This Time



Ch. 1~ "The Beginning"

AN: I wanted to submit the first chapter and hopefully stir some interest for an editor for this chapter and coming chapters. Please Let me know if you're interested. inaag2003@hotmail.com Hope you like it. Happy reading. ~Pserenity2003

Serena rubbed her red eyes tiredly. Picking up her backpack, she trudged slowly through the halls. "Hi Sere, what's up?"

".huh? Oh hey, Moll, nothing," Serena muttered, "other than the fact that I've gotten a total of 6 hours of sleep in the past 2 nights combined." Smiling apologetically for her bad mood, she asked, "How are you, Moll?"

"Great! Well, there's the bell, hope you feel better Sere!" Then she walked off. Serena watched Molly walk off with a smile, then turned toward her own class. Calculus, what a terrible way to start the day. Talk about burn out she thought as she sat. The teacher came in, took attendance, and began the class. Pulling her blazer tighter around her and shivering, Serena tried to concentrate. She hated tests, but she'd studied hard for that history test. By the end of the day, she was about to fall over.

"Dammit!" she yelled stubbing her toe on room door and dropping her back pack. Serena was a senior in high school. She'd attended Springside Prep since 6th grade, and was ready to leave. Sure, she loved her friends, but some of the people there were really starting to grate on her nerves. And it wasn't that she had any enemies, but everyone seemed so fake. She couldn't stand seeing the same people, with their same asshole humor everyday. If she had to hear everyone talk about money, clothes, and scandals one more time she'd scream! If one more person asked her who she'd liked, she'd kill herself. Life at Springside was hard. Everyone competed for everything. It wasn't a typical high school. At Springside, it was cool to be smart. Everyone drove at least Audi or Jag. Of course, Serena was incredibly smart, and her own Porche Boxter, but talk about burn out. She sighed, and plopped down in her chair, and pulled out Pride and Prejudice for her AP English class. She loved Mr. Darcy, the hero.

She sat in her free period, trying to study. Dammit shutup! I'm trying to study! Serena fumed in her mind. "Hey Serena, will you help me with my packet?" Serena sighed and pushed aside her French book. She nodded and pulled Lisa's packet closer so she could study the calc. problem. Then Josh came and pulled a chair up by Lisa. Serena glared at him, and the continued to study the problem. Josh was Serena's ex- boyfriend. They dated for about a year. Then he went on a trip with Lisa and a few others, and broke up with her for Lisa. Serena had liked Josh so much. It had hurt so much that he'd wanted someone else. He claimed that she was still his best friend, and the shortly after, betrayed her. He began spreading rumors that they'd had sex, and that she would do anything for him. He called her pathetic. Eventually the rumors had died down when another bigger juicier scandal occurred, but it still hurt to remember.

"Sorry Lisa, not really sure how to that problem. I suck at this chapter."

"That's ok. I suck at math in general," Lisa replied with a smile. "You do more than suck calculus," Josh grinned. Serena just glared at him. He was so perverted. God, how could she have ever fallen for a jerk like him. Why do girls always seem to fall for losers like him. She sighed disgustedly and continued her French.

Finally, Serenity. I've finally found you. Endymion sat in his study, going over the reports his second-in-command, Malachite, provided for him. The time had finally come to reclaim the Earth and rebuild the Terran kingdom. They had very little time until the inter-planetary relations would resume what they once were thousands of years before, before the Negaverse had destroyed everything. Their own Solar System had been the last to survive, being the strongest, and the hardest to destroy. The rest of the universe had already rebuilt itself. Although Terra, Earth, had thrived, even with 21st century technology, they knew little of the universe, and Terra itself. Endymion sighed, "Serenity I miss you. I need you. You are my life." He hoped that after so many years of darkness, of violence and death, the stench of blood that forever drenched his soul would not repel her, revolt her. Of course, he still had a few months to meet her, to make her fall in love with him. again, to help her remember her true self. From what he understood, she was 17 in this life now, old enough to be claimed. She would rule by his side, as she was meant to all those years ago. She had been 19 when she was killed.

"You're too late little Prince," Beryl hissed. Endymion didn't hear her. "Oh God! Serenity," he sobbed. "No, please, you are my life, my light, my anchor." Suddenly, his already cold blue eyes turned colder, almost black, lifeless. "You will pay for this Beryl." Already he was gathering his power. Knowing the Prince would be unbeatable and ruthless in his current state, Beryl retreated.

Queen Serenity had sacrificed her own life that day, so that all the Lunarians might be reborn on the future Earth. She had told Endymion to wait for the Princess, that she would be with him again one day. Endymion had then returned to the almost destroyed Earth. What was the great Terran Kingdom had become no more than a few scatter peoples across the continents. Endymion and the few true Terrans of power that were left. They slept for a thousand years, and when awoken, they retreated, watching over what was left, and waiting. The ancient Kingdom became legend. Some knew it as the legendary kingdom of Atlantis, some knew it as Elysia. Elysia Endymion, sighed. Elysia was the only place he had ever found peace since Serenity's death. No one truly knew the secrets of Elysia, no one but him and his generals. Elysia was the true power of Terra. Nevertheless, civilizations grew on Earth. For two thousand years he had watched with great interest, the rise and fall of the great Chinese Dynasties, the Greek and Roman Empires, and the Egyptian Empire. He watched in despair as the Earth seemed to regress into the Middle Ages, but remained hopeful as the Far East continued to prosper. With the passing of time, he studied and expanded his powers. He had mastered his powers completely, and multiplied them tenfold. When modern times began, he knew the time would come soon. The final showdown with Beryl, and a period of reconstruction. And he was ready to protect and to exact his revenge. She would be easily destroyed. The old Terran network was rebuilding fast. For the past century, Endymion and his few followers were spreading. Already many descendants of the old Terran order were swearing their allegiance to him. They saw that he was the most powerful Terran ruler the world had ever seen. Endymion sighed again, he maybe powerful, but he knew without Serenity, he would be cruel, merciless. He had been too long on the Earth without her light.

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