A Story to Remember
Chapter 9: Interlude in the Silver Millennium II
THE FOREST
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
Princess Serena went flying back into a tree. Her back burned with pain as she hit the tree hard and slid down. She glared up at Vegeta.
"You could be a little bit gentler you know."
"Humph! What are you complaining about woman? It was you, if I remember correctly, that said you wanted me to train you."
She scowled at him and brushed her hair out of her eyes.
"It's not going to go well for either of us if I go back to the palace bruised and bloody. YOU may be able to get away with it, but I can't. I'm a Lunarian princess; remember?
"Oh really?" Vegeta said smirking, "Now you want me to consider you as a weak princess? Please. You're better than that."
He grabbed her hand in his and pulled her up, trying to ignore the electricity that ran up and down his spine from her touch.
She snatched her hand away; she continued to glare ferociously at him. "You don't know me." She hissed.
"I know you well enough woman."
"DON'T call me woman!"
Serena had been training with Vegeta for almost 2 weeks (AN: WITHOUT telling her mother) and, although neither would admit it, they could almost be considered friends, although they had only known each other for a short period of time. They knew each other well and enjoyed sparring and talking with each other. (AN: Another thing that neither will admit.) Serena was a good fighter, but physically she was nothing compared to Vegeta, he beat her every time they sparred. Serena knew, however, that when it came time to use ki, she could use her moon power to her advantage. Another good thing about their "friendship" was that Serena knew EXACTLY how to make Vegeta mad.
"You know what Vegeta-sama?" She said sweetly, leaning close to him, "I think you're starting to grow feelings for me."
He scowled and pushed her away from him. "Save it woman, let's spar."
"Yah, yah. That's ALL you EVER think about." She said, walking away from him to take her place on the other side of the clearing.
Vegeta smirked evilly, "That's not ALL I think about, Princess."
Serena blushed and got into a fighting stance. 'What is this feeling I have? Why won't it go away?' Suddenly something dawned on her, 'Can it be that I am falling in lo...'
"Serena!" Vegeta barked, "Pay attention!"
"Gomen nasai Vegeta!" She called out.
"We're going to start with ki blasts. I want you to..."
"Vegeta-sama." She said mischievously, "I know how to shoot ki blasts, I'm not THAT dense."
He got into a fighting stance as well, "Prove it."
Concentrating, she called upon her powers, knowing it would be even more difficult because she wasn't in her Senshi form. She held her hands high over her head, clasping them tightly together as though she were praying.
"LUNAR...."
The crescent moon on her forehead glowed white. She could feel the power increasing as her body filled with the purity of Selene. Her hands glowed brilliantly. Suddenly a burst of white energy shot from her hands into the clouds above her.
"What was that?" Vegeta said skeptically. Serena's eyes were still closed and she focused all her power on Vegeta.
"STORM!"
She shouted, pushing her hands forward towards Vegeta. Suddenly white beams of energy rained down from the sky, thousands, plummeting from the clouds, circling Vegeta. He used his Saiya-Jin speed to dodge as many as possible but Serena's accuracy was impeccable.
"BIG BANG....."
He could feel the energy coming. His adrenaline rushed from the battle, and the power surged through his veins like an inferno. He smirked unconsciously and let go of the burning, blazing, energy.
"ATTACK!"
He sent the blast directly at Serena. Then, much to his surprise, her beams of light surrounded her, creating a shield of power. He growled in frustration and admiration, and increased the intensity of his blast. His body was screaming for him to stop. He had no idea that Serena had THIS much power and still, he was determined to win this first battle.
Serena gritted her teeth in pain. She couldn't keep this up for long. She was using a lot of power, and-she realized now-without her sailor form, or the crystal to channel it, the pain was excruciating.
"V-Vegeta." She managed to choke out, "S-Stop."
He couldn't hear her, though. She couldn't keep holding her shield, but if she stopped, his blast could possibly kill her. Her power was diminishing, the soreness in her back returned, raw and sharp. She gasped as she let her hands down, feeling Vegeta's powerful blast hit her. She screamed in agonizing pain and shock.
THE PALACE
Queen Serenity's eyes snapped open. Making sure every king, queen, princess, and prince was safe and happy was taking a lot out of her, so she decided to take a nap. But now, almost 2 hours later, Queen Serenity felt a rush of pain streak through her heart, and she knew at once that her daughter had been hurt. Now completely awake, she turned to her advisor Luna, who was sleeping next to her.
"Luna." She said urgently.
Luna's eye's opened and she bolted up at the worried look on her queen's face.
"Queen Serenity, is something wrong?"
"Yes..I felt something. Serenity...she's hurt."
Luna gasped, "The princess?!"
"Luna, please assemble the Royal Guards and the Sailor Senshi."
"Do you think all that is..Necessary?" Luna said dubiously.
"Luna, I want my daughter found. Search inside palace, and out on the palace grounds..."
"Yes my queen." Luna jumped off the bed and scampered out the door to alert the guards and the Senshi.
Queen Serenity walked to her vanity, and picked up her crown and a small, platinum mirror. She held it in her hands, and stared at her reflection...
'I never should have let her out of my sight. If anything has happened. Serena. My Own. ...I should have...I should have...'
As Serenity stared into the mirror, she realized, that for the first time, she didn't like what she saw. She closed her eyes, "My Own." She whispered and let the mirror slip out of her hands.
Composing her self, she moved from her vanity, grabbing her crown and setting it firmly on her head. She took a deep breath and walked out of her room, the throne room as her destination.
In her room, her mirror lay shattered on the floor.
