Forgotten Memories and Unseen Danger by Sailor Draco
Email: HimeNoDraco@aol.com
Rating: G
Chapter 1
"Now landing in Tokyo, Japan," said the flight attendant
over the intercom. Elena gripped the armrest tightly as the
plan landed. She looked out the window, taking in the land
she would be living in for the next year. She had a feeling
that this trip would change her life as she knew it.
Getting off the plane she quickly looked around for her
host. She soon found a sign with her name on it.
"Rei?" she asked, walking up to the Raven hair girl.
"Elena! Welcome to Tokyo!"
Elena would be staying with Rei Hino and her grandfather
while she attended high school.
"So how was your trip?" Rei asked as Elena got her bags.
"Long but good. I couldn't wait to get here. I've
always wanted to come to Japan."
_________________
Later at the Temple
-------------------
"And this will be your room," said Rei as she
finished showing Elena around the temple. The room was a
lovely deep, dark crimson with a small Japanese bed,
closet, small dresser, a few bookcases, and a small table.
"I like it, it's very lovely," said Elena smiling.
"After you've unpacked and feel up to it let me
know and we'll head over to the park and I'll introduce you
to some friends of mine."
"Sounds great."
Rei left Elena with some privacy to unpack. Elena took in
a deep breath and looked around, she was really going to
like it here.
__________
The Park
----------
"Rei, over here!" waved a tall girl with brown hair.
They quickly went over to the other girls.
"So is this her?" said a blonde with the strangest
hairstyle Elena had seen.
"Of course it's her Usagi! Who else would it be?"
said Rei. Elena smiled, the two seemed as close as sisters.
"Everyone this is Elena from Ireland. Elena, this is
Makoto, Minako, Ami, and Usagi.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you," said Elena.
"Welcome to Tokyo!" said Minako. "Your going to
have so much fun here, we'll make sure of it!"
Elena smiled; she was definitely going to like it here. She
had a strange feeling though as she meet the girls, the
same feeling she had when she had seen Rei. She sensed
something, like a powerful energy. She pushed this into the
back of her mind for later, thinking perhaps she was just
imaging it. She liked these girls though and knew she had
just made some great friends. They had lots of questions
about Ireland was more than happy to answer them.
"So what do your parents do?" asked Ami. Elena
froze, she hadn't expected this question. Then again,
why not? It was likely to come up, people were naturally
curious. The girls stared at her as they noticed her far
off look of sorrow, as if she was somewhere else full of
pain.
"They died when I was eight in a horrible storm at
sea, the country had never seen such a storm before. It was
a nightmare. I was the only survivor though nobody knows
how. I don't remember anything that happened that day, I
was in shock and hospitalized for over a week. To answer
your question though they were astronomers. They loved the
stars and planets, fascinated by the workings of the
universe. I remember long hours of looking up at the night
sky with them and proudly naming off the different stars
and constellations." A single tear rolled down her cheek
and she gently closed her eyes for a moment then looked
off into the sky.
"I'm so sorry," whispered Ami.
"It's okay. It's good to remember the good times
sometimes. Anyway, what do you all say we go get something
to eat, I'm famished after the plane ride."
"Sounds great!" said Makoto.
"Then we can go shopping!" said Minako excitedly.
"Food!" exclaimed Usagi smiling happily and
everyone laughed.
______
Temple
---------
It was a time just before the destruction, one of
the few moments she had left with those she loved.
"It's lovely!" she exclaimed as Jonathan handed her
a white rose with swirls of red on the petals. It was as if
the rose could not decide if it wanted to be red or white.
They kissed passionately under the moonlight, locking in
each other's embrace, then he held her in his arms, neither
of them wanting to let go.
"I can't wait until our marriage and we can seal our love."
"As do I. Though with this war raging on who knows
when the wedding will be," said Jonathan, holding her gently.
They both knew that his war could destroy them all. He was
the best warrior the kingdom had; he was one of those few
people who were what legends were made of. She was the most
powerful princess the land had seen in thousands of years.
When the sun rose he would have to go back into battle, and
she was afraid of losing him for it was always possible
that he would never come back alive.
"Lets say our own vows tonight and seal our love
with this rose as a symbol of our love, so if we are
separated in the days to come we can be reunited someday in
another life," said the Princess. To seal ones love meant
being together through out eternity, no matter what happened.
