After the day that became known as The End of Sleeping Beauty's Nap, Rini could be seen sneaking around
the gardens late at night, or else being romanced by her young lover whilst they watched the stars come out.
For months this worked, until Neo Queen Serenity called her daughter in to 'talk'. The princess waltzed in
wearing the latest fashion: a medieval corset-top and blue jean capris, along with black heels. Her hair was
up in a half-crown, and it was streaked with light blue and silver highlights with the bottom half in Shirley
Temple curls. "Young lady, when was the last time you went down to the field and practiced?" Meaning,
when was the last time she had become Sailor Moon? "Mother, I can't, ever since I woke up, the
transformation hasn't worked. I don't think that I am supposed to be Sailor Moon anymore. Think about it:
when Elios kisses me, my birthmark isn't a golden moon anymore: it's a silver... design." The Neo Queen
touched her daughter's forehead, and the reactive symbol turned into an ornate silver design that Serenity
faintly recognized. "Luna?" The black cat jumped onto her desk. "Yes, your majesty?" She sighed.
"Really Luna, you've known me for a few millennia now, just call me Serena. Is this sigil what I think it
is?" Serenity initiated the symbol again, and Luna nodded proudly. "So you do remember: it is the crest of
the Elysian Royal Family. No doubt Elios would know more about it than I."
Rini's eyes widened. "Why though? I mean, one couldn't just ask a peasant about our family's crest, so
why would Elios know?" Luna groaned. "I think that you have one too many of your mother's genes.
Elios is the last Prince of Elysian, Rini, he doesn't know it, but he has been schooled in the way of princes
under the facade of a priest's apprentice. It is the duty of the heir to pray for the Earth." That explained an
awful lot. Rini glanced at her mother. "Then you may indeed not be Sailor Moon any longer. Luna?" The
cat had been thinking about other things, but she snapped to attention. "Why yes, you might be Sailor
Elysian now, though I doubt it, you would have to be of Elysian blood to be her." The princess waited for
the answer to her unspoken question. "Fine, fine, go talk to him. Please break it to him gently, you never
know how he might take it." Her red-painted lips curved upward into a smile and she nodded. "I
understand, mother." And then she left to find her silver-haired prince.
Rini finally found Elios sitting on the handrail of a balcony, staring off into space. Careful not to
startle him over the edge, the Princess of the Earth and Moon walked over to her beloved and placed an
elegant hand on his shoulder. "Elios?" He turned to her and, after seeing that it was indeed his princess,
slid off the handrail to kiss her. "Is there something that you wanted, my love?" She blushed and nodded,
taking his hand within her own. "What do you know about this?" Gently, she pulled the back of his hand
to her cheek, and her forehead lit up with the familiar silver crest that he had noticed before waking her
from her coma. "It is my family crest, but shouldn't you have the crest of the moon kingdom?" Elios
asked, and she nodded. "Right, because only a prince can change the crest of a moon princess. Elios, the
royal family of Elysian also bears this crest." For a moment, he looked mildly confused, but then it dawned
on him. "Rini, I'm not..." She put a finger to his lips. "But you are, you are the last prince of the Elysian
people, Elios... that is why I no longer possess the moon sigil."
He took her hands and brought them to his lips. "Maiden, I do believe you, but there are people who would
kill me for being the lost prince and you for being the woman I love. The royal family was murdered, and
the prince disappeared: I never knew my parents, and the royal sigil was destroyed by magic in every form
it took save for that of the heir. Tell no one of this, your life may depend on it." Why would someone ever
try to kill Elios? "I thought that Elysian was a peaceful place; why would someone murder your family?"
Shaking his head, Elios cupped her cheek, and noticed tears in her eyes. "Maiden, what is wrong?" Rini
turned away. "It's just... the thought that anyone has ill will towards you... I don't want to loose you."
After he had wiped away her tears, Elios lightly touched his lips to her's, and they sat down on a nearby
bench. "Now you have something of an idea about how much I worry over you. I've seen you in battle,
and every time you go up against one of those monsters, I pray that nothing happens to you." Elios draped
his cloak over them both, and held her against his chest. "Well, unless I can figure out why I am unable to
transform, you won't have anything to worry about for awhile." Of course, he was surprised. "Are your
powers linked to you sigil?" With a nod, she produced her locket and tapped the crystal, which only
sparked for a moment. "I used to be able to maintain the glow for hours, even days at a time, but now... I
have to get to the bottom of this, Elios, before a new enemy shows up." Then, her eyes lit up. "But first,
ice skating, I have to go, Hotaru's meeting me in about an hour. You can come if you want?"
