak bowed deeply at Queen Serenity, wrapping his wings around his massive frame. "What is it that you would like, Lord of the Neutral Demons?" asked the man beside Queen Serenity. "Well, M'Lady, we seek an alliance with you and your universe, it would be mutually beneficial to both our parities" "We shall discuss it, Lord Dymczak, we shall meet here, in one hour" said the man. Dymczak nodded to both the man and the Queen, then walked out again. The Queen stood up and looked at the man. "Well, Chief Advisor, what do you think?" "He is sincere in his wishes for an alliance, but he is hiding something" "Well do you have any idea what?" "No, he is shielding it quite well, but I shall find out" he said. Geoff walked away from the Queen, and looked up at a tall banister. Some of the servant girls were standing there, watching the proceedings. He smiled and waved at them, then went on his way. Serena looked down at him. That was Geoff? That wasn't their Geoff! This guy was only 5' 6" and looked scrawny compared to the one that they knew. But Queen Serenity had called him "Chief Advisor"! Something wasn't adding up. "Amy, any idea's?" Amy checked her computer, scanning Geoff before he left the room. "It's him all right, same D.N.A, same weird energy signature, but there is something missing." she said, her fingers flying over the small keyboard. "It's like he's. I don't know. it's like he's just not the same person, I can't explain it" "Maybe I can," said Raye. Amy and the others looked at her. "Maybe we've been going about this the wrong way" "Whadda you mean?" asked Lita. "Well, you know how Robert said that we couldn't kill Geoff because he would become even more powerful?" They nodded. "Maybe it's because he's possessed by something" "Like what?" asked Michiru. "Like Dymczak" They all looked at her like she was nuts. "I'm not kidding, maybe Geoff was possessed by Dymczak, or some other demon, and that's what changed him" "Good hypothesis Raye, but implausible" "And why is that, Ms. Brainiac?" "Because he doesn't have any demonic energy in him" "Uhm. damn!" "Well, we should at least keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't kill anyone, remember that he was banished for murder" said Michiru. They nodded and Michiru and Haruka followed after Geoff, while the others walked around, trying to find out more about Geoff. They met back after an hour, and compared notes. "It's Geoff all right, but it's like it's not him He's actually nice to people" said Michiru. She had watched Geoff as he walked about. They had no idea what he was doing, but he seemed to be deep in thought. It was when the Princess and her Court had walked by that they noticed the change in Geoff. He had stopped, bowed slightly, and let them pass without any hassle. He smiled to the princess and then went on his way. Haruka and Michiru didn't know what Geoff really looked like, but if his two son's Yamino and Akumano were any indication, then this Geoff and the one in their own time were two totally different people. "Well, I know that it's not our Geoff, I've asked around a little, he's well known and also well loved by the populous, his advice is sought by everyone, and he's even the protector of the princess's court!" said Amy. Serena looked at her. "He's the protector of my court?" she asked, bewildered. "Yep, I asked around, he's had a flawless record, and he's taken more than his share of flak from the Queen about 'us'" "Whadda you mean?" asked Lita. "Well, most of the reason he was put in the position of Royal Advisor was because he can keep a better eye on 'us' that way" "What, he used to follow 'us' around or somethin'?"
