Arianna sat across from all of the Sailor Scouts and Luna, Artemis
and Diana. "Why don't you just ask questions, and I will answer them."
Raye was the first to speak up. "Why are you here?" That was simple
enough. "My objective is to help you, and to find the lost Prince of
Atlantis." That seemed to startle Elios out of his thoughts. "What planet
do you represent? Were you close friends with the Sailor Scouts in the
Silver Millenium?" She smiled. "Many would have said that I was
Serenity's other half. I represent the sun and song." Raye blinked and
asked another question. "You represent song? I thought that Elios
represented the sun." Arianna gave the white haired youth a startled look.
"Now I have a question, who are you Elios, and you Rini, you were not in
the Silver Millenium." They gave each other a glance. "Well, I'm
Serenity's and Endymoin's future daughter, and Elios is the head priest of
Elysian, and someday, we will rule Crystal Tokyo together." Elios looked
speechless, and had been for several minutes. "How though, when I have a
son, he is to be the priest of Elysian!" The boy nodded. "Well, there is
a simple explanation for that. The minute you mentioned Atlantis and whom
you were, I knew you from the future. I am your son."
That caused her to faint, and it made all the others very surprised. "Well don't just stand there, get the girl a wet cloth or something!" Luna broke their startled mood, and Raye and Trista hurried to the kitchen. "That was so subtle Elios! Gosh, if Rini had been sprung on me like that, I think that I would have."
"I was sprung on you like that." Rini said to Serena, and she realized that the not-so-little girl was right. Trista and Raye wandered back into the room while Luna and Artemis started talking. "Why don't we have any recollection of her? She definitely didn't die in the line of duty like the others." Artemis stated, and glanced around. "That's because she didn't die in the line of duty; she succeeded where the others failed." A golden furred cat, barely done being a kitten, walked in.
"Who are you?" Diana asked in a sweet little voice. "The name's Apollo sweetheart, and whom might you be?" Artemis hissed, and the cat backed off a little. "Chill Arty, let me guess; she's your future daughter?" Another hiss, this time from Luna, was heard. "Wow, I never thought that you two would get together, anyway, down to business. I am Arianna's cat, as indicated by the annoying circle with a dot in it on my forehead." Luna and Artemis were still in attack mode. "Why are neither of you in our memories?" Apollo chuckled, and edged back a little at the dangerous look in Luna's eyes. "Take a chill pill Luna, I'm about to unlock your memories, so be quiet for a minute!"
Surprisingly, the scouts hushed up, and Elios and Rini watched with interest. They all closed their eyes at the same time for about a minute, and then all of their eyes opened. "So when we all went to fight Beryl, she left to defend Elysian against Nehelenia. What happened then?" Serena asked, and Apollo shook his head. "Only she, Nehelenia, and Prince Collin know that. I can try to feed the memory to you, but I might get fried if I don't have her permission." As if by magic, the Sailor Scout of the Sun woke up. "Where am I? Hey wait, isn't that Apollo?" The guardian cat of the Princess of the Sun suddenly smiled, and said; "Hey Princess, did you have a nice sleep?" She sat up and then hugged Apollo close to her. "I'm so sorry I left you on the Moon! Can you ever forgive me?" She seemed oblivious to all of the stares she received. "Yeah, of course I can; you're still the same kid who attacked me like this one thousand years ago, now would you like me to show the scouts your memories of what happened when you battled Nephrenia?" She went pale, and set Apollo down. "No, not really, but seeing as I would like to know what happened in the battle with Beryl, I guess it's only fair." So she showed them the whole catastrophe and in turn, they showed her theirs. "Oh, everything has gone all wrong, I should have been the leader of the sun dynasty by now! All of you, you died because I wasn't there, I was so stupid!" The answer came from her future son. "No, without you, everything would have been destroyed; if you hadn't been there, none of these people would exist; my maiden wouldn't exist." How sweet love was, Darien wrecked the tender moment. "Hands off, I may trust you with my life, but I don't trust you with my daughter!" Elios and Rini blushed furiously and she slid out of his arms, between he and her father. "Really, Endymoin, you're acting just like Serenity's father!" Darien and she were the only ones that did not laugh at this. "I'm not that bad." He muttered, and Serena affectionately slid her arms around his neck to nibble on his ear, but Elios diverted Rini's attention easily. "Darien! Serena! Your daughter is here!" Another blushing couple took their hands off of one another after Raye spat out these words. "Isn't love great?" Mina commented wistfully, and Arianna elbowed her when she saw the venom in Luna's eyes. "You're missing the point!" The black cat hissed. "Honestly, the six of you all behave like children!"
