Justice for the Moon, Chapter Eleven
When I awoke the next morning, I did not know where I was. Tiny rays of sunlight poured through the small windows to my right. I was in a reasonably sized, wooden room. Instinctly I reached for my locket, and that's when I remembered. The locket was gone; the crystal in pieces, friends of all ages deserted me, and Malice. He was the only thing that could make my blood curl as it did then.
A knock at the door startled me out of my daydream that held horrors for his lowness. "Come in," I called.
"Good Morning Sere," Zach came in.
"Morning Zachary. What time is it?"
"About eleven o'clock, want any breakfast your laziness?" He joked and I threw a pillow at him.
"Depends on which of you happens to be attempting breakfast."
"Oh only the talented chef, Nathan."
"That's good to hear. I'll be out as soon as I'm dressed." He closed the door behind him as I conjured up a pair of white tracksuit bottoms, a black- strapped top and a blue jumper/jacket to go over the top.
~ * ~
After a breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausages and pancakes (what? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day), we took to the ice and observed our surroundings. We found many look-out pints where we could watch the main lake without being noticed.
Apparently, Nathan and I were showing off our skills on the ice. He still shared Lita's passion for cooking and skating, so we, quite rightly, put the others to shame while on the ice.
We also found places to watch the house. We installed old Moon and Earth technology that allowed us to watch places where we hooked up our mini-cams to different trees and the house and the lake. We also laid hidden traps for Malice.
~ * ~
Over dinner, a thought occurred to me. "Hey, what happened to Malice's guards?"
"Good point Sere, but you answered it yesterday," Malcolm grinned at me.
At my puzzled face, Justine continued, "Yesterday, in the Gardens Of Serenity, your past self explained."
"We meant to tell you, but you had a lot on your mind already, and it kinda slipped ours." Zach interrupted.
I nodded in understanding and Justin continued, "Malice's mates need the power of the silver crystal to bring them to him. This goes for all his kingdom. Like your kingdom, his people are all living on Earth and can only be re-awaken when he calls on the crystal's power to do it."
"I've used the crystal before so do you mean that the wielder of the crystal needs to intend to use it for that reason?" I questioned.
"Yep, you don't even need all of the crystal, only a tiny fragment will do it." Nathan informed me.
I thought for a moment. Malice needed t be destroyed so he could never re- awaken his kingdom, but he needs Sailor Moon to obtain the crystal/ I needed to retrieve the crystal parts that were in my old home. I ran this idea by the Royal Guard and Zach said he'd come with me.
~ * ~
Zachary and I teleported to my room. We were already transformed to our alter egos and held out our weapons, my staff and his sword. It was nearly eight o'clock now in the evening and we could hear laughter from downstairs. I quietly crossed to my window where I saw the Blake's car parked outside our house. I whispered this to Zoicyte who nodded and we lightly walked through the house to the stairs and into the living room. The noise abruptly stopped as they show us trespassing in the room. Terror held them as they hurriedly huddled as far away from us as they could.
I spoke in a cold tone, "What you did to Serena was unforgivable. She looked to you for love because her real parents were dead. They suffered horrible deaths and died with only when they thought their daughter was to be loved and have the one treasure that they could give her, the crystal. But you both destroy both of their hopes." So it was a little exaggeration, but how were they to find out the real truth?
"We . We . We didn't know!" Ken Tsukino stammered out.
"Pathetic." Zoicyte said loudly to me.
"The crystal fragments, where are they?" I asked even more coldly.
Ilene Tsukino pointed upstairs while Ken stammered once more, "Upstairs, in . in the . in the safe."
I looked towards the only male who was not an adult here, "Sammy, you and I will go and get them." I pointed the staff at him for effect and he grabbed the keys his father held out for him and ran towards the door. I followed him as he half fell; half climbed his way up the stairs. I felt sorry for him as he fumbled with the lock. I gently enclosed my hand around his and together we unlocked the safe.
Out of no-where, I produced a small black, suede bag. I carefully placed the fragments and the locket into the bag and then closed the safe. I handed him back the key and smiled at him. I did a double-take at him as I noticed a single tiny shard of crystal tied delicately into his necklace.
"Goodbye Sammy." He stood still as I walked back to my companion where we teleported back to our ice lake quarters.
