A Time of Darkness

By: Silent Sniper

Chapter 13: Hostage

The little girl looked at Endymion with questioning blue eyes and her little pink mouth opened in a yawn. Then it hit him. The Queens of the Silver Millenium can only have one child. If he killed the baby, Serenity would never have another....He thought about having a child with Catherine. It wouldn't work, that child would never be able to control the power. The child would be injured or killed. A waste of time.

" I guess I will let you live," Endymion said. He turned to the still people. "Now for you two, Serenity, you will forget your little fling with Diamond, you have never met him. Princess ChibiUsa Small Lady Serenity is our daughter."

"I never knew Diamond, Princess ChibiUsa Small Lady Serenity is our daughter," Serenity repeated in a mono tone.

"Good. Now, its Diamond's turn. You never knew Serenity, forget about your daughter,"

"I never knew Serenity, I will forget about my daughter," Diamond said.

The King let the spell break and they both started to slump to the ground. Endymion caught the baby before it hit the cold hard floor. He couldn't let his new heirness die even if he didn't love her. He went over to Diamond and placed a knife near his hand that he happened to have in his pocket. Then he ripped bits Serenity's clothes. After that he called the Senshi through his mind.

"King Endymion!" Sailor Venus' voice called as their footsteps grew near.

All of the Senshi stared at the scenery in shock. Their King was disheaveled and held a pink bundle which was the baby. Serenity was slumped on the ground unconsious and her dress was torn. Their eyes shifted over to an unconsious Diamond whose hand rested limply on a knife.

"He tried to kill Serenity...."Mars whispered. Jupiter let out a low growl that meant that she wanted to hurt Diamond

"Do not concern yourself with the prisonar. He will be punished in due time. Please take Serenity to her room," Endymion said.

The Senshi nodded. Jupiter picked up Serenity's small body and they left the room. Endymion followed after awhile and made his way to baby's room. There he laid her in the cradle and touched her forehead which made her crescent mark appear. His hand glowed an eerie dark blue. The child resembled Diamond too much, so she might give Serenity's memories back. Endymion decided to make her look like him.....but it wouldn't work because she was not of his blood. He shrugged and watched the child change.

*End*

Usagi mouth opened slightly when the image blurred and vanished. "What happened to her?" she whispered.

Pluto smiled and walked over to the sobbing ChibiUsa. "Whats wrong, Small Lady?" she asked.

" I am not Small Lady! I'm not Mama's daughter!" ChibiUsa screamed as tears fell from her crimson eyes.

Sailor Pluto put her arms around the pink haired girl who clung to her immediatly. "Oh? Who says you're not?"

" Mama had a different daughter! She had silver hair and blue eyes! Like Mama's" she said.

Pluto stood up and raised her scepter. Light washed over ChibiUsa. All of them watched as the girl began to change. Her pink hair became a soft silver that resembled Diamond's and her fiery red eyes became a deep saffhire like Usagi. Mamoru stared. Impossible! ChibiUsa was Diamond's child.

"You see? You ARE the Crown Princess of the Silver Millenium," Pluto said.

ChibiUsa glanced over to Usagi and Diamond. Her parents. She ran over to them and hugged her real father. Diamond's violet eyes widened as the small girl hugged him. He looked at her tenderly. Now that he looked back, ChibiUsa had resembled him. She carried herself elegantly at times and had a cocky smile. This girl is his daughter....

" My child," Diamond said and knelt in front of ChibiUsa and embraced her tightly

Usagi smiled at the warmth that radiating from them. Then she turned to the cowering figure that was Mamoru. Her blue eyes blazed with fury.

"You.....You tried to break us apart! My daughter would have never known her real father because of you!" Usagi yelled as her aura grew stronger. Once more pure light surrounded her as she became the Moon Princess.

"You will be punished," Serenity said. Her voice had matured and she held herself regally.

"Now, Serenity, love....you don't want to do this," Mamoru said in a shaky voice.

"Oh?" Serenity said in a mocking voice, " You almost killed Diamond!"

Mamoru turned to ChibiUsa and his pleading blue eyes looked into hers. "ChibiUsa...You won't let her do this will you? I loved you ever since you fell from the sky. She didn't. Usagi treated you poorly and drove you out into the rain. I helped you, remember?" he said.

ChibiUsa stared at Mamoru as confusion shore in her blue eyes. Does he really care for her? Did her fake father care?

*Flashback*

"Small Lady!" a voice boomed.

"Yes, Papa?" Small Lady said.

"Look at what you did! This is a mess!" King Endymion scold.

"Papa! It wasn't my fault!" she protested.

" You will clean this up! No child of mine will be this clumsy!" he continuded.

"But-"

"Be quiet! You are a Princess and will act like one," he yelled.

Neo Queen Serenity came into the room as Small Lady burst into tears. Immediatly she hugged the sobbing child in her arms.

"Shhh, musume," she whispered. Serenity was pulled up by the King.

"Leave her, Serenity. Small Lady needs to learn how to become responsible," he said and led Serenity out, leaving the poor girl all alone.

*End Flashback*

Her father had always been so cold to her. His midnight blue eyes always held a tiny bit of disgust. She had always wondered why. Now she knew.

"No, I won't help you," she said.

Mamoru's eyes narrowed. ChibiUsa refused to help him huh? Behind him a scared Cathrine stared at everybody. She was frightened now. The Princess was ready to punish Mamoru and who knows if she would survive?

" At least let me hug you one more time, ChibiUsa..."Mamoru whispered.

ChibiUsa thought for a moment. Maybe the past one didn't hate her like Endymion did....She approached him. Mamoru smiled as he wrapped his arms around her.

"ChibiUsa No Baka..."he muttered.

"What?" she said. Then she let out a choked scream as he wrapped his hands around her tiny throat.

"ChibiUsa!" Serenity and Diamond cried in unison.

"One step more and she dies!" Mamoru threatened.

Diamond and Serenity stopped in their tracks. Their future daughter's life was in danger...Serenity gazed into Mamoru's eyes. His blue orbs were filled with malice and insanity. He was not bluffing.....

"Help...."ChibiUsa choked out.

Mamoru smiled insanely. "You can't kill me now," he said. He turned to Catherine. "Lets go."

Serenity gazed helplessly at them. Her daughter was being held hostage by her former love. She didn't know what to do...

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I am really making a bastard out of Mamoru, huh? A little too OOC...Oh well. I'm only doing this for Diamond's sake. Ever since I was ten years old, I felt sorry for the Prince of Nemisis, it broke my heart to see him die without being with his love. So now with this fic, I gave him a chance. ^^. Almost done with the fic! Disclaimers: Sailor Moon does not belong to me.