"Exactly" said Amy. Lita looked at her. "He was our watch-dog?" "Yep" "Your sure this is Geoff were talking about?" "Positive" "How on earth did this happen?" Raye asked in a soft voice. "How did what happen?" said Serena. "How did such a pure person become such an engine of malevolence?" Serena looked at Raye. "He was pure?" "I did a reading on him when I first saw him, his energy's pure good, there's no possession, no mental deficiencies, no problems at all!" "Your kidding right?" "Not at all! It's not our Geoff!" "Maybe our Geoff and this Geoff are two different people?" said Lita. "No, I've got his D.N.A on file, there identical." "I don't mean physically different, I mean mentally, maybe he's got multiple personalities or something?" "Maybe Lita. maybe" Amy said as she idly typed on her computer's keyboard. Serena watched her friends, they didn't have a clue as to why she had wanted to come back here, and now to find out that her plan wouldn't work was like pouring salt on a open wound. "Well. maybe we should just go back?" said Raye. "No, I want to know everything that I can about Geoff, which means I'll have to get into the Palace Library." "But servants weren't allowed in there, you know that!" said Lita. "Yes, but Princess Serenity is" They looked at Serena. "Your sure?" "It's the only way to be positive about what happened to Geoff, I'll have to do a little masquerading, but it's nothing I can't handle" said Serena, pulling her hair out of the braid it was in and returning it to her original hairstyle. She tapped her locket and was instantly dressed in her Princess attire. "I shall return in a short while, do try and stay out of trouble," she said with a smile. Raye and the others looked at her, she was their only hope. Serena walked down the halls and entered the massive crystal library. She spoke to the librarian and got the book she was looking for, a record of the Planet Kyron. She sat down and began to read. "King Aaron and Queen Eloise, Rulers of the Planet Kyron until it's destruction fifteen years ago by a rouge asteroid. 95% of the population was killed in the initial collision, but those who were evacuated to Charon were also killed when that same asteroid obliterated Charon. One of the few surviving people from Kyron was its Prince, Geoff Silveria. Abnormally perceptive, this young man was given the post of Chief Advisor as soon as he had come of age." "Yeah yeah yeah, tell me something I don't know" Serena grumbled as she read the book. ". In his youth, the Prince of Kyron was a withdrawn and solitary figure, and was, for a time, considered for the post of the Senshi of Time, but when approached, he turned the position down. He became friends with Princess Terrica of Earth, and when he was of age, he has asked for her hand in marriage." "Princess Terrica? Who's that?" Serena wondered out loud. ". The Princess accepted, and they were wed soon after. The First War happened soon after. Princess Terrica was called upon to become Sailor Terra, and she went to protect her Queen and Princess. Geoff also went to war, apparently to look after his wife. The war was soon over, and Geoff and Terrica came back victorious. It was after this that Geoff's children were born. Terrica bore twins, two girls, each blessed by Queen Serenity. These were to be the next Sailor Senshi of the Earth and Kyron. At the time of this books publishing, Prince Geoff, his Wife and Children, are all currently living in the Crystal Palace." the book had revealed something to Serena, this Geoff was not the person she had made him out to be. Where she thought he was cold and vindictive, he was in truth kind and loving, he had a family! This was not their Geoff. "Something is wrong here, very wrong" Serena stood up and returned the book to the librarian. Serena walked out of the library and turned the corner, returning to her friends. "So, what did you find out?" asked Amy. "This isn't our Geoff, no way, no how" "But that can't be! Its-'
"It may be him physically, but it's not our Geoff. Any of you ever heard of a Princess Terrica?" "No." said Raye, the others echoed her. "She's his wife" "What! He's MARRIED?" Said Haruka. "Yep, and he's got two daughters as well" "A wife and kids? You've got to be kidding us!" "Nope. he's. he's not our Geoff. there's no other way to explain it" said Serena as she took her hair out of the twin odango she had it in and put it back into the braid it was in before. She tapped the locket again, returning her original clothing. "Dymczak has returned, let's go watch!" said Raye. She was interested in the Greater Demon, she had heard legends about Dymczak and his neutral Demons, but she would've never thought that she would actually see him! They got up and walked back to the banister they were watching from before. Queen Serenity was sitting down in her throne, and Geoff was standing to her right, and behind her slightly. Dymczak walked forward, bowing lowly to the two people before him, and then looked at them. "Queen Serenity, have you reached your decision yet?" "Yes, Lord Dymczak, I have. My Advisor and I have spoken in great length about this, and even though what you have proposed is quite interesting, we must decline. An alliance with your dimension, at this time, would be potentially fatal to my kingdom, I am sorry." "It is no matter to us, Queen Serenity, we have had no contact with the outside world