Ryoko: The one chapter I've been dying to do.
Aeris: Why didn't you do it earlier?
Ryoko: Work.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon doesn't belong to me, but Aurora and Athena belong to me.
Sailor Moon: Beginnings
Chapter 4:
The Ill Priestess of Elysion
A year has passed and Aurora is now six. The silver tints of her hair have gotten brighter and more noticeable, but nobody has said anything. Night has fallen and Aurora is slowly limping back to her room.
"Note to self. Ask Uranus to go a little more gentle in training."
One of Aurora's legs has a nasty bruise on it, but it's slightly worse then it looks, and is causing Aurora extreme pain. The girl finally reaches her room and limps over to her bed. She falls on to it and immediately falls asleep, not bothering to change or cover up. As Aurora falls deeper into sleep, her spirit wanders. She feels cold air on her body and opens her eyes. She's amazed to find herself in a beautiful forest. She looks around and finds herself surrounded by small creatures. She holds out her hand and one lands on it. She giggles as it tickles her hand.
"Hi. I'm Aurora. What's your name?"
The thing smiles and Aurora can now tell what it is. It's a female fairy. The fairy has waist-length green hair and she has green eyes. She's wearing a leaf like dress, but it has faint blue streaks in it.
"My name is Sugar Dust. There is somebody who wants to meet you."
"Somebody besides you and your fairy friends know I'm here?"
The small fairy nods and flies up on light green wings.
"Follow me."
The fairy flies off and Aurora runs after it. The other fairies follow behind her. Sugar Dust leads Aurora to a temple. Sugar Dust lands on a step and Aurora looks at her.
"What's wrong?"
The fairy points up the steps and looks away. Aurora looks up to the temple then starts walking up the stairs. Sugar Dust flies up and lands on one of Aurora's cone meatballs. Aurora reaches the top and lifts her head up.
"Sugar Dust. I have a question."
"What is it?" The small fairy asks.
"How come my leg doesn't hurt?"
"This is the kingdom of dreams. So your spirit is here. None of your physical injures are hindering you. Go inside."
Aurora nods and slowly walks into the temple. As she walks down the dark corridor, she becomes aware of a loud wheezing, like someone is having trouble breathing. Aurora enters a lit room and hangs near the back. Sugar Dust flies off and Aurora can hear low murmuring. A few minutes later and the fairy flies back with someone with her. As the figure walks into the light, Aurora bows politely.
"Hello My name is Aurora. What's your name?"
She stands up and the figure smiles.
"My name is Helios. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Aurora smiles as she looks at Helios. He's a handsome young boy with kind, gentle red eyes. He has baby blue hair and a sparkling gold horn on his forehead. A red gem is set below it and he's wearing a white outfit with some light blue points and some dark blue points. Sugar Dust lands on Helios' horn and sighs.
"What's wrong?" Aurora asks, noticing the sad look both fairy and boy have.
Helios looks up at Aurora then gestures for her to follow and walks off. Aurora follows and holds out her hand as another fairy flies up and lands on it. She looks up at Aurora with bright orange eyes and she's wearing a light orange dress. Her orange hair falls to her waist.
"Hi. What's your name?"
"I'm Forest Fire. Maybe you'll be the one to help her."
"Help who? Sugar Dust?"
The fairy shakes her head and flies off on transparent orange wings. Helios stops in front of a door and Aurora notices the wheezing has gotten louder.
"Please. Go in." Helios says softly.
Aurora walks in and let's her eyes adjust to the darkness as she closes the door.
"Helios." A soft musical voice says.
Aurora walks over to a bed and gets down on her knees beside the bed.
"No. My name is Aurora."
The girl in the bed looks at her and a smile crosses her face.
"What's wrong?" Aurora asks, when the smile disappears and the girl cringes.
"I'm not sure." The girl answers.
Aurora gently places her had on the girl's forehead. She feels frowns as she feels the heat.
"Can you answer where I'm at? If it's not too much trouble." Aurora asks.
"Your in the kingdom of dreams, Elysion."
Aurora thinks, but stays by the girl until she falls asleep. Aurora gets up and walks out of the room.
"How is she?" Sugar Dust asks.
"Not so good. I don't think anyone can help her, she doesn't even know what's wrong with her. Is she your sister?" She asks, looking at Helios.
The boy nods and looks down.
"Her name is Athena and she's my younger sister. She's been sick for three months now and now in the past week has she gotten so bad she can't walk."
Aurora frowns.
"Maybe I should wake up. Maybe Mercury can help her."
"Let me come." A soft voice says.
"Athena! You shouldn't be up!"
Helios runs over to her and catches her as she falls.
"Helios, please. There's a good chance I'll die. I want to see the waking world."
Helios reluctantly nods and helps Athena up. Aurora feels bad and comes over.
"Can you change form?" Helios asks.
Athena nods and Helios steps away from her. Athena glows and her body changes shape to that of a horse. The glowing stops and Athena almost falls in her new form. Aurora walks over to her and steadies her.
"Ready?"
Athena nods and Sugar Dust waves. Both horse and girl disappear.