"Are you sure about doing it tonight?" he asked
gently, lifting her head up to meet his eyes. They had both
dreamed of this moment and he wanted to be with her the
next day after the ceremony, not going off into battle
where he might never see her beautiful face again.
"Yes, I'm sure. I want to be with you forever," she
said smiling.
"As I want to always be with you. So be it, we'll
do it tonight."
"I, Knight and Protector of Dragina, the planet
hidden among the stars of the great constellation Draco,
voice my love of you, Princess and Guardian of Dragina,
and vow to always be with you throughout eternity. I love
you so strongly and deeply that I am willing to sacrifice
everything for you, even give my life for you. I will
always be with you, my love for you will always be strong
and unwavering."
"I, Princess and Guardian of the planet Dragina,
hidden among the stars that make up the great constellation
Draco where dragons roam free and magic is everywhere,
voice my true and pure love of you, Knight and Protector
of Dragina, and vow to be with you throughout eternity.
I love you so strongly and deeply that I would sacrifice
everything for you, including my life. I will always be
with you, my love strong and unwavering."
So were the sacred vows of the land.
"With this rose as our symbol we seal our love,"
said the Princess and Knight together.
They joined together in a passionate kiss that only true
lovers could share and sealed their love that night in the
Princesses bed under the light of the moon. They awoke in
each other's arms the next morning, smiling, knowing that
their love was true and that they would always be together.
That day he went bravely into battle, little did the
lovers know that that would be their last moments together
in that lifetime.
Elena bolted out of bed, gasping for air. Tears started
streaming down her face uncontrollably. Why were these
things happening to her, why was she remembering these
things! What could they do other then bring pain? Quietly
she went outside and looked up at the night sky, quickly
finding the stars that made up Draco. As a child they had
always been her favorite. They seemed to glow even brighter
tonight. So much despair filled her heart and she still
didn't understand why. What did all these dreams mean?
The next morning Elena woke up and put on some black pants
and a beautiful red top with slits in the sleeves and a
slightly plunging neckline. She put on a golden necklace
with a small ruby with an ebony dragon wrapped around it.
She had found it, before the shipwreck, with her mother and
had always treasured it. She wandered around the temple
and came across the training room where Rei's was fighting
Yuuichiro with swords. For once Yuuichiro was doing pretty
well and holding his own ground. She clapped as they
finished. Rei had introduced him and her grandfather the
other day.
"You a fan of sword fighting?" asked Yuuichiro.
"Yes, but I've never had a chance to try it myself," admitted Elena.
"Here, why don't' you give it a try?" asked Rei.
"Okay, I'll try it. I'm always up for trying
something new."
Yuuichiro handed Elena a sword and she held it in her hand
a moment, closing her eyes and meditating. She felt the
swords form and weight in her hand, letting her energy
blend with it until she was sure they were connected and
she was one with the sword. Then she opened her eyes and
it began.
She attacked with full fury, each of them giving all they
had in the fight. The element of fire that they both
possessed raged high inside them. It seemed impossible
that Elena had never sword fought before. Metal clashed
against metal, you could hear the two girls heart beats as
they battled. Rei swung her sword around and down; Elena
jumped over it and spun around, bringing her sword near
Rei's head. Quickly Rei brought her sword up, meeting the
blow. Rei struggled to keep her sword up as Elena pushed
down on it. Finally Rei jumped back and Elena quickly
lunged in. Rei flung her sword up and once again the swords
clashed in the air. This time Rei was pushing Elena back.
Suddenly Rei lunged in, seeing an opening, and Elena tried
to spin away but was to late and got slashed in the arm.
It seemed as if time had suddenly stopped. Rei's eyes went
wide in shock. She didn't mean to actually draw blood, let
alone cut her arm open! Elena looked in shock at her arm,
watching the crimson blood flow. As it began to gush out,
like a roaring river finally broken free of the dam,
something inside her seemed to finally break free and a
deep brilliant red light surrounded her. Changing the sword
to her other hand she launched a full fledge attack coming
after Rei with full force. Rei stumbled backwards, shocked
at the girls growing powers. Her eyes flickered to Elena's
forehead where a symbol was flickering in and out, she
couldn't make it out. Swords continued to clash, Rei
struggled to hold her own, Yuuichiro watching helplessly
from the sidelines. Finally Elena twister her arm in a
quick motion, surprising Rei as Rei's sword came flying
out of her hands. Another quick twist of the wrist and
Elena's sword was at Rei's neck. She smiled. "There is
only one person who has ever beaten me in sword combat."