for the past eight millennia, but thankyou for your time." Dymczak stood and regarded the people before him and opened his hand, two small jewellery boxes appeared in his hand. He gave one to Geoff, and the other to Queen Serenity. "It is our custom to leave a token of our appreciation for you. Take these, and remember us" Queen Serenity took the box, as did Geoff. "And now, I bid you farewell" said Dymczak, disappearing in a puff of silver smoke. Geoff and Queen Serenity opened the boxes, each withdrawing a ring. They were simple silver rings, each set with a large blue stone. Geoff slid the ring on his finger, and the Queen put hers back in the box. The two people looked at each other and nodded. Geoff walked away, and Queen Serenity walked out of the Throne Room. Serena and the others followed Geoff. He walked down the halls of the palace, then turned a corner and went inside a large door. Cries of "Daddy!" were heard outside. "His private chambers" Amy said quietly. They looked around, memorizing the place. Large, oak door to the right, stairway going up to the left, hallway continuing on to the north. "Guy's we should get out of here, it's not right to eavesdrop on other people!" said Raye, looking around to be sure that they hadn't been caught. Serena stood up and looked around then nodded at Raye. They walked away slowly, hearing the sounds of a happy family in the distance. "What the hell happened to him, hm? Where's the cold nature, where's the attitude, wheres the. Geoff!" Lita said. "I'll tell you what happened to him" said Serena. "Oh, please do, enlightened leader" Raye said sarcasticly. "There is one explanation, the only one that can start to explain the drastic differences we've seen here; Geoff went nuts on his trek back to earth" She looked at the others. She now understood what Rini had meant when she told her that it wasn't Geoff's fault, because it wasn't. He had gone insane, it would explain a lot "But it doesn't explain the main problem" said Amy. "And that is?" "He still remembers us, after being demented for that long, his own delusions would've completely taken over, I don't think he's gone nuts" "Then were gonna hafta stay here until we figure out what the hell happened!" said Serena. They walked away and went to the servant sleeping quarters and went to sleep.
They awoke early the next morning to in-human screams of torment. They were up like a flash and dressed twice as quickly. They raced down the halls, their bare feet slapping on the floor. They turned a corner, and stopped, this was where the screaming was coming from. They looked around, large door on the right, stairway to the left, this was Geoff's room!! They burst inside, looking around. There was blood everywhere. They saw a man huddled in the corner, shaking with terror. Serena carefully walked forward, avoiding anything that looked even remotely like blood, and went to the man. Serena looked at him, it was Geoff! "Geoff! What happened here?!" she said, actually concerned for this man. "I-I-I-I d-d-don't know. I w-w-w-woke up a-a-a-and it w-w-was like th- th-this" he stuttered. Serena helped him up and walked him back through the decimation. They got him out into the hallway and looked at him. He was still the same. Geoff began to rock back and forth, shaking. "They're dead. they're dead!" He chanted, his eyes not fixing on anything. "Who's dead?" asked Serena, not sure she wanted an answer. "The Beast! The Beast slaughtered them all!" "Who! Who'd the Beast kill!?" Serena grabbed him by the shoulders and forced him to look at her. He broke down into deep sobs of hysterics. "Megami!! Lilliara!! Terrica!!!" he screamed into the early morning air. A flock of pigeons took to the air from the loud blast of noise, and the seven Sailor Senshi paled in unison. Serena knew who name's he had screamed. "His wife and two daughters, they were killed." Serena said with sadness in her voice. Michiru and Haruka looked at this quivering heap of flesh that was supposedly the most powerful sorcerer in the entire galaxy, dumbfounded. Raye silently prayed for the souls of Geoff's wife and two daughters, while Amy scanned the murder scene with her computer. Lita simply looked at Geoff, she knew that it was Geoff, but he wasn't the same person. and something happened inside Lita. Lita walked forward slowly, looking at Geoff. She placed a hand on his shoulder and he looked up at her. She saw the pure anguish in his eyes, emotions that she thought he would never've even known existed, let alone felt. He stood up, looking at the carnage that was arrayed before him, and his eyes settled on a small lock of bloodstained hair, and he burst into tears. Lita didn't know what she was doing until she had done it, but she wrapped her arms around him and held him. The others looked at her. Lita? Comforting Geoff? They didn't know what had happened. and at this time they didn't really care either. Geoff wept into Lita's shoulder, pitiful, sorrowful sobs of grief that grabbed at the other's hearts. "Geoff, it's. it's gonna be okay" Lita said softly. He looked up at her, his eyes shining from the tears, and his face wet with those same tears. He fainted dead away, Lita caught him as he fell and carefully laid him down on the floor. Queen Serenity came rushing down the hall, looking distressed. "What has happened here?!" she demanded. "M'lady. there has been a murder"