"Would Hotaru mind?" Rini shook her head. "Not at all, she may not have met you, but she does like what
she's heard. Come on, it would be fun!" No offence to his princess, but he wondered if she could really
ice skate, or if she was as much of a klutz as her mother. "Maiden... fine, fine, I'll come." Once Rini used
her puppy dog eyes, there was no turning back. "Meet you there, it's just a few blocks away... Lita will
know where it is, she goes there in the mornings sometimes." At which point Rini stood up and jumped
over the handrail, nearly giving him a heart attack until he saw her transform into her princess form and
glide gracefully to the ground. "What about your things, Rini?" Mina called out of one of the windows.
"Luna Pen, remember?" He had no idea what that meant, but he went inside and had to ask Lita what ice-
skating was, since he had never even heard of it.
It appeared that he actually knew what it was, just in the Elysian language, and Lita agreed to take him to
the rink. While they walked there, he asked Lita; "Is Rini... what I mean to say is..." The brunette
laughed. "You mean, is she any good? You'll have to be the judge of that." They walked in, and a girl
with silver hair whose color seemed to change with the light caught his eye. She glided effortlessly over
the ice, and she wore an outfit that was... fit for a princess. "That girl is one heck of a showoff, either that
or that pen is." Suddenly, the girl's appearance changed, and she had long pink hair and an outfit that could
have been made of molten silver. "You said it Lita, but that's Rini for you, though I think that it is partially
the pen." A short girl with dark, waist-length hair said from a bench next to the Queen of Jupiter. Of
course, he then realized why he had been drawn to the girl, and tried to conceal his flush of embarrassment.
"Yeah, anyway, Hotaru, meet Elios, and space boy, meet Hotaru." Now he was really embarrassed. "Oh,
Rini's told me so much about you, though it would seem that you still have much to learn about her." Elios
stuck out his hand, and she shook it, standing in her skates. "Indeed, my lady." Hotaru laughed. "Hey
Rini, I like him!" His maiden landed a double axle and skated over to them. He slid an arm around her and
brushed his lips against her hair. "He's mine, Hotaru. Hi Lita, here to practice?" Lita nodded, and sat
down to lace up her skates. After Elios had rented some skates and done the same, he wondered if he was
any good at the sport that he used to excel at. Boy was he surprised to find that he was as good at skating
as he had been the last time he had gone to a rink when he was eight!
the gardens late at night, or else being romanced by her young lover whilst they watched the stars come out.
For months this worked, until Neo Queen Serenity called her daughter in to 'talk'. The princess waltzed in
wearing the latest fashion: a medieval corset-top and blue jean capris, along with black heels. Her hair was
up in a half-crown, and it was streaked with light blue and silver highlights with the bottom half in Shirley
Temple curls. "Young lady, when was the last time you went down to the field and practiced?" Meaning,
when was the last time she had become Sailor Moon? "Mother, I can't, ever since I woke up, the
transformation hasn't worked. I don't think that I am supposed to be Sailor Moon anymore. Think about it:
when Elios kisses me, my birthmark isn't a golden moon anymore: it's a silver... design." The Neo Queen
touched her daughter's forehead, and the reactive symbol turned into an ornate silver design that Serenity
faintly recognized. "Luna?" The black cat jumped onto her desk. "Yes, your majesty?" She sighed.
"Really Luna, you've known me for a few millennia now, just call me Serena. Is this sigil what I think it
is?" Serenity initiated the symbol again, and Luna nodded proudly. "So you do remember: it is the crest of
the Elysian Royal Family. No doubt Elios would know more about it than I."
Rini's eyes widened. "Why though? I mean, one couldn't just ask a peasant about our family's crest, so
why would Elios know?" Luna groaned. "I think that you have one too many of your mother's genes.
Elios is the last Prince of Elysian, Rini, he doesn't know it, but he has been schooled in the way of princes
under the facade of a priest's apprentice. It is the duty of the heir to pray for the Earth." That explained an
awful lot. Rini glanced at her mother. "Then you may indeed not be Sailor Moon any longer. Luna?" The
cat had been thinking about other things, but she snapped to attention. "Why yes, you might be Sailor
Elysian now, though I doubt it, you would have to be of Elysian blood to be her." The princess waited for
the answer to her unspoken question. "Fine, fine, go talk to him. Please break it to him gently, you never
know how he might take it." Her red-painted lips curved upward into a smile and she nodded. "I
understand, mother." And then she left to find her silver-haired prince.