Chapter 9
Chapter 9: Interlude in the Silver Millennium II
THE FOREST
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
Princess Serena went flying back into a tree. Her back burned with pain as she hit the tree hard and slid down. She glared up at Vegeta.
"You could be a little bit gentler you know."
"Humph! What are you complaining about woman? It was you, if I remember correctly, that said you wanted me to train you."
She scowled at him and brushed her hair out of her eyes.
"It's not going to go well for either of us if I go back to the palace bruised and bloody. YOU may be able to get away with it, but I can't. I'm a Lunarian princess; remember?
"Oh really?" Vegeta said smirking, "Now you want me to consider you as a weak princess? Please. You're better than that."
He grabbed her hand in his and pulled her up, trying to ignore the electricity that ran up and down his spine from her touch.
She snatched her hand away; she continued to glare ferociously at him. "You don't know me." She hissed.
"I know you well enough woman."
"DON'T call me woman!"
Serena had been training with Vegeta for almost 2 weeks (AN: WITHOUT telling her mother) and, although neither would admit it, they could almost be considered friends, although they had only known each other for a short period of time. They knew each other well and enjoyed sparring and talking with each other. (AN: Another thing that neither will admit.) Serena was a good fighter, but physically she was nothing compared to Vegeta, he beat her every time they sparred. Serena knew, however, that when it came time to use ki, she could use her moon power to her advantage. Another good thing about their "friendship" was that Serena knew EXACTLY how to make Vegeta mad.
"You know what Vegeta-sama?" She said sweetly, leaning close to him, "I think you're starting to grow feelings for me."
He scowled and pushed her away from him. "Save it woman, let's spar."
"Yah, yah. That's ALL you EVER think about." She said, walking away from him to take her place on the other side of the clearing.
Vegeta smirked evilly, "That's not ALL I think about, Princess."
Serena blushed and got into a fighting stance. 'What is this feeling I have? Why won't it go away?' Suddenly something dawned on her, 'Can it be that I am falling in lo...'
"Serena!" Vegeta barked, "Pay attention!"
"Gomen nasai Vegeta!" She called out.
"We're going to start with ki blasts. I want you to..."
"Vegeta-sama." She said mischievously, "I know how to shoot ki blasts, I'm not THAT dense."
He got into a fighting stance as well, "Prove it."
Concentrating, she called upon her powers, knowing it would be even more difficult because she wasn't in her Senshi form. She held her hands high over her head, clasping them tightly together as though she were praying.
"LUNAR...."
The crescent moon on her forehead glowed white. She could feel the power increasing as her body filled with the purity of Selene. Her hands glowed brilliantly. Suddenly a burst of white energy shot from her hands into the clouds above her.
"What was that?" Vegeta said skeptically. Serena's eyes were still closed and she focused all her power on Vegeta.
"STORM!"
She shouted, pushing her hands forward towards Vegeta. Suddenly white beams of energy rained down from the sky, thousands, plummeting from the clouds, circling Vegeta. He used his Saiya-Jin speed to dodge as many as possible but Serena's accuracy was impeccable.
"BIG BANG....."
He could feel the energy coming. His adrenaline rushed from the battle, and the power surged through his veins like an inferno. He smirked unconsciously and let go of the burning, blazing, energy.
"ATTACK!"
He sent the blast directly at Serena. Then, much to his surprise, her beams of light surrounded her, creating a shield of power. He growled in frustration and admiration, and increased the intensity of his blast. His body was screaming for him to stop. He had no idea that Serena had THIS much power and still, he was determined to win this first battle.
Serena gritted her teeth in pain. She couldn't keep this up for long. She was using a lot of power, and-she realized now-without her sailor form, or the crystal to channel it, the pain was excruciating.
"V-Vegeta." She managed to choke out, "S-Stop."
He couldn't hear her, though. She couldn't keep holding her shield, but if she stopped, his blast could possibly kill her. Her power was diminishing, the soreness in her back returned, raw and sharp. She gasped as she let her hands down, feeling Vegeta's powerful blast hit her. She screamed in agonizing pain and shock.
THE PALACE
Queen Serenity's eyes snapped open. Making sure every king, queen, princess, and prince was safe and happy was taking a lot out of her, so she decided to take a nap. But now, almost 2 hours later, Queen Serenity felt a rush of pain streak through her heart, and she knew at once that her daughter had been hurt. Now completely awake, she turned to her advisor Luna, who was sleeping next to her.
"Luna." She said urgently.
Luna's eye's opened and she bolted up at the worried look on her queen's face.
"Queen Serenity, is something wrong?"
"Yes..I felt something. Serenity...she's hurt."
Luna gasped, "The princess?!"
"Luna, please assemble the Royal Guards and the Sailor Senshi."
"Do you think all that is..Necessary?" Luna said dubiously.
"Luna, I want my daughter found. Search inside palace, and out on the palace grounds..."
"Yes my queen." Luna jumped off the bed and scampered out the door to alert the guards and the Senshi.
Queen Serenity walked to her vanity, and picked up her crown and a small, platinum mirror. She held it in her hands, and stared at her reflection...
'I never should have let her out of my sight. If anything has happened. Serena. My Own. ...I should have...I should have...'
As Serenity stared into the mirror, she realized, that for the first time, she didn't like what she saw. She closed her eyes, "My Own." She whispered and let the mirror slip out of her hands.
Composing her self, she moved from her vanity, grabbing her crown and setting it firmly on her head. She took a deep breath and walked out of her room, the throne room as her destination.
In her room, her mirror lay shattered on the floor.
Chapter 9