"Look who's talking, I've been around longer than you Miss Priss!" Arianna retorted playfully; just like old times. The outer sailors remained in the background, completely occupied by the brand new cat. As usual, Alex didn't trust him or the new Sailor Scout, no matter what her claims might have been. "Everyone, as you may or may not have noticed, there is a new villain and a new mystery man." The Sailor Scout of the Sun shook her head at Artemis. "Not really, Angel's just hiding, I'll find him at school tomorrow, I'm sure." Alex stepped into the light. "How can we trust you?" Her golden gaze slid to that of the Sailor Scout of the Wind and Uranus. "Always untrusting, Alexandra, weren't you? Well I would never harm my fellow sailors; we're a team. I may not have been there for awhile, but I was waiting for the right time to come. Prophecy depicts the time when we all will reign, but the path is forked. One path leads to the survival of us all, and the other, leads to certain death of some of us. The future may be changed at any time, and if you refuse to trust me, then your future is very bleak indeed, and what's worse, it could lead to the downfall of your lover." A muscle ticked in Alex's cheek, and Michelle put a restraining hand on her forearm. "Did I mention that she has prophecies sometimes? They are a bit unreliable, we really could have used them during the Silver Millenium, but she mostly predicts big things. The last time the road was forked, it lead to death and rebirth or destruction." Apollo commented, and everyone seemed to remember this. "I don't give a fu." A hand clamped over her mouth, and Darien covered Rini's ears. The pink haired girl scooted away from her future father. "My God, you would think the kids in school don't swear or something! I'm the same age as Serena and everyone else!" In the back, Hotaru was struggling away from Trista, who had made a very atypical attempt to shield the girl's ears from whatever word Alex had planned on using. "The same goes for me." She said quietly, and Arianna glared at Alex, then Elios. "You'd better hope on your life that you never use that kind of language." The white-haired boy paled. "Elios is the perfect gentleman, don't worry." Rini said fondly, and he took her hand and kissed her fingers. Of course, Darien cleared his throat, and they went back to just sitting side-by-side. "Honestly, that wasn't very ladylike Alexandra." She sent another look her way. "I'll give you ladylike if you don't start calling me Alex!" With that, the (usually) most mature sailor soldier launched herself at Arianna, who shot out a hand and froze Alex in midair. "So I haven't lost all my power over the last thousand years." In the Silver Millenium, all the scouts had been able to use some powers while un-transformed. "I'll kill you when I get the chance!" Arianna smiled wryly, still sitting on the floor. "Perhaps, then, I should stay with someone else? You've always been this way with me, Alex; I was surprised when you didn't murder me earlier. Maybe you've sensed how much stronger I am than you? Ah and there it is, I can read you like an open book, I always could." The two girls had been enemies from the first, united only when Serenity needed teamwork. With Alex, Arianna became a very different and menacing person. "Let me down, I'll kick your.!"
"Alex!" Most of the people in the room cut her off. "If you want to fight me, it will not be when they are around, it will be just me and you. Solar energy to wind energy. Watch your step." The sandy-haired eighteen-year- old fell to the floor, and retreated back into the darkness. "We're going!" Hotaru shook her head, but was dragged out nonetheless. "Arianna, do you really have to goad her like that?" Apollo asked in a whine, sounding a lot like Artemis when Mina embarrassed him. "She started it!"
The two future children of the court had silently slid outside while Arianna and Alex argued. "I can't believe that you're here!" Rini whispered as her beloved held her close. "Nor can I; I've missed you maiden." Now that she was sixteen, Rini understood the depth of her feelings for Elios better than she had eight years earlier. "Why didn't you ever tell me who your parents were?" He chuckled, and she glanced up at him. "My mother told me not to." She chuckled too, her voice musical and clear. Finally, her voice had lost its high pitched squeak, and had been replaced with a sultrily smooth tone. "I don't listen to everything my parents say." Of course not, the proof was obvious! "So I can see, maiden." That old nickname, it had started out as a harmless title, and now, it was more symbolic of their love. "Elios. I." Shaking her head, she forgot all about her sweet words and pulled herself up to kiss him, which was a lot sweeter than any words she could have memorized. Then, a very angry shout was heard that caused them to break apart in dismay. "Elios!" An equally angry Darien ran outside with six young ladies and four cats following him. The young man winced, imagining what terrible punishment might await him. "Yes, Endymoin?" Rini blushed to the roots of her hair. "I'll kill you!" Arianna shook her head. "You touch my son, you die." Now Elios was blushing. "Why I." She smiled, and he knew instinctively that this was most definitely his mother. "No, really, you'd probably kill yourself doing it, and if you didn't, I'd finish the job." Serena rushed forward and took Rini by the hand. "We'd better go." Elios took her other hand and brushed his lips against the tips of her fingers. "Until next time, maiden."