Rini finally found Elios sitting on the handrail of a balcony, staring off into space. Careful not to
startle him over the edge, the Princess of the Earth and Moon walked over to her beloved and placed an
elegant hand on his shoulder. "Elios?" He turned to her and, after seeing that it was indeed his princess,
slid off the handrail to kiss her. "Is there something that you wanted, my love?" She blushed and nodded,
taking his hand within her own. "What do you know about this?" Gently, she pulled the back of his hand
to her cheek, and her forehead lit up with the familiar silver crest that he had noticed before waking her
from her coma. "It is my family crest, but shouldn't you have the crest of the moon kingdom?" Elios
asked, and she nodded. "Right, because only a prince can change the crest of a moon princess. Elios, the
royal family of Elysian also bears this crest." For a moment, he looked mildly confused, but then it dawned
on him. "Rini, I'm not..." She put a finger to his lips. "But you are, you are the last prince of the Elysian
people, Elios... that is why I no longer possess the moon sigil."
He took her hands and brought them to his lips. "Maiden, I do believe you, but there are people who would
kill me for being the lost prince and you for being the woman I love. The royal family was murdered, and
the prince disappeared: I never knew my parents, and the royal sigil was destroyed by magic in every form
it took save for that of the heir. Tell no one of this, your life may depend on it." Why would someone ever
try to kill Elios? "I thought that Elysian was a peaceful place; why would someone murder your family?"
Shaking his head, Elios cupped her cheek, and noticed tears in her eyes. "Maiden, what is wrong?" Rini
turned away. "It's just... the thought that anyone has ill will towards you... I don't want to loose you."
After he had wiped away her tears, Elios lightly touched his lips to her's, and they sat down on a nearby
bench. "Now you have something of an idea about how much I worry over you. I've seen you in battle,
and every time you go up against one of those monsters, I pray that nothing happens to you." Elios draped
his cloak over them both, and held her against his chest. "Well, unless I can figure out why I am unable to
transform, you won't have anything to worry about for awhile." Of course, he was surprised. "Are your
powers linked to you sigil?" With a nod, she produced her locket and tapped the crystal, which only
sparked for a moment. "I used to be able to maintain the glow for hours, even days at a time, but now... I
have to get to the bottom of this, Elios, before a new enemy shows up." Then, her eyes lit up. "But first,
ice skating, I have to go, Hotaru's meeting me in about an hour. You can come if you want?"
"Would Hotaru mind?" Rini shook her head. "Not at all, she may not have met you, but she does like what
she's heard. Come on, it would be fun!" No offence to his princess, but he wondered if she could really
ice skate, or if she was as much of a klutz as her mother. "Maiden... fine, fine, I'll come." Once Rini used
her puppy dog eyes, there was no turning back. "Meet you there, it's just a few blocks away... Lita will
know where it is, she goes there in the mornings sometimes." At which point Rini stood up and jumped
over the handrail, nearly giving him a heart attack until he saw her transform into her princess form and
glide gracefully to the ground. "What about your things, Rini?" Mina called out of one of the windows.
"Luna Pen, remember?" He had no idea what that meant, but he went inside and had to ask Lita what ice-
skating was, since he had never even heard of it.
It appeared that he actually knew what it was, just in the Elysian language, and Lita agreed to take him to
the rink. While they walked there, he asked Lita; "Is Rini... what I mean to say is..." The brunette
laughed. "You mean, is she any good? You'll have to be the judge of that." They walked in, and a girl
with silver hair whose color seemed to change with the light caught his eye. She glided effortlessly over
the ice, and she wore an outfit that was... fit for a princess. "That girl is one heck of a showoff, either that
or that pen is." Suddenly, the girl's appearance changed, and she had long pink hair and an outfit that could
have been made of molten silver. "You said it Lita, but that's Rini for you, though I think that it is partially
the pen." A short girl with dark, waist-length hair said from a bench next to the Queen of Jupiter. Of
course, he then realized why he had been drawn to the girl, and tried to conceal his flush of embarrassment.
"Yeah, anyway, Hotaru, meet Elios, and space boy, meet Hotaru." Now he was really embarrassed. "Oh,
Rini's told me so much about you, though it would seem that you still have much to learn about her." Elios
stuck out his hand, and she shook it, standing in her skates. "Indeed, my lady." Hotaru laughed. "Hey
Rini, I like him!" His maiden landed a double axle and skated over to them. He slid an arm around her and
brushed his lips against her hair. "He's mine, Hotaru. Hi Lita, here to practice?" Lita nodded, and sat
down to lace up her skates. After Elios had rented some skates and done the same, he wondered if he was
any good at the sport that he used to excel at. Boy was he surprised to find that he was as good at skating
as he had been the last time he had gone to a rink when he was eight!