Suddenly she staggered backwards, the red glow around her
body was slowly flickering away. The sword fell to the
ground and her good hand came up to her face. She felt her
back touch the wall behind her. "What's happening to me?"
she whispered as she slid to the floor. Rei and Yuuichiro
came running towards her. Everything around her started to
go blurry and finally she was out.
"What just happened?" asked Yuuichiro.
"Quick, get the first aid kit then call Ami and
tell her to get over here as quickly as she can and to call
the other senshi."
"Right, I'm on it."
(Authors Note: Yuuichiro knows by now of the Sailor Senshi
and he and Rei are a couple, finally. It turns out
Yuuichiro was a knight on Mars back in the Silver
Millennium. That's how he can sword fight so well.)
---- 45 minutes later ----
Elena lay unconscious, her arm bandaged, on the floor close
to the temple flame. The others sat nearby. Rei had just
finished telling the senshi hat had happened.
"Do you think she could be another senshi, Luna?"
asked Usagi.
"I don't know, we'll just have to wait until she
wakes up to see what she knows," answered Luna.
"She sure is a mystery," said Makoto.
"During the sword fight I felt a fire burning
inside her, here element is fire like mine," said Rei
glancing over at Elena.
"Could she be the girl you saw in your vision a
few nights ago with the wings of pure fire?" asked Minako.
"Maybe," said Rei.
Suddenly there came a grown and all the girls turned to see
Elena start to slowly move, then sit up. Her hand once
again went to her forehead as she felt a searing pain
there.
"Your awake," said Rei softly.
"What happened?" she groaned, feeling the enormous
pain in her arm.
"We were hoping you could tell us that," said Minako gently.
Elena looked at them, baffled for a moment, then she
understood.
"You're different to, you all are. What planet
are you from? I can sense your energy, it's different from
the humans." They looked at her, shocked. There was a long
moment of silence, nobody knew what to say. Finally some
one spoke.
"My name is Serenity and I'm the Moon Princess.
This is Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus. All princesses
and warriors of their own respective planets. This is Luna
and Artemis, from my court. They can talk."
"Now, who are you?" asked Luna gently. Elena looked
at the cat for a moment then smiled.
"I don't remember much really, I have just recently
began having dreams about my past. I didn't believe them at
first, though I do now. I'm not sure of my name, but from
the memories that have come back to me I do know I am
Princess of Dragina, a planet hidden among the glowing
stars that make up the constellation known as Draco."
They were shocked-the senshi had never head of such a place
before. To think, there were other planets so close by
hidden to their sight by the stars surrounding them.
"One of the Star Colonies?" whispered Artemis shocked.
"You know of it then?" asked Elena excitedly.
"Yes, only in legends. It's several millennia
old-the kingdom existed long before the time the moon
kingdom was established. The legends say that Dragina was a
planet where dragons roamed freely. It's an ancient planet,
full of power. It is said, toward the end of its kingdom it
was in a truly golden age. The Princess and guardian was
said to be the most powerful ever in history. Some thing
truly dark and evil invaded the planet and there was a
terrible war. In the end everything was lost, and the
kingdom on the planet destroyed. No one knows what evil
darkness caused the prosperous planets end or exactly what
happened in the final days," explained Luna.
"Yes, there was a war," agreed Elena, tears
suddenly streaming down her face. " I don't remember
anything really except I lost my love and everyone I cared
about. I swore that someday I would avenge my people and
destroy the evil. That's all I remember, my love and
swearing my vengeance. I remember the feelings of such
great pain and sorrow, so great I sometimes think it will
never go away."
"The question is, why have you suddenly awakened
now, why are these memories suddenly coming back?" questioned Minako.
Suddenly Elena bolted straight up to her feet, a shiver
running up her spine. Her hand quickly flew up to where
her necklace lay.
"What is it?" asked Makoto.
"Don't you sense it? It's coming. Something dark
has just entered the city and it's going to wreck havoc."
