Author's Note: Hello! Its been a slow week so far. Hopefully that the March
Break will help me finish this fic.
Disclaimer's Note: we've all heard it, but for rule's sake: I don't own Sailor Moon or its characters. I am merely borrowing it for my story.
".I hate not being able to protect Serenity!" * * *
Mamoru's tears fell freely down his cheeks as floods of memories swirled into his mind. As he hovered above the ground, in a fetal position, he slept, reliving his past and remembering everything that had happened, not to mention what was to come.
He opened his eyes and instead of seeing Setsuna's kitchen, he found himself in a beautiful garden. He was sitting on a bench in a gazebo overlooking a wonderful crystalline waterfall.
" wow"
He was shocked to hear two voices instead of one. He looked to the side and saw himself. His older self, Endymion.
" Endymion"
" Mamoru"
Endymion looked stern, and his eyes looked at Mamoru with pity. " Isn't it just magnificent?"
Mamoru nodded. " yes. Where am I. um, we?"
Endymion chuckled. " We're at Elysion"
Mamoru's eyes widened. " The Elysian Fields? I thought that was just a myth."
Once more, Endymion chuckled. " Mamoru, it never ceases to amaze me how much we never learn. Yes, Elysian is a myth. It has long died, about a few centuries now. But long ago, when you were I, we lived here."
Mamoru jumped from his seat and looked around. " It seemed familiar. Its very peaceful. Like Serenity"
"Yes. That was the best thing I loved about home. It reminded me of her."
"Why am I here?"
Endymion turned his back on Mamoru and leaned on the gazebo railing. For a moment, nothing was heard between them, all they heard was the soothing sound of rushing water.
" Mamoru, you. displeased me"
Looking up in surprise, Mamoru gasped. " Wh-what?"
" I have been dormant, in you for as long as you were born and. I have longed so much to find my dear Serenity. She has called us. you. me. to find her and release her. but you turn her away!"
Mamoru felt a pang in his heart. His conscience, he himself was lecturing Mamoru. He was telling himself what a failure he was.
" I.I just."
"I understand, Mamoru. But listen to Solandre. He has always been there for us. Ever since we were born. Ever since we first saw Sere. Its not too late, Mamoru. Usagi will forgive you." Endymion said. " She always did"
Mamoru smiled. He had long known he was Endymion, Prince of Earth. He knew that finding Serenity would somehow unlock more secrets, and even regain his memories. However, this time, this conversation, everything was more intense.
" Why did I get my memories now." Mamoru wondered.
As if by cue, Endymion turned around. " You accepted who you are". " You've realized that you and I were one, but you had not accepted it. And now you do."
" Does that mean that the curse of childhood is forever gone?" Mamoru asked excitedly.
"Sadly.no" Endymion said.
" great"
Suddenly, Elysian started to fade and all that was left was him and Endymion standing alone in utter whiteness.
" Now what?" Mamoru asked.
" You have to choose"
"Choose? Choose what?"
" To be rid of this curse, you have to choose" Endymion said in a soft tone. " You can choose to merge with me and become who you were destined to be. or you can become Mamoru Chiba. Normal."
Mamoru didn't know what to do. Part of him loved being Tuxedo Kamen and saving the day, as well as an odangoed heroine, but he wanted to be normal. He wanted to be a doctor someday. " Do I have to choose now?"
Endymion shook his head. " you can choose when you feel the time is right" Slowly, he started to fade away as well. " good luck, Mamoru"
* * * Yuuchiro and Motoki parked their vehicles and ran towards the house, not a care in the world about anyone else. Rei had taken the bus to the mansion and was also near the door as they arrived.
Setsuna opened the door and led them towards the kitchen where Usagi was still kneeling on broken glass, and where Mamoru was encased in the golden orb.
" What in the world happened?" Makoto asked. " Usagi! Get off the floor! Your knees are bleeding!"
She was about to pick her up by force, when Setsuna stopped her. " Don't! I tried that! It only made it worse. She seems to be in some sort of shock."
Rei looked at her bestfriend and started crying. " Maybe I can get her back!" She touched Usagi's forehead and closed her eyes.
* * *
Usagi opened her eyes and saw the earth floating above her. Her eyes widened and she screeched in fright. " What on earth?"
" Hello, Serenity"
She turned around and saw a small holographic video of a woman that looked like her, only with longer silver hair.
" W-who?"