The two children of the moon were almost gone when Arianna said; "Wait a minute, I just lost my house! Can I stay with any of you guys, not Endymoin?" Serena turned around. "Rini can use her Luna Ball to make you into my sister or something, so come on!" Darien sighed. "Elios, you'll have to stay with me." Arianna chuckled at the look on her future son's face. It was strange that he was four years her senior right now, but some things couldn't be helped. "Okay Apollo, you'd better be on your best behavior!" The yellow cat smirked. "My pleasure." He said, eyeing Diana with interest.
That caused her to faint, and it made all the others very surprised. "Well don't just stand there, get the girl a wet cloth or something!" Luna broke their startled mood, and Raye and Trista hurried to the kitchen. "That was so subtle Elios! Gosh, if Rini had been sprung on me like that, I think that I would have."
"I was sprung on you like that." Rini said to Serena, and she realized that the not-so-little girl was right. Trista and Raye wandered back into the room while Luna and Artemis started talking. "Why don't we have any recollection of her? She definitely didn't die in the line of duty like the others." Artemis stated, and glanced around. "That's because she didn't die in the line of duty; she succeeded where the others failed." A golden furred cat, barely done being a kitten, walked in.
"Who are you?" Diana asked in a sweet little voice. "The name's Apollo sweetheart, and whom might you be?" Artemis hissed, and the cat backed off a little. "Chill Arty, let me guess; she's your future daughter?" Another hiss, this time from Luna, was heard. "Wow, I never thought that you two would get together, anyway, down to business. I am Arianna's cat, as indicated by the annoying circle with a dot in it on my forehead." Luna and Artemis were still in attack mode. "Why are neither of you in our memories?" Apollo chuckled, and edged back a little at the dangerous look in Luna's eyes. "Take a chill pill Luna, I'm about to unlock your memories, so be quiet for a minute!"
Surprisingly, the scouts hushed up, and Elios and Rini watched with interest. They all closed their eyes at the same time for about a minute, and then all of their eyes opened. "So when we all went to fight Beryl, she left to defend Elysian against Nehelenia. What happened then?" Serena asked, and Apollo shook his head. "Only she, Nehelenia, and Prince Collin know that. I can try to feed the memory to you, but I might get fried if I don't have her permission." As if by magic, the Sailor Scout of the Sun woke up. "Where am I? Hey wait, isn't that Apollo?" The guardian cat of the Princess of the Sun suddenly smiled, and said; "Hey Princess, did you have a nice sleep?" She sat up and then hugged Apollo close to her. "I'm so sorry I left you on the Moon! Can you ever forgive me?" She seemed oblivious to all of the stares she received. "Yeah, of course I can; you're still the same kid who attacked me like this one thousand years ago, now would you like me to show the scouts your memories of what happened when you battled Nephrenia?" She went pale, and set Apollo down. "No, not really, but seeing as I would like to know what happened in the battle with Beryl, I guess it's only fair." So she showed them the whole catastrophe and in turn, they showed her theirs. "Oh, everything has gone all wrong, I should have been the leader of the sun dynasty by now! All of you, you died because I wasn't there, I was so stupid!" The answer came from her future son. "No, without you, everything would have been destroyed; if you hadn't been there, none of these people would exist; my maiden wouldn't exist." How sweet love was, Darien wrecked the tender moment. "Hands off, I may trust you with my life, but I don't trust you with my daughter!" Elios and Rini blushed furiously and she slid out of his arms, between he and her father. "Really, Endymoin, you're acting just like Serenity's father!" Darien and she were the only ones that did not laugh at this. "I'm not that bad." He muttered, and Serena affectionately slid her arms around his neck to nibble on his ear, but Elios diverted Rini's attention easily. "Darien! Serena! Your daughter is here!" Another blushing couple took their hands off of one another after Raye spat out these words. "Isn't love great?" Mina commented wistfully, and Arianna elbowed her when she saw the venom in Luna's eyes. "You're missing the point!" The black cat hissed. "Honestly, the six of you all behave like children!"