Email: HimeNoDraco@aol.com
Rating: G
Chapter 1
"Now landing in Tokyo, Japan," said the flight attendant
over the intercom. Elena gripped the armrest tightly as the
plan landed. She looked out the window, taking in the land
she would be living in for the next year. She had a feeling
that this trip would change her life as she knew it.
Getting off the plane she quickly looked around for her
host. She soon found a sign with her name on it.
"Rei?" she asked, walking up to the Raven hair girl.
"Elena! Welcome to Tokyo!"
Elena would be staying with Rei Hino and her grandfather
while she attended high school.
"So how was your trip?" Rei asked as Elena got her bags.
"Long but good. I couldn't wait to get here. I've
always wanted to come to Japan."
_________________
Later at the Temple
-------------------
"And this will be your room," said Rei as she
finished showing Elena around the temple. The room was a
lovely deep, dark crimson with a small Japanese bed,
closet, small dresser, a few bookcases, and a small table.
"I like it, it's very lovely," said Elena smiling.
"After you've unpacked and feel up to it let me
know and we'll head over to the park and I'll introduce you
to some friends of mine."
"Sounds great."
Rei left Elena with some privacy to unpack. Elena took in
a deep breath and looked around, she was really going to
like it here.
__________
The Park
----------
"Rei, over here!" waved a tall girl with brown hair.
They quickly went over to the other girls.
"So is this her?" said a blonde with the strangest
hairstyle Elena had seen.
"Of course it's her Usagi! Who else would it be?"
said Rei. Elena smiled, the two seemed as close as sisters.
"Everyone this is Elena from Ireland. Elena, this is
Makoto, Minako, Ami, and Usagi.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you," said Elena.
"Welcome to Tokyo!" said Minako. "Your going to
have so much fun here, we'll make sure of it!"
Elena smiled; she was definitely going to like it here. She
had a strange feeling though as she meet the girls, the
same feeling she had when she had seen Rei. She sensed
something, like a powerful energy. She pushed this into the
back of her mind for later, thinking perhaps she was just
imaging it. She liked these girls though and knew she had
just made some great friends. They had lots of questions
about Ireland was more than happy to answer them.
"So what do your parents do?" asked Ami. Elena
froze, she hadn't expected this question. Then again,
why not? It was likely to come up, people were naturally
curious. The girls stared at her as they noticed her far
off look of sorrow, as if she was somewhere else full of
pain.
"They died when I was eight in a horrible storm at
sea, the country had never seen such a storm before. It was
a nightmare. I was the only survivor though nobody knows
how. I don't remember anything that happened that day, I
was in shock and hospitalized for over a week. To answer
your question though they were astronomers. They loved the
stars and planets, fascinated by the workings of the
universe. I remember long hours of looking up at the night
sky with them and proudly naming off the different stars
and constellations." A single tear rolled down her cheek
and she gently closed her eyes for a moment then looked
off into the sky.
"I'm so sorry," whispered Ami.
"It's okay. It's good to remember the good times
sometimes. Anyway, what do you all say we go get something
to eat, I'm famished after the plane ride."
"Sounds great!" said Makoto.
"Then we can go shopping!" said Minako excitedly.
"Food!" exclaimed Usagi smiling happily and
everyone laughed.
______
Temple
---------
It was a time just before the destruction, one of
the few moments she had left with those she loved.
"It's lovely!" she exclaimed as Jonathan handed her
a white rose with swirls of red on the petals. It was as if
the rose could not decide if it wanted to be red or white.
They kissed passionately under the moonlight, locking in
each other's embrace, then he held her in his arms, neither
of them wanting to let go.
"I can't wait until our marriage and we can seal our love."
"As do I. Though with this war raging on who knows
when the wedding will be," said Jonathan, holding her gently.
They both knew that his war could destroy them all. He was
the best warrior the kingdom had; he was one of those few
people who were what legends were made of. She was the most
powerful princess the land had seen in thousands of years.
When the sun rose he would have to go back into battle, and
she was afraid of losing him for it was always possible
that he would never come back alive.
"Lets say our own vows tonight and seal our love
with this rose as a symbol of our love, so if we are
separated in the days to come we can be reunited someday in
another life," said the Princess. To seal ones love meant
being together through out eternity, no matter what happened.