Aeris: Why didn't you do it earlier?
Ryoko: Work.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon doesn't belong to me, but Aurora and Athena belong to me.
Sailor Moon: Beginnings
Chapter 4:
The Ill Priestess of Elysion
A year has passed and Aurora is now six. The silver tints of her hair have gotten brighter and more noticeable, but nobody has said anything. Night has fallen and Aurora is slowly limping back to her room.
"Note to self. Ask Uranus to go a little more gentle in training."
One of Aurora's legs has a nasty bruise on it, but it's slightly worse then it looks, and is causing Aurora extreme pain. The girl finally reaches her room and limps over to her bed. She falls on to it and immediately falls asleep, not bothering to change or cover up. As Aurora falls deeper into sleep, her spirit wanders. She feels cold air on her body and opens her eyes. She's amazed to find herself in a beautiful forest. She looks around and finds herself surrounded by small creatures. She holds out her hand and one lands on it. She giggles as it tickles her hand.
"Hi. I'm Aurora. What's your name?"
The thing smiles and Aurora can now tell what it is. It's a female fairy. The fairy has waist-length green hair and she has green eyes. She's wearing a leaf like dress, but it has faint blue streaks in it.
"My name is Sugar Dust. There is somebody who wants to meet you."
"Somebody besides you and your fairy friends know I'm here?"
The small fairy nods and flies up on light green wings.
"Follow me."
The fairy flies off and Aurora runs after it. The other fairies follow behind her. Sugar Dust leads Aurora to a temple. Sugar Dust lands on a step and Aurora looks at her.
"What's wrong?"
The fairy points up the steps and looks away. Aurora looks up to the temple then starts walking up the stairs. Sugar Dust flies up and lands on one of Aurora's cone meatballs. Aurora reaches the top and lifts her head up.
"Sugar Dust. I have a question."
"What is it?" The small fairy asks.
"How come my leg doesn't hurt?"
"This is the kingdom of dreams. So your spirit is here. None of your physical injures are hindering you. Go inside."
Aurora nods and slowly walks into the temple. As she walks down the dark corridor, she becomes aware of a loud wheezing, like someone is having trouble breathing. Aurora enters a lit room and hangs near the back. Sugar Dust flies off and Aurora can hear low murmuring. A few minutes later and the fairy flies back with someone with her. As the figure walks into the light, Aurora bows politely.
"Hello My name is Aurora. What's your name?"
She stands up and the figure smiles.
"My name is Helios. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Aurora smiles as she looks at Helios. He's a handsome young boy with kind, gentle red eyes. He has baby blue hair and a sparkling gold horn on his forehead. A red gem is set below it and he's wearing a white outfit with some light blue points and some dark blue points. Sugar Dust lands on Helios' horn and sighs.
"What's wrong?" Aurora asks, noticing the sad look both fairy and boy have.
Helios looks up at Aurora then gestures for her to follow and walks off. Aurora follows and holds out her hand as another fairy flies up and lands on it. She looks up at Aurora with bright orange eyes and she's wearing a light orange dress. Her orange hair falls to her waist.
"Hi. What's your name?"
"I'm Forest Fire. Maybe you'll be the one to help her."
"Help who? Sugar Dust?"
The fairy shakes her head and flies off on transparent orange wings. Helios stops in front of a door and Aurora notices the wheezing has gotten louder.
"Please. Go in." Helios says softly.
Aurora walks in and let's her eyes adjust to the darkness as she closes the door.
"Helios." A soft musical voice says.
Aurora walks over to a bed and gets down on her knees beside the bed.
"No. My name is Aurora."
The girl in the bed looks at her and a smile crosses her face.
"What's wrong?" Aurora asks, when the smile disappears and the girl cringes.
"I'm not sure." The girl answers.
Aurora gently places her had on the girl's forehead. She feels frowns as she feels the heat.
"Can you answer where I'm at? If it's not too much trouble." Aurora asks.
"Your in the kingdom of dreams, Elysion."
Aurora thinks, but stays by the girl until she falls asleep. Aurora gets up and walks out of the room.
"How is she?" Sugar Dust asks.
"Not so good. I don't think anyone can help her, she doesn't even know what's wrong with her. Is she your sister?" She asks, looking at Helios.
The boy nods and looks down.
"Her name is Athena and she's my younger sister. She's been sick for three months now and now in the past week has she gotten so bad she can't walk."
Aurora frowns.
"Maybe I should wake up. Maybe Mercury can help her."
"Let me come." A soft voice says.
"Athena! You shouldn't be up!"
Helios runs over to her and catches her as she falls.
"Helios, please. There's a good chance I'll die. I want to see the waking world."
Helios reluctantly nods and helps Athena up. Aurora feels bad and comes over.
"Can you change form?" Helios asks.
Athena nods and Helios steps away from her. Athena glows and her body changes shape to that of a horse. The glowing stops and Athena almost falls in her new form. Aurora walks over to her and steadies her.
"Ready?"
Athena nods and Sugar Dust waves. Both horse and girl disappear.