When I awoke the next morning, I did not know where I was. Tiny rays of sunlight poured through the small windows to my right. I was in a reasonably sized, wooden room. Instinctly I reached for my locket, and that's when I remembered. The locket was gone; the crystal in pieces, friends of all ages deserted me, and Malice. He was the only thing that could make my blood curl as it did then.
A knock at the door startled me out of my daydream that held horrors for his lowness. "Come in," I called.
"Good Morning Sere," Zach came in.
"Morning Zachary. What time is it?"
"About eleven o'clock, want any breakfast your laziness?" He joked and I threw a pillow at him.
"Depends on which of you happens to be attempting breakfast."
"Oh only the talented chef, Nathan."
"That's good to hear. I'll be out as soon as I'm dressed." He closed the door behind him as I conjured up a pair of white tracksuit bottoms, a black- strapped top and a blue jumper/jacket to go over the top.
~ * ~
After a breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausages and pancakes (what? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day), we took to the ice and observed our surroundings. We found many look-out pints where we could watch the main lake without being noticed.
Apparently, Nathan and I were showing off our skills on the ice. He still shared Lita's passion for cooking and skating, so we, quite rightly, put the others to shame while on the ice.
We also found places to watch the house. We installed old Moon and Earth technology that allowed us to watch places where we hooked up our mini-cams to different trees and the house and the lake. We also laid hidden traps for Malice.
~ * ~
Over dinner, a thought occurred to me. "Hey, what happened to Malice's guards?"
"Good point Sere, but you answered it yesterday," Malcolm grinned at me.
At my puzzled face, Justine continued, "Yesterday, in the Gardens Of Serenity, your past self explained."
"We meant to tell you, but you had a lot on your mind already, and it kinda slipped ours." Zach interrupted.
I nodded in understanding and Justin continued, "Malice's mates need the power of the silver crystal to bring them to him. This goes for all his kingdom. Like your kingdom, his people are all living on Earth and can only be re-awaken when he calls on the crystal's power to do it."
"I've used the crystal before so do you mean that the wielder of the crystal needs to intend to use it for that reason?" I questioned.
"Yep, you don't even need all of the crystal, only a tiny fragment will do it." Nathan informed me.
I thought for a moment. Malice needed t be destroyed so he could never re- awaken his kingdom, but he needs Sailor Moon to obtain the crystal/ I needed to retrieve the crystal parts that were in my old home. I ran this idea by the Royal Guard and Zach said he'd come with me.
~ * ~
Zachary and I teleported to my room. We were already transformed to our alter egos and held out our weapons, my staff and his sword. It was nearly eight o'clock now in the evening and we could hear laughter from downstairs. I quietly crossed to my window where I saw the Blake's car parked outside our house. I whispered this to Zoicyte who nodded and we lightly walked through the house to the stairs and into the living room. The noise abruptly stopped as they show us trespassing in the room. Terror held them as they hurriedly huddled as far away from us as they could.
I spoke in a cold tone, "What you did to Serena was unforgivable. She looked to you for love because her real parents were dead. They suffered horrible deaths and died with only when they thought their daughter was to be loved and have the one treasure that they could give her, the crystal. But you both destroy both of their hopes." So it was a little exaggeration, but how were they to find out the real truth?
"We . We . We didn't know!" Ken Tsukino stammered out.
"Pathetic." Zoicyte said loudly to me.
"The crystal fragments, where are they?" I asked even more coldly.
Ilene Tsukino pointed upstairs while Ken stammered once more, "Upstairs, in . in the . in the safe."
I looked towards the only male who was not an adult here, "Sammy, you and I will go and get them." I pointed the staff at him for effect and he grabbed the keys his father held out for him and ran towards the door. I followed him as he half fell; half climbed his way up the stairs. I felt sorry for him as he fumbled with the lock. I gently enclosed my hand around his and together we unlocked the safe.
Out of no-where, I produced a small black, suede bag. I carefully placed the fragments and the locket into the bag and then closed the safe. I handed him back the key and smiled at him. I did a double-take at him as I noticed a single tiny shard of crystal tied delicately into his necklace.
"Goodbye Sammy." He stood still as I walked back to my companion where we teleported back to our ice lake quarters.