" Oh, that's right, you don't remember yet. Usagi." She said sadly. " I am Queen Selenity of the moon kingdom"
Usagi bowed and smiled. " I. I know you"
Smiling, the woman continued. " I'm glad. You are on the moon. Or what is left of it. Your body is on earth, but I had called you here to tell you of who you are and what your duties as a princess is"
" Pr-princess? What? I am no princess! I am a klutzy, whiny, cry-baby who-"
"You don't really believe that do you? Serenity"
Usagi stopped and shook her head. " no" tears fell on her cheeks and she looked at the ruins that laid behind the woman's holographic figure. A flash of the palace seeped into her mind and another tear was shed. " The palace was so beautiful. So unique, so warm"
She grabbed a fist-full of dust and let them fall. " Now all that's left are these ruins and dust." She stood up and pointed towards the east " I remember that was where the gardens were. They were the best place to watch the earth as it hovered in the sky. You could see everything from there. Especially when there's an eclipse You can see the outline of the moon on earth as a tiny portion of it gets covered in our shadow"
As Usagi walked through the best hiding places in the palace, more of her past was revealed, and more of what happened was uncovered.
" I remember. when Beryl struck, she had the earth convinced at an all out universal war" collapsing on her knees. " It was brutal"
Queen Serenity looked at her daughter and felt sympathetic. " yes. it was. It didn't affect anyone more than it did you and Endymion"
" Endymion. oh, Mother, I do not deserve to be a princess. I." Usagi sobbed. " I can't believe I gave up on him. I gave up on our love! If only I can bring him back! Mamoru."
As her grief and love mixed together, another tear fell and slid down her pale cheek. As it fell down her chin, it glowed brighter and brighter, until she had to cover her eyes with her arm.
Slowly putting it down, she saw the silver imperial crystal hovering in front of her. It was glowing in a rhythmical pattern.
" The silver imperial crystal was said to only work at its full state when in the hands of its true owner." Queen Selenity said. " See how its pulse is one with yours. My dear friend, Pluto had once said that one day the true owner of the crystal, the protector of this universe shall one day come from my womb.it is yours, Serenity"
" Thank you, mother"
"Remember, I will always be there for you"
With that, Queen Selenity was gone. Usagi stood alone, with the crystal in her hand. 'I will do my best to protect this universe. even if I die for it!'
* * *
Rei had opened her eyes and saw Usagi standing on the plain looking at the earth with a deep interest in her eyes.
"Usagi?"
She turned around and Rei gasped to see what was in her hand. The crystal glowed brightly as Usagi smiled.
" Lets go home" Rei said.
" Yes, lets"
Author's note: oooooookay so the generals thingy wasn't explained yet. Its not my fault I keep forgetting the reason why Mamoru was in the orb! I had to explain what was going in there! I promise! The next chapter for sure!
Disclaimer's Note: we've all heard it, but for rule's sake: I don't own Sailor Moon or its characters. I am merely borrowing it for my story.
".I hate not being able to protect Serenity!" * * *
Mamoru's tears fell freely down his cheeks as floods of memories swirled into his mind. As he hovered above the ground, in a fetal position, he slept, reliving his past and remembering everything that had happened, not to mention what was to come.
He opened his eyes and instead of seeing Setsuna's kitchen, he found himself in a beautiful garden. He was sitting on a bench in a gazebo overlooking a wonderful crystalline waterfall.
" wow"
He was shocked to hear two voices instead of one. He looked to the side and saw himself. His older self, Endymion.
" Endymion"
" Mamoru"
Endymion looked stern, and his eyes looked at Mamoru with pity. " Isn't it just magnificent?"
Mamoru nodded. " yes. Where am I. um, we?"
Endymion chuckled. " We're at Elysion"
Mamoru's eyes widened. " The Elysian Fields? I thought that was just a myth."
Once more, Endymion chuckled. " Mamoru, it never ceases to amaze me how much we never learn. Yes, Elysian is a myth. It has long died, about a few centuries now. But long ago, when you were I, we lived here."
Mamoru jumped from his seat and looked around. " It seemed familiar. Its very peaceful. Like Serenity"
"Yes. That was the best thing I loved about home. It reminded me of her."
"Why am I here?"
Endymion turned his back on Mamoru and leaned on the gazebo railing. For a moment, nothing was heard between them, all they heard was the soothing sound of rushing water.
" Mamoru, you. displeased me"
Looking up in surprise, Mamoru gasped. " Wh-what?"
" I have been dormant, in you for as long as you were born and. I have longed so much to find my dear Serenity. She has called us. you. me. to find her and release her. but you turn her away!"
Mamoru felt a pang in his heart. His conscience, he himself was lecturing Mamoru. He was telling himself what a failure he was.
" I.I just."
"I understand, Mamoru. But listen to Solandre. He has always been there for us. Ever since we were born. Ever since we first saw Sere. Its not too late, Mamoru. Usagi will forgive you." Endymion said. " She always did"
Mamoru smiled. He had long known he was Endymion, Prince of Earth. He knew that finding Serenity would somehow unlock more secrets, and even regain his memories. However, this time, this conversation, everything was more intense.