"Are you sure about doing it tonight?" he asked
gently, lifting her head up to meet his eyes. They had both
dreamed of this moment and he wanted to be with her the
next day after the ceremony, not going off into battle
where he might never see her beautiful face again.
"Yes, I'm sure. I want to be with you forever," she
said smiling.
"As I want to always be with you. So be it, we'll
do it tonight."
"I, Knight and Protector of Dragina, the planet
hidden among the stars of the great constellation Draco,
voice my love of you, Princess and Guardian of Dragina,
and vow to always be with you throughout eternity. I love
you so strongly and deeply that I am willing to sacrifice
everything for you, even give my life for you. I will
always be with you, my love for you will always be strong
and unwavering."
"I, Princess and Guardian of the planet Dragina,
hidden among the stars that make up the great constellation
Draco where dragons roam free and magic is everywhere,
voice my true and pure love of you, Knight and Protector
of Dragina, and vow to be with you throughout eternity.
I love you so strongly and deeply that I would sacrifice
everything for you, including my life. I will always be
with you, my love strong and unwavering."
So were the sacred vows of the land.
"With this rose as our symbol we seal our love,"
said the Princess and Knight together.
They joined together in a passionate kiss that only true
lovers could share and sealed their love that night in the
Princesses bed under the light of the moon. They awoke in
each other's arms the next morning, smiling, knowing that
their love was true and that they would always be together.
That day he went bravely into battle, little did the
lovers know that that would be their last moments together
in that lifetime.
Elena bolted out of bed, gasping for air. Tears started
streaming down her face uncontrollably. Why were these
things happening to her, why was she remembering these
things! What could they do other then bring pain? Quietly
she went outside and looked up at the night sky, quickly
finding the stars that made up Draco. As a child they had
always been her favorite. They seemed to glow even brighter
tonight. So much despair filled her heart and she still
didn't understand why. What did all these dreams mean?
The next morning Elena woke up and put on some black pants
and a beautiful red top with slits in the sleeves and a
slightly plunging neckline. She put on a golden necklace
with a small ruby with an ebony dragon wrapped around it.
She had found it, before the shipwreck, with her mother and
had always treasured it. She wandered around the temple
and came across the training room where Rei's was fighting
Yuuichiro with swords. For once Yuuichiro was doing pretty
well and holding his own ground. She clapped as they
finished. Rei had introduced him and her grandfather the
other day.
"You a fan of sword fighting?" asked Yuuichiro.
"Yes, but I've never had a chance to try it myself," admitted Elena.
"Here, why don't' you give it a try?" asked Rei.
"Okay, I'll try it. I'm always up for trying
something new."
Yuuichiro handed Elena a sword and she held it in her hand
a moment, closing her eyes and meditating. She felt the
swords form and weight in her hand, letting her energy
blend with it until she was sure they were connected and
she was one with the sword. Then she opened her eyes and
it began.
She attacked with full fury, each of them giving all they
had in the fight. The element of fire that they both
possessed raged high inside them. It seemed impossible
that Elena had never sword fought before. Metal clashed
against metal, you could hear the two girls heart beats as
they battled. Rei swung her sword around and down; Elena
jumped over it and spun around, bringing her sword near
Rei's head. Quickly Rei brought her sword up, meeting the
blow. Rei struggled to keep her sword up as Elena pushed
down on it. Finally Rei jumped back and Elena quickly
lunged in. Rei flung her sword up and once again the swords
clashed in the air. This time Rei was pushing Elena back.
Suddenly Rei lunged in, seeing an opening, and Elena tried
to spin away but was to late and got slashed in the arm.
It seemed as if time had suddenly stopped. Rei's eyes went
wide in shock. She didn't mean to actually draw blood, let
alone cut her arm open! Elena looked in shock at her arm,
watching the crimson blood flow. As it began to gush out,
like a roaring river finally broken free of the dam,
something inside her seemed to finally break free and a
deep brilliant red light surrounded her. Changing the sword
to her other hand she launched a full fledge attack coming
after Rei with full force. Rei stumbled backwards, shocked
at the girls growing powers. Her eyes flickered to Elena's
forehead where a symbol was flickering in and out, she
couldn't make it out. Swords continued to clash, Rei
struggled to hold her own, Yuuichiro watching helplessly
from the sidelines. Finally Elena twister her arm in a
quick motion, surprising Rei as Rei's sword came flying
out of her hands. Another quick twist of the wrist and
Elena's sword was at Rei's neck. She smiled. "There is
only one person who has ever beaten me in sword combat."
