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Chapter 10
Chibi-usa knelt on the grass, crying. Helios, now back to his former self, had his arms wrapped around her. It had been over an hour since he had saved her from the enemy. Now they were in Elysion, the safest place for anyone, especially royalty. Only he, one of royal blood, a sailor senshi, or anyone he allowed in could enter.
"Chibi-usa," whispered Helios.
The young princess's tears began to slow. When she looked up, her eyes were red and puffy from crying. She wiped away the remaining tears, sniffling a bit. After a few silent moments, she looked up at Helios.
"I know," she said quietly. "Crying won't get me anywhere. But.." She bowed her head as tears began to fill her eyes again. "But Hotaru.all my friends.I don't know what happened to them.I don't know what to do!" she sobbed.
Helios suddenly reached for Chibi-usa and pulled her close, holding her tightly to him. Chibi-usa's eyes widened from surprise, but she didn't pull away. "Don't cry," he whispered. "It'll all be okay." He stroked her hair gently like a dad to his young daughter.
"I don't understand God sometimes," she sighed, leaning in closer. "We finally have peace, and then it's this all over again. I thought He wanted us to be happy."
Helios grasped Chibi-usa's shoulders, and held her away so he could look her in the eyes. "God never wanted this, Chibi-usa. This is the work of the Devil. God will make everything better. He always has, and always will."
Chibi-usa dropped her head. "I know. I just can't see what good will come out of this. I've never been able to."
"That is why you must have faith."
Chibi-usa leaned back up against Helios, and they sat there for a long time. Finally, after awhile, Chibi-usa stood up. Helios watched her as she brushed herself off.
"Nothing will get done if we just sit here like this. I think it is time that we do something. Maybe Hotaru and the others got away alright. Maybe they're okay."
Helios stood up. "You can't go out there without a plan."
"A plan.yes, that is what I need. But I need to know more about the enemy before I can do anything."
"You can know anything about them if you want," came a voice out of nowhere.
Chibi-usa and Helios looked around, searching for the owner of the voice. A tall girl was walking towards them, her long, dark braids bouncing behind her.
"Who are you?" demanded Helios, stepping in front of Chibi-usa. "How did you get down here?!"
The girl stopped a few feet away from them and smiled. "It has been a long time, Helios. A long time since I've seen any of us."
Golden eyes widening, Helios asked, "How do you know my name?!"
The girl's purple eyes widened, but then closed. She nodded knowingly. "Of course.I forget. I'm not even born yet, technically." Stepping forward, she introduced herself. "I'm Cambertin, soldier of the constellation Pegasus."
"Pegasus?!" exclaimed Helios.
"Helios?" questioned Chibi-usa. "Do you know this girl?"
"No," he replied. "No, I do not."
A sad look came over the violet-eyed girl, but then returned to normal. Chibi-usa could barely hear her say, "I'm not born yet. Of course he doesn't know me." Cambertin spoke up, "Perhaps I should go. If we meet, then...it may change things."
"No, stop!" started Helios, stepping forward. "You say that you are from Pegasus?"
"Yes," replied Cambertin, smiling. A pair of white wings grew from her back, proving who she was.
"It has been so long," sighed Helios. "So long since I left my home. But it was my duty to come and serve the King and Queen."
Cambertin suddenly seemed to notice Chibi-usa, and dropped to a respectful stance. "I am sorry, my Lady. I was not in my place."
Chibi-usa blushed at being called 'Lady'. It was the title she had always wanted. "I-it's okay," she stuttered, walking over to Cambertin. "You don't have to kneel like that."
Cambertin looked up into the ruby eyes of Chibi-usa. "You really are the One..Lady Serenity..Ma-." Cambertin started, but stopped short. Standing up, she brushed herself off, muttering inaudible words to herself.
"Ma-.?" wondered Chibi-usa silently. "I wonder what she was going to say."
"Do you mind..if I help to protect you?" asked Cambertin, smiling.
"P-protect me?" stuttered Chibi-usa. "Why? I mean."
"It's what I've always wanted to do. I could never be like you.we are not the same.but I can always try to help you stay the way you are."
"Stay the way I am?" asked Chibi-usa, now confused. "I don't understand.."
"One day you will," said Cambertin, winking. "And now, if you will allow me, I will help you."
"If you wish," replied Chibi-usa. Turning to Helios she asked, "It IS okay, isn't it?"
"Yes, I believe so. She IS a sailor scout," replied Helios smiling.
"She is?" asked Chibi-usa. Turning back to Cambertin, "You are?"
"Yes," replied Cambertin. "Now, if I am correct.some friends are in need of help?"
"Yes! Can you help?"
"Always."
Cambertin looked around herself, observing the wonders of Elysion. "Ah, I do miss this place," she sighed, much to Chibi-usa and Helios's confusion. Then, holding out her hand to Chibi-usa, she asked, "Are you ready?"
"Yeah!"
"Look no further!" echoed a voice.
Chibi-usa's eyes widened as a figure appeared, not far away. "No way," she started. "H-Hotaru?!" Chibi-usa ran to her friend, who was covered in cuts and bruises. Blood caked Hotaru's forehead. Chibi-usa held her friend close, and Hotaru collapsed in her arms. "Hotaru?! What happened?!" cried Chibi-usa.
"JunJun..CereCere..and the others..they're not the same..I..escaped..Haruka..Michiru.." spluttered Hotaru, before she blacked out.
"Hotaru!!" cried Chibi-usa.