"Look who's talking, I've been around longer than you Miss Priss!" Arianna retorted playfully; just like old times. The outer sailors remained in the background, completely occupied by the brand new cat. As usual, Alex didn't trust him or the new Sailor Scout, no matter what her claims might have been. "Everyone, as you may or may not have noticed, there is a new villain and a new mystery man." The Sailor Scout of the Sun shook her head at Artemis. "Not really, Angel's just hiding, I'll find him at school tomorrow, I'm sure." Alex stepped into the light. "How can we trust you?" Her golden gaze slid to that of the Sailor Scout of the Wind and Uranus. "Always untrusting, Alexandra, weren't you? Well I would never harm my fellow sailors; we're a team. I may not have been there for awhile, but I was waiting for the right time to come. Prophecy depicts the time when we all will reign, but the path is forked. One path leads to the survival of us all, and the other, leads to certain death of some of us. The future may be changed at any time, and if you refuse to trust me, then your future is very bleak indeed, and what's worse, it could lead to the downfall of your lover." A muscle ticked in Alex's cheek, and Michelle put a restraining hand on her forearm. "Did I mention that she has prophecies sometimes? They are a bit unreliable, we really could have used them during the Silver Millenium, but she mostly predicts big things. The last time the road was forked, it lead to death and rebirth or destruction." Apollo commented, and everyone seemed to remember this. "I don't give a fu." A hand clamped over her mouth, and Darien covered Rini's ears. The pink haired girl scooted away from her future father. "My God, you would think the kids in school don't swear or something! I'm the same age as Serena and everyone else!" In the back, Hotaru was struggling away from Trista, who had made a very atypical attempt to shield the girl's ears from whatever word Alex had planned on using. "The same goes for me." She said quietly, and Arianna glared at Alex, then Elios. "You'd better hope on your life that you never use that kind of language." The white-haired boy paled. "Elios is the perfect gentleman, don't worry." Rini said fondly, and he took her hand and kissed her fingers. Of course, Darien cleared his throat, and they went back to just sitting side-by-side. "Honestly, that wasn't very ladylike Alexandra." She sent another look her way. "I'll give you ladylike if you don't start calling me Alex!" With that, the (usually) most mature sailor soldier launched herself at Arianna, who shot out a hand and froze Alex in midair. "So I haven't lost all my power over the last thousand years." In the Silver Millenium, all the scouts had been able to use some powers while un-transformed. "I'll kill you when I get the chance!" Arianna smiled wryly, still sitting on the floor. "Perhaps, then, I should stay with someone else? You've always been this way with me, Alex; I was surprised when you didn't murder me earlier. Maybe you've sensed how much stronger I am than you? Ah and there it is, I can read you like an open book, I always could." The two girls had been enemies from the first, united only when Serenity needed teamwork. With Alex, Arianna became a very different and menacing person. "Let me down, I'll kick your.!"
"Alex!" Most of the people in the room cut her off. "If you want to fight me, it will not be when they are around, it will be just me and you. Solar energy to wind energy. Watch your step." The sandy-haired eighteen-year- old fell to the floor, and retreated back into the darkness. "We're going!" Hotaru shook her head, but was dragged out nonetheless. "Arianna, do you really have to goad her like that?" Apollo asked in a whine, sounding a lot like Artemis when Mina embarrassed him. "She started it!"
The two future children of the court had silently slid outside while Arianna and Alex argued. "I can't believe that you're here!" Rini whispered as her beloved held her close. "Nor can I; I've missed you maiden." Now that she was sixteen, Rini understood the depth of her feelings for Elios better than she had eight years earlier. "Why didn't you ever tell me who your parents were?" He chuckled, and she glanced up at him. "My mother told me not to." She chuckled too, her voice musical and clear. Finally, her voice had lost its high pitched squeak, and had been replaced with a sultrily smooth tone. "I don't listen to everything my parents say." Of course not, the proof was obvious! "So I can see, maiden." That old nickname, it had started out as a harmless title, and now, it was more symbolic of their love. "Elios. I." Shaking her head, she forgot all about her sweet words and pulled herself up to kiss him, which was a lot sweeter than any words she could have memorized. Then, a very angry shout was heard that caused them to break apart in dismay. "Elios!" An equally angry Darien ran outside with six young ladies and four cats following him. The young man winced, imagining what terrible punishment might await him. "Yes, Endymoin?" Rini blushed to the roots of her hair. "I'll kill you!" Arianna shook her head. "You touch my son, you die." Now Elios was blushing. "Why I." She smiled, and he knew instinctively that this was most definitely his mother. "No, really, you'd probably kill yourself doing it, and if you didn't, I'd finish the job." Serena rushed forward and took Rini by the hand. "We'd better go." Elios took her other hand and brushed his lips against the tips of her fingers. "Until next time, maiden."
The two children of the moon were almost gone when Arianna said; "Wait a minute, I just lost my house! Can I stay with any of you guys, not Endymoin?" Serena turned around. "Rini can use her Luna Ball to make you into my sister or something, so come on!" Darien sighed. "Elios, you'll have to stay with me." Arianna chuckled at the look on her future son's face. It was strange that he was four years her senior right now, but some things couldn't be helped. "Okay Apollo, you'd better be on your best behavior!" The yellow cat smirked. "My pleasure." He said, eyeing Diana with interest.