Suddenly she staggered backwards, the red glow around her
body was slowly flickering away. The sword fell to the
ground and her good hand came up to her face. She felt her
back touch the wall behind her. "What's happening to me?"
she whispered as she slid to the floor. Rei and Yuuichiro
came running towards her. Everything around her started to
go blurry and finally she was out.
"What just happened?" asked Yuuichiro.
"Quick, get the first aid kit then call Ami and
tell her to get over here as quickly as she can and to call
the other senshi."
"Right, I'm on it."
(Authors Note: Yuuichiro knows by now of the Sailor Senshi
and he and Rei are a couple, finally. It turns out
Yuuichiro was a knight on Mars back in the Silver
Millennium. That's how he can sword fight so well.)
---- 45 minutes later ----
Elena lay unconscious, her arm bandaged, on the floor close
to the temple flame. The others sat nearby. Rei had just
finished telling the senshi hat had happened.
"Do you think she could be another senshi, Luna?"
asked Usagi.
"I don't know, we'll just have to wait until she
wakes up to see what she knows," answered Luna.
"She sure is a mystery," said Makoto.
"During the sword fight I felt a fire burning
inside her, here element is fire like mine," said Rei
glancing over at Elena.
"Could she be the girl you saw in your vision a
few nights ago with the wings of pure fire?" asked Minako.
"Maybe," said Rei.
Suddenly there came a grown and all the girls turned to see
Elena start to slowly move, then sit up. Her hand once
again went to her forehead as she felt a searing pain
there.
"Your awake," said Rei softly.
"What happened?" she groaned, feeling the enormous
pain in her arm.
"We were hoping you could tell us that," said Minako gently.
Elena looked at them, baffled for a moment, then she
understood.
"You're different to, you all are. What planet
are you from? I can sense your energy, it's different from
the humans." They looked at her, shocked. There was a long
moment of silence, nobody knew what to say. Finally some
one spoke.
"My name is Serenity and I'm the Moon Princess.
This is Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus. All princesses
and warriors of their own respective planets. This is Luna
and Artemis, from my court. They can talk."
"Now, who are you?" asked Luna gently. Elena looked
at the cat for a moment then smiled.
"I don't remember much really, I have just recently
began having dreams about my past. I didn't believe them at
first, though I do now. I'm not sure of my name, but from
the memories that have come back to me I do know I am
Princess of Dragina, a planet hidden among the glowing
stars that make up the constellation known as Draco."
They were shocked-the senshi had never head of such a place
before. To think, there were other planets so close by
hidden to their sight by the stars surrounding them.
"One of the Star Colonies?" whispered Artemis shocked.
"You know of it then?" asked Elena excitedly.
"Yes, only in legends. It's several millennia
old-the kingdom existed long before the time the moon
kingdom was established. The legends say that Dragina was a
planet where dragons roamed freely. It's an ancient planet,
full of power. It is said, toward the end of its kingdom it
was in a truly golden age. The Princess and guardian was
said to be the most powerful ever in history. Some thing
truly dark and evil invaded the planet and there was a
terrible war. In the end everything was lost, and the
kingdom on the planet destroyed. No one knows what evil
darkness caused the prosperous planets end or exactly what
happened in the final days," explained Luna.
"Yes, there was a war," agreed Elena, tears
suddenly streaming down her face. " I don't remember
anything really except I lost my love and everyone I cared
about. I swore that someday I would avenge my people and
destroy the evil. That's all I remember, my love and
swearing my vengeance. I remember the feelings of such
great pain and sorrow, so great I sometimes think it will
never go away."
"The question is, why have you suddenly awakened
now, why are these memories suddenly coming back?" questioned Minako.
Suddenly Elena bolted straight up to her feet, a shiver
running up her spine. Her hand quickly flew up to where
her necklace lay.
"What is it?" asked Makoto.
"Don't you sense it? It's coming. Something dark
has just entered the city and it's going to wreck havoc."