Chapter 10
Chibi-usa knelt on the grass, crying. Helios, now back to his former self, had his arms wrapped around her. It had been over an hour since he had saved her from the enemy. Now they were in Elysion, the safest place for anyone, especially royalty. Only he, one of royal blood, a sailor senshi, or anyone he allowed in could enter.
"Chibi-usa," whispered Helios.
The young princess's tears began to slow. When she looked up, her eyes were red and puffy from crying. She wiped away the remaining tears, sniffling a bit. After a few silent moments, she looked up at Helios.
"I know," she said quietly. "Crying won't get me anywhere. But.." She bowed her head as tears began to fill her eyes again. "But Hotaru.all my friends.I don't know what happened to them.I don't know what to do!" she sobbed.
Helios suddenly reached for Chibi-usa and pulled her close, holding her tightly to him. Chibi-usa's eyes widened from surprise, but she didn't pull away. "Don't cry," he whispered. "It'll all be okay." He stroked her hair gently like a dad to his young daughter.
"I don't understand God sometimes," she sighed, leaning in closer. "We finally have peace, and then it's this all over again. I thought He wanted us to be happy."
Helios grasped Chibi-usa's shoulders, and held her away so he could look her in the eyes. "God never wanted this, Chibi-usa. This is the work of the Devil. God will make everything better. He always has, and always will."
Chibi-usa dropped her head. "I know. I just can't see what good will come out of this. I've never been able to."
"That is why you must have faith."
Chibi-usa leaned back up against Helios, and they sat there for a long time. Finally, after awhile, Chibi-usa stood up. Helios watched her as she brushed herself off.
"Nothing will get done if we just sit here like this. I think it is time that we do something. Maybe Hotaru and the others got away alright. Maybe they're okay."
Helios stood up. "You can't go out there without a plan."
"A plan.yes, that is what I need. But I need to know more about the enemy before I can do anything."
"You can know anything about them if you want," came a voice out of nowhere.
Chibi-usa and Helios looked around, searching for the owner of the voice. A tall girl was walking towards them, her long, dark braids bouncing behind her.
"Who are you?" demanded Helios, stepping in front of Chibi-usa. "How did you get down here?!"
The girl stopped a few feet away from them and smiled. "It has been a long time, Helios. A long time since I've seen any of us."
Golden eyes widening, Helios asked, "How do you know my name?!"
The girl's purple eyes widened, but then closed. She nodded knowingly. "Of course.I forget. I'm not even born yet, technically." Stepping forward, she introduced herself. "I'm Cambertin, soldier of the constellation Pegasus."
"Pegasus?!" exclaimed Helios.
"Helios?" questioned Chibi-usa. "Do you know this girl?"
"No," he replied. "No, I do not."
A sad look came over the violet-eyed girl, but then returned to normal. Chibi-usa could barely hear her say, "I'm not born yet. Of course he doesn't know me." Cambertin spoke up, "Perhaps I should go. If we meet, then...it may change things."
"No, stop!" started Helios, stepping forward. "You say that you are from Pegasus?"
"Yes," replied Cambertin, smiling. A pair of white wings grew from her back, proving who she was.
"It has been so long," sighed Helios. "So long since I left my home. But it was my duty to come and serve the King and Queen."
Cambertin suddenly seemed to notice Chibi-usa, and dropped to a respectful stance. "I am sorry, my Lady. I was not in my place."
Chibi-usa blushed at being called 'Lady'. It was the title she had always wanted. "I-it's okay," she stuttered, walking over to Cambertin. "You don't have to kneel like that."
Cambertin looked up into the ruby eyes of Chibi-usa. "You really are the One..Lady Serenity..Ma-." Cambertin started, but stopped short. Standing up, she brushed herself off, muttering inaudible words to herself.
"Ma-.?" wondered Chibi-usa silently. "I wonder what she was going to say."
"Do you mind..if I help to protect you?" asked Cambertin, smiling.
"P-protect me?" stuttered Chibi-usa. "Why? I mean."
"It's what I've always wanted to do. I could never be like you.we are not the same.but I can always try to help you stay the way you are."
"Stay the way I am?" asked Chibi-usa, now confused. "I don't understand.."
"One day you will," said Cambertin, winking. "And now, if you will allow me, I will help you."
"If you wish," replied Chibi-usa. Turning to Helios she asked, "It IS okay, isn't it?"
"Yes, I believe so. She IS a sailor scout," replied Helios smiling.
"She is?" asked Chibi-usa. Turning back to Cambertin, "You are?"
"Yes," replied Cambertin. "Now, if I am correct.some friends are in need of help?"
"Yes! Can you help?"
"Always."
Cambertin looked around herself, observing the wonders of Elysion. "Ah, I do miss this place," she sighed, much to Chibi-usa and Helios's confusion. Then, holding out her hand to Chibi-usa, she asked, "Are you ready?"
"Yeah!"
"Look no further!" echoed a voice.
Chibi-usa's eyes widened as a figure appeared, not far away. "No way," she started. "H-Hotaru?!" Chibi-usa ran to her friend, who was covered in cuts and bruises. Blood caked Hotaru's forehead. Chibi-usa held her friend close, and Hotaru collapsed in her arms. "Hotaru?! What happened?!" cried Chibi-usa.
"JunJun..CereCere..and the others..they're not the same..I..escaped..Haruka..Michiru.." spluttered Hotaru, before she blacked out.
"Hotaru!!" cried Chibi-usa.