" Why did I get my memories now." Mamoru wondered.
As if by cue, Endymion turned around. " You accepted who you are". " You've realized that you and I were one, but you had not accepted it. And now you do."
" Does that mean that the curse of childhood is forever gone?" Mamoru asked excitedly.
"Sadly.no" Endymion said.
" great"
Suddenly, Elysian started to fade and all that was left was him and Endymion standing alone in utter whiteness.
" Now what?" Mamoru asked.
" You have to choose"
"Choose? Choose what?"
" To be rid of this curse, you have to choose" Endymion said in a soft tone. " You can choose to merge with me and become who you were destined to be. or you can become Mamoru Chiba. Normal."
Mamoru didn't know what to do. Part of him loved being Tuxedo Kamen and saving the day, as well as an odangoed heroine, but he wanted to be normal. He wanted to be a doctor someday. " Do I have to choose now?"
Endymion shook his head. " you can choose when you feel the time is right" Slowly, he started to fade away as well. " good luck, Mamoru"
* * * Yuuchiro and Motoki parked their vehicles and ran towards the house, not a care in the world about anyone else. Rei had taken the bus to the mansion and was also near the door as they arrived.
Setsuna opened the door and led them towards the kitchen where Usagi was still kneeling on broken glass, and where Mamoru was encased in the golden orb.
" What in the world happened?" Makoto asked. " Usagi! Get off the floor! Your knees are bleeding!"
She was about to pick her up by force, when Setsuna stopped her. " Don't! I tried that! It only made it worse. She seems to be in some sort of shock."
Rei looked at her bestfriend and started crying. " Maybe I can get her back!" She touched Usagi's forehead and closed her eyes.
* * *
Usagi opened her eyes and saw the earth floating above her. Her eyes widened and she screeched in fright. " What on earth?"
" Hello, Serenity"
She turned around and saw a small holographic video of a woman that looked like her, only with longer silver hair.
" W-who?"
" Oh, that's right, you don't remember yet. Usagi." She said sadly. " I am Queen Selenity of the moon kingdom"
Usagi bowed and smiled. " I. I know you"
Smiling, the woman continued. " I'm glad. You are on the moon. Or what is left of it. Your body is on earth, but I had called you here to tell you of who you are and what your duties as a princess is"
" Pr-princess? What? I am no princess! I am a klutzy, whiny, cry-baby who-"
"You don't really believe that do you? Serenity"
Usagi stopped and shook her head. " no" tears fell on her cheeks and she looked at the ruins that laid behind the woman's holographic figure. A flash of the palace seeped into her mind and another tear was shed. " The palace was so beautiful. So unique, so warm"
She grabbed a fist-full of dust and let them fall. " Now all that's left are these ruins and dust." She stood up and pointed towards the east " I remember that was where the gardens were. They were the best place to watch the earth as it hovered in the sky. You could see everything from there. Especially when there's an eclipse You can see the outline of the moon on earth as a tiny portion of it gets covered in our shadow"
As Usagi walked through the best hiding places in the palace, more of her past was revealed, and more of what happened was uncovered.
" I remember. when Beryl struck, she had the earth convinced at an all out universal war" collapsing on her knees. " It was brutal"
Queen Serenity looked at her daughter and felt sympathetic. " yes. it was. It didn't affect anyone more than it did you and Endymion"
" Endymion. oh, Mother, I do not deserve to be a princess. I." Usagi sobbed. " I can't believe I gave up on him. I gave up on our love! If only I can bring him back! Mamoru."
As her grief and love mixed together, another tear fell and slid down her pale cheek. As it fell down her chin, it glowed brighter and brighter, until she had to cover her eyes with her arm.
Slowly putting it down, she saw the silver imperial crystal hovering in front of her. It was glowing in a rhythmical pattern.
" The silver imperial crystal was said to only work at its full state when in the hands of its true owner." Queen Selenity said. " See how its pulse is one with yours. My dear friend, Pluto had once said that one day the true owner of the crystal, the protector of this universe shall one day come from my womb.it is yours, Serenity"
" Thank you, mother"
"Remember, I will always be there for you"
With that, Queen Selenity was gone. Usagi stood alone, with the crystal in her hand. 'I will do my best to protect this universe. even if I die for it!'
* * *
Rei had opened her eyes and saw Usagi standing on the plain looking at the earth with a deep interest in her eyes.
"Usagi?"
She turned around and Rei gasped to see what was in her hand. The crystal glowed brightly as Usagi smiled.
" Lets go home" Rei said.
" Yes, lets"
Author's note: oooooookay so the generals thingy wasn't explained yet. Its not my fault I keep forgetting the reason why Mamoru was in the orb! I had to explain what was going in there! I promise! The